diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 7417f58..7b9b592 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 > *"This is a docs-only repo — no secrets, no code artifacts."*)
 
 This repo captures the **planning, architecture, and operational-design thinking**
-behind TSYS Group's transition from a solo-founder operating model to an
+behind TSYS Group's transition from a solo-operating model (single-principal) operating model to an
 AI-agent-augmented organization. It is shared publicly as a bootstrapping
 reference (see `README.md`). Work here is *thinking and writing*, not coding.
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ the content without this map. None of it is self-evident from any single file.
 | **RWSCP** | A business entity (paired with RedWFO) |
 | **PFV** | The physical site (private residence) hosting the on-prem Proxmox cluster |
 | **PFVCluster** | The bare-metal Proxmox/k8s fleet at PFV — the compute foundation |
-| **RCEO / reachableceo** | Charles Lebsch, the founder (transitioning COO → CTO) |
+| **RCEO / reachableceo** | Charles Lebsch, reachableceo (transitioning COO → CTO) |
 | **AJ / Albert J Lebsch** | TSYS Group COO (oversees the AI agents) |
 | **Hermes** | The AI-agent runtime/deployment model in use (one known sec note: full host access) |
 | **Crush** | The CLI AI assistant harness; agents run as Crush sessions per identity |
@@ -70,17 +70,17 @@ TSYS Group (Board of Directors)
      │    │                      owner, sitting across SecOps + SecEng)
      │    ├── VP Facilities     (reports SVP KNEL; executed by OAM staff)
      │    └── VP EngOps         (packaging #632, RDStack #836, STLP/RT platform)
-     └── SVP TCTC  (structure = founder ruling pending, week of 2026-09-14)
+     └── SVP TCTC  (structure = reachableceo ruling pending, week of 2026-09-14)
           └── vp-investing / vp-trading / vp-compliance (provisioned, unchartered)
 ```
 
-Rulings of 2026-09-07 (founder, live in the COO C2 chat): VPEngOps reports to
-SVP KNEL (previously founder); SecOps and Security Engineering are parallel
+Rulings of 2026-09-07 (reachableceo, live in the COO C2 chat): VPEngOps reports to
+SVP KNEL (previously reported to reachableceo directly); SecOps and Security Engineering are parallel
 teams each with its own VP; VP TechCompliance is its own lane and the single
 identity owning the compliance program across both security teams; VP
 Facilities reports to SVP KNEL with OAM staff executing; VP TechOps gets a
 full staff (director + manager + the ic-builder/ic-reviewer pair). TCTC is
-intentionally left untouched until the founder rules on it.
+intentionally left untouched until reachableceo rules on it.
 
 The AI **agents** are named after these roles (`vp-techops`, `vp-secops`,
 `vp-techcompliance`, `coo`, `svp-knel`, `svp-tctc`, etc.) — each is a separate
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ebfa147..8f0c6f5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Building an AI-native organization — shared transparently as a bootstrapping reference.
 
-This repository documents the full thought process behind TSYS Group's transition from a solo-founder operating model to an AI-agent-augmented organization. It captures the planning, architecture decisions, and operational design work behind:
+This repository documents the full thought process behind TSYS Group's transition from a solo-operating model (single-principal) operating model to an AI-agent-augmented organization. It captures the planning, architecture decisions, and operational design work behind:
 
 - **COO → CTO transition** — delegating operations to AI agents + a human COO
 - **AI agent identity architecture** — Cloudron SSO, Bitwarden credential management, per-agent RBAC
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ My brand (@reachableceo) is about reachability and transparency. Most organizati
 | [`transition-map.md`](transition-map.md) | Full transition map — current state across Redmine/Discourse/Gitea/infrastructure, Q3/Q4 timeline, risk register, open decisions |
 | [`agent-identity-bootstrap.md`](agent-identity-bootstrap.md) | Agent identity provisioning plan — Cloudron enrollment, API key generation, Bitwarden credential architecture, Playwright automation design |
 | [`H22026-business-map.md`](H22026-business-map.md) | Executive-level business map (draft) — the three C-suite lines (COO Albert / CTPO Charles / AI CCO), the businesses under each, and the agent-org questions it raises |
-| [`docs/org-chart.md`](docs/org-chart.md) | The org chart as ruled — full-group rendering of the founder's 2026-09-07 structure rulings, with lane annotations |
+| [`docs/org-chart.md`](docs/org-chart.md) | The org chart as ruled — full-group rendering of reachableceo's 2026-09-07 structure rulings, with lane annotations |
 | [`resume-prompt.md`](resume-prompt.md) | Session handoff — current state + next-session plan for the TSGCOO provisioning agent |
 
 ## Agent Resources
diff --git a/STATUS.md b/STATUS.md
index 2baf998..6834625 100644
--- a/STATUS.md
+++ b/STATUS.md
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
 > Maintained by the COO-line agent (COO command-and-control chat).
 > Last updated: 2026-09-07
 
-## Scope (founder-ruled 2026-09-07, corrected same day)
+## Scope (ruled by reachableceo 2026-09-07, corrected same day)
 
 - **This lane:** COO, interfacing with SVP KNEL / SVP TCTC, org buildout
   (this repo), and interfacing to the BOD. **Nothing lower than the SVPs.**
 - VP-level execution lives in its own lanes: security chats (SecOps /
   SecEng), SRE chat, OAM chat. This chat routes to them via Redmine; it
   does not do their work.
-- **DEFERRED:** TCTC structure — founder rules the week of 2026-09-14.
+- **DEFERRED:** TCTC structure — reachableceo rules the week of 2026-09-14.
   Interface to SVP TCTC is in scope now; the division's internals are not.
 
 ## Queue — gated on the vault/box incident
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ Vault `pwvault` authed `/api/sync` hangs (started ~20:00 CT 09-07); same box
    KNELPDF repo (local at /data2/TSGCOO/projects/COO/KNELPDF, image
    knelpdf:v2 = full doc-production pipeline, no Node.js) as KNEL/KNELPDF
    on gitea, with its Redmine ticket + Discourse doc cross-links at birth.
-5. coo identity stand-up — founder-side asks open: gitea token mint
+5. coo identity stand-up — reachableceo-side asks open: gitea token mint
    (coo-api), Redmine + Discourse account creation, glpi admin TOTP into
-   vault. Then ALL system actions switch to coo (founder directive).
+   vault. Then ALL system actions switch to coo (reachableceo directive).
 6. Route TechOps staff provisioning (techops-director, techops-manager)
    to the owning lane as a ticket — this chat does not execute below SVP.
 
diff --git a/docs/org-chart.md b/docs/org-chart.md
index fa7f5ee..703f136 100644
--- a/docs/org-chart.md
+++ b/docs/org-chart.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # TSYS Group — Org Chart (as ruled)
 
-**Status:** CURRENT — reflects founder rulings through 2026-09-07
+**Status:** CURRENT — reflects reachableceo rulings through 2026-09-07
 **Date:** 2026-09-07
 **Canonical operational map:** TSYSGroupAIOS `agents/global/AGENTS.md`
 ("Org chart & agent lanes" section). This doc renders the same rulings as
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ a picture; where they ever disagree, the global AGENTS.md wins.
 TSYS GROUP — Board of Directors
 │     Albert (COO) · Courtney · Remy · Patti · Charles (CTPO)
 │
-├── COO — Albert Lebsch (incoming Q4; Charles holds founder/COO until
+├── COO — Albert Lebsch (incoming Q4; Charles holds the COO seat until
 │    2026-09-30) …… [THIS CHAT: COO C2 — SVP + BOD interface, org buildout]
 │
 ├── SVP KNEL — owns ALL IT/business systems for the group
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ TSYS GROUP — Board of Directors
 │
 └── SVP TCTC — ALL treasury / trading / transaction operations
       └─ vp-investing · vp-trading · vp-compliance
-            [provisioned, unchartered — structure pending founder
+            [provisioned, unchartered — structure pending reachableceo
              ruling, week of 2026-09-14]
 ```
 
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ CTPO — Charles Wyble                 CCO — 100% AI executive (keystone)
 
 ## Lineage of the rulings
 
-- 2026-09-07 (founder, live in COO C2 chat): VPEngOps → SVP KNEL (was
-  founder); SecOps ‖ SecEng parallel, each with a VP; TechCompliance its
+- 2026-09-07 (reachableceo, live in COO C2 chat): VPEngOps → SVP KNEL (previously$
+  reported to reachableceo directly); SecOps ‖ SecEng parallel, each with a VP; TechCompliance its
   own lane as single compliance owner across both security teams;
   Facilities → SVP KNEL with OAM executing; TechOps full staff (director
   + manager + ic-builder/ic-reviewer); TCTC parked pending ruling.
diff --git a/transition-map.md b/transition-map.md
index c6ce2ce..892db4c 100644
--- a/transition-map.md
+++ b/transition-map.md
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ For AJ + the COO AI agent to actually run operations, these must be true. Today
 
 ## 3. CTO Transition — what changes for Charles
 
-| Stop doing (COO/founder work) | Start/continue doing (CTO work) |
+| Stop doing (COO-principal work) | Start/continue doing (CTO work) |
 |---|---|
 | Day-to-day ops decisions | R&D architecture (EngStack, Suborbital, k8s platform) |
 | Physical infra firefighting (delegate to VP TechOps agent) | Tier-4 escalation only |