diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5298f08..ed99e16 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # copier-template-pre-commit-mirrors
 
-This is a template for our pre-commit mirrors.
+This is a template for our conda based pre-commit hooks.
 
-To create a new mirror, you can run the following command
+To create a new hook, you can run the following command
 
 ```bash
-pixi run generate /path/to/mirror
+pixi run generate /path/to/hook
 ```
diff --git a/pixi.toml b/pixi.toml
index 144309d..0205064 100644
--- a/pixi.toml
+++ b/pixi.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "copier-template-pre-commit-mirrors"
-description = "Copier template for our pre-commit mirrors"
+description = "Copier template for our conda based pre-commit hooks"
 authors = ["QuantCo <noreply@quantco.com>"]
 channels = ["conda-forge"]
 platforms = ["osx-arm64", "osx-64", "linux-64"]
diff --git a/template/README.md.jinja b/template/README.md.jinja
index c2b4d7d..f427514 100644
--- a/template/README.md.jinja
+++ b/template/README.md.jinja
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# {{ tool }} mirror
+# {{ tool }} pre-commit hook
 
-Mirror of {{ tool }} for pre-commit with conda as a language.
+pre-commit hook of {{ tool }} with conda as a `language` / package manager.
 
 For pre-commit: see [here](https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit)