diff --git a/CONTEXT.md b/CONTEXT.md
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--- a/CONTEXT.md
+++ b/CONTEXT.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Companion documents:
 
 ## In one paragraph
 
-`backend-poc` is a proof-of-concept for a **decentralized backend**: a cluster of
+`Conclave` is a proof-of-concept for a **decentralized backend**: a cluster of
 equal peer nodes that agree on every change via the **Raft consensus protocol**,
 with **no shared database**. Each node holds its own in-memory state machine that
 converges by applying the same committed log entries in the same order. On top of
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,10 +1,27 @@
-# backend-poc
-
-A proof-of-concept showing how to make a backend **decentralized** by replicating
-its state across multiple nodes with the [**Raft consensus algorithm**](https://raft.github.io/) —
-no central database. The demo application is a small **library book service**
-(add / list / update / delete / borrow / return), but the books are just a
-deterministic state machine sitting on top of the consensus layer.
+# Conclave
+
+> *A cluster of equal peers that agree on every change — no central database, no single point of authority.*
+
+**Conclave** is a decentralized, database-free backend built on a **from-scratch
+[Raft consensus](https://raft.github.io/) implementation** — leader election, log
+replication, snapshotting + InstallSnapshot, joint-consensus dynamic membership,
+and opt-in linearizable reads. State is a replicated log applied to a per-node
+in-memory state machine, so every node converges to identical state through
+agreement rather than a shared store. The replicated log doubles as a
+**tamper-evident, hash-chained audit trail**, and the consensus layer ships with
+built-in observability, idempotency, and fault tolerance.
+
+The demo application is a small **library book service** (add / list / update /
+delete / borrow / return), but the books are deliberately incidental — a
+deterministic state machine riding on top of the consensus layer. **Consensus is
+the real subject.**
+
+> **Why it exists.** This is a study of distributed-systems correctness: how a
+> backend stays consistent and available when no single machine is in charge.
+> Implemented with the Node standard library only (no consensus/distributed-systems
+> dependencies), backed by ~8.6k lines of tests against ~9.2k lines of source, and
+> documented as a series of [Architecture Decision Records](./docs/adr/README.md).
+> See [`docs/PHILOSOPHY.md`](./docs/PHILOSOPHY.md) for the *why*.
 
 ## Why no database?
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7628a1e..d1a2006 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
-  "name": "backend-poc",
+  "name": "conclave",
   "version": "1.0.0",
-  "description": "A POC of a Raft consensus protocol in a Node/TypeScript backend, making a library book service decentralized and replicated across nodes with no central database",
+  "description": "A decentralized, database-free backend built on a from-scratch Raft consensus implementation (elections, log replication, snapshotting, joint-consensus membership, linearizable reads). The replicated log doubles as a tamper-evident audit trail.",
   "main": "dist/server.js",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc",
@@ -14,22 +14,24 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "git+https://github.com/naveed949/backend-poc.git"
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/naveed949/Conclave.git"
   },
   "keywords": [
-    "poc",
     "backend",
     "consensus",
     "raft",
     "distributed-systems",
-    "replication"
+    "replication",
+    "decentralized",
+    "audit-trail",
+    "state-machine-replication"
   ],
   "author": "naveed949",
   "license": "MIT",
   "bugs": {
-    "url": "https://github.com/naveed949/backend-poc/issues"
+    "url": "https://github.com/naveed949/Conclave/issues"
   },
-  "homepage": "https://github.com/naveed949/backend-poc#readme",
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/naveed949/Conclave#readme",
   "dependencies": {
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "dotenv": "^16.0.3",