diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 81c3e1dd9..f986b6da3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -130,10 +130,6 @@ ECC v2.0.0 adds the public Hermes operator story on top of that reusable layer:
-Run or self-host any open-source model. Itô is ECC's preferred compute sponsor and partner: open the Itô dashboard to sign in and rent or manage GPUs. Any GPU provider works. The sponsorship link is passive: it does not invoke an RFQ, reserve capacity, provision compute, or configure serving. Separately, the opt-in ecc ito find bridge invokes the explicitly configured canonical Itô CLI and submits a live authenticated RFQ; it does not reserve capacity. Managed inference through Itô is not live yet.
-
-Moonshot AI (Kimi) sponsors ECC's open-source work and Kimi integration.
-
Community sponsors:Mike Morgan · @jasonwu513 · @1anter · @massimotodaro · @meadmccabeBecome a Sponsor · Sponsor Tiers · Sponsorship Program
@@ -1213,7 +1209,7 @@ claude
If your gateway remaps model names, configure that in Claude Code rather than in ECC. ECC's hooks, skills, commands, and rules are model-provider agnostic once the `claude` CLI is already working.
-Run or self-host any open-source model behind that gateway using separate compute and serving setup. If you need GPU capacity, [Itô](https://compute.itomarkets.com) is ECC's compute partner; any GPU provider works. That sponsorship link is passive: it does not invoke an RFQ, reserve capacity, provision compute, or configure serving. Separately, the opt-in `ecc ito find` bridge invokes the explicitly configured canonical Itô CLI and submits a live authenticated RFQ; it does not reserve capacity. Managed inference through Itô is not live yet.
+Run or self-host any open-source model behind that gateway using separate compute and serving setup. If you need GPU capacity, [Itô](https://compute.itomarkets.com) is ECC's preferred compute sponsor; any GPU provider works. That sponsorship link is passive: it does not invoke an RFQ, reserve capacity, provision compute, or configure serving. Separately, the opt-in `ecc ito find` bridge invokes the explicitly configured canonical Itô CLI and submits a live authenticated RFQ; it does not reserve capacity. Managed inference through Itô is not live yet.
### Itô compute CLI bridge
@@ -1884,9 +1880,7 @@ ECC takes supply-chain and agent safety seriously.
## Sponsors
-Compute sponsor and partner: [Itô Markets](https://itomarkets.com). Open-source sponsor: [Moonshot AI (Kimi)](https://www.moonshot.ai). Business sponsors: [CodeRabbit](https://www.coderabbit.ai) · [Greptile](https://www.greptile.com/go/ecc) · [Atlas Cloud](https://www.atlascloud.ai/?utm_source=github&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=ECC). Logos at the top of this README, full list and tiers in [SPONSORS.md](SPONSORS.md). [Become a sponsor](https://github.com/sponsors/affaan-m).
-
-For GPU capacity, [Itô's compute dashboard](https://compute.itomarkets.com) rents fixed-rate GPU blocks. Any provider works: ECC links to the dashboard and does not provision compute or serving.
+Business sponsors: [CodeRabbit](https://www.coderabbit.ai) · [Greptile](https://www.greptile.com/go/ecc) · [Atlas Cloud](https://www.atlascloud.ai/?utm_source=github&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=ECC) · [Moonshot AI (Kimi)](https://www.moonshot.ai) · [Itô Markets](https://itomarkets.com). Logos are at the top of this README; the full roster and tiers are in [SPONSORS.md](SPONSORS.md). [Become a sponsor](https://github.com/sponsors/affaan-m).
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diff --git a/assets/images/sponsors/ito-dark.svg b/assets/images/sponsors/ito-dark.svg
index c5d8510f1..58f8b94d8 100644
--- a/assets/images/sponsors/ito-dark.svg
+++ b/assets/images/sponsors/ito-dark.svg
@@ -1,148 +1,10 @@
-
-
+
+
diff --git a/assets/images/sponsors/ito.svg b/assets/images/sponsors/ito.svg
index 3a6f4bca8..dcde3830d 100644
--- a/assets/images/sponsors/ito.svg
+++ b/assets/images/sponsors/ito.svg
@@ -1,148 +1,10 @@
-
-
+
+
diff --git a/tests/scripts/ito-compute-sponsor.test.js b/tests/scripts/ito-compute-sponsor.test.js
index 29bd71e94..d16e4295e 100644
--- a/tests/scripts/ito-compute-sponsor.test.js
+++ b/tests/scripts/ito-compute-sponsor.test.js
@@ -99,12 +99,23 @@ function main() {
/custom API endpoint or model gateway[\s\S]*Run or self-host any open-source model behind that gateway[\s\S]*sponsorship link is passive/
);
const sponsorMark = read('assets/images/sponsors/ito.svg');
- assert.match(sponsorMark, /ItôMARKETS= 4);
+ assert.ok(sponsorAssetUrls.every((url) => (
+ url.startsWith('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg')
+ || url.startsWith('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?')
+ )));
}],
['sponsor roster keeps Itô and Moonshot distinct from node tooling', () => {
const sponsors = read('SPONSORS.md');