diff --git a/DESIGN-BRIEF.md b/DESIGN-BRIEF.md
index 16d92bc..b1e48c6 100644
--- a/DESIGN-BRIEF.md
+++ b/DESIGN-BRIEF.md
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ none.
 
 The spike (blockspec#2) has since returned a binding FOUND, under an owner
 ruling that overrides frozen rules of its pre-registration (`spike/LOG.md`
-§34–§35). blockspec#2 stays open. `spike/README.md` says what the verdict
+§34–§35), and blockspec#2 is closed. `spike/README.md` says what the verdict
 rests on.
 
 ## 3. The method that must carry over
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 10d8b99..c8f8a82 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ part of every one of them:
 |---|---|---|---|
 | [rowspec](https://github.com/kindspec/rowspec) | rows | opaque row ids | draft 0, published |
 | **blockspec** | blocks | **deliberately no minted ids** | draft 0: decisions, cases, reference |
-| [nodespec](https://github.com/kindspec/nodespec) | nodes | named, not positional | spike closed, not started |
+| [nodespec](https://github.com/kindspec/nodespec) | nodes | named, not positional | specification draft 0, conformance cases and reference checker |
 
 ## The thing that makes this different from rowspec