diff --git a/CHANGELOG.d/2.9.0-name-evidence-lineage-after-cited.md b/CHANGELOG.d/2.9.0-name-evidence-lineage-after-cited.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c41af2d62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.d/2.9.0-name-evidence-lineage-after-cited.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# 2.9.0 Name Event Lineage after landed cited evidence
+
+Open Public post from the landed Demo Corp members and the popup names
+Event Lineage after Linked post evidence is current. Home list opens
+do not.
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a8bb0771a..b6cc075de 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@ 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).
 
+## [2.9.0] - 2026-08-17
+
+### Added
+
+- Opening Public post from the landed Demo Corp members now names the
+  next action after landed cited evidence: Linked post evidence is
+  current, then read Event Lineage on that post. Home list opens do
+  not add that copy. No TEPP theta is invented. No cutoff body is
+  invented (ADR 0016).
+
 ## [2.8.0] - 2026-08-17
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 641d14d81..c15e3db5c 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "frontend",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "2.8.0",
+  "version": "2.9.0",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.test.tsx b/frontend/src/App.test.tsx
index 16891e3bb..ca589cdfc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.test.tsx
@@ -1504,6 +1504,7 @@ describe("App, authenticated", () => {
     expect(screen.queryByRole("status", { name: "Ask next action" })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.queryByRole("status", { name: "Ask seed next action" })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.queryByRole("status", { name: "Ask citation next action" })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("status", { name: "Evidence next action" })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.queryByRole("complementary", { name: "Evidence" })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.queryByText("Related to Ada West")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.queryByText("Related to Priya Nair")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
@@ -2478,6 +2479,16 @@ describe("App, authenticated", () => {
       expect(
         citedEvidence.compareDocumentPosition(askInput) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING,
       ).not.toBe(0);
+      const evidenceNext = await screen.findByRole("status", { name: "Evidence next action" });
+      expect(evidenceNext).toHaveTextContent(
+        "Linked post evidence is current. Read Event Lineage on that post next.",
+      );
+      expect(
+        citedEvidence.compareDocumentPosition(evidenceNext) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING,
+      ).not.toBe(0);
+      expect(evidenceNext.compareDocumentPosition(askInput) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING).not.toBe(
+        0,
+      );
       await waitFor(() => expect(document.getElementById("post-ask")).toHaveFocus());
     } finally {
       HTMLElement.prototype.scrollIntoView = originalScrollIntoView;
@@ -2850,6 +2861,9 @@ describe("App, authenticated", () => {
     expect(
       citedEvidence.compareDocumentPosition(affiliate) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING,
     ).not.toBe(0);
+    expect(await screen.findByRole("status", { name: "Evidence next action" })).toHaveTextContent(
+      "Linked post evidence is current. Read Event Lineage on that post next.",
+    );
     await waitFor(() => expect(document.getElementById("post-ask")).toHaveFocus());
   });
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 55d27c59f..afb493fd1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -262,6 +262,11 @@ function ChatPanel({
           }
         />
       ) : null}
+      {nameFirstAsk && firstCitedTitle && landedEvidencePostId ? (
+        <p className="post-meta" role="status" aria-label="Evidence next action">
+          {landedEvidenceNextAction(firstCitedTitle)}
+        </p>
+      ) : null}
       {!seededOnly && (
         <div className="chat-input-row">
           <input
@@ -364,6 +369,10 @@ function firstCitedNextAction(postTitle: string): string {
   return `${postTitle} is the first cited source. Open that evidence next.`;
 }
 
+function landedEvidenceNextAction(postTitle: string): string {
+  return `${postTitle} evidence is current. Read Event Lineage on that post next.`;
+}
+
 function EventLineageSection({
   lineage,
   graph,
diff --git a/lineageweave/__init__.py b/lineageweave/__init__.py
index feb27cbf7..ec76789c6 100644
--- a/lineageweave/__init__.py
+++ b/lineageweave/__init__.py
@@ -55,4 +55,4 @@
     "sentence_excerpts",
 ]
 
-__version__ = "2.8.0"
+__version__ = "2.9.0"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9ad326be4..3dcf9a7eb 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "lineageweave"
-version = "2.8.0"
+version = "2.9.0"
 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 fd22d9c95..c12c6964e 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lineageweave"
-version = "2.8.0"
+version = "2.9.0"
 source = { virtual = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "certifi" },