diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 0169702c..6d746ab6 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
             inherit cargoArtifacts nativeBuildInputs;
             pname = "hyperhive-workspace";
             version = "0.1.0";
-            meta.description = "hyperhive workspace (hive-c0re, hive-ag3nt, hive-m1nd)";
+            meta.description = "hyperhive workspace (hive-c0re, hive-ag3nt, hive-root)";
             doCheck = false;
           };
           # Bundled browser assets — see ./nix/frontend.nix. Output is
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
           # they're plain derivations, but `nix build` from a non-x86
           # host would only succeed via a remote x86 builder.
           agent-base-toplevel = self.nixosConfigurations.agent-base.config.system.build.toplevel;
-          manager-toplevel = self.nixosConfigurations.manager.config.system.build.toplevel;
+          root-toplevel = self.nixosConfigurations.root.config.system.build.toplevel;
 
           # Auto-generated nix options reference for hyperhive (#616).
           # `docs` bundles host + agent pages into one tree; the split
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
 
       nixosModules = {
         agent-base = ./nix/templates/agent-base.nix;
-        manager = ./nix/templates/manager.nix;
+        root = ./nix/templates/manager.nix;
         # The hive-c0re module wants `pkgs.hyperhive` for its default
         # `services.hyperhive.c0re.package`. To avoid making operators apply an
         # overlay (which would also pollute their host pkgs with our
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
           # extra deps gated so aarch64 hosts don't accidentally pull
           # them in via cross-build.
           agentBaseToplevel = self.packages.x86_64-linux.agent-base-toplevel;
-          managerToplevel = self.packages.x86_64-linux.manager-toplevel;
+          managerToplevel = self.packages.x86_64-linux.root-toplevel;
         };
         hive-ci = ./nix/modules/hive-ci.nix;
         hive-forge = ./nix/modules/hive-forge.nix;
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
         in
         {
           agent-base = mkContainer self.nixosModules.agent-base;
-          manager = mkContainer self.nixosModules.manager;
+          root = mkContainer self.nixosModules.root;
         };
 
       devShells = forAllSystems (