diff --git a/packages/agent/args.go b/packages/agent/args.go
index c201b69..d440065 100644
--- a/packages/agent/args.go
+++ b/packages/agent/args.go
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ func PrintHelp(version string) {
 	if useColor {
 		headline = th.AccentBar(th.Assistant) + assistant(tui.Bold("i'm zot. yet another coding agent harness."))
 	} else {
-		headline = "i'm zot. yet another coding agent harness."
+		headline = "zot. yet another coding agent harness."
 	}
 	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, headline)
 	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, muted("ask anything, or type /help inside the tui to see commands."))
diff --git a/packages/agent/modes/welcome.go b/packages/agent/modes/welcome.go
index 54b7aaa..6c99bbb 100644
--- a/packages/agent/modes/welcome.go
+++ b/packages/agent/modes/welcome.go
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ import "github.com/patriceckhart/zot/packages/tui"
 // the moment zot starts. After welcomeVersionDuration the caller
 // flips showVersion off and the headline reverts to plain text.
 func welcomeBanner(th tui.Theme, version string, showVersion bool) []string {
-	text := "i'm zot. yet another coding agent harness."
+	text := "zot. yet another coding agent harness."
 	if showVersion && version != "" {
-		text = "i'm zot (" + version + "). yet another coding agent harness."
+		text = "zot (" + version + "). yet another coding agent harness."
 	}
 	headline := th.AccentBar(th.Assistant) + th.FG256(th.Assistant, tui.Bold(text))
 	return []string{