diff --git a/content/docs/automation/hook-bodies.mdx b/content/docs/automation/hook-bodies.mdx
index 0f64ca46ae..a7e56edbef 100644
--- a/content/docs/automation/hook-bodies.mdx
+++ b/content/docs/automation/hook-bodies.mdx
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ objectstack.config.ts
 
 - [Formula Reference](/docs/data-modeling/formulas) — the L1 expression engine.
 - [Hooks](/docs/automation/hooks) and [Flows](/docs/automation/flows) — broader patterns for hooks, actions, flows.
-- [Cloud Deployment](/docs/deployment) — how artifacts travel from Studio to objectos.
+- [Deployment Overview](/docs/deployment) — the metadata-app lifecycle: how a compiled artifact reaches a running platform.
 - `packages/spec/src/data/hook-body.zod.ts` — canonical Zod schema.
 - `packages/runtime/src/sandbox/script-runner.ts` — engine decision rationale.
 - `packages/cli/src/utils/extract-hook-body.ts` — extractor + capability inference.
diff --git a/content/docs/kernel/index.mdx b/content/docs/kernel/index.mdx
index 9141f5d6b7..f227739c77 100644
--- a/content/docs/kernel/index.mdx
+++ b/content/docs/kernel/index.mdx
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ The kernel is ObjectStack's runtime: it loads your metadata artifact, hosts plug
 
 - **Spec:** [System Lifecycle](/docs/protocol/kernel/lifecycle), [Metadata Service](/docs/protocol/kernel/metadata-service)
 - **Schema reference:** [Kernel](/docs/references/kernel), [System](/docs/references/system)
-- **Neighbors:** building and packaging plugins is covered in [Plugins & Packages](/docs/plugins); running the kernel in production is covered in [Deployment & Operations](/docs/deployment).
+- **Neighbors:** building and packaging plugins is covered in [Plugins & Packages](/docs/plugins); running the kernel in production is covered in [Deployment Overview](/docs/deployment).
diff --git a/content/docs/ui/setup-app.mdx b/content/docs/ui/setup-app.mdx
index 573072894d..54ecd774a9 100644
--- a/content/docs/ui/setup-app.mdx
+++ b/content/docs/ui/setup-app.mdx
@@ -122,4 +122,4 @@ project — Setup is reserved for platform-level administration.
 
 - [App Metadata](/docs/ui/apps) — `App` schema reference
 - [Authentication](/docs/permissions/authentication) — where `setup.access` is granted
-- [Cloud Deployment](/docs/deployment) — how Setup behaves in cloud mode
+- [Deployment Overview](/docs/deployment) — the platform-runtime lifecycle that serves Setup; ObjectStack Cloud is one venue inside it