diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index f10fa7e..adab5df 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ it green. Run a **single** uvicorn worker — delego's state is file-backed.
   not accepted (it is branch-protected and requires review).
 - Keep changes small and explain the *why*. The only app-specific code is the
   [`BrokerAdapter`](app/broker.py) and the [policy](policy.yaml) — most behaviour
-  lives in the published `delego` package, so fixes to the firewall itself belong
+  lives in the published `delego` package, so fixes to delego itself belong
   [upstream](https://github.com/Delego-Dev/delego).
 - Run `pytest` before submitting; add or adjust tests for any behaviour change.
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d0dd716..42477d5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # delego sample app
 
 A small **FastAPI** service that shows how to build on
-[**delego**](https://github.com/Delego-Dev/delego) — a policy & audit firewall
-for agent actions. An agent proposes HTTP actions; the service authorises them
+[**delego**](https://github.com/Delego-Dev/delego) — intent-bound action
+authorization for AI agents. An agent proposes HTTP actions; the service authorises them
 deterministically, parks sensitive ones for human approval, executes allowed
 ones through a broker, and records a signed, tamper-evident audit trail.