diff --git a/goals/G-155-mint-stage-vocabulary.md b/goals/G-155-mint-stage-vocabulary.md
index aae8233e..dba68f97 100644
--- a/goals/G-155-mint-stage-vocabulary.md
+++ b/goals/G-155-mint-stage-vocabulary.md
@@ -116,10 +116,11 @@ pre-approved):
 - 2026-08-02 increment A verification bake: fresh src/_bake full bake, 11 kits INSTALLED zero
   failures (11m29s cold ledger). Byte-compare vs pre-rename snapshot (51 files): 35 byte-identical
   (incl punk86/punksys/punk905/punkluck86/punkshell902 + all sidecars); 11 missing all accounted
-  (bake_default=false punkdeclare, punkmagic runtime-absent, pre-G-127 flat punk91ix86 orphans -
-  tier copy baked correctly, stale experiment stubs); 5 differ (punkbi punk91 punk902z punk9_beta
-  punk9bi_beta) with EVERY member CRC identical - old products predate the G-126 punkzip
-  deterministic-assembly switch (directory entries + different ratios = older creator), stale
+  (bake_default=false punkdeclare, punkmagic runtime-absent, flat punk91ix86 orphans predating
+  G-127 (achieved - goals/archive/G-127-crosstarget-vfs-bake.md) - tier copy baked correctly, stale
+  experiment stubs); 5 differ (punkbi punk91 punk902z punk9_beta punk9bi_beta) with EVERY member CRC
+  identical - old products predate the punkzip deterministic-assembly switch of G-126 (achieved -
+  goals/archive/G-126-punkzip-accelerator.md) (directory entries + different ratios = older creator), stale
   baselines masquerading as 'current', not a rename delta. punk905 identical while sharing
   punk9_beta's vfs clinches it.
 - Remaining for acceptance: increment B (punk_main/project_main dev-mode _bake logic,
diff --git a/src/vfs/_config/project_main.tcl b/src/vfs/_config/project_main.tcl
index c3eb9aab..96520cb4 100644
--- a/src/vfs/_config/project_main.tcl
+++ b/src/vfs/_config/project_main.tcl
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ apply { args {
         tcl::tm::add {*}[lreverse $new_tm_list]
 
 
-        #If it looks like we are running the vfs/_build/exename.vfs/main.tcl from an external tclsh - try to use vfs folders to simulate kit state
+        #If it looks like we are running the vfs/_bake/exename.vfs/main.tcl from an external tclsh - try to use vfs folders to simulate kit state
         #set script_relative_lib [file normalize [file join [file dirname [info script]] lib]]
         #set scriptdir [file dirname [info script]]
         set scriptdir [file dirname $normscript]
@@ -917,9 +917,9 @@ apply { args {
             #presumably running the vfs/xxx.vfs/main.tcl script using a non-kit tclsh that doesn't have starkit lib or mounted zipfs/cookfs available.. lets see if we can move forward anyway
             set vfscontainer [file normalize [file dirname $scriptdir]]
             #set vfscommon [file join $vfscontainer _vfscommon]
-            #we shouldn't be targetting the src/vfs folders - use src/_build/exename.vfs instead
+            #we shouldn't be targetting the src/vfs folders - use src/_bake/exename.vfs instead
             set vfsdir [file normalize $scriptdir]
-            set projectroot [file dirname [file dirname $vfscontainer]] ;#back below src/_build/exename.vfs/main.tcl
+            set projectroot [file dirname [file dirname $vfscontainer]] ;#back below src/_bake/exename.vfs/main.tcl
             puts stdout "no starkit. projectroot?: $projectroot executable:[info nameofexecutable]"
             puts stdout "info lib: [info library]"
 
diff --git a/src/vfs/_config/punk_main.tcl b/src/vfs/_config/punk_main.tcl
index 21b02b48..6d9ea847 100644
--- a/src/vfs/_config/punk_main.tcl
+++ b/src/vfs/_config/punk_main.tcl
@@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ apply { args {
         tcl::tm::add {*}[lreverse $new_tm_list]
 
 
-        #If it looks like we are running the vfs/_build/exename.vfs/main.tcl from an external tclsh - try to use vfs folders to simulate kit state
+        #If it looks like we are running the vfs/_bake/exename.vfs/main.tcl from an external tclsh - try to use vfs folders to simulate kit state
         #set script_relative_lib [file normalize [file join [file dirname [info script]] lib]]
         #set scriptdir [file dirname [info script]]
         set scriptdir [file dirname $normscript]
@@ -1269,9 +1269,9 @@ apply { args {
             #presumably running the vfs/xxx.vfs/main.tcl script using a non-kit tclsh that doesn't have starkit lib or mounted zipfs/cookfs available.. lets see if we can move forward anyway
             set vfscontainer [file normalize [file dirname $scriptdir]]
             #set vfscommon [file join $vfscontainer _vfscommon]
-            #we shouldn't be targetting the src/vfs folders - use src/_build/exename.vfs instead
+            #we shouldn't be targetting the src/vfs folders - use src/_bake/exename.vfs instead
             set vfsdir [file normalize $scriptdir]
-            set projectroot [file dirname [file dirname $vfscontainer]] ;#back below src/_build/exename.vfs/main.tcl
+            set projectroot [file dirname [file dirname $vfscontainer]] ;#back below src/_bake/exename.vfs/main.tcl
             puts stdout "no starkit. projectroot?: $projectroot executable:[info nameofexecutable]"
             puts stdout "info lib: [info library]"
 
@@ -1384,8 +1384,8 @@ apply { args {
             #recursive glob for #modpod-* directories (Tcl 8.6+ supports ** in glob)
             set modpod_dirs [list]
             foreach found [glob -nocomplain -type d -directory $src_modules_dir ** #modpod-*] {
-                #skip _build subdirectories
-                if {[string match "*_build*" $found]} { continue }
+                #skip staging subdirectories (_mint; legacy _build; _bake defensively)
+                if {[string match "*_build*" $found] || [string match "*_mint*" $found] || [string match "*_bake*" $found]} { continue }
                 lappend modpod_dirs $found
             }
             foreach modpod_dir $modpod_dirs {