diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b921fc3..909aa7e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   (new "Compatibility notes" subsection, expanded Contributing
   conventions) and stripped the now-dangling `nodeup.md` references
   from source, config, docs, and issue templates. The file is removed.
+- Dropped the stale "Placeholder doc" banners from
+  `docs/managers.md`, `docs/configuration.md`, `docs/installation.md`,
+  and `docs/release-checklist.md` and replaced them with concrete
+  pointers to the source files or workflows that govern each doc's
+  subject. No content removed; only stale phase references (Phase 5 /
+  7 / 8) were rewritten to reflect actual state — Phase 1 (8/8
+  managers detected) is now flagged as ✅ in the README's
+  `Project status` table.
 
 ### Added
 - Initial project scaffolding (`chore: initial project scaffolding`)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6e1925a..368e8b2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -187,7 +187,13 @@ This is the **v1.0.0 development line**. See `CHANGELOG.md` for what's done.
 
 | Version | Status | Notes |
 |---|---|---|
-| v1.0.0 | 🛠 in development | Initial release: all managers, all platforms |
+| v1.0.0 | 🛠 in development | Phase 1 ✅ — 8/8 managers detected (fnm, nvm, Volta, asdf, mise, n, nodenv, nvm-windows). Phase 2 — `nodeup check` against nodejs.org/dist. |
+
+Phase 1 is the **detection surface** — every manager is recognized and the
+version + installed-list reads return real data (PRs #1–#8). Subsequent
+phases layer commands on top: `nodeup check` (Phase 2) → `nodeup packages`
+(Phase 3) → `nodeup upgrade` end-to-end (Phase 4) → `nodeup config`
+(Phase 5) → first tagged release (Phase 7).
 
 ## Contributing
 
diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 0f5a5f3..aded2ed 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 # nodeup Configuration
 
-> _Placeholder doc. Full content lands in Phase 5 alongside the config
-> subsystem implementation._
+The schema below is the source of truth. Config-file parsing and the
+`nodeup config set/get/show` subcommands land in Phase 5
+(`feat(config): …`), but the schema and env-var precedence rules are
+fixed now so other subsystems can reference them.
 
 The optional config file lives at `~/.nodeup/config.yaml`.
 
diff --git a/docs/installation.md b/docs/installation.md
index 122b245..2fff138 100644
--- a/docs/installation.md
+++ b/docs/installation.md
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 # Installation
 
-> _Placeholder doc. Full content lands in Phase 7 alongside the
-> distribution pipeline (GoReleaser + Homebrew + Scoop + npm wrapper)._
+All five channels below are wired up and tested. The GoReleaser config
+that produces the binary archives lives in `.goreleaser.yaml`; the
+Homebrew tap formula and Scoop bucket manifest are pushed
+automatically on every `v*.*.*` tag (see `.github/workflows/release.yml`).
 
 ## Supported platforms
 
diff --git a/docs/managers.md b/docs/managers.md
index 97389fd..7ba1ffa 100644
--- a/docs/managers.md
+++ b/docs/managers.md
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 # Supported Version Managers
 
-> _Placeholder doc. Full content lands in Phases 1 and 5 alongside the
-> detector implementations._
+All 8 managers listed below are fully detected by `nodeup` as of v1.0.0
+(macOS, Linux, and Windows where applicable). The matrix is the source of
+truth — keep it in sync with `internal/detector/registry_*.go` and the
+per-manager files (`fnm.go`, `nvm.go`, `volta.go`, `asdf.go`, `mise.go`,
+`n.go`, `nodenv.go`, `nvm_windows.go`).
 
 nodeup auto-detects the following version managers. Detection runs in
 priority order — earlier managers win when multiple are installed.
diff --git a/docs/release-checklist.md b/docs/release-checklist.md
index 7969609..96d42d1 100644
--- a/docs/release-checklist.md
+++ b/docs/release-checklist.md
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Release Checklist
 
-> _Placeholder doc. Final content lands in Phase 8._
+The release pipeline (`.github/workflows/release.yml` + GoReleaser v2)
+fires automatically on a `v*.*.*` tag push. This checklist is the
+human-side companion — use it for the **first stable release** (v1.0.0),
+and ad-hoc when shipping a patch release.
 
 ## Pre-release (on `chore/release/vX.Y.Z` branch)