diff --git a/.github/workflows/dorothy-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/dorothy-workflow.yml
index 8d332bbb0..7c10dcecc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dorothy-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dorothy-workflow.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # don't use [shell: bash] unless needed, as for macos-fresh that caused an infinite queue for the test step, and for linux bash may not exist yet
+# https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/contexts#github-context
 name: dorothy-workflow
 'on':
   - push
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # prevent rate limiting
         run: |
           # ensure dorothy is cloned, and run command
-          bash -c "$(curl -fsSL 'https://dorothy.bevry.me/install?branch=${{ github.ref_name }}&commit=${{ github.sha }}')"
+          bash -c "$(curl -fsSL 'https://dorothy.bevry.me/install?slug=${{ github.repository }}&branch=${{ github.ref }}&commit=${{ github.sha }}')"
       - name: 'Dorothy Configure'
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # prevent rate limiting
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
             git config --global user.email 'bot@bevry.me'
             git remote set-url origin 'https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}'
             git commit -a -m 'ci: adjustments'
-            git push origin HEAD:${{ github.ref_name }}
+            git push origin HEAD:${{ github.ref }}
           fi
       - name: 'Trunk Check'
         shell: bash -leo pipefail {0}
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # prevent rate limiting
         run: |
           # ensure dorothy is cloned, and run command
-          bash -c "$(curl -fsSL 'https://dorothy.bevry.me/run?branch=${{ github.ref_name }}&commit=${{ github.sha }}')" -- dorothy test
+          bash -c "$(curl -fsSL 'https://dorothy.bevry.me/run?slug=${{ github.repository }}&branch=${{ github.ref }}&commit=${{ github.sha }}')" -- dorothy test
   fresh-macos-test:
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # prevent rate limiting
         run: |
           # ensure dorothy is cloned, and run command
-          bash -c "$(curl -fsSL 'https://dorothy.bevry.me/run?branch=${{ github.ref_name }}&commit=${{ github.sha }}')" -- dorothy test
+          bash -c "$(curl -fsSL 'https://dorothy.bevry.me/run?slug=${{ github.repository }}&branch=${{ github.ref }}&commit=${{ github.sha }}')" -- dorothy test
   distro-test:
     continue-on-error: true
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/commands/dorothy b/commands/dorothy
index 3b44bcdce..f0ae78256 100755
--- a/commands/dorothy
+++ b/commands/dorothy
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function dorothy_() (
 	# sanity check that we are running in bash
 	# sanity check, as [function .. () (], [elif], [&>], [local] are all bashisms, so other shells should have failed by now
 	if test -z "${BASH_VERSION-}"; then
-		printf '%s\n' 'Dorothy requires bash to run. Refer to the installation instructions: https://github.com/bevry/dorothy#install' >/dev/stderr
+		printf '%s\n' "Dorothy requires bash to run. Refer to the installation instructions: $dorothy_install" >/dev/stderr
 		exit 6 # ENXIO 6 Device not configured
 	fi
 
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ function dorothy_() (
 	# Variables
 
 	# vars that are local to this script and shared between functions
-	local dorothy_homepage="https://github.com/bevry/dorothy"
+	local dorothy_homepage='https://github.com/bevry/dorothy'
+	local dorothy_install="$dorothy_homepage#install"
 
 	# =====================================
 	# Arguments
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ function dorothy_() (
 
 	# process action arguments
 	# @todo prevent double-action overwrite
-	local item action='' option_xdg='' option_branch='' option_commit='' option_reference='HEAD' option_args=()
+	local item action='' option_xdg='' option_branch='' option_commit='' option_reference='HEAD' option_slug='bevry/dorothy' option_args=()
 	while test "$#" -ne 0; do
 		item="$1"
 		shift
@@ -207,7 +208,8 @@ function dorothy_() (
 			option_commit="${item#*=}"
 			option_reference="$option_commit"
 			;;
-		'--reference='*) option_reference="${item#*=}" ;;
+		'--ref='* | '--reference='*) option_reference="${item#*=}" ;;
+		'--slug='*) option_slug="${item#*=}" ;;
 		'repl')
 			action='repl'
 			option_args+=("$@")
@@ -279,7 +281,7 @@ function dorothy_() (
 	if test -n "$DOROTHY" -a -f "$DOROTHY/sources/bash.bash"; then
 		source "$DOROTHY/sources/bash.bash"
 	else
-		eval "$(curl -fsSL "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bevry/dorothy/$option_reference/sources/bash.bash")"
+		eval "$(curl -fsSL "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/$option_slug/$option_commit/sources/bash.bash")"
 	fi
 
 	# =====================================
@@ -391,7 +393,7 @@ function dorothy_() (
 				fish -c 'builtin realpath "$argv[1]"' -- "$path"
 				return
 			else
-				__print_line 'Dorothy requires readlink or realpath to be installed. https://github.com/bevry/dorothy#install' >/dev/stderr
+				__print_line "Dorothy requires readlink or realpath to be installed. $dorothy_install" >/dev/stderr
 				return 6 # ENXIO 6 Device not configured
 			fi
 		done
@@ -480,7 +482,7 @@ function dorothy_() (
 					ps:    $(type -P ps || :)
 					awk:   $(awk --version || :)
 
-					Refer to the manual: https://github.com/bevry/dorothy
+					Refer to the manual: $dorothy_homepage
 				EOF
 				return 19 # ENODEV 19 Operation not supported by device
 			fi
@@ -839,14 +841,14 @@ function dorothy_() (
 		function install_dorothy {
 			print_line "Installing Dorothy into $DOROTHY"
 			if test -n "$option_branch"; then
-				git clone --branch "$option_branch" --single-branch "https://github.com/bevry/dorothy.git" "$DOROTHY"
+				git clone --branch "$option_branch" --single-branch "https://github.com/$option_slug.git" "$DOROTHY"
 			else
-				git clone "https://github.com/bevry/dorothy.git" "$DOROTHY"
+				git clone "https://github.com/$option_slug.git" "$DOROTHY"
 			fi
-			if test -n "$option_commit"; then
+			if test -n "$option_reference"; then
 				(
 					cd "$DOROTHY"
-					git checkout "$option_commit"
+					git checkout "$option_reference"
 				)
 			fi
 		}
@@ -1067,7 +1069,7 @@ function dorothy_() (
 							To enable SSH, do the following on this machine:
 
 								macOS via: System Preferences > Sharing > Remote Login.
-								Linux via: $(echo-style --code="bash -ic \"\$(curl -fsSL https://dorothy.bevry.workers.dev/commands/setup-util-sshd)\"")
+								Linux via: $(echo-style --code="bash -ic \"\$(curl -fsSL https://dorothy.bevry.me/run)\" -- setup-util-sshd")
 
 						EOF
 					)"