diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 51c0a64..d857a79 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,10 +11,9 @@ Run as `root` on a Proxmox VE host:
 bash <(curl -fsSL https://go.scity.us/install-tapm)
 ```
 
-The installed launcher loads the shared iDSSYS defaults and opens the
-interactive menu. Update availability is checked in the background and cached;
-updates are installed only when explicitly selected or requested with
-`tapm update`.
+The installed launcher loads TA-ProxMenu's bundled defaults and colors, then
+opens the interactive menu. Updates are installed only when explicitly
+selected or requested with `tapm update`.
 
 On a clustered Proxmox host, both `tapm update` and the management-menu update
 update every online cluster node over Proxmox's root SSH trust, then update the
@@ -27,12 +26,6 @@ When testing this branch, use `tapm main` to switch the installed copy back to
 the published main branch. The command refuses to switch when local changes,
 local-only commits, or diverged branch history would be at risk.
 
-The required iDSSYS Defaults repository is handled separately: it is
-automatically refreshed before launch when its last successful check is more
-than four hours old. If the remote is unavailable, the installed copy is used.
-Updates are fast-forward-only. Local file changes, local-only commits, and
-diverged histories are preserved and reported instead of being overwritten.
-
 The TA-ProxMenu Management menu can safely switch TA-ProxMenu between branches published on
 its Git origin. Branch switching is refused when the installed repository has
 local changes or when the destination branch has commits that would be
@@ -73,8 +66,7 @@ portal without changing ProxMenu.
 
 - Proxmox VE and root privileges
 - Bash, Git, curl, wget, Python 3, and standard Debian package tools
-- `/opt/idssys/defaults/default.inc`
-- `/opt/idssys/defaults/colors.inc`
+- The bundled `defaults.inc` and `colors.inc` files
 
 The Keepalived deployment additionally requires a healthy, quorate Proxmox
 cluster and passwordless root SSH between cluster nodes.
@@ -111,7 +103,7 @@ Pulse can also be deployed without installing TA-ProxMenu. Run the standalone
 bootstrap as root on a Proxmox VE host:
 
 ```bash
-bash <(curl -fsSL https://git.schroedercity.com/TAI/TA-ProxMenu/raw/branch/V2/install-pulse.sh)
+bash <(curl -fsSL https://tagit.technologyarch.com/taiadmin/TA-ProxMenu/raw/branch/V2/install-pulse.sh)
 ```
 
 The bootstrap downloads the Pulse deployment module and its LXC storage helper
@@ -170,9 +162,9 @@ GITEA_DOMAIN=git.example.com
 Replace it with the deployed HTTPS origin, without an API path. There is no
 hard-coded operational broker URL; authorization fails with a configuration
 message when the variable is missing or invalid. `GITEA_DOMAIN` is a hostname,
-without `https://` or a path, and controls Gitea connectivity plus restoration
-of the `voltron/iDS-Defaults.git` repository. Repository updates do not
-overwrite the system configuration file.
+without `https://` or a path. Repository updates use the installed
+TA-ProxMenu checkout's configured Git `origin` and do not overwrite the system
+configuration file.
 
 On the first V2 launch after installation or upgrade, TA-ProxMenu detects a
 missing or incomplete `/etc/ta-proxmenu/config.env` and interactively requests
diff --git a/colors.inc b/colors.inc
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..13d461f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colors.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+
+declare -A idsCL
+idsCL[Default]="\e[39m"
+idsCL[White]="\e[97m"
+idsCL[LightGray]="\e[37m"
+idsCL[DarkGray]="\e[90m"
+idsCL[Black]="\e[30m"
+idsCL[Red]="\e[31m"
+idsCL[RedBold]="\e[31;1m"
+idsCL[LightRed]="\e[91m"
+idsCL[Magenta]="\e[35m"
+idsCL[LightMagenta]="\e[95m"
+idsCL[Blue]="\e[34m"
+idsCL[LightBlue]="\e[94m"
+idsCL[Cyan]="\e[36m"
+idsCL[LightCyan]="\e[96m"
+idsCL[Green]="\e[32m"
+idsCL[LightGreen]="\e[92m"
+idsCL[Yellow]="\e[33m"
+idsCL[LightYellow]="\e[93m"
+
+declare -A idsBG
+idsBG[Default]="\e[49m"
+idsBG[Black]="\e[40m"
+idsBG[Red]="\e[41m"
+idsBG[Green]="\e[42m"
+idsBG[Yellow]="\e[43m"
+idsBG[Blue]="\e[44m"
+idsBG[Magenta]="\e[45m"
+idsBG[Cyan]="\e[46m"
+idsBG[LightGray]="\e[47m"
+idsBG[DarkGray]="\e[100m"
+idsBG[LightRed]="\e[101m"
+idsBG[LightGreen]="\e[102m"
+idsBG[LightYellow]="\e[103m"
+idsBG[LightBlue]="\e[104m"
+idsBG[LightMagenta]="\e[105m"
+idsBG[LightCyan]="\e[106m"
+idsBG[White]="\e[107m"
+
+declare -A idsST
+idsST[Reset]="\e[0m"
+idsST[Bold]="\e[1m"
+idsST[Dim]="\e[2m"
+idsST[UnderLine]="\e[4m"
+idsST[Blink]="\e[5m"
+idsST[Invert]="\e[7m"
+idsST[Hidden]="\e[8m"
diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index 9e93d07..a700730 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 action="${1:-}"
 FOLDER='/opt/idssys/ta-proxmenu'
-VERS='2026.7.28-1'
+VERS='2026.7.28-2'
 
 noupdate=' '
 
@@ -26,10 +26,22 @@ TAPM_FLEET_ENSURE_IDENTITY || true
 S1_BROKER_PACKAGE='sentinelone-linux'
 S1_PACKAGE='tapm-sentinelone.deb'
 
+# Imported from iDS-Defaults/default.inc. These are the only shared-default
+# functions TA-ProxMenu calls.
+EXIT1() {
+	clear
+	exit 0
+}
+
+ENTER2CONTINUE() {
+	echo
+	read -r -s -p "[Press ENTER to continue]"
+	echo -e "\e[1A\n\e[0K\r\n"
+}
+
 # if [ -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/gyptazy.list ]; then
 #   rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/gyptazy.list /etc/apt/keyrings/gyptazy.asc
 #   echo "deb https://repo.gyptazy.com/stable /" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/proxlb.list
 #   wget -O /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/proxlb.asc https://repo.gyptazy.com/repository.gpg
 #   apt-get update
 # fi
-
diff --git a/install-pulse.sh b/install-pulse.sh
index d86c097..bbd2849 100755
--- a/install-pulse.sh
+++ b/install-pulse.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 set -u -o pipefail
 
 TAPM_PULSE_SOURCE_BRANCH="${TAPM_PULSE_SOURCE_BRANCH:-V2}"
-TAPM_PULSE_SOURCE_BASE="${TAPM_PULSE_SOURCE_BASE:-https://git.schroedercity.com/TAI/TA-ProxMenu/raw/branch/${TAPM_PULSE_SOURCE_BRANCH}}"
+TAPM_PULSE_SOURCE_BASE="${TAPM_PULSE_SOURCE_BASE:-https://tagit.technologyarch.com/taiadmin/TA-ProxMenu/raw/branch/${TAPM_PULSE_SOURCE_BRANCH}}"
 TAPM_PULSE_BOOTSTRAP_DIR=''
 TAPM_TEMP_DIR=''
 declare -a TAPM_TEMP_DIRS=()
diff --git a/proxmenu-scripts.sh b/proxmenu-scripts.sh
index 15cd0fc..129daa3 100755
--- a/proxmenu-scripts.sh
+++ b/proxmenu-scripts.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 # TA-Proxmenu - Proxmox Setup Scripts for TA Use
 
 
-[ "${2:-}" != "q" ] && source /opt/idssys/defaults/colors.inc
-source /opt/idssys/defaults/default.inc
+[ "${2:-}" != "q" ] && source /opt/idssys/ta-proxmenu/colors.inc
 source /opt/idssys/ta-proxmenu/defaults.inc
 source /opt/idssys/ta-proxmenu/inc/git-update.inc
 source /opt/idssys/ta-proxmenu/inc/ha-status.inc
diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index 04378bc..c8e3ffa 100755
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -1,105 +1,13 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # TA-ProxMenu preloader
 
-DEFAULTS_REPOSITORY='/opt/idssys/defaults'
-DEFAULTS_CACHE_DIR='/var/cache/ta-proxmenu'
-DEFAULTS_CHECK_FILE="${DEFAULTS_CACHE_DIR}/defaults-last-check"
-DEFAULTS_CHECK_SECONDS=14400
 source /opt/idssys/ta-proxmenu/inc/runtime-config.inc
 TAPM_ENSURE_RUNTIME_CONFIG || exit 1
-DEFAULTS_REPOSITORY_URL="${GITEA_URL}/voltron/iDS-Defaults.git"
 
 source /opt/idssys/ta-proxmenu/inc/git-update.inc
 source /opt/idssys/ta-proxmenu/inc/cluster-update.inc
 
-AUTO_UPDATE_DEFAULTS() {
-	local checked_at=0
-	local current_branch
-	local now
-	local state
-
-	mkdir -p "$DEFAULTS_CACHE_DIR" 2>/dev/null || true
-	now="$(date +%s)"
-	[[ -r "$DEFAULTS_CHECK_FILE" ]] && read -r checked_at <"$DEFAULTS_CHECK_FILE"
-
-	if [[ "$checked_at" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] &&
-		(( now - checked_at < DEFAULTS_CHECK_SECONDS )); then
-		return
-	fi
-
-	exec 9>"${DEFAULTS_CACHE_DIR}/defaults-update.lock" || return
-	flock -n 9 || return
-
-	# Another process may have completed the update while this one waited.
-	checked_at=0
-	[[ -r "$DEFAULTS_CHECK_FILE" ]] && read -r checked_at <"$DEFAULTS_CHECK_FILE"
-	if [[ "$checked_at" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] &&
-		(( now - checked_at < DEFAULTS_CHECK_SECONDS )); then
-		return
-	fi
-
-	if [[ ! -d "${DEFAULTS_REPOSITORY}/.git" ]]; then
-		echo "iDSSYS Defaults is missing; restoring it from origin..."
-		if [[ -z "$DEFAULTS_REPOSITORY_URL" ]]; then
-			echo "WARNING: GITEA_DOMAIN is not configured; unable to restore iDSSYS Defaults." >&2
-			return
-		fi
-		mkdir -p /opt/idssys
-		if ! timeout 60 git clone \
-			"$DEFAULTS_REPOSITORY_URL" "$DEFAULTS_REPOSITORY"; then
-			echo "WARNING: Unable to restore iDSSYS Defaults." >&2
-			return
-		fi
-	else
-		current_branch="$(git -C "$DEFAULTS_REPOSITORY" branch --show-current 2>/dev/null)"
-		if [[ "$current_branch" != "master" ]]; then
-			echo "WARNING: iDSSYS Defaults is not on master; automatic update skipped." >&2
-			date +%s >"$DEFAULTS_CHECK_FILE"
-			return
-		fi
-		if TAPM_GIT_WORKTREE_DIRTY "$DEFAULTS_REPOSITORY"; then
-			echo "WARNING: iDSSYS Defaults has local changes; automatic update skipped." >&2
-			date +%s >"$DEFAULTS_CHECK_FILE"
-			return
-		fi
-		if ! TAPM_GIT_FETCH_BRANCH "$DEFAULTS_REPOSITORY" master 20 \
-			>/dev/null 2>&1; then
-			echo "WARNING: Unable to check iDSSYS Defaults; using the installed copy." >&2
-			return
-		fi
-
-		state="$(TAPM_GIT_BRANCH_STATE "$DEFAULTS_REPOSITORY" master)"
-		case "$state" in
-			behind)
-				echo "Updating required iDSSYS Defaults..."
-				if ! TAPM_GIT_FAST_FORWARD "$DEFAULTS_REPOSITORY" master \
-					>/dev/null 2>&1; then
-					echo "WARNING: Unable to update iDSSYS Defaults; using the installed copy." >&2
-					return
-				fi
-				;;
-			current)
-				;;
-			ahead)
-				echo "WARNING: iDSSYS Defaults has local commits not on origin; automatic update skipped." >&2
-				;;
-			diverged)
-				echo "WARNING: iDSSYS Defaults has diverged from origin; automatic update skipped." >&2
-				;;
-			*)
-				echo "WARNING: Unable to update iDSSYS Defaults; using the installed copy." >&2
-				return
-				;;
-		esac
-	fi
-
-	date +%s >"$DEFAULTS_CHECK_FILE"
-}
-
-AUTO_UPDATE_DEFAULTS
-
-[ "${2:-}" != "q" ] && source /opt/idssys/defaults/colors.inc
-source /opt/idssys/defaults/default.inc
+[ "${2:-}" != "q" ] && source /opt/idssys/ta-proxmenu/colors.inc
 source /opt/idssys/ta-proxmenu/defaults.inc
 TAPM_FLEET_START "$VERS"
 trap 'TAPM_FLEET_FINISH "$?"' EXIT
@@ -240,22 +148,9 @@ SWITCH_TAPM_BRANCH() {
 
 INSTALL_LOCAL_UPDATES() {
 	local current_branch
-	local defaults_warning=0
 	local update_failed=0
 
 	echo -e "${idsCL[LightCyan]}Checking for updates...${idsCL[Default]}"
-	if [[ -z "$GITEA_URL" ]]; then
-		echo -e "${idsCL[Red]}GITEA_DOMAIN is not configured in ${TAPM_CONFIG_FILE}.${idsCL[Default]}"
-		return 1
-	fi
-	if ! curl --fail --silent --show-error --head \
-		--connect-timeout 3 --max-time 10 "$GITEA_URL" >/dev/null; then
-		echo -e "${idsCL[Red]}Could not connect to ${GITEA_DOMAIN}${idsCL[Default]}"
-		return 1
-	fi
-
-	UPDATE_REPOSITORY /opt/idssys/defaults master "iDSSYS Defaults" ||
-		defaults_warning=1
 
 	current_branch="$(git -C /opt/idssys/ta-proxmenu branch --show-current)"
 	if [ -z "$current_branch" ]; then
@@ -271,9 +166,6 @@ INSTALL_LOCAL_UPDATES() {
 	if (( update_failed == 0 )); then
 		source /opt/idssys/ta-proxmenu/defaults.inc
 		echo -e "\n${idsCL[Green]}Update check complete. Installed version: ${VERS}${idsCL[Default]}"
-		if (( defaults_warning == 1 )); then
-			echo -e "${idsCL[LightYellow]}TA-ProxMenu was processed, but iDSSYS Defaults requires attention.${idsCL[Default]}"
-		fi
 		return 0
 	fi
 
diff --git a/tests/test-pulse-standalone.sh b/tests/test-pulse-standalone.sh
index 8363613..3fac251 100755
--- a/tests/test-pulse-standalone.sh
+++ b/tests/test-pulse-standalone.sh
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ assert_failure "source branch traversal rejected" \
 	TAPM_PULSE_VALID_SOURCE_BRANCH '../main'
 assert_success "HTTPS source base accepted" \
 	TAPM_PULSE_VALID_SOURCE_BASE \
-	https://git.schroedercity.com/TAI/TA-ProxMenu/raw/branch/V2
+	https://tagit.technologyarch.com/taiadmin/TA-ProxMenu/raw/branch/V2
 assert_failure "HTTP source base rejected" \
 	TAPM_PULSE_VALID_SOURCE_BASE \
-	http://git.schroedercity.com/TAI/TA-ProxMenu/raw/branch/V2
+	http://tagit.technologyarch.com/taiadmin/TA-ProxMenu/raw/branch/V2
 
 finish_tests
diff --git a/tests/test-self-contained-runtime.sh b/tests/test-self-contained-runtime.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..023663c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-self-contained-runtime.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -u -o pipefail
+
+TEST_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+source "${TEST_ROOT}/tests/testlib.sh"
+source "${TEST_ROOT}/colors.inc"
+
+assert_equal '\e[96m' "${idsCL[LightCyan]}" \
+	"bundled foreground colors are available"
+assert_equal '\e[103m' "${idsBG[LightYellow]}" \
+	"bundled background colors are available"
+assert_equal '\e[1m' "${idsST[Bold]}" \
+	"bundled text styles are available"
+assert_success "EXIT1 is bundled in TA-ProxMenu defaults" \
+	grep -q '^EXIT1()' "${TEST_ROOT}/defaults.inc"
+assert_success "ENTER2CONTINUE is bundled in TA-ProxMenu defaults" \
+	grep -q '^ENTER2CONTINUE()' "${TEST_ROOT}/defaults.inc"
+assert_failure "runtime launchers do not reference external iDS defaults" \
+	grep -E -q '/opt/idssys/defaults|iDS-Defaults' \
+	"${TEST_ROOT}/run.sh" "${TEST_ROOT}/proxmenu-scripts.sh"
+
+finish_tests