diff --git a/cmd/attesto/connector_init.go b/cmd/attesto/connector_init.go
index 8f66af9..5e29df1 100644
--- a/cmd/attesto/connector_init.go
+++ b/cmd/attesto/connector_init.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 // [D.5] `attesto connector init <slug>` — scaffold a marketplace-ready
 // connector: a v2 manifest that passes connectorkit validation locally, a
-// signed-webhook handler stub built on the P1.4 verification helper, and a
+// signed-webhook starter built on the P1.4 verification helper, and a
 // README pointing at the submission flow. The local validation run is the
 // same code the marketplace runs, so a green scaffold is a green
 // pre-submission check.
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func connectorManifestTemplate(slug, name, category string) connectorkit.Manifes
 	}
 }
 
-const webhookHandlerStub = `"""Signed-webhook handler stub for the %s connector.
+const webhookHandlerTemplate = `"""Signed-webhook handler starter for the %s connector.
 
 Verification uses the Attesto SDK's P1.4 helper — the same scheme the
 platform signs with: HMAC-SHA256 over "{timestamp}.{body}" with a 300s
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def handle(headers: dict[str, str], body: bytes) -> dict:
     return {"ok": True}
 `
 
-const connectorReadmeStub = `# %s
+const connectorReadmeTemplate = `# %s
 
 Scaffolded by ` + "`attesto connector init`" + `.
 
@@ -230,11 +230,11 @@ func (a *app) connectorInit(args []string) error {
 	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(outDir, "attesto.connector.json"), append(raw, '\n'), 0o644); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	handler := fmt.Sprintf(webhookHandlerStub, connectorName)
+	handler := fmt.Sprintf(webhookHandlerTemplate, connectorName)
 	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(outDir, "webhook_handler.py"), []byte(handler), 0o644); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	readme := fmt.Sprintf(connectorReadmeStub, connectorName, outDir)
+	readme := fmt.Sprintf(connectorReadmeTemplate, connectorName, outDir)
 	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(outDir, "README.md"), []byte(readme), 0o644); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/attesto/connector_init_test.go b/cmd/attesto/connector_init_test.go
index 4612ccf..5053201 100644
--- a/cmd/attesto/connector_init_test.go
+++ b/cmd/attesto/connector_init_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 // [D.5] connector init scaffolds a manifest whose ONLY validation finding is
-// the pending canary, and the generated webhook stub calls the real P1.4
+// the pending canary, and the generated webhook starter calls the real P1.4
 // helper with its actual signature.
 
 import (
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ func TestConnectorInitScaffoldsValidManifest(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected finding: %+v", finding)
 		}
 	}
-	stub, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(dir, "webhook_handler.py"))
+	handler, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(dir, "webhook_handler.py"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if !strings.Contains(string(stub), "from attesto.webhooks import verify_webhook") {
-		t.Fatal("stub does not use the P1.4 helper")
+	if !strings.Contains(string(handler), "from attesto.webhooks import verify_webhook") {
+		t.Fatal("generated handler does not use the P1.4 helper")
 	}
 	// re-running must refuse to overwrite
 	if err := a.connectorInit([]string{"my-crm-evidence", "--dir", dir}); err == nil {