diff --git a/cmd/volt/cmd/compose.go b/cmd/volt/cmd/compose.go
index d18f900..be97c83 100644
--- a/cmd/volt/cmd/compose.go
+++ b/cmd/volt/cmd/compose.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ var composeCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:     "compose",
 	Aliases: []string{"const", "constellation", "manifest"},
 	Short:   "Manage Constellations (multi-service stacks)",
-	Long: `Manage Constellations — declarative multi-service stacks using Voltfiles.
+	Long: `Manage Constellations — declarative multi-service stacks using Volt compose files.
 
 A Constellation defines containers, VMs, services, networks, and volumes
 in a single YAML file and deploys them together.
diff --git a/cmd/volt/cmd/container.go b/cmd/volt/cmd/container.go
index a00e033..99e9b3d 100644
--- a/cmd/volt/cmd/container.go
+++ b/cmd/volt/cmd/container.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Volt Container Commands - Voltainer (systemd-nspawn) container management.
+Volt Container Commands - systemd-nspawn container management.
 
 This file handles CLI flag parsing and output formatting. All container
 runtime operations are delegated to the backend interface.
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ func getSystemdBackend() *systemdbackend.Backend {
 
 var containerCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "container",
-	Short: "Manage containers (Voltainer)",
-	Long: `Manage Voltainer containers built on systemd-nspawn.
+	Short: "Manage Volt containers",
+	Long: `Manage Volt containers built on systemd-nspawn.
 
-Voltainer provides OS-level containerization using Linux namespaces,
+Volt provides OS-level containerization using Linux namespaces,
 cgroups v2, and systemd service management. Not Docker. Not a wrapper.
 A ground-up container engine for production Linux workloads.`,
 	Aliases: []string{"con"},
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ A ground-up container engine for production Linux workloads.`,
 var containerCreateCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "create",
 	Short: "Create a container from an image",
-	Long:  `Create a new Voltainer container from a specified image.`,
+	Long:  `Create a new Volt container from a specified image.`,
 	Example: `  volt container create --name web --image /var/lib/volt/images/ubuntu_24.04
   volt container create --name web --image ubuntu:24.04 --start
   volt container create --name db --image debian:bookworm --memory 2G --start`,
diff --git a/cmd/volt/cmd/k8s.go b/cmd/volt/cmd/k8s.go
index 1cf4045..16c08d0 100644
--- a/cmd/volt/cmd/k8s.go
+++ b/cmd/volt/cmd/k8s.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ var clusterCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Long: `Manage Kubernetes clusters and Volt-managed worker nodes.
 
 Create lightweight VMs as K8s worker nodes with minimal overhead.
-Scale to 1,000+ nodes per host using Voltvisor's efficient isolation.`,
+Scale to 1,000+ nodes per host using Volt's efficient isolation.`,
 	Example: `  volt cluster status
   volt cluster node list
   volt cluster node add --count 10 --memory 512M
diff --git a/cmd/volt/cmd/root.go b/cmd/volt/cmd/root.go
index dbcb4db..6ee3133 100644
--- a/cmd/volt/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/volt/cmd/root.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Long: `Volt — Unified Linux Platform Management
 
 One tool for containers, VMs, services, networking, and more.
-Built on Voltainer (systemd-nspawn), Voltvisor (KVM), and Stellarium (CAS).
+Built on systemd-nspawn (containers), Neutron Stardust (VMs), and Stellarium (CAS).
 
 No Docker. No fragmented toolchains. Just volt.`,
 	Version: Version,
diff --git a/cmd/volt/cmd/shortcuts.go b/cmd/volt/cmd/shortcuts.go
index c2e1d69..ad4e318 100644
--- a/cmd/volt/cmd/shortcuts.go
+++ b/cmd/volt/cmd/shortcuts.go
@@ -202,19 +202,74 @@ If no command is given, opens an interactive bash shell.`,
 
 // ── volt run ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
+var (
+	runName    string
+	runPorts   []string
+	runVolumes []string
+	runEnvVars []string
+	runMemory  string
+	runCPUs    string
+	runDetach  bool
+)
+
 var runCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "run <image>",
+	Use:   "run [flags] <image> [command...]",
 	Short: "Quick-start a container",
 	Long: `Create and start a container from an image in one step.
-Shortcut for: volt container create --image <image> --start`,
-	Example: `  volt run armoredgate/nginx:1.25
-  volt run armoredgate/ubuntu:24.04`,
-	Args: cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+Shortcut for: volt container create --image <image> --start
+
+Supports naming the container, port mappings, volume mounts,
+environment variables, and resource limits.`,
+	Example: `  volt run alpine
+  volt run --name hello alpine echo "Hello"
+  volt run --name web -p 8080:80 armoredgate/nginx:1.25
+  volt run -d --name db -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=secret -v pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql armoredgate/postgres:16
+  volt run --memory 512M --cpus 2 armoredgate/ubuntu:24.04`,
+	Args: cobra.MinimumNArgs(1),
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		image := args[0]
-		fmt.Printf("Quick-starting container from image: %s\n", image)
-		fmt.Printf("Shortcut not yet wired — use: volt container create --image %s --start\n", image)
-		return nil
+		cmdArgs := args[1:]
+
+		// Use provided name or derive from image
+		name := runName
+		if name == "" {
+			// Generate a name from the image (strip registry/tag)
+			name = image
+			if idx := strings.LastIndex(name, "/"); idx >= 0 {
+				name = name[idx+1:]
+			}
+			if idx := strings.Index(name, ":"); idx >= 0 {
+				name = name[:idx]
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Set the container create flags
+		containerName = name
+		containerImage = image
+		containerStart = true
+		containerVolumes = runVolumes
+		containerEnv = runEnvVars
+		containerMemory = runMemory
+		containerCPU = runCPUs
+
+		if len(runPorts) > 0 {
+			// Store port mappings in env for the backend to handle
+			for _, p := range runPorts {
+				containerEnv = append(containerEnv, "VOLT_PORT_MAP="+p)
+			}
+		}
+
+		if len(cmdArgs) > 0 {
+			containerEnv = append(containerEnv, "VOLT_CMD="+strings.Join(cmdArgs, " "))
+		}
+
+		if runDetach {
+			fmt.Printf("Starting container %s from image %s (detached)\n", name, image)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Printf("Starting container %s from image %s\n", name, image)
+		}
+
+		return containerCreateRun(cmd, args)
 	},
 }
 
@@ -270,4 +325,13 @@ var versionCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(getCmd, describeCmd, deleteCmd, sshCmd, execShortcutCmd, runCmd, statusCmd, connectCmd, versionCmd)
+
+	// Run command flags
+	runCmd.Flags().StringVar(&runName, "name", "", "Container name")
+	runCmd.Flags().StringSliceVarP(&runPorts, "port", "p", nil, "Port mappings (host:container)")
+	runCmd.Flags().StringSliceVarP(&runVolumes, "volume", "v", nil, "Volume mounts (host:container)")
+	runCmd.Flags().StringSliceVarP(&runEnvVars, "env", "e", nil, "Environment variables (KEY=VALUE)")
+	runCmd.Flags().StringVar(&runMemory, "memory", "", "Memory limit (e.g., 512M, 2G)")
+	runCmd.Flags().StringVar(&runCPUs, "cpus", "", "CPU shares/quota")
+	runCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&runDetach, "detach", "d", false, "Run container in background")
 }
diff --git a/cmd/volt/cmd/workload.go b/cmd/volt/cmd/workload.go
index 217d418..44f5965 100644
--- a/cmd/volt/cmd/workload.go
+++ b/cmd/volt/cmd/workload.go
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 Volt Workload Commands — Unified workload abstraction for scale-to-zero.
 
 Provides a single command surface (volt workload ...) that works identically
-regardless of whether the underlying workload is a Voltainer container
+regardless of whether the underlying workload is a Volt container
 (systemd-nspawn), a hybrid-native process (Landlock + cgroups), or a
-VoltVisor VM (KVM). The wake proxy, sleep controller, and metering engine
+Volt VM (KVM). The wake proxy, sleep controller, and metering engine
 all consume this abstraction.
 
 Backend dispatch:
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ var (
 var workloadCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "workload",
 	Short: "Unified workload management (containers + hybrid-native + VMs)",
-	Long: `Manage workloads across Voltainer containers, hybrid-native processes,
-and VoltVisor VMs.
+	Long: `Manage workloads across Volt containers, hybrid-native processes,
+and Volt VMs.
 
 The workload abstraction layer provides a single interface for lifecycle
 operations regardless of backend type and execution mode. Each command
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ auto-detects whether a workload is a container, hybrid-native, or VM and
 delegates to the appropriate backend.
 
 Modes:
-  container       Voltainer (systemd-nspawn) — full OS container isolation
+  container       Volt (systemd-nspawn) — full OS container isolation
   hybrid-native   Landlock LSM + seccomp-bpf + cgroups v2 — no namespace overhead
-  hybrid-kvm      VoltVisor (KVM) micro-VM — hardware-level isolation
+  hybrid-kvm      Volt (KVM) micro-VM — hardware-level isolation
   hybrid-emulated QEMU user-mode emulation — cross-arch workloads
 
 Used by the Volt Edge wake proxy and Sleep Controller for scale-to-zero
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ var workloadCreateCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Long: `Create a new workload with a specified execution mode.
 
 Modes:
-  container        Standard Voltainer container (systemd-nspawn)
+  container        Standard Volt container (systemd-nspawn)
   hybrid-native    Direct process execution with Landlock + cgroups v2
   hybrid-kvm       KVM micro-VM (requires kernel path in manifest)
   hybrid-emulated  QEMU user-mode emulation
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ func workloadCreateRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	// Provision the backend
 	switch mode {
 	case WorkloadModeContainer:
-		fmt.Printf("  Backend: Voltainer (systemd-nspawn)\n")
+		fmt.Printf("  Backend: Volt (systemd-nspawn)\n")
 		if err := ensureContainerBackend(name); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -227,12 +227,12 @@ func workloadCreateRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			return err
 		}
 	case WorkloadModeHybridKVM:
-		fmt.Printf("  Backend: VoltVisor (KVM)\n")
+		fmt.Printf("  Backend: Volt (KVM)\n")
 		if err := ensureHybridKVMBackend(w); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	case WorkloadModeHybridEmulated:
-		fmt.Printf("  Backend: VoltVisor (QEMU user-mode)\n")
+		fmt.Printf("  Backend: Volt (QEMU user-mode)\n")
 		fmt.Println(Yellow("  Note: hybrid-emulated backend is experimental"))
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported mode: %s", mode)
diff --git a/cmd/volt/cmd/workload_state.go b/cmd/volt/cmd/workload_state.go
index 2e267a3..f7d40b4 100644
--- a/cmd/volt/cmd/workload_state.go
+++ b/cmd/volt/cmd/workload_state.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ const (
 type WorkloadMode string
 
 const (
-	// WorkloadModeContainer uses Voltainer (systemd-nspawn) for isolation.
+	// WorkloadModeContainer uses Volt (systemd-nspawn) for isolation.
 	WorkloadModeContainer WorkloadMode = "container"
 	// WorkloadModeHybridNative uses the hybrid backend: direct process execution
 	// with Landlock LSM, seccomp-bpf, and cgroups v2 isolation — no namespace overhead.
@@ -175,13 +175,13 @@ func (w *WorkloadEntry) ModeLabel() string {
 func (w *WorkloadEntry) BackendLabel() string {
 	switch w.EffectiveMode() {
 	case WorkloadModeContainer:
-		return "Voltainer (systemd-nspawn)"
+		return "Volt (systemd-nspawn)"
 	case WorkloadModeHybridNative:
 		return "Hybrid (Landlock + cgroups v2)"
 	case WorkloadModeHybridKVM:
-		return "VoltVisor (KVM)"
+		return "Volt (KVM)"
 	case WorkloadModeHybridEmulated:
-		return "VoltVisor (QEMU user-mode)"
+		return "Volt (QEMU user-mode)"
 	default:
 		return "unknown"
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/volt/main.go b/cmd/volt/main.go
index 24b8098..815ba7d 100644
--- a/cmd/volt/main.go
+++ b/cmd/volt/main.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
 Volt Platform - Virtual Machine Runtime
-Extending Voltainer into comprehensive virtualization
+Unified Linux platform management
 
 Copyright 2026 ArmoredGate LLC
 */
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 176373c..03bcd44 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/armoredgate/volt
 
-go 1.22
+go 1.22.12
 
 require (
 	github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.6.0