diff --git a/roles/1-prep/README.rst b/roles/1-prep/README.rst
index b8fe2d884..ef512e620 100644
--- a/roles/1-prep/README.rst
+++ b/roles/1-prep/README.rst
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 1-prep README
 =============
 
-This 1st stage (1-prep) is primarily hardware-focused, prior to OS
-additions/mods, but also includes critical pieces sometimes needed for
+This 1st `stage <https://github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki/IIAB-Contributors-Guide#ansible>`_ (1-prep) is primarily hardware-focused, prior to OS
+additions/mods — but also includes critical pieces sometimes needed for
 remote support:
 
 - SSH
@@ -14,3 +14,5 @@ Traditionally 1-prep also included preliminaries like hostname and
 hardware-oriented things specific to a particular platform (such as
 One Laptop Per Child's XO laptop) i.e. critical setup prior to the
 bulk of IIAB's software install.
+
+Recap: Similar to 0-init, 2-common, 3-base-server and 5-xo-services ⁠— this 1st stage installs core server infra (that is not user-facing).