diff --git a/app/(shell)/focus/FocusModeClient.tsx b/app/(shell)/focus/FocusModeClient.tsx
index dee4cd04..54b3f5d8 100644
--- a/app/(shell)/focus/FocusModeClient.tsx
+++ b/app/(shell)/focus/FocusModeClient.tsx
@@ -1840,7 +1840,7 @@ function DoneScreen({ copy, approvedCount, approvedValueCents, queuedCount, life
       {/* Next morning preview */}
       <div className="w-full max-w-sm mb-6 rounded-lg border border-stone-800/60 bg-stone-800/20 px-4 py-3 text-center">
         <p className="text-xs text-stone-400">
-          Your AI team scans overnight. New actions arrive by{" "}
+          Your AI team prepares overnight. New actions arrive by{" "}
           <span className="font-medium text-stone-300">7:00 AM tomorrow</span>.
         </p>
       </div>
diff --git a/app/(shell)/focus/SmartInsight.tsx b/app/(shell)/focus/SmartInsight.tsx
index ed77d602..bcb40c78 100644
--- a/app/(shell)/focus/SmartInsight.tsx
+++ b/app/(shell)/focus/SmartInsight.tsx
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ function generateInsights(
   if (insights.length === 0 && actions.length > 0) {
     insights.push({
       icon: <Star className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />,
-      text: "Your AI team scanned overnight and found these opportunities for you",
+      text: "Your AI team prepared these client follow-ups for your approval",
       accent: "stone",
     });
   }
diff --git a/components/dashboard/DailyPulse.tsx b/components/dashboard/DailyPulse.tsx
index 93638b5a..1f760fc6 100644
--- a/components/dashboard/DailyPulse.tsx
+++ b/components/dashboard/DailyPulse.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { AUTONOMY_BUYER_NAMES, type AutonomyLevel } from "@/lib/autonomy/graduat
  */
 const MOCK_AUTONOMY_SUMMARY = {
   toApprove: 3,
-  ranOvernight: 2,
+  preparedOvernight: 2,
   watching: 5,
 };
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export function DailyPulse() {
       
       <div className="relative z-10 mb-3 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2 rounded-md border border-emerald-500/20 bg-emerald-500/10 px-3 py-2 text-xs text-emerald-200">
         <Activity size={14} className="shrink-0" />
-        <span>Today: {MOCK_AUTONOMY_SUMMARY.toApprove} to approve · {MOCK_AUTONOMY_SUMMARY.ranOvernight} ran overnight ·</span>
+        <span>Today: {MOCK_AUTONOMY_SUMMARY.toApprove} to approve · {MOCK_AUTONOMY_SUMMARY.preparedOvernight} prepared overnight ·</span>
         <Link href="/settings" className="font-semibold underline decoration-emerald-400/60 underline-offset-2 hover:text-emerald-100">
           {MOCK_AUTONOMY_SUMMARY.watching} watching
         </Link>
diff --git a/components/dashboard/MorningBriefCard.tsx b/components/dashboard/MorningBriefCard.tsx
index c5a1b527..3c1c3f7c 100644
--- a/components/dashboard/MorningBriefCard.tsx
+++ b/components/dashboard/MorningBriefCard.tsx
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ export function MorningBriefCard({ heldActions = 0 }: MorningBriefCardProps) {
               <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
                 <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
                   <span className="inline-flex items-center rounded-full border border-emerald-500/30 bg-emerald-500/10 px-2 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-bold text-emerald-300">
-                    Ran overnight
+                    Prepared overnight
                   </span>
                   <span className="inline-flex items-center rounded-full border border-(--border-default) bg-stone-800/50 px-2 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-medium text-(--text-secondary)">
                     {AUTONOMY_BUYER_NAMES[autonomyLevel]}
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ export function MorningBriefCard({ heldActions = 0 }: MorningBriefCardProps) {
                     </span>
                   )}
                 </div>
-                <p className={cn("mt-2 font-medium text-emerald-300", isCompact ? "text-[11px]" : "text-xs")}>Ran overnight. Tap to review</p>
+                <p className={cn("mt-2 font-medium text-emerald-300", isCompact ? "text-[11px]" : "text-xs")}>Prepared overnight. Tap to review</p>
                 <p className={cn(signalCopyClassName, "mt-2")}>{signal.text}</p>
                 <div className="mt-3 flex flex-col gap-2 sm:flex-row sm:flex-wrap">
                   <Link
diff --git a/components/onboarding/WelcomeTour.tsx b/components/onboarding/WelcomeTour.tsx
index 6258b7d6..1576b1d1 100644
--- a/components/onboarding/WelcomeTour.tsx
+++ b/components/onboarding/WelcomeTour.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const TOUR_STEPS = [
   {
     title: "Win Back Board",
     desc: "Every client at risk of leaving, every open slot to fill, every review opportunity — all in one place.",
-    feature: "AI scans overnight while you sleep",
+    feature: "AI prepares your next actions overnight",
   },
   {
     title: "Smart Actions",