diff --git a/CHANGELOG.d/1.7.0-name-first-keyman-after-eval.md b/CHANGELOG.d/1.7.0-name-first-keyman-after-eval.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6683348e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.d/1.7.0-name-first-keyman-after-eval.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# 1.7.0 Name the first Keyman after landed evaluation
+
+Open Public post from the landed Demo Corp members and the popup names
+the first Keyman after landed evaluation.
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 33f8e1dee..ce0f9137b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@ All notable changes to this project are documented here. Format follows
 [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/); versioning follows
 [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.7.0] - 2026-08-17
+
+### Added
+
+- Opening Public post from the landed Demo Corp members now names the
+  first Keyman after landed evaluation: Ada West, then read that
+  person. Home list opens do not add that copy. No TEPP theta is
+  invented. No cutoff body is invented (ADR 0016).
+
 ## [1.6.0] - 2026-08-17
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 92725c1ae..14b58dda7 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ members land immediately under that next action, ahead of Other Corp
 and the week strip. Opening Public post names the next action: read
 Event Lineage, Keyman, and evaluation on that post. The popup Event
 Lineage DAG marks that post current. After that current node, the
-popup names Keyman and evaluation as the next read. Changing the week
-first still focuses the report period field. Mean θ stays on the
-period-report panel.
+popup names Keyman and evaluation as the next read. After landed
+evaluation, the popup names the first Keyman as the next read.
+Changing the week first still focuses the report period field. Mean θ
+stays on the period-report panel.
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 7d93d7543..47582abbb 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "frontend",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "1.7.0",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.test.tsx b/frontend/src/App.test.tsx
index a4139577c..74e006b8a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.test.tsx
@@ -1474,6 +1474,7 @@ describe("App, authenticated", () => {
     expect(
       screen.queryByRole("status", { name: "Event Lineage next action" }),
     ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("status", { name: "Keyman next action" })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     const popup = document.querySelector(".popup-panel");
     expect(popup).not.toBeNull();
     const evaluation = within(popup as HTMLElement).getByRole("heading", {
@@ -2311,8 +2312,13 @@ describe("App, authenticated", () => {
         0,
       );
       expect(keyman.compareDocumentPosition(evaluation) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING).not.toBe(0);
+      const keymanNext = await screen.findByRole("status", { name: "Keyman next action" });
+      expect(keymanNext).toHaveTextContent("Ada West is the first Keyman. Read that person next.");
       expect(
-        evaluation.compareDocumentPosition(affiliate) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING,
+        evaluation.compareDocumentPosition(keymanNext) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING,
+      ).not.toBe(0);
+      expect(
+        keymanNext.compareDocumentPosition(affiliate) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING,
       ).not.toBe(0);
     } finally {
       HTMLElement.prototype.scrollIntoView = originalScrollIntoView;
@@ -2581,6 +2587,9 @@ describe("App, authenticated", () => {
     expect(screen.getByRole("status", { name: "Event Lineage next action" })).toHaveTextContent(
       "Public post is current in Event Lineage. Read Keyman and evaluation next.",
     );
+    expect(await screen.findByRole("status", { name: "Keyman next action" })).toHaveTextContent(
+      "Ada West is the first Keyman. Read that person next.",
+    );
   });
 
   it("lets post_admin rebuild the period report", async () => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 57f3a2038..1c0c36ac9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -275,6 +275,10 @@ function eventLineageCurrentNextAction(postTitle: string): string {
   return `${postTitle} is current in Event Lineage. Read Keyman and evaluation next.`;
 }
 
+function firstKeymanNextAction(personName: string): string {
+  return `${personName} is the first Keyman. Read that person next.`;
+}
+
 function EventLineageSection({
   lineage,
   graph,
@@ -1430,6 +1434,11 @@ function PostDetailPopup({
                   canExtract={canExtract}
                   onEvaluated={(rows) => setEvaluation(rows)}
                 />
+                {keymen?.[0] ? (
+                  <p className="post-meta" role="status" aria-label="Keyman next action">
+                    {firstKeymanNextAction(keymen[0].person_name)}
+                  </p>
+                ) : null}
               </>
             )}
 
diff --git a/lineageweave/__init__.py b/lineageweave/__init__.py
index 0d4e0f989..fa84379c8 100644
--- a/lineageweave/__init__.py
+++ b/lineageweave/__init__.py
@@ -55,4 +55,4 @@
     "sentence_excerpts",
 ]
 
-__version__ = "1.6.0"
+__version__ = "1.7.0"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 587115950..b256d6676 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "lineageweave"
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.7.0"
 description = "Reconstructs git-branch-style lineage DAGs from scattered short records using multi-channel score fusion and LLM adjudication."
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { text = "MIT" }
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index b1250c094..6c879e6e3 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lineageweave"
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.7.0"
 source = { virtual = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "certifi" },