diff --git a/scripts/common.py b/scripts/common.py
index 760eb815..e4cfc93d 100644
--- a/scripts/common.py
+++ b/scripts/common.py
@@ -773,6 +773,13 @@ def load_emulator_profiles(
     return profiles
 
 
+def unique_emulator_profiles(profiles: dict[str, dict]) -> dict[str, dict]:
+    """Profiles counting as distinct emulators (aliases and tests excluded)."""
+    return {
+        k: v for k, v in profiles.items() if v.get("type") not in ("alias", "test")
+    }
+
+
 def group_identical_platforms(
     platforms: list[str],
     platforms_dir: str,
diff --git a/scripts/generate_readme.py b/scripts/generate_readme.py
index fdc4633a..61bad765 100644
--- a/scripts/generate_readme.py
+++ b/scripts/generate_readme.py
@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@ import json
 import os
 import sys
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
-from pathlib import Path
 
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(__file__))
 from common import (
     list_registered_platforms,
     load_database,
+    load_emulator_profiles,
     load_platform_config,
+    unique_emulator_profiles,
     write_if_changed,
 )
 from verify import verify_platform
@@ -116,37 +117,27 @@ def generate_readme(db: dict, platforms_dir: str) -> str:
         except FileNotFoundError:
             pass
 
-    emulator_count = (
-        sum(
-            1
-            for f in Path("emulators").glob("*.yml")
-            if not f.name.endswith(".old.yml")
-        )
-        if Path("emulators").exists()
-        else 0
+    profiles = unique_emulator_profiles(
+        load_emulator_profiles("emulators", skip_aliases=False)
     )
+    emulator_count = len(profiles)
 
-    # Count systems from emulator profiles
     system_ids: set[str] = set()
-    emu_dir = Path("emulators")
-    if emu_dir.exists():
-        try:
-            import yaml
-
-            for f in emu_dir.glob("*.yml"):
-                if f.name.endswith(".old.yml"):
-                    continue
-                with open(f) as fh:
-                    p = yaml.safe_load(fh) or {}
-                system_ids.update(p.get("systems", []))
-        except ImportError:
-            pass
+    for p in profiles.values():
+        system_ids.update(p.get("systems", []))
 
     lines = [
         '<p align="center">',
         '  <img src=".github/assets/banner.png" alt="RetroBIOS" width="400">',
         "</p>",
         "",
+        '<p align="center">',
+        '  <a href="https://github.com/Abdess/retrobios/actions/workflows/build.yml">'
+        '<img src="https://github.com/Abdess/retrobios/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg" alt="Build"></a>',
+        '  <a href="https://github.com/Abdess/retrobios/actions/workflows/deploy-site.yml">'
+        '<img src="https://github.com/Abdess/retrobios/actions/workflows/deploy-site.yml/badge.svg" alt="Site"></a>',
+        "</p>",
+        "",
         f"Complete BIOS and firmware packs for "
         f"{', '.join(c['platform'] for c in sorted(coverages.values(), key=lambda x: x[
                     'platform'
diff --git a/scripts/generate_site.py b/scripts/generate_site.py
index 8103bf80..aacd6cff 100644
--- a/scripts/generate_site.py
+++ b/scripts/generate_site.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Usage:
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import argparse
+import json
 import os
 import shutil
 import sys
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ from common import (
     load_database,
     load_emulator_profiles,
     require_yaml,
+    unique_emulator_profiles,
     write_if_changed,
 )
 
@@ -242,9 +244,7 @@ def generate_home(
     total_size = db.get("total_size", 0)
     ts = _timestamp()
 
-    unique = {
-        k: v for k, v in profiles.items() if v.get("type") not in ("alias", "test")
-    }
+    unique = unique_emulator_profiles(profiles)
     emulator_count = len(unique)
 
     # Classification stats
@@ -321,6 +321,16 @@ def generate_home(
             f"[Pack]({RELEASE_URL}){{ .md-button .md-button--primary }} |"
         )
 
+    lines.extend(
+        [
+            "",
+            "Verification is the check each platform runs itself, replicated "
+            "from its source code. RetroArch only tests that files exist; "
+            "Batocera compares MD5 checksums. "
+            "[How each mode works](wiki/verification-modes.md).",
+        ]
+    )
+
     # Quick start (collapsible -- secondary info)
     lines.extend(
         [
@@ -393,6 +403,27 @@ def generate_home(
     return "\n".join(lines) + "\n"
 
 
+def compute_stats(db: dict, coverages: dict, profiles: dict) -> dict:
+    unique = unique_emulator_profiles(profiles)
+    systems: set[str] = set()
+    for p in unique.values():
+        systems.update(p.get("systems", []))
+    return {
+        "generated_at": _timestamp(),
+        "files": db.get("total_files", 0),
+        "size_bytes": db.get("total_size", 0),
+        "platforms": len(coverages),
+        "emulators": len(unique),
+        "systems": len(systems),
+        "source": REPO_URL,
+        "downloads": RELEASE_URL,
+    }
+
+
+def generate_stats(stats: dict) -> str:
+    return json.dumps(stats, indent=2) + "\n"
+
+
 # Platform pages
 
 
@@ -431,6 +462,15 @@ def generate_platform_index(coverages: dict) -> str:
             f"[Pack]({RELEASE_URL}){{ .md-button .md-button--primary }} |"
         )
 
+    lines.extend(
+        [
+            "",
+            "Verification is the check each platform runs itself, replicated "
+            "from its source code. "
+            "[How each mode works](../wiki/verification-modes.md).",
+        ]
+    )
+
     return "\n".join(lines) + "\n"
 
 
@@ -2448,6 +2488,9 @@ def main():
         str(docs / "index.md"), generate_home(db, coverages, profiles, registry)
     )
 
+    stats = compute_stats(db, coverages, profiles)
+    write_if_changed(str(docs / "stats.json"), generate_stats(stats))
+
     # Build system_id -> manufacturer page map (needed by all generators)
     print("Building system cross-reference map...")
     manufacturers = _group_by_manufacturer(db)