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 ## Workflow
 
-1. Fork the repo, then clone the parent repo or set your local `origin` back to the parent (`git@github.com:kunchenguid/firstmate.git`).
+1. Fork [`Amplify-Logic/firstmate`](https://github.com/Amplify-Logic/firstmate), then clone the parent repo or set your local `origin` back to the parent (`git@github.com:Amplify-Logic/firstmate.git`).
+   That fork is this project's canonical home; [`kunchenguid/firstmate`](https://github.com/kunchenguid/firstmate) is the upstream it descends from, declared as `upstream_remote` in `fork-surface.conf`.
 2. Create a branch and make your changes.
 3. Initialize the gate with your fork as the push target: `no-mistakes init --fork-url git@github.com:<you>/firstmate.git` (firstmate expects **no-mistakes v1.31.2+**; without a fork, plain `no-mistakes init` still works for maintainers with push access).
 4. Commit your changes.