diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2183b498..b4a12768 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ ShopDB tracks and manages:
 - **Backups** - Per-asset configuration backups with revision history and diffs
 - **Warranties** - Coverage records with vendor warranty lookups
 - **Knowledge Base and Guides** - Reference articles and step-by-step procedures with working checklists
-- **Notifications** - Shopfloor announcements and recognition feed
+- **Notifications** - Shopfloor announcements, planned changes and incident notices
 - **Slides** - Lobby display and shopfloor screensaver slideshows
 
 ## Tech Stack
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ this checkout, `docker-compose.pull.yml` runs an image published to a
 registry, and `docker-compose.airgap.yml` runs an image loaded from a tarball
 at a site with no internet.
 
-### Fast path (Docker)
+### Standing up a site
 
 The Docker image builds the Vue frontend and serves it from the API container,
 so a container deploy needs no separate Node build step.
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ the PROJECT-MAP page in the project wiki, which is generated:
 - **knowledgebase** - Documentation and troubleshooting articles
 - **machines** - CNC, CMM, and other shop-floor machines
 - **network** - Network devices and subnets
-- **notifications** - Shopfloor notifications and recognition feed
+- **notifications** - Shopfloor notifications. The employee-facing types (recognition, training, recertification) need the employees plugin, which this image does not bundle
 - **printers** - Extended printer management with Zabbix integration
 - **slides** - Lobby display and shopfloor screensaver slideshows
 - **tools** - Tech Tools: barcode/QR label generation and one-view secure send