diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index db3c01b..0f1a63b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "context-room",
-  "version": "0.6.13",
+  "version": "0.6.14",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "context-room",
-      "version": "0.6.13",
+      "version": "0.6.14",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "ajv": "^8.20.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7bb70be..4191bdf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "context-room",
-  "version": "0.6.13",
+  "version": "0.6.14",
   "description": "Local-first documentation control room for AI-assisted projects.",
   "type": "module",
   "homepage": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/context-room",
diff --git a/src/context_room.mjs b/src/context_room.mjs
index 397b9ba..9226443 100644
--- a/src/context_room.mjs
+++ b/src/context_room.mjs
@@ -27273,7 +27273,7 @@ export function renderAppHtml({ codexPromptMutationNonce = "", ownerMutationNonc
     <main>
       <div class="workspace-chrome">
         <div class="workspace-dock" role="toolbar" aria-label="Workspace navigation">
-          <button id="proposalDockAccept" class="dock-button primary" type="button" hidden>Put on main</button>
+          <button id="proposalDockAccept" class="dock-button primary" type="button" hidden>Accept proposal</button>
           <button id="brandHome" class="context-room-brand" type="button" title="Home" aria-label="Home"><span class="context-room-brand-mark" aria-hidden="true"></span><strong>Context Room</strong></button>
           <button id="settingsButton" class="dock-button workspace-switch" type="button" title="Open settings">Settings</button>
           <button id="proposalDockBack" class="dock-button proposal-dock-back" type="button" hidden>← Proposal</button>
@@ -32318,13 +32318,15 @@ function renderProposalDockControls() {
   const actionable = shared?.mode === "review" && !preview && !terminal;
   const preparing = Boolean(preview && ["opening", "loading", "ready"].includes(String(state.proposalOpenState?.phase || "opening")));
   const noAcceptedChanges = actionable && shared?.acceptedChangesRemain === false;
-  acceptButton.hidden = !actionable || queueCount > 0 || Boolean(state.proposalAuthorityStatus);
-  acceptButton.disabled = Boolean(state.proposalActionBusy || queueCount > 0 || noAcceptedChanges);
+  acceptButton.hidden = (!actionable && !preparing) || Boolean(state.proposalAuthorityStatus);
+  acceptButton.disabled = Boolean(state.proposalActionBusy || !actionable || queueCount > 0 || noAcceptedChanges);
   if (!acceptButton.hidden) setExplorerEdgePeek(false);
-  acceptButton.title = delivered
+  acceptButton.title = preparing
+    ? "Available after Context Room verifies the exact proposal revision"
+    : delivered
     ? "This exact proposal revision is already in " + (delivered.defaultBranch || review.defaultBranch || "main")
     : queueCount
-      ? queueCount + " file(s) still need a human decision"
+      ? queueCount + " file" + (queueCount === 1 ? " still needs" : "s still need") + " a human decision before this proposal can be accepted"
       : noAcceptedChanges
         ? "No accepted changes remain. Reject the proposal to close it."
         : "Put the exact reviewed result on " + (review.defaultBranch || "main");
diff --git a/test/e2e/hosted-profiles.spec.mjs b/test/e2e/hosted-profiles.spec.mjs
index 95f6ea3..05efc27 100644
--- a/test/e2e/hosted-profiles.spec.mjs
+++ b/test/e2e/hosted-profiles.spec.mjs
@@ -1232,9 +1232,9 @@ test.describe("hosted runtime profiles", () => {
       ));
     };
     await assertCanonicalReviewUrl();
-    await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Put on main", exact: true })).toBeEnabled();
+    await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Accept proposal", exact: true })).toBeEnabled();
 
-    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Put on main", exact: true }).click();
+    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Accept proposal", exact: true }).click();
     let confirmation = page.getByRole("dialog", { name: /Put this proposal on main/ });
     await expect(confirmation).toBeVisible();
     await confirmation.getByRole("checkbox").check();
diff --git a/test/e2e/layout-contract.spec.mjs b/test/e2e/layout-contract.spec.mjs
index 7093449..3020e5d 100644
--- a/test/e2e/layout-contract.spec.mjs
+++ b/test/e2e/layout-contract.spec.mjs
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ test("@layout themes, zoom, files, graph, proposals, and dialogs preserve geomet
     await makeProposalTerminalReady(page);
     const terminalAction = page.locator("#proposalDockAccept");
     await expect(terminalAction).toBeVisible();
-    await expect(terminalAction).toHaveAccessibleName("Put on main");
+    await expect(terminalAction).toHaveAccessibleName("Accept proposal");
     await expect(terminalAction).toBeInViewport({ ratio: 1 });
     await audit(page, testInfo, `proposal-terminal-${width}`);
 
@@ -1060,12 +1060,12 @@ test("@layout themes, zoom, files, graph, proposals, and dialogs preserve geomet
       await expect(terminalControl).toBeVisible();
       if (browserZoom) {
         const terminalLabel = () => terminalControl.evaluate((node) => node.getAttribute("aria-label") || node.textContent?.trim() || "");
-        expect(await terminalLabel()).toBe("Put on main");
+        expect(await terminalLabel()).toBe("Accept proposal");
         await terminalControl.evaluate((node) => node.focus());
         expect(await page.evaluate(() => document.activeElement?.id)).toBe("proposalDockAccept");
-        expect(await terminalLabel()).toBe("Put on main");
+        expect(await terminalLabel()).toBe("Accept proposal");
       } else {
-        await expect(terminalControl).toHaveAccessibleName("Put on main");
+        await expect(terminalControl).toHaveAccessibleName("Accept proposal");
         await terminalControl.focus();
         await expect(terminalControl).toBeFocused();
       }
diff --git a/test/e2e/proposal-acceptance-real-server.spec.mjs b/test/e2e/proposal-acceptance-real-server.spec.mjs
index ee06ee0..9ccc9a5 100644
--- a/test/e2e/proposal-acceptance-real-server.spec.mjs
+++ b/test/e2e/proposal-acceptance-real-server.spec.mjs
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ test("@smoke verified real-server acceptance removes the proposal from active Hu
       response.request().method() === "POST"
       && new URL(response.url()).pathname.endsWith("/api/shared-context/accept")
     ));
-    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Put on main", exact: true }).click();
+    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Accept proposal", exact: true }).click();
     const dialog = page.getByRole("dialog", { name: /Put this proposal on main\?/ });
     await expect(dialog).toBeVisible();
     await dialog.getByRole("checkbox").check();
diff --git a/test/e2e/proposal-review-selection.spec.mjs b/test/e2e/proposal-review-selection.spec.mjs
index ffe058d..db9fda6 100644
--- a/test/e2e/proposal-review-selection.spec.mjs
+++ b/test/e2e/proposal-review-selection.spec.mjs
@@ -1002,7 +1002,11 @@ test("@layout proposal verification keeps the final action and header geometry s
     setStatus("verifying exact proposal revision...");
   });
 
+  const accept = page.getByRole("button", { name: "Accept proposal" });
   const reject = page.getByRole("button", { name: "Reject proposal" });
+  await expect(accept).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(accept).toBeDisabled();
+  await expect(accept).toHaveAttribute("title", "Available after Context Room verifies the exact proposal revision");
   await expect(reject).toBeVisible();
   await expect(reject).toBeDisabled();
   await expect(page.locator("#proposalReviewProgress")).toContainText("Verifying");
@@ -1013,6 +1017,7 @@ test("@layout proposal verification keeps the final action and header geometry s
       return box ? { x: box.x, y: box.y, width: box.width, height: box.height } : null;
     };
     return {
+      accept: rect("proposalDockAccept"),
       brand: rect("brandHome"),
       reject: rect("proposalDockReject"),
       title: rect("proposalReviewTitle"),
@@ -1053,6 +1058,9 @@ test("@layout proposal verification keeps the final action and header geometry s
     setStatus("proposal ready");
   });
 
+  await expect(accept).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(accept).toBeDisabled();
+  await expect(accept).toHaveAttribute("title", "2 files still need a human decision before this proposal can be accepted");
   await expect(reject).toBeVisible();
   await expect(reject).toBeEnabled();
   const readyGeometry = await page.evaluate(() => {
@@ -1061,6 +1069,7 @@ test("@layout proposal verification keeps the final action and header geometry s
       return box ? { x: box.x, y: box.y, width: box.width, height: box.height } : null;
     };
     return {
+      accept: rect("proposalDockAccept"),
       brand: rect("brandHome"),
       reject: rect("proposalDockReject"),
       title: rect("proposalReviewTitle"),
@@ -1750,6 +1759,18 @@ test("@smoke the last individual file decision never auto-accepts the proposal",
     showProposalReview();
   });
 
+  const acceptProposal = page.getByRole("button", { name: "Accept proposal", exact: true });
+  await expect(acceptProposal).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(acceptProposal).toBeDisabled();
+  await expect(acceptProposal).toHaveAttribute(
+    "title",
+    "1 file still needs a human decision before this proposal can be accepted",
+  );
+  const acceptProposalRect = await acceptProposal.evaluate((button) => {
+    const rect = button.getBoundingClientRect();
+    return { left: Math.round(rect.left), width: Math.round(rect.width) };
+  });
+
   const fileRow = page.getByRole("button", { name: /Open README\.md/ });
   if (testInfo.project.name === "chromium-mobile") {
     const pointer = await fileRow.evaluate((row) => {
@@ -1788,9 +1809,12 @@ test("@smoke the last individual file decision never auto-accepts the proposal",
     decision: "accept",
     files: ["README.md"],
   });
-  const putOnMain = page.getByRole("button", { name: "Put on main", exact: true });
-  await expect(putOnMain).toBeVisible();
-  await expect(putOnMain).toBeEnabled();
+  await expect(acceptProposal).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(acceptProposal).toBeEnabled();
+  expect(await acceptProposal.evaluate((button) => {
+    const rect = button.getBoundingClientRect();
+    return { left: Math.round(rect.left), width: Math.round(rect.width) };
+  })).toEqual(acceptProposalRect);
 
   await page.evaluate(() => {
     state.lastReportRefreshAt = 0;
@@ -1809,8 +1833,8 @@ test("@smoke the last individual file decision never auto-accepts the proposal",
   await expect(page.locator("#proposalReviewPage")).toBeVisible();
   await expect(page.getByRole("heading", { name: "Last individual review" })).toBeVisible();
   await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: /Open README\.md/ })).toContainText("Reviewed");
-  await expect(putOnMain).toBeVisible();
-  await expect(putOnMain).toBeEnabled();
+  await expect(acceptProposal).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(acceptProposal).toBeEnabled();
   expect(await page.evaluate(() => ({
     page: state.page,
     mode: state.sharedContext?.mode,
@@ -1860,7 +1884,7 @@ test("@smoke terminal proposal acceptance obtains a one-shot challenge before co
   });
 
   await showTerminalProposal(page);
-  const acceptButton = page.getByRole("button", { name: "Put on main", exact: true });
+  const acceptButton = page.getByRole("button", { name: "Accept proposal", exact: true });
   await expect(acceptButton).toBeVisible();
   await acceptButton.click();
 
@@ -1941,7 +1965,7 @@ test("@smoke verified terminal acceptance stays pending, reports the commit, the
   });
 
   await showTerminalProposal(page, { projectId });
-  const putOnMain = page.getByRole("button", { name: "Put on main", exact: true });
+  const putOnMain = page.getByRole("button", { name: "Accept proposal", exact: true });
   if (!mobileProject) {
     await expect.poll(async () => page.evaluate(() => {
       const accept = document.querySelector("#proposalDockAccept")?.getBoundingClientRect();
@@ -2041,7 +2065,7 @@ test("@smoke verified terminal acceptance with a pending Hub refresh keeps succe
   await showTerminalProposal(page, { projectId });
   await page.evaluate(() => setExplorerEdgePeek(true));
   await expect(page.locator(".app")).not.toHaveClass(/explorer-edge-peek/);
-  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Put on main", exact: true }).click();
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Accept proposal", exact: true }).click();
   await confirmTerminalAcceptance(page);
 
   await expect(page).toHaveURL(hubUrl);
@@ -2116,7 +2140,7 @@ test("@smoke terminal acceptance without a valid returnTo falls back to the root
   await showTerminalProposal(page, { projectId });
   const explorerClose = page.getByRole("button", { name: "Close explorer" });
   if (await explorerClose.isVisible()) await explorerClose.click();
-  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Put on main", exact: true }).click();
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Accept proposal", exact: true }).click();
   await confirmTerminalAcceptance(page);
   await page.waitForURL((url) => url.searchParams.get("view") === "hub");
 
@@ -2203,7 +2227,7 @@ test("@smoke verified acceptance carries its one-shot success toast across Hub p
     });
 
     await showTerminalProposal(page, { projectId, proposal: "proposal/demo/cross-port-toast" });
-    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Put on main", exact: true }).click();
+    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Accept proposal", exact: true }).click();
     await confirmTerminalAcceptance(page);
     await page.waitForURL((url) => url.origin === hubProxy.origin && url.searchParams.get("view") === "hub");
     await waitForBoot(page);
@@ -2401,7 +2425,7 @@ test("@smoke two different valid delivery SHAs stay on the proposal and offer re
   });
 
   await showTerminalProposal(page);
-  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Put on main", exact: true }).click();
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Accept proposal", exact: true }).click();
   const dialog = await confirmTerminalAcceptance(page);
 
   await expect.poll(() => acceptCalls).toBe(1);
@@ -2475,7 +2499,7 @@ test("@smoke a cross-origin accepted HTTP 200 without a flash token stays on the
     });
 
     await showTerminalProposal(page, { projectId });
-    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Put on main", exact: true }).click();
+    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Accept proposal", exact: true }).click();
     const dialog = await confirmTerminalAcceptance(page);
 
     await expect.poll(() => acceptCalls).toBe(1);
@@ -2560,7 +2584,7 @@ for (const mismatch of [
     });
 
     await showTerminalProposal(page);
-    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Put on main", exact: true }).click();
+    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Accept proposal", exact: true }).click();
     const dialog = await confirmTerminalAcceptance(page);
 
     await expect.poll(() => acceptCalls).toBe(1);
@@ -2618,7 +2642,7 @@ test("@smoke failed terminal acceptance stays put, stays silent, and retries wit
   });
 
   await showTerminalProposal(page);
-  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Put on main", exact: true }).click();
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Accept proposal", exact: true }).click();
   await expect(page.getByRole("dialog", { name: /Put this proposal on main\?/ })).toBeVisible();
   const dialog = await confirmTerminalAcceptance(page);
   await expect(dialog.getByRole("button", { name: "Putting on main…", exact: true })).toBeDisabled();
@@ -2685,7 +2709,7 @@ test("@smoke a terminal acceptance network failure stays on the proposal with a
   });
 
   await showTerminalProposal(page);
-  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Put on main", exact: true }).click();
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Accept proposal", exact: true }).click();
   const dialog = await confirmTerminalAcceptance(page);
 
   await expect.poll(() => acceptCalls).toBe(1);
@@ -2740,7 +2764,7 @@ test("@smoke terminal action is in the viewport and keyboard-operable on mobile
 
   await showTerminalProposal(page);
   await page.evaluate(() => { document.documentElement.style.zoom = "2"; });
-  const acceptButton = page.getByRole("button", { name: "Put on main", exact: true });
+  const acceptButton = page.getByRole("button", { name: "Accept proposal", exact: true });
   await expect(acceptButton).toBeVisible();
   await expect(acceptButton).toBeInViewport();
   expect(await page.evaluate(() => {
diff --git a/test/e2e/real-proposal-workflows.spec.mjs b/test/e2e/real-proposal-workflows.spec.mjs
index a8df8fb..d9014ad 100644
--- a/test/e2e/real-proposal-workflows.spec.mjs
+++ b/test/e2e/real-proposal-workflows.spec.mjs
@@ -589,12 +589,12 @@ test.describe.serial("real proposal workflows", () => {
       };
       page.on("response", recordTerminalReturn);
       page.on("request", recordFlashConsume);
-      await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Put on main", exact: true })).toBeEnabled();
+      await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Accept proposal", exact: true })).toBeEnabled();
       const challengePromise = page.waitForResponse((response) => (
         response.request().method() === "POST"
         && new URL(response.url()).pathname.endsWith("/api/shared-context/accept-challenge")
       ));
-      await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Put on main", exact: true }).click();
+      await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Accept proposal", exact: true }).click();
       const challengeResponse = await challengePromise;
       expect(challengeResponse.status(), await challengeResponse.text()).toBe(201);
       const dialog = page.getByRole("dialog", { name: /Put this proposal on main/ });
@@ -957,13 +957,13 @@ test.describe.serial("real proposal workflows", () => {
       await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Accept file", exact: true }).click();
       const secondDecision = await secondDecisionResponse;
       expect(secondDecision.status(), await secondDecision.text()).toBe(200);
-      await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Put on main", exact: true })).toBeEnabled();
+      await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Accept proposal", exact: true })).toBeEnabled();
 
       const unavailableAcceptance = page.waitForResponse((response) => (
         response.request().method() === "POST"
         && new URL(response.url()).pathname.endsWith("/api/shared-context/accept-challenge")
       ));
-      await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Put on main", exact: true }).click();
+      await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Accept proposal", exact: true }).click();
       const unavailableResponse = await unavailableAcceptance;
       const unavailablePayload = await unavailableResponse.json();
       expect(unavailableResponse.status(), JSON.stringify(unavailablePayload)).toBe(503);
diff --git a/test/shared_context.test.mjs b/test/shared_context.test.mjs
index 65763af..169b387 100644
--- a/test/shared_context.test.mjs
+++ b/test/shared_context.test.mjs
@@ -252,11 +252,12 @@ test("shared proposal review keeps navigation and explicit completion in the pro
   assert.match(html, /id="proposalDockBack"/);
   assert.match(html, /id="proposalDockAccept"/);
   assert.match(html, /id="proposalDockReject"/);
-  assert.match(html, /Put on main/);
+  assert.match(html, /Accept proposal/);
   assert.match(html, /Reject proposal/);
   assert.match(html, /Open review/);
   assert.match(html, /const wasOpen = state\.sharedProposalWorkspaceOpen/);
-  assert.doesNotMatch(html, /Accept proposal/);
+  assert.match(html, /acceptButton\.hidden = \(!actionable && !preparing\) \|\| Boolean\(state\.proposalAuthorityStatus\)/);
+  assert.match(html, /acceptButton\.disabled = Boolean\(state\.proposalActionBusy \|\| !actionable \|\| queueCount > 0 \|\| noAcceptedChanges\)/);
   assert.doesNotMatch(html, /Prepare pull request|Open pull request|Accepted branch ready/);
   assert.match(html, /if \(shared\?\.mode === "review" \|\| proposalPreview\) \{\s*controls\.hidden = true;/);
   assert.match(html, /backButton\.hidden = !inProposalContext \|\| onProposalPage/);
@@ -311,7 +312,7 @@ test("recoverable proposal authority warnings stay inspectable without enabling
   assert.match(html, /function contextRoomProposalBlockedState\(item\)/);
   assert.match(html, /contextRoomProposalBlockedState\(item\)\?\.phase === "recovery_required"\) return \{ key: "critical", label: "Recovery required" \}/);
   assert.match(html, /state\.proposalAuthorityStatus/);
-  assert.match(html, /acceptButton\.hidden = !actionable \|\| queueCount > 0 \|\| Boolean\(state\.proposalAuthorityStatus\)/);
+  assert.match(html, /acceptButton\.hidden = \(!actionable && !preparing\) \|\| Boolean\(state\.proposalAuthorityStatus\)/);
   assert.match(html, /state\.proposalAuthorityMessage/);
 });