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index 50f9e4d..4ce279a 100644
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@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
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-  <title>Community: Partners, Sponsor and Contributors | AgenTrust</title>
-  <meta name="description" content="Who builds and supports AgenTrust: partners and the sponsor, each linked to public evidence, how the projects are run, and how to take part.">
+  <title>Community: Partners and Contributors | AgenTrust</title>
+  <meta name="description" content="Who builds and supports AgenTrust: partners and contributors, each linked to public evidence, how the projects are run, and how to take part.">
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@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
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+  <meta property="og:title" content="Community: Partners and Contributors">
+  <meta property="og:description" content="Who builds and supports AgenTrust: partners and contributors, each linked to public evidence, how the projects are run, and how to take part.">
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@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 
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-  <meta name="twitter:description" content="Who builds and supports AgenTrust: partners and the sponsor, each linked to public evidence, how the projects are run, and how to take part.">
+  <meta name="twitter:title" content="Community: Partners and Contributors">
+  <meta name="twitter:description" content="Who builds and supports AgenTrust: partners and contributors, each linked to public evidence, how the projects are run, and how to take part.">
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-      "description": "Who builds and supports AgenTrust: partners and the sponsor, each linked to public evidence, how the projects are run, and how to take part.",
+      "name": "Community: Partners and Contributors",
+      "description": "Who builds and supports AgenTrust: partners and contributors, each linked to public evidence, how the projects are run, and how to take part.",
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@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ <h2 class="section-title">Relationships the public record supports</h2>
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-      <div class="adopter-stage">Sponsor</div>
-      <p>OPAQUE funds the engineering, infrastructure and confidential-computing work behind AgenTrust, and contributes to the projects.</p>
+      <div class="adopter-stage">Past sponsor</div>
+      <p>OPAQUE Systems sponsored early development until October 2026.</p>
       <a class="evidence-link" href="https://github.com/agentrust-io">Review the public project record ↗</a>
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@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ <h2 class="section-title">Relationships the public record supports</h2>
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     <div>
       <div class="partner-kicker">Join the ecosystem</div>
-      <h3 id="adoption-contact-title">Building with, sponsoring, or supporting AgenTrust?</h3>
-      <p>Tell us what you are building, connecting or contributing, or how you would like to sponsor or partner. OPAQUE sponsors AgenTrust today, and further sponsors are welcome. We describe every relationship exactly and link it to public evidence where there is some.</p>
+      <h3 id="adoption-contact-title">Building with or supporting AgenTrust?</h3>
+      <p>Tell us what you are building, connecting or contributing, or how you would like to partner. AgenTrust is an independent open-source project. No company funds, owns or directs it; contributions are voluntary. We describe every relationship exactly and link it to public evidence where there is some.</p>
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     <a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://github.com/orgs/agentrust-io/discussions">Start a discussion →</a>
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diff --git a/data/adoption.json b/data/adoption.json
index 4ddf107..0c4708b 100644
--- a/data/adoption.json
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@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
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-      "label": "Sponsor",
-      "description": "OPAQUE funds the engineering, infrastructure and confidential-computing work behind AgenTrust, and contributes to the projects.",
+      "label": "Past sponsor",
+      "description": "OPAQUE Systems sponsored early development until October 2026.",
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       "evidenceLabel": "Review the public project record"
     },
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index ba496b8..0c457d4 100644
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@@ -379,10 +379,10 @@ <h2 class="section-title">Anyone can read it, run it and check it.</h2>
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     <article class="adoption-card">
-      <div class="adopter-mark opaque-mark"><img src="/assets/opaque-logo.svg" alt="OPAQUE" loading="lazy"></div>
-      <div class="adopter-stage">Sponsor</div>
-      <p><strong>Sponsored by OPAQUE</strong>, which funds the engineering, infrastructure and confidential-computing work behind these projects. Organisations that want to support open, verifiable AI infrastructure are welcome to join as sponsors.</p>
-      <a class="evidence-link" href="/community/#adoption-contact-title">Talk to us about sponsoring →</a>
+      <div class="adopter-stage">Independent project</div>
+      <p><strong>AgenTrust is an independent open-source project. No company funds, owns or directs it; contributions are voluntary.</strong></p>
+      <p>OPAQUE Systems sponsored early development until October 2026.</p>
+      <a class="evidence-link" href="/community/#community">How the projects are run →</a>
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diff --git a/llms.txt b/llms.txt
index c973d49..eff4c3a 100644
--- a/llms.txt
+++ b/llms.txt
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ AgenTrust lives at https://agentrust-io.com, with its source code in the GitHub
 
 ## Community and stewardship
 
-- [Community, partners and sponsor](https://agentrust-io.com/community/#adoption): Published roles and partner relationships, each linked to public evidence. OPAQUE sponsors the work. The NSF submission is in review, not an award.
+- [Community, partners and contributors](https://agentrust-io.com/community/#adoption): Published roles and partner relationships, each linked to public evidence. AgenTrust is an independent open-source project. No company funds, owns or directs it; contributions are voluntary. The NSF submission is in review, not an award.
 - [Architecting at Scale](https://agentrust-io.com/community/#book): The field guide and its public companion code.
 
 ## More documentation
diff --git a/quickstart/index.html b/quickstart/index.html
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--- a/quickstart/index.html
+++ b/quickstart/index.html
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ <h2>Check real hardware evidence first</h2>
       <a href="/demos/">Demos</a>
       <a href="https://github.com/agentrust-io">GitHub</a>
     </div>
-    <div class="credit"><b>Sponsored by OPAQUE</b>, which funds the engineering, infrastructure and confidential-computing work behind these projects.</div>
+    <div class="credit">AgenTrust is an independent open-source project. No company funds, owns or directs it; contributions are voluntary.</div>
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@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ <h2>Three ways in</h2>
       <a href="/demos/">Demos</a>
       <a href="https://github.com/agentrust-io">GitHub</a>
     </div>
-    <div class="credit"><b>Sponsored by OPAQUE</b>, which funds the engineering, infrastructure and confidential-computing work behind these projects.</div>
+    <div class="credit">AgenTrust is an independent open-source project. No company funds, owns or directs it; contributions are voluntary.</div>
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@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ <h1>Search</h1>
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-    <div class="credit"><b>Sponsored by OPAQUE</b>, which funds the engineering, infrastructure and confidential-computing work behind these projects.</div>
+    <div class="credit">AgenTrust is an independent open-source project. No company funds, owns or directs it; contributions are voluntary.</div>
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-    <div class="credit"><b>Sponsored by OPAQUE</b>, which funds the engineering, infrastructure and confidential-computing work behind these projects.</div>
+    <div class="credit">AgenTrust is an independent open-source project. No company funds, owns or directs it; contributions are voluntary.</div>
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