From 3fa36f2007d4ed7b4877861b693796ec38c5b4a6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Koray Guler <us.koray.guler@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2026 03:54:19 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] Copy: drop the "checked by hand" claim from llms.txt and How
 We Verify's description

---
 src/layouts/Layout.astro      | 2 +-
 src/lib/llms.ts               | 4 ++--
 src/pages/how-we-verify.astro | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/layouts/Layout.astro b/src/layouts/Layout.astro
index 059854e4..8a5f6602 100644
--- a/src/layouts/Layout.astro
+++ b/src/layouts/Layout.astro
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ interface Props {
   structuredData?: Record<string, unknown>[];
   /** ISO date the page's subject was first listed. */
   datePublished?: string;
-  /** ISO date the page's facts were last checked by hand. */
+  /** ISO date the page's facts were last checked. */
   lastReviewed?: string;
 }
 const {
diff --git a/src/lib/llms.ts b/src/lib/llms.ts
index 001bd07a..6361cf62 100644
--- a/src/lib/llms.ts
+++ b/src/lib/llms.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ export function llmsHeader(apps: readonly CatalogApp[]): string {
   const count = (n: number) => n.toLocaleString('en-US');
   return `# ${site.name}
 
-> ${site.name} is an independent, curated directory of ${count(hundredsBelow(apps.length - restricted))}+ open-source Mac apps, plus ${count(restricted)} labelled source-available ones. Every listing links the app's source code, its license file and its official download, checked by hand. Source-available apps, whose published code carries extra license restrictions, are labelled separately and never called open source. Made by koative; not affiliated with Apple.
+> ${site.name} is an independent, curated directory of ${count(hundredsBelow(apps.length - restricted))}+ open-source Mac apps, plus ${count(restricted)} labelled source-available ones. Every listing links the app's source code, its license file and its official download. Source-available apps, whose published code carries extra license restrictions, are labelled separately and never called open source. Made by koative; not affiliated with Apple.
 
-Before an app is listed, a person reads its license file, confirms the project ships a macOS app and links only its official download. Each listing records the date of its last check; that date is not a security audit or an endorsement. The full method is on [How We Verify](${absoluteUrl('how-we-verify/')}).
+Before an app is listed, its license file is read, the project is confirmed to ship a macOS app, and only its official download is linked. Each listing records the date of its last check; that date is not a security audit or an endorsement. The full method is on [How We Verify](${absoluteUrl('how-we-verify/')}).
 `;
 }
diff --git a/src/pages/how-we-verify.astro b/src/pages/how-we-verify.astro
index 1546864c..e666a656 100644
--- a/src/pages/how-we-verify.astro
+++ b/src/pages/how-we-verify.astro
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const examples = [
 
 <Layout
   title={`How we verify licenses and downloads — ${site.name}`}
-  description={`How ${site.name} checks each Mac app: the license file read by hand, a separate source-available label, official downloads only and a dated check.`}
+  description={`How ${site.name} checks each Mac app: the license read from its license file, a separate source-available label, official downloads only and a dated check.`}
   type="WebPage"
   section="about/"
 >