diff --git a/web/src/app/faq/page.tsx b/web/src/app/faq/page.tsx
index 1d3c3b6..b3100bf 100644
--- a/web/src/app/faq/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/faq/page.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const faqCategories = [
     questions: [
       {
         q: "How do I install Voculinux?",
-        a: "Run the one-liner installer: curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/VocaHQ/vocalinux/main/install.sh | bash. The installer handles dependencies and configuration. You can also download an AppImage from GitHub Releases if you prefer a no-root portable binary (host xdotool/wtype/ydotool still required for text injection), or grab a .deb, .rpm, Snap, or Flatpak package for your distro.",
+        a: "Run the one-liner installer: curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/VocaHQ/vocalinux/main/install.sh | bash. Fork status: this fetches the upstream install script, so it installs Vocalinux (upstream), not Voculinux; fork release artefacts are not published yet. The installer handles dependencies and configuration. You can also download an AppImage from upstream GitHub Releases if you prefer a no-root portable binary (host xdotool/wtype/ydotool still required for text injection), or grab a .deb, .rpm, Snap, or Flatpak package for your distro.",
       },
       {
         q: "Which Linux distributions are supported?",
diff --git a/web/src/app/faster-whisper/page.tsx b/web/src/app/faster-whisper/page.tsx
index febfabf..9f8c448 100644
--- a/web/src/app/faster-whisper/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/faster-whisper/page.tsx
@@ -308,6 +308,11 @@ export default function FasterWhisperPage() {
             </code>
           ))}
         </div>
+        <p className="mb-4 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+          Fork status: these commands fetch the upstream install script, so they
+          install Vocalinux (upstream), not Voculinux. Fork release artefacts
+          are not published yet.
+        </p>
         <ol className="space-y-4">
           {setupSteps.map((step, index) => (
             <li
diff --git a/web/src/app/flatpak/page.tsx b/web/src/app/flatpak/page.tsx
index 1282855..b8f6f91 100644
--- a/web/src/app/flatpak/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/flatpak/page.tsx
@@ -204,6 +204,11 @@ export default function FlatpakPage() {
           <Download className="h-5 w-5 text-primary" aria-hidden="true" />
           Install from the VocaHQ remote
         </h2>
+        <p className="mb-6 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+          Fork status: the fork Flatpak remote below is not published yet —
+          these commands resolve once the first fork release lands. The install
+          script installs upstream Vocalinux today.
+        </p>
         <ol className="space-y-6">
           <li className="rounded-[12px] border border-border bg-background p-5">
             <h3 className="font-semibold">1. {installSteps[0].name}</h3>
diff --git a/web/src/app/install/[distro]/page.tsx b/web/src/app/install/[distro]/page.tsx
index 6e20b6d..16a387d 100644
--- a/web/src/app/install/[distro]/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/install/[distro]/page.tsx
@@ -51,19 +51,19 @@ bash /tmp/vl.sh`;
 
 const DEB_OPTION: InstallOption = {
   label: "Native .deb package",
-  note: "Download the .deb for your CPU from GitHub Releases (arm64 files are attached too). It is a thin package: Python and GTK come from the distro, whisper.cpp runs on the CPU, and there is no auto-update. On Wayland, add yourself to the input group (sudo usermod -aG input $USER, then log out and back in) or the default hotkey stays off.",
+  note: "Fork status: the fork .deb is not published yet. Download the .deb for your CPU from upstream GitHub Releases in the meantime (arm64 files are attached too). It is a thin package: Python and GTK come from the distro, whisper.cpp runs on the CPU, and there is no auto-update. On Wayland, add yourself to the input group (sudo usermod -aG input $USER, then log out and back in) or the default hotkey stays off.",
   command: "sudo apt install ./voculinux_*_amd64.deb",
 };
 
 const RPM_OPTION: InstallOption = {
   label: "Native .rpm package",
-  note: "Download the .rpm for your CPU from GitHub Releases (aarch64 files are attached too). It is a thin package: Python and GTK come from Fedora, whisper.cpp runs on the CPU, and there is no auto-update or COPR yet. On Wayland, add yourself to the input group (sudo usermod -aG input $USER, then log out and back in) or the default hotkey stays off.",
+  note: "Fork status: the fork .rpm is not published yet. Download the .rpm for your CPU from upstream GitHub Releases in the meantime (aarch64 files are attached too). It is a thin package: Python and GTK come from Fedora, whisper.cpp runs on the CPU, and there is no auto-update or COPR yet. On Wayland, add yourself to the input group (sudo usermod -aG input $USER, then log out and back in) or the default hotkey stays off.",
   command: "sudo dnf install ./voculinux-*.x86_64.rpm",
 };
 
 const FLATPAK_OPTION: InstallOption = {
   label: "Flatpak from the VocaHQ remote",
-  note: "Not on Flathub. The self-hosted vocahq remote updates with flatpak update and ships whisper.cpp only.",
+  note: "Fork status: the fork Flatpak remote is not published yet. Not on Flathub. The self-hosted vocahq remote updates with flatpak update and ships whisper.cpp only once published.",
   command:
     "flatpak install https://vocahq.github.io/voculinux-flatpak/com.voculinux.Voculinux.flatpakref",
 };
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ const distroConfig: Record<DistroSlug, DistroConfig> = {
     otherInstallOptions: [
       {
         label: "AUR packages",
-        note: "voculinux builds the canonical release sdist against Arch dependencies. voculinux-bin installs the prebuilt release AppImage. voculinux-git is a community package that tracks main. The three conflict, so install only one.",
+        note: "Fork status: fork AUR packages are not published yet. Once published, voculinux builds the canonical release sdist against Arch dependencies. voculinux-bin installs the prebuilt release AppImage. voculinux-git is a community package that tracks main. The three conflict, so install only one.",
         command: `yay -S voculinux          # canonical release sdist, built against Arch dependencies
 yay -S voculinux-git      # community package; tracks main`,
       },
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ yay -S voculinux-git      # community package; tracks main`,
       FLATPAK_OPTION,
       {
         label: "AppImage",
-        note: "Download the x86_64 or aarch64 AppImage from GitHub Releases. It starts on Tumbleweed and uses Vulkan through the host driver, but still needs host text-injection tools (xdotool on X11; wtype, ydotool or clipboard tools on Wayland).",
+        note: "Download the x86_64 or aarch64 AppImage from upstream GitHub Releases until fork releases land. It starts on Tumbleweed and uses Vulkan through the host driver, but still needs host text-injection tools (xdotool on X11; wtype, ydotool or clipboard tools on Wayland).",
         command: `chmod +x Voculinux-*-x86_64.AppImage   # or aarch64
 ./Voculinux-*-x86_64.AppImage`,
       },
@@ -535,9 +535,9 @@ export default async function DistroInstallPage({
             </code>
           </div>
           <p className="mt-4 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-            Fork status: this command fetches the upstream install script, so
-            it installs Vocalinux (upstream), not Voculinux. Fork release
-            artefacts are not published yet.
+            Fork status: this command fetches the upstream install script, so it
+            installs Vocalinux (upstream), not Voculinux. Fork release artefacts
+            are not published yet.
           </p>
         </div>
       </section>
diff --git a/web/src/app/install/nixos/page.tsx b/web/src/app/install/nixos/page.tsx
index d61b721..640fbc9 100644
--- a/web/src/app/install/nixos/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/install/nixos/page.tsx
@@ -217,12 +217,12 @@ export default function NixosInstallPage() {
         </h1>
         <p className="mb-4 max-w-4xl text-lg text-muted-foreground">
           Voculinux does not yet publish its own Nix flake. The flake below is
-          the upstream Vocalinux flake: it builds the app against nixpkgs,
-          ships a NixOS module and a Home Manager module, and wires every
+          the upstream Vocalinux flake: it builds the app against nixpkgs, ships
+          a NixOS module and a Home Manager module, and wires every
           text-injection and clipboard tool onto the wrapped binary&rsquo;s
           PATH. Its snippets install Vocalinux (upstream), not Voculinux. For
-          Voculinux on Void Linux, use the signed xbps repository or the
-          install script.
+          Voculinux on Void Linux, use the install script today; a signed xbps
+          repository will ship with fork releases once published.
         </p>
       </section>
 
diff --git a/web/src/app/install/page.tsx b/web/src/app/install/page.tsx
index f6c33e1..6795d71 100644
--- a/web/src/app/install/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/install/page.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ const distroGuides = [
   {
     name: "Debian",
     href: "/install/debian/",
-    description: "Debian 12+ with the install script or the native .deb package.",
+    description:
+      "Debian 12+ with the install script or the native .deb package.",
     icon: Terminal,
   },
   {
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@ const distroGuides = [
   {
     name: "Linux Mint",
     href: "/install/linux-mint/",
-    description: "Voice dictation on Linux Mint releases built on Ubuntu 24.04.",
+    description:
+      "Voice dictation on Linux Mint releases built on Ubuntu 24.04.",
     icon: Laptop,
   },
   {
@@ -88,7 +90,8 @@ export default function InstallGuidesPage() {
         <h1>Install Voice Dictation on Linux</h1>
         <p className="subpage-lede">
           Pick your distro guide and follow a proven setup flow for offline
-          speech-to-text on Linux. Every guide is written for real desktop usage.
+          speech-to-text on Linux. Every guide is written for real desktop
+          usage.
         </p>
 
         <div className="mt-8">
@@ -99,12 +102,13 @@ export default function InstallGuidesPage() {
           />
         </div>
         <p className="mt-4 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-          Then launch <code>voculinux</code>.
+          Then launch <code>vocalinux</code> — the upstream binary the script
+          installs today. Fork releases will ship <code>voculinux</code>.
         </p>
         <p className="mt-4 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-          Fork status: this command fetches the upstream install script, so
-          it installs Vocalinux (upstream), not Voculinux. Fork release
-          artefacts are not published yet.
+          Fork status: this command fetches the upstream install script, so it
+          installs Vocalinux (upstream), not Voculinux. Fork release artefacts
+          are not published yet.
         </p>
         <div className="install-alts">
           <a
@@ -115,7 +119,7 @@ export default function InstallGuidesPage() {
             <p className="install-alt-kicker">No installer</p>
             <h2>AppImage</h2>
             <p>
-              x86_64 or aarch64 from GitHub Releases. No root. Host
+              x86_64 or aarch64 from upstream GitHub Releases. No root. Host
               text-injection tools are still required.
             </p>
           </a>
@@ -127,18 +131,15 @@ export default function InstallGuidesPage() {
             <p className="install-alt-kicker">New</p>
             <h2>Native packages</h2>
             <p>
-              .deb for Debian 12+ and Ubuntu 24.04+. .rpm for Fedora.
-              x86_64 and aarch64 on every release.
+              .deb for Debian 12+ and Ubuntu 24.04+. .rpm for Fedora. x86_64 and
+              aarch64 on every fork release once published.
             </p>
           </a>
-          <a
-            className="install-alt"
-            href="/flatpak/"
-          >
+          <a className="install-alt" href="/flatpak/">
             <p className="install-alt-kicker">Auto-updates</p>
             <h2>Flatpak</h2>
             <p>
-              Install once from the Flatpak remote and{" "}
+              Install once from the fork Flatpak remote once published and{" "}
               <code>flatpak update</code> carries each stable release. Or
               sideload the .flatpak bundle.
             </p>
@@ -151,8 +152,9 @@ export default function InstallGuidesPage() {
             <p className="install-alt-kicker">Snap Store</p>
             <h2>Snap</h2>
             <p>
-              <code>snap install voculinux --edge</code>. amd64 only for
-              now; a .snap is attached to every release too.
+              <code>snap install voculinux --edge</code>, once the fork Snap is
+              published (not published yet). amd64 only; a .snap will be
+              attached to fork releases too.
             </p>
           </a>
           <a
@@ -163,8 +165,8 @@ export default function InstallGuidesPage() {
             <p className="install-alt-kicker">Arch</p>
             <h2>AUR</h2>
             <p>
-              <code>yay -S voculinux</code>, or voculinux-bin for the
-              prebuilt package.
+              <code>yay -S voculinux</code>, or voculinux-bin for the prebuilt
+              package. Fork packages are not published yet.
             </p>
           </a>
           <a
@@ -175,11 +177,16 @@ export default function InstallGuidesPage() {
             <p className="install-alt-kicker">From source</p>
             <h2>Build it yourself</h2>
             <p>
-              Clone the repo and run <code>./install.sh</code>. The install
-              guide has the full source path.
+              Clone the repo and run <code>./install.sh</code>. The upstream
+              install guide has the full source path.
             </p>
           </a>
         </div>
+        <p className="mt-4 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+          Fork status: packaged artefacts (AppImage, .deb/.rpm, Flatpak, Snap,
+          AUR) are not published yet — the cards above link upstream artefacts
+          or reserved fork names until the first fork release lands.
+        </p>
       </section>
 
       <section className="mt-12 grid gap-4 md:grid-cols-3">
@@ -191,7 +198,7 @@ export default function InstallGuidesPage() {
               href={guide.href}
               className="subpage-card group p-5"
             >
-              <div className="mb-3 inline-flex rounded-[10px] bg-primary/10 p-2.5">
+              <div className="bg-primary/10 mb-3 inline-flex rounded-[10px] p-2.5">
                 <Icon className="h-5 w-5 text-primary" />
               </div>
               <h2 className="mb-2 text-xl font-semibold">{guide.name}</h2>
@@ -212,13 +219,18 @@ export default function InstallGuidesPage() {
         <ul className="space-y-3 text-muted-foreground">
           <li>
             Launch with{" "}
+            <code className="rounded bg-muted px-1.5 py-0.5 font-mono text-sm text-foreground">
+              vocalinux
+            </code>{" "}
+            (the upstream binary; fork releases will use{" "}
             <code className="rounded bg-muted px-1.5 py-0.5 font-mono text-sm text-foreground">
               voculinux
             </code>
-            .
+            ).
           </li>
           <li>
-            Hold Right Alt (Option) to dictate, or switch to toggle mode in Settings.
+            Hold Right Alt (Option) to dictate, or switch to toggle mode in
+            Settings.
           </li>
           <li>
             Choose whisper.cpp for speed, Whisper for maximum model
diff --git a/web/src/app/page.tsx b/web/src/app/page.tsx
index a4e61cf..96f99de 100644
--- a/web/src/app/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/page.tsx
@@ -292,8 +292,8 @@ export default function HomePage() {
               <em>In any app.</em>
             </h1>
             <p className="hero-lede">
-              Hold Right Alt. Text lands in the focused window. Local engines
-              by default.
+              Hold Right Alt. Text lands in the focused window. Local engines by
+              default.
             </p>
             <div className="hero-cta">
               <div className="hero-actions">
@@ -480,9 +480,9 @@ export default function HomePage() {
                 <p className="story-label">model / path</p>
                 <h3>Choose where the model runs.</h3>
                 <p>
-                  On-device mode is the default: download a speech-to-text
-                  model and process here. If you want shared compute, point
-                  Remote API at a server you run.
+                  On-device mode is the default: download a speech-to-text model
+                  and process here. If you want shared compute, point Remote API
+                  at a server you run.
                 </p>
               </div>
               <div
@@ -626,7 +626,8 @@ export default function HomePage() {
               />
               <figcaption>
                 <strong>Engine and model controls</strong>
-                Pick whisper.cpp, Faster Whisper, Whisper, VOSK, Parakeet, or a Remote API you trust.
+                Pick whisper.cpp, Faster Whisper, Whisper, VOSK, Parakeet, or a
+                Remote API you trust.
               </figcaption>
             </figure>
             <figure className="shot shot-frame">
@@ -720,19 +721,15 @@ export default function HomePage() {
             <article className="boundary">
               <h3>What you can inspect</h3>
               <p>
-                The application is open source under AGPL-3.0. Settings, engines,
-                and the injection path are in the repository.
+                The application is open source under AGPL-3.0. Settings,
+                engines, and the injection path are in the repository.
               </p>
             </article>
           </div>
         </div>
       </section>
 
-      <section
-        className="band"
-        id="install"
-        aria-labelledby="install-title"
-      >
+      <section className="band" id="install" aria-labelledby="install-title">
         <div className="shell min-w-0">
           <div className="section-head">
             <h2 className="section-title" id="install-title">
@@ -741,8 +738,8 @@ export default function HomePage() {
             <p className="section-lede">
               The interactive installer detects hardware, lets you pick an
               engine, and wires the desktop app. Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, Arch,
-              and openSUSE. Native .deb, .rpm, Snap, and Flatpak packages
-              ship with every release.
+              and openSUSE. Native .deb, .rpm, Snap, and Flatpak packages are
+              planned for every fork release.
             </p>
           </div>
           <TerminalBlock
@@ -750,11 +747,14 @@ export default function HomePage() {
             displayCommand={interactiveInstallDisplayCommand}
             label="install.sh --interactive"
           />
-          <p className="section-lede">Then launch <code>voculinux</code>.</p>
+          <p className="section-lede">
+            Then launch <code>vocalinux</code> — the upstream binary the script
+            installs today. Fork releases will ship <code>voculinux</code>.
+          </p>
           <p className="mt-4 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-            Fork status: this command fetches the upstream install script, so
-            it installs Vocalinux (upstream), not Voculinux. Fork release
-            artefacts are not published yet.
+            Fork status: this command fetches the upstream install script, so it
+            installs Vocalinux (upstream), not Voculinux. Fork release artefacts
+            are not published yet.
           </p>
           <div className="install-alts">
             <a
@@ -766,8 +766,8 @@ export default function HomePage() {
               <h3>xbps repository</h3>
               <p>
                 Signed xbps repository data will ship with releases once the
-                packaging pipeline lands. Until then, use the install script
-                or build from source.
+                packaging pipeline lands. Until then, use the install script or
+                build from source.
               </p>
             </a>
             <a
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ export default function HomePage() {
               <p className="install-alt-kicker">No installer</p>
               <h3>AppImage</h3>
               <p>
-                x86_64 or aarch64 from GitHub Releases. No root. Host
+                x86_64 or aarch64 from upstream GitHub Releases. No root. Host
                 text-injection tools are still required.
               </p>
             </a>
@@ -790,8 +790,8 @@ export default function HomePage() {
               <p className="install-alt-kicker">New</p>
               <h3>Native packages</h3>
               <p>
-                .deb for Debian 12+ and Ubuntu 24.04+. .rpm for Fedora.
-                x86_64 and aarch64 on every release.
+                .deb for Debian 12+ and Ubuntu 24.04+. .rpm for Fedora. x86_64
+                and aarch64 on every fork release once published.
               </p>
             </a>
             <a
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ export default function HomePage() {
               <p className="install-alt-kicker">Auto-updates</p>
               <h3>Flatpak</h3>
               <p>
-                Install once from the Flatpak remote and{" "}
+                Install once from the fork Flatpak remote once published and{" "}
                 <code>flatpak update</code> carries each stable release. Or
                 sideload the .flatpak bundle.
               </p>
@@ -815,8 +815,9 @@ export default function HomePage() {
               <p className="install-alt-kicker">Snap Store</p>
               <h3>Snap</h3>
               <p>
-                <code>snap install voculinux --edge</code>. amd64 only for
-                now; a .snap is attached to every release too.
+                <code>snap install voculinux --edge</code>, once the fork Snap
+                is published (not published yet). amd64 only; a .snap will be
+                attached to fork releases too.
               </p>
             </a>
             <a
@@ -827,8 +828,8 @@ export default function HomePage() {
               <p className="install-alt-kicker">Arch</p>
               <h3>AUR</h3>
               <p>
-                <code>yay -S voculinux</code>, or voculinux-bin for the
-                prebuilt package.
+                <code>yay -S voculinux</code>, or voculinux-bin for the prebuilt
+                package. Fork packages are not published yet.
               </p>
             </a>
             <a
@@ -839,11 +840,16 @@ export default function HomePage() {
               <p className="install-alt-kicker">From source</p>
               <h3>Build it yourself</h3>
               <p>
-                Clone the repo and run <code>./install.sh</code>. The install
-                guide has the full source path.
+                Clone the repo and run <code>./install.sh</code>. The upstream
+                install guide has the full source path.
               </p>
             </a>
           </div>
+          <p className="mt-4 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+            Fork status: packaged artefacts (AppImage, .deb/.rpm, Flatpak, Snap,
+            AUR, xbps) are not published yet — the cards above link upstream
+            artefacts or reserved fork names until the first fork release lands.
+          </p>
           <p className="section-link" style={{ marginTop: "1.6rem" }}>
             <Link href="/install/ubuntu/">Ubuntu guide</Link>
             {" · "}
@@ -854,7 +860,10 @@ export default function HomePage() {
             <Link href="/install/">All distro notes</Link>
           </p>
           <div className="section-head" style={{ marginTop: "3.5rem" }}>
-            <h3 className="section-title" style={{ fontSize: "clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.2rem)" }}>
+            <h3
+              className="section-title"
+              style={{ fontSize: "clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.2rem)" }}
+            >
               Uninstall
             </h3>
           </div>
@@ -881,9 +890,8 @@ export default function HomePage() {
                   answer: (
                     <>
                       Local engines (whisper.cpp, Faster Whisper, Whisper, VOSK,
-                      and Parakeet) process speech on your machine. Remote API is
-                      optional and only
-                      talks to servers you configure.{" "}
+                      and Parakeet) process speech on your machine. Remote API
+                      is optional and only talks to servers you configure.{" "}
                       <Link href="/offline/">Offline details</Link>.
                     </>
                   ),
@@ -908,9 +916,9 @@ export default function HomePage() {
                   question: "How do I switch between speech engines?",
                   answer: (
                     <>
-                      Settings dialog or CLI:{" "}
-                      <code>--engine whisper_cpp</code>, <code>whisper</code>,{" "}
-                      <code>vosk</code>, or <code>remote_api</code>.{" "}
+                      Settings dialog or CLI: <code>--engine whisper_cpp</code>,{" "}
+                      <code>whisper</code>, <code>vosk</code>, or{" "}
+                      <code>remote_api</code>.{" "}
                       <Link href="/compare/">Compare engines</Link>.
                     </>
                   ),
@@ -981,9 +989,9 @@ export default function HomePage() {
             </h2>
             <p className="section-lede">
               Voculinux is a hard fork of Vocalinux for Void Linux (glibc,
-              Wayland-primary under niri). The internal Python module keeps
-              the upstream name so fixes stay cheap to port by hand; upstream
-              links below are retained as provenance.
+              Wayland-primary under niri). The internal Python module keeps the
+              upstream name so fixes stay cheap to port by hand; upstream links
+              below are retained as provenance.
             </p>
           </div>
           <div className="family-grid">
@@ -1025,8 +1033,8 @@ export default function HomePage() {
               </div>
               <h3>Vocalinux (upstream)</h3>
               <p>
-                The upstream Linux dictation app this fork is ported from.
-                Fixes are taken by hand, one at a time.
+                The upstream Linux dictation app this fork is ported from. Fixes
+                are taken by hand, one at a time.
               </p>
             </a>
             <a
@@ -1060,7 +1068,9 @@ export default function HomePage() {
 
       <section className="band band-bright final-cta">
         <div className="shell">
-          <h2 className="section-title">Install and try a real dictation session.</h2>
+          <h2 className="section-title">
+            Install and try a real dictation session.
+          </h2>
           <p className="section-lede">
             Free and open source under AGPL-3.0. Local engines by default.
           </p>
@@ -1078,7 +1088,8 @@ export default function HomePage() {
               </a>
             </div>
             <p className="hero-cta-note">
-              Then hold Right Alt and speak into the app already in front of you.
+              Then hold Right Alt and speak into the app already in front of
+              you.
             </p>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/web/src/app/parakeet/page.tsx b/web/src/app/parakeet/page.tsx
index a2a2307..1e0b34f 100644
--- a/web/src/app/parakeet/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/parakeet/page.tsx
@@ -320,6 +320,11 @@ export default function ParakeetPage() {
             </code>
           ))}
         </div>
+        <p className="mb-4 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+          Fork status: these commands fetch the upstream install script, so they
+          install Vocalinux (upstream), not Voculinux. Fork release artefacts
+          are not published yet.
+        </p>
         <ol className="space-y-4">
           {setupSteps.map((step, index) => (
             <li
diff --git a/web/src/lib/__tests__/voculinux-rebrand.test.ts b/web/src/lib/__tests__/voculinux-rebrand.test.ts
index 88f3d26..d91de6d 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/__tests__/voculinux-rebrand.test.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/__tests__/voculinux-rebrand.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
+import fs from "fs";
+import path from "path";
 import { SITE_NAME, SITE_URL } from "../seo";
 
+const readPage = (...segments: string[]): string =>
+  fs.readFileSync(path.join(process.cwd(), "src", "app", ...segments), "utf-8");
+
 describe("voculinux rebrand (ticket #24)", () => {
   it("names the fork site", () => {
     expect(SITE_NAME).toBe("Voculinux");
@@ -9,3 +14,93 @@ describe("voculinux rebrand (ticket #24)", () => {
     expect(SITE_URL).toBe("https://voculinux.com");
   });
 });
+
+describe("fork install honesty (ticket #24, AC1)", () => {
+  const home = readPage("page.tsx");
+  const install = readPage("install", "page.tsx");
+  const distro = readPage("install", "[distro]", "page.tsx");
+  const nixos = readPage("install", "nixos", "page.tsx");
+  const flatpak = readPage("flatpak", "page.tsx");
+  const faq = readPage("faq", "page.tsx");
+  const fasterWhisper = readPage("faster-whisper", "page.tsx");
+  const parakeet = readPage("parakeet", "page.tsx");
+
+  it("does not promise packaged artefacts with every release", () => {
+    for (const [name, source] of [
+      ["home", home],
+      ["install", install],
+    ] as const) {
+      expect(`${name}: ${source}`).not.toContain("ship with every release");
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("does not tell users to launch the fork binary after the upstream script", () => {
+    for (const [name, source] of [
+      ["home", home],
+      ["install", install],
+    ] as const) {
+      expect(`${name}: ${source}`).not.toContain(
+        "Then launch <code>voculinux</code>",
+      );
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("discloses fork status on every packaged-artefact surface", () => {
+    for (const [name, source] of [
+      ["home", home],
+      ["install", install],
+      ["distro", distro],
+      ["flatpak", flatpak],
+    ] as const) {
+      expect(`${name} discloses fork status: ${source}`).toContain(
+        "Fork status:",
+      );
+      expect(`${name} states artefacts are unpublished: ${source}`).toMatch(
+        /not published yet|not yet published|once published/,
+      );
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("does not present the signed xbps repository as available today", () => {
+    expect(`nixos: ${nixos}`).not.toContain("use the signed xbps repository");
+  });
+
+  it("discloses fork status on the faq install answer", () => {
+    expect(`faq discloses fork status: ${faq}`).toContain("Fork status:");
+    expect(`faq marks upstream script: ${faq}`).toMatch(
+      /upstream install script|upstream Vocalinux|upstream GitHub Releases/,
+    );
+    expect(`faq states artefacts unpublished: ${faq}`).toMatch(
+      /not published yet|not yet published|once published/,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("labels the upstream install script on engine option pages", () => {
+    for (const [name, source] of [
+      ["faster-whisper", fasterWhisper],
+      ["parakeet", parakeet],
+    ] as const) {
+      expect(`${name} discloses fork status: ${source}`).toContain(
+        "Fork status:",
+      );
+      expect(`${name} marks upstream script: ${source}`).toMatch(
+        /upstream install script/,
+      );
+      expect(`${name} states artefacts unpublished: ${source}`).toMatch(
+        /not published yet|not yet published|once published/,
+      );
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("labels upstream release links as upstream until fork releases land", () => {
+    for (const [name, source] of [
+      ["home", home],
+      ["install", install],
+      ["distro", distro],
+    ] as const) {
+      expect(`${name} marks upstream artefacts: ${source}`).toMatch(
+        /upstream GitHub Releases|upstream artefacts|upstream install script/,
+      );
+    }
+  });
+});