From 31fa21fdd1c6bccec73ccabdb49316c9813b0a9b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yuval Adam <_@yuv.al>
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:42:01 +0200
Subject: Sharpen project positioning

---
 README.md               | 8 +++++---
 packaging/arch/PKGBUILD | 2 +-
 pyproject.toml          | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f9fa045..ffcfd27 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 # Parley
 
-Local, push-to-dictate text input for GNOME on Wayland.
+**Private dictation for modern Linux.**
 
-Parley records your microphone, transcribes speech locally with Parakeet, and inserts the result at the active caret through IBus. Every successful transcript is saved and copied to the clipboard before insertion is attempted.
+Parley turns speech into text directly in your apps. Press a shortcut to record, press it again to transcribe, and keep typing. Everything runs locally.
+
+Built for GNOME on Wayland, Parley provides system-wide push-to-dictate, direct text insertion, and native top-bar controls. Every successful transcript is saved and copied to the clipboard before insertion is attempted.
 
 > Parley targets up-to-date Arch Linux systems running GNOME on Wayland. Other platforms are currently unsupported.
 
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ A newly installed Shell extension may require one logout and login before GNOME
 
 ## Runtime
 
-Parley requires the Parakeet `transcribe-cli` runtime and Unified English model. By default it looks for the runtime on `PATH` and the model under:
+The current transcription backend uses `transcribe-cli` with the Parakeet Unified English model. By default, Parley looks for the runtime on `PATH` and the model under:
 
 ```text
 ~/.local/share/parley/models/
diff --git a/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD b/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD
index 5f644a6..586b330 100644
--- a/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD
+++ b/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 pkgname=parley
 pkgver=1.0.0
 pkgrel=1
-pkgdesc='Local-first dictation tool for GNOME on Wayland'
+pkgdesc='Private dictation for modern Linux'
 arch=('any')
 url='https://github.com/yuvadm/parley'
 license=('GPL-3.0-or-later')
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9e09947..d9219f7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 [project]
 name = "parley"
 version = "1.0.0"
-description = "Local-first dictation for GNOME"
+description = "Private dictation for modern Linux"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.14"
 license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"
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