diff --git a/CHANGELOG.d/2.5.0-name-first-ask-after-landed-chat.md b/CHANGELOG.d/2.5.0-name-first-ask-after-landed-chat.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..63b074c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.d/2.5.0-name-first-ask-after-landed-chat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# 2.5.0 Name the first Ask after landed chat
+
+Open Public post from the landed Demo Corp members and the first
+seeded Ask is named after landed chat. Home list opens do not.
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9427e849..c4318d5e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@ All notable changes to this project are documented here. Format follows
 [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/); versioning follows
 [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [2.5.0] - 2026-08-17
+
+### Added
+
+- Opening Public post from the landed Demo Corp members now names the
+  first Ask after landed chat: What happened between these events,
+  then read that answer. Home list opens do not add that copy. No
+  TEPP theta is invented. No cutoff body is invented (ADR 0016).
+
 ## [2.4.0] - 2026-08-17
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 49a7db4f..511fd79d 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "frontend",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "2.4.0",
+  "version": "2.5.0",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.test.tsx b/frontend/src/App.test.tsx
index b9ea8ab7..784a047a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.test.tsx
@@ -1490,6 +1490,7 @@ describe("App, authenticated", () => {
     expect(screen.queryByRole("status", { name: "Keyman next action" })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.queryByRole("status", { name: "Related next action" })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.queryByRole("status", { name: "Ask next action" })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("status", { name: "Ask seed next action" })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.queryByText("Related to Ada West")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.queryByText("Related to Priya Nair")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     const popup = document.querySelector(".popup-panel");
@@ -2384,6 +2385,17 @@ describe("App, authenticated", () => {
       const ask = within(popup as HTMLElement).getByRole("heading", { name: "Ask about this lineage" });
       expect(askNext.compareDocumentPosition(ask) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING).not.toBe(0);
       expect(ask.compareDocumentPosition(affiliate) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING).not.toBe(0);
+      const askSeed = await screen.findByRole("status", { name: "Ask seed next action" });
+      expect(askSeed).toHaveTextContent(
+        "What happened between these events? is the first Ask. Read that answer next.",
+      );
+      expect(ask.compareDocumentPosition(askSeed) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING).not.toBe(0);
+      expect(askSeed.compareDocumentPosition(affiliate) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING).not.toBe(0);
+      expect(
+        within(popup as HTMLElement).getByRole("button", {
+          name: "Ask seeded question: What happened between these events?",
+        }),
+      ).toHaveAttribute("aria-current", "true");
       await waitFor(() => expect(document.getElementById("post-ask")).toHaveFocus());
     } finally {
       HTMLElement.prototype.scrollIntoView = originalScrollIntoView;
@@ -2669,6 +2681,9 @@ describe("App, authenticated", () => {
     const askNext = screen.getByRole("status", { name: "Ask next action" });
     expect(askNext.compareDocumentPosition(ask) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING).not.toBe(0);
     expect(ask.compareDocumentPosition(affiliate) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING).not.toBe(0);
+    expect(await screen.findByRole("status", { name: "Ask seed next action" })).toHaveTextContent(
+      "What happened between these events? is the first Ask. Read that answer next.",
+    );
     await waitFor(() => expect(document.getElementById("post-ask")).toHaveFocus());
   });
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 736e84a0..c71270e8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -156,7 +156,15 @@ function ChatCitations({
   );
 }
 
-function ChatPanel({ postId, accessToken }: { postId: string; accessToken: string }) {
+function ChatPanel({
+  postId,
+  accessToken,
+  nameFirstAsk,
+}: {
+  postId: string;
+  accessToken: string;
+  nameFirstAsk?: boolean;
+}) {
   const [question, setQuestion] = useState("");
   const [exchanges, setExchanges] = useState<ChatExchange[]>([]);
   const [answer, setAnswer] = useState<ChatAnswer | null>(null);
@@ -206,6 +214,11 @@ function ChatPanel({ postId, accessToken }: { postId: string; accessToken: strin
       <h3 id="post-ask" tabIndex={-1}>
         Ask about this lineage
       </h3>
+      {nameFirstAsk && exchanges[0] ? (
+        <p className="post-meta" role="status" aria-label="Ask seed next action">
+          {firstAskNextAction(exchanges[0].question_text)}
+        </p>
+      ) : null}
       {!seededOnly && (
         <div className="chat-input-row">
           <input
@@ -230,6 +243,11 @@ function ChatPanel({ postId, accessToken }: { postId: string; accessToken: strin
               key={exchange.question_text}
               className="chat-suggestion-chip"
               aria-label={`Ask seeded question: ${exchange.question_text}`}
+              aria-current={
+                nameFirstAsk && exchanges[0]?.question_text === exchange.question_text
+                  ? "true"
+                  : undefined
+              }
               onClick={() => {
                 if (seededOnly) return;
                 setQuestion(exchange.question_text);
@@ -290,6 +308,10 @@ function relatedNodesCurrentNextAction(personName: string): string {
   return `Related nodes for ${personName} are current. Ask about this lineage next.`;
 }
 
+function firstAskNextAction(questionText: string): string {
+  return `${questionText} is the first Ask. Read that answer next.`;
+}
+
 function EventLineageSection({
   lineage,
   graph,
@@ -931,7 +953,7 @@ function KeymanPanel({
         </p>
       ) : null}
       {afterList && landFirstRelated && landedRelatedName && landedRelated !== null ? (
-        <ChatPanel postId={postId} accessToken={accessToken} />
+        <ChatPanel postId={postId} accessToken={accessToken} nameFirstAsk />
       ) : null}
     </>
   );
diff --git a/lineageweave/__init__.py b/lineageweave/__init__.py
index 5c7a3147..f452ecea 100644
--- a/lineageweave/__init__.py
+++ b/lineageweave/__init__.py
@@ -55,4 +55,4 @@
     "sentence_excerpts",
 ]
 
-__version__ = "2.4.0"
+__version__ = "2.5.0"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5e7a86ed..cf5ffc76 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "lineageweave"
-version = "2.4.0"
+version = "2.5.0"
 description = "Reconstructs git-branch-style lineage DAGs from scattered short records using multi-channel score fusion and LLM adjudication."
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { text = "MIT" }
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index a78413e9..c90a770a 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lineageweave"
-version = "2.4.0"
+version = "2.5.0"
 source = { virtual = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "certifi" },