diff --git a/internal/cli/dataset_rm.go b/internal/cli/dataset_rm.go
index 761750c..60d009a 100644
--- a/internal/cli/dataset_rm.go
+++ b/internal/cli/dataset_rm.go
@@ -46,9 +46,8 @@ func newDatasetRmCmd() *cobra.Command {
 for a table: the MySQL table in ` + push.IngestionDatabase + ` and the dataset's
 directories on the shared PVC. Destructive and not undoable.
 
-NOTE: the central tracebloc backend catalog entry is NOT removed — the
-CLI has no direct line to that backend. Full cleanup of a successfully
-ingested dataset needs the server-side delete path (tracebloc/cli#39).
+The dataset's catalog metadata on the tracebloc backend is removed
+automatically after deletion — no manual step required.
 
 Exit codes:
   0  artifacts removed (or --dry-run, or the user declined)
@@ -195,5 +194,6 @@ undone — re-pushing the data is the only way back.`)
 	}
 
 	p.Successf("Deleted %s.%s and %d PVC path(s).", plan.Database, plan.Table, len(res.RemovedPaths))
+	p.Infof("The dataset's catalog metadata will be removed automatically — no further action needed.")
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/cli/root.go b/internal/cli/root.go
index 311c826..69e1438 100644
--- a/internal/cli/root.go
+++ b/internal/cli/root.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ type BuildInfo struct {
 func NewRootCmd(info BuildInfo) *cobra.Command {
 	root := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "tracebloc",
-		Short: "tracebloc — declarative data ingestion for your cluster",
+		Short: "tracebloc — interactive data ingestion for your cluster",
 		Long: `tracebloc is the customer-facing CLI for the tracebloc declarative
 ingestion path. It wraps the same POST /internal/submit-ingestion-run
 protocol the tracebloc/ingestor Helm chart uses, so any cluster running
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ what's planned next.`,
 			return cmd.Help() // an arg that wasn't a known subcommand
 		}
 		p := printerFor(cmd)
-		p.Banner("tracebloc", "declarative data ingestion for your cluster")
+		p.Banner("tracebloc", "interactive data ingestion for your cluster")
 		p.Section("Get started")
 		p.Infof("tracebloc dataset push ./data     — stage + ingest a dataset (guided if you omit flags)")
 		p.Infof("tracebloc dataset rm <table>      — delete a pushed dataset (its table + files)")
diff --git a/internal/push/teardown.go b/internal/push/teardown.go
index 6f3a9c9..5d30ccf 100644
--- a/internal/push/teardown.go
+++ b/internal/push/teardown.go
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@ const IngestionDatabase = "training_test_datasets"
 //
 // It deliberately does NOT include the central tracebloc backend
 // catalog entry: the CLI has no direct line to that backend (only the
-// in-cluster ingestor does, with its own creds), so removing it is the
-// cross-repo follow-up (tracebloc/cli#39). A successfully-ingested
-// dataset torn down this way leaves a stale catalog entry until #39
-// lands.
+// in-cluster ingestor does, with its own creds). The backend removes
+// the dataset's catalog metadata automatically once these in-cluster
+// artifacts are gone, so there's no CLI-side catalog teardown to do.
 type TeardownPlan struct {
 	Database string   // MySQL schema (IngestionDatabase)
 	Table    string   // table name — MUST have passed ValidateTableName
@@ -59,11 +58,10 @@ type TeardownResult struct {
 //   - rm -rf the PVC dirs by exec-ing inside the jobs-manager pod,
 //     which mounts the shared PVC at SharedRoot.
 //
-// DESIGN NOTE (under review): this exec-into-existing-pods approach is
-// the "CLI-direct teardown". The alternative under discussion is a
-// server-side jobs-manager delete endpoint that could also remove the
-// backend catalog entry (#39) in one place. It assumes (a) a pod whose
-// name contains "mysql" exposes $MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD, and (b) the
+// DESIGN NOTE: this exec-into-existing-pods approach is the
+// "CLI-direct teardown" (the alternative considered was a server-side
+// jobs-manager delete endpoint). It assumes (a) a pod whose name
+// contains "mysql" exposes $MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD, and (b) the
 // jobs-manager pod mounts the shared PVC at SharedRoot — both true for
 // the current parent chart, but worth confirming before this ships.
 func Teardown(ctx context.Context, cs kubernetes.Interface, cfg *rest.Config, namespace string, plan TeardownPlan) (TeardownResult, error) {
diff --git a/internal/submit/summary.go b/internal/submit/summary.go
index 32d2adb..2be7772 100644
--- a/internal/submit/summary.go
+++ b/internal/submit/summary.go
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ func RenderSummary(p *ui.Printer, s *Summary) {
 	p.Field("success rate", fmt.Sprintf("%.1f%%", s.SuccessRate()))
 
 	p.Section("What's next")
-	p.Infof("View it in the dashboard: https://ai.tracebloc.io")
+	p.Infof("View it in the dashboard: https://ai.tracebloc.io/metadata")
 	p.Hintf("The table is staged and ready for training jobs.")
 }