Clarify desktop daemon wording and helper text

packages/app/src/components/add-host-method-modal.tsx

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export function AddHostMethodModal({
         <Link2 size={18} color={theme.colors.foreground} />
         <View style={styles.optionBody}>
           <Text style={styles.optionText}>Direct connection</Text>
-          <Text style={styles.optionSubtext}>Local network or Tailscale (unencrypted).</Text>
+          <Text style={styles.optionSubtext}>Local network or VPN.</Text>
         </View>
       </Pressable>
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export function AddHostMethodModal({
           <QrCode size={18} color={theme.colors.foreground} />
           <View style={styles.optionBody}>
             <Text style={styles.optionText}>Scan QR code</Text>
-            <Text style={styles.optionSubtext}>Relay pairing (E2EE).</Text>
+            <Text style={styles.optionSubtext}>Encrypted relay connection.</Text>
           </View>
         </Pressable>
       ) : null}
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export function AddHostMethodModal({
         <ClipboardPaste size={18} color={theme.colors.foreground} />
         <View style={styles.optionBody}>
           <Text style={styles.optionText}>Paste pairing link</Text>
-          <Text style={styles.optionSubtext}>Relay pairing (E2EE).</Text>
+          <Text style={styles.optionSubtext}>Encrypted relay connection.</Text>
         </View>
       </Pressable>
     </AdaptiveModalSheet>

packages/app/src/components/add-host-modal.tsx

@@ -103,13 +103,13 @@ function buildConnectionFailureCopy(endpoint: string, error: unknown): { title:
     rawLower.includes("connection refused") ||
     rawLower.includes("err_connection_refused")
   ) {
-    detail = "Connection was refused. Is the daemon running on that host and port?";
+    detail = "Connection refused. Is the server running at this address?";
   } else if (rawLower.includes("enotfound") || rawLower.includes("not found")) {
     detail = "Host not found. Check the hostname and try again.";
   } else if (rawLower.includes("ehostunreach") || rawLower.includes("host is unreachable")) {
     detail = "Host is unreachable. Check your network and firewall.";
   } else if (rawLower.includes("certificate") || rawLower.includes("tls") || rawLower.includes("ssl")) {
-    detail = "TLS/certificate error. This app expects a daemon reachable over the local network or via relay.";
+    detail = "TLS error. Direct connections use an unencrypted local connection. Use relay for remote access.";
   } else if (raw) {
     detail = "Unable to connect. Check the host/port and that the daemon is reachable.";
   } else {
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ export function AddHostModal({ visible, onClose, onCancel, onSaved, targetServer
 
   return (
     <AdaptiveModalSheet title="Direct connection" visible={visible} onClose={handleClose} testID="add-host-modal">
-      <Text style={styles.helper}>Connect to a daemon by entering host:port.</Text>
+      <Text style={styles.helper}>Enter the address of a Paseo server.</Text>
 
       <View style={styles.field}>
         <Text style={styles.label}>Host</Text>
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ export function AddHostModal({ visible, onClose, onCancel, onSaved, targetServer
           ref={hostInputRef}
           value={endpointRaw}
           onChangeText={setEndpointRaw}
-          placeholder="host:6767"
+          placeholder="hostname:port"
           placeholderTextColor={theme.colors.foregroundMuted}
           style={styles.input}
           autoCapitalize="none"

packages/app/src/components/pair-link-modal.tsx

@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export function PairLinkModal({ visible, onClose, onCancel, onSaved, targetServe
 
   return (
     <AdaptiveModalSheet title="Paste pairing link" visible={visible} onClose={handleClose} testID="pair-link-modal">
-      <Text style={styles.helper}>Paste the daemon’s pairing link.</Text>
+      <Text style={styles.helper}>Paste the pairing link from your server.</Text>
 
       <View style={styles.field}>
         <Text style={styles.label}>Pairing link</Text>