diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0537b8f..43b01cf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,19 +36,35 @@ Realtime: Realtime gateway API service
 
 <!-- End Table of Contents [toc] -->
 
-<!-- Start CLI Installation [installation] -->
+<!--
+  This section is intentionally NOT Speakeasy-managed. See the `No ... [tag]` marker
+  at the end of the section.
+
+  Speakeasy hardcodes the install URL branch as `main`: it is not derived from the
+  repository's default branch, and no gen.yaml/workflow.yaml key overrides it. This
+  repository's default branch is `master`, so the generated URLs 404. The URLs below
+  use `HEAD`, which GitHub resolves to whatever the default branch currently is, so a
+  future branch rename cannot re-break them.
+
+  Two consequences of hand-owning this section, both intentional:
+    - Restoring the `Start`/`End` markers silently reverts these URLs to a 404.
+    - Speakeasy no longer contributes to this section. If any of the dormant
+      `cli.distribution` channels in .speakeasy/gen.yaml (homebrew, nfpm, winget) is
+      enabled later, its install instructions will NOT appear here automatically and
+      must be added by hand.
+-->
 ## CLI Installation
 
 ### Quick Install (Linux/macOS)
 
 ```bash
-curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/voiceflow/cli/main/scripts/install.sh | bash
+curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/voiceflow/cli/HEAD/scripts/install.sh | bash
 ```
 
 ### Quick Install (Windows PowerShell)
 
 ```powershell
-iwr -useb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/voiceflow/cli/main/scripts/install.ps1 | iex
+iwr -useb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/voiceflow/cli/HEAD/scripts/install.ps1 | iex
 ```
 
 ### Go Install
@@ -62,7 +78,7 @@ go install github.com/voiceflow/cli/cmd/vf@latest
 ### Manual Download
 
 Download pre-built binaries for your platform from the [releases page](https://github.com/voiceflow/cli/releases).
-<!-- End CLI Installation [installation] -->
+<!-- No CLI Installation [installation] -->
 
 <!-- Start Shell Completion [completion] -->
 ## Shell Completion
diff --git a/scripts/install.ps1 b/scripts/install.ps1
index 1c31e7f..7dc541b 100644
--- a/scripts/install.ps1
+++ b/scripts/install.ps1
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 # This script downloads and installs the latest version of the vf CLI
 #
 # Usage:
-#   iwr -useb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/voiceflow/cli/main/scripts/install.ps1 | iex
+#   iwr -useb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/voiceflow/cli/HEAD/scripts/install.ps1 | iex
 #   or
-#   Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/voiceflow/cli/main/scripts/install.ps1 -UseBasicParsing | Invoke-Expression
+#   Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/voiceflow/cli/HEAD/scripts/install.ps1 -UseBasicParsing | Invoke-Expression
 #
 # Options:
 #   $env:VF_INSTALL_DIR - Installation directory (default: $env:LOCALAPPDATA\Programs\vf)
diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index 4cd9d23..5cb8d3b 100644
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 # for Linux and macOS systems.
 #
 # Usage:
-#   curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/voiceflow/cli/main/scripts/install.sh | bash
+#   curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/voiceflow/cli/HEAD/scripts/install.sh | bash
 #   or
-#   wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/voiceflow/cli/main/scripts/install.sh | bash
+#   wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/voiceflow/cli/HEAD/scripts/install.sh | bash
 #
 # Options:
 #   VF_INSTALL_DIR - Installation directory (default: /usr/local/bin)