diff --git a/.github/workflows/py-image-builder.yaml b/.github/workflows/pymage.yaml
similarity index 84%
rename from .github/workflows/py-image-builder.yaml
rename to .github/workflows/pymage.yaml
index ae605c6..dac67f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/py-image-builder.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pymage.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-name: py-image-builder
+name: pymage
 
 on:
   pull_request:
     paths:
-      - "py-image-builder/**"
-      - ".github/workflows/py-image-builder.yaml"
+      - "pymage/**"
+      - ".github/workflows/pymage.yaml"
 
 jobs:
   ci:
@@ -26,29 +26,29 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v6.2.0
         with:
-          go-version-file: py-image-builder/go.mod
-          cache-dependency-path: py-image-builder/go.sum
+          go-version-file: pymage/go.mod
+          cache-dependency-path: pymage/go.sum
 
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v6.2.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
 
       - name: Run tests
-        working-directory: py-image-builder
+        working-directory: pymage
         run: go test -race ./...
 
       - name: Run golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v9.2.0
         with:
-          working-directory: py-image-builder
+          working-directory: pymage
           version: latest
 
       - name: Build the CLI
-        working-directory: py-image-builder
-        run: go build -o pib .
+        working-directory: pymage
+        run: go build -o pymage .
 
       - name: Prepare a demo app, wheelhouse, and hashed lock
-        working-directory: py-image-builder
+        working-directory: pymage
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           mkdir -p demo/wheelhouse demo/src
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
           import click
           import six
 
-          print("py-image-builder demo OK | six=%s click=%s" % (six.__version__, click.__version__))
+          print("pymage demo OK | six=%s click=%s" % (six.__version__, click.__version__))
           PY
 
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ jobs:
           cat demo/requirements.txt
 
       - name: Build and push the image (no Docker daemon involved)
-        working-directory: py-image-builder
+        working-directory: pymage
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          ./pib build \
+          ./pymage build \
             --base "$BASE" \
             --lock demo/requirements.txt \
             --find-links demo/wheelhouse \
@@ -92,14 +92,14 @@ jobs:
           cat demo/sbom.json
 
       - name: Verify the build is reproducible (same digest twice)
-        working-directory: py-image-builder
+        working-directory: pymage
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           common=(--base "$BASE" --lock demo/requirements.txt --find-links demo/wheelhouse \
                   --source demo/src --python "$PYTHON" \
                   --entrypoint python --entrypoint /app/app.py --insecure --push=false)
-          d1=$(./pib build "${common[@]}" --print-digest)
-          d2=$(./pib build "${common[@]}" --print-digest)
+          d1=$(./pymage build "${common[@]}" --print-digest)
+          d2=$(./pymage build "${common[@]}" --print-digest)
           echo "digest #1: $d1"
           echo "digest #2: $d2"
           if [ "$d1" != "$d2" ]; then
@@ -114,13 +114,13 @@ jobs:
           docker pull "$REGISTRY/demo:v1"
           out=$(docker run --rm "$REGISTRY/demo:v1")
           echo "container output: $out"
-          echo "$out" | grep -q "py-image-builder demo OK"
+          echo "$out" | grep -q "pymage demo OK"
 
       - name: Install crane (for manifest inspection)
         run: go install github.com/google/go-containerregistry/cmd/crane@v0.19.2
 
       - name: Adding a dependency reuses existing layers (only one new layer)
-        working-directory: py-image-builder
+        working-directory: pymage
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           # Resolve one more pure-python wheel and append it to the lock.
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "idna==3.7 --hash=sha256:$(sha256sum "$idna_whl" | awk '{print $1}')" >> demo/requirements.txt
 
           # Build the new image (now with the extra dependency) and push it.
-          ./pib build \
+          ./pymage build \
             --base "$BASE" \
             --lock demo/requirements.txt \
             --find-links demo/wheelhouse \
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ jobs:
           docker pull "$REGISTRY/demo:v2"
           out=$(docker run --rm "$REGISTRY/demo:v2")
           echo "container output: $out"
-          echo "$out" | grep -q "py-image-builder demo OK"
+          echo "$out" | grep -q "pymage demo OK"
 
           # Compare layer sets: every layer from v1 must still be present in v2
           # (unchanged digests), and v2 must have exactly one more layer.
diff --git a/py-image-builder/DESIGN.md b/pymage/DESIGN.md
similarity index 98%
rename from py-image-builder/DESIGN.md
rename to pymage/DESIGN.md
index a11b311..47e03cc 100644
--- a/py-image-builder/DESIGN.md
+++ b/pymage/DESIGN.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# `py-image-builder` — a docker-less, layer-aware Python image builder
+# `pymage` — a docker-less, layer-aware Python image builder
 
 > Status: **Design / plan** (no code yet). This document proposes the architecture
 > and an incremental implementation plan. Comments and pushback welcome.
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ pure-python layers), and publish an **image index** referencing each arch manife
 - **A single CLI**, like `ko` — no daemon, no server, no infra. It builds and
   pushes (or saves) an image in one command:
   ```
-  py-image-builder build \
+  pymage build \
     --base cgr.dev/chainguard/python@sha256:... \
     --lock requirements.txt \
     --source ./ \
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ pure-python layers), and publish an **image index** referencing each arch manife
   `--push=false` (build to local OCI layout / `--tarball`), `--print-digest`
   (compute the would-be digest offline, no push), and standard ggcr keychain
   auth (Docker config / cloud helpers) so it works in CI without extra setup.
-- New self-contained module dir `py-image-builder/` with its own `go.mod` and
+- New self-contained module dir `pymage/` with its own `go.mod` and
   `README.md`, mirroring repo conventions. **No `main.tf` / Cloud Run** — this is
   a standalone CLI, not a hosted service.
 
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ pure-python layers), and publish an **image index** referencing each arch manife
 
 Each phase is independently useful and reviewable.
 
-1. **Skeleton + deterministic tar.** New `py-image-builder/` Go module; a function
+1. **Skeleton + deterministic tar.** New `pymage/` Go module; a function
    that writes a normalized, reproducible tar and a round-trip determinism test
    (same input ⇒ same bytes ⇒ same digest).
 2. **Wheel → layer.** Parse a wheel zip, lay out files into the fixed prefix,
diff --git a/py-image-builder/README.md b/pymage/README.md
similarity index 98%
rename from py-image-builder/README.md
rename to pymage/README.md
index 4bcd1dc..7ff4c0e 100644
--- a/py-image-builder/README.md
+++ b/pymage/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# `py-image-builder`
+# `pymage`
 
 A **docker-less**, layer-aware container image builder for Python applications,
 in the spirit of [`ko`](https://github.com/ko-build/ko). It builds and pushes
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ See [`DESIGN.md`](./DESIGN.md) for the full rationale.
 ## Usage
 
 ```
-py-image-builder build \
+pymage build \
   --base cgr.dev/chainguard/python:latest \
   --lock requirements.txt \      # pinned + hashed (pip-compile / uv pip compile --generate-hashes)
   --find-links ./wheelhouse \    # directory of resolved .whl files
diff --git a/py-image-builder/e2e/e2e_test.go b/pymage/e2e/e2e_test.go
similarity index 96%
rename from py-image-builder/e2e/e2e_test.go
rename to pymage/e2e/e2e_test.go
index 68e48e6..78f4feb 100644
--- a/py-image-builder/e2e/e2e_test.go
+++ b/pymage/e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Package e2e exercises py-image-builder end to end against a real local OCI
+// Package e2e exercises pymage end to end against a real local OCI
 // registry (go-containerregistry's in-process registry served over HTTP — a
 // genuine registry daemon, just in the test process). No Docker is required.
 //
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1/mutate"
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1/remote"
 
-	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/py-image-builder/internal/build"
-	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/py-image-builder/internal/testwheel"
-	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/py-image-builder/internal/wheel"
-	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/py-image-builder/internal/wheelhouse"
+	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/pymage/internal/build"
+	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/pymage/internal/testwheel"
+	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/pymage/internal/wheel"
+	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/pymage/internal/wheelhouse"
 )
 
 // uploadCounter records the set of blob digests that were actually uploaded
diff --git a/py-image-builder/go.mod b/pymage/go.mod
similarity index 93%
rename from py-image-builder/go.mod
rename to pymage/go.mod
index 6559a01..f880dea 100644
--- a/py-image-builder/go.mod
+++ b/pymage/go.mod
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-module github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/py-image-builder
+module github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/pymage
 
 go 1.22.2
 
diff --git a/py-image-builder/go.sum b/pymage/go.sum
similarity index 100%
rename from py-image-builder/go.sum
rename to pymage/go.sum
diff --git a/py-image-builder/internal/build/build.go b/pymage/internal/build/build.go
similarity index 97%
rename from py-image-builder/internal/build/build.go
rename to pymage/internal/build/build.go
index 17b4d52..997fb5e 100644
--- a/py-image-builder/internal/build/build.go
+++ b/pymage/internal/build/build.go
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ import (
 	v1 "github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1"
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1/mutate"
 
-	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/py-image-builder/internal/ptar"
-	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/py-image-builder/internal/wheel"
-	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/py-image-builder/internal/wheelhouse"
+	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/pymage/internal/ptar"
+	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/pymage/internal/wheel"
+	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/pymage/internal/wheelhouse"
 )
 
 // LayerStrategy controls how dependency layers are partitioned.
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ func mergeEnv(base []string, layout wheel.Layout, extra []string) []string {
 func history(createdBy string) v1.History {
 	return v1.History{
 		Created:   v1.Time{Time: epoch()},
-		CreatedBy: "py-image-builder: " + createdBy,
+		CreatedBy: "pymage: " + createdBy,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/py-image-builder/internal/build/build_test.go b/pymage/internal/build/build_test.go
similarity index 95%
rename from py-image-builder/internal/build/build_test.go
rename to pymage/internal/build/build_test.go
index 2a2005b..e6e73ad 100644
--- a/py-image-builder/internal/build/build_test.go
+++ b/pymage/internal/build/build_test.go
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import (
 	v1 "github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1"
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1/empty"
 
-	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/py-image-builder/internal/testwheel"
-	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/py-image-builder/internal/wheel"
-	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/py-image-builder/internal/wheelhouse"
+	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/pymage/internal/testwheel"
+	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/pymage/internal/wheel"
+	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/pymage/internal/wheelhouse"
 )
 
 func layerPaths(t *testing.T, l v1.Layer) map[string]bool {
diff --git a/py-image-builder/internal/build/resolve.go b/pymage/internal/build/resolve.go
similarity index 100%
rename from py-image-builder/internal/build/resolve.go
rename to pymage/internal/build/resolve.go
diff --git a/py-image-builder/internal/cli/cli.go b/pymage/internal/cli/cli.go
similarity index 92%
rename from py-image-builder/internal/cli/cli.go
rename to pymage/internal/cli/cli.go
index 146cf45..8fdd54a 100644
--- a/py-image-builder/internal/cli/cli.go
+++ b/pymage/internal/cli/cli.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Package cli implements the py-image-builder command line.
+// Package cli implements the pymage command line.
 package cli
 
 import (
@@ -15,17 +15,17 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1/remote"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/py-image-builder/internal/build"
-	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/py-image-builder/internal/lock"
-	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/py-image-builder/internal/sbom"
-	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/py-image-builder/internal/wheel"
-	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/py-image-builder/internal/wheelhouse"
+	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/pymage/internal/build"
+	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/pymage/internal/lock"
+	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/pymage/internal/sbom"
+	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/pymage/internal/wheel"
+	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/pymage/internal/wheelhouse"
 )
 
 // Root returns the root cobra command.
 func Root() *cobra.Command {
 	root := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:           "py-image-builder",
+		Use:           "pymage",
 		Short:         "Docker-less, layer-aware Python container image builder",
 		SilenceUsage:  true,
 		SilenceErrors: true,
diff --git a/py-image-builder/internal/cli/cli_test.go b/pymage/internal/cli/cli_test.go
similarity index 97%
rename from py-image-builder/internal/cli/cli_test.go
rename to pymage/internal/cli/cli_test.go
index b783d19..8cd569d 100644
--- a/py-image-builder/internal/cli/cli_test.go
+++ b/pymage/internal/cli/cli_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1/empty"
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1/remote"
 
-	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/py-image-builder/internal/testwheel"
+	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/pymage/internal/testwheel"
 )
 
 // TestBuildCommandEndToEnd drives the cobra `build` command exactly as a user
diff --git a/py-image-builder/internal/lock/lock.go b/pymage/internal/lock/lock.go
similarity index 100%
rename from py-image-builder/internal/lock/lock.go
rename to pymage/internal/lock/lock.go
diff --git a/py-image-builder/internal/lock/lock_test.go b/pymage/internal/lock/lock_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from py-image-builder/internal/lock/lock_test.go
rename to pymage/internal/lock/lock_test.go
diff --git a/py-image-builder/internal/ptar/ptar.go b/pymage/internal/ptar/ptar.go
similarity index 98%
rename from py-image-builder/internal/ptar/ptar.go
rename to pymage/internal/ptar/ptar.go
index 1ece255..a89198a 100644
--- a/py-image-builder/internal/ptar/ptar.go
+++ b/pymage/internal/ptar/ptar.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Package ptar builds deterministic (reproducible) tar archives and turns them
 // into OCI layers.
 //
-// Reproducibility is the load-bearing property of py-image-builder: identical
+// Reproducibility is the load-bearing property of pymage: identical
 // inputs must yield byte-identical layers so that their content-addressed
 // digests match and registries can dedupe/skip/mount them. To guarantee that,
 // every tar we emit:
diff --git a/py-image-builder/internal/ptar/ptar_test.go b/pymage/internal/ptar/ptar_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from py-image-builder/internal/ptar/ptar_test.go
rename to pymage/internal/ptar/ptar_test.go
diff --git a/py-image-builder/internal/sbom/sbom.go b/pymage/internal/sbom/sbom.go
similarity index 94%
rename from py-image-builder/internal/sbom/sbom.go
rename to pymage/internal/sbom/sbom.go
index 371b3ad..0f531e7 100644
--- a/py-image-builder/internal/sbom/sbom.go
+++ b/pymage/internal/sbom/sbom.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"sort"
 
-	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/py-image-builder/internal/wheelhouse"
+	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/pymage/internal/wheelhouse"
 )
 
 type doc struct {
diff --git a/py-image-builder/internal/sbom/sbom_test.go b/pymage/internal/sbom/sbom_test.go
similarity index 89%
rename from py-image-builder/internal/sbom/sbom_test.go
rename to pymage/internal/sbom/sbom_test.go
index 5de99b1..219b56a 100644
--- a/py-image-builder/internal/sbom/sbom_test.go
+++ b/pymage/internal/sbom/sbom_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/py-image-builder/internal/wheelhouse"
+	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/pymage/internal/wheelhouse"
 )
 
 func TestGenerateDeterministicAndSorted(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/py-image-builder/internal/testwheel/testwheel.go b/pymage/internal/testwheel/testwheel.go
similarity index 100%
rename from py-image-builder/internal/testwheel/testwheel.go
rename to pymage/internal/testwheel/testwheel.go
diff --git a/py-image-builder/internal/wheel/wheel.go b/pymage/internal/wheel/wheel.go
similarity index 98%
rename from py-image-builder/internal/wheel/wheel.go
rename to pymage/internal/wheel/wheel.go
index 4b990fe..6fb64c4 100644
--- a/py-image-builder/internal/wheel/wheel.go
+++ b/pymage/internal/wheel/wheel.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/py-image-builder/internal/ptar"
+	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/pymage/internal/ptar"
 )
 
 // Layout describes where files are installed inside the image filesystem.
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func (w *Wheel) consoleScripts(bin string) ([]ptar.File, error) {
 	for _, n := range names {
 		module, attr := eps[n].module, eps[n].attr
 		script := fmt.Sprintf(`#!/usr/bin/env python
-# Generated by py-image-builder.
+# Generated by pymage.
 import sys
 from %s import %s
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/py-image-builder/internal/wheel/wheel_test.go b/pymage/internal/wheel/wheel_test.go
similarity index 94%
rename from py-image-builder/internal/wheel/wheel_test.go
rename to pymage/internal/wheel/wheel_test.go
index 55beab5..3a1f498 100644
--- a/py-image-builder/internal/wheel/wheel_test.go
+++ b/pymage/internal/wheel/wheel_test.go
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/py-image-builder/internal/ptar"
-	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/py-image-builder/internal/testwheel"
+	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/pymage/internal/ptar"
+	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/pymage/internal/testwheel"
 )
 
 var layout = Layout{Prefix: "/app/.venv", PythonTag: "python3.12"}
diff --git a/py-image-builder/internal/wheelhouse/wheelhouse.go b/pymage/internal/wheelhouse/wheelhouse.go
similarity index 95%
rename from py-image-builder/internal/wheelhouse/wheelhouse.go
rename to pymage/internal/wheelhouse/wheelhouse.go
index dfb2aa5..ef10d65 100644
--- a/py-image-builder/internal/wheelhouse/wheelhouse.go
+++ b/pymage/internal/wheelhouse/wheelhouse.go
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/py-image-builder/internal/lock"
-	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/py-image-builder/internal/wheel"
+	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/pymage/internal/lock"
+	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/pymage/internal/wheel"
 )
 
 // ResolvedWheel pairs a pinned requirement with the wheel file that satisfies
diff --git a/py-image-builder/internal/wheelhouse/wheelhouse_test.go b/pymage/internal/wheelhouse/wheelhouse_test.go
similarity index 90%
rename from py-image-builder/internal/wheelhouse/wheelhouse_test.go
rename to pymage/internal/wheelhouse/wheelhouse_test.go
index 7ef7388..4fd51a4 100644
--- a/py-image-builder/internal/wheelhouse/wheelhouse_test.go
+++ b/pymage/internal/wheelhouse/wheelhouse_test.go
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package wheelhouse
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/py-image-builder/internal/lock"
-	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/py-image-builder/internal/testwheel"
+	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/pymage/internal/lock"
+	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/pymage/internal/testwheel"
 )
 
 func TestResolveSortedAndVerified(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/py-image-builder/main.go b/pymage/main.go
similarity index 74%
rename from py-image-builder/main.go
rename to pymage/main.go
index f652755..fc059e9 100644
--- a/py-image-builder/main.go
+++ b/pymage/main.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Command py-image-builder builds and pushes OCI images for Python applications
+// Command pymage builds and pushes OCI images for Python applications
 // without a Docker daemon, in the spirit of ko.
 //
 // It installs each resolved wheel into its own deterministic, content-addressed
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
-	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/py-image-builder/internal/cli"
+	"github.com/imjasonh/terraform-playground/pymage/internal/cli"
 )
 
 func main() {