diff --git a/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/mix/templates-0.2.0.tm b/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/mix/templates-0.2.0.tm
index 1db630ca..dfcc2357 100644
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diff --git a/src/modules/punk/mix/#modpod-templates-999999.0a1.0/templates/project_layouts/vendor/punk/project-0.1/src/vfs/_config/punkboot_core.tcl b/src/modules/punk/mix/#modpod-templates-999999.0a1.0/templates/project_layouts/vendor/punk/project-0.1/src/vfs/_config/punkboot_core.tcl
index 738bc1fb..eb9d4d87 100644
--- a/src/modules/punk/mix/#modpod-templates-999999.0a1.0/templates/project_layouts/vendor/punk/project-0.1/src/vfs/_config/punkboot_core.tcl
+++ b/src/modules/punk/mix/#modpod-templates-999999.0a1.0/templates/project_layouts/vendor/punk/project-0.1/src/vfs/_config/punkboot_core.tcl
@@ -1580,6 +1580,14 @@ if {![info exists ::punkboot::launch_defaults]} {
             }
             if {[catch {
                 package require punk::args
+                #punk::args (and the punk::ansi/textblock render stack) call
+                #punk::lib without requiring it (known module-web gap): on
+                #Tcl 8.6 the choices-grid render path needs punk::lib's
+                #forward-compat builtins (lpop etc). Guarded - require order
+                #matters (punk::lib itself hard-requires punk::args, so this
+                #call-time direction breaks no cycle); a kit without punk::lib
+                #still probes ok and rendering degrades where it must.
+                catch {package require punk::lib}
                 package require punk::args::moduledoc::punkexe
                 if {[punk::args::get_spec (script)::punkexe] eq ""} {
                     error "definition (script)::punkexe did not resolve"
diff --git a/src/modules/punk/mix/#modpod-templates-999999.0a1.0/templates/project_layouts/vendor/punk/project-0.1/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/punkboot/core.tcl b/src/modules/punk/mix/#modpod-templates-999999.0a1.0/templates/project_layouts/vendor/punk/project-0.1/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/punkboot/core.tcl
index 738bc1fb..eb9d4d87 100644
--- a/src/modules/punk/mix/#modpod-templates-999999.0a1.0/templates/project_layouts/vendor/punk/project-0.1/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/punkboot/core.tcl
+++ b/src/modules/punk/mix/#modpod-templates-999999.0a1.0/templates/project_layouts/vendor/punk/project-0.1/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/punkboot/core.tcl
@@ -1580,6 +1580,14 @@ if {![info exists ::punkboot::launch_defaults]} {
             }
             if {[catch {
                 package require punk::args
+                #punk::args (and the punk::ansi/textblock render stack) call
+                #punk::lib without requiring it (known module-web gap): on
+                #Tcl 8.6 the choices-grid render path needs punk::lib's
+                #forward-compat builtins (lpop etc). Guarded - require order
+                #matters (punk::lib itself hard-requires punk::args, so this
+                #call-time direction breaks no cycle); a kit without punk::lib
+                #still probes ok and rendering degrades where it must.
+                catch {package require punk::lib}
                 package require punk::args::moduledoc::punkexe
                 if {[punk::args::get_spec (script)::punkexe] eq ""} {
                     error "definition (script)::punkexe did not resolve"
diff --git a/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/mix/templates-0.2.0.tm b/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/mix/templates-0.2.0.tm
index 18b81fff..dfcc2357 100644
Binary files a/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/mix/templates-0.2.0.tm and b/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/mix/templates-0.2.0.tm differ