diff --git a/TRIAGE_COMPLETE.md b/TRIAGE_COMPLETE.md
index 6ce4a1164..2d19f1acf 100644
--- a/TRIAGE_COMPLETE.md
+++ b/TRIAGE_COMPLETE.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 **Timestamp:** 2026-05-06 16:30 UTC  
 **Source:** TODO.md (Raw Dump Inbox)  
 **Command:** `sf todo triage`  
-**Node:** v24.15.0  
+**Node baseline:** v26.1.0+  
 **Session:** 77b45896
 
 ## Summary
diff --git a/TRIAGE_README.md b/TRIAGE_README.md
index ea0c8e13c..e284790a3 100644
--- a/TRIAGE_README.md
+++ b/TRIAGE_README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ TODO.md now contains two major sections ready for triage:
 
 ## How to Triage
 
-When you have Node 24.15.0+ available:
+When you have Node 26.1.0+ available:
 
 ```bash
 cd /home/mhugo/code/singularity-forge
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ cd /home/mhugo/code/singularity-forge
 sf todo triage
 
 # Or if using npm/nvm
-nvm use 24
+nvm use 26
 npm exec sf -- todo triage
 ```
 
diff --git a/gitbook/README.md b/gitbook/README.md
index 04e693607..391ffe605 100644
--- a/gitbook/README.md
+++ b/gitbook/README.md
@@ -60,6 +60,6 @@ The recommended workflow: run auto mode in one terminal, steer from another. See
 
 ## Requirements
 
-- **Node.js** 24.0.0 or later (24 LTS recommended)
+- **Node.js** 26.1.0 or later
 - **Git** installed and configured
 - An API key for at least one LLM provider (or use browser sign-in for Anthropic/GitHub Copilot)
diff --git a/gitbook/getting-started/installation.md b/gitbook/getting-started/installation.md
index 9fa6239ab..8df1e1ad2 100644
--- a/gitbook/getting-started/installation.md
+++ b/gitbook/getting-started/installation.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 npm install -g singularity-forge
 ```
 
-Requires **Node.js 24.0.0 or later** (24 LTS recommended) and **Git**.
+Requires **Node.js 26.1.0 or later** and **Git**.
 
 {% hint style="info" %}
 **`command not found: sf`?** Your shell may not have npm's global bin directory in `$PATH`. Run `npm prefix -g` to find it, then add `$(npm prefix -g)/bin` to your PATH. See [Troubleshooting](../reference/troubleshooting.md) for details.
diff --git a/mintlify-docs/guides/troubleshooting.mdx b/mintlify-docs/guides/troubleshooting.mdx
index 4e44cc4d6..bb616c456 100644
--- a/mintlify-docs/guides/troubleshooting.mdx
+++ b/mintlify-docs/guides/troubleshooting.mdx
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ It checks file structure, referential integrity, completion state consistency, g
   </Accordion>
 
   <Accordion title="Node.js version or git not found at startup">
-    **Cause:** SF v2.45+ checks for Node.js >= 24 and git availability at startup.
+    **Cause:** SF checks for Node.js >= 26.1 and git availability at startup.
 
-    **Fix:** Install Node.js 24+ (24 LTS recommended) and ensure `git` is in your PATH.
+    **Fix:** Install Node.js 26.1+ and ensure `git` is in your PATH.
   </Accordion>
 </AccordionGroup>
 
diff --git a/vscode-extension/README.md b/vscode-extension/README.md
index 95382d9cf..49d65fd6b 100644
--- a/vscode-extension/README.md
+++ b/vscode-extension/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Control the [SF-2 coding agent](https://github.com/singularity-forge/sf-run) dir
 ## Requirements
 
 - **SF-2** installed globally: `npm install -g sf-pi`
-- **Node.js** >= 24.0.0
+- **Node.js** >= 26.1.0
 - **Git** installed and on PATH
 - **VS Code** >= 1.95.0