diff --git a/app/src/components/detail/CreateDeploymentForm.tsx b/app/src/components/detail/CreateDeploymentForm.tsx
index d086f71..48e98f9 100644
--- a/app/src/components/detail/CreateDeploymentForm.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/detail/CreateDeploymentForm.tsx
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ export function CreateDeploymentForm({
             </select>
           </Field>
           <TextField
-            label="Runs"
+            label="Launch"
             value={runTarget}
             onChange={setRunTarget}
             mono
diff --git a/app/src/components/detail/JobFields.tsx b/app/src/components/detail/JobFields.tsx
index 6c4da75..d3b7bb9 100644
--- a/app/src/components/detail/JobFields.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/detail/JobFields.tsx
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export function JobFields({ job, onSave, onDelete }: Props) {
         placeholder="0 2 * * *"
         hint="Cron expression — castle generates a systemd timer that runs the job on this schedule."
       />
-      <Field label="Runs" hint="How the job runs on each tick, then exits: the launcher and its target (a console script, command/argv, image, node script, or compose file).">
+      <Field label="Launch" hint="How the job runs on each tick, then exits: the launcher and its target (a console script, command/argv, image, node script, or compose file).">
         <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
           <select
             value={launcher}
diff --git a/app/src/components/detail/ServiceFields.tsx b/app/src/components/detail/ServiceFields.tsx
index d77eb86..8407eab 100644
--- a/app/src/components/detail/ServiceFields.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/detail/ServiceFields.tsx
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ type Obj = Record<string, unknown>
 const obj = (v: unknown): Obj => (v as Obj) ?? {}
 
 // The systemd launch mechanisms (a service is manager=systemd). Editable, so a
-// mis-set launcher can be corrected; the primary "Runs" target maps per launcher.
+// mis-set launcher can be corrected; the primary "Launch" target maps per launcher.
 const LAUNCHERS = ["python", "command", "container", "compose", "node"]
 
-/** Fold the "Runs" text into the run block for the chosen launcher, preserving
+/** Fold the "Launch" text into the run block for the chosen launcher, preserving
  * any other run fields (args, ports, package_manager, …) already present. */
 function applyLauncher(run: Obj, launcher: string, target: string): Obj {
   const out: Obj = { ...run, launcher }
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export function ServiceFields({ service, onSave, onDelete }: Props) {
     <div className="space-y-4">
       <TextField label="Description" value={description} onChange={setDescription} />
       <Field
-        label="Runs"
+        label="Launch"
         hint="How this service starts: the launcher, and its target — a console script (python), a command/argv (command), an image (container), a script (node), or a compose file (compose)."
       >
         <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
diff --git a/app/src/pages/ServiceDetail.tsx b/app/src/pages/ServiceDetail.tsx
index 15110fe..f1a78e6 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/ServiceDetail.tsx
+++ b/app/src/pages/ServiceDetail.tsx
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export function ServiceDetailPage() {
           )}
           {deployment.launcher && (
             <>
-              <span className="text-[var(--muted)]">Runs</span>
+              <span className="text-[var(--muted)]">Launch</span>
               <span className="flex items-center gap-1 min-w-0">
                 <Terminal size={12} className="shrink-0" />
                 {launcherLabel(deployment.launcher)}