diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7b4caf93d..6b947d857 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -460,10 +460,10 @@ jobs:
         env:
           CI: true
         run: |
-          # QNBS-v3: The GitHub Pages build has base=/StoryCraft-Studio/. Mirror that structure
+          # QNBS-v3: The GitHub Pages build has base=/WorldScript-Studio/. Mirror that structure
           # so http-server serves assets at the expected paths matching playwright.config baseURL.
-          mkdir -p serve_root/StoryCraft-Studio
-          cp -r dist/. serve_root/StoryCraft-Studio/
+          mkdir -p serve_root/WorldScript-Studio
+          cp -r dist/. serve_root/WorldScript-Studio/
           pnpm exec http-server serve_root -p 3000 -s &
           pnpm exec wait-on http://127.0.0.1:3000 --timeout 30000
           pnpm run test:vrt
diff --git a/.lighthouserc.cjs b/.lighthouserc.cjs
index 275e9d384..c4595709c 100644
--- a/.lighthouserc.cjs
+++ b/.lighthouserc.cjs
@@ -1,9 +1,23 @@
+// QNBS-v3: derive the audited URL from the same deploy-base logic the build/preview use
+// (mirror of scripts/resolve-deploy-base.mjs — keep in sync). Hardcoding the GitHub Pages
+// base made LHCI audit a 404 when the preview was built with VITE_BASE=/ or DEPLOY_TARGET=edge.
+function resolveDeployBase() {
+  const viteBase = process.env.VITE_BASE?.trim();
+  if (viteBase) {
+    return viteBase.endsWith('/') ? viteBase : `${viteBase}/`;
+  }
+  if (process.env.DEPLOY_TARGET === 'edge') {
+    return '/';
+  }
+  return '/WorldScript-Studio/';
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   ci: {
     collect: {
       startServerCommand: 'pnpm run preview',
       startServerReadyPattern: 'Local',
-      url: ['http://127.0.0.1:4173/StoryCraft-Studio/'],
+      url: [`http://127.0.0.1:4173${resolveDeployBase()}`],
       numberOfRuns: 3,
       settings: {
         // QNBS-v3: harden Chrome launch on CI runners. `--disable-dev-shm-usage` is the fix for the
diff --git a/.lighthouserc.desktop.cjs b/.lighthouserc.desktop.cjs
index 9d04c8277..603cd02a8 100644
--- a/.lighthouserc.desktop.cjs
+++ b/.lighthouserc.desktop.cjs
@@ -1,12 +1,26 @@
 // QNBS-v3: Desktop Lighthouse config — runs alongside the mobile config (.lighthouserc.cjs).
 // Serves production dist (pnpm run preview) and audits with desktop emulation.
 // continue-on-error: true in ci.yml until desktop baselines stabilise.
+// QNBS-v3: derive the audited URL from the same deploy-base logic the build/preview use
+// (mirror of scripts/resolve-deploy-base.mjs — keep in sync). Hardcoding the GitHub Pages
+// base made LHCI audit a 404 when the preview was built with VITE_BASE=/ or DEPLOY_TARGET=edge.
+function resolveDeployBase() {
+  const viteBase = process.env.VITE_BASE?.trim();
+  if (viteBase) {
+    return viteBase.endsWith('/') ? viteBase : `${viteBase}/`;
+  }
+  if (process.env.DEPLOY_TARGET === 'edge') {
+    return '/';
+  }
+  return '/WorldScript-Studio/';
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   ci: {
     collect: {
       startServerCommand: 'pnpm run preview',
       startServerReadyPattern: 'Local',
-      url: ['http://127.0.0.1:4173/StoryCraft-Studio/'],
+      url: [`http://127.0.0.1:4173${resolveDeployBase()}`],
       numberOfRuns: 2,
       settings: {
         // QNBS-v3: same /dev/shm crash hardening as the mobile config (.lighthouserc.cjs) —
diff --git a/.mcp/proforge-mcp-server/package.json b/.mcp/proforge-mcp-server/package.json
index a461231f9..ef1ae023d 100644
--- a/.mcp/proforge-mcp-server/package.json
+++ b/.mcp/proforge-mcp-server/package.json
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
-  "name": "@storycraft/proforge-mcp-server",
+  "name": "@worldscript/proforge-mcp-server",
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
-  "description": "MCP server exposing the StoryCraft ProForge Core Capability Layer to external AI agents",
+  "description": "MCP server exposing the WorldScript ProForge Core Capability Layer to external AI agents",
   "bin": {
     "proforge-mcp-server": "src/index.ts"
   },
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 29ff0c68b..70a24a1de 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <meta charset="UTF-8" />
 
     <!-- ── Manifest & Icons ───────────────────────────────── -->
-    <!-- QNBS-v3: %BASE_URL% substituted by Vite at build time — resolves to / for Vercel/CF edge and /StoryCraft-Studio/ for GitHub Pages. -->
+    <!-- QNBS-v3: %BASE_URL% substituted by Vite at build time — resolves to / for Vercel/CF edge and /WorldScript-Studio/ for GitHub Pages. -->
     <link rel="manifest" href="%BASE_URL%manifest.json" />
     <link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="%BASE_URL%favicon.svg" />
     <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="%BASE_URL%favicon.svg" />
@@ -18,31 +18,31 @@
     <!-- ── SEO & Social ───────────────────────────────────── -->
     <meta name="description" content="AI-Powered Creative Writing Studio — craft entire novels, characters & worlds with Gemini AI. Works offline." />
     <meta name="keywords" content="creative writing, AI writing assistant, novel writer, story generator, character builder, world building" />
-    <meta name="author" content="StoryCraft Studio" />
+    <meta name="author" content="WorldScript Studio" />
     <meta name="robots" content="index, follow" />
 
     <!-- Open Graph -->
     <meta property="og:type"        content="website" />
-    <meta property="og:site_name"   content="StoryCraft Studio" />
-    <meta property="og:title"       content="StoryCraft Studio — AI Creative Writing" />
-    <meta property="og:description" content="Craft entire novels, characters & worlds with Gemini AI. Works offline as a PWA." />
-    <meta property="og:url"         content="https://storycraft-studio.app/StoryCraft-Studio/" />
+    <meta property="og:site_name"   content="WorldScript Studio" />
+    <meta property="og:title"       content="WorldScript Studio — AI Creative Writing" />
+    <meta property="og:description" content="Build immersive worlds and craft entire novels with AI. Works offline as a PWA." />
+    <meta property="og:url"         content="https://worldscript-studio.app%BASE_URL%" />
     <meta property="og:image"       content="%BASE_URL%favicon.svg" />
 
     <!-- Twitter Card -->
     <meta name="twitter:card"        content="summary" />
-    <meta name="twitter:title"       content="StoryCraft Studio" />
-    <meta name="twitter:description" content="AI-Powered Creative Writing Studio — Gemini AI, offline-ready PWA." />
+    <meta name="twitter:title"       content="WorldScript Studio" />
+    <meta name="twitter:description" content="AI-Powered Creative Writing Studio — offline-ready PWA." />
     <meta name="twitter:image"       content="%BASE_URL%favicon.svg" />
 
     <!-- ── PWA / Mobile Capable ──────────────────────────── -->
     <meta name="mobile-web-app-capable"            content="yes" />
     <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable"      content="yes" />
     <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style" content="black-translucent" />
-    <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-title"        content="StoryCraft" />
+    <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-title"        content="WorldScript" />
     <meta name="msapplication-TileColor"           content="#020617" />
     <meta name="msapplication-tap-highlight"       content="no" />
-    <meta name="application-name"                  content="StoryCraft Studio" />
+    <meta name="application-name"                  content="WorldScript Studio" />
 
     <!-- ── Security: Content Security Policy ─────────────── -->
     <!--
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
       - connect-src: 'self'
                     + https:  — intentional broad HTTPS scheme-source. REQUIRED by the
                       shipped BYOK feature `openAiCompatibleBaseUrl` (Settings → AI →
-                      custom base URL): users point StoryCraft at arbitrary self-hosted
+                      custom base URL): users point WorldScript at arbitrary self-hosted
                       or third-party OpenAI-compatible proxies that cannot be statically
                       enumerated in a meta CSP. Because `https:` already covers every
                       HTTPS origin, the explicit cloud-provider endpoints (Gemini,
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
     <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
     <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Noto+Sans+JP:wght@400;500;700&family=Noto+Sans+GR:wght@400;500;700&family=Noto+Sans+Arabic:wght@400;500;700&family=Noto+Sans+Hebrew:wght@400;500;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
 
-    <title>StoryCraft Studio</title>
+    <title>WorldScript Studio</title>
 </head>
   <body>
     <!-- QNBS-v3: Disable Aurora on low-end hardware (≤4 logical CPUs) to prevent GPU/battery drain; prefers-reduced-data handled in CSS. -->
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5de9d178a..335714d9a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
 {
-  "name": "storycraft-studio",
+  "name": "worldscript-studio",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "1.22.0",
+  "version": "1.23.0",
+  "description": "WorldScript Studio — offline-first, AI-powered creative writing application.",
+  "author": "QNBS",
+  "keywords": [
+    "worldscript",
+    "worldscript-studio",
+    "creative-writing",
+    "ai-writing",
+    "pwa",
+    "tauri"
+  ],
   "type": "module",
   "packageManager": "pnpm@11.5.2",
   "engines": {
diff --git a/packages/collab-transport/package.json b/packages/collab-transport/package.json
index 9d51cf517..e511608a4 100644
--- a/packages/collab-transport/package.json
+++ b/packages/collab-transport/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "version": "10.3.0-sc1",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
-  "description": "Vendored y-webrtc with StoryCraft RTCDataChannel E2E encryption patch",
+  "description": "Vendored y-webrtc with WorldScript RTCDataChannel E2E encryption patch",
   "main": "./src/index.ts",
   "types": "./src/index.ts",
   "exports": {
diff --git a/playwright.config.ts b/playwright.config.ts
index 89d1ca401..3f15a9c7a 100644
--- a/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/playwright.config.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
   },
 
   use: {
-    baseURL: 'http://127.0.0.1:3000/StoryCraft-Studio',
+    baseURL: 'http://127.0.0.1:3000/WorldScript-Studio',
     trace: 'on-first-retry',
     screenshot: 'only-on-failure',
     // QNBS-v3: action + navigation timeouts bound to detect UI hangs / stalled
diff --git a/public/404.html b/public/404.html
index b8825c3c7..4b95b9a2d 100644
--- a/public/404.html
+++ b/public/404.html
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
 <head>
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-  <title>StoryCraft Studio</title>
+  <title>WorldScript Studio</title>
   <script>
     // GitHub Pages Redirect
     // Die App nutzt State-basiertes Routing, daher leiten wir einfach zur Startseite weiter
-    window.location.replace('/StoryCraft-Studio/');
+    window.location.replace('/WorldScript-Studio/');
   </script>
   <noscript>
-    <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=/StoryCraft-Studio/">
+    <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=/WorldScript-Studio/">
   </noscript>
 </head>
 <body>
diff --git a/public/manifest.json b/public/manifest.json
index 7b1ff3949..d5d66a40d 100644
--- a/public/manifest.json
+++ b/public/manifest.json
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
-  "name": "StoryCraft Studio",
-  "short_name": "StoryCraft",
-  "description": "AI-Powered Creative Writing Studio — Craft entire novels, characters & worlds with Gemini AI.",
-  "start_url": "/StoryCraft-Studio/?source=pwa",
-  "scope": "/StoryCraft-Studio/",
-  "id": "/StoryCraft-Studio/",
+  "name": "WorldScript Studio",
+  "short_name": "WorldScript",
+  "description": "AI-Powered Creative Writing Studio — Build immersive worlds and craft entire novels with AI.",
+  "start_url": "/WorldScript-Studio/?source=pwa",
+  "scope": "/WorldScript-Studio/",
+  "id": "/WorldScript-Studio/",
 
   "display": "standalone",
   "display_override": ["window-controls-overlay", "standalone", "minimal-ui"],
@@ -45,42 +45,42 @@
       "name": "Templates",
       "short_name": "Templates",
       "description": "Browse narrative templates and start a structured project",
-      "url": "/StoryCraft-Studio/?view=templates&source=shortcut",
+      "url": "/WorldScript-Studio/?view=templates&source=shortcut",
       "icons": [{ "src": "favicon.svg", "sizes": "any", "type": "image/svg+xml" }]
     },
     {
       "name": "My Manuscript",
       "short_name": "Manuscript",
       "description": "Open your manuscript view",
-      "url": "/StoryCraft-Studio/?view=manuscript&source=shortcut",
+      "url": "/WorldScript-Studio/?view=manuscript&source=shortcut",
       "icons": [{ "src": "favicon.svg", "sizes": "any", "type": "image/svg+xml" }]
     },
     {
       "name": "Characters",
       "short_name": "Characters",
       "description": "Manage your characters",
-      "url": "/StoryCraft-Studio/?view=characters&source=shortcut",
+      "url": "/WorldScript-Studio/?view=characters&source=shortcut",
       "icons": [{ "src": "favicon.svg", "sizes": "any", "type": "image/svg+xml" }]
     },
     {
       "name": "AI Writer",
       "short_name": "Writer",
       "description": "Open the AI writing studio",
-      "url": "/StoryCraft-Studio/?view=writer&source=shortcut",
+      "url": "/WorldScript-Studio/?view=writer&source=shortcut",
       "icons": [{ "src": "favicon.svg", "sizes": "any", "type": "image/svg+xml" }]
     },
     {
       "name": "New Scene",
       "short_name": "New Scene",
       "description": "Jump to the Plot Board and add a new scene",
-      "url": "/StoryCraft-Studio/#/board?action=add-scene",
+      "url": "/WorldScript-Studio/#/board?action=add-scene",
       "icons": [{ "src": "favicon.svg", "sizes": "any", "type": "image/svg+xml" }]
     },
     {
       "name": "Start Writing Session",
       "short_name": "Session",
       "description": "Open the Progress Tracker and start a writing session",
-      "url": "/StoryCraft-Studio/#/progress?action=start-session",
+      "url": "/WorldScript-Studio/#/progress?action=start-session",
       "icons": [{ "src": "favicon.svg", "sizes": "any", "type": "image/svg+xml" }]
     }
   ],
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
   "handle_links": "preferred",
 
   "share_target": {
-    "action": "/StoryCraft-Studio/",
+    "action": "/WorldScript-Studio/",
     "method": "GET",
     "params": {
       "title": "share_title",
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@
 
   "protocol_handlers": [
     {
-      "protocol": "web+storycraft",
-      "url": "/StoryCraft-Studio/?protocol=%s"
+      "protocol": "web+worldscript",
+      "url": "/WorldScript-Studio/?protocol=%s"
     }
   ],
 
diff --git a/public/offline.html b/public/offline.html
index 87ffcaf53..9cee6eb76 100644
--- a/public/offline.html
+++ b/public/offline.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <meta charset="UTF-8" />
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, viewport-fit=cover" />
     <meta name="theme-color" content="#020617" />
-    <title>Offline — StoryCraft Studio</title>
+    <title>Offline — WorldScript Studio</title>
     <style>
       *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
 
@@ -168,11 +168,11 @@
 
       <h1>Keine Internetverbindung</h1>
       <p>
-        StoryCraft Studio ist gerade offline. Alle deine gespeicherten Geschichten und Charaktere
+        WorldScript Studio ist gerade offline. Alle deine gespeicherten Geschichten und Charaktere
         sind weiterhin in deinem Browser verfügbar.
       </p>
 
-      <a href="/StoryCraft-Studio/" class="btn">
+      <a href="/WorldScript-Studio/" class="btn">
         <svg width="16" height="16" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke-width="2" stroke="currentColor" aria-hidden="true">
           <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" d="M2.25 12l8.954-8.955c.44-.439 1.152-.439 1.591 0L21.75 12M4.5 9.75v10.125c0 .621.504 1.125 1.125 1.125H9.75v-4.875c0-.621.504-1.125 1.125-1.125h2.25c.621 0 1.125.504 1.125 1.125V21h4.125c.621 0 1.125-.504 1.125-1.125V9.75M8.25 21h8.25"/>
         </svg>
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ <h1>Keine Internetverbindung</h1>
     <script>
       // Auto-reload when connectivity is restored
       window.addEventListener('online', () => {
-        window.location.href = '/StoryCraft-Studio/';
+        window.location.href = '/WorldScript-Studio/';
       });
     </script>
   </body>
diff --git a/public/sw.js b/public/sw.js
index 383f468b6..929ec1ca9 100644
--- a/public/sw.js
+++ b/public/sw.js
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 // ============================================================
-// StoryCraft Studio — Advanced Service Worker v3.0
+// WorldScript Studio — Advanced Service Worker v3.0
 // Strategy: Stale-While-Revalidate + Cache-First + Network-Only
 // Features: Versioned caches, background sync, periodic updates,
 //           offline fallback, push notifications, share target
 // ============================================================
 
-const APP_VERSION   = '1.22.0';
-const CACHE_STATIC  = `storycraft-static-v${APP_VERSION}`;
-const CACHE_DYNAMIC = `storycraft-dynamic-v${APP_VERSION}`;
-const CACHE_IMAGES  = `storycraft-images-v${APP_VERSION}`;
+const APP_VERSION   = '1.23.0';
+const CACHE_STATIC  = `worldscript-static-v${APP_VERSION}`;
+const CACHE_DYNAMIC = `worldscript-dynamic-v${APP_VERSION}`;
+const CACHE_IMAGES  = `worldscript-images-v${APP_VERSION}`;
 const ALL_CACHES    = [CACHE_STATIC, CACHE_DYNAMIC, CACHE_IMAGES];
 
 const BASE = self.location.pathname.replace(/sw\.js$/, '');
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ async function trimCache(cacheName, maxEntries) {
 async function offlineFallback(request) {
   if (request.destination === 'document') {
     const cached = await caches.match(`${BASE}offline.html`);
-    return cached || new Response('<!doctype html><title>Offline</title><p>StoryCraft Studio ist offline.</p>', {
+    return cached || new Response('<!doctype html><title>Offline</title><p>WorldScript Studio ist offline.</p>', {
       headers: { 'Content-Type': 'text/html' },
       status: 503,
     });
@@ -305,13 +305,13 @@ self.addEventListener('message', (event) => {
 self.addEventListener('push', (event) => {
   if (!event.data) return;
   let data;
-  try { data = event.data.json(); } catch { data = { title: 'StoryCraft Studio', body: event.data.text() }; }
+  try { data = event.data.json(); } catch { data = { title: 'WorldScript Studio', body: event.data.text() }; }
 
   const options = {
     body:    data.body    || 'New notification',
     icon:    `${BASE}favicon.svg`,
     badge:   `${BASE}favicon.svg`,
-    tag:     data.tag     || 'storycraft-notification',
+    tag:     data.tag     || 'worldscript-notification',
     data:    data.data    || {},
     actions: data.actions || [],
     vibrate: [100, 50, 100],
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ self.addEventListener('push', (event) => {
   };
 
   event.waitUntil(
-    self.registration.showNotification(data.title || 'StoryCraft Studio', options)
+    self.registration.showNotification(data.title || 'WorldScript Studio', options)
   );
 });
 
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ self.addEventListener('notificationclick', (event) => {
 // BACKGROUND SYNC — Retry deferred autosave operations
 // ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 self.addEventListener('sync', (event) => {
-  if (event.tag === 'storycraft-autosave') {
+  if (event.tag === 'worldscript-autosave') {
     event.waitUntil(
       self.clients.matchAll().then((clients) =>
         clients.forEach((c) => c.postMessage({ type: 'TRIGGER_AUTOSAVE' }))
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ self.addEventListener('sync', (event) => {
 // PERIODIC BACKGROUND SYNC — Refresh locale JSON while idle
 // ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 self.addEventListener('periodicsync', (event) => {
-  if (event.tag === 'storycraft-refresh') {
+  if (event.tag === 'worldscript-refresh') {
     event.waitUntil(
       caches.open(CACHE_DYNAMIC).then(async (cache) => {
         const keys         = await cache.keys();
@@ -371,4 +371,4 @@ self.addEventListener('periodicsync', (event) => {
   }
 });
 
-swLogger.log(`StoryCraft Studio Service Worker v${APP_VERSION} loaded`);
+swLogger.log(`WorldScript Studio Service Worker v${APP_VERSION} loaded`);
diff --git a/register-sw.ts b/register-sw.ts
index ebcd9efc8..fd884465f 100644
--- a/register-sw.ts
+++ b/register-sw.ts
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ const registerServiceWorker = async (): Promise<void> => {
         });
         if (status.state === 'granted') {
           // @ts-expect-error — periodicSync not in TS lib yet
-          await registration.periodicSync.register('storycraft-refresh', {
+          await registration.periodicSync.register('worldscript-refresh', {
             minInterval: 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000, // once per day
           });
         }
diff --git a/scripts/resolve-deploy-base.mjs b/scripts/resolve-deploy-base.mjs
index ace7fb529..d8cb172e3 100644
--- a/scripts/resolve-deploy-base.mjs
+++ b/scripts/resolve-deploy-base.mjs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 /**
  * Resolves Vite `base` for static hosting targets.
- * - GitHub Pages (default): /StoryCraft-Studio/
+ * - GitHub Pages (default): /WorldScript-Studio/
  * - Vercel / Cloudflare Pages (root domain): set VITE_BASE=/ or DEPLOY_TARGET=edge
  */
 function resolveDeployBase() {
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ function resolveDeployBase() {
   if (process.env.DEPLOY_TARGET === 'edge') {
     return '/';
   }
-  return '/StoryCraft-Studio/';
+  return '/WorldScript-Studio/';
 }
 
 export const deployBase = resolveDeployBase();
diff --git a/scripts/sync-deploy-base.mjs b/scripts/sync-deploy-base.mjs
index 798c7e45d..29089e585 100644
--- a/scripts/sync-deploy-base.mjs
+++ b/scripts/sync-deploy-base.mjs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 /**
- * Patches public assets that hardcode /StoryCraft-Studio/ for edge (root) deploys.
+ * Patches public assets that hardcode /WorldScript-Studio/ for edge (root) deploys.
  * GitHub Pages CI leaves defaults; Vercel/Cloudflare set DEPLOY_TARGET=edge or VITE_BASE=/.
  */
 import fs from 'node:fs';
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { deployBase } from './resolve-deploy-base.mjs';
 
 const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 const root = path.resolve(__dirname, '..');
-const GITHUB_PAGES_BASE = '/StoryCraft-Studio/';
+const GITHUB_PAGES_BASE = '/WorldScript-Studio/';
 
 if (deployBase === GITHUB_PAGES_BASE) {
   console.log('[sync-deploy-base] GitHub Pages base — no public patches');
diff --git a/services/tauriDeepLink.ts b/services/tauriDeepLink.ts
index 88eaa56d4..861188c62 100644
--- a/services/tauriDeepLink.ts
+++ b/services/tauriDeepLink.ts
@@ -53,23 +53,9 @@ export async function initTauriDeepLink(
         // to handle the case where the file path is passed as a CLI argument
         try {
           // For file associations on Windows/Linux, the deep-link plugin parses CLI args
-          // and emits the URL. We need to convert storycraft:// URLs back to file paths
+          // and emits the URL. We need to convert worldscript:// URLs back to file paths
           // or handle direct file paths if passed.
-          let filePath = url;
-
-          // Check if it's a storycraft:// URL and extract the path
-          if (url.startsWith('storycraft://') || url.startsWith('storycraft:')) {
-            // On Windows, the URL might be storycraft:///C:/path/to/file.storycraft
-            // On Linux, it might be storycraft:///home/user/file.storycraft
-            // QNBS-v3: Strip storycraft:// prefix and normalize Windows drive-letter paths
-            filePath = url.replace(/^storycraft:\/\/?/, '');
-            // Windows paths like /C:/... need the leading slash removed
-            if (/^[A-Za-z]:/.test(filePath)) {
-              filePath = filePath.replace(/^\/+/, '');
-            } else {
-              filePath = filePath.replace(/^\/+/, '/');
-            }
-          }
+          const filePath = deepLinkUrlToPath(url);
 
           // Read file via Tauri FS plugin
           const { readTextFile, exists } = await import('@tauri-apps/plugin-fs');
@@ -126,6 +112,29 @@ export async function initTauriDeepLink(
   };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Convert a deep-link URL into a filesystem path.
+ * QNBS-v3: the desktop deep-link scheme was rebranded `storycraft` → `worldscript`
+ * (src-tauri/tauri.conf.json). Accept BOTH schemes so links/file-associations created
+ * before the rename keep resolving during migration. Non-scheme inputs (raw paths passed
+ * as CLI args) are returned unchanged.
+ */
+export function deepLinkUrlToPath(url: string): string {
+  if (!/^(?:worldscript|storycraft):/i.test(url)) {
+    return url;
+  }
+  // Strip the scheme prefix (with 0–2 slashes, e.g. `worldscript:`, `worldscript://`,
+  // or Windows-style `worldscript:///C:/...`).
+  const filePath = url.replace(/^(?:worldscript|storycraft):\/{0,2}/i, '');
+  if (/^\/*[A-Za-z]:/.test(filePath)) {
+    // Windows drive-letter path, incl. the canonical triple-slash form `worldscript:///C:/...`
+    // which leaves a leading slash after the scheme strip — drop any leading slash(es).
+    return filePath.replace(/^\/+/, '');
+  }
+  // POSIX path — collapse any leading slashes to a single root slash.
+  return filePath.replace(/^\/+/, '/');
+}
+
 /**
  * Check if a file path is a StoryCraft project file.
  */
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index 3fdf4bbef..20d8f13b4 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -4634,30 +4634,6 @@ version = "1.2.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6ce2be8dc25455e1f91df71bfa12ad37d7af1092ae736f3a6cd0e37bc7810596"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "storycraft-studio"
-version = "1.21.0"
-dependencies = [
- "base64 0.22.1",
- "candle-core",
- "candle-nn",
- "log",
- "serde",
- "serde_json",
- "tauri",
- "tauri-build",
- "tauri-plugin-deep-link",
- "tauri-plugin-dialog",
- "tauri-plugin-fs",
- "tauri-plugin-http",
- "tauri-plugin-log",
- "tauri-plugin-shell",
- "tauri-plugin-single-instance",
- "tauri-plugin-updater",
- "tauri-plugin-window-state",
- "tokio",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "string_cache"
 version = "0.9.0"
@@ -6771,6 +6747,30 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasmparser",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "worldscript-studio"
+version = "1.23.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "base64 0.22.1",
+ "candle-core",
+ "candle-nn",
+ "log",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "tauri",
+ "tauri-build",
+ "tauri-plugin-deep-link",
+ "tauri-plugin-dialog",
+ "tauri-plugin-fs",
+ "tauri-plugin-http",
+ "tauri-plugin-log",
+ "tauri-plugin-shell",
+ "tauri-plugin-single-instance",
+ "tauri-plugin-updater",
+ "tauri-plugin-window-state",
+ "tokio",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "writeable"
 version = "0.6.3"
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index dfc8e0cae..d4da237e0 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 [package]
-name = "storycraft-studio"
-version = "1.22.0"
-description = "AI-powered creative writing application"
+name = "worldscript-studio"
+version = "1.23.0"
+description = "AI-powered creative writing and world-building application"
 authors = ["QNBS"]
 license = "MIT"
-repository = "https://github.com/QNBS/StoryCraft-Studio"
+repository = "https://github.com/QNBS/WorldScript-Studio"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.77.2"
 
diff --git a/src-tauri/Entitlements.plist b/src-tauri/Entitlements.plist
index 94f83fd90..2d2aa679f 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Entitlements.plist
+++ b/src-tauri/Entitlements.plist
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
 <plist version="1.0">
 <dict>
-    <!-- QNBS-v3: Hardened Runtime Entitlements for StoryCraft Studio -->
+    <!-- QNBS-v3: Hardened Runtime Entitlements for WorldScript Studio -->
     <!-- Required for Tauri v2 apps distributed outside the Mac App Store -->
 
     <!-- Allow execution of JIT-compiled code (required for WebKit) -->
diff --git a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 02addd97e..90e2602a3 100644
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
   "$schema": "../node_modules/@tauri-apps/cli/config.schema.json",
-  "productName": "StoryCraft Studio",
-  "version": "1.22.0",
-  "identifier": "com.storycraft.studio",
+  "productName": "WorldScript Studio",
+  "version": "1.23.0",
+  "identifier": "com.worldscript.studio",
   "build": {
     "frontendDist": "../dist",
     "devUrl": "http://localhost:3000",
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   "app": {
     "windows": [
       {
-        "title": "StoryCraft Studio",
+        "title": "WorldScript Studio",
         "width": 1280,
         "height": 800,
         "minWidth": 800,
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
     "category": "Productivity",
     "publisher": "QNBS",
     "copyright": "© 2026 QNBS. Licensed under MIT.",
-    "shortDescription": "AI-powered creative writing application",
-    "longDescription": "StoryCraft Studio is an offline-first, AI-powered creative writing application with local LLM inference, plot boards, character management, and manuscript export.",
+    "shortDescription": "AI-powered creative writing and world-building application",
+    "longDescription": "WorldScript Studio is an offline-first, AI-powered creative writing application with local LLM inference, plot boards, character management, and manuscript export.",
     "icon": [
       "icons/32x32.png",
       "icons/128x128.png",
@@ -45,17 +45,17 @@
     ],
     "fileAssociations": [
       {
-        "ext": ["storycraft"],
-        "name": "StoryCraft Project",
-        "description": "StoryCraft Studio creative writing project",
-        "mimeType": "application/x-storycraft-project",
+        "ext": ["worldscript"],
+        "name": "WorldScript Project",
+        "description": "WorldScript Studio creative writing project",
+        "mimeType": "application/x-worldscript-project",
         "role": "Editor"
       },
       {
-        "ext": ["scst"],
-        "name": "StoryCraft Project",
-        "description": "StoryCraft Studio creative writing project (short extension)",
-        "mimeType": "application/x-storycraft-project",
+        "ext": ["wsst"],
+        "name": "WorldScript Project",
+        "description": "WorldScript Studio creative writing project (short extension)",
+        "mimeType": "application/x-worldscript-project",
         "role": "Editor"
       }
     ],
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@
     "updater": {
       "active": true,
       "endpoints": [
-        "https://github.com/qnbs/StoryCraft-Studio/releases/latest/download/latest.json",
-        "https://qnbs.github.io/StoryCraft-Studio/updater/latest.json"
+        "https://github.com/qnbs/WorldScript-Studio/releases/latest/download/latest.json",
+        "https://qnbs.github.io/WorldScript-Studio/updater/latest.json"
       ],
       "pubkey": "dW50cnVzdGVkIGNvbW1lbnQ6IG1pbmlzaWduIHB1YmxpYyBrZXk6IDZBOTlDOEIxNUYyQzA5RUEKUldUcUNTeGZzY2laYW8yU21QNldMbzZQcTFmUDNTdVZ5RHhNenFkSTVGNTRoTllTRXpBcjJyVVMK",
       "windows": {
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     },
     "deep-link": {
       "desktop": {
-        "schemes": ["storycraft"]
+        "schemes": ["worldscript", "storycraft"]
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/tests/unit/services/tauriDeepLink.test.ts b/tests/unit/services/tauriDeepLink.test.ts
index e14e83a66..be41afea0 100644
--- a/tests/unit/services/tauriDeepLink.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/services/tauriDeepLink.test.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,59 @@
  */
 
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
-import { getProjectIdFromPath, isStoryCraftProjectFile } from '../../../services/tauriDeepLink';
+import {
+  deepLinkUrlToPath,
+  getProjectIdFromPath,
+  isStoryCraftProjectFile,
+} from '../../../services/tauriDeepLink';
 
 describe('tauriDeepLink', () => {
+  describe('deepLinkUrlToPath', () => {
+    it('strips the new worldscript:// scheme (POSIX absolute path)', () => {
+      expect(deepLinkUrlToPath('worldscript:///home/user/my-novel.worldscript')).toBe(
+        '/home/user/my-novel.worldscript',
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('still strips the legacy storycraft:// scheme during migration', () => {
+      expect(deepLinkUrlToPath('storycraft:///home/user/my-novel.storycraft')).toBe(
+        '/home/user/my-novel.storycraft',
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('treats the legacy and new schemes identically', () => {
+      for (const rest of [':///home/user/a.json', '://C:/Users/me/b.json', ':/srv/c.json']) {
+        expect(deepLinkUrlToPath(`worldscript${rest}`)).toBe(
+          deepLinkUrlToPath(`storycraft${rest}`),
+        );
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('normalizes Windows drive-letter paths (two-slash and canonical triple-slash forms)', () => {
+      // Two-slash form: scheme strip already removes all slashes before the drive letter.
+      expect(deepLinkUrlToPath('worldscript://C:/Users/me/novel.worldscript')).toBe(
+        'C:/Users/me/novel.worldscript',
+      );
+      // Canonical triple-slash form (file-URL style) leaves a leading slash (/C:/...) that
+      // must still be stripped so Tauri `exists()` resolves the real Windows path.
+      expect(deepLinkUrlToPath('worldscript:///C:/Users/me/novel.worldscript')).toBe(
+        'C:/Users/me/novel.worldscript',
+      );
+      expect(deepLinkUrlToPath('storycraft:///D:/Docs/book.storycraft')).toBe(
+        'D:/Docs/book.storycraft',
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('is case-insensitive on the scheme', () => {
+      expect(deepLinkUrlToPath('WorldScript:///home/user/file.json')).toBe('/home/user/file.json');
+    });
+
+    it('returns non-scheme inputs (raw CLI paths) unchanged', () => {
+      expect(deepLinkUrlToPath('/home/user/file.json')).toBe('/home/user/file.json');
+      expect(deepLinkUrlToPath('C:/Users/me/file.json')).toBe('C:/Users/me/file.json');
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('isStoryCraftProjectFile', () => {
     it('returns true for .storycraft extension', () => {
       expect(isStoryCraftProjectFile('/path/to/project.storycraft')).toBe(true);
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index 28f28bff6..381d36eba 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function resolveBase(): string {
   if (process.env['DEPLOY_TARGET'] === 'edge') {
     return '/';
   }
-  return '/StoryCraft-Studio/';
+  return '/WorldScript-Studio/';
 }
 
 const deployBase = resolveBase();
@@ -49,10 +49,13 @@ export default defineConfig({
     tailwindcss(),
     react(),
     {
-      name: 'storycraft-deploy-base-html',
+      name: 'worldscript-deploy-base-html',
       transformIndexHtml(html) {
-        if (deployBase === '/StoryCraft-Studio/') return html;
-        return html.replaceAll('/StoryCraft-Studio/', deployBase);
+        if (deployBase === '/WorldScript-Studio/') return html;
+        // QNBS-v3: only rewrite app-relative paths (preceded by quote/space) so
+        // absolute URLs like https://worldscript-studio.app/WorldScript-Studio/
+        // are not corrupted when deployBase is './'.
+        return html.replace(/(?<=["'\s])\/WorldScript-Studio\//g, deployBase);
       },
     },
     VitePWA({