diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 80257624c5..2f9f666700 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ jobs:
           path: |
             build/install/Dusklight-*.AppImage
             build/install/debug.tar.*
+            build/install/sdk/
 
   build-apple:
     name: Build Apple (${{matrix.name}})
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ jobs:
           path: |
             build/install/Dusklight.app
             build/install/debug.tar.*
+            build/install/sdk/
 
   build-android:
     name: Build Android (${{matrix.name}})
@@ -203,6 +205,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build native library
         run: cmake --build --preset ${{matrix.preset}} --target dusklight
 
+      - name: Build bundled mods
+        run: cmake --build --preset ${{matrix.preset}} --target dusklight_mods
+
       - name: Stage stripped JNI library
         run: ANDROID_STAGE_ABIS="${{matrix.abi}}" platforms/android/scripts/stage-jni-libs.sh
 
@@ -210,11 +215,17 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: platforms/android
         run: ./gradlew :app:assembleRelease --rerun-tasks
 
+      - name: Stage artifacts
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p upload/sdk
+          cp build/*/stub-android-*.so upload/sdk/
+          cp platforms/android/app/build/outputs/apk/release/app-${{matrix.abi}}-release-unsigned.apk upload/
+
       - name: Upload artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: dusklight-${{env.DUSK_VERSION}}-android-${{matrix.artifact_arch}}
-          path: platforms/android/app/build/outputs/apk/release/app-${{matrix.abi}}-release-unsigned.apk
+          path: upload/
 
   build-windows:
     name: Build Windows (${{matrix.name}})
@@ -279,5 +290,8 @@ jobs:
           path: |
             build/install/*.exe
             build/install/*.dll
+            build/install/*.symdb
             build/install/res/
+            build/install/mods/
             build/install/debug.7z
+            build/install/sdk/
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f0f80651ac..bf35cb2e45 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -491,9 +491,12 @@ if (WIN32)
     target_link_libraries(dusklight PRIVATE Psapi)
 endif ()
 if (APPLE)
-    # Mods resolve game symbols from the executable at dlopen time.
-    target_link_options(dusklight PRIVATE -Wl,-export_dynamic)
-elseif (UNIX AND NOT ANDROID)
+    include(cmake/AppleExports.cmake)
+    setup_apple_exports(dusklight)
+elseif (ANDROID)
+    include(cmake/AndroidExports.cmake)
+    setup_android_exports(dusklight)
+elseif (UNIX)
     target_link_options(dusklight PRIVATE -rdynamic)
 endif ()
 
diff --git a/CMakePresets.json b/CMakePresets.json
index 394a1ddef5..e6485ddac1 100644
--- a/CMakePresets.json
+++ b/CMakePresets.json
@@ -22,18 +22,6 @@
         "CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY": "MultiThreadedDLL"
       }
     },
-    {
-      "name": "release",
-      "hidden": true,
-      "cacheVariables": {
-        "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": "Release",
-        "CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY": "MultiThreadedDLL",
-        "CMAKE_INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION": {
-          "type": "BOOL",
-          "value": true
-        }
-      }
-    },
     {
       "name": "ci",
       "hidden": true,
@@ -208,17 +196,13 @@
     {
       "name": "windows-arm64-msvc",
       "displayName": "Windows ARM64 (MSVC)",
-      "generator": "Ninja",
-      "binaryDir": "${sourceDir}/build/${presetName}",
+      "inherits": [
+        "windows-msvc"
+      ],
       "architecture": {
         "value": "arm64",
         "strategy": "external"
       },
-      "cacheVariables": {
-        "CMAKE_C_COMPILER": "cl",
-        "CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER": "cl",
-        "CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX": "${sourceDir}/build/install"
-      },
       "vendor": {
         "microsoft.com/VisualStudioSettings/CMake/1.0": {
           "hostOS": [
@@ -445,8 +429,7 @@
       "hidden": true,
       "inherits": [
         "android-base",
-        "ci",
-        "release"
+        "ci"
       ],
       "cacheVariables": {
         "DUSK_ENABLE_SENTRY_NATIVE": {
diff --git a/ci/build-appimage.sh b/ci/build-appimage.sh
index e12f1163b9..ec7d6b410e 100755
--- a/ci/build-appimage.sh
+++ b/ci/build-appimage.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ for install_path in build/install/*; do
   [[ "$(basename "$install_path")" == *.* ]] && continue
   cp -r "$install_path" build/appdir/usr/bin
 done
+if [[ -f build/install/dusklight.symdb ]]; then
+  cp build/install/dusklight.symdb build/appdir/usr/bin
+fi
 cp -r platforms/freedesktop/{16x16,32x32,48x48,64x64,128x128,256x256,512x512,1024x1024} build/appdir/usr/share/icons/hicolor
 cp platforms/freedesktop/dev.twilitrealm.dusk.desktop build/appdir/usr/share/applications
 
diff --git a/cmake/AndroidExports.cmake b/cmake/AndroidExports.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..23e14898e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/AndroidExports.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+include_guard(GLOBAL)
+
+get_filename_component(_dir "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_FILE}" DIRECTORY)
+
+# Android mod linking: symgen scans and filters the game's exports, generating a version script used for the executable
+# link step, and generates a shared object stub that mods can link against without having to build the whole game.
+function(setup_android_exports target)
+    include("${_dir}/SymbolManifest.cmake")
+    ensure_symgen(TRUE)
+    add_dependencies(${target} symgen)
+
+    set(_rsp_lines "$<TARGET_OBJECTS:${target}>")
+    foreach (_lib IN LISTS JSYSTEM_LIBRARIES)
+        list(APPEND _rsp_lines "$<TARGET_FILE:${_lib}>")
+    endforeach ()
+    list(JOIN _rsp_lines "\n" _rsp_content)
+    set(_rsp "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/dusklight_exports_input.rsp")
+    file(GENERATE OUTPUT "${_rsp}" CONTENT "${_rsp_content}")
+
+    set(_sdk_args)
+    foreach (_lib aurora_card aurora_core aurora_dvd aurora_gd aurora_gx aurora_mtx
+            aurora_os aurora_pad aurora_si aurora_vi)
+        if (TARGET ${_lib})
+            list(APPEND _sdk_args --sdk-lib "$<TARGET_FILE:${_lib}>")
+        endif ()
+    endforeach ()
+    if (TARGET dawn::webgpu_dawn)
+        get_target_property(_dawn_type dawn::webgpu_dawn TYPE)
+        if (_dawn_type STREQUAL "STATIC_LIBRARY")
+            list(APPEND _sdk_args --sdk-lib "$<TARGET_FILE:dawn::webgpu_dawn>")
+        endif ()
+    endif ()
+
+    set(_vscript "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/dusklight_exports.ver")
+    add_custom_command(TARGET ${target} PRE_LINK
+            # TODO: src/dusk/ is NOT excluded: inline code in game headers
+            # currently call into it (e.g. dusk::frame_interp::lookup_replacement).
+            COMMAND "${SYMGEN_EXE}" exports
+            "@${_rsp}"
+            --out "${_vscript}"
+            --format version-script
+            --exclude cmake_pch
+            --exclude miniz
+            --exclude asan_options
+            # Resolved from the Java side; the SDL ones live in the statically-linked
+            # SDL archive, outside the provenance scan.
+            --extra-sym JNI_OnLoad
+            --extra-sym SDL_main
+            --extra-sym "Java_*"
+            ${_sdk_args}
+            COMMENT "Generating dusklight exports"
+            VERBATIM)
+    target_link_options(${target} PRIVATE "-Wl,--version-script=${_vscript}")
+
+    string(TOLOWER "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}" _arch)
+    set(_stub "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/stub-android-${_arch}.so")
+    add_custom_command(TARGET ${target} POST_BUILD
+            COMMAND "${SYMGEN_EXE}" stub -f elf "$<TARGET_FILE:${target}>" -o "${_stub}"
+            --soname "$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:${target}>" --arch "${_arch}"
+            BYPRODUCTS "${_stub}"
+            COMMENT "Generating dusklight link stub"
+            VERBATIM)
+    install(FILES "${_stub}" DESTINATION sdk)
+endfunction()
diff --git a/cmake/AppleExports.cmake b/cmake/AppleExports.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b43fdb6ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/AppleExports.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+include_guard(GLOBAL)
+
+get_filename_component(_dir "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_FILE}" DIRECTORY)
+
+# Apple mod linking: symgen scans and filters the game's exports, generating an exports list used for the executable
+# link step, and generates a MH_EXECUTE Mach-O stub that mods can link against without having to build the whole game.
+function(setup_apple_exports target)
+    include("${_dir}/SymbolManifest.cmake")
+    ensure_symgen(TRUE)
+    set(_symgen "${SYMGEN_EXE}")
+    add_dependencies(${target} symgen)
+
+    set(_config_subdir "")
+    if (CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES)
+        set(_config_subdir "$<CONFIG>/")
+    endif ()
+
+    set(_rsp_lines "$<TARGET_OBJECTS:${target}>")
+    foreach (_lib IN LISTS JSYSTEM_LIBRARIES)
+        list(APPEND _rsp_lines "$<TARGET_FILE:${_lib}>")
+    endforeach ()
+    list(JOIN _rsp_lines "\n" _rsp_content)
+    set(_rsp "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${_config_subdir}dusklight_exports_input.rsp")
+    file(GENERATE OUTPUT "${_rsp}" CONTENT "${_rsp_content}")
+
+    set(_sdk_args)
+    foreach (_lib aurora_card aurora_core aurora_dvd aurora_gd aurora_gx aurora_mtx
+            aurora_os aurora_pad aurora_si aurora_vi)
+        if (TARGET ${_lib})
+            list(APPEND _sdk_args --sdk-lib "$<TARGET_FILE:${_lib}>")
+        endif ()
+    endforeach ()
+
+    # Dawn is linked statically on Apple; mods reach wgpu* through the executable.
+    if (TARGET dawn::webgpu_dawn)
+        get_target_property(_dawn_type dawn::webgpu_dawn TYPE)
+        if (_dawn_type STREQUAL "STATIC_LIBRARY")
+            list(APPEND _sdk_args --sdk-lib "$<TARGET_FILE:dawn::webgpu_dawn>")
+        endif ()
+    endif ()
+
+    set(_exp "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${_config_subdir}dusklight_exports.exp")
+    add_custom_command(TARGET ${target} PRE_LINK
+            # TODO: src/dusk/ is NOT excluded: inline code in game headers
+            # currently call into it (e.g. dusk::frame_interp::lookup_replacement).
+            COMMAND "${_symgen}" exports
+            "@${_rsp}"
+            --out "${_exp}"
+            --exclude cmake_pch
+            --exclude miniz
+            --exclude asan_options
+            ${_sdk_args}
+            COMMENT "Generating dusklight exports"
+            VERBATIM)
+    target_link_options(${target} PRIVATE -Xlinker -exported_symbols_list -Xlinker "${_exp}")
+
+    # Generate the stub executable mods link against via -bundle_loader.
+    set(_stub_args)
+    if (IOS)
+        set(_stub_platform "ios")
+        list(APPEND _stub_args --platform ios)
+    elseif (TVOS)
+        set(_stub_platform "tvos")
+        list(APPEND _stub_args --platform tvos)
+    else ()
+        set(_stub_platform "macos")
+    endif ()
+    if (CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET)
+        list(APPEND _stub_args --min-os "${CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET}")
+    endif ()
+    if (CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES)
+        set(_archs "${CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES}")
+    else ()
+        set(_archs "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}")
+    endif ()
+    set(_arch_names "")
+    foreach (_arch IN LISTS _archs)
+        string(TOLOWER "${_arch}" _arch)
+        list(APPEND _stub_args --arch "${_arch}")
+        list(APPEND _arch_names "${_arch}")
+    endforeach ()
+    list(JOIN _arch_names "_" _arch_name)
+
+    set(_stub "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${_config_subdir}dusklight-stub")
+    add_custom_command(TARGET ${target} POST_BUILD
+            COMMAND "${_symgen}" stub -f macho "${_exp}" -o "${_stub}" ${_stub_args}
+            BYPRODUCTS "${_stub}"
+            COMMENT "Generating dusklight link stub"
+            VERBATIM)
+    install(FILES "${_stub}" DESTINATION sdk RENAME "stub-${_stub_platform}-${_arch_name}")
+endfunction()
diff --git a/cmake/ModSDK.cmake b/cmake/ModSDK.cmake
index 833e433360..0e8d72a0a0 100644
--- a/cmake/ModSDK.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ModSDK.cmake
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-# add_mod(<target> SOURCES <file>... MOD_JSON <mod.json> [RES_DIR <res>] [OVERLAY_DIR <overlay>]
+# add_mod(<target> SOURCES <file>... MOD_JSON <mod.json>
+#         [RUNTIME_LIBRARIES <file>...] [RES_DIR <res>] [OVERLAY_DIR <overlay>]
 #         [TEXTURES_DIR <textures>] [OUTPUT_DIR <dir>] [BUNDLE])
 set(DUSK_MODS_OUTPUT_DIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/mods" CACHE PATH "Directory to write mod packages into")
 
-function(_mod_lib_name out_var)
+function(_mod_lib_info out_platform_var out_name_var)
     set(_arch "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}")
     if (APPLE AND CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES)
         list(LENGTH CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES _count)
@@ -12,18 +13,20 @@ function(_mod_lib_name out_var)
         set(_arch "${CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES}")
     endif ()
     string(TOLOWER "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}" _platform)
+    if (_platform STREQUAL "darwin")
+        set(_platform "macos")
+    endif ()
     string(TOLOWER "${_arch}" _arch)
     if (_arch MATCHES "^(i[3-6]86|x86)$")
         set(_arch "x86")
     endif ()
     if (WIN32)
         set(_ext ".dll")
-    elseif (APPLE)
-        set(_ext ".dylib")
     else ()
         set(_ext ".so")
     endif ()
-    set(${out_var} "${_platform}-${_arch}${_ext}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+    set(${out_platform_var} "${_platform}-${_arch}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+    set(${out_name_var} "mod${_ext}" PARENT_SCOPE)
 endfunction()
 
 function(_mod_resolve_source_path out_var path)
@@ -45,7 +48,8 @@ function(_mod_collect_assets out_var dir)
 endfunction()
 
 function(add_mod target_name)
-    cmake_parse_arguments(ARG "BUNDLE" "MOD_JSON;RES_DIR;OVERLAY_DIR;TEXTURES_DIR;OUTPUT_DIR" "SOURCES" ${ARGN})
+    cmake_parse_arguments(ARG "BUNDLE" "MOD_JSON;RES_DIR;OVERLAY_DIR;TEXTURES_DIR;OUTPUT_DIR"
+            "SOURCES;RUNTIME_LIBRARIES" ${ARGN})
     if (NOT ARG_MOD_JSON)
         message(FATAL_ERROR "add_mod: MOD_JSON is required")
     endif ()
@@ -55,11 +59,12 @@ function(add_mod target_name)
     endif ()
 
     set(_has_lib FALSE)
+    set(_lib_platform "")
     set(_lib_name "")
     if (ARG_SOURCES)
         set(_has_lib TRUE)
-        add_library(${target_name} SHARED ${ARG_SOURCES})
-        _mod_lib_name(_lib_name)
+        add_library(${target_name} MODULE ${ARG_SOURCES})
+        _mod_lib_info(_lib_platform _lib_name)
         set_target_properties(${target_name} PROPERTIES
                 PREFIX ""
                 C_VISIBILITY_PRESET hidden
@@ -90,50 +95,65 @@ function(add_mod target_name)
         endif ()
 
         if (APPLE)
-            # Game symbols resolve against the host executable at dlopen time.
-            target_link_options(${target_name} PRIVATE -undefined dynamic_lookup)
+            if (TARGET dusklight)
+                set(_game_exe "$<TARGET_FILE:dusklight>")
+                add_dependencies(${target_name} dusklight)
+            elseif (DUSK_GAME_EXE)
+                _mod_resolve_source_path(_game_exe "${DUSK_GAME_EXE}")
+            else ()
+                message(FATAL_ERROR "add_mod: DUSK_GAME_EXE is not set (game executable)")
+            endif ()
+            target_link_options(${target_name} PRIVATE
+                    -Xlinker -bundle_loader -Xlinker "${_game_exe}")
+            set_property(TARGET ${target_name} APPEND PROPERTY LINK_DEPENDS "${_game_exe}")
+            set_target_properties(${target_name} PROPERTIES
+                    BUILD_RPATH "@loader_path"
+                    INSTALL_RPATH "@loader_path")
         elseif (ANDROID)
             if (TARGET dusklight)
                 target_link_libraries(${target_name} PRIVATE dusklight)
-            elseif (DUSK_GAME_SOLIB)
-                target_link_libraries(${target_name} PRIVATE "${DUSK_GAME_SOLIB}")
+            elseif (DUSK_GAME_EXE)
+                _mod_resolve_source_path(_game_lib "${DUSK_GAME_EXE}")
+                target_link_libraries(${target_name} PRIVATE "${_game_lib}")
             else ()
-                message(FATAL_ERROR "add_mod: DUSK_GAME_SOLIB is not set (libmain.so)")
+                message(FATAL_ERROR "add_mod: DUSK_GAME_EXE is not set (libmain.so or stub)")
             endif ()
+            set_target_properties(${target_name} PROPERTIES
+                    BUILD_RPATH "$ORIGIN"
+                    INSTALL_RPATH "$ORIGIN")
         elseif (UNIX)
             target_link_options(${target_name} PRIVATE -Wl,--allow-shlib-undefined)
+            set_target_properties(${target_name} PROPERTIES
+                    BUILD_RPATH "$ORIGIN"
+                    INSTALL_RPATH "$ORIGIN")
         elseif (WIN32)
-            # Link against the generated import library (game ABI surface). Function calls
-            # resolve through import thunks. Data is toolchain dependent:
-            # - clang-cl: lld's mingw mode auto-imports data references, fixed up at load by
-            #   the mod SDK's pseudo-relocation runtime (pseudo_reloc.cpp).
-            # - cl (MSVC): only DUSK_GAME_DATA-annotated data is reachable. Un-annotated
-            #   references fail to link.
-            if (NOT DUSK_GAME_IMPLIB)
-                message(FATAL_ERROR "add_mod: DUSK_GAME_IMPLIB is not set.")
+            # Mods link against the game's import library (sdk/windows-<arch>.lib, generated by
+            # setup_windows_exports); cl and clang-cl both consume it in MSVC mode. Function
+            # calls resolve through import thunks; game data is reachable only through
+            # __declspec(dllimport), i.e. DUSK_GAME_DATA-annotated declarations.
+            if (TARGET dusklight)
+                if (NOT DUSK_GAME_IMPLIB)
+                    message(FATAL_ERROR "add_mod: DUSK_GAME_IMPLIB is not set (see setup_windows_exports)")
+                endif ()
+                set(_game_lib "${DUSK_GAME_IMPLIB}")
+            elseif (DUSK_GAME_EXE)
+                _mod_resolve_source_path(_game_lib "${DUSK_GAME_EXE}")
+                if (NOT _game_lib MATCHES "\\.lib$")
+                    message(FATAL_ERROR
+                            "add_mod: DUSK_GAME_EXE must be an import library on Windows "
+                            "(sdk/windows-<arch>.lib)")
+                endif ()
+            else ()
+                message(FATAL_ERROR "add_mod: DUSK_GAME_EXE is not set (import library)")
             endif ()
-            target_link_libraries(${target_name} PRIVATE "${DUSK_GAME_IMPLIB}")
+            target_link_libraries(${target_name} PRIVATE "${_game_lib}")
             set_target_properties(${target_name} PROPERTIES MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY "MultiThreadedDLL")
             target_compile_definitions(${target_name} PRIVATE _ITERATOR_DEBUG_LEVEL=0)
-            if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Clang")
-                target_compile_options(${target_name} PRIVATE "$<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:C,CXX>:/clang:-mcmodel=large>")
-                target_sources(${target_name} PRIVATE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_FUNCTION_LIST_DIR}/../sdk/pseudo_reloc.cpp")
-                # lld mingw mode rewrites /DEFAULTLIB directives to -l style and skips %LIB%, so
-                # the CRT libraries and search paths are spelled out explicitly.
-                target_link_options(${target_name} PRIVATE -lldmingw /nodefaultlib /INCREMENTAL:NO)
-                target_link_libraries(${target_name} PRIVATE
-                        msvcrt.lib msvcprt.lib vcruntime.lib ucrt.lib
-                        oldnames.lib uuid.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib)
-                set(_lib_dirs "$ENV{LIB}")
-                if ("${_lib_dirs}" STREQUAL "")
-                    message(FATAL_ERROR "add_mod: %LIB% is empty; configure from a VS dev shell")
-                endif ()
-                foreach (_libdir IN LISTS _lib_dirs)
-                    target_link_options(${target_name} PRIVATE "/libpath:${_libdir}")
-                endforeach ()
-            endif ()
         endif ()
     endif ()
+    if (ARG_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES AND NOT _has_lib)
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "add_mod: RUNTIME_LIBRARIES requires SOURCES")
+    endif ()
 
     set(_output_dir "${DUSK_MODS_OUTPUT_DIR}")
     if (ARG_OUTPUT_DIR)
@@ -142,18 +162,39 @@ function(add_mod target_name)
     set(_stage "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${target_name}_stage")
     set(_out "${_output_dir}/${target_name}.dusk")
 
-    set(_zip_args "${_lib_name}" mod.json)
+    set(_zip_args mod.json)
     set(_package_deps "${_mod_json}")
     set(_package_inputs "${_mod_json}")
     set(_extra_cmds "")
     set(_lib_copy_cmd "")
     set(_target_depend "")
     if (_has_lib)
-        list(APPEND _zip_args "${_lib_name}")
-        set(_lib_copy_cmd COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different
-                "$<TARGET_FILE:${target_name}>" "${_stage}/${_lib_name}")
+        list(APPEND _zip_args lib)
+        set(_lib_copy_cmd
+                COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory "${_stage}/lib/${_lib_platform}"
+                COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different
+                "$<TARGET_FILE:${target_name}>" "${_stage}/lib/${_lib_platform}/${_lib_name}")
         set(_target_depend ${target_name})
     endif ()
+    string(TOLOWER "${_lib_name}" _lib_name_key)
+    set(_runtime_lib_name_keys "${_lib_name_key}")
+    foreach (_runtime_lib IN LISTS ARG_RUNTIME_LIBRARIES)
+        _mod_resolve_source_path(_runtime_lib_path "${_runtime_lib}")
+        if (NOT EXISTS "${_runtime_lib_path}" OR IS_DIRECTORY "${_runtime_lib_path}")
+            message(FATAL_ERROR "add_mod: runtime library does not exist or is not a file: ${_runtime_lib_path}")
+        endif ()
+        get_filename_component(_runtime_lib_name "${_runtime_lib_path}" NAME)
+        string(TOLOWER "${_runtime_lib_name}" _runtime_lib_name_key)
+        list(FIND _runtime_lib_name_keys "${_runtime_lib_name_key}" _runtime_lib_name_index)
+        if (NOT _runtime_lib_name_index EQUAL -1)
+            message(FATAL_ERROR "add_mod: duplicate runtime library filename: ${_runtime_lib_name}")
+        endif ()
+        list(APPEND _runtime_lib_name_keys "${_runtime_lib_name_key}")
+        list(APPEND _package_deps "${_runtime_lib_path}")
+        list(APPEND _package_inputs "${_runtime_lib_path}")
+        list(APPEND _lib_copy_cmd COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different
+                "${_runtime_lib_path}" "${_stage}/lib/${_lib_platform}/${_runtime_lib_name}")
+    endforeach ()
     if (ARG_RES_DIR)
         _mod_resolve_source_path(_res_dir "${ARG_RES_DIR}")
         _mod_collect_assets(_res_deps "${_res_dir}")
@@ -190,6 +231,7 @@ function(add_mod target_name)
         set_property(GLOBAL APPEND PROPERTY DUSK_BUNDLED_MOD_IDS "${_mod_id}")
         set_property(GLOBAL APPEND PROPERTY DUSK_BUNDLED_MOD_STAGES "${_stage}")
         set_property(GLOBAL APPEND PROPERTY DUSK_BUNDLED_MOD_PACKAGES "${_out}")
+        set_property(GLOBAL APPEND PROPERTY DUSK_BUNDLED_MOD_LIB_PLATFORMS "${_lib_platform}")
         set_property(GLOBAL APPEND PROPERTY DUSK_BUNDLED_MOD_LIB_NAMES "${_lib_name}")
         set(_bundle_cmds
                 COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bundled_mods"
@@ -228,9 +270,10 @@ endfunction()
 #   user cache).
 # - Linux: pre-extracted stage dirs into <install>/mods so native libs dlopen in place from
 #   read-only installs.
-# - macOS: pre-extracted stage dirs into the installed app's Contents/Resources/mods, dylibs
-#   ad-hoc signed in place, then the whole bundle re-signed.
-# - iOS/tvOS: assets into <app>/mods/<id> and the dylib into Frameworks/<id>.dylib.
+# - macOS: pre-extracted stage dirs into the installed app's Contents/Resources/mods, native
+#   libs ad-hoc signed in place, then the whole bundle re-signed.
+# - iOS/tvOS: assets into <app>/mods/<id>, the mod library into Frameworks/<id>.so,
+#   and runtime libraries alongside it.
 # - Android: nothing here; gradle packs ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bundled_mods into APK assets.
 function(install_bundled_mods)
     get_property(_targets GLOBAL PROPERTY DUSK_BUNDLED_MOD_TARGETS)
@@ -239,6 +282,7 @@ function(install_bundled_mods)
     endif ()
     get_property(_ids GLOBAL PROPERTY DUSK_BUNDLED_MOD_IDS)
     get_property(_stages GLOBAL PROPERTY DUSK_BUNDLED_MOD_STAGES)
+    get_property(_lib_platforms GLOBAL PROPERTY DUSK_BUNDLED_MOD_LIB_PLATFORMS)
     get_property(_lib_names GLOBAL PROPERTY DUSK_BUNDLED_MOD_LIB_NAMES)
     list(LENGTH _targets _count)
     math(EXPR _last "${_count} - 1")
@@ -254,19 +298,30 @@ function(install_bundled_mods)
                 list(GET _targets ${_i} _target)
                 list(GET _ids ${_i} _id)
                 list(GET _stages ${_i} _stage)
+                list(GET _lib_platforms ${_i} _lib_platform)
                 list(GET _lib_names ${_i} _lib_name)
                 install(DIRECTORY "${_stage}/" DESTINATION "${_bundle_dir}/mods/${_id}"
-                        PATTERN "${_lib_name}" EXCLUDE)
+                        PATTERN "lib" EXCLUDE)
                 install(PROGRAMS "$<TARGET_FILE:${_target}>"
-                        DESTINATION "${_bundle_dir}/Frameworks" RENAME "${_id}.dylib")
+                        DESTINATION "${_bundle_dir}/Frameworks" RENAME "${_id}.so")
+                install(DIRECTORY "${_stage}/lib/${_lib_platform}/"
+                        DESTINATION "${_bundle_dir}/Frameworks"
+                        PATTERN "${_lib_name}" EXCLUDE)
             endforeach ()
         else ()
             foreach (_i RANGE ${_last})
                 list(GET _ids ${_i} _id)
                 list(GET _stages ${_i} _stage)
+                list(GET _lib_platforms ${_i} _lib_platform)
                 list(GET _lib_names ${_i} _lib_name)
                 install(DIRECTORY "${_stage}/" DESTINATION "${_bundle_dir}/Contents/Resources/mods/${_id}")
-                install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND /usr/bin/codesign --force --sign - \"${_bundle_dir}/Contents/Resources/mods/${_id}/${_lib_name}\" COMMAND_ERROR_IS_FATAL ANY)")
+                install(CODE "
+                    file(GLOB _mod_libs \"${_bundle_dir}/Contents/Resources/mods/${_id}/lib/${_lib_platform}/*\")
+                    foreach (_mod_lib IN LISTS _mod_libs)
+                        if (NOT IS_DIRECTORY \"\${_mod_lib}\")
+                            execute_process(COMMAND /usr/bin/codesign --force --sign - \"\${_mod_lib}\" COMMAND_ERROR_IS_FATAL ANY)
+                        endif ()
+                    endforeach ()")
             endforeach ()
             if (TARGET crashpad_handler)
                 install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND /usr/bin/codesign --force --sign - \"${_bundle_dir}/Contents/MacOS/$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:crashpad_handler>\" COMMAND_ERROR_IS_FATAL ANY)")
diff --git a/cmake/SymbolManifest.cmake b/cmake/SymbolManifest.cmake
index 927040a47f..1cb78b6bb8 100644
--- a/cmake/SymbolManifest.cmake
+++ b/cmake/SymbolManifest.cmake
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ include_guard(GLOBAL)
 
 get_filename_component(_SYMBOL_MANIFEST_CMAKE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_FILE}" DIRECTORY)
 
-set(_SYMGEN_VERSION "1.1.1")
+set(_SYMGEN_VERSION "1.2.0")
 set(_SYMGEN_RELEASE_BASE_URL "https://github.com/encounter/symgen/releases/download/v${_SYMGEN_VERSION}")
 set(SYMGEN_PATH "" CACHE FILEPATH "Path to a symgen executable; empty downloads the pinned release")
 mark_as_advanced(SYMGEN_PATH)
@@ -122,4 +122,7 @@ function(setup_symbol_manifest target)
             COMMAND "${SYMGEN_EXE}" manifest ${_input} --out "${_out}"
             COMMENT "Generating symbol manifest"
             VERBATIM)
+    if (NOT APPLE)
+        install(FILES "${_out}" DESTINATION .)
+    endif ()
 endfunction()
diff --git a/cmake/WindowsExports.cmake b/cmake/WindowsExports.cmake
index 3010c82f25..a82f7756af 100644
--- a/cmake/WindowsExports.cmake
+++ b/cmake/WindowsExports.cmake
@@ -6,9 +6,16 @@ get_filename_component(_DUSK_WINDOWS_EXPORTS_CMAKE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_FIL
 # import library mods link against. symgen scans the built objects, filters by source, and
 # writes a .def used by the main link and import library generation.
 function(setup_windows_exports target)
-    if (NOT CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 8)
-        message(WARNING "dusklight: Windows code-mod exports are x64-only for now; skipping")
-        return()
+    string(TOLOWER "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}" _implib_arch)
+    if (_implib_arch STREQUAL "arm64")
+        set(_dlltool_machine "arm64")
+        set(_lib_machine "arm64")
+    elseif (_implib_arch MATCHES "^(amd64|x86_64)$")
+        set(_dlltool_machine "i386:x86-64")
+        set(_lib_machine "x64")
+    else ()
+        message(FATAL_ERROR
+                "dusklight: no Windows mod linking support for ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}")
     endif ()
 
     include("${_DUSK_WINDOWS_EXPORTS_CMAKE_DIR}/SymbolManifest.cmake")
@@ -53,7 +60,7 @@ function(setup_windows_exports target)
             # TODO: src/dusk/ is NOT excluded: inline code in game headers
             # currently call into it (e.g. dusk::frame_interp::lookup_replacement).
             COMMAND "${_symgen}" def
-            --rsp "${_rsp}"
+            "@${_rsp}"
             --out "${_def}"
             --exclude cmake_pch
             --exclude miniz
@@ -70,11 +77,11 @@ function(setup_windows_exports target)
     get_filename_component(_compiler_dir "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}" DIRECTORY)
     find_program(DUSK_LLVM_DLLTOOL llvm-dlltool HINTS "${_compiler_dir}")
     if (DUSK_LLVM_DLLTOOL)
-        set(_implib_cmd "${DUSK_LLVM_DLLTOOL}" -d "${_def}" -D dusklight.exe -m i386:x86-64
-                -l "${_implib}")
+        set(_implib_cmd "${DUSK_LLVM_DLLTOOL}" -d "${_def}" -D dusklight.exe
+                -m "${_dlltool_machine}" -l "${_implib}")
     else ()
-        set(_implib_cmd "${CMAKE_AR}" /nologo "/def:${_def}" /machine:x64 /name:dusklight.exe
-                "/out:${_implib}")
+        set(_implib_cmd "${CMAKE_AR}" /nologo "/def:${_def}" "/machine:${_lib_machine}"
+                /name:dusklight.exe "/out:${_implib}")
     endif ()
     add_custom_command(TARGET ${target} POST_BUILD
             COMMAND ${_implib_cmd}
@@ -82,9 +89,6 @@ function(setup_windows_exports target)
             COMMENT "Generating dusklight import library"
             VERBATIM)
     set(DUSK_GAME_IMPLIB "${_implib}" CACHE INTERNAL "Import library for Windows mod linking")
-    set(DUSK_GAME_DEF "${_def}" CACHE INTERNAL "Curated export .def for the game executable")
 
-    # Ship the import library as sdk/dusklight.lib in the install tree: mods may use it to
-    # compile against Dusklight without having to build the whole game. (See DUSK_GAME_IMPLIB)
-    install(FILES "${_implib}" DESTINATION sdk RENAME dusklight.lib)
+    install(FILES "${_implib}" DESTINATION sdk RENAME "windows-${_implib_arch}.lib")
 endfunction()
diff --git a/docs/modding.md b/docs/modding.md
index 6f2d1a8580..4988f6a6e4 100644
--- a/docs/modding.md
+++ b/docs/modding.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function, read and write data fields, and hook the vast majority of game functio
 7. [Asset Overlays](#asset-overlays)
 8. [Runtime Lifecycle](#runtime-lifecycle)
 9. [Error Handling](#error-handling)
-10. [Advanced: Exporting Services](#advanced-exporting-services)
+10. [Advanced](#advanced)
 
 ---
 
@@ -131,26 +131,30 @@ A service is a struct of C function pointers with a version header. You declare
 loader resolves it before your mod initializes:
 
 ```cpp
-IMPORT_SERVICE(LogService, svc_log);              // required, any minor version
-IMPORT_SERVICE_VERSION(LogService, svc_log, 2);   // required, minor version >= 2
+IMPORT_SERVICE(LogService, svc_log);              // required, latest minor version
+IMPORT_SERVICE_VERSION(LogService, svc_log, 0);   // required, minimum minor version 0 (for backwards compatibility)
 IMPORT_OPTIONAL_SERVICE(SomeService, svc_maybe);  // may be null
 ```
 
 Each service is individually versioned, and there may be multiple major versions of a service provided at once,
 allowing backwards compatibility with older mods while still changing services fundamentally if necessary. A **major**
 bump is a breaking change, treated as a different service entirely. For **additive** changes, a service appends new
-functions to the end of the struct without breaking existing callers and simply bumps the minor version. Mods that
-want the newer functions may use `IMPORT_SERVICE_VERSION` to require that minor at **load time**, or `SERVICE_HAS` to
-check at **runtime** whether a specific function is available.
+functions to the end of the struct without breaking existing callers and simply bumps the minor version.
+
+`IMPORT_SERVICE` and `IMPORT_OPTIONAL_SERVICE` require the latest minor version compiled against, making every field in
+the service safe to call. A mod can use `IMPORT_SERVICE_VERSION` (or its optional counterpart) with an older minor
+version to remain compatible with older Dusklight versions, then use `SERVICE_HAS` to check at runtime for fields added
+after that explicitly requested version.
 
 The contract (see `include/mods/api.h` for the full version):
 
 - **A required import is guaranteed valid.** If the service is missing or too old, the mod fails to load with a clear
   error. No need to null check at call sites.
-- **Anything at or below the minor version you imported can be called unconditionally.**
+- **Anything at or below the minor version you imported can be called unconditionally.** The default macros import
+  the service type's current minor version; the versioned macros explicitly override that minimum.
 - Optional imports may be null; check once in `mod_initialize`.
-- Fields newer than your imported minor must be gated behind `SERVICE_HAS(service, ServiceType, field)` plus a null
-  check.
+- Fields newer than your imported minor version must be gated behind `SERVICE_HAS(service, ServiceType, field)` plus a
+  null check.
 
 ---
 
@@ -200,13 +204,13 @@ const char* dir = svc_host->mod_dir(mod_ctx);  // writable per-mod directory
 svc_host->fail(mod_ctx, MOD_ERROR, "something unrecoverable happened");  // disables the mod
 ```
 
-`get_service`/`publish_service` provide dynamic service lookup; see [Advanced](#advanced-exporting-services).
+`get_service`/`publish_service` provide dynamic service lookup; see [Exporting Services](#exporting-services).
 
 **Lifecycle watches.** If your mod provides a service that hands out per-caller state (registrations, callbacks,
 handles), watch other mods' lifecycle and drop what you hold for a mod when it detaches.
 
 ```cpp
-IMPORT_SERVICE_VERSION(HostService, svc_host, 1);
+IMPORT_SERVICE(HostService, svc_host);
 
 void on_mod_lifecycle(ModContext* ctx, ModContext* subject, const char* subject_id,
     ModLifecycleEvent event, void* user_data) {
@@ -469,8 +473,14 @@ Mods may hook the vast majority of game functions, including file-local static,
 #include "mods/svc/hook.h"
 
 IMPORT_SERVICE(HookService, svc_hook);
+
+DEFINE_HOOK(&daAlink_c::posMove, LinkPosMove);
+DEFINE_HOOK(&daAlink_c::execute, LinkExecute);
 ```
 
+Every hook target must be **declared** at namespace scope with `DEFINE_HOOK` (a target you can name in C++) or
+`DEFINE_HOOK_SYMBOL` (a symbol name).
+
 ### Pre-hooks
 
 Run before the original. Return `HOOK_SKIP_ORIGINAL` to cancel it (post-hooks still run).
@@ -484,7 +494,7 @@ HookAction on_pos_move_pre(ModContext*, void* args, void* retval, void* userdata
     return HOOK_CONTINUE;
 }
 
-dusk::mods::hook_add_pre<&daAlink_c::posMove>(svc_hook, on_pos_move_pre);
+dusk::mods::hook_add_pre<LinkPosMove>(svc_hook, on_pos_move_pre);
 ```
 
 ### Post-hooks
@@ -495,24 +505,22 @@ if any.
 ```cpp
 void on_pos_move_post(ModContext*, void* args, void* retval, void* userdata) { ... }
 
-dusk::mods::hook_add_post<&daAlink_c::posMove>(svc_hook, on_pos_move_post);
+dusk::mods::hook_add_post<LinkPosMove>(svc_hook, on_pos_move_post);
 ```
 
 ### Replace-hooks
 
-Substitute the original entirely. Call through to it via `Hook<...>::g_orig` if needed:
+Substitute the original entirely. Call through to it via the declaration's `g_orig` if needed:
 
 ```cpp
-using ExecuteEntry = dusk::mods::Hook<&daAlink_c::execute>;
-
 void on_execute_replace(ModContext*, void* args, void* retval, void*) {
-    int result = ExecuteEntry::g_orig(dusk::mods::arg<daAlink_c*>(args, 0));
+    int result = LinkExecute::g_orig(dusk::mods::arg<daAlink_c*>(args, 0));
     if (retval != nullptr) {
         *static_cast<int*>(retval) = result;
     }
 }
 
-dusk::mods::hook_replace<&daAlink_c::execute>(svc_hook, on_execute_replace);
+dusk::mods::hook_replace<LinkExecute>(svc_hook, on_execute_replace);
 ```
 
 By default a second replace-hook on the same function is a conflict; `HookOptions` (`replace_policy`, `priority`,
@@ -525,10 +533,8 @@ Functions you can't name in C++ (file-local statics, private class members, anyt
 symbol name instead. You must supply the signature along with the name.
 
 ```cpp
-// static callback used by Link's hookshot collider in d_a_alink_hook.inc
-using HookshotHit = dusk::mods::NamedHook<
-    "daAlink_hookshotAtHitCallBack",
-    void(fopAc_ac_c*, dCcD_GObjInf*, fopAc_ac_c*, dCcD_GObjInf*)>;
+DEFINE_HOOK_SYMBOL("daAlink_hookshotAtHitCallBack",
+    void(fopAc_ac_c*, dCcD_GObjInf*, fopAc_ac_c*, dCcD_GObjInf*), HookshotHit);
 
 dusk::mods::hook_add_pre<HookshotHit>(svc_hook, on_hookshot_hit_pre);
 ...
@@ -537,9 +543,16 @@ HookshotHit::g_orig(link, atObjInf, target, tgObjInf);  // call through to the o
 
 Class member functions must include `Class*` as the first argument.
 
-The install fails with the resolve error when the name is missing (`MOD_UNAVAILABLE`), ambiguous (`MOD_CONFLICT`),
-or the manifest is absent (`MOD_UNSUPPORTED`). Unlike `Hook<&Class::method>`, the signature is **not**
-compiler-checked: a mismatched signature will corrupt the call.
+Two spellings work on every platform:
+
+- **Display names** (`daAlink_c::posMove`, `fapGm_Before`): the qualified name with no parameter list. They carry no
+  signature, so overload sets (and file-local statics sharing a name) return `MOD_CONFLICT`.
+- **Decorated names** (`_ZN9daAlink_c7posMoveEv` / `?posMove@daAlink_c@@...`): the platform's mangled spelling in
+  dlsym convention (no Mach-O leading underscore). The escape hatch for overloads.
+
+Installing fails with `MOD_UNAVAILABLE` when it didn't resolve (missing, ambiguous, or no symbol manifest). Unlike
+`DEFINE_HOOK`, the signature is **not** compiler-checked: a mismatched signature will corrupt the
+call.
 
 ### Reading and writing arguments
 
@@ -552,6 +565,8 @@ T& ref   = dusk::mods::arg_ref<T>(args, n);  // read/write reference
 ```
 
 ```cpp
+DEFINE_HOOK(fopAcM_createItem, CreateItem);
+
 // fpc_ProcID fopAcM_createItem(..., int itemNo, ...): turn heart drops into green rupees
 HookAction on_create_item_pre(ModContext*, void* args, void*, void*) {
     int& itemNo = dusk::mods::arg_ref<int>(args, 1);
@@ -561,36 +576,11 @@ HookAction on_create_item_pre(ModContext*, void* args, void*, void*) {
     return HOOK_CONTINUE;
 }
 
-dusk::mods::hook_add_pre<&fopAcM_createItem>(svc_hook, on_create_item_pre);
+dusk::mods::hook_add_pre<CreateItem>(svc_hook, on_create_item_pre);
 ```
 
 For reference parameters (e.g. `const cXyz& pos`), `arg_ref<cXyz>` yields a direct reference.
 
-### Resolving symbols by name
-
-`resolve` looks a symbol up in the **symbol manifest**: a name→address map generated alongside every game build and
-keyed to that exact binary. It covers the whole image, including functions that aren't exported (file-local statics),
-which makes them hookable:
-
-```cpp
-IMPORT_SERVICE(HookService, svc_hook);
-
-void* addr = nullptr;
-uint32_t flags = 0;
-if (svc_hook->resolve(mod_ctx, "GXSetProjection", &addr, &flags) == MOD_OK) {
-    // addr is the function's real address in the running game; hook or call it.
-}
-```
-
-Two spellings work on every platform:
-
-- **Display names** (`daAlink_c::posMove`, `fapGm_Before`): the qualified name with no parameter list. They carry no
-  signature, so overload sets (and file-local statics sharing a name) return `MOD_CONFLICT`.
-- **Decorated names** (`_ZN9daAlink_c7posMoveEv` / `?posMove@daAlink_c@@...`): the platform's mangled spelling in
-  dlsym convention (no Mach-O leading underscore). The escape hatch for overloads.
-
-`MOD_UNSUPPORTED` means the manifest is missing or was built for a different game binary.
-
 ### Game code ABI contract
 
 A primary consideration when letting mods link against the game is maintaining ABI stability across Dusklight
@@ -680,7 +670,9 @@ explicit results.
 
 ---
 
-## Advanced: Exporting Services
+## Advanced
+
+### Exporting Services
 
 Mods may export services of their own, permitting framework mods and cross-mod integration. Define the interface in a
 header both mods share:
@@ -704,6 +696,7 @@ template <>
 struct dusk::mods::ServiceTraits<MyModService> {
     static constexpr const char* id = MY_MOD_SERVICE_ID;
     static constexpr uint16_t major_version = MY_MOD_SERVICE_MAJOR;
+    static constexpr uint16_t minor_version = MY_MOD_SERVICE_MINOR;
 };
 #endif
 ```
@@ -732,7 +725,7 @@ svc_my_mod->do_thing(mod_ctx, 42);
 The loader registers all exports before resolving any imports, so declaration order between mods doesn't matter. Note
 that the `ctx` a provider receives identifies the *calling* mod.
 
-### Dependencies between mods
+#### Dependencies between mods
 
 Service imports are also dependency declarations: the loader initializes mods in dependency order, so by the time your
 `mod_initialize` runs, every mod you import services from (required *or* optional) has already finished its own
@@ -762,3 +755,31 @@ For services whose construction can't happen at static-init time, declare the ex
 and publish the pointer later via `svc_host->publish_service(...)`. Consumers can fetch services dynamically with
 `svc_host->get_service(...)`; prefer manifest imports whenever possible, since they give the loader dependency
 information and fail fast with good errors.
+
+### Native Runtime Libraries
+
+`RUNTIME_LIBRARIES` passed to `add_mod` are packaged beside the mod's native module in `lib/<platform>/`. Dusklight
+extracts the whole directory before loading the mod, so libraries linked by the mod resolve normally. The SDK links the
+mod itself with `$ORIGIN` on Linux and `@loader_path` on Apple platforms; runtime libraries with their own non-system
+dependencies must also be built with origin-relative lookup paths. On Windows, Dusklight uses an isolated DLL search
+rooted at this directory.
+
+```cmake
+add_mod(my_mod
+        SOURCES src/mod.cpp
+        MOD_JSON mod.json
+        RUNTIME_LIBRARIES "${VENDOR_RUNTIME_LIBRARY}")
+```
+
+SDKs that load plugins by directory can pass them the absolute runtime path from the current HostService:
+
+```cpp
+IMPORT_SERVICE(HostService, svc_host);
+
+const char* nativeDir = svc_host->native_dir(mod_ctx);  // read-only
+```
+
+Libraries loaded explicitly by the mod remain its responsibility: stop their threads and unload them during
+`mod_shutdown`. Do not write into `native_dir`; use `mod_dir` for writable state. Native library namespaces are
+process-wide on some platforms, so two mods cannot safely assume that incompatible libraries with the same filename
+will remain isolated.
diff --git a/include/dusk/mod_loader.hpp b/include/dusk/mod_loader.hpp
index 9d77f6984a..74e01a0fdd 100644
--- a/include/dusk/mod_loader.hpp
+++ b/include/dusk/mod_loader.hpp
@@ -67,9 +67,32 @@ struct ModSearchDir {
     std::filesystem::path nativeLibDir;
 };
 
+struct ModMetaParsed {
+    uint32_t abiVersion = 0;
+    std::vector<ModMetaImport*> imports;
+    std::vector<ModMetaExport*> exports;
+    std::vector<ModMetaHookFn*> hookFns;
+    std::vector<ModMetaHookMem*> hookMems;
+    std::vector<ModMetaHookName*> hookNames;
+};
+
+inline const char* hook_mem_vtable_symbol(const ModMetaHookMem& rec) {
+    return reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&rec) + sizeof(ModMetaHookMem);
+}
+
+inline const char* hook_mem_display_name(const ModMetaHookMem& rec) {
+    const char* vtable = hook_mem_vtable_symbol(rec);
+    return vtable + std::char_traits<char>::length(vtable) + 1;
+}
+
+inline const char* hook_name_symbol(const ModMetaHookName& rec) {
+    return reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&rec) + sizeof(ModMetaHookName);
+}
+
 struct NativeMod {
     std::unique_ptr<loader::NativeModule> handle;
-    const ModManifest* manifest = nullptr;
+    const ModMeta* meta = nullptr;
+    ModMetaParsed parsed;
     ModContext** contextSymbol = nullptr;
 
     ModInitializeFn fn_initialize = nullptr;
@@ -111,6 +134,11 @@ enum class NativeModStatus : u8 {
      */
     MissingExport,
 
+    /**
+     * Mod's metadata record section is malformed.
+     */
+    InvalidMetadata,
+
     /**
      * Unknown error loading the native mod.
      */
@@ -126,7 +154,7 @@ struct LoadedMod {
     // Native lib is dlopen'd in place and stays resident for the session. Reload is unsupported.
     bool inPlace = false;
 
-    std::unique_ptr<ConfigVar<bool> > cvarIsEnabled;
+    std::unique_ptr<ConfigVar<bool>> cvarIsEnabled;
     config::Subscription enabledSubscription = 0;
 
     bool active = false;
@@ -148,6 +176,8 @@ struct LoadedMod {
     uint32_t cacheGeneration = 0;
     // Currently extracted native library, empty if none.
     std::string nativePath;
+    // Read-only directory containing the current platform's main module and runtime libraries.
+    std::string nativeDir;
 
     NativeModStatus nativeStatus = NativeModStatus::None;
     std::unique_ptr<NativeMod> native;
@@ -197,10 +227,10 @@ private:
     // the next tick, by which point every per-frame entry into the mod should have returned.
     struct RetiredNative {
         std::unique_ptr<NativeMod> native;
-        std::string path;
+        std::string directory;
     };
 
-    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<LoadedMod> > m_mods;
+    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<LoadedMod>> m_mods;
     std::vector<ModSearchDir> m_searchDirs;
     std::filesystem::path m_cacheDir;
     std::vector<Request> m_pendingRequests;
@@ -210,7 +240,8 @@ private:
     bool m_startupComplete = false;
 
     void try_load_mod(const std::filesystem::path& modPath, bool fromDir, uint32_t searchDirIndex);
-    void load_native(LoadedMod& mod, const std::string& dllEntry);
+    void load_native(LoadedMod& mod, const std::string& dllEntry,
+        const std::vector<std::string>& runtimeEntries);
     // Resolved <nativeLibDir>/<mod id><ext> if it exists on disk, empty otherwise.
     [[nodiscard]] std::filesystem::path external_native_lib_path(const LoadedMod& mod) const;
     void unload_native(LoadedMod& mod);
diff --git a/include/mods/api.h b/include/mods/api.h
index 85e2f76545..c63d08cfe2 100644
--- a/include/mods/api.h
+++ b/include/mods/api.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define MOD_EXTERN_C
 #endif
 
-#define MOD_ABI_VERSION 5u
+#define MOD_ABI_VERSION 1u
 #define MOD_ERROR_MESSAGE_SIZE 512u
 
 typedef struct ModContext ModContext;
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ typedef enum ModResult {
     MOD_INVALID_ARGUMENT = 5,
 } ModResult;
 
-static_assert(sizeof(ModResult) == 4, "mod SDK enums must be int-sized; do not build mods with -fshort-enums");
+static_assert(sizeof(ModResult) == 4,
+    "mod SDK enums must be int-sized; do not build mods with -fshort-enums");
 
 typedef struct ModError {
     uint32_t struct_size;
@@ -108,41 +109,134 @@ typedef enum ServiceExportFlags {
     SERVICE_EXPORT_DEFERRED = 1u << 0u,
 } ServiceExportFlags;
 
-typedef struct ServiceImport {
-    uint32_t struct_size;
-    const char* service_id;
+/*
+ * Mod metadata records.
+ *
+ * A mod's manifest is a sequence of records in a dedicated section of the native library ("modmeta"
+ * on ELF, "__DATA,__modmeta" on Mach-O, "modmeta$a/$d/$z" on PE).
+ *
+ * The records are pure data. Every string is inline and NUL-terminated. Fields documented as
+ * runtime-only hold relocated pointers that are meaningless on disk; static parsers recover their
+ * targets from the file's relocation/bind entries instead.
+ *
+ * Layout rules:
+ * - Little-endian, 8-byte aligned; every record size is a multiple of 8.
+ * - Parsers must skip all-zero 8-byte units (linker padding) and records of unknown kind.
+ * - Exactly one MOD_META_HEADER record per library.
+ *
+ * The IMPORT_SERVICE/EXPORT_SERVICE/DEFINE_HOOK macros emit these records; mods do not construct
+ * them by hand.
+ */
+
+#define MOD_META_SERVICE_ID_SIZE 64u
+
+/* Records are 8-byte aligned so the linker packs them without padding; most are naturally
+ * aligned by their pointer fields, the alignment below covers the rest. */
+#if defined(__cplusplus)
+#define MOD_META_ALIGN alignas(8)
+#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
+#define MOD_META_ALIGN __declspec(align(8))
+#else
+#define MOD_META_ALIGN __attribute__((aligned(8)))
+#endif
+
+typedef enum ModMetaKind {
+    MOD_META_PAD = 0,
+    MOD_META_HEADER = 1,
+    MOD_META_IMPORT = 2,
+    MOD_META_EXPORT = 3,
+    MOD_META_HOOK_FN = 4,
+    MOD_META_HOOK_MEM = 5,
+    MOD_META_HOOK_NAME = 6,
+} ModMetaKind;
+
+typedef struct ModMetaRecord {
+    uint16_t size; /* total record size in bytes, a multiple of 8 */
+    uint8_t kind;  /* ModMetaKind */
+    uint8_t flags; /* ServiceImportFlags / ServiceExportFlags for imports/exports */
+} ModMetaRecord;
+
+typedef struct ModMetaServiceId {
+    char chars[MOD_META_SERVICE_ID_SIZE]; /* NUL-terminated */
+} ModMetaServiceId;
+
+typedef struct MOD_META_ALIGN ModMetaHeader {
+    ModMetaRecord rec;
+    uint32_t abi_version;
+} ModMetaHeader;
+
+static_assert(sizeof(ModMetaHeader) == 8);
+
+typedef struct MOD_META_ALIGN ModMetaImport {
+    ModMetaRecord rec;
     uint16_t major_version;
     uint16_t min_minor_version;
-    uint32_t flags;
-    void* slot;
-} ServiceImport;
+    void* slot; /* runtime only */
+    ModMetaServiceId service_id;
+} ModMetaImport;
 
-typedef struct ServiceExport {
-    uint32_t struct_size;
-    const char* service_id;
+static_assert(sizeof(ModMetaImport) == 16 + MOD_META_SERVICE_ID_SIZE);
+
+typedef struct MOD_META_ALIGN ModMetaExport {
+    ModMetaRecord rec;
     uint16_t major_version;
     uint16_t minor_version;
-    uint32_t flags;
-    const void* service;
-} ServiceExport;
+    const void* service; /* runtime only */
+    ModMetaServiceId service_id;
+} ModMetaExport;
 
-typedef struct ModManifest {
+static_assert(sizeof(ModMetaExport) == 16 + MOD_META_SERVICE_ID_SIZE);
+
+/* Hook on a function named at link time: `target` carries the &fn relocation. */
+typedef struct MOD_META_ALIGN ModMetaHookFn {
+    ModMetaRecord rec;
+    uint32_t reserved;
+    void* target;   /* runtime only */
+    void* resolved; /* runtime only */
+} ModMetaHookFn;
+
+static_assert(sizeof(ModMetaHookFn) == 24);
+
+/*
+ * Hook on a member function: `pmf` holds the compiler's pointer-to-member representation
+ * (non-virtual: a function address relocation; virtual Itanium/AAPCS: literal slot words). Two
+ * NUL-terminated strings follow `resolved`: the class vtable symbol (empty if the class name is not
+ * representable), then the stringified target for tooling display.
+ */
+typedef struct MOD_META_ALIGN ModMetaHookMem {
+    ModMetaRecord rec;
+    uint32_t reserved;
+    unsigned char pmf[16];
+    void* resolved; /* runtime only */
+} ModMetaHookMem;
+
+static_assert(sizeof(ModMetaHookMem) == 32);
+
+/*
+ * Hook on a function by symbol name, for targets that cannot be named in C++ (file-local statics,
+ * private members). One NUL-terminated string follows `resolved`; it may be either the platform
+ * mangled name or the demangled qualified display name.
+ */
+typedef struct MOD_META_ALIGN ModMetaHookName {
+    ModMetaRecord rec;
+    uint32_t reserved;
+    void* resolved; /* runtime only */
+} ModMetaHookName;
+
+static_assert(sizeof(ModMetaHookName) == 16);
+
+typedef struct ModMeta {
     uint32_t struct_size;
-    uint32_t abi_version;
-    const ServiceImport* imports;
-    size_t import_count;
-    const ServiceExport* exports;
-    size_t export_count;
-} ModManifest;
+    const void* records_begin;
+    const void* records_end;
+} ModMeta;
 
-typedef const ModManifest* (*ModGetManifestFn)(void);
+MOD_EXPORT extern const ModMeta mod_meta;
 
 typedef ModResult (*ModInitializeFn)(ModError* out_error);
 typedef ModResult (*ModUpdateFn)(ModError* out_error);
 typedef ModResult (*ModShutdownFn)(ModError* out_error);
 
-MOD_EXPORT const ModManifest* mod_get_manifest(void);
-
 MOD_EXPORT ModResult mod_initialize(ModError* out_error);
 MOD_EXPORT ModResult mod_update(ModError* out_error);
 MOD_EXPORT ModResult mod_shutdown(ModError* out_error);
diff --git a/include/mods/hook.hpp b/include/mods/hook.hpp
index c58bd719c9..94d5bce797 100644
--- a/include/mods/hook.hpp
+++ b/include/mods/hook.hpp
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "mods/svc/hook.h"
 
-#include <array>
-#include <cstddef>
-#include <cstring>
 #include <memory>
-#include <string_view>
 #include <type_traits>
 
 namespace dusk::mods {
@@ -14,255 +10,20 @@ namespace dusk::mods {
 template <class T>
 T arg(void* argsRaw, int n) noexcept {
     void** args = static_cast<void**>(argsRaw);
-    return *static_cast<std::add_pointer_t<std::remove_reference_t<T> > >(args[n]);
+    return *static_cast<std::add_pointer_t<std::remove_reference_t<T>>>(args[n]);
 }
 
 template <class T>
 std::remove_reference_t<T>& arg_ref(void* argsRaw, int n) noexcept {
     void** args = static_cast<void**>(argsRaw);
-    return *static_cast<std::add_pointer_t<std::remove_reference_t<T> > >(args[n]);
+    return *static_cast<std::add_pointer_t<std::remove_reference_t<T>>>(args[n]);
 }
 
-template <class F>
-void* mfp_addr(F fn) noexcept {
-    void* p = nullptr;
-    static_assert(sizeof(fn) >= sizeof(void*), "unexpected function pointer size");
-    std::memcpy(&p, &fn, sizeof(void*));
-    return p;
-}
-
-/* A string usable as a template argument: carries the hook target's symbol name and
- * makes each NamedHook instantiation's static state unique. */
-template <size_t N>
-struct FixedString {
-    char chars[N]{};
-    constexpr FixedString(const char (&s)[N]) noexcept {
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < N; ++i) {
-            chars[i] = s[i];
-        }
-    }
-};
-
-namespace detail {
-
-template <class T>
-constexpr std::string_view class_name() {
-#if defined(__clang__) || defined(__GNUC__)
-    // "... class_name() [T = daAlink_c]" / "... [with T = daAlink_c; ...]"
-    constexpr std::string_view fn = __PRETTY_FUNCTION__;
-    constexpr size_t start = fn.find("T = ") + 4;
-    return fn.substr(start, fn.find_first_of(";]", start) - start);
-#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
-    // "... class_name<class daAlink_c>(void)"
-    constexpr std::string_view fn = __FUNCSIG__;
-    constexpr size_t start = fn.find("class_name<") + 11;
-    constexpr std::string_view name = fn.substr(start, fn.rfind(">(") - start);
-    if constexpr (name.starts_with("class ")) {
-        return name.substr(6);
-    } else if constexpr (name.starts_with("struct ")) {
-        return name.substr(7);
-    } else {
-        return name;
-    }
-#else
-#error "unsupported compiler"
-#endif
-}
-
-/* The manifest name of C's vtable. Only unscoped, non-template class names are
- * supported (an empty result fails resolution and the install reports it). */
-template <class C>
-constexpr auto vtable_symbol() {
-    constexpr std::string_view name = class_name<C>();
-    constexpr bool simple = name.find_first_of(":<> ") == std::string_view::npos;
-    // "_ZTV" + decimal length + name / "??_7" + name + "@@6B@", NUL-terminated
-    std::array<char, name.size() + 12> out{};
-    if constexpr (!simple) {
-        return out;
-    }
-    size_t n = 0;
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-    for (char c : {'?', '?', '_', '7'}) {
-        out[n++] = c;
-    }
-    for (char c : name) {
-        out[n++] = c;
-    }
-    for (char c : {'@', '@', '6', 'B', '@'}) {
-        out[n++] = c;
-    }
-#else
-    for (char c : {'_', 'Z', 'T', 'V'}) {
-        out[n++] = c;
-    }
-    size_t len = name.size();
-    char digits[8]{};
-    size_t d = 0;
-    while (len != 0) {
-        digits[d++] = static_cast<char>('0' + len % 10);
-        len /= 10;
-    }
-    while (d != 0) {
-        out[n++] = digits[--d];
-    }
-    for (char c : name) {
-        out[n++] = c;
-    }
-#endif
-    return out;
-}
-
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-/* Follow jump stubs, then match the MSVC vcall thunk a virtual mfp points at.
- * Returns the vtable slot's byte offset, or npos when fn is not a vcall thunk. */
-inline size_t vcall_slot_offset(const void*& fn) noexcept {
-    constexpr size_t npos = static_cast<size_t>(-1);
-#if defined(_M_X64) || defined(__x86_64__)
-    const auto* p = static_cast<const uint8_t*>(fn);
-    for (int i = 0; i < 8 && p[0] == 0xE9; ++i) {  // incremental-link stubs
-        int32_t rel;
-        std::memcpy(&rel, p + 1, 4);
-        p += 5 + rel;
-    }
-    fn = p;
-    // The vptr load. Unoptimized clang-cl thunks spill/reload rcx first
-    // (push rax; mov [rsp], rcx; mov rcx, [rsp]), so scan a short window.
-    const uint8_t* q = nullptr;
-    for (int i = 0; i <= 12; ++i) {
-        if (p[i] == 0x48 && p[i + 1] == 0x8B && p[i + 2] == 0x01) {  // mov rax, [rcx]
-            q = p + i + 3;
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-    if (q == nullptr) {
-        return npos;
-    }
-    if (q[0] == 0xFF && q[1] == 0x20) {  // jmp [rax]  (MSVC)
-        return 0;
-    }
-    if (q[0] == 0xFF && q[1] == 0x60) {  // jmp [rax + imm8]
-        return static_cast<int8_t>(q[2]);
-    }
-    if (q[0] == 0xFF && q[1] == 0xA0) {  // jmp [rax + imm32]
-        int32_t off;
-        std::memcpy(&off, q + 2, 4);
-        return off;
-    }
-    // clang-cl: mov rax, [rax + off]; (pop r10;) jmp rax. Requiring the jmp rax
-    // distinguishes the thunk from an ordinary getter that begins the same way.
-    if (q[0] == 0x48 && q[1] == 0x8B && (q[2] == 0x00 || q[2] == 0x40 || q[2] == 0x80)) {
-        size_t off = 0;
-        const uint8_t* r = q + 3;
-        if (q[2] == 0x40) {
-            off = static_cast<int8_t>(q[3]);
-            r = q + 4;
-        } else if (q[2] == 0x80) {
-            int32_t off32;
-            std::memcpy(&off32, q + 3, 4);
-            off = off32;
-            r = q + 7;
-        }
-        for (int i = 0; i <= 8; ++i) {
-            if (r[i] == 0xFF && r[i + 1] == 0xE0) {  // jmp rax (48 REX optional)
-                return off;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    return npos;
-#elif defined(_M_ARM64) || defined(__aarch64__)
-    const auto* p = static_cast<const uint8_t*>(fn);
-    uint32_t insn[3];
-    for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i) {  // incremental-link `b` stubs
-        std::memcpy(insn, p, 4);
-        if ((insn[0] & 0xFC000000u) != 0x14000000u) {
-            break;
-        }
-        const auto imm26 = static_cast<int32_t>(insn[0] << 6) >> 6;
-        p += static_cast<intptr_t>(imm26) * 4;
-    }
-    fn = p;
-    std::memcpy(insn, p, 12);
-    // ldr Xt, [x0]; ldr Xs, [Xt, #imm12*8]; br Xs
-    if ((insn[0] & 0xFFFFFFE0u) != 0xF9400000u) {
-        return npos;
-    }
-    const uint32_t t = insn[0] & 0x1Fu;
-    if ((insn[1] & 0xFFC003E0u) != (0xF9400000u | (t << 5))) {
-        return npos;
-    }
-    const uint32_t s = insn[1] & 0x1Fu;
-    if (insn[2] != (0xD61F0000u | (s << 5))) {
-        return npos;
-    }
-    return ((insn[1] >> 10) & 0xFFFu) * 8;
-#else
-    (void)fn;
-    return npos;
-#endif
-}
-#endif
-
-/* Code address of the member function a mfp designates. Virtual mfps don't carry
- * one; recover it from the class's vtable (resolved from the symbol manifest), so
- * Hook works uniformly on virtual and non-virtual members. */
-template <class C, class F>
-ModResult member_target(const HookService* hooks, F mfp, void** out) {
-    *out = nullptr;
-    uintptr_t words[sizeof(F) > sizeof(uintptr_t) ? 2 : 1] = {};
-    std::memcpy(words, &mfp, sizeof(words) < sizeof(F) ? sizeof(words) : sizeof(F));
-
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-    const void* fn = reinterpret_cast<const void*>(words[0]);
-    const size_t slot = vcall_slot_offset(fn);
-    if (slot == static_cast<size_t>(-1)) {  // not a vcall thunk: direct address
-        *out = const_cast<void*>(fn);
-        return MOD_OK;
-    }
-    void* vtable = nullptr;
-    const ModResult resolved = hooks->resolve(mod_ctx, vtable_symbol<C>().data(), &vtable, nullptr);
-    if (resolved != MOD_OK) {
-        return resolved;
-    }
-    // ??_7 points at the first slot.
-    *out = *reinterpret_cast<void**>(static_cast<char*>(vtable) + slot);
-#else
-#if defined(__aarch64__) || defined(__arm__)
-    // AAPCS C++ ABI: the virtual flag is bit 0 of the adjustment word (function
-    // addresses can't spare their low bit), and ptr holds the slot offset directly.
-    const bool isVirtual = (words[1] & 1) != 0;
-    const uintptr_t thisAdjust = words[1] >> 1;
-    const uintptr_t slotOffset = words[0];
-#else
-    // Itanium C++ ABI: virtual mfps set bit 0 of ptr; the slot offset is ptr - 1.
-    const bool isVirtual = (words[0] & 1) != 0;
-    const uintptr_t thisAdjust = words[1];
-    const uintptr_t slotOffset = words[0] - 1;
-#endif
-    if (!isVirtual) {  // non-virtual: the address itself
-        *out = reinterpret_cast<void*>(words[0]);
-        return MOD_OK;
-    }
-    if (thisAdjust != 0) {
-        // this-adjusting mfp (member of a secondary base): the slot offset is
-        // relative to a vtable we can't locate. Hook the overrider by name instead.
-        return MOD_UNSUPPORTED;
-    }
-    void* vtable = nullptr;
-    const ModResult resolved = hooks->resolve(mod_ctx, vtable_symbol<C>().data(), &vtable, nullptr);
-    if (resolved != MOD_OK) {
-        return resolved;
-    }
-    // _ZTV points at the offset-to-top slot; the address point mfps index from is
-    // two pointers in (past offset-to-top and the typeinfo pointer).
-    *out = *reinterpret_cast<void**>(static_cast<char*>(vtable) + 2 * sizeof(void*) + slotOffset);
-#endif
-    return *out != nullptr ? MOD_OK : MOD_UNAVAILABLE;
-}
-
-}  // namespace detail
-
-/* Trampoline generator + per-target state shared by Hook and NamedHook. Tag makes
- * each hooked target's statics distinct; the target address is filled in at install. */
+/*
+ * Trampoline generator + per-target state. Tag makes each hooked target's statics distinct; the
+ * target address comes from the declaration's metadata record, resolved by the host at mod
+ * initialization.
+ */
 template <class Tag, class R, class... A>
 struct HookImpl {
     static inline R (*g_orig)(A...) = nullptr;
@@ -333,60 +94,64 @@ struct NameTag {};
 }  // namespace detail
 
 /*
- * Typed hook on a function named at compile time (&daAlink_c::execute, &free_fn).
- * Member functions may be virtual: the install decodes the member function pointer and hooks the
- * class's own overrider.
+ * Typed base for a hook on a function named at compile time (&daAlink_c::execute, &free_fn).
+ * Instantiate through DEFINE_HOOK, which pairs it with the metadata record the host resolves.
  */
 template <auto Target>
 struct Hook;
 
 template <class C, class R, class... A, R (C::*Target)(A...)>
-struct Hook<Target> : HookImpl<detail::TargetTag<Target>, R, C*, A...> {
-    static ModResult resolve_target(const HookService* hooks, void** out) {
-        return detail::member_target<C>(hooks, Target, out);
-    }
-};
+struct Hook<Target> : HookImpl<detail::TargetTag<Target>, R, C*, A...> {};
 
 template <class C, class R, class... A, R (C::*Target)(A...) const>
-struct Hook<Target> : HookImpl<detail::TargetTag<Target>, R, const C*, A...> {
-    static ModResult resolve_target(const HookService* hooks, void** out) {
-        return detail::member_target<C>(hooks, Target, out);
-    }
-};
+struct Hook<Target> : HookImpl<detail::TargetTag<Target>, R, const C*, A...> {};
 
 template <class R, class... A, R (*Target)(A...)>
-struct Hook<Target> : HookImpl<detail::TargetTag<Target>, R, A...> {
-    static ModResult resolve_target(const HookService*, void** out) {
-        *out = mfp_addr(Target);
-        return MOD_OK;
-    }
-};
+struct Hook<Target> : HookImpl<detail::TargetTag<Target>, R, A...> {};
 
 /*
- * Typed hook on a function by its symbol name, for targets you can't name in C++: file-local
- * statics, private members, or symbols without a header. The signature is written free-style with
- * the receiver first and is *not* compiler-checked.
- *
- *   using HookshotHit = dusk::mods::NamedHook<
- *       "daAlink_hookshotAtHitCallBack",
- *       void(fopAc_ac_c*, dCcD_GObjInf*, fopAc_ac_c*, dCcD_GObjInf*)>;
- *   dusk::mods::hook_add_pre<HookshotHit>(svc_hook, on_hookshot_hit);
+ * Typed base for a hook on a function by its symbol name, for targets you can't name in C++:
+ * file-local statics, private members, or symbols without a header. The signature is written
+ * free-style with the receiver first and is *not* compiler-checked. Instantiate through
+ * DEFINE_HOOK_SYMBOL.
  */
 template <FixedString Name, class Sig>
 struct NamedHook;
 
 template <FixedString Name, class R, class... A>
-struct NamedHook<Name, R(A...)> : HookImpl<detail::NameTag<Name>, R, A...> {
-    static ModResult resolve_target(const HookService* hooks, void** out) {
-        HookSymbolFlags flags{};
-        const ModResult resolved = hooks->resolve(mod_ctx, Name.chars, out, &flags);
-        if (resolved == MOD_OK && (flags & HOOK_SYMBOL_CODE) == 0) {
-            *out = nullptr;
-            return MOD_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
-        }
-        return resolved;
+struct NamedHook<Name, R(A...)> : HookImpl<detail::NameTag<Name>, R, A...> {};
+
+/*
+ * Declare a hook target.  The declaration emits a metadata record that the host resolves at mod
+ * initialization. Every hook target must be declared.
+ *
+ *   DEFINE_HOOK(&daAlink_c::execute, LinkExecute);
+ *   DEFINE_HOOK_SYMBOL("daAlink_hookshotAtHitCallBack",
+ *       void(fopAc_ac_c*, dCcD_GObjInf*, fopAc_ac_c*, dCcD_GObjInf*), HookshotHit);
+ *
+ *   dusk::mods::hook_add_pre<LinkExecute>(svc_hook, on_link_execute);
+ *
+ * DEFINE_HOOK_SYMBOL names may be the platform mangled name (dlopen convention, no Mach-O
+ * leading underscore) or the demangled qualified display name; overloaded display names are
+ * ambiguous and need the mangled form.
+ */
+#define DEFINE_HOOK(target, alias)                                                                 \
+    [[maybe_unused]] static const void* const mod_meta_hook_##alias =                              \
+        &::dusk::mods::detail::HookRecordFor<(target),                                             \
+            ::dusk::mods::FixedString{#target}>::Holder::record;                                   \
+    struct alias : ::dusk::mods::Hook<(target)> {                                                  \
+        static void* resolved_target() {                                                           \
+            return ::dusk::mods::detail::HookRecordFor<(target),                                   \
+                ::dusk::mods::FixedString{#target}>::Holder::record.resolved;                      \
+        }                                                                                          \
+    }
+
+#define DEFINE_HOOK_SYMBOL(name, sig, alias)                                                       \
+    MOD_META_RECORD static constinit auto mod_meta_hook_##alias =                                  \
+        ::dusk::mods::detail::make_hook_name_record<::dusk::mods::FixedString{name}>();            \
+    struct alias : ::dusk::mods::NamedHook<::dusk::mods::FixedString{name}, sig> {                 \
+        static void* resolved_target() { return mod_meta_hook_##alias.resolved; }                  \
     }
-};
 
 template <class Entry>
 ModResult hook_install(const HookService* hooks) {
@@ -396,20 +161,16 @@ ModResult hook_install(const HookService* hooks) {
 
     Entry::hooks = hooks;
     if (Entry::target == nullptr) {
-        const ModResult resolved = Entry::resolve_target(hooks, &Entry::target);
-        if (resolved != MOD_OK) {
-            return resolved;
+        void* resolved = Entry::resolved_target();
+        if (resolved == nullptr) {
+            return MOD_UNAVAILABLE;
         }
+        Entry::target = resolved;
     }
     return hooks->install(mod_ctx, Entry::target, reinterpret_cast<void*>(Entry::trampoline),
         reinterpret_cast<void**>(&Entry::g_orig));
 }
 
-template <auto Target>
-ModResult hook_install(const HookService* hooks) {
-    return hook_install<Hook<Target> >(hooks);
-}
-
 template <class Entry>
 ModResult hook_add_pre(
     const HookService* hooks, HookPreFn callback, const HookOptions* options = nullptr) {
@@ -421,12 +182,6 @@ ModResult hook_add_pre(
     return hooks->add_pre(mod_ctx, Entry::target, callback, options);
 }
 
-template <auto Target>
-ModResult hook_add_pre(
-    const HookService* hooks, HookPreFn callback, const HookOptions* options = nullptr) {
-    return hook_add_pre<Hook<Target> >(hooks, callback, options);
-}
-
 template <class Entry>
 ModResult hook_add_post(
     const HookService* hooks, HookPostFn callback, const HookOptions* options = nullptr) {
@@ -438,12 +193,6 @@ ModResult hook_add_post(
     return hooks->add_post(mod_ctx, Entry::target, callback, options);
 }
 
-template <auto Target>
-ModResult hook_add_post(
-    const HookService* hooks, HookPostFn callback, const HookOptions* options = nullptr) {
-    return hook_add_post<Hook<Target> >(hooks, callback, options);
-}
-
 template <class Entry>
 ModResult hook_replace(
     const HookService* hooks, HookReplaceFn callback, const HookOptions* options = nullptr) {
@@ -455,10 +204,4 @@ ModResult hook_replace(
     return hooks->replace(mod_ctx, Entry::target, callback, options);
 }
 
-template <auto Target>
-ModResult hook_replace(
-    const HookService* hooks, HookReplaceFn callback, const HookOptions* options = nullptr) {
-    return hook_replace<Hook<Target> >(hooks, callback, options);
-}
-
 }  // namespace dusk::mods
diff --git a/include/mods/meta.hpp b/include/mods/meta.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f533feaa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/mods/meta.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,287 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "mods/api.h"
+
+#include <array>
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <string_view>
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <utility>
+
+/*
+ * modmeta records. Each IMPORT_SERVICE/EXPORT_SERVICE/DEFINE_HOOK use places one
+ * constant-initialized record object in the metadata section.
+ */
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+#pragma section("modmeta$a", read, write)
+#pragma section("modmeta$d", read, write)
+#pragma section("modmeta$z", read, write)
+#if defined(__clang__)
+#define MOD_META_RECORD __declspec(allocate("modmeta$d")) __attribute__((used))
+#else
+#define MOD_META_RECORD __declspec(allocate("modmeta$d"))
+#endif
+#elif defined(__APPLE__)
+#define MOD_META_RECORD __attribute__((section("__DATA,__modmeta"), used))
+#elif defined(__has_attribute) && __has_attribute(retain)
+#define MOD_META_RECORD __attribute__((section("modmeta"), used, retain))
+#else
+#define MOD_META_RECORD __attribute__((section("modmeta"), used))
+#endif
+
+/* Section bounds for the mod_meta descriptor */
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+#define MOD_META_BOUNDS_DEFN                                                                       \
+    extern "C" {                                                                                   \
+    __declspec(allocate("modmeta$a")) constinit unsigned long long mod_meta_bounds_begin = 0;      \
+    __declspec(allocate("modmeta$z")) constinit unsigned long long mod_meta_bounds_end = 0;        \
+    }
+#define MOD_META_BOUNDS_BEGIN (&mod_meta_bounds_begin)
+#define MOD_META_BOUNDS_END (&mod_meta_bounds_end)
+#elif defined(__APPLE__)
+extern "C" const unsigned char mod_meta_bounds_begin[] __asm("section$start$__DATA$__modmeta");
+extern "C" const unsigned char mod_meta_bounds_end[] __asm("section$end$__DATA$__modmeta");
+#define MOD_META_BOUNDS_DEFN
+#define MOD_META_BOUNDS_BEGIN (mod_meta_bounds_begin)
+#define MOD_META_BOUNDS_END (mod_meta_bounds_end)
+#else
+extern "C" const unsigned char __start_modmeta[];
+extern "C" const unsigned char __stop_modmeta[];
+#define MOD_META_BOUNDS_DEFN
+#define MOD_META_BOUNDS_BEGIN (__start_modmeta)
+#define MOD_META_BOUNDS_END (__stop_modmeta)
+#endif
+
+namespace dusk::mods {
+
+/* A string usable as a template argument: carries a symbol/target name into record builders
+ * and makes each hook declaration's static state unique. */
+template <size_t N>
+struct FixedString {
+    char chars[N]{};
+    constexpr FixedString(const char (&s)[N]) noexcept {
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < N; ++i) {
+            chars[i] = s[i];
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+namespace detail {
+
+template <class T>
+constexpr std::string_view class_name() {
+#if defined(__clang__) || defined(__GNUC__)
+    // "... class_name() [T = daAlink_c]" / "... [with T = daAlink_c; ...]"
+    constexpr std::string_view fn = __PRETTY_FUNCTION__;
+    constexpr size_t start = fn.find("T = ") + 4;
+    return fn.substr(start, fn.find_first_of(";]", start) - start);
+#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
+    // "... class_name<class daAlink_c>(void)"
+    constexpr std::string_view fn = __FUNCSIG__;
+    constexpr size_t start = fn.find("class_name<") + 11;
+    constexpr std::string_view name = fn.substr(start, fn.rfind(">(") - start);
+    if constexpr (name.starts_with("class ")) {
+        return name.substr(6);
+    } else if constexpr (name.starts_with("struct ")) {
+        return name.substr(7);
+    } else {
+        return name;
+    }
+#else
+#error "unsupported compiler"
+#endif
+}
+
+/* The symbol name of C's vtable. Only unscoped, non-template class names are supported (an
+ * empty result makes hooks on virtual members of C fail resolution, which is reported). */
+template <class C>
+constexpr auto vtable_symbol() {
+    constexpr std::string_view name = class_name<C>();
+    constexpr bool simple = name.find_first_of(":<> ") == std::string_view::npos;
+    // "_ZTV" + decimal length + name / "??_7" + name + "@@6B@", NUL-terminated
+    std::array<char, name.size() + 12> out{};
+    if constexpr (!simple) {
+        return out;
+    }
+    size_t n = 0;
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+    for (char c : {'?', '?', '_', '7'}) {
+        out[n++] = c;
+    }
+    for (char c : name) {
+        out[n++] = c;
+    }
+    for (char c : {'@', '@', '6', 'B', '@'}) {
+        out[n++] = c;
+    }
+#else
+    for (char c : {'_', 'Z', 'T', 'V'}) {
+        out[n++] = c;
+    }
+    size_t len = name.size();
+    char digits[8]{};
+    size_t d = 0;
+    while (len != 0) {
+        digits[d++] = static_cast<char>('0' + len % 10);
+        len /= 10;
+    }
+    while (d != 0) {
+        out[n++] = digits[--d];
+    }
+    for (char c : name) {
+        out[n++] = c;
+    }
+#endif
+    return out;
+}
+
+template <class F>
+struct member_traits;
+template <class C, class R, class... A>
+struct member_traits<R (C::*)(A...)> {
+    using Class = C;
+};
+template <class C, class R, class... A>
+struct member_traits<R (C::*)(A...) const> {
+    using Class = C;
+};
+
+consteval ModMetaServiceId make_service_id(const char* id) {
+    ModMetaServiceId out{};
+    size_t n = 0;
+    for (; id[n] != '\0'; ++n) {
+        if (n + 1 >= MOD_META_SERVICE_ID_SIZE) {
+            throw "service id exceeds MOD_META_SERVICE_ID_SIZE";
+        }
+        out.chars[n] = id[n];
+    }
+    return out;
+}
+
+consteval ModMetaHeader make_header() {
+    ModMetaHeader r{};
+    r.rec = {sizeof(ModMetaHeader), MOD_META_HEADER, 0};
+    r.abi_version = MOD_ABI_VERSION;
+    return r;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Typed record variants: embedding the target as its native type makes the compiler emit the
+ * on-disk representation (relocations, PMF slot words) that static parsers read; the layouts
+ * match the byte-view structs in api.h.
+ */
+
+template <class F>
+struct HookFnRecord {
+    ModMetaRecord rec;
+    uint32_t reserved;
+    F target;
+    void* resolved;
+};
+
+template <class F, size_t N>
+struct HookMemRecord {
+    ModMetaRecord rec;
+    uint32_t reserved;
+    union {
+        F fn;
+        unsigned char raw[16];
+    } pmf;
+    void* resolved;
+    char names[N];
+};
+
+template <size_t N>
+struct HookNameRecord {
+    ModMetaRecord rec;
+    uint32_t reserved;
+    void* resolved;
+    char name[N];
+};
+
+template <size_t N>
+constexpr size_t align_up(size_t n) {
+    return (n + (N - 1)) & ~(N - 1);
+}
+
+template <size_t N>
+struct HookMemNames {
+    char chars[N]{};
+    size_t len{};
+};
+
+template <auto Target, FixedString Disp>
+consteval auto make_hook_mem_names() {
+    using C = member_traits<decltype(Target)>::Class;
+    // Strip the leading '&' of the stringified target expression for display.
+    constexpr size_t dispFrom = Disp.chars[0] == '&' ? 1 : 0;
+    constexpr size_t dispLen = sizeof(Disp.chars) - 1 - dispFrom;
+    constexpr auto vtbl = vtable_symbol<C>();
+    constexpr size_t vtblLen = std::string_view{vtbl.data()}.size();
+    HookMemNames<align_up<8>(vtblLen + 1 + dispLen + 1)> r{};
+    size_t at = 0;
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < vtblLen; ++i) {
+        r.chars[at++] = vtbl[i];
+    }
+    r.chars[at++] = '\0';
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < dispLen; ++i) {
+        r.chars[at++] = Disp.chars[dispFrom + i];
+    }
+    r.len = sizeof(r.chars);
+    return r;
+}
+
+/*
+ * MSVC constant-evaluates a pointer-to-member only when every other operand in the
+ * initializer is a literal: no consteval calls, constexpr-object copies, or default
+ * member initializers.
+ */
+template <auto Target, char... Cs>
+struct HookMemHolder {
+    using F = decltype(Target);
+    static_assert(sizeof(F) <= 16, "unsupported pointer-to-member representation");
+    MOD_META_RECORD static constinit inline HookMemRecord<F, sizeof...(Cs)> record = {
+        {sizeof(HookMemRecord<F, sizeof...(Cs)>), MOD_META_HOOK_MEM, 0}, 0, {Target}, nullptr,
+        {Cs...}};
+};
+
+template <auto Target>
+struct HookFnHolder {
+    using F = decltype(Target);
+    static_assert(std::is_pointer_v<F> && std::is_function_v<std::remove_pointer_t<F>>,
+        "hook target must be a function or member function");
+    MOD_META_RECORD static constinit inline HookFnRecord<F> record = {
+        {sizeof(HookFnRecord<F>), MOD_META_HOOK_FN, 0}, 0, Target, nullptr};
+};
+
+template <auto Target, FixedString Disp,
+    bool = std::is_member_function_pointer_v<decltype(Target)>>
+struct HookRecordFor {
+    using Holder = HookFnHolder<Target>;
+};
+
+template <auto Target, FixedString Disp>
+struct HookRecordFor<Target, Disp, true> {
+    template <class Seq>
+    struct Bind;
+    template <size_t... Is>
+    struct Bind<std::index_sequence<Is...>> {
+        using Type = HookMemHolder<Target, make_hook_mem_names<Target, Disp>().chars[Is]...>;
+    };
+    using Holder =
+        Bind<std::make_index_sequence<make_hook_mem_names<Target, Disp>().len>>::Type;
+};
+
+template <FixedString Name>
+consteval auto make_hook_name_record() {
+    constexpr size_t len = sizeof(Name.chars) - 1;
+    HookNameRecord<align_up<8>(len + 1)> r{};
+    r.rec = {sizeof(r), MOD_META_HOOK_NAME, 0};
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
+        r.name[i] = Name.chars[i];
+    }
+    return r;
+}
+
+}  // namespace detail
+}  // namespace dusk::mods
diff --git a/include/mods/service.hpp b/include/mods/service.hpp
index d79b53f24d..f5ba322c45 100644
--- a/include/mods/service.hpp
+++ b/include/mods/service.hpp
@@ -1,60 +1,17 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "mods/api.h"
+#include "mods/meta.hpp"
 
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <type_traits>
-#include <vector>
 
 namespace dusk::mods {
 
 template <class Service>
 struct ServiceTraits;
 
-namespace detail {
-
-inline std::vector<ServiceImport>& imports() {
-    static std::vector<ServiceImport> entries;
-    return entries;
-}
-
-inline std::vector<ServiceExport>& exports() {
-    static std::vector<ServiceExport> entries;
-    return entries;
-}
-
-inline int register_import(ServiceImport entry) {
-    imports().push_back(entry);
-    return 0;
-}
-
-inline int register_export(ServiceExport entry) {
-    exports().push_back(entry);
-    return 0;
-}
-
-inline const ModManifest* manifest() {
-    static ModManifest manifest{
-        sizeof(ModManifest),
-        MOD_ABI_VERSION,
-        nullptr,
-        0,
-        nullptr,
-        0,
-    };
-
-    auto& importEntries = imports();
-    auto& exportEntries = exports();
-    manifest.imports = importEntries.data();
-    manifest.import_count = importEntries.size();
-    manifest.exports = exportEntries.data();
-    manifest.export_count = exportEntries.size();
-    return &manifest;
-}
-
-}  // namespace detail
-
 inline ModResult set_error(ModError* outError, ModResult code, const char* message) {
     if (outError != nullptr && outError->struct_size >= sizeof(ModError)) {
         outError->code = code;
@@ -71,33 +28,41 @@ inline ModResult set_error(ModError* outError, ModResult code, const char* messa
 #define DEFINE_MOD()                                                                               \
     extern "C" {                                                                                   \
     MOD_EXPORT ModContext* mod_ctx = nullptr;                                                      \
-    MOD_EXPORT const ModManifest* mod_get_manifest(void) {                                         \
-        return ::dusk::mods::detail::manifest();                                                   \
     }                                                                                              \
+    MOD_META_RECORD static constinit ModMetaHeader mod_meta_header_record =                        \
+        ::dusk::mods::detail::make_header();                                                       \
+    MOD_META_BOUNDS_DEFN                                                                           \
+    extern "C" {                                                                                   \
+    MOD_EXPORT constinit const ModMeta mod_meta = {                                                \
+        sizeof(ModMeta),                                                                           \
+        MOD_META_BOUNDS_BEGIN,                                                                     \
+        MOD_META_BOUNDS_END,                                                                       \
+    };                                                                                             \
     }
 
 // Declares `static const service_type* variable`, filled in by the host before mod_initialize.
 // Required imports are guaranteed non-null (the mod fails to load otherwise); optional imports
-// must be checked against nullptr before use.
+// must be checked against nullptr before use. The unversioned macros use the latest minor version;
+// set an explicit version to target an older minor version for backwards compatibility.
 #define IMPORT_SERVICE_EX(                                                                         \
     service_type, variable, service_id_value, major_value, min_minor_value, flags_value)           \
     static const service_type* variable = nullptr;                                                 \
-    [[maybe_unused]] static const int mod_import_registration_##variable =                         \
-        ::dusk::mods::detail::register_import(ServiceImport{                                       \
-            sizeof(ServiceImport),                                                                 \
-            (service_id_value),                                                                    \
-            static_cast<uint16_t>(major_value),                                                    \
-            static_cast<uint16_t>(min_minor_value),                                                \
-            static_cast<uint32_t>(flags_value),                                                    \
-            &(variable),                                                                           \
-        })
+    MOD_META_RECORD static constinit ModMetaImport mod_meta_import_##variable = {                  \
+        {sizeof(ModMetaImport), MOD_META_IMPORT, static_cast<uint8_t>(flags_value)},               \
+        static_cast<uint16_t>(major_value),                                                        \
+        static_cast<uint16_t>(min_minor_value),                                                    \
+        &(variable),                                                                               \
+        ::dusk::mods::detail::make_service_id(service_id_value),                                   \
+    }
 
 #define IMPORT_SERVICE_VERSION(service_type, variable, min_minor_value)                            \
     IMPORT_SERVICE_EX(service_type, variable, ::dusk::mods::ServiceTraits<service_type>::id,       \
         ::dusk::mods::ServiceTraits<service_type>::major_version, min_minor_value,                 \
         SERVICE_IMPORT_REQUIRED)
 
-#define IMPORT_SERVICE(service_type, variable) IMPORT_SERVICE_VERSION(service_type, variable, 0)
+#define IMPORT_SERVICE(service_type, variable)                                                     \
+    IMPORT_SERVICE_VERSION(                                                                        \
+        service_type, variable, ::dusk::mods::ServiceTraits<service_type>::minor_version)
 
 #define IMPORT_OPTIONAL_SERVICE_VERSION(service_type, variable, min_minor_value)                   \
     IMPORT_SERVICE_EX(service_type, variable, ::dusk::mods::ServiceTraits<service_type>::id,       \
@@ -105,34 +70,27 @@ inline ModResult set_error(ModError* outError, ModResult code, const char* messa
         SERVICE_IMPORT_OPTIONAL)
 
 #define IMPORT_OPTIONAL_SERVICE(service_type, variable)                                            \
-    IMPORT_OPTIONAL_SERVICE_VERSION(service_type, variable, 0)
+    IMPORT_OPTIONAL_SERVICE_VERSION(                                                               \
+        service_type, variable, ::dusk::mods::ServiceTraits<service_type>::minor_version)
 
 #define EXPORT_SERVICE_AS(instance, service_id_value)                                              \
-    namespace {                                                                                    \
-    const int mod_export_registration_##instance =                                                 \
-        ::dusk::mods::detail::register_export(ServiceExport{                                       \
-            sizeof(ServiceExport),                                                                 \
-            (service_id_value),                                                                    \
-            (instance).header.major_version,                                                       \
-            (instance).header.minor_version,                                                       \
-            SERVICE_EXPORT_STATIC,                                                                 \
-            &(instance),                                                                           \
-        });                                                                                        \
+    MOD_META_RECORD static constinit ModMetaExport mod_meta_export_##instance = {                  \
+        {sizeof(ModMetaExport), MOD_META_EXPORT, SERVICE_EXPORT_STATIC},                           \
+        (instance).header.major_version,                                                           \
+        (instance).header.minor_version,                                                           \
+        &(instance),                                                                               \
+        ::dusk::mods::detail::make_service_id(service_id_value),                                   \
     }
 
 #define EXPORT_SERVICE(instance)                                                                   \
     EXPORT_SERVICE_AS(                                                                             \
-        instance, ::dusk::mods::ServiceTraits<std::remove_cv_t<decltype(instance)> >::id)
+        instance, ::dusk::mods::ServiceTraits<std::remove_cv_t<decltype(instance)>>::id)
 
 #define EXPORT_DEFERRED_SERVICE(token, service_id_value, major_value, minor_value)                 \
-    namespace {                                                                                    \
-    const int mod_deferred_export_registration_##token =                                           \
-        ::dusk::mods::detail::register_export(ServiceExport{                                       \
-            sizeof(ServiceExport),                                                                 \
-            (service_id_value),                                                                    \
-            static_cast<uint16_t>(major_value),                                                    \
-            static_cast<uint16_t>(minor_value),                                                    \
-            SERVICE_EXPORT_DEFERRED,                                                               \
-            nullptr,                                                                               \
-        });                                                                                        \
+    MOD_META_RECORD static constinit ModMetaExport mod_meta_export_##token = {                     \
+        {sizeof(ModMetaExport), MOD_META_EXPORT, SERVICE_EXPORT_DEFERRED},                         \
+        static_cast<uint16_t>(major_value),                                                        \
+        static_cast<uint16_t>(minor_value),                                                        \
+        nullptr,                                                                                   \
+        ::dusk::mods::detail::make_service_id(service_id_value),                                   \
     }
diff --git a/include/mods/svc/camera.h b/include/mods/svc/camera.h
index f974cec152..884aadef1e 100644
--- a/include/mods/svc/camera.h
+++ b/include/mods/svc/camera.h
@@ -60,5 +60,6 @@ template <>
 struct dusk::mods::ServiceTraits<CameraService> {
     static constexpr const char* id = CAMERA_SERVICE_ID;
     static constexpr uint16_t major_version = CAMERA_SERVICE_MAJOR;
+    static constexpr uint16_t minor_version = CAMERA_SERVICE_MINOR;
 };
 #endif
diff --git a/include/mods/svc/config.h b/include/mods/svc/config.h
index 2a26210295..4275312201 100644
--- a/include/mods/svc/config.h
+++ b/include/mods/svc/config.h
@@ -103,5 +103,6 @@ template <>
 struct dusk::mods::ServiceTraits<ConfigService> {
     static constexpr const char* id = CONFIG_SERVICE_ID;
     static constexpr uint16_t major_version = CONFIG_SERVICE_MAJOR;
+    static constexpr uint16_t minor_version = CONFIG_SERVICE_MINOR;
 };
 #endif
diff --git a/include/mods/svc/game.h b/include/mods/svc/game.h
index fbd914d4bc..116d6fc316 100644
--- a/include/mods/svc/game.h
+++ b/include/mods/svc/game.h
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@ template <>
 struct dusk::mods::ServiceTraits<GameService> {
     static constexpr const char* id = GAME_SERVICE_ID;
     static constexpr uint16_t major_version = GAME_SERVICE_MAJOR;
+    static constexpr uint16_t minor_version = GAME_SERVICE_MINOR;
 };
 #endif
diff --git a/include/mods/svc/gfx.h b/include/mods/svc/gfx.h
index a9812fd044..d87255e978 100644
--- a/include/mods/svc/gfx.h
+++ b/include/mods/svc/gfx.h
@@ -205,5 +205,6 @@ template <>
 struct dusk::mods::ServiceTraits<GfxService> {
     static constexpr const char* id = GFX_SERVICE_ID;
     static constexpr uint16_t major_version = GFX_SERVICE_MAJOR;
+    static constexpr uint16_t minor_version = GFX_SERVICE_MINOR;
 };
 #endif
diff --git a/include/mods/svc/hook.h b/include/mods/svc/hook.h
index d1a75fa6cc..00760d2945 100644
--- a/include/mods/svc/hook.h
+++ b/include/mods/svc/hook.h
@@ -121,5 +121,6 @@ template <>
 struct dusk::mods::ServiceTraits<HookService> {
     static constexpr const char* id = HOOK_SERVICE_ID;
     static constexpr uint16_t major_version = HOOK_SERVICE_MAJOR;
+    static constexpr uint16_t minor_version = HOOK_SERVICE_MINOR;
 };
 #endif
diff --git a/include/mods/svc/host.h b/include/mods/svc/host.h
index 43c19cadfb..b0b278612c 100644
--- a/include/mods/svc/host.h
+++ b/include/mods/svc/host.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #define HOST_SERVICE_ID "dev.twilitrealm.dusklight.host"
 #define HOST_SERVICE_MAJOR 2u
-#define HOST_SERVICE_MINOR 0u
+#define HOST_SERVICE_MINOR 1u
 
 /*
  * Ignore unknown values: later service minors may add events.
@@ -91,6 +91,16 @@ typedef struct HostService {
     ModResult (*watch_mod_lifecycle)(
         ModContext* ctx, ModLifecycleFn fn, void* user_data, uint64_t* out_handle);
     ModResult (*unwatch_mod_lifecycle)(ModContext* ctx, uint64_t handle);
+
+    /*
+     * Read-only directory containing this platform's packaged native runtime: the mod module
+     * and any RUNTIME_LIBRARIES. The path is absolute and remains valid until mod_shutdown
+     * returns. Libraries loaded dynamically from here are owned by the mod and must be unloaded
+     * during mod_shutdown.
+     *
+     * Added in minor version 1.
+     */
+    const char* (*native_dir)(ModContext* ctx);
 } HostService;
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
@@ -100,5 +110,6 @@ template <>
 struct dusk::mods::ServiceTraits<HostService> {
     static constexpr const char* id = HOST_SERVICE_ID;
     static constexpr uint16_t major_version = HOST_SERVICE_MAJOR;
+    static constexpr uint16_t minor_version = HOST_SERVICE_MINOR;
 };
 #endif
diff --git a/include/mods/svc/log.h b/include/mods/svc/log.h
index bad94f9503..b25780ed4a 100644
--- a/include/mods/svc/log.h
+++ b/include/mods/svc/log.h
@@ -43,5 +43,6 @@ template <>
 struct dusk::mods::ServiceTraits<LogService> {
     static constexpr const char* id = LOG_SERVICE_ID;
     static constexpr uint16_t major_version = LOG_SERVICE_MAJOR;
+    static constexpr uint16_t minor_version = LOG_SERVICE_MINOR;
 };
 #endif
diff --git a/include/mods/svc/overlay.h b/include/mods/svc/overlay.h
index 9fc86fc850..bf6fd7b975 100644
--- a/include/mods/svc/overlay.h
+++ b/include/mods/svc/overlay.h
@@ -53,5 +53,6 @@ template <>
 struct dusk::mods::ServiceTraits<OverlayService> {
     static constexpr const char* id = OVERLAY_SERVICE_ID;
     static constexpr uint16_t major_version = OVERLAY_SERVICE_MAJOR;
+    static constexpr uint16_t minor_version = OVERLAY_SERVICE_MINOR;
 };
 #endif
diff --git a/include/mods/svc/resource.h b/include/mods/svc/resource.h
index 1173b2ab1d..602ab1a25f 100644
--- a/include/mods/svc/resource.h
+++ b/include/mods/svc/resource.h
@@ -48,5 +48,6 @@ template <>
 struct dusk::mods::ServiceTraits<ResourceService> {
     static constexpr const char* id = RESOURCE_SERVICE_ID;
     static constexpr uint16_t major_version = RESOURCE_SERVICE_MAJOR;
+    static constexpr uint16_t minor_version = RESOURCE_SERVICE_MINOR;
 };
 #endif
diff --git a/include/mods/svc/texture.h b/include/mods/svc/texture.h
index d664c5f99d..1c7a944cba 100644
--- a/include/mods/svc/texture.h
+++ b/include/mods/svc/texture.h
@@ -84,5 +84,6 @@ template <>
 struct dusk::mods::ServiceTraits<TextureService> {
     static constexpr const char* id = TEXTURE_SERVICE_ID;
     static constexpr uint16_t major_version = TEXTURE_SERVICE_MAJOR;
+    static constexpr uint16_t minor_version = TEXTURE_SERVICE_MINOR;
 };
 #endif
diff --git a/include/mods/svc/ui.h b/include/mods/svc/ui.h
index d9f2ac669e..676706a739 100644
--- a/include/mods/svc/ui.h
+++ b/include/mods/svc/ui.h
@@ -280,5 +280,6 @@ template <>
 struct dusk::mods::ServiceTraits<UiService> {
     static constexpr const char* id = UI_SERVICE_ID;
     static constexpr uint16_t major_version = UI_SERVICE_MAJOR;
+    static constexpr uint16_t minor_version = UI_SERVICE_MINOR;
 };
 #endif
diff --git a/mods/shadow_mod/src/mod.cpp b/mods/shadow_mod/src/mod.cpp
index 0eec4fecef..4e3470c9be 100644
--- a/mods/shadow_mod/src/mod.cpp
+++ b/mods/shadow_mod/src/mod.cpp
@@ -93,10 +93,15 @@ constexpr float kMaxLightLookahead = 10000.0f;
 constexpr float kSunMoonDistance = 80000.0f;
 constexpr float kSunMoonZDistance = -48000.0f;
 
-using ClipperSphereClip = int (J3DUClipper::*)(f32 const (*)[4], Vec, f32) const;
-using ClipperBoxClip = int (J3DUClipper::*)(f32 const (*)[4], Vec*, Vec*) const;
-constexpr ClipperSphereClip kClipperSphereClip = static_cast<ClipperSphereClip>(&J3DUClipper::clip);
-constexpr ClipperBoxClip kClipperBoxClip = static_cast<ClipperBoxClip>(&J3DUClipper::clip);
+DEFINE_HOOK(&dDlst_shadowControl_c::imageDraw, GameShadowImageDraw);
+DEFINE_HOOK(&dDlst_shadowControl_c::draw, GameShadowDraw);
+DEFINE_HOOK(&drawCloudShadow, CloudShadowDraw);
+DEFINE_HOOK(static_cast<int (J3DUClipper::*)(f32 const (*)[4], Vec, f32) const>(&J3DUClipper::clip),
+    ClipperSphereClip);
+DEFINE_HOOK(
+    static_cast<int (J3DUClipper::*)(f32 const (*)[4], Vec*, Vec*) const>(&J3DUClipper::clip),
+    ClipperBoxClip);
+DEFINE_HOOK(GXCopyTex, CopyTex);
 
 // Mirror of the WGSL Uniforms struct (keep in sync with res/shadow.wgsl).
 struct ShadowUniforms {
@@ -1048,20 +1053,18 @@ MOD_EXPORT ModResult mod_initialize(ModError* error) {
     // Skip the game's own shadow rendering while the dynamic pass is active: the
     // shadowControl pair covers the actor real/blob shadows, drawCloudShadow the weather
     // cloud shadows.
-    if (dusk::mods::hook_add_pre<&dDlst_shadowControl_c::imageDraw>(svc_hook, on_game_shadow_pre) !=
-            MOD_OK ||
-        dusk::mods::hook_add_pre<&dDlst_shadowControl_c::draw>(svc_hook, on_game_shadow_pre) !=
-            MOD_OK ||
-        dusk::mods::hook_add_pre<&drawCloudShadow>(svc_hook, on_game_shadow_pre) != MOD_OK)
+    if (dusk::mods::hook_add_pre<GameShadowImageDraw>(svc_hook, on_game_shadow_pre) != MOD_OK ||
+        dusk::mods::hook_add_pre<GameShadowDraw>(svc_hook, on_game_shadow_pre) != MOD_OK ||
+        dusk::mods::hook_add_pre<CloudShadowDraw>(svc_hook, on_game_shadow_pre) != MOD_OK)
     {
         return dusk::mods::set_error(error, MOD_ERROR, "failed to hook game shadow rendering");
     }
-    if (dusk::mods::hook_add_pre<kClipperSphereClip>(svc_hook, on_frustum_clip_pre) != MOD_OK ||
-        dusk::mods::hook_add_pre<kClipperBoxClip>(svc_hook, on_frustum_clip_pre) != MOD_OK)
+    if (dusk::mods::hook_add_pre<ClipperSphereClip>(svc_hook, on_frustum_clip_pre) != MOD_OK ||
+        dusk::mods::hook_add_pre<ClipperBoxClip>(svc_hook, on_frustum_clip_pre) != MOD_OK)
     {
         return dusk::mods::set_error(error, MOD_ERROR, "failed to hook frustum clipping");
     }
-    if (dusk::mods::hook_add_pre<GXCopyTex>(svc_hook, on_copy_tex_pre) != MOD_OK) {
+    if (dusk::mods::hook_add_pre<CopyTex>(svc_hook, on_copy_tex_pre) != MOD_OK) {
         return dusk::mods::set_error(error, MOD_ERROR, "failed to hook GXCopyTex");
     }
     UiModsPanelDesc panelDesc = UI_MODS_PANEL_DESC_INIT;
diff --git a/platforms/android/.gitignore b/platforms/android/.gitignore
index 7775e3c7f4..002aaa86aa 100644
--- a/platforms/android/.gitignore
+++ b/platforms/android/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ build/
 app/build/
 local.properties
 app/src/main/jniLibs/*/*.so
+app/src/main/bundled_mods/
diff --git a/platforms/android/app/build.gradle b/platforms/android/app/build.gradle
index 8527cd1f4d..c7a25e732b 100644
--- a/platforms/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/platforms/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ def syncDuskAssets = tasks.register('syncDuskAssets', Sync) {
         into 'res'
         exclude '**/.DS_Store'
     }
+    // Staged by platforms/android/scripts/stage-jni-libs.sh
+    from(new File(projectDir, 'src/main/bundled_mods')) {
+        into 'mods'
+        include '*.dusk'
+    }
     into duskGeneratedAssetsDir
 }
 
diff --git a/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/com/twilitrealm/dusk/DuskActivity.java b/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/com/twilitrealm/dusk/DuskActivity.java
index 96fc302d9e..2fa6cbacb3 100644
--- a/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/com/twilitrealm/dusk/DuskActivity.java
+++ b/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/com/twilitrealm/dusk/DuskActivity.java
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ import org.libsdl.app.SDLActivity;
 import org.libsdl.app.SDLSurface;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -90,10 +94,55 @@ public class DuskActivity extends SDLActivity {
 
     @Override
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        extractBundledMods();
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
         hideSystemBars();
     }
 
+    // Bundled mod packages ship as APK assets, which the native loader cannot read directly;
+    // mirror them into internal storage (the loader's CachePath/bundled_mods search dir)
+    // before SDL_main starts.
+    private void extractBundledMods() {
+        File outDir = new File(getFilesDir(), "bundled_mods");
+        try {
+            deleteRecursively(outDir); // drop packages removed by an app update
+            String[] names = getAssets().list("mods");
+            if (names == null || names.length == 0) {
+                return;
+            }
+            if (!outDir.mkdirs()) {
+                Log.w(TAG, "Unable to create " + outDir);
+                return;
+            }
+            byte[] buffer = new byte[65536];
+            for (String name : names) {
+                if (!name.endsWith(".dusk")) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                try (InputStream in = getAssets().open("mods/" + name);
+                     OutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(new File(outDir, name)))
+                {
+                    int count;
+                    while ((count = in.read(buffer)) > 0) {
+                        out.write(buffer, 0, count);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            Log.w(TAG, "Failed to extract bundled mods", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void deleteRecursively(File file) {
+        File[] children = file.listFiles();
+        if (children != null) {
+            for (File child : children) {
+                deleteRecursively(child);
+            }
+        }
+        file.delete();
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected SDLSurface createSDLSurface(Context context) {
         return new DuskSurface(context);
diff --git a/platforms/android/scripts/stage-jni-libs.sh b/platforms/android/scripts/stage-jni-libs.sh
index 42b08c13e6..a30d961156 100755
--- a/platforms/android/scripts/stage-jni-libs.sh
+++ b/platforms/android/scripts/stage-jni-libs.sh
@@ -70,3 +70,27 @@ for abi in $ANDROID_STAGE_ABIS; do
   esac
   copy_lib "$abi" "$src"
 done
+
+# Stage bundled mod packages into the app's assets source dir.
+MODS_STAGING_DIR="$ROOT_DIR/platforms/android/app/src/main/bundled_mods"
+rm -rf "$MODS_STAGING_DIR"
+mkdir -p "$MODS_STAGING_DIR"
+for abi in $ANDROID_STAGE_ABIS; do
+  case "$abi" in
+    arm64-v8a) build_dir="$ROOT_DIR/build/android-arm64" ;;
+    x86_64) build_dir="$ROOT_DIR/build/android-x86_64" ;;
+  esac
+  [[ -d "$build_dir/bundled_mods" ]] || continue
+  for pkg in "$build_dir/bundled_mods"/*.dusk; do
+    [[ -f "$pkg" ]] || continue
+    name="$(basename "$pkg")"
+    if [[ ! -f "$MODS_STAGING_DIR/$name" ]]; then
+      cp -f "$pkg" "$MODS_STAGING_DIR/$name"
+      echo "Staged bundled mod $pkg"
+    else
+      stage_dir="$build_dir/mods/${name%.dusk}/${name%.dusk}_stage"
+      (cd "$stage_dir" && zip -q -r "$MODS_STAGING_DIR/$name" lib)
+      echo "Appended $abi libraries to bundled mod $name"
+    fi
+  done
+done
diff --git a/sdk/CMakeLists.txt b/sdk/CMakeLists.txt
index 8670603866..7d1d17a8c2 100644
--- a/sdk/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sdk/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
 #   add_subdirectory(<dusk>/sdk dusk-sdk EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 #   add_mod(my_mod SOURCES ... MOD_JSON mod.json)
 #
-# On Windows, pass -DDUSK_GAME_IMPLIB=<path to sdk/dusklight.lib> from the
-# matching game release. TODO: auto-download from tag
+# TODO: auto-download link targets from tag
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.25)
 
@@ -38,10 +37,10 @@ include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../extern/aurora/cmake/AuroraDawnProvider.c
 # Game ABI headers & compile definitions
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../cmake/GameABIConfig.cmake")
 
-if (WIN32)
-    set(DUSK_GAME_IMPLIB "" CACHE FILEPATH "Path to the dusklight import library (sdk/dusklight.lib)")
-    if (DUSK_GAME_IMPLIB AND NOT EXISTS "${DUSK_GAME_IMPLIB}")
-        message(FATAL_ERROR "Mod SDK: DUSK_GAME_IMPLIB does not exist: ${DUSK_GAME_IMPLIB}")
+if (WIN32 OR APPLE OR ANDROID)
+    set(DUSK_GAME_EXE "" CACHE FILEPATH "Game binary or link stub mods link against")
+    if (DUSK_GAME_EXE AND NOT EXISTS "${DUSK_GAME_EXE}")
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "Mod SDK: DUSK_GAME_EXE does not exist: ${DUSK_GAME_EXE}")
     endif ()
 endif ()
 
diff --git a/sdk/pseudo_reloc.cpp b/sdk/pseudo_reloc.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index f86d783f2d..0000000000
--- a/sdk/pseudo_reloc.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,139 +0,0 @@
-// Mod SDK runtime (Windows): applies lld's MinGW-style runtime pseudo-relocations on
-// the plain MSVC CRT. This is what lets mods reference game data (`extern` globals) with no
-// __declspec(dllimport) annotations: `lld-link -lldmingw` auto-imports the data through IAT
-// slots and records fixups, and this module applies them at load time.
-//
-// The fixup pass runs as an early CRT initializer, and the IAT slots it reads were already
-// bound by the OS loader, so even mod static initializers observe patched references.
-
-#include <windows.h>
-
-#include <cstdint>
-#include <cstdio>
-#include <cstring>
-
-extern "C" char __RUNTIME_PSEUDO_RELOC_LIST__;
-extern "C" char __RUNTIME_PSEUDO_RELOC_LIST_END__;
-extern "C" IMAGE_DOS_HEADER __ImageBase;
-
-namespace {
-
-struct HdrV2 {
-    uint32_t magic1;
-    uint32_t magic2;
-    uint32_t version;
-};
-struct ItemV2 {
-    uint32_t sym;     // RVA of the __imp_ slot (OS-bound IAT entry)
-    uint32_t target;  // RVA of the reference to patch
-    uint32_t flags;   // low 8 bits: bit width of the reference
-};
-
-bool g_relocsFailed = false;
-
-void report(const char* fmt, ...) {
-    char buf[512];
-    va_list args;
-    va_start(args, fmt);
-    vsnprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), fmt, args);
-    va_end(args);
-    fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", buf);
-    OutputDebugStringA(buf);
-}
-
-bool compute_fixup(const ItemV2& item, char* base, intptr_t* out) {
-    char* impSlot = base + item.sym;
-    const intptr_t real = *reinterpret_cast<intptr_t*>(impSlot);
-    char* target = base + item.target;
-    const int bits = static_cast<int>(item.flags & 0xff);
-
-    intptr_t reldata;
-    switch (bits) {
-    case 8:
-        reldata = *reinterpret_cast<int8_t*>(target);
-        break;
-    case 16:
-        reldata = *reinterpret_cast<int16_t*>(target);
-        break;
-    case 32:
-        reldata = *reinterpret_cast<int32_t*>(target);
-        break;
-    case 64:
-        reldata = *reinterpret_cast<int64_t*>(target);
-        break;
-    default:
-        report("unsupported %d-bit pseudo-relocation at RVA 0x%x", bits, item.target);
-        return false;
-    }
-    reldata -= reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(impSlot);
-    reldata += real;
-
-    if (bits < 64) {
-        const intptr_t maxUnsigned = (intptr_t{1} << bits) - 1;
-        const intptr_t minSigned = -(intptr_t{1} << (bits - 1));
-        if (reldata > maxUnsigned || reldata < minSigned) {
-            report("%d-bit data fixup at RVA 0x%x is out of range (delta %+lld)", bits, item.target,
-                static_cast<long long>(reldata));
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-    *out = reldata;
-    return true;
-}
-
-}  // namespace
-
-// lld refuses to emit runtime pseudo-relocs unless a function with exactly this (mingw CRT)
-// name exists in the image. It is also our actual entry point.
-extern "C" void _pei386_runtime_relocator() {
-    char* base = reinterpret_cast<char*>(&__ImageBase);
-    char* start = &__RUNTIME_PSEUDO_RELOC_LIST__;
-    char* end = &__RUNTIME_PSEUDO_RELOC_LIST_END__;
-    if (end - start < static_cast<ptrdiff_t>(sizeof(HdrV2))) {
-        return;  // no data auto-imports in this mod
-    }
-    const HdrV2* hdr = reinterpret_cast<const HdrV2*>(start);
-    if (hdr->magic1 != 0 || hdr->magic2 != 0 || hdr->version != 1) {
-        report("unexpected pseudo-relocation list format");
-        g_relocsFailed = true;
-        return;
-    }
-    const ItemV2* items = reinterpret_cast<const ItemV2*>(hdr + 1);
-    const ItemV2* itemsEnd = reinterpret_cast<const ItemV2*>(end);
-
-    // Validate everything before writing anything, so a bad fixup can't leave the image
-    // half-patched.
-    intptr_t scratch;
-    for (const ItemV2* it = items; it < itemsEnd; ++it) {
-        if (!compute_fixup(*it, base, &scratch)) {
-            g_relocsFailed = true;
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-    for (const ItemV2* it = items; it < itemsEnd; ++it) {
-        intptr_t reldata;
-        compute_fixup(*it, base, &reldata);
-        char* target = base + it->target;
-        const size_t len = static_cast<size_t>(it->flags & 0xff) / 8;
-        DWORD old = 0;
-        if (!VirtualProtect(target, len, PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE, &old)) {
-            report("VirtualProtect failed at RVA 0x%x", it->target);
-            g_relocsFailed = true;
-            return;
-        }
-        std::memcpy(target, &reldata, len);
-        VirtualProtect(target, len, old, &old);
-    }
-}
-
-using PVFV = void (*)();
-#pragma section(".CRT$XCB", read)
-extern "C" __declspec(allocate(".CRT$XCB")) PVFV dusk_mod_pseudo_reloc_init =
-    _pei386_runtime_relocator;
-
-BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE, DWORD reason, LPVOID) {
-    if (reason == DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH && g_relocsFailed) {
-        return FALSE;
-    }
-    return TRUE;
-}
diff --git a/src/dusk/mods/loader/loader.cpp b/src/dusk/mods/loader/loader.cpp
index e1bb2797c8..adf465e367 100644
--- a/src/dusk/mods/loader/loader.cpp
+++ b/src/dusk/mods/loader/loader.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <chrono>
+#include <cstring>
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <string>
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "dusk/io.hpp"
 #include "dusk/mods/log_buffer.hpp"
 #include "dusk/mods/svc/config.hpp"
+#include "dusk/mods/svc/hook.hpp"
 #include "dusk/mods/svc/registry.hpp"
 #include "dusk/ui/mods_window.hpp"
 #include "dusk/ui/ui.hpp"
@@ -28,46 +30,51 @@ using namespace std::string_view_literals;
 
 #if defined(_WIN32)
 #if defined(_M_ARM64)
-static constexpr std::string_view k_nativeLibName = "windows-arm64.dll"sv;
+static constexpr std::string_view k_nativePlatform = "windows-arm64"sv;
 #elif defined(_M_X64)
-static constexpr std::string_view k_nativeLibName = "windows-amd64.dll"sv;
+static constexpr std::string_view k_nativePlatform = "windows-amd64"sv;
 #elif defined(_M_IX86)
-static constexpr std::string_view k_nativeLibName = "windows-x86.dll"sv;
+static constexpr std::string_view k_nativePlatform = "windows-x86"sv;
 #else
-static constexpr std::string_view k_nativeLibName = ""sv;
+static constexpr std::string_view k_nativePlatform = ""sv;
 #endif
+static constexpr std::string_view k_nativeLibName = "mod.dll"sv;
 #elif defined(__ANDROID__)
 #if defined(__aarch64__)
-static constexpr std::string_view k_nativeLibName = "android-aarch64.so"sv;
+static constexpr std::string_view k_nativePlatform = "android-aarch64"sv;
 #elif defined(__x86_64__)
-static constexpr std::string_view k_nativeLibName = "android-x86_64.so"sv;
+static constexpr std::string_view k_nativePlatform = "android-x86_64"sv;
 #else
-static constexpr std::string_view k_nativeLibName = ""sv;
+static constexpr std::string_view k_nativePlatform = ""sv;
 #endif
+static constexpr std::string_view k_nativeLibName = "mod.so"sv;
 #elif defined(__APPLE__)
 #include <TargetConditionals.h>
 #if TARGET_OS_IOS
-static constexpr std::string_view k_nativeLibName = "ios-arm64.dylib"sv;
+static constexpr std::string_view k_nativePlatform = "ios-arm64"sv;
 #elif TARGET_OS_TV
-static constexpr std::string_view k_nativeLibName = "tvos-arm64.dylib"sv;
+static constexpr std::string_view k_nativePlatform = "tvos-arm64"sv;
 #elif defined(__aarch64__)
-static constexpr std::string_view k_nativeLibName = "darwin-arm64.dylib"sv;
+static constexpr std::string_view k_nativePlatform = "macos-arm64"sv;
 #elif defined(__x86_64__)
-static constexpr std::string_view k_nativeLibName = "darwin-x86_64.dylib"sv;
+static constexpr std::string_view k_nativePlatform = "macos-x86_64"sv;
 #else
-static constexpr std::string_view k_nativeLibName = ""sv;
+static constexpr std::string_view k_nativePlatform = ""sv;
 #endif
+static constexpr std::string_view k_nativeLibName = "mod.so"sv;
 #elif defined(__linux__)
 #if defined(__aarch64__)
-static constexpr std::string_view k_nativeLibName = "linux-aarch64.so"sv;
+static constexpr std::string_view k_nativePlatform = "linux-aarch64"sv;
 #elif defined(__x86_64__)
-static constexpr std::string_view k_nativeLibName = "linux-x86_64.so"sv;
+static constexpr std::string_view k_nativePlatform = "linux-x86_64"sv;
 #elif defined(__i386__)
-static constexpr std::string_view k_nativeLibName = "linux-x86.so"sv;
+static constexpr std::string_view k_nativePlatform = "linux-x86"sv;
 #else
-static constexpr std::string_view k_nativeLibName = ""sv;
+static constexpr std::string_view k_nativePlatform = ""sv;
 #endif
+static constexpr std::string_view k_nativeLibName = "mod.so"sv;
 #else
+static constexpr std::string_view k_nativePlatform = ""sv;
 static constexpr std::string_view k_nativeLibName = ""sv;
 #endif
 
@@ -75,6 +82,23 @@ namespace dusk::mods {
 namespace {
 aurora::Module Log{"dusk::mods::loader"};
 ModLoader g_modLoader;
+constexpr std::string_view k_nativeLibDir = "lib/"sv;
+
+class DirectoryRollback {
+public:
+    ~DirectoryRollback() {
+        if (!mPath.empty()) {
+            std::error_code ec;
+            std::filesystem::remove_all(mPath, ec);
+        }
+    }
+
+    void set_path(std::filesystem::path path) { mPath = std::move(path); }
+    void release() { mPath.clear(); }
+
+private:
+    std::filesystem::path mPath;
+};
 
 std::unique_ptr<ModBundle> load_bundle(const std::filesystem::path& modPath, bool fromDir) {
     if (fromDir) {
@@ -85,24 +109,49 @@ std::unique_ptr<ModBundle> load_bundle(const std::filesystem::path& modPath, boo
     }
 }
 
-struct DllLocateResult {
+struct NativeLocateResult {
     std::string entry;
+    std::vector<std::string> runtimeEntries;
     bool anyLibs = false;
 };
 
-DllLocateResult locate_dll_in_bundle(ModBundle& bundle) {
-    DllLocateResult result;
+NativeLocateResult locate_native_runtime(ModBundle& bundle) {
+    NativeLocateResult result;
+    const std::string platformPrefix = fmt::format("{}{}/", k_nativeLibDir, k_nativePlatform);
+    const std::string nativeEntry = platformPrefix + std::string{k_nativeLibName};
     for (const auto& name : bundle.getFileNames()) {
-        if (name.find('/') != std::string::npos ||
-            (!name.ends_with(".dll"sv) && !name.ends_with(".dylib"sv) && !name.ends_with(".so"sv)))
-        {
+        if (!name.starts_with(k_nativeLibDir)) {
             continue;
         }
-        result.anyLibs = true;
-        if (name == k_nativeLibName) {
+
+        const std::string_view libPath{
+            name.data() + k_nativeLibDir.size(), name.size() - k_nativeLibDir.size()};
+        const auto platformEnd = libPath.find('/');
+        if (platformEnd != std::string_view::npos) {
+            const auto entryName = libPath.substr(platformEnd + 1);
+            if (entryName.find('/') == std::string_view::npos &&
+                (entryName == "mod.dll"sv || entryName == "mod.so"sv))
+            {
+                result.anyLibs = true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!k_nativePlatform.empty() && name.starts_with(platformPrefix)) {
+            const std::string_view relativeName{
+                name.data() + platformPrefix.size(), name.size() - platformPrefix.size()};
+            if (!is_safe_resource_path(relativeName)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            result.runtimeEntries.push_back(name);
+        }
+        if (name == nativeEntry) {
             result.entry = name;
         }
     }
+    std::ranges::sort(result.runtimeEntries);
+    result.runtimeEntries.erase(
+        std::unique(result.runtimeEntries.begin(), result.runtimeEntries.end()),
+        result.runtimeEntries.end());
     return result;
 }
 }  // namespace
@@ -220,31 +269,149 @@ static ModMetadata load_metadata(const std::filesystem::path& modPath, ModBundle
     };
 }
 
-static bool validate_manifest(const ModManifest* manifest, LoadedMod& mod) {
-    if (manifest == nullptr) {
-        log::write(mod.metadata.id, LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "returned a null mod manifest");
-        mod.nativeStatus = NativeModStatus::MissingExport;
+// True if the first `capacity` bytes of `str` contain a NUL.
+static bool terminated_within(const char* str, size_t capacity) {
+    return std::memchr(str, '\0', capacity) != nullptr;
+}
+
+static bool parse_meta(NativeMod& native, LoadedMod& mod) {
+    const ModMeta* meta = native.meta;
+    if (meta->struct_size < sizeof(ModMeta)) {
+        log::write(mod.metadata.id, LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "mod_meta descriptor has invalid size {}",
+            meta->struct_size);
+        mod.nativeStatus = NativeModStatus::InvalidMetadata;
         return false;
     }
-    if (manifest->struct_size != sizeof(ModManifest)) {
-        log::write(mod.metadata.id, LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "manifest has invalid size {} (expected {})",
-            manifest->struct_size, sizeof(ModManifest));
-        mod.nativeStatus = NativeModStatus::ApiVersionMismatch;
-        return false;
-    }
-    if (manifest->abi_version != MOD_ABI_VERSION) {
-        log::write(mod.metadata.id, LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "expects ABI v{} but engine is v{}, skipping",
-            manifest->abi_version, MOD_ABI_VERSION);
-        mod.nativeStatus = NativeModStatus::ApiVersionMismatch;
-        return false;
-    }
-    if ((manifest->import_count > 0 && manifest->imports == nullptr) ||
-        (manifest->export_count > 0 && manifest->exports == nullptr))
+    const auto* cursor = static_cast<const uint8_t*>(meta->records_begin);
+    const auto* end = static_cast<const uint8_t*>(meta->records_end);
+    if (cursor == nullptr || end == nullptr || cursor > end ||
+        (reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(cursor) & 7) != 0)
     {
-        log::write(mod.metadata.id, LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "manifest has invalid import/export arrays");
-        mod.nativeStatus = NativeModStatus::MissingExport;
+        log::write(mod.metadata.id, LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "mod_meta section bounds are invalid");
+        mod.nativeStatus = NativeModStatus::InvalidMetadata;
         return false;
     }
+
+    ModMetaParsed parsed;
+    size_t headerCount = 0;
+    const auto invalid = [&](std::string_view why) {
+        log::write(mod.metadata.id, LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "invalid metadata record at offset {}: {}",
+            cursor - static_cast<const uint8_t*>(meta->records_begin), why);
+        mod.nativeStatus = NativeModStatus::InvalidMetadata;
+        return false;
+    };
+
+    while (cursor < end) {
+        if (end - cursor < 8) {
+            return invalid("trailing bytes");
+        }
+        uint64_t first = 0;
+        std::memcpy(&first, cursor, sizeof(first));
+        if (first == 0) {  // linker padding / bounds sentinel
+            cursor += 8;
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        const auto* rec = reinterpret_cast<const ModMetaRecord*>(cursor);
+        const size_t size = rec->size;
+        if (size < 8 || size % 8 != 0 || size > static_cast<size_t>(end - cursor)) {
+            return invalid("bad record size");
+        }
+
+        switch (rec->kind) {
+        case MOD_META_PAD:
+            break;
+        case MOD_META_HEADER: {
+            if (size < sizeof(ModMetaHeader)) {
+                return invalid("truncated header record");
+            }
+            const auto* header = reinterpret_cast<const ModMetaHeader*>(rec);
+            ++headerCount;
+            parsed.abiVersion = header->abi_version;
+            break;
+        }
+        case MOD_META_IMPORT: {
+            if (size < sizeof(ModMetaImport)) {
+                return invalid("truncated import record");
+            }
+            auto* record = reinterpret_cast<ModMetaImport*>(const_cast<uint8_t*>(cursor));
+            if (!terminated_within(record->service_id.chars, sizeof(record->service_id.chars))) {
+                return invalid("unterminated import service id");
+            }
+            parsed.imports.push_back(record);
+            break;
+        }
+        case MOD_META_EXPORT: {
+            if (size < sizeof(ModMetaExport)) {
+                return invalid("truncated export record");
+            }
+            auto* record = reinterpret_cast<ModMetaExport*>(const_cast<uint8_t*>(cursor));
+            if (!terminated_within(record->service_id.chars, sizeof(record->service_id.chars))) {
+                return invalid("unterminated export service id");
+            }
+            parsed.exports.push_back(record);
+            break;
+        }
+        case MOD_META_HOOK_FN: {
+            if (size < sizeof(ModMetaHookFn)) {
+                return invalid("truncated hook record");
+            }
+            parsed.hookFns.push_back(
+                reinterpret_cast<ModMetaHookFn*>(const_cast<uint8_t*>(cursor)));
+            break;
+        }
+        case MOD_META_HOOK_MEM: {
+            if (size <= sizeof(ModMetaHookMem)) {
+                return invalid("truncated hook record");
+            }
+            auto* record = reinterpret_cast<ModMetaHookMem*>(const_cast<uint8_t*>(cursor));
+            const char* strings = reinterpret_cast<const char*>(cursor) + sizeof(ModMetaHookMem);
+            const size_t capacity = size - sizeof(ModMetaHookMem);
+            if (!terminated_within(strings, capacity)) {
+                return invalid("unterminated hook vtable symbol");
+            }
+            const size_t vtableLen = std::char_traits<char>::length(strings);
+            if (!terminated_within(strings + vtableLen + 1, capacity - vtableLen - 1)) {
+                return invalid("unterminated hook display name");
+            }
+            parsed.hookMems.push_back(record);
+            break;
+        }
+        case MOD_META_HOOK_NAME: {
+            if (size <= sizeof(ModMetaHookName)) {
+                return invalid("truncated hook record");
+            }
+            auto* record = reinterpret_cast<ModMetaHookName*>(const_cast<uint8_t*>(cursor));
+            const char* name = reinterpret_cast<const char*>(cursor) + sizeof(ModMetaHookName);
+            if (!terminated_within(name, size - sizeof(ModMetaHookName))) {
+                return invalid("unterminated hook symbol name");
+            }
+            parsed.hookNames.push_back(record);
+            break;
+        }
+        default:
+            // Additive record kinds may appear within a format version; skip them.
+            log::write(mod.metadata.id, LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG, "skipping unknown metadata record kind {}",
+                rec->kind);
+            break;
+        }
+        cursor += size;
+    }
+
+    if (headerCount != 1) {
+        log::write(mod.metadata.id, LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "expected 1 metadata header record, found {}",
+            headerCount);
+        mod.nativeStatus = NativeModStatus::InvalidMetadata;
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (parsed.abiVersion != MOD_ABI_VERSION) {
+        log::write(mod.metadata.id, LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "expects ABI v{} but engine is v{}, skipping",
+            parsed.abiVersion, MOD_ABI_VERSION);
+        mod.nativeStatus = NativeModStatus::ApiVersionMismatch;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    native.parsed = std::move(parsed);
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -270,12 +437,14 @@ static std::string native_status_message(const NativeModStatus status) {
     case NativeModStatus::BuildDisabled:
         return "Code mods are disabled on this Dusklight build";
     case NativeModStatus::ModMissingPlatform:
-        return fmt::format("Mod not supported on this platform ({})", k_nativeLibName);
+        return fmt::format("Mod not supported on this platform ({})", k_nativePlatform);
     case NativeModStatus::ApiVersionMismatch:
         // TODO: differentiate whether mod or Dusklight is out of date
         return "Mod ABI version mismatch";
     case NativeModStatus::MissingExport:
         return "Missing required mod API exports";
+    case NativeModStatus::InvalidMetadata:
+        return "Invalid mod metadata records";
     case NativeModStatus::Unknown:
         return "Unknown mod load failure";
     case NativeModStatus::None:
@@ -303,7 +472,8 @@ std::filesystem::path ModLoader::external_native_lib_path(const LoadedMod& mod)
     return path;
 }
 
-void ModLoader::load_native(LoadedMod& mod, const std::string& dllEntry) {
+void ModLoader::load_native(
+    LoadedMod& mod, const std::string& dllEntry, const std::vector<std::string>& runtimeEntries) {
     if (!EnableCodeMods) {
         log::write(mod.metadata.id, LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Code mods are not available in this build");
         mod.nativeStatus = NativeModStatus::BuildDisabled;
@@ -313,10 +483,19 @@ void ModLoader::load_native(LoadedMod& mod, const std::string& dllEntry) {
     namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
     const fs::path cacheDir = m_cacheDir / mod.metadata.id;
+    const fs::path scratchDir = cacheDir / "data";
     std::error_code ec;
-    fs::create_directories(cacheDir, ec);
+    fs::create_directories(scratchDir, ec);
+    if (ec) {
+        log::write(mod.metadata.id, LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "failed to create mod directory {}: {}",
+            io::fs_path_to_string(scratchDir), ec.message());
+        return;
+    }
+    mod.dir = io::fs_path_to_string(fs::absolute(scratchDir));
 
     fs::path libPath;
+    fs::path runtimeDir;
+    DirectoryRollback runtimeDirRollback;
     if (mod.inPlace) {
         if (!dllEntry.empty()) {
             libPath = fs::path(mod.modPath) / dllEntry;
@@ -328,6 +507,7 @@ void ModLoader::load_native(LoadedMod& mod, const std::string& dllEntry) {
             mod.nativeStatus = NativeModStatus::ModMissingPlatform;
             return;
         }
+        runtimeDir = libPath.parent_path();
     } else {
         if (dllEntry.empty()) {
             log::write(mod.metadata.id, LOG_LEVEL_ERROR,
@@ -336,34 +516,63 @@ void ModLoader::load_native(LoadedMod& mod, const std::string& dllEntry) {
             return;
         }
 
-        // Generation-versioned filename: every dlopen gets a path it has never seen, so a reload
-        // always yields a fresh image with fresh statics even if the previous dlclose did not
-        // fully unmap the old one (TLS/ObjC pinning). The .cache dir is wiped on startup.
-        const fs::path dllCachePath =
-            cacheDir / fmt::format("{}.g{}{}", mod.metadata.id, ++mod.cacheGeneration,
-                           io::fs_path_to_string(fs::path(dllEntry).extension()));
-
-        std::vector<u8> dllData;
-        try {
-            dllData = mod.bundle->readFile(dllEntry);
-        } catch (const std::exception& e) {
-            log::write(mod.metadata.id, LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "failed to extract {}", dllEntry);
+        // Every generation gets a new directory. The main module and all of its runtime
+        // libraries therefore have fresh paths and can coexist with a previous generation
+        // that is still unwinding after a reload.
+        runtimeDir = cacheDir / fmt::format("g{}", ++mod.cacheGeneration);
+        runtimeDirRollback.set_path(runtimeDir);
+        fs::create_directories(runtimeDir, ec);
+        if (ec) {
+            log::write(mod.metadata.id, LOG_LEVEL_ERROR,
+                "failed to create native runtime directory {}: {}",
+                io::fs_path_to_string(runtimeDir), ec.message());
             return;
         }
 
-        {
-            std::ofstream out(dllCachePath, std::ios::binary | std::ios::out);
-            if (!out) {
-                log::write(mod.metadata.id, LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "failed to write {}",
-                    io::fs_path_to_string(dllCachePath));
+        const std::string platformPrefix = fmt::format("{}{}/", k_nativeLibDir, k_nativePlatform);
+        for (const auto& entry : runtimeEntries) {
+            if (!entry.starts_with(platformPrefix)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            const std::string_view relativeName{
+                entry.data() + platformPrefix.size(), entry.size() - platformPrefix.size()};
+            if (!is_safe_resource_path(relativeName)) {
+                log::write(mod.metadata.id, LOG_LEVEL_ERROR,
+                    "unsafe native runtime path '{}'; skipping", entry);
                 return;
             }
 
-            out.write(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(dllData.data()),
-                static_cast<std::streamsize>(dllData.size()));
+            const fs::path outputPath = runtimeDir / fs::path{relativeName};
+            fs::create_directories(outputPath.parent_path(), ec);
+            if (ec) {
+                log::write(mod.metadata.id, LOG_LEVEL_ERROR,
+                    "failed to create directory for {}: {}", entry, ec.message());
+                return;
+            }
+
+            std::vector<u8> data;
+            try {
+                data = mod.bundle->readFile(entry);
+            } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+                log::write(
+                    mod.metadata.id, LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "failed to extract {}: {}", entry, e.what());
+                return;
+            }
+
+            std::ofstream out(outputPath, std::ios::binary | std::ios::out);
+            if (!out) {
+                log::write(mod.metadata.id, LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "failed to write {}", entry);
+                return;
+            }
+            out.write(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(data.data()),
+                static_cast<std::streamsize>(data.size()));
+            if (!out) {
+                log::write(mod.metadata.id, LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "failed to write {}", entry);
+                return;
+            }
         }
 
-        libPath = dllCachePath;
+        libPath = runtimeDir / fs::path{dllEntry}.filename();
     }
 
     auto nativeMod = std::make_unique<NativeMod>();
@@ -375,13 +584,13 @@ void ModLoader::load_native(LoadedMod& mod, const std::string& dllEntry) {
         return;
     }
 
-    const auto getManifest = nativeMod->handle->LookupSymbol<ModGetManifestFn>("mod_get_manifest");
+    nativeMod->meta = nativeMod->handle->LookupSymbol<const ModMeta*>("mod_meta");
     nativeMod->contextSymbol = nativeMod->handle->LookupSymbol<ModContext**>("mod_ctx");
     nativeMod->fn_initialize = nativeMod->handle->LookupSymbol<ModInitializeFn>("mod_initialize");
     nativeMod->fn_update = nativeMod->handle->LookupSymbol<ModUpdateFn>("mod_update");
     nativeMod->fn_shutdown = nativeMod->handle->LookupSymbol<ModShutdownFn>("mod_shutdown");
 
-    if (!getManifest || !nativeMod->contextSymbol || !nativeMod->fn_initialize ||
+    if (!nativeMod->meta || !nativeMod->contextSymbol || !nativeMod->fn_initialize ||
         !nativeMod->fn_update || !nativeMod->fn_shutdown)
     {
         log::write(mod.metadata.id, LOG_LEVEL_ERROR,
@@ -391,8 +600,7 @@ void ModLoader::load_native(LoadedMod& mod, const std::string& dllEntry) {
         return;
     }
 
-    nativeMod->manifest = getManifest();
-    if (!validate_manifest(nativeMod->manifest, mod)) {
+    if (!parse_meta(*nativeMod, mod)) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -401,10 +609,11 @@ void ModLoader::load_native(LoadedMod& mod, const std::string& dllEntry) {
     }
     *nativeMod->contextSymbol = mod.context.get();
 
-    mod.dir = io::fs_path_to_string(fs::absolute(cacheDir));
     mod.nativePath = io::fs_path_to_string(fs::absolute(libPath));
+    mod.nativeDir = io::fs_path_to_string(fs::absolute(runtimeDir));
     mod.native = std::move(nativeMod);
     mod.nativeStatus = NativeModStatus::Loaded;
+    runtimeDirRollback.release();
 }
 
 void ModLoader::unload_native(LoadedMod& mod) {
@@ -412,43 +621,38 @@ void ModLoader::unload_native(LoadedMod& mod) {
         return;
     }
     // Deferred dlclose: this mod's code may still be on the stack below the current tick
-    m_retiredNatives.push_back({std::move(mod.native), std::move(mod.nativePath)});
+    m_retiredNatives.push_back({std::move(mod.native), std::move(mod.nativeDir)});
     mod.nativePath.clear();
+    mod.nativeDir.clear();
 }
 
 void ModLoader::drain_retired_natives() {
     for (auto& retired : m_retiredNatives) {
         retired.native.reset();
-        if (!retired.path.empty()) {
+        if (!retired.directory.empty()) {
             std::error_code ec;
-            std::filesystem::remove(retired.path, ec);
+            std::filesystem::remove_all(retired.directory, ec);
         }
     }
     m_retiredNatives.clear();
 }
 
-static ModManifestInfo build_manifest_info(const ModManifest& manifest) {
+static ModManifestInfo build_manifest_info(const ModMetaParsed& parsed) {
     ModManifestInfo info;
-    info.imports.reserve(manifest.import_count);
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < manifest.import_count; ++i) {
-        const auto& serviceImport = manifest.imports[i];
-        if (serviceImport.struct_size != sizeof(ServiceImport) ||
-            !svc::valid_service_id(serviceImport.service_id))
-        {
+    info.imports.reserve(parsed.imports.size());
+    for (const auto* record : parsed.imports) {
+        if (!svc::valid_service_id(record->service_id.chars)) {
             continue;
         }
-        info.imports.push_back({serviceImport.service_id, serviceImport.major_version,
-            (serviceImport.flags & SERVICE_IMPORT_OPTIONAL) == 0});
+        info.imports.push_back({record->service_id.chars, record->major_version,
+            (record->rec.flags & SERVICE_IMPORT_OPTIONAL) == 0});
     }
-    info.exports.reserve(manifest.export_count);
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < manifest.export_count; ++i) {
-        const auto& serviceExport = manifest.exports[i];
-        if (serviceExport.struct_size != sizeof(ServiceExport) ||
-            !svc::valid_service_id(serviceExport.service_id))
-        {
+    info.exports.reserve(parsed.exports.size());
+    for (const auto* record : parsed.exports) {
+        if (!svc::valid_service_id(record->service_id.chars)) {
             continue;
         }
-        info.exports.push_back({serviceExport.service_id, serviceExport.major_version});
+        info.exports.push_back({record->service_id.chars, record->major_version});
     }
     return info;
 }
@@ -484,24 +688,20 @@ static bool required_deps_active(const LoadedMod& mod) {
 // A deferred export that was not published by the end of the provider's initialization can
 // never resolve, which is almost certainly a bug in the provider.
 static void warn_unpublished_deferred_exports(const LoadedMod& mod) {
-    if (!mod.active || !mod.native || mod.native->manifest == nullptr) {
+    if (!mod.active || !mod.native) {
         return;
     }
 
-    const auto& manifest = *mod.native->manifest;
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < manifest.export_count; ++i) {
-        const auto& serviceExport = manifest.exports[i];
-        if (serviceExport.struct_size != sizeof(ServiceExport) ||
-            (serviceExport.flags & SERVICE_EXPORT_DEFERRED) == 0)
-        {
+    for (const auto* serviceExport : mod.native->parsed.exports) {
+        if ((serviceExport->rec.flags & SERVICE_EXPORT_DEFERRED) == 0) {
             continue;
         }
         const auto* record =
-            svc::find_service_record(serviceExport.service_id, serviceExport.major_version);
+            svc::find_service_record(serviceExport->service_id.chars, serviceExport->major_version);
         if (record != nullptr && record->service == nullptr) {
             log::write(mod.metadata.id, LOG_LEVEL_WARN,
                 "declared deferred service '{}@{}' but never published it during initialization",
-                serviceExport.service_id, serviceExport.major_version);
+                serviceExport->service_id.chars, serviceExport->major_version);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -552,15 +752,15 @@ void ModLoader::try_load_mod(
     mod.cvarIsEnabled =
         std::make_unique<ConfigVar<bool>>(mod_enabled_cvar_name(mod.metadata.id), true);
 
-    const auto [dllEntry, anyLibs] = locate_dll_in_bundle(*mod.bundle);
+    const auto [dllEntry, runtimeEntries, anyLibs] = locate_native_runtime(*mod.bundle);
     if (anyLibs || (mod.inPlace && !external_native_lib_path(mod).empty())) {
         mod.nativeStatus = NativeModStatus::Unknown;
-        load_native(mod, dllEntry);
+        load_native(mod, dllEntry, runtimeEntries);
         if (mod.nativeStatus != NativeModStatus::Loaded) {
             Log.error("Native mod '{}' failed to load, disabling", mod.metadata.id);
             fail_mod(mod, MOD_ERROR, native_status_message(mod.nativeStatus));
         } else {
-            mod.manifestInfo = build_manifest_info(*mod.native->manifest);
+            mod.manifestInfo = build_manifest_info(mod.native->parsed);
         }
     }
 
@@ -593,6 +793,8 @@ bool ModLoader::activate_mod(LoadedMod& mod) {
         return false;
     }
 
+    svc::hook_resolve_mod_records(mod);
+
     *mod.native->contextSymbol = mod.context.get();
 
     log::write(mod.metadata.id, LOG_LEVEL_TRACE, "calling mod_initialize");
@@ -879,14 +1081,14 @@ bool ModLoader::ensure_native_loaded(LoadedMod& mod) {
         return true;
     }
 
-    const auto [dllEntry, anyLibs] = locate_dll_in_bundle(*mod.bundle);
+    const auto [dllEntry, runtimeEntries, anyLibs] = locate_native_runtime(*mod.bundle);
     if (!anyLibs && !(mod.inPlace && !external_native_lib_path(mod).empty())) {
         mod.nativeStatus = NativeModStatus::None;
         return true;
     }
 
     mod.nativeStatus = NativeModStatus::Unknown;
-    load_native(mod, dllEntry);
+    load_native(mod, dllEntry, runtimeEntries);
     if (mod.nativeStatus != NativeModStatus::Loaded) {
         fail_mod(mod, MOD_ERROR, native_status_message(mod.nativeStatus));
         return false;
@@ -922,14 +1124,16 @@ bool ModLoader::reload_bundle(LoadedMod& mod) {
     mod.failureReason.clear();
 
     ModManifestInfo newInfo;
-    if (const auto [dllEntry, anyLibs] = locate_dll_in_bundle(*mod.bundle); anyLibs) {
+    if (const auto [dllEntry, runtimeEntries, anyLibs] = locate_native_runtime(*mod.bundle);
+        anyLibs)
+    {
         mod.nativeStatus = NativeModStatus::Unknown;
-        load_native(mod, dllEntry);
+        load_native(mod, dllEntry, runtimeEntries);
         if (mod.nativeStatus != NativeModStatus::Loaded) {
             fail_mod(mod, MOD_ERROR, native_status_message(mod.nativeStatus));
             return false;
         }
-        newInfo = build_manifest_info(*mod.native->manifest);
+        newInfo = build_manifest_info(mod.native->parsed);
     } else {
         mod.nativeStatus = NativeModStatus::None;
         ++mod.cacheGeneration;
@@ -998,8 +1202,7 @@ void ModLoader::apply_lifecycle_change(LoadedMod& target, const bool reload) {
             if (register_static_service_exports(*mod)) {
                 mod->servicesRegistered = true;
             } else {
-                log::write(
-                    mod->metadata.id, LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "failed to register service exports");
+                log::write(mod->metadata.id, LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "failed to register service exports");
                 deactivate_mod(*mod);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/dusk/mods/loader/native_module.cpp b/src/dusk/mods/loader/native_module.cpp
index edd3addb4f..f6adf20c60 100644
--- a/src/dusk/mods/loader/native_module.cpp
+++ b/src/dusk/mods/loader/native_module.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 namespace {
 #if defined(_WIN32)
 void* pl_dlopen(const std::filesystem::path& p) {
-    return LoadLibraryW(p.wstring().c_str());
+    return LoadLibraryExW(p.wstring().c_str(), nullptr,
+        LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DLL_LOAD_DIR | LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DEFAULT_DIRS);
 }
 void* pl_dlsym(void* h, const char* name) {
     return reinterpret_cast<void*>(GetProcAddress(static_cast<HMODULE>(h), name));
@@ -55,11 +56,10 @@ std::string pl_dlerror() {
     return e ? e : "(unknown error)";
 }
 #endif
-}
+}  // namespace
 
 namespace dusk::mods::loader {
-NativeModule::NativeModule() noexcept : handle(nullptr) {
-}
+NativeModule::NativeModule() noexcept : handle(nullptr) {}
 
 NativeModule::NativeModule(NativeModule&& other) noexcept {
     handle = other.handle;
diff --git a/src/dusk/mods/loader/native_module.hpp b/src/dusk/mods/loader/native_module.hpp
index ff2acf9632..2632496f96 100644
--- a/src/dusk/mods/loader/native_module.hpp
+++ b/src/dusk/mods/loader/native_module.hpp
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ public:
 
 #if defined(_WIN32)
     static constexpr auto LibraryExtension = ".dll";
-#elif defined(__APPLE__)
-    static constexpr auto LibraryExtension = ".dylib";
 #else
     static constexpr auto LibraryExtension = ".so";
 #endif
diff --git a/src/dusk/mods/svc/hook.cpp b/src/dusk/mods/svc/hook.cpp
index 41399bf97d..b5eb60c216 100644
--- a/src/dusk/mods/svc/hook.cpp
+++ b/src/dusk/mods/svc/hook.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #if DUSK_CODE_MODS
 #include "dusk/logging.h"
+#include "dusk/mods/log_buffer.hpp"
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cstdint>
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <exception>
 #include <fmt/format.h>
 #include <funchook.h>
+#include <string>
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <vector>
 #endif
@@ -64,8 +66,29 @@ struct InstalledHook {
 
 std::unordered_map<uintptr_t, HookSlot> s_registry;
 std::unordered_map<uintptr_t, InstalledHook> s_installed;
+std::unordered_map<const ModContext*, std::vector<uintptr_t>> s_declaredTargets;
 uint64_t s_nextOrder = 0;
 
+bool declared_target(const ModContext* context, void* fnAddr) {
+    if (context == nullptr) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    const auto it = s_declaredTargets.find(context);
+    if (it == s_declaredTargets.end()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    const auto addr = reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(fnAddr);
+    return std::ranges::find(it->second, addr) != it->second.end();
+}
+
+ModResult reject_undeclared(ModContext* context, void* fnAddr) {
+    log::write(mod_id_from_context(context), LOG_LEVEL_ERROR,
+        "tried to hook undeclared target {:p}; hook targets must be declared with "
+        "DEFINE_HOOK/DEFINE_HOOK_SYMBOL",
+        fnAddr);
+    return MOD_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+}
+
 HookOptions normalize_options(const HookOptions* options) {
     if (options == nullptr || options->struct_size < sizeof(HookOptions)) {
         return HOOK_OPTIONS_INIT;
@@ -158,6 +181,18 @@ void* resolve_import_thunk(void* addr) {
     return addr;
 }
 
+// Resolve thunks recursively (max of 8 steps) until we find our target.
+void* resolve_target(void* addr) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i) {
+        void* next = resolve_import_thunk(addr);
+        if (next == addr) {
+            break;
+        }
+        addr = next;
+    }
+    return addr;
+}
+
 funchook_t* install_trampoline(void* fnAddr, void* trampoline, void** outOriginal) {
     funchook_t* fh = funchook_create();
     if (fh == nullptr) {
@@ -199,7 +234,10 @@ ModResult hook_install(ModContext* context, void* fnAddr, void* trampolineFn, vo
         return MOD_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
     }
 
-    fnAddr = resolve_import_thunk(fnAddr);
+    fnAddr = resolve_target(fnAddr);
+    if (!declared_target(context, fnAddr)) {
+        return reject_undeclared(context, fnAddr);
+    }
     const auto key = reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(fnAddr);
     if (const auto it = s_installed.find(key); it != s_installed.end()) {
         auto& entry = it->second;
@@ -242,7 +280,10 @@ ModResult hook_add_pre(
     if (fnAddr == nullptr || context == nullptr || callback == nullptr) {
         return MOD_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
     }
-    fnAddr = resolve_import_thunk(fnAddr);
+    fnAddr = resolve_target(fnAddr);
+    if (!declared_target(context, fnAddr)) {
+        return reject_undeclared(context, fnAddr);
+    }
     auto& hooks = s_registry[reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(fnAddr)].pre;
     hooks.push_back({context, callback, normalize_options(options), s_nextOrder++});
     sort_hooks(hooks);
@@ -254,7 +295,10 @@ ModResult hook_add_post(
     if (fnAddr == nullptr || context == nullptr || callback == nullptr) {
         return MOD_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
     }
-    fnAddr = resolve_import_thunk(fnAddr);
+    fnAddr = resolve_target(fnAddr);
+    if (!declared_target(context, fnAddr)) {
+        return reject_undeclared(context, fnAddr);
+    }
     auto& hooks = s_registry[reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(fnAddr)].post;
     hooks.push_back({context, nullptr, callback, normalize_options(options), s_nextOrder++});
     sort_hooks(hooks);
@@ -268,7 +312,10 @@ ModResult hook_replace(
     }
 
     const HookOptions normalized = normalize_options(options);
-    fnAddr = resolve_import_thunk(fnAddr);
+    fnAddr = resolve_target(fnAddr);
+    if (!declared_target(context, fnAddr)) {
+        return reject_undeclared(context, fnAddr);
+    }
     auto& slot = s_registry[reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(fnAddr)];
     if (slot.replace.replaceCallback == nullptr) {
         slot.replace = {context, callback, nullptr, normalized, s_nextOrder++};
@@ -302,7 +349,7 @@ ModResult hook_dispatch_pre(
         return MOD_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
     }
 
-    fnAddr = resolve_import_thunk(fnAddr);
+    fnAddr = resolve_target(fnAddr);
     const auto it = s_registry.find(reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(fnAddr));
     if (it == s_registry.end()) {
         return MOD_OK;
@@ -352,7 +399,7 @@ ModResult hook_dispatch_post(ModContext*, void* fnAddr, void* args, void* retval
         return MOD_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
     }
 
-    fnAddr = resolve_import_thunk(fnAddr);
+    fnAddr = resolve_target(fnAddr);
     const auto it = s_registry.find(reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(fnAddr));
     if (it == s_registry.end()) {
         return MOD_OK;
@@ -371,8 +418,187 @@ ModResult hook_dispatch_post(ModContext*, void* fnAddr, void* args, void* retval
     return MOD_OK;
 }
 
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+/* Follow jump stubs, then match the MSVC vcall thunk a virtual mfp points at.
+ * Returns the vtable slot's byte offset, or npos when fn is not a vcall thunk. */
+size_t vcall_slot_offset(const void*& fn) noexcept {
+    constexpr size_t npos = static_cast<size_t>(-1);
+#if defined(_M_X64) || defined(__x86_64__)
+    const auto* p = static_cast<const uint8_t*>(fn);
+    for (int i = 0; i < 8 && p[0] == 0xE9; ++i) {  // incremental-link stubs
+        int32_t rel;
+        std::memcpy(&rel, p + 1, 4);
+        p += 5 + rel;
+    }
+    fn = p;
+    // The vptr load. Unoptimized clang-cl thunks spill/reload rcx first
+    // (push rax; mov [rsp], rcx; mov rcx, [rsp]), so scan a short window.
+    const uint8_t* q = nullptr;
+    for (int i = 0; i <= 12; ++i) {
+        if (p[i] == 0x48 && p[i + 1] == 0x8B && p[i + 2] == 0x01) {  // mov rax, [rcx]
+            q = p + i + 3;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    if (q == nullptr) {
+        return npos;
+    }
+    if (q[0] == 0xFF && q[1] == 0x20) {  // jmp [rax]  (MSVC)
+        return 0;
+    }
+    if (q[0] == 0xFF && q[1] == 0x60) {  // jmp [rax + imm8]
+        return static_cast<int8_t>(q[2]);
+    }
+    if (q[0] == 0xFF && q[1] == 0xA0) {  // jmp [rax + imm32]
+        int32_t off;
+        std::memcpy(&off, q + 2, 4);
+        return off;
+    }
+    // clang-cl: mov rax, [rax + off]; (pop r10;) jmp rax. Requiring the jmp rax
+    // distinguishes the thunk from an ordinary getter that begins the same way.
+    if (q[0] == 0x48 && q[1] == 0x8B && (q[2] == 0x00 || q[2] == 0x40 || q[2] == 0x80)) {
+        size_t off = 0;
+        const uint8_t* r = q + 3;
+        if (q[2] == 0x40) {
+            off = static_cast<int8_t>(q[3]);
+            r = q + 4;
+        } else if (q[2] == 0x80) {
+            int32_t off32;
+            std::memcpy(&off32, q + 3, 4);
+            off = off32;
+            r = q + 7;
+        }
+        for (int i = 0; i <= 8; ++i) {
+            if (r[i] == 0xFF && r[i + 1] == 0xE0) {  // jmp rax (48 REX optional)
+                return off;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return npos;
+#elif defined(_M_ARM64) || defined(__aarch64__)
+    const auto* p = static_cast<const uint8_t*>(fn);
+    uint32_t insn[3];
+    for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i) {  // incremental-link `b` stubs
+        std::memcpy(insn, p, 4);
+        if ((insn[0] & 0xFC000000u) != 0x14000000u) {
+            break;
+        }
+        const auto imm26 = static_cast<int32_t>(insn[0] << 6) >> 6;
+        p += static_cast<intptr_t>(imm26) * 4;
+    }
+    fn = p;
+    std::memcpy(insn, p, 12);
+    // ldr Xt, [x0]; ldr Xs, [Xt, #imm12*8]; br Xs
+    if ((insn[0] & 0xFFFFFFE0u) != 0xF9400000u) {
+        return npos;
+    }
+    const uint32_t t = insn[0] & 0x1Fu;
+    if ((insn[1] & 0xFFC003E0u) != (0xF9400000u | (t << 5))) {
+        return npos;
+    }
+    const uint32_t s = insn[1] & 0x1Fu;
+    if (insn[2] != (0xD61F0000u | (s << 5))) {
+        return npos;
+    }
+    return ((insn[1] >> 10) & 0xFFFu) * 8;
+#else
+    (void)fn;
+    return npos;
+#endif
+}
+#endif  // _WIN32
+
+bool resolve_symbol_checked(const char* symbol, bool requireCode, void** out, std::string& why) {
+    HookSymbolFlags flags{};
+    switch (manifest::resolve(symbol, out, &flags)) {
+    case manifest::ResolveStatus::Ok:
+        if (requireCode && (flags & HOOK_SYMBOL_CODE) == 0) {
+            why = fmt::format("'{}' is not a code symbol", symbol);
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    case manifest::ResolveStatus::Unavailable:
+        why = "no symbol manifest for this build";
+        return false;
+    case manifest::ResolveStatus::NotFound:
+        why = fmt::format("symbol '{}' not found", symbol);
+        return false;
+    case manifest::ResolveStatus::Ambiguous:
+        why = fmt::format("'{}' maps to more than one address; use the mangled name", symbol);
+        return false;
+    }
+    why = "unexpected resolve failure";
+    return false;
+}
+
+/* Decode a HOOK_MEM record's pointer-to-member representation into the target code address,
+ * mirroring what calling through the mfp would invoke. Virtual members hook the class's own
+ * overrider, read from its vtable (resolved from the symbol manifest). */
+void* resolve_member_record(
+    const ModMetaHookMem& record, const char* vtableSymbol, std::string& why) {
+    uintptr_t words[2];
+    std::memcpy(words, record.pmf, sizeof(words));
+
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+    const void* fn = reinterpret_cast<const void*>(words[0]);
+    const size_t slot = vcall_slot_offset(fn);
+    if (slot == static_cast<size_t>(-1)) {  // not a vcall thunk: direct address
+        return const_cast<void*>(fn);
+    }
+    if (vtableSymbol[0] == '\0') {
+        why = "class name is not representable as a vtable symbol";
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    void* vtable = nullptr;
+    if (!resolve_symbol_checked(vtableSymbol, false, &vtable, why)) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    // ??_7 points at the first slot.
+    return *reinterpret_cast<void**>(static_cast<char*>(vtable) + slot);
+#else
+#if defined(__aarch64__) || defined(__arm__)
+    // AAPCS C++ ABI: the virtual flag is bit 0 of the adjustment word (function
+    // addresses can't spare their low bit), and ptr holds the slot offset directly.
+    const bool isVirtual = (words[1] & 1) != 0;
+    const uintptr_t thisAdjust = words[1] >> 1;
+    const uintptr_t slotOffset = words[0];
+#else
+    // Itanium C++ ABI: virtual mfps set bit 0 of ptr; the slot offset is ptr - 1.
+    const bool isVirtual = (words[0] & 1) != 0;
+    const uintptr_t thisAdjust = words[1];
+    const uintptr_t slotOffset = words[0] - 1;
+#endif
+    if (!isVirtual) {  // non-virtual: the address itself
+        return reinterpret_cast<void*>(words[0]);
+    }
+    if (thisAdjust != 0) {
+        // this-adjusting mfp (member of a secondary base): the slot offset is relative to a
+        // vtable we can't locate. Hook the overrider by name instead.
+        why = "virtual member of a secondary base; hook the overrider by name";
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    if (vtableSymbol[0] == '\0') {
+        why = "class name is not representable as a vtable symbol";
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    void* vtable = nullptr;
+    if (!resolve_symbol_checked(vtableSymbol, false, &vtable, why)) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    // _ZTV points at the offset-to-top slot; the address point mfps index from is
+    // two pointers in (past offset-to-top and the typeinfo pointer).
+    void* target =
+        *reinterpret_cast<void**>(static_cast<char*>(vtable) + 2 * sizeof(void*) + slotOffset);
+    if (target == nullptr) {
+        why = "vtable slot is empty";
+    }
+    return target;
+#endif
+}
+
 void hook_remove_mod(LoadedMod& mod) {
     ModContext* context = mod.context.get();
+    s_declaredTargets.erase(context);
 
     for (auto it = s_registry.begin(); it != s_registry.end();) {
         auto& slot = it->second;
@@ -508,6 +734,56 @@ constexpr HookService s_hookService{
 
 }  // namespace
 
+#if DUSK_CODE_MODS
+void hook_resolve_mod_records(LoadedMod& mod) {
+    auto& declared = s_declaredTargets[mod.context.get()];
+    declared.clear();
+    if (!mod.native) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const auto resolved = [&](void* target, void** slot) {
+        target = resolve_target(target);
+        *slot = target;
+        declared.push_back(reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(target));
+    };
+    const auto unresolved = [&](const char* what, std::string_view why, void** slot) {
+        *slot = nullptr;
+        log::write(mod.metadata.id, LOG_LEVEL_WARN,
+            "hook target '{}' did not resolve ({}); installing this hook will fail", what, why);
+    };
+
+    for (auto* record : mod.native->parsed.hookFns) {
+        if (record->target != nullptr) {
+            resolved(record->target, &record->resolved);
+        } else {
+            unresolved("<fn>", "null link-time target", &record->resolved);
+        }
+    }
+    for (auto* record : mod.native->parsed.hookMems) {
+        std::string why;
+        void* target = resolve_member_record(*record, hook_mem_vtable_symbol(*record), why);
+        if (target != nullptr) {
+            resolved(target, &record->resolved);
+        } else {
+            unresolved(hook_mem_display_name(*record), why, &record->resolved);
+        }
+    }
+    for (auto* record : mod.native->parsed.hookNames) {
+        const char* name = hook_name_symbol(*record);
+        std::string why;
+        void* target = nullptr;
+        if (resolve_symbol_checked(name, true, &target, why)) {
+            resolved(target, &record->resolved);
+        } else {
+            unresolved(name, why, &record->resolved);
+        }
+    }
+}
+#else
+void hook_resolve_mod_records(LoadedMod&) {}
+#endif  // DUSK_CODE_MODS
+
 constinit const ServiceModule g_hookModule{
     .id = HOOK_SERVICE_ID,
     .majorVersion = HOOK_SERVICE_MAJOR,
diff --git a/src/dusk/mods/svc/hook.hpp b/src/dusk/mods/svc/hook.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d712a8054a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dusk/mods/svc/hook.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace dusk::mods {
+struct LoadedMod;
+}
+
+namespace dusk::mods::svc {
+
+void hook_resolve_mod_records(LoadedMod& mod);
+
+}  // namespace dusk::mods::svc
diff --git a/src/dusk/mods/svc/host.cpp b/src/dusk/mods/svc/host.cpp
index 0199a7865a..f5d409f797 100644
--- a/src/dusk/mods/svc/host.cpp
+++ b/src/dusk/mods/svc/host.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ const char* host_mod_dir(ModContext* context) {
     return mod != nullptr ? mod->dir.c_str() : "";
 }
 
+const char* host_native_dir(ModContext* context) {
+    const auto* mod = mod_from_context(context);
+    return mod != nullptr ? mod->nativeDir.c_str() : "";
+}
+
 struct LifecycleWatcher {
     ModLifecycleFn fn = nullptr;
     void* userData = nullptr;
@@ -142,6 +147,7 @@ constinit HostService s_hostService{
     .mod_dir = host_mod_dir,
     .watch_mod_lifecycle = host_watch_mod_lifecycle,
     .unwatch_mod_lifecycle = host_unwatch_mod_lifecycle,
+    .native_dir = host_native_dir,
 };
 
 }  // namespace
diff --git a/src/dusk/mods/svc/registry.cpp b/src/dusk/mods/svc/registry.cpp
index 338625230a..2033d47475 100644
--- a/src/dusk/mods/svc/registry.cpp
+++ b/src/dusk/mods/svc/registry.cpp
@@ -217,29 +217,25 @@ void ModLoader::init_services() {
 }
 
 bool ModLoader::register_static_service_exports(LoadedMod& mod) {
-    if (!mod.native || mod.native->manifest == nullptr) {
+    if (!mod.native) {
         return true;
     }
 
-    const auto& manifest = *mod.native->manifest;
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < manifest.export_count; ++i) {
-        const auto& serviceExport = manifest.exports[i];
-        if (serviceExport.struct_size != sizeof(ServiceExport) ||
-            !svc::valid_service_id(serviceExport.service_id))
-        {
+    for (const auto* serviceExport : mod.native->parsed.exports) {
+        if (!svc::valid_service_id(serviceExport->service_id.chars)) {
             fail_mod(mod, MOD_INVALID_ARGUMENT, "Invalid service export descriptor");
             return false;
         }
 
-        const bool deferred = (serviceExport.flags & SERVICE_EXPORT_DEFERRED) != 0;
-        if (!deferred && serviceExport.service == nullptr) {
+        const bool deferred = (serviceExport->rec.flags & SERVICE_EXPORT_DEFERRED) != 0;
+        if (!deferred && serviceExport->service == nullptr) {
             fail_mod(mod, MOD_INVALID_ARGUMENT, "Static service export has null service pointer");
             return false;
         }
 
         const auto result =
-            svc::register_service(serviceExport.service_id, serviceExport.major_version,
-                serviceExport.minor_version, serviceExport.service, &mod, deferred);
+            svc::register_service(serviceExport->service_id.chars, serviceExport->major_version,
+                serviceExport->minor_version, serviceExport->service, &mod, deferred);
         if (result != MOD_OK) {
             fail_mod(mod, result, "Service export registration failed");
             return false;
@@ -262,18 +258,13 @@ std::string ModLoader::describe_missing_import(
 
     // No record can also mean the provider failed or is disabled and its services were removed.
     for (const auto& other : mods()) {
-        if ((other.active && !other.loadFailed) || !other.native ||
-            other.native->manifest == nullptr)
-        {
+        if ((other.active && !other.loadFailed) || !other.native) {
             continue;
         }
-        const auto& manifest = *other.native->manifest;
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < manifest.export_count; ++i) {
-            const auto& serviceExport = manifest.exports[i];
-            if (serviceExport.struct_size == sizeof(ServiceExport) &&
-                svc::valid_service_id(serviceExport.service_id) &&
-                std::string_view{serviceExport.service_id} == serviceId &&
-                serviceExport.major_version == majorVersion)
+        for (const auto* serviceExport : other.native->parsed.exports) {
+            if (svc::valid_service_id(serviceExport->service_id.chars) &&
+                std::string_view{serviceExport->service_id.chars} == serviceId &&
+                serviceExport->major_version == majorVersion)
             {
                 return fmt::format("Required service {}@{} unavailable: provider '{}' {}",
                     serviceId, majorVersion, other.metadata.id,
@@ -286,35 +277,33 @@ std::string ModLoader::describe_missing_import(
 }
 
 bool ModLoader::resolve_service_imports(LoadedMod& mod) {
-    if (!mod.native || mod.native->manifest == nullptr) {
+    if (!mod.native) {
         return true;
     }
 
-    const auto& manifest = *mod.native->manifest;
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < manifest.import_count; ++i) {
-        const auto& serviceImport = manifest.imports[i];
-        if (serviceImport.struct_size != sizeof(ServiceImport) ||
-            !svc::valid_service_id(serviceImport.service_id) || serviceImport.slot == nullptr)
+    for (const auto* serviceImport : mod.native->parsed.imports) {
+        if (!svc::valid_service_id(serviceImport->service_id.chars) ||
+            serviceImport->slot == nullptr)
         {
             fail_mod(mod, MOD_INVALID_ARGUMENT, "Invalid service import descriptor");
             return false;
         }
 
-        const auto* service = svc::find_service(
-            serviceImport.service_id, serviceImport.major_version, serviceImport.min_minor_version);
+        const auto* service = svc::find_service(serviceImport->service_id.chars,
+            serviceImport->major_version, serviceImport->min_minor_version);
         if (service == nullptr) {
-            *static_cast<const void**>(serviceImport.slot) = nullptr;
-            if ((serviceImport.flags & SERVICE_IMPORT_OPTIONAL) != 0) {
+            *static_cast<const void**>(serviceImport->slot) = nullptr;
+            if ((serviceImport->rec.flags & SERVICE_IMPORT_OPTIONAL) != 0) {
                 continue;
             }
 
             fail_mod(mod, MOD_UNAVAILABLE,
-                describe_missing_import(serviceImport.service_id, serviceImport.major_version,
-                    serviceImport.min_minor_version));
+                describe_missing_import(serviceImport->service_id.chars,
+                    serviceImport->major_version, serviceImport->min_minor_version));
             return false;
         }
 
-        *static_cast<const void**>(serviceImport.slot) = service->service;
+        *static_cast<const void**>(serviceImport->slot) = service->service;
     }
 
     return true;