diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 885b5b2..9d8711c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -433,9 +433,14 @@ curl -o .opencode/plugins/ghost.ts \
 
 The adapter reports `turn.started` (the prompt admission — the authoritative
 turn boundary) and `turn.completed` to the local recorder on
-`127.0.0.1:5417/events`. No plugin? Recording still works — the filesystem
-watcher + runtime probes capture everything from the outside and turns are
-marked **estimated, never invented**.
+`127.0.0.1:5417/events`. Note: `ghost watch` **recording** — it does not start
+your app. Run your project as usual (e.g. `npm run dev`) in another terminal so
+the runtime probes have something to measure.
+
+No plugin? Recording still works — the filesystem watcher + runtime probes
+capture everything from the outside and turns are marked **estimated, never
+invented**. Not a git repository? File recording still works; run `git init`
+to unlock shadow-git checkpoints.
 
 ## 🛠️ Stack
 
diff --git a/packages/ghost/ghost.mjs b/packages/ghost/ghost.mjs
index 2a8f079..0fb5728 100644
--- a/packages/ghost/ghost.mjs
+++ b/packages/ghost/ghost.mjs
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ async function cmdWatch() {
   console.log(`\n  ● Ghost recorder is live`);
   console.log(`    session  ${session.id}`);
   console.log(`    repo     ${repo}`);
+  if (!session.head) console.log(`    git      none — file recording only (run git init to enable shadow-git checkpoints)`);
   console.log(`    app      ${appUrl}`);
   console.log(`    adapter  ${eventsBase}/events (OpenCode plugin target)`);
   console.log(`    sync     ${sync}${sync === "off" ? "  (local-only) — run: ghost setup to enable" : ""}`);
@@ -210,6 +211,7 @@ function cmdStatus() {
   const head = shadow.currentHead(ROOT);
   console.log(`repo      ${ROOT}`);
   console.log(`head      ${head ? head.slice(0, 10) : "(no git)"}`);
+  if (!head) console.log(`          (not a git repo — run git init to enable shadow-git checkpoints)`);
   console.log(`cloud     ${config.cloudUrl}${creds ? " (paired)" : " (NOT paired)"}`);
   console.log(`sync      ${creds ? config.sync : "off (local-only)"}`);
   console.log(`settings  .ghost/config.json — secrets handled per README policy`);
diff --git a/packages/ghost/install.sh b/packages/ghost/install.sh
index ef9636e..19f8c8e 100644
--- a/packages/ghost/install.sh
+++ b/packages/ghost/install.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ echo "   shim  : ${GHOST_BIN}/ghost"
 echo ""
 echo "   Usage (from ANY project directory):"
 echo "     ghost status        # summary of repo + cloud pairing"
-echo "     ghost watch         # record/live session View README"
+echo "     ghost watch         # record a live session (README: full guide)"
 echo "     ghost sessions      # list recorded sessions"
 echo "     ghost setup         # optionally pair with Ghost Cloud"
 echo ""
diff --git a/packages/ghost/lib/shadowgit.mjs b/packages/ghost/lib/shadowgit.mjs
index 4d37e8f..1c80b67 100644
--- a/packages/ghost/lib/shadowgit.mjs
+++ b/packages/ghost/lib/shadowgit.mjs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export function commitSnapshot(repo, message = "ghost checkpoint") {
   const env = { ...process.env, GIT_INDEX_FILE: idx };
 
   const git = (args, extraEnv = {}) =>
-    execFileSync("git", args, { cwd: repo, env: { ...env, ...extraEnv }, encoding: "utf8" }).trim();
+    execFileSync("git", args, { cwd: repo, env: { ...env, ...extraEnv }, encoding: "utf8", stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "ignore"] }).trim();
 
   try { git(["read-tree", "HEAD"]); } catch { /* empty repo without HEAD */ }
   git(["add", "-A"]);
@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@ export function showFile(repo, sha, filePath) {
 }
 
 export function currentHead(repo) {
-  try { return execFileSync("git", ["rev-parse", "HEAD"], { cwd: repo, encoding: "utf8" }).trim(); }
+  try { return execFileSync("git", ["rev-parse", "HEAD"], { cwd: repo, encoding: "utf8", stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "ignore"] }).trim(); }
   catch { return null; }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/site/LandingPage.tsx b/src/components/site/LandingPage.tsx
index c7a1c69..216d23f 100644
--- a/src/components/site/LandingPage.tsx
+++ b/src/components/site/LandingPage.tsx
@@ -799,7 +799,8 @@ export default function LandingPage() {
                   </p>
                   <p style={{ marginTop: 12 }}>
                     <strong>
-                      13 backend tests. Every pull request. The deployed URL.
+                      23 backend tests + 1 integration flow. Every pull request.
+                      The deployed URL.
                     </strong>
                   </p>
                 </>
@@ -914,16 +915,19 @@ export default function LandingPage() {
                   <Badge>Required check</Badge>
                 </div>
                 <div className="proof-testsprite__score">
-                  <CountUp target={13} />
-                  <small>/13</small>
+                  <CountUp target={24} />
+                  <small>/24</small>
                 </div>
                 <div className="proof-testsprite__state">
                   <span className="badge__dot" aria-hidden="true" />
                   Green · suite passes
                 </div>
                 <ul className="proof-testsprite__facts">
-                  <li>Runs on every pull request against the deployed URL.</li>
-                  <li>A red suite blocks the merge.</li>
+                  <li>24 tests: 23 backend tests + 1 integration flow.</li>
+                  <li>
+                    The PR check reruns the backend set on every pull request,
+                    against the deployed URL.
+                  </li>
                   <li>
                     PR #1 shipped a BOLA hole. PR #2 fixed it. Same suite, green.
                   </li>
@@ -935,7 +939,7 @@ export default function LandingPage() {
                   </span>
                   <span className="proof__pr" data-state="green">
                     <GitCommit size={14} weight="light" aria-hidden="true" />
-                    PR #2 · 13/13
+                    PR #2 · fixed · suite green
                   </span>
                 </div>
               </div>
@@ -972,12 +976,12 @@ export default function LandingPage() {
                   {
                     n: "02",
                     t: "Connect OpenCode (Mode A)",
-                    d: "Copy the one-file adapter into .opencode/plugins/ghost.ts - OpenCode then reports every turn boundary to the recorder, so the timeline uses real turn ids.",
+                    d: "Two commands (typed by the terminal on the right): create the plugin folder, copy the one-file adapter in. OpenCode then reports every turn boundary to the recorder, so the timeline uses real turn ids.",
                   },
                   {
                     n: "03",
                     t: "Record any session",
-                    d: "Run ghost watch in your project. With the plugin installed, turns stream live; with any other agent (Cursor, Claude Code, a human) the filesystem watcher + runtime probes record everything from the outside - turns marked estimated, never invented.",
+                    d: "Run ghost watch in your project, and run your app yourself (npm run dev etc.) - the recorder probes its /api/health. With the plugin, turns stream live; with any other agent (Cursor, Claude Code, a human) the filesystem watcher + runtime probes record everything from the outside - turns marked estimated, never invented.",
                   },
                   {
                     n: "04",
@@ -1084,7 +1088,7 @@ export default function LandingPage() {
               </Button>
             </div>
             <p className="final__note">
-              <GhostMark size={12} /> Built for TestSprite Season 4 · 13/13
+              <GhostMark size={12} /> Built for TestSprite Season 4 · 24-test suite
               required check
             </p>
           </div>
diff --git a/src/components/site/Terminal.tsx b/src/components/site/Terminal.tsx
index 61f6cd2..4c988fd 100644
--- a/src/components/site/Terminal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/site/Terminal.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { useInView, useReducedMotion } from "./hooks";
 
 const COMMANDS = [
   "curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arko33/ghostinthecodebase/main/packages/ghost/install.sh | bash",
+  "mkdir -p .opencode/plugins",
   "curl -o .opencode/plugins/ghost.ts https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arko33/ghostinthecodebase/main/packages/opencode-plugin/index.ts",
   "ghost watch --repo . --app-url http://localhost:3000",
   "ghost status",