diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release-tool.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release-tool.yml
index 261f776..51bf956 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release-tool.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release-tool.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
           git reset --hard "${TAG_NAME}"
           git clean -fd
 
-      - name: Build nwn-tool
+      - name: Build sow-toolkit
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           CHECKOUT_PATH="${CHECKOUT_PATH:-/home/ubuntu/tools-checkout}"
@@ -38,15 +38,15 @@ jobs:
           set -euo pipefail
           CHECKOUT_PATH="${CHECKOUT_PATH:-/home/ubuntu/tools-checkout}"
           cd "${CHECKOUT_PATH}"
-          binary="tools/nwn-tool"
+          binary="tools/sow-toolkit"
           if [[ ! -x "${binary}" ]]; then
             echo "Missing built tool: ${binary}"
             exit 1
           fi
-          archive="/tmp/nwn-tool-linux-amd64-${TAG_NAME}.tar.gz"
-          tar -czf "${archive}" -C tools nwn-tool
+          archive="/tmp/sow-toolkit-linux-amd64-${TAG_NAME}.tar.gz"
+          tar -czf "${archive}" -C tools sow-toolkit
           echo "archive=${archive}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "asset_name=nwn-tool-linux-amd64.tar.gz" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "asset_name=sow-toolkit-linux-amd64.tar.gz" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "tag=${TAG_NAME}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Create release and upload artifact
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
             RELEASE_ID=$(jq -r '.id' "${RESP_FILE}")
           else
             BODY=$(jq -n --arg t "${TAG_NAME}" \
-              '{tag_name: $t, name: $t, body: "nwn-tool binary release built by Gitea Actions."}')
+              '{tag_name: $t, name: $t, body: "sow-toolkit binary release built by Gitea Actions."}')
             CODE=$(curl -sS -o "${RESP_FILE}" -w "%{http_code}" "${AUTH[@]}" \
               -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
               -d "${BODY}" \
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           TAG_NAME: ${{ github.ref_name }}
         run: |
-          rm -f "/tmp/nwn-tool-linux-amd64-${TAG_NAME}.tar.gz" /tmp/gitea-release.json
+          rm -f "/tmp/sow-toolkit-linux-amd64-${TAG_NAME}.tar.gz" /tmp/gitea-release.json
 
       - name: Prune old releases (keep latest 1)
         env:
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3b6dea0..58fa116 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 .cache/
 
 # Built tool output
-/tools/nwn-tool
+/tools/sow-toolkit
 
 # OS/editor noise
 .DS_Store
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9619222..eeba58e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 Shared NWN build tooling for Shadows Over Westgate.
 
-This repository owns the Go-based `nwn-tool` binary used by the separate module and assets repositories.
+This repository owns the Go-based `sow-toolkit` binary used by the separate module and assets repositories.
 
 ## Build
 
-Build the development binary into `tools/nwn-tool`:
+Build the development binary into `tools/sow-toolkit`:
 
 ```bash
 ./build-tool.sh
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ tools/             built development binary output
 
 ## Intended Consumers
 
-- `sow-module` uses `nwn-tool` for `build-module`, `extract`, `validate`, `compare`, and `apply-hak-manifest`
-- `sow-assets` uses `nwn-tool` for `build-haks` and validation
+- `sow-module` uses `sow-toolkit` for `build-module`, `extract`, `validate`, `compare`, and `apply-hak-manifest`
+- `sow-assets` uses `sow-toolkit` for `build-haks` and validation
 
-During development, sibling repositories can point at `../sow-tools/tools/nwn-tool`. For pinned releases, each consumer repo can instead carry its own copy at `tools/nwn-tool`.
+During development, sibling repositories can point at `../sow-tools/tools/sow-toolkit`. For pinned releases, each consumer repo can instead carry its own copy at `tools/sow-toolkit`.
 
 
 ## Release Automation
 
-This repo publishes a Linux `nwn-tool` release artifact through Gitea Actions as `nwn-tool-linux-amd64.tar.gz`. Consumer repos can fetch that binary into their local `tools/` directory with their `install-tool.sh` helper.
+This repo publishes a Linux `sow-toolkit` release artifact through Gitea Actions as `sow-toolkit-linux-amd64.tar.gz`. Consumer repos can fetch that binary into their local `tools/` directory with their `install-tool.sh` helper.
diff --git a/build-tool.sh b/build-tool.sh
index 0321234..22abccd 100755
--- a/build-tool.sh
+++ b/build-tool.sh
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ set -eu
 
 cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 mkdir -p tools .cache/go-build
-GOCACHE="${PWD}/.cache/go-build" go build -o ./tools/nwn-tool ./cmd/nwn-tool
+GOCACHE="${PWD}/.cache/go-build" go build -o ./tools/sow-toolkit ./cmd/nwn-tool
diff --git a/tools/README.md b/tools/README.md
index 3a2e589..f660c68 100644
--- a/tools/README.md
+++ b/tools/README.md
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Place the built `nwn-tool` binary here for sibling repositories to consume during development.
+Place the built `sow-toolkit` binary here for sibling repositories to consume during development or for release packaging.