diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c869ee9..cdbaf76 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ journal/
 │   └── static/            Static assets
 ├── scripts/               PowerShell dev, build, publish, and cache helpers
 ├── docs/                  Internal design docs
-└── journal/               Runtime data directories (vault/, data/)
+└── journal/               Runtime data directories (vault/)
 ```
 
 ## Deployment Modes
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ Journal.slnx  (Visual Studio solution — Core + Sidecar + SmokeTests)
 ```
 Entry  (thin command dispatcher — shared by all three hosts)
   ├── Fragments/    IFragmentService      → FragmentService      → SQLiteFragmentRepository (SQLCipher)
-  ├── Entries/      IEntryFileService     → EntryFileService     → DiskEntryFileRepository
+  ├── Entries/      IEntryFileService     → EntryFileService     → SqliteEntryFileRepository
   │                 IEntrySearchService   → EntrySearchService   (raw content + structured filters)
   │                 JournalParser         (date / section / checkbox / fragment parsing)
   ├── Lists/        IListService          → ListService          → SqliteListRepository
@@ -263,13 +263,12 @@ Tauri commands exposed to the frontend:
 | `set_ui_settings` | Persist tag/fragment-type settings |
 | `shutdown` | Stop the sidecar and exit the app |
 
-Sidecar path resolution order (relative to root):
+Sidecar path resolution order:
 
-1. `Journal.Sidecar.exe` in root
-2. `publish/Journal.Sidecar.exe`
-3. `Journal.Sidecar/bin/Debug/net10.0/Journal.Sidecar.exe`
-4. `Journal.Sidecar/bin/Release/net10.0/win-x64/publish/Journal.Sidecar.exe`
-5. Recursive scan of `Journal.Sidecar/`
+1. Exact sidecar binary path if the configured root is already the executable
+2. `<root>/Journal.Sidecar(.exe)`
+3. Recursive scan of `<root>/Journal.Sidecar/`
+4. Tauri bundled resource path: `<resourceDir>/bin/Journal.Sidecar(.exe)`
 
 ### Frontend State
 
@@ -400,10 +399,10 @@ Error:
 In addition to stdin/stdout protocol, `Journal.Sidecar` supports direct CLI subcommands:
 
 ```powershell
-# Load/decrypt all vaults into data workspace
+# Load/decrypt vault snapshot into SQLCipher DB workspace
 dotnet run --project Journal.Sidecar -- vault load
 
-# Save (rebuild) monthly vaults from decrypted markdown files
+# Save (rebuild) vault snapshot from SQLCipher DB
 dotnet run --project Journal.Sidecar -- vault save
 
 # Search entries (query + filters)
@@ -478,7 +477,7 @@ Key registrations:
 - `IDatabaseSessionService` → `DatabaseSessionService` (singleton)
 - `IFragmentRepository` → `SqliteFragmentRepository` (singleton, SQLCipher-backed)
 - `IFragmentService` → `FragmentService` (singleton)
-- `IEntryFileRepository` → `DiskEntryFileRepository` (singleton)
+- `IEntryFileRepository` → `SqliteEntryFileRepository` (singleton, SQLCipher-backed)
 - `IEntryFileService` → `EntryFileService` (singleton)
 - `IListRepository` → `SqliteListRepository` (singleton)
 - `IListService` → `ListService` (singleton)