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 ## 🛠️ Make a change yourself
 
-This is a lab — the systems are real, the stakes are not. Pick a vector:
+These systems are real, and nothing critical rides on them. That makes this a
+safe place to try a change before you make the same kind of change in your own
+shop. Pick one:
 
 **Invoke the fleet agent from any issue or PR.** This is the lowest-friction
 on-ramp — no code, just a comment. Write `@claude` in a comment, review, or the
@@ -421,7 +423,8 @@ rules into `claude-review.yml`'s prompt as machine-checked review criteria.
 
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-> 🌱 **Lentago Labs** is a team learning lab — real systems, non-critical stakes, modern
-> operations patterns demonstrated in the open. Start at the
-> [org profile](https://github.com/lentago), and read this repo on
-> [DeepWiki](https://deepwiki.com/lentago/shared-workflows).
+> 🌱 **Lentago Labs** is a pro-bono operations practice for organizations that
+> run on volunteers, donations, and one overworked tech person. Everything here
+> is free to take, and we practice what we publish: our own estate runs this
+> way, in the open. Start at the [org profile](https://github.com/lentago), and
+> read this repo on [DeepWiki](https://deepwiki.com/lentago/shared-workflows).