diff --git a/src/__tests__/home-listing-section.claw591.test.tsx b/src/__tests__/home-listing-section.claw591.test.tsx
index 1537cdde..e906557b 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/home-listing-section.claw591.test.tsx
+++ b/src/__tests__/home-listing-section.claw591.test.tsx
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe("HomeListingSection", () => {
     fetchCanonicalTrendingPageMock.mockResolvedValue(canonicalPage([]));
   });
 
-  it("defaults the homepage to Skills and canonical Trending with exact tab order", () => {
+  it("labels canonical Trending values as downloads without changing order or values", () => {
     const first = makeTrending("first", "First Skill", 17, 9000);
     const second = makeTrending("second", "Second Skill", 3, 8000);
     render(<HomeListingSection initialListing={initialTrending([first, second])} />);
@@ -112,9 +112,16 @@ describe("HomeListingSection", () => {
     ).toEqual(["First Skill", "Second Skill"]);
     expect(screen.getByText("17")).toBeTruthy();
     expect(screen.getByText("3")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.getByText("24h downloads")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.getAllByLabelText("24-hour downloads")).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(screen.queryByText("24h installs")).toBeNull();
+    expect(screen.queryByLabelText("24-hour installs")).toBeNull();
     expect(screen.queryByText("9K")).toBeNull();
     expect(screen.queryByText("8K")).toBeNull();
     expect(screen.queryByText("skills.sh")).toBeNull();
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Grid view" }));
+    expect(screen.getAllByLabelText("24-hour downloads")).toHaveLength(2);
   });
 
   it("hides unavailable Trending and falls back to the Featured feed", async () => {
diff --git a/src/__tests__/skills-index.claw591.test.tsx b/src/__tests__/skills-index.claw591.test.tsx
index e930e6f1..5436f379 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/skills-index.claw591.test.tsx
+++ b/src/__tests__/skills-index.claw591.test.tsx
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ describe("SkillsIndex", () => {
     expect(screen.queryByLabelText("Skill categories")).toBeNull();
   });
 
-  it("renders canonical Trending rows in API order with only 24-hour installs", async () => {
+  it("labels canonical Trending rows as downloads without changing API order or values", async () => {
     fetchCanonicalTrendingPageMock.mockResolvedValue(
       canonicalPage([
         makeTrending("first", "First Skill", 17, 9000),
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ describe("SkillsIndex", () => {
 
     render(<SkillsIndex />);
 
-    expect(await screen.findByTitle("First Skill")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(await screen.findByText("First Skill")).toBeTruthy();
     const names = Array.from(
       document.querySelectorAll(".skill-list-item-name"),
       (node) => node.textContent,
@@ -128,12 +128,29 @@ describe("SkillsIndex", () => {
     expect(names).toEqual(["First Skill", "Second Skill"]);
     expect(screen.getByText("17")).toBeTruthy();
     expect(screen.getByText("3")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.getByText("24h downloads")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.getAllByLabelText("24-hour downloads")).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(screen.queryByText("24h installs")).toBeNull();
+    expect(screen.queryByLabelText("24-hour installs")).toBeNull();
     expect(screen.queryByText("9K")).toBeNull();
     expect(screen.queryByText("8K")).toBeNull();
     expect(screen.queryByText("skills.sh")).toBeNull();
     expect(screen.queryByText(/Not scanned by ClawHub/i)).toBeNull();
   });
 
+  it("labels canonical Trending grid cards as downloads", async () => {
+    searchMock = { view: "grid" };
+    fetchCanonicalTrendingPageMock.mockResolvedValue(
+      canonicalPage([makeTrending("first", "First Skill", 17, 9000)]),
+    );
+
+    render(<SkillsIndex />);
+
+    expect(await screen.findByText("First Skill")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.getByLabelText("24-hour downloads").textContent).toContain("17");
+    expect(screen.queryByLabelText("24-hour installs")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
   it("hides disabled Trending and falls back to the Featured feed", async () => {
     fetchCatalogDiscoveryCapabilitiesMock.mockResolvedValue({
       apiVersion: 0,
diff --git a/src/components/HomeListingSection.tsx b/src/components/HomeListingSection.tsx
index dcedf4cc..d6439a61 100644
--- a/src/components/HomeListingSection.tsx
+++ b/src/components/HomeListingSection.tsx
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ function HomeListingSkillRow({ entry, showStats }: { entry: SkillPageEntry; show
           </p>
         </div>
         {typeof item.metrics.trending24hInstalls === "number" ? (
-          <div className="home-v2-listing-row-stats" aria-label="24-hour installs">
+          <div className="home-v2-listing-row-stats" aria-label="24-hour downloads">
             <span>
               <Download size={13} aria-hidden="true" />
               {formatCompactStat(item.metrics.trending24hInstalls)}
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ function HomeListingSkillCard({ entry, showStats }: { entry: SkillPageEntry; sho
           {truncateText(item.summary || "Agent-ready skill pack.", 80)}
         </p>
         {typeof item.metrics.trending24hInstalls === "number" ? (
-          <div className="home-v2-listing-card-stats" aria-label="24-hour installs">
+          <div className="home-v2-listing-card-stats" aria-label="24-hour downloads">
             <span>
               <Download size={13} aria-hidden="true" />
               {formatCompactStat(item.metrics.trending24hInstalls)}
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ export function HomeListingSection({ initialListing = null }: HomeListingSection
             {kind === "skills" ? "Skill" : "Plugin"}
           </span>
           {kind === "skills" && tab === "trending" ? (
-            <span className="home-v2-listing-head-stat">24h installs</span>
+            <span className="home-v2-listing-head-stat">24h downloads</span>
           ) : showSkillStats ? (
             <span className="home-v2-listing-head-stat">Popularity</span>
           ) : null}
diff --git a/src/routes/skills/-SkillsResults.tsx b/src/routes/skills/-SkillsResults.tsx
index d78b636c..0dfc86ef 100644
--- a/src/routes/skills/-SkillsResults.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/skills/-SkillsResults.tsx
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function TrendingSkillListItem({ item }: { item: TrendingSkillListEntry }) {
           <p className="skill-list-item-summary">{truncateText(trending.summary, 80)}</p>
         ) : null}
       </div>
-      <div className="skill-list-item-meta" aria-label="24-hour installs">
+      <div className="skill-list-item-meta" aria-label="24-hour downloads">
         {typeof trending.metrics.trending24hInstalls === "number" ? (
           <span className="skill-list-item-meta-item">
             <Download size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ function TrendingSkillCard({ item }: { item: TrendingSkillListEntry }) {
         </p>
       ) : null}
       {typeof trending.metrics.trending24hInstalls === "number" ? (
-        <div className="skill-card-grid-meta" aria-label="24-hour installs">
+        <div className="skill-card-grid-meta" aria-label="24-hour downloads">
           <span>
             <Download size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
             {formatCompactStat(trending.metrics.trending24hInstalls)}
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ export function SkillsResults({
             <span className="browse-list-head-label">Skill</span>
             {showTrendingLayout ? null : <span className="browse-list-head-label">Category</span>}
             <span className="browse-list-head-label browse-list-head-stat">
-              {showTrendingLayout ? "24h installs" : "Popularity"}
+              {showTrendingLayout ? "24h downloads" : "Popularity"}
             </span>
           </div>
           <div className="results-list">