From b7aedf3864d6b2a365fe1a6c7dd3d3409a778ecc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Imran Siddique <imran.siddique@opaque.co>
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:51:52 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] docs(site): remove the fellowship section

Drops the Community page fellowship section, its rail link and meta mentions,
the home page Fellowship button (now a Good first issues link) and the
llms.txt fellowship entry.

Signed-off-by: Imran Siddique <imran.siddique@opaque.co>
---
 community/index.html | 24 +++++-------------------
 index.html           |  2 +-
 llms.txt             |  1 -
 3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/community/index.html b/community/index.html
index 9eb98e4..f14a518 100644
--- a/community/index.html
+++ b/community/index.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
   <title>Community: Partners, Sponsor and Contributors | AgenTrust</title>
-  <meta name="description" content="Who builds and stewards AgenTrust: partner and sponsor relationships linked to public evidence, how the projects are governed, the fellowship and the book.">
+  <meta name="description" content="Who builds and stewards AgenTrust: partner and sponsor relationships linked to public evidence, how the projects are governed and the book.">
   <link rel="canonical" href="https://agentrust-io.com/community/">
   <meta name="robots" content="index, follow">
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   <meta property="og:type" content="website">
   <meta property="og:site_name" content="AgenTrust">
   <meta property="og:title" content="Community: Partners, Sponsor and Contributors">
-  <meta property="og:description" content="Who builds and stewards AgenTrust: partner and sponsor relationships linked to public evidence, how the projects are governed, the fellowship and the book.">
+  <meta property="og:description" content="Who builds and stewards AgenTrust: partner and sponsor relationships linked to public evidence, how the projects are governed and the book.">
   <meta property="og:url" content="https://agentrust-io.com/community/">
   <meta property="og:locale" content="en_US">
   <meta property="og:image" content="https://agentrust-io.com/og.png">
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   <!-- Twitter -->
   <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">
   <meta name="twitter:title" content="Community: Partners, Sponsor and Contributors">
-  <meta name="twitter:description" content="Who builds and stewards AgenTrust: partner and sponsor relationships linked to public evidence, how the projects are governed, the fellowship and the book.">
+  <meta name="twitter:description" content="Who builds and stewards AgenTrust: partner and sponsor relationships linked to public evidence, how the projects are governed and the book.">
   <meta name="twitter:image" content="https://agentrust-io.com/og.png">
 <script type="application/ld+json">
 {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
       "@id": "https://agentrust-io.com/community/#page",
       "url": "https://agentrust-io.com/community/",
       "name": "Community: Partners, Sponsor and Contributors",
-      "description": "Who builds and stewards AgenTrust: partner and sponsor relationships linked to public evidence, how the projects are governed, the fellowship and the book.",
+      "description": "Who builds and stewards AgenTrust: partner and sponsor relationships linked to public evidence, how the projects are governed and the book.",
       "isPartOf": {
         "@id": "https://agentrust-io.com/#website"
       },
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@
     <li><a href="#adoption"><span class="railnav-tick"></span><span class="railnav-label">Who's involved</span></a></li>
     <li><a href="#community"><span class="railnav-tick"></span><span class="railnav-label">Governance</span></a></li>
     <li><a href="#playbooks"><span class="railnav-tick"></span><span class="railnav-label">Compliance</span></a></li>
-    <li><a href="#fellowship"><span class="railnav-tick"></span><span class="railnav-label">Fellowship</span></a></li>
     <li><a href="#book"><span class="railnav-tick"></span><span class="railnav-label">Book</span></a></li>
   </ul>
 </nav>
@@ -269,7 +268,7 @@ <h3 id="funding-status-title">NSF PESOSE Track 1 submission (in review)</h3>
     <div class="section-label">Compliance adoption roadmap</div>
     <h2 class="section-title">From runtime evidence to compliance playbooks</h2>
   </div>
-  <p class="lead-copy">The fellowship will turn AgenTrust implementation patterns into practical, public playbooks. Each playbook will map governance controls and TRACE evidence to an authoritative framework without claiming certification or legal compliance.</p>
+  <p class="lead-copy">We are turning AgenTrust implementation patterns into practical, public playbooks. Each playbook will map governance controls and TRACE evidence to an authoritative framework without claiming certification or legal compliance.</p>
   <div class="playbook-grid">
     <a href="https://www.iso.org/standard/42001" class="playbook-card"><span>Management system</span><strong>ISO/IEC 42001</strong><small>Planned playbook</small></a>
     <a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1689/oj?locale=en" class="playbook-card"><span>Transparency</span><strong>EU AI Act · Article 50</strong><small>Planned playbook</small></a>
@@ -281,19 +280,6 @@ <h2 class="section-title">From runtime evidence to compliance playbooks</h2>
 
 <hr class="divider">
 
-<section class="section" id="fellowship">
-  <div class="section-header">
-    <div class="section-label">Get Involved</div>
-    <h2>AgenTrust Fellowship 2026</h2>
-  </div>
-  <p class="lead-copy">The AgenTrust Fellowship supports emerging maintainers of open infrastructure for verifiable AI systems. Fellows contribute code, tests, integrations, documentation, and adoption guidance across AgenTrust projects, grounded in real issues and verifiable work.</p>
-  <p class="lead-copy"><strong>Applications closed early on 26 August 2026 due to exceptional volume.</strong> More than 150 applications are under review. The fellowship will not start in September as originally planned. The schedule and decision timeline are being reviewed and there is no firm notification date yet. Applicants do not need to send anything further; the submitted proposal is what is assessed. A revised timetable will be published here once it is confirmed, and applicants will be contacted directly.</p>
-  <div class="hero-actions">
-    <a href="https://www.opaque.co/resources/articles/opaque-announces-applications-for-agentrust-fellowship-to-advance-open-standards-for-verifiable-ai-agents" class="btn btn-primary">Read the announcement &rarr;</a>
-    <a href="https://github.com/search?q=org%3Aagentrust-io+is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Afellowship&amp;type=issues" class="btn btn-ghost">Browse fellowship issues</a>
-  </div>
-</section>
-
 <section class="section" id="book">
   <div class="section-header">
     <div class="section-label">New field guide · Published September 2026</div>
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 364a20d..c3cccb0 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ <h3>Help steward it</h3>
         <a class="btn btn-ghost" href="/community/">Community</a>
         <a class="btn btn-ghost" href="/community/#community">Governance</a>
         <a class="btn btn-ghost" href="/community/#adoption">Partners</a>
-        <a class="btn btn-ghost" href="/community/#fellowship">Fellowship</a>
+        <a class="btn btn-ghost" href="https://github.com/search?q=org%3Aagentrust-io+is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22&amp;type=issues">Good first issues</a>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/llms.txt b/llms.txt
index 5c8fdd0..67d4ac3 100644
--- a/llms.txt
+++ b/llms.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ AgenTrust is the ecosystem at https://agentrust-io.com and the GitHub organizati
 ## 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.
-- [Fellowship status](https://agentrust-io.com/community/#fellowship): Current application and selection information. Use this page rather than dates copied from older announcements.
 - [Architecting at Scale](https://agentrust-io.com/community/#book): The field guide and its public companion code.
 
 ## More documentation