diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 62981f4..40e7fdc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.18)   # find_program(... REQUIRED)
-project(w32ms C)
+project(vmi-engine C)
 
 set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 17)               # generation B uses no C23 feature
 set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(CMAKE_C_EXTENSIONS ON)             # deliberate: strnlen (POSIX) + void* arithmetic (GNU)
 
-option(W32MS_LTO "Enable LTO" OFF)     # build-only; shipped default is -O2, no LTO
+option(VMIE_LTO "Enable LTO" OFF)      # build-only; shipped default is -O2, no LTO
 
 # ---- host: VMI core as a static library ---------------------------------
-add_library(w32ms STATIC
+add_library(vmie STATIC
         src/gpa.c
         src/gva.c
         src/host.c
@@ -17,30 +17,30 @@ add_library(w32ms STATIC
         src/text.c
         src/scan.c
         src/sigscan.c)
-target_include_directories(w32ms
+target_include_directories(vmie
         PUBLIC  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include   # public API: include/*.h
         PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src)       # private: src/include/*.h via "include/..."
-target_compile_options(w32ms PRIVATE -O2 -Wall -Wextra)
-if(W32MS_LTO)
-    target_compile_options(w32ms PRIVATE -flto)
-    target_link_options(w32ms PRIVATE -flto)
+target_compile_options(vmie PRIVATE -O2 -Wall -Wextra)
+if(VMIE_LTO)
+    target_compile_options(vmie PRIVATE -flto)
+    target_link_options(vmie PRIVATE -flto)
 endif()
 
 # ---- host: CLI demonstrator over the library ----------------------------
-add_executable(w32ms_cli src/cli.c)
-target_link_libraries(w32ms_cli PRIVATE w32ms)
-target_compile_options(w32ms_cli PRIVATE -Wall -Wextra)
+add_executable(vmie_cli src/cli.c)
+target_link_libraries(vmie_cli PRIVATE vmie)
+target_compile_options(vmie_cli PRIVATE -Wall -Wextra)
 
 # ---- guest: cross-compile to Windows x86-64 via mingw-w64 ---------------
 find_program(MINGW_CC NAMES x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc REQUIRED)
-set(W32MS_GUEST ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/w32ms_guest.exe)
+set(VMIE_STARTUP ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/vmie-startup.exe)
 add_custom_command(
-        OUTPUT  ${W32MS_GUEST}
+        OUTPUT  ${VMIE_STARTUP}
         COMMAND ${MINGW_CC} -O2 -Wall -Wextra -static -s
                 -I${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src
-                -o ${W32MS_GUEST} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/guest.c
+                -o ${VMIE_STARTUP} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/guest.c
         DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/guest.c
                 ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/include/contract.h
-        COMMENT "Cross-compiling w32ms_guest.exe (mingw-w64, x86-64)"
+        COMMENT "Cross-compiling vmie-startup.exe (mingw-w64, x86-64)"
         VERBATIM)
-add_custom_target(w32ms_guest ALL DEPENDS ${W32MS_GUEST})
+add_custom_target(vmie-startup ALL DEPENDS ${VMIE_STARTUP})
diff --git a/include/include.h b/include/include.h
index 68f58e5..2e49510 100644
--- a/include/include.h
+++ b/include/include.h
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
  *     pointer past the call that received it, unless explicitly stated.
  */
 
-#ifndef W32MS_INCLUDE_H
-#define W32MS_INCLUDE_H
+#ifndef VMIE_INCLUDE_H
+#define VMIE_INCLUDE_H
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 
@@ -169,4 +169,4 @@ int proc_modules(gva_ctx* ctx, const process* pr, pmodule* dst, size_t nmax);
 int gva_regions(gva_ctx* ctx, uintptr_t cr3, uint64_t lo, uint64_t hi,
                 uint32_t prot_any, vregion* out, int nmax);
 
-#endif /* W32MS_INCLUDE_H */
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif /* VMIE_INCLUDE_H */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/scan.h b/include/scan.h
index f690f37..0d99167 100644
--- a/include/scan.h
+++ b/include/scan.h
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
  * pointer chains; the gva_sig_* bridges build mem_view_t windows out of guest
  * memory and feed them to the signature matcher.
  */
-#ifndef W32MS_SCAN_H
-#define W32MS_SCAN_H
+#ifndef VMIE_SCAN_H
+#define VMIE_SCAN_H
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include "include.h"     /* gva_ctx, process (vregion - internal) */
@@ -60,4 +60,4 @@ int gva_pe_section(gva_ctx* ctx, uintptr_t cr3, uint64_t module_base,
                    const char* name, uint8_t* buf, size_t bufcap, mem_view_t* out);
 int gva_sig_phys (gva_ctx* ctx, const sig_pattern_t* p, uint64_t* out, int max);
 
-#endif /* W32MS_SCAN_H */
+#endif /* VMIE_SCAN_H */
diff --git a/include/sigscan.h b/include/sigscan.h
index 654c00e..a27df7d 100644
--- a/include/sigscan.h
+++ b/include/sigscan.h
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
  * guest memory, build views from the gva layer (see scan.h: gva_sig_scan,
  * gva_pe_section, gva_sig_phys) and feed them here.
  */
-#ifndef W32MS_SIGSCAN_H
-#define W32MS_SIGSCAN_H
+#ifndef VMIE_SIGSCAN_H
+#define VMIE_SIGSCAN_H
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
@@ -102,4 +102,4 @@ bool pe_find_section(mem_view_t v, uint64_t module_base, const char* name,
 bool pe_section(mem_view_t v, uint64_t module_base, const char* name,
                 mem_view_t* out);
 
-#endif /* W32MS_SIGSCAN_H */
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif /* VMIE_SIGSCAN_H */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/cli.c b/src/cli.c
index c708a7a..e103e4e 100644
--- a/src/cli.c
+++ b/src/cli.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* cli.c - thin demonstrator over the public w32ms API.
+/* cli.c - thin demonstrator over the public vmi-engine API.
  *
  * Opens a guest RAM backing file, brings up the VMI context, lists processes,
  * and for the first user process dumps its loaded modules and mapped regions.
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static void dump_regions(gva_ctx* ctx, const process* pr) {
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     if (argc < 3) {
         fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s <ram-file> <low> [nmax]\n",
-                argc > 0 ? argv[0] : "w32ms_cli");
+                argc > 0 ? argv[0] : "vmie_cli");
         return 2;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/include/contract.h b/src/include/contract.h
index 8db9a58..36cb0d9 100644
--- a/src/include/contract.h
+++ b/src/include/contract.h
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 #define CONTRACT_ACK 0xACED5EEDACED5EEDull
 #endif
 
-#ifndef W32MS_CONTRACT_H
-#define W32MS_CONTRACT_H
+#ifndef VMIE_CONTRACT_H
+#define VMIE_CONTRACT_H
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
diff --git a/src/include/memory.h b/src/include/memory.h
index e4e1677..73ced58 100644
--- a/src/include/memory.h
+++ b/src/include/memory.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#ifndef W32MS_MEMORY_H
-#define W32MS_MEMORY_H
+#ifndef VMIE_MEMORY_H
+#define VMIE_MEMORY_H
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 struct gva_ctx;            /* forward: completed below; lets profile.h name it */
@@ -98,4 +98,4 @@ typedef int (*gva_sweep_cb)(void* user, const uint8_t* data, size_t len,
 int gva_sweep(gva_ctx* ctx, uintptr_t cr3, uint64_t lo, uint64_t hi,
               uint32_t prot_any, size_t overlap, gva_sweep_cb cb, void* user);
 
-#endif /* W32MS_MEMORY_H */
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif /* VMIE_MEMORY_H */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/include/profile.h b/src/include/profile.h
index 462e465..3607c99 100644
--- a/src/include/profile.h
+++ b/src/include/profile.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#ifndef W32MS_PROFILE_H
-#define W32MS_PROFILE_H
+#ifndef VMIE_PROFILE_H
+#define VMIE_PROFILE_H
 
 #include <stdint.h>