diff --git a/docs/04-configuration/TOKEN_AGGREGATION_REPORT_API_RUNBOOK.md b/docs/04-configuration/TOKEN_AGGREGATION_REPORT_API_RUNBOOK.md
index a443f34..1c9c3cf 100644
--- a/docs/04-configuration/TOKEN_AGGREGATION_REPORT_API_RUNBOOK.md
+++ b/docs/04-configuration/TOKEN_AGGREGATION_REPORT_API_RUNBOOK.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ bash metamask-integration/chain138-snap/scripts/verify-snap-api-and-icons.sh htt
 
 **Expected when working:** Token list and networks return valid JSON with `.tokens` and `.networks`.
 
-**If you see "no .tokens" or "no .networks":** The `/api/v1/` path is likely proxied to Blockscout (or another backend) instead of token-aggregation. Proceed to §2.
+**If you see "no .tokens" or "no .networks":** The `/api/v1/` path is likely proxied to Blockscout (or another backend) instead of token-aggregation. Proceed to §2. **Repo check:** `scripts/verify/check-public-report-api.sh` tries apex `/api/v1/` first, then `/token-aggregation/api/v1/`, and uses whichever returns a `.networks` array.
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/scripts/lib/load-project-env.sh b/scripts/lib/load-project-env.sh
index 069a45e..bff18dc 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/load-project-env.sh
+++ b/scripts/lib/load-project-env.sh
@@ -13,24 +13,57 @@ export PROJECT_ROOT
 # err_exit: print message and exit (use when load-project-env is sourced)
 err_exit() { echo "ERROR: $1" >&2; exit 1; }
 
+# Dotenv / shell env snippets may use ${OTHER_VAR} without :- defaults; callers may use set -u.
+_lpr_source_relaxed() {
+  local f="$1"
+  [[ -f "$f" ]] || return 0
+  local _had_u=0
+  [[ -o nounset ]] && _had_u=1
+  set +u
+  # shellcheck disable=SC1090
+  source "$f" 2>/dev/null || true
+  if [[ "$_had_u" -eq 1 ]]; then
+    set -u
+  else
+    set +u
+  fi
+}
+
+_lpr_dotenv_source() {
+  local f="$1"
+  [[ -f "$f" ]] || return 0
+  local _had_u=0
+  [[ -o nounset ]] && _had_u=1
+  set +u
+  set -a
+  # shellcheck disable=SC1090
+  source "$f" 2>/dev/null || true
+  set +a
+  if [[ "$_had_u" -eq 1 ]]; then
+    set -u
+  else
+    set +u
+  fi
+}
+
 # Path validation
 [[ -d "$PROJECT_ROOT" ]] || err_exit "PROJECT_ROOT not a directory: $PROJECT_ROOT"
 [[ -f "${PROJECT_ROOT}/config/ip-addresses.conf" ]] || echo "WARN: config/ip-addresses.conf not found; using defaults" >&2
 
 # 1. Root .env (Cloudflare, Proxmox, etc.)
-[[ -f "${PROJECT_ROOT}/.env" ]] && set -a && source "${PROJECT_ROOT}/.env" 2>/dev/null && set +a
+_lpr_dotenv_source "${PROJECT_ROOT}/.env"
 
 # 2. IP/config from centralized config
-[[ -f "${PROJECT_ROOT}/config/ip-addresses.conf" ]] && source "${PROJECT_ROOT}/config/ip-addresses.conf" 2>/dev/null || true
+[[ -f "${PROJECT_ROOT}/config/ip-addresses.conf" ]] && _lpr_source_relaxed "${PROJECT_ROOT}/config/ip-addresses.conf" || true
 
 # 3. smom-dbis-138 .env (PRIVATE_KEY, bridge addrs, RPC) — PRIVATE_KEY is read from this dotenv when not set
-[[ -f "${PROJECT_ROOT}/smom-dbis-138/.env" ]] && set -a && source "${PROJECT_ROOT}/smom-dbis-138/.env" 2>/dev/null && set +a
+_lpr_dotenv_source "${PROJECT_ROOT}/smom-dbis-138/.env"
 
 # 3b. Secure secrets (PRIVATE_KEY) — when not set, try ~/.secure-secrets/private-keys.env
-[[ -z "${PRIVATE_KEY:-}" ]] && [[ -f "${HOME}/.secure-secrets/private-keys.env" ]] && set -a && source "${HOME}/.secure-secrets/private-keys.env" 2>/dev/null && set +a
+[[ -z "${PRIVATE_KEY:-}" ]] && [[ -f "${HOME}/.secure-secrets/private-keys.env" ]] && _lpr_dotenv_source "${HOME}/.secure-secrets/private-keys.env"
 
 # 4. dbis_core config if present
-[[ -f "${PROJECT_ROOT}/dbis_core/config/dbis-core-proxmox.conf" ]] && source "${PROJECT_ROOT}/dbis_core/config/dbis-core-proxmox.conf" 2>/dev/null || true
+[[ -f "${PROJECT_ROOT}/dbis_core/config/dbis-core-proxmox.conf" ]] && _lpr_source_relaxed "${PROJECT_ROOT}/dbis_core/config/dbis-core-proxmox.conf" || true
 
 # 4b. Strip trailing CR/LF from RPC URL vars (editor mistakes; breaks cast/curl)
 for _lpr_k in RPC_URL_138 RPC_URL CHAIN138_RPC CHAIN138_RPC_URL ETHEREUM_MAINNET_RPC \
diff --git a/scripts/run-completable-tasks-from-anywhere.sh b/scripts/run-completable-tasks-from-anywhere.sh
index e5acb32..fcc0a42 100755
--- a/scripts/run-completable-tasks-from-anywhere.sh
+++ b/scripts/run-completable-tasks-from-anywhere.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ if $DRY_RUN; then
   echo "   (optional: python3 -m pip install check-jsonschema — step 1 then validates config/dbis-institutional JSON Schemas too)"
   echo "2. On-chain check (138):   SKIP_EXIT=1 bash scripts/verify/check-contracts-on-chain-138.sh || true"
   echo "3. All validation:         bash scripts/verify/run-all-validation.sh --skip-genesis"
-  echo "4. Public report API:      SKIP_EXIT=1 bash scripts/verify/check-public-report-api.sh || true"
+  echo "4. Public report API:      bash scripts/verify/check-public-report-api.sh"
   echo "5. Reconcile .env:         bash scripts/verify/reconcile-env-canonical.sh --print"
   echo ""
   echo "Run without --dry-run to execute. Exit 0 = success."
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ echo ""
 
 # 4. Emit canonical .env lines for reconciliation
 echo "[Step 4/5] Public report API / token-aggregation health..."
-SKIP_EXIT=1 bash scripts/verify/check-public-report-api.sh || true
+bash scripts/verify/check-public-report-api.sh
 echo ""
 
 # 5. Emit canonical .env lines for reconciliation
diff --git a/scripts/verify/README.md b/scripts/verify/README.md
index efa6eeb..170c66f 100644
--- a/scripts/verify/README.md
+++ b/scripts/verify/README.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ One-line install (Debian/Ubuntu): `sudo apt install -y sshpass rsync dnsutils ip
 
 - `backup-npmplus.sh` - Full NPMplus backup (database, API exports, certificates)
 - `check-contracts-on-chain-138.sh` - Check that Chain 138 deployed contracts have bytecode on-chain (`cast code` for 31 addresses; requires `cast` and RPC access). Use `[RPC_URL]` or env `RPC_URL_138`; `--dry-run` lists addresses only (no RPC calls); `SKIP_EXIT=1` to exit 0 when RPC unreachable.
-- `check-public-report-api.sh` - Verify that `explorer.d-bis.org/api/v1/report/*` and `/api/v1/networks` return token-aggregation JSON rather than Blockscout-style `/api/v1` responses. Use `SKIP_EXIT=1` for diagnostic-only mode. Set `SKIP_BRIDGE_ROUTES=0` to assert `/api/v1/bridge/routes`, and `SKIP_BRIDGE_PREFLIGHT=0` to assert `/api/v1/bridge/preflight` payload shape.
+- `check-public-report-api.sh` - Verify token-aggregation report + networks JSON (not Blockscout). Probes `/api/v1/networks` first, then `/token-aggregation/api/v1/networks`, and uses the working prefix for all checks. Use `SKIP_EXIT=1` for diagnostic-only mode. Set `SKIP_BRIDGE_ROUTES=0` / `SKIP_BRIDGE_PREFLIGHT=0` for bridge assertions.
 - `check-token-aggregation-chain138-api.sh` - Hits tokens, pools, quote, `bridge/routes`, `bridge/status`, `bridge/preflight`, and networks on both `/api/v1/*` and `/token-aggregation/api/v1/*`. `BASE_URL=https://explorer.d-bis.org` (default) or `http://192.168.11.140`.
 - `check-gru-transport-preflight.sh` - Operator-focused GRU runtime preflight. Calls `/api/v1/bridge/preflight`, prints blocked pairs with `eligibilityBlockers` / `runtimeMissingRequirements`, and fails unless all active pairs are runtime-ready or `ALLOW_BLOCKED=1` is set.
 - `check-cstar-v2-transport-stack.sh` - Predeploy Forge verifier for the `c* V2` bridge stack. Runs the base V2 token suite, legacy reserve-verifier compatibility suite, V2 reserve/verifier full L1/L2 round-trip suite, and the core `CWMultiTokenBridge` round-trip suite.
diff --git a/scripts/verify/check-public-report-api.sh b/scripts/verify/check-public-report-api.sh
index 2f20c3f..f5b0d57 100755
--- a/scripts/verify/check-public-report-api.sh
+++ b/scripts/verify/check-public-report-api.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,26 @@ HAD_FAILURE=0
 log() { printf '%s\n' "$*"; }
 ok() { printf '[OK] %s\n' "$*"; }
 warn() { printf '[WARN] %s\n' "$*"; }
+
+# Use apex /api/v1 first; if misrouted to Blockscout, try /token-aggregation/api/v1 (nginx layouts differ).
+detect_token_aggregation_prefix() {
+  local path="/api/v1/networks"
+  local prefix url response status body
+  for prefix in "" "/token-aggregation"; do
+    url="${BASE_URL%/}${prefix}${path}"
+    response="$(curl -sSL --max-time 15 -w $'\n%{http_code}' "$url" 2>/dev/null)" || continue
+    status="$(printf '%s' "$response" | tail -n 1)"
+    body="$(printf '%s' "$response" | sed '$d')"
+    if printf '%s' "$body" | jq -e 'type == "object" and has("message") and has("result") and has("status")' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      continue
+    fi
+    if printf '%s' "$body" | jq -e 'type == "object" and (.networks | type == "array")' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      printf '%s\n' "$prefix"
+      return 0
+    fi
+  done
+  printf '%s\n' ""
+}
 fail() {
   printf '[FAIL] %s\n' "$*"
   HAD_FAILURE=1
@@ -70,29 +90,35 @@ check_json_shape() {
 
 log "=== Public report API check ==="
 log "Base URL: $BASE_URL"
+TA_PREFIX="$(detect_token_aggregation_prefix)"
+if [[ -n "$TA_PREFIX" ]]; then
+  log "Using token-aggregation path prefix: ${TA_PREFIX}/api/v1/"
+else
+  log "Using token-aggregation path prefix: /api/v1/ (default; may still be Blockscout if both layouts fail shape test)"
+fi
 log ""
 
 check_json_shape \
   "token-list" \
-  "$BASE_URL/api/v1/report/token-list?chainId=138" \
+  "${BASE_URL%/}${TA_PREFIX}/api/v1/report/token-list?chainId=138" \
   'type == "object" and (.tokens | type == "array")' \
   'object with .tokens[]'
 
 check_json_shape \
   "coingecko report" \
-  "$BASE_URL/api/v1/report/coingecko?chainId=138" \
+  "${BASE_URL%/}${TA_PREFIX}/api/v1/report/coingecko?chainId=138" \
   'type == "object"' \
   'token-aggregation report JSON object'
 
 check_json_shape \
   "cmc report" \
-  "$BASE_URL/api/v1/report/cmc?chainId=138" \
+  "${BASE_URL%/}${TA_PREFIX}/api/v1/report/cmc?chainId=138" \
   'type == "object"' \
   'token-aggregation report JSON object'
 
 check_json_shape \
   "networks" \
-  "$BASE_URL/api/v1/networks" \
+  "${BASE_URL%/}${TA_PREFIX}/api/v1/networks" \
   'type == "object" and (.networks | type == "array")' \
   'object with .networks[]'
 
@@ -100,7 +126,7 @@ check_json_shape \
 if [[ "${SKIP_BRIDGE_ROUTES:-1}" != "1" ]]; then
   check_json_shape \
     "bridge-routes" \
-    "$BASE_URL/api/v1/bridge/routes" \
+    "${BASE_URL%/}${TA_PREFIX}/api/v1/bridge/routes" \
     'type == "object" and (.chain138Bridges | type == "object") and (.routes | type == "object")' \
     'object with .chain138Bridges and .routes'
 fi
@@ -109,7 +135,7 @@ fi
 if [[ "${SKIP_BRIDGE_PREFLIGHT:-1}" != "1" ]]; then
   check_json_shape \
     "bridge-preflight" \
-    "$BASE_URL/api/v1/bridge/preflight" \
+    "${BASE_URL%/}${TA_PREFIX}/api/v1/bridge/preflight" \
     'type == "object" and (.gruTransport | type == "object") and (.gruTransport.summary.transportPairs | type == "number") and (.gruTransport.blockedPairs | type == "array")' \
     'object with .gruTransport.summary and .gruTransport.blockedPairs[]'
 fi