diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3582223..29c5a41 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,6 +27,21 @@ ssh -i "./id_ed25519" root@<guest_ip>
 reboot
 ```
 
+## VM Info File
+Each VM writes a metadata file at `state/vm-*/info` with the following fields:
+- `vm_id`: unique identifier for the VM instance.
+- `pid`: Firecracker process ID.
+- `created_at`: timestamp when the VM was launched.
+- `guest_ip`: IP address assigned to the guest.
+- `tap`: host TAP interface name attached to the bridge.
+- `api_sock`: path to the Firecracker API socket.
+- `log`: path to the Firecracker log file.
+- `base_loop`: loop device backing the base rootfs (if present).
+- `cow_file`: copy-on-write image file (if present).
+- `cow_loop`: loop device for the COW image (if present).
+- `dm_name`: device-mapper name for the merged rootfs (if present).
+- `dm_dev`: device-mapper device path for the merged rootfs (if present).
+
 ## Log Notes
 - `PCI: Fatal: No config space access function found` and `MissingAddressRange` lines are expected with `pci=off` in `run.sh`.
 - `SELinux: Could not open policy file ...` is expected in the minimal rootfs.
diff --git a/namegen b/namegen
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ed133a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/namegen
@@ -0,0 +1,415 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ADJECTIVES=(
+    ace
+    apt
+    fit
+    fun
+    odd
+    top
+    able
+    beau
+    bold
+    calm
+    chic
+    cool
+    deep
+    deft
+    easy
+    epic
+    fair
+    fine
+    free
+    full
+    game
+    glad
+    glow
+    good
+    holy
+    keen
+    kind
+    lean
+    mild
+    neat
+    nice
+    open
+    pure
+    real
+    snug
+    spry
+    tidy
+    true
+    warm
+    wavy
+    wise
+    adept
+    agile
+    alert
+    alive
+    ample
+    angel
+    awake
+    aware
+    brave
+    brisk
+    chill
+    clean
+    clear
+    close
+    comic
+    eager
+    elite
+    first
+    fleet
+    fresh
+    grace
+    grand
+    great
+    happy
+    hardy
+    ideal
+    jolly
+    light
+    lithe
+    loyal
+    lucid
+    lucky
+    lunar
+    magic
+    merry
+    nifty
+    noble
+    peppy
+    perky
+    proud
+    quick
+    quiet
+    ready
+    regal
+    savvy
+    sharp
+    smart
+    solid
+    sound
+    sunny
+    super
+    sweet
+    swift
+    vivid
+    witty
+    zesty
+)
+
+SUBSTANTIVES=(
+    ox
+    aim
+    air
+    arm
+    bud
+    day
+    hay
+    jam
+    jay
+    joy
+    key
+    map
+    may
+    nod
+    ore
+    pen
+    sky
+    sun
+    way
+    zen
+    ant
+    ape
+    auk
+    bat
+    bee
+    cat
+    cod
+    cow
+    dog
+    elk
+    fox
+    hen
+    owl
+    pig
+    ram
+    rat
+    yak
+    boar
+    buck
+    bull
+    calf
+    carp
+    crab
+    crow
+    deer
+    dove
+    fish
+    foal
+    frog
+    goat
+    gull
+    hare
+    hawk
+    ibex
+    kiwi
+    kudu
+    lamb
+    lion
+    lynx
+    mink
+    mole
+    mule
+    newt
+    orca
+    oryx
+    puma
+    seal
+    slug
+    stag
+    swan
+    tern
+    toad
+    tuna
+    wasp
+    wolf
+    zebu
+    bison
+    camel
+    crane
+    eagle
+    finch
+    goose
+    heron
+    hippo
+    horse
+    hyena
+    koala
+    llama
+    macaw
+    moose
+    otter
+    quail
+    raven
+    robin
+    shark
+    sheep
+    shrew
+    skunk
+    sloth
+    snail
+    squid
+    tapir
+    tiger
+    trout
+    whale
+    zebra
+    ally
+    arch
+    area
+    aura
+    axis
+    bank
+    barn
+    beam
+    bell
+    belt
+    bend
+    bird
+    boat
+    bond
+    book
+    boot
+    bowl
+    brim
+    calm
+    camp
+    card
+    care
+    cell
+    city
+    clan
+    club
+    code
+    core
+    crux
+    dawn
+    deal
+    film
+    firm
+    flag
+    flow
+    foam
+    gate
+    gift
+    glow
+    hall
+    hand
+    harp
+    hill
+    home
+    hope
+    host
+    idea
+    isle
+    item
+    keel
+    knot
+    land
+    leaf
+    link
+    lion
+    loom
+    love
+    luck
+    mark
+    moon
+    moss
+    nook
+    note
+    pact
+    page
+    path
+    peak
+    poem
+    port
+    ring
+    road
+    rock
+    roof
+    rule
+    sail
+    seal
+    seed
+    song
+    star
+    tide
+    tree
+    tune
+    walk
+    ward
+    wave
+    well
+    wind
+    wing
+    wish
+    wood
+    work
+    zone
+    amity
+    asset
+    bloom
+    brook
+    bunch
+    charm
+    chart
+    cheer
+    chord
+    cliff
+    cloud
+    coast
+    comet
+    craft
+    crane
+    crest
+    crowd
+    crown
+    cycle
+    faith
+    field
+    flame
+    fleet
+    focus
+    forge
+    frame
+    fruit
+    glade
+    grace
+    grain
+    grove
+    guide
+    guild
+    haven
+    heart
+    honey
+    honor
+    humor
+    image
+    index
+    jewel
+    judge
+    kudos
+    lumen
+    lunar
+    magic
+    march
+    marsh
+    mercy
+    model
+    moral
+    music
+    niche
+    oasis
+    ocean
+    opera
+    orbit
+    order
+    peace
+    pearl
+    petal
+    phase
+    piano
+    pilot
+    place
+    plaza
+    prism
+    proof
+    pulse
+    quest
+    quiet
+    quill
+    radar
+    rally
+    range
+    realm
+    reign
+    river
+    route
+    scene
+    scope
+    score
+    shade
+    shape
+    shore
+    skill
+    spark
+    spice
+    spire
+    spoke
+    stone
+    story
+    table
+    token
+    trend
+    tribe
+    trust
+    unity
+    valor
+    value
+    verse
+    vista
+    voice
+    world
+)
+
+rand() {
+    echo $(( RANDOM % $1 ))
+}
+
+adjective="${ADJECTIVES[$(rand ${#ADJECTIVES[@]})]}"
+    substantive="${SUBSTANTIVES[$(rand ${#SUBSTANTIVES[@]})]}"
+        printf '%s_%s' "$adjective" "$substantive"
diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index 762f6b5..89f87d4 100755
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ BR_DEV="br-fc"
 BR_IP="172.16.0.1"
 CIDR="24"
 
-VM_ID="$(date +%s)-$$"
-VM_TAG="${VM_ID##*-}"
+VM_ID="$(head -c 32 /dev/urandom | xxd -p -c 256)"
+VM_TAG="${VM_ID:0:8}"
+VM_NAME="$(./namegen)"
 VM_DIR="$STATE/vm-$VM_ID"
 mkdir -p "$VM_DIR"
 
@@ -153,7 +154,9 @@ log "starting virtual machine"
 
 cat > "$VM_DIR/info" <<EOF
 vm_id=$VM_ID
+name=$VM_NAME
 pid=$FC_PID
+created_at=$(date -Iseconds)
 guest_ip=$GUEST_IP
 tap=$TAP_DEV
 api_sock=$API_SOCK