diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 483f049..2c06868 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- standards-version: 1.11.0 -->
+<!-- standards-version: 1.10.0 -->
 
 # AGENTS.md
 
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index ce29770..9301ba7 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- standards-version: 1.11.0 -->
+<!-- standards-version: 1.10.0 -->
 
 # CLAUDE.md
 
diff --git a/src/tools/__tests__/tools.test.ts b/src/tools/__tests__/tools.test.ts
index 291da33..a40407a 100644
--- a/src/tools/__tests__/tools.test.ts
+++ b/src/tools/__tests__/tools.test.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ describe("devtools_getFleetStatus happy path", () => {
       "fetch",
       makeFetchMock({
         "registry.json": REGISTRY_FIXTURE,
-        "VERSION": VERSION_FIXTURE,
+        "STANDARDS_VERSION": VERSION_FIXTURE,
         "releases/latest": JSON.stringify({ tag_name: "v1.0.0" }),
       }),
     );
@@ -142,13 +142,13 @@ describe("devtools_getFleetStatus happy path", () => {
 });
 
 describe("devtools_checkDrift happy path", () => {
-  it("returns summary with metaVersion and results array", async () => {
+  it("returns summary with standardsVersion and results array", async () => {
     vi.stubGlobal(
       "fetch",
       makeFetchMock({
         "drift-checker.config.json": DRIFT_CONFIG_FIXTURE,
         "registry.json": REGISTRY_FIXTURE,
-        "VERSION": VERSION_FIXTURE,
+        "STANDARDS_VERSION": VERSION_FIXTURE,
         "CLAUDE.md": CLAUDE_MD_FIXTURE,
         "contents/.github/workflows": JSON.stringify([
           { name: "drift-check.yml", type: "file" },
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ describe("devtools_checkDrift happy path", () => {
     const result = await tool.handler({ slug: "steam-mcp", verbose: false });
     expect(result.isError).toBeUndefined();
     const parsed = JSON.parse(result.content[0].text);
-    expect(parsed).toHaveProperty("metaVersion");
+    expect(parsed).toHaveProperty("standardsVersion");
     expect(parsed).toHaveProperty("results");
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/tools/checkDrift.ts b/src/tools/checkDrift.ts
index 77416b2..5f0dc7e 100644
--- a/src/tools/checkDrift.ts
+++ b/src/tools/checkDrift.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { z } from "zod";
 import type { McpServer } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js";
 import {
   fetchRegistry,
-  fetchMetaVersion,
+  fetchStandardsVersion,
   rawFetch,
   githubFetch,
   extractStandardsVersion,
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ function parseSemver(v: string): [number, number, number] {
 function applySignalPolicy(
   policy: string,
   repoVersion: string,
-  metaVersion: string,
+  standardsVersion: string,
 ): Severity {
   const [rm, rn, rp] = parseSemver(repoVersion);
-  const [mm, mn, mp] = parseSemver(metaVersion);
+  const [mm, mn, mp] = parseSemver(standardsVersion);
 
   // Repo is ahead of meta - unexpected, surface as warning
   if (
@@ -92,14 +92,14 @@ export function register(server: McpServer): void {
     inputSchema,
     async ({ slug, verbose }) => {
       try {
-        const [configRaw, registry, metaVersion] = await Promise.all([
+        const [configRaw, registry, standardsVersion] = await Promise.all([
           rawFetch(
             "TMHSDigital",
             "Developer-Tools-Directory",
             "standards/drift-checker.config.json",
           ),
           fetchRegistry(),
-          fetchMetaVersion(),
+          fetchStandardsVersion(),
         ]);
 
         const config = JSON.parse(configRaw) as DriftConfig;
@@ -154,12 +154,12 @@ export function register(server: McpServer): void {
                   message: "standards-version marker not found in CLAUDE.md or AGENTS.md",
                 });
               } else {
-                const severity = applySignalPolicy(policy, standardsVersion, metaVersion);
+                const severity = applySignalPolicy(policy, standardsVersion, standardsVersion);
                 if (severity !== "ok") {
                   repoFindings.push({
                     check: "version-signal",
                     severity,
-                    message: `standards-version ${standardsVersion} vs meta ${metaVersion}`,
+                    message: `standards-version ${standardsVersion} vs meta ${standardsVersion}`,
                   });
                 }
               }
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ export function register(server: McpServer): void {
         }));
 
         const summary = {
-          metaVersion,
+          standardsVersion,
           signalPolicy: policy,
           checkedRepos: filtered.length,
           errors: filtered.flatMap((r) =>
diff --git a/src/tools/getFleetStatus.ts b/src/tools/getFleetStatus.ts
index a869548..754c1ab 100644
--- a/src/tools/getFleetStatus.ts
+++ b/src/tools/getFleetStatus.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { z } from "zod";
 import type { McpServer } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js";
 import {
   fetchRegistry,
-  fetchMetaVersion,
+  fetchStandardsVersion,
   rawFetch,
   githubFetch,
   extractStandardsVersion,
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ export function register(server: McpServer): void {
     inputSchema,
     async ({ include_standards_version }) => {
       try {
-        const [registry, metaVersion] = await Promise.all([
+        const [registry, metaStandardsVersion] = await Promise.all([
           fetchRegistry(),
-          fetchMetaVersion(),
+          fetchStandardsVersion(),
         ]);
 
         const results = await Promise.all(
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export function register(server: McpServer): void {
               latestReleaseTag: latestTag,
               versionSignal: versionSignal(entry.version, latestTag),
               ...(include_standards_version
-                ? { standardsVersion, metaVersion }
+                ? { standardsVersion, metaStandardsVersion }
                 : {}),
             };
           }),
diff --git a/src/utils/github.ts b/src/utils/github.ts
index c35b15c..3d3b751 100644
--- a/src/utils/github.ts
+++ b/src/utils/github.ts
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export async function fetchRegistry(): Promise<RegistryEntry[]> {
   return JSON.parse(raw) as RegistryEntry[];
 }
 
-export async function fetchMetaVersion(): Promise<string> {
-  const raw = await rawFetch(META_OWNER, META_REPO, "VERSION");
+export async function fetchStandardsVersion(): Promise<string> {
+  const raw = await rawFetch(META_OWNER, META_REPO, "STANDARDS_VERSION");
   return raw.trim();
 }