diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index bd52273..3be1135 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
       # 📂 Copy base layer (excluding overlay directories)
       - name: Copy base layer
         run: |
-          OVERLAY_DIRS="1_20_3 1_20_5 _pre_1_21_4 compat_1_21_4 1_21_5 1_21_6 26_1"
+          OVERLAY_DIRS="1_20_3 1_20_5 _pre_1_21_4 compat_1_21_4 1_21_5 1_21_6 26_1 26_2"
           EXCLUDES=""
           for d in $OVERLAY_DIRS; do
             EXCLUDES="$EXCLUDES --exclude=$d"
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
       # 📂 Copy overlays
       - name: Copy target overlays
         run: |
-          ALL_OVERLAYS="1_20_3 1_20_5 _pre_1_21_4 compat_1_21_4 1_21_5 1_21_6 26_1"
+          ALL_OVERLAYS="1_20_3 1_20_5 _pre_1_21_4 compat_1_21_4 1_21_5 1_21_6 26_1 26_2"
           TARGET="${{ matrix.overlays }}"
 
           if [ -z "$TARGET" ]; then
diff --git a/1_20_3/data/dl_load/functions/load/internal/validate.mcfunction b/1_20_3/data/dl_load/functions/load/internal/validate.mcfunction
index fadd901..3d2800e 100644
--- a/1_20_3/data/dl_load/functions/load/internal/validate.mcfunction
+++ b/1_20_3/data/dl_load/functions/load/internal/validate.mcfunction
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ scoreboard objectives add dl.pre_version dummy
 scoreboard players set #dl.mismatch dl.pre_version 0
 execute if score #dl.ver_set dl.pre_version matches 1 run execute unless score #dl.major dl.pre_version matches 5 run scoreboard players set #dl.mismatch dl.pre_version 1
 execute if score #dl.ver_set dl.pre_version matches 1 run execute unless score #dl.minor dl.pre_version matches 1 run scoreboard players set #dl.mismatch dl.pre_version 1
-execute if score #dl.ver_set dl.pre_version matches 1 run execute unless score #dl.patch dl.pre_version matches 1 run scoreboard players set #dl.mismatch dl.pre_version 1
+execute if score #dl.ver_set dl.pre_version matches 1 run execute unless score #dl.patch dl.pre_version matches 2 run scoreboard players set #dl.mismatch dl.pre_version 1
 execute if score #dl.ver_set dl.pre_version matches 1 run execute unless score #dl.pre dl.pre_version matches 0 run scoreboard players set #dl.mismatch dl.pre_version 1
 execute if score #dl.mismatch dl.pre_version matches 1 run function dl_load:load/internal/version_warn
 execute if score #dl.mismatch dl.pre_version matches 1 run return 0
diff --git a/1_20_3/data/dl_load/functions/load/internal/version_warn.mcfunction b/1_20_3/data/dl_load/functions/load/internal/version_warn.mcfunction
index 2bac0e5..3d19012 100644
--- a/1_20_3/data/dl_load/functions/load/internal/version_warn.mcfunction
+++ b/1_20_3/data/dl_load/functions/load/internal/version_warn.mcfunction
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 tellraw @a ["",{"text":"[DL] ","color":"#00AAAA","bold":true},{"text":"✘ ","color":"red"},{"text":"Version conflict! ","color":"red","bold":true},{"text":"Expected ","color":"#555555"},{"text":"v5.1.2","color":"aqua","bold":true},{"text":" — stored scores do not match.","color":"#555555"}]
-tellraw @a ["",{"text":" ","color":"#555555"},{"text":"→ Run ","color":"gray"},{"text":"/reload","color":"aqua","underlined":true,"hoverEvent":{"action":"show_text","value":"Reload Dat"}},{"text":" to reinitialize dataLib.","color":"gray"}]
+tellraw @a ["",{"text":" ","color":"#555555"},{"text":"→ Run ","color":"gray"},{"text":"/reload","color":"aqua","underlined":true,"hoverEvent":{"action":"show_text","value":"Reload DataLib"}},{"text":" to reinitialize dataLib.","color":"gray"}]
 
-tellraw @a[tag=datalib.debug] ["",{"text":"[DL] ","color":"#00AAAA","bold":true},{"text":"DEBUG ","color":"aqua"},{"text":"dl.pre_version scores → ","color":"#555555"},{"text":"major=","color":"gray"},{"score":{"name":"#dl.major","objective":"dl.pre_version"},"color":"yellow"},{"text":" minor=","color":"gray"},{"score":{"name":"#dl.minor","objective":"dl.pre_version"},"color":"yellow"},{"text":" patch=","color":"gray"},{"score":{"name":"#dl.patch","objective":"dl.pre_version"},"color":"yellow"},{"text":" pre=","color":"gray"},{"score":{"name":"#dl.pre","objective":"dl.pre_version"},"color":"yellow"},{"text":" (expected: 4 0 4 pre=0)","color":"red"}]
+tellraw @a[tag=datalib.debug] ["",{"text":"[DL] ","color":"#00AAAA","bold":true},{"text":"DEBUG ","color":"aqua"},{"text":"dl.pre_version scores → ","color":"#555555"},{"text":"major=","color":"gray"},{"score":{"name":"#dl.major","objective":"dl.pre_version"},"color":"yellow"},{"text":" minor=","color":"gray"},{"score":{"name":"#dl.minor","objective":"dl.pre_version"},"color":"yellow"},{"text":" patch=","color":"gray"},{"score":{"name":"#dl.patch","objective":"dl.pre_version"},"color":"yellow"},{"text":" pre=","color":"gray"},{"score":{"name":"#dl.pre","objective":"dl.pre_version"},"color":"yellow"},{"text":" (expected: 5 1 2 pre=0)","color":"red"}]
 
 data modify storage datalib:input message set value "✘ Version mismatch — expected v5.1.2. Load aborted."
 function datalib:systems/log/warn with storage datalib:input {}
diff --git a/1_20_5/data/dl_load/functions/core/internal/load/validate.mcfunction b/1_20_5/data/dl_load/functions/core/internal/load/validate.mcfunction
index 7b124e6..ab8d3d3 100644
--- a/1_20_5/data/dl_load/functions/core/internal/load/validate.mcfunction
+++ b/1_20_5/data/dl_load/functions/core/internal/load/validate.mcfunction
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ scoreboard objectives add dl.pre_version dummy
 scoreboard players set #dl.mismatch dl.pre_version 0
 execute if score #dl.ver_set dl.pre_version matches 1 run execute unless score #dl.major dl.pre_version matches 5 run scoreboard players set #dl.mismatch dl.pre_version 1
 execute if score #dl.ver_set dl.pre_version matches 1 run execute unless score #dl.minor dl.pre_version matches 1 run scoreboard players set #dl.mismatch dl.pre_version 1
-execute if score #dl.ver_set dl.pre_version matches 1 run execute unless score #dl.patch dl.pre_version matches 1 run scoreboard players set #dl.mismatch dl.pre_version 1
+execute if score #dl.ver_set dl.pre_version matches 1 run execute unless score #dl.patch dl.pre_version matches 2 run scoreboard players set #dl.mismatch dl.pre_version 1
 execute if score #dl.ver_set dl.pre_version matches 1 run execute unless score #dl.pre dl.pre_version matches 0 run scoreboard players set #dl.mismatch dl.pre_version 1
 execute if score #dl.mismatch dl.pre_version matches 1 run function dl_load:core/internal/load/version_warn
 execute if score #dl.mismatch dl.pre_version matches 1 run return 0
diff --git a/1_20_5/data/dl_load/functions/core/internal/load/version_warn.mcfunction b/1_20_5/data/dl_load/functions/core/internal/load/version_warn.mcfunction
index 62803bf..8c50036 100644
--- a/1_20_5/data/dl_load/functions/core/internal/load/version_warn.mcfunction
+++ b/1_20_5/data/dl_load/functions/core/internal/load/version_warn.mcfunction
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 tellraw @a ["",{"text":"[DL] ","color":"#00AAAA","bold":true},{"text":"✘ ","color":"red"},{"text":"Version conflict! ","color":"red","bold":true},{"text":"Expected ","color":"#555555"},{"text":"v5.1.2","color":"aqua","bold":true},{"text":" — stored scores do not match.","color":"#555555"}]
-tellraw @a ["",{"text":" ","color":"#555555"},{"text":"→ Run ","color":"gray"},{"text":"/reload","color":"aqua","underlined":true,"hoverEvent":{"action":"show_text","value":"Reload Dat"}},{"text":" to reinitialize AME.","color":"gray"}]
+tellraw @a ["",{"text":" ","color":"#555555"},{"text":"→ Run ","color":"gray"},{"text":"/reload","color":"aqua","underlined":true,"hoverEvent":{"action":"show_text","value":"Reload DataLib"}},{"text":" to reinitialize dataLib.","color":"gray"}]
 
-tellraw @a[tag=datalib.debug] ["",{"text":"[DL] ","color":"#00AAAA","bold":true},{"text":"DEBUG ","color":"aqua"},{"text":"dl.pre_version scores → ","color":"#555555"},{"text":"major=","color":"gray"},{"score":{"name":"#dl.major","objective":"dl.pre_version"},"color":"yellow"},{"text":" minor=","color":"gray"},{"score":{"name":"#dl.minor","objective":"dl.pre_version"},"color":"yellow"},{"text":" patch=","color":"gray"},{"score":{"name":"#dl.patch","objective":"dl.pre_version"},"color":"yellow"},{"text":" pre=","color":"gray"},{"score":{"name":"#dl.pre","objective":"dl.pre_version"},"color":"yellow"},{"text":" (expected: 4 0 4 pre=0)","color":"red"}]
+tellraw @a[tag=datalib.debug] ["",{"text":"[DL] ","color":"#00AAAA","bold":true},{"text":"DEBUG ","color":"aqua"},{"text":"dl.pre_version scores → ","color":"#555555"},{"text":"major=","color":"gray"},{"score":{"name":"#dl.major","objective":"dl.pre_version"},"color":"yellow"},{"text":" minor=","color":"gray"},{"score":{"name":"#dl.minor","objective":"dl.pre_version"},"color":"yellow"},{"text":" patch=","color":"gray"},{"score":{"name":"#dl.patch","objective":"dl.pre_version"},"color":"yellow"},{"text":" pre=","color":"gray"},{"score":{"name":"#dl.pre","objective":"dl.pre_version"},"color":"yellow"},{"text":" (expected: 5 1 2 pre=0)","color":"red"}]
 
 data modify storage datalib:engine _log_add_tmp.message set value "✘ Version mismatch — expected v5.1.2. Load aborted."
 function datalib:systems/log/warn with storage datalib:engine _log_add_tmp
diff --git a/1_21_5/data/dl_load/function/load/version_warn.mcfunction b/1_21_5/data/dl_load/function/load/version_warn.mcfunction
index 6eb64f3..d14b33c 100644
--- a/1_21_5/data/dl_load/function/load/version_warn.mcfunction
+++ b/1_21_5/data/dl_load/function/load/version_warn.mcfunction
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 tellraw @a ["",{"text":"❌ ","color":"red"},{"text":"[DL] ","color":"aqua","bold":true},{"text":"Version conflict! ","color":"red","bold":true},{"text":"Expected ","color":"gray"},{"text":"v5.1.2","color":"yellow","bold":true},{"text":" — stored scores do not match.","color":"gray"}]
 tellraw @a ["",{"text":" ↳ ","color":"#555555"},{"text":"Run ","color":"gray"},{"text":"/reload","color":"white","underlined":true},{"text":" to reinitialize dataLib.","color":"gray"}]
 
-tellraw @a[tag=datalib.debug] ["",{"text":"[DL/DEBUG] ","color":"aqua"},{"text":"dl.pre_version → ","color":"#555555"},{"text":"major=","color":"gray"},{"score":{"name":"#dl.major","objective":"dl.pre_version"},"color":"yellow"},{"text":" minor=","color":"gray"},{"score":{"name":"#dl.minor","objective":"dl.pre_version"},"color":"yellow"},{"text":" patch=","color":"gray"},{"score":{"name":"#dl.patch","objective":"dl.pre_version"},"color":"yellow"},{"text":" pre=","color":"gray"},{"score":{"name":"#dl.pre","objective":"dl.pre_version"},"color":"yellow"},{"text":" (expected: 4 0 2 pre=0)","color":"red"}]
+tellraw @a[tag=datalib.debug] ["",{"text":"[DL/DEBUG] ","color":"aqua"},{"text":"dl.pre_version → ","color":"#555555"},{"text":"major=","color":"gray"},{"score":{"name":"#dl.major","objective":"dl.pre_version"},"color":"yellow"},{"text":" minor=","color":"gray"},{"score":{"name":"#dl.minor","objective":"dl.pre_version"},"color":"yellow"},{"text":" patch=","color":"gray"},{"score":{"name":"#dl.patch","objective":"dl.pre_version"},"color":"yellow"},{"text":" pre=","color":"gray"},{"score":{"name":"#dl.pre","objective":"dl.pre_version"},"color":"yellow"},{"text":" (expected: 5 1 2 pre=0)","color":"red"}]
 
 data modify storage datalib:engine _log_add_tmp.message set value "❌ Version mismatch — expected v5.1.2. Load aborted."
 function datalib:systems/log/warn with storage datalib:engine _log_add_tmp
diff --git a/26_2/data/dl_load/function/load/version_warn.mcfunction b/26_2/data/dl_load/function/load/version_warn.mcfunction
index 6eb64f3..d14b33c 100644
--- a/26_2/data/dl_load/function/load/version_warn.mcfunction
+++ b/26_2/data/dl_load/function/load/version_warn.mcfunction
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 tellraw @a ["",{"text":"❌ ","color":"red"},{"text":"[DL] ","color":"aqua","bold":true},{"text":"Version conflict! ","color":"red","bold":true},{"text":"Expected ","color":"gray"},{"text":"v5.1.2","color":"yellow","bold":true},{"text":" — stored scores do not match.","color":"gray"}]
 tellraw @a ["",{"text":" ↳ ","color":"#555555"},{"text":"Run ","color":"gray"},{"text":"/reload","color":"white","underlined":true},{"text":" to reinitialize dataLib.","color":"gray"}]
 
-tellraw @a[tag=datalib.debug] ["",{"text":"[DL/DEBUG] ","color":"aqua"},{"text":"dl.pre_version → ","color":"#555555"},{"text":"major=","color":"gray"},{"score":{"name":"#dl.major","objective":"dl.pre_version"},"color":"yellow"},{"text":" minor=","color":"gray"},{"score":{"name":"#dl.minor","objective":"dl.pre_version"},"color":"yellow"},{"text":" patch=","color":"gray"},{"score":{"name":"#dl.patch","objective":"dl.pre_version"},"color":"yellow"},{"text":" pre=","color":"gray"},{"score":{"name":"#dl.pre","objective":"dl.pre_version"},"color":"yellow"},{"text":" (expected: 4 0 2 pre=0)","color":"red"}]
+tellraw @a[tag=datalib.debug] ["",{"text":"[DL/DEBUG] ","color":"aqua"},{"text":"dl.pre_version → ","color":"#555555"},{"text":"major=","color":"gray"},{"score":{"name":"#dl.major","objective":"dl.pre_version"},"color":"yellow"},{"text":" minor=","color":"gray"},{"score":{"name":"#dl.minor","objective":"dl.pre_version"},"color":"yellow"},{"text":" patch=","color":"gray"},{"score":{"name":"#dl.patch","objective":"dl.pre_version"},"color":"yellow"},{"text":" pre=","color":"gray"},{"score":{"name":"#dl.pre","objective":"dl.pre_version"},"color":"yellow"},{"text":" (expected: 5 1 2 pre=0)","color":"red"}]
 
 data modify storage datalib:engine _log_add_tmp.message set value "❌ Version mismatch — expected v5.1.2. Load aborted."
 function datalib:systems/log/warn with storage datalib:engine _log_add_tmp
diff --git a/data/datalib/function/api/color/from_score.mcfunction b/data/datalib/function/api/color/from_score.mcfunction
index 9fe85fb..19e75ca 100644
--- a/data/datalib/function/api/color/from_score.mcfunction
+++ b/data/datalib/function/api/color/from_score.mcfunction
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #
 # Input (macro args):
 #   objective     — scoreboard objective name
-#   player        — fake player or selector name (@s not supported; use real name)
+#   player        — player name, fake player name (include # prefix), or selector string
 #   low_threshold — score below this → low_color
 #   mid_threshold — score below this → mid_color (if >= low_threshold)
 #   low_color     — color for low range  (e.g. "red")
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 $data modify storage datalib:output result set value "$(high_color)"
 
 # Override with low or mid if score is below threshold
-$execute if score #$(player) $(objective) matches ..$(low_threshold) run data modify storage datalib:output result set value "$(low_color)"
-$execute if score #$(player) $(objective) matches $(low_threshold)..$(mid_threshold) run data modify storage datalib:output result set value "$(mid_color)"
+$execute if score $(player) $(objective) matches ..$(low_threshold) run data modify storage datalib:output result set value "$(low_color)"
+$execute if score $(player) $(objective) matches $(low_threshold)..$(mid_threshold) run data modify storage datalib:output result set value "$(mid_color)"
 
 $tellraw @a[tag=datalib.debug] ["",{"text":"[DL] ","color":"#00AAAA","bold":true},{"text":"color/from_score ","color":"aqua"},{"text":"$(player) ","color":"white"},{"text":"→ ","color":"#555555"},{"storage":"datalib:output","nbt":"result","color":"green"}]
diff --git a/data/datalib/function/api/color/resolve.mcfunction b/data/datalib/function/api/color/resolve.mcfunction
index 36ec221..b3260db 100644
--- a/data/datalib/function/api/color/resolve.mcfunction
+++ b/data/datalib/function/api/color/resolve.mcfunction
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@
 # Default: return input value
 $data modify storage datalib:output result set value "$(color)"
 
-# Override if palette has this key
-execute if data storage datalib:engine color.palette run function datalib:core/internal/systems/color/resolve_exec with storage datalib:engine color
+# Override if palette has this key — write color key into temp so resolve_exec can access it
+$data modify storage datalib:engine _color_resolve_tmp set value {color:"$(color)"}
+execute if data storage datalib:engine color.palette run function datalib:core/internal/systems/color/resolve_exec with storage datalib:engine _color_resolve_tmp
+data remove storage datalib:engine _color_resolve_tmp
 
 $tellraw @a[tag=datalib.debug] ["",{"text":"[DL] ","color":"#00AAAA","bold":true},{"text":"color/resolve ","color":"aqua"},{"text":"$(color)","color":"white"},{"text":" → ","color":"#555555"},{"storage":"datalib:output","nbt":"result","color":"green"}]
diff --git a/data/datalib/function/api/gamerule/get.mcfunction b/data/datalib/function/api/gamerule/get.mcfunction
index 394125e..c0a4d66 100644
--- a/data/datalib/function/api/gamerule/get.mcfunction
+++ b/data/datalib/function/api/gamerule/get.mcfunction
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #   function datalib:api/gamerule/get with storage datalib:input {}
 #   # read: data get storage datalib:output gamerule
 
-execute unless function datalib:debug/tools/utils/check_all run return 0
+execute unless function datalib:core/security/cmd_gate run return 0
 
 # Normalize key (spaces → underscores, lowercase)
 data modify storage stringlib:input replace.String set from storage datalib:input rule
diff --git a/data/datalib/function/api/gamerule/reset.mcfunction b/data/datalib/function/api/gamerule/reset.mcfunction
index 9706513..8a97811 100644
--- a/data/datalib/function/api/gamerule/reset.mcfunction
+++ b/data/datalib/function/api/gamerule/reset.mcfunction
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #   data modify storage datalib:input rule set value "pvp_enabled"
 #   function datalib:api/gamerule/reset with storage datalib:input {}
 
-execute unless function datalib:debug/tools/utils/check_all run return 0
+execute unless function datalib:core/security/cmd_gate run return 0
 
 # Normalize
 data modify storage stringlib:input replace.String set from storage datalib:input rule
diff --git a/data/datalib/function/api/gamerule/set.mcfunction b/data/datalib/function/api/gamerule/set.mcfunction
index 75a7d2e..e86a74f 100644
--- a/data/datalib/function/api/gamerule/set.mcfunction
+++ b/data/datalib/function/api/gamerule/set.mcfunction
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #
 # RETURN: 1 on success, 0 on guard failure.
 
-execute unless function datalib:debug/tools/utils/check_all run return 0
+execute unless function datalib:core/security/cmd_gate run return 0
 
 # ── Normalize rule name: spaces → underscores via StringLib ──────────────────
 data modify storage stringlib:input replace.String set from storage datalib:input rule
diff --git a/data/datalib/function/core/internal/systems/color/validate_exec.mcfunction b/data/datalib/function/core/internal/systems/color/validate_exec.mcfunction
index 65ff5d1..59cafa9 100644
--- a/data/datalib/function/core/internal/systems/color/validate_exec.mcfunction
+++ b/data/datalib/function/core/internal/systems/color/validate_exec.mcfunction
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 # Internal — called by api/color/validate.
 # Sets datalib:output result to 1b if $(color) is a known named color,
 # or if it begins with "#" (hex shorthand detection).
-$execute if data storage datalib:engine color._names{$(color):1b} run data modify storage datalib:output result set value 1b
+$execute if data storage datalib:engine color._names.$(color) run data modify storage datalib:output result set value 1b
diff --git a/data/datalib/function/systems/string/progress_bar_self.mcfunction b/data/datalib/function/systems/string/progress_bar_self.mcfunction
index 4dc120b..e111324 100644
--- a/data/datalib/function/systems/string/progress_bar_self.mcfunction
+++ b/data/datalib/function/systems/string/progress_bar_self.mcfunction
@@ -21,4 +21,3 @@ $execute if score $pbs_seg dl.tmp matches 7 run title @s actionbar {"text":"$(pb
 $execute if score $pbs_seg dl.tmp matches 8 run title @s actionbar {"text":"$(pb_label) ████████░░"}
 $execute if score $pbs_seg dl.tmp matches 9 run title @s actionbar {"text":"$(pb_label) █████████░"}
 $execute if score $pbs_seg dl.tmp matches 10 run title @s actionbar {"text":"$(pb_label) ██████████"}
-tellraw @a[tag=datalib.debug] ["",{"text":"[DL] ","color":"#00AAAA","bold":true},{"text":"string/progress_bar_self ","color":"aqua"}]