diff --git a/src/HeadlessWrapper.lua b/src/HeadlessWrapper.lua
index 774f3ae214..22442a9e97 100644
--- a/src/HeadlessWrapper.lua
+++ b/src/HeadlessWrapper.lua
@@ -75,8 +75,81 @@ function GetAsyncCount()
 	return 0
 end
 
--- Search Handles
-function NewFileSearch() end
+-- [PoEW Patch] Basic file search for headless mode
+-- Supports exact paths and simple glob patterns (e.g. "*.part*")
+do
+	local function matchGlob(filename, pattern)
+		local luaPat = pattern:gsub("%.", "%%."):gsub("%*", ".*")
+		return filename:match("^" .. luaPat .. "$") ~= nil
+	end
+
+	local IS_WINDOWS = package.config:sub(1,1) == "\\"
+
+	local function listDir(dir)
+		local files = {}
+		local cmd
+		if IS_WINDOWS then
+			cmd = 'dir /b "' .. dir:gsub("/", "\\") .. '" 2>nul'
+		else
+			cmd = 'ls -1 "' .. dir .. '" 2>/dev/null'
+		end
+		local handle = io.popen(cmd)
+		if handle then
+			for line in handle:lines() do
+				line = line:gsub("%s+$", "") -- trim trailing \r on Windows
+				if line ~= "" then
+					files[#files + 1] = line
+				end
+			end
+			handle:close()
+		end
+		return files
+	end
+
+	local fileSearchClass = {}
+	fileSearchClass.__index = fileSearchClass
+
+	function fileSearchClass:GetFileName()
+		return self.files[self.index]
+	end
+
+	function fileSearchClass:GetFileModifiedTime()
+		-- Return a fixed timestamp; the .bin cache check will just re-extract
+		return 0
+	end
+
+	function fileSearchClass:NextFile()
+		self.index = self.index + 1
+		return self.index <= #self.files
+	end
+
+	function NewFileSearch(pattern)
+		if not pattern or pattern == "" then return nil end
+		local dir = pattern:gsub("[/\\][^/\\]*$", "")
+		local filePattern = pattern:gsub(".*[/\\]", "")
+
+		if not filePattern:find("[%*%?]") then
+			-- Exact path — just check existence
+			local f = io.open(pattern, "r")
+			if not f then return nil end
+			f:close()
+			local obj = setmetatable({ files = { filePattern }, index = 1, dir = dir }, fileSearchClass)
+			return obj
+		end
+
+		-- Glob pattern — list directory and filter
+		local entries = listDir(dir)
+		local matched = {}
+		for _, name in ipairs(entries) do
+			if matchGlob(name, filePattern) then
+				matched[#matched + 1] = name
+			end
+		end
+		table.sort(matched)
+		if #matched == 0 then return nil end
+		return setmetatable({ files = matched, index = 1, dir = dir }, fileSearchClass)
+	end
+end
 
 -- General Functions
 function SetWindowTitle(title) end
@@ -88,32 +161,83 @@ function ShowCursor(doShow) end
 function IsKeyDown(keyName) end
 function Copy(text) end
 function Paste() end
-function Deflate(data)
-	-- TODO: Might need this
-	return ""
-end
-function Inflate(data)
-	-- TODO: And this
-	return ""
+-- [PoEW Patch] Inflate/Deflate via LuaJIT FFI + system zlib
+do
+	local ok, ffi = pcall(require, "ffi")
+	if ok and ffi then
+		ffi.cdef[[
+			unsigned long compressBound(unsigned long sourceLen);
+			int compress2(uint8_t *dest, unsigned long *destLen,
+			              const uint8_t *source, unsigned long sourceLen, int level);
+			int uncompress(uint8_t *dest, unsigned long *destLen,
+			               const uint8_t *source, unsigned long sourceLen);
+		]]
+		local zlib
+		-- Try loading zlib from common locations (Windows, Linux, macOS)
+		local libs = { "zlib1", "z", "libz.so.1", "libz.1.dylib" }
+		for _, name in ipairs(libs) do
+			local lok, lib = pcall(ffi.load, name)
+			if lok then zlib = lib; break end
+		end
+		if zlib then
+			function Deflate(data)
+				if not data or #data == 0 then return "" end
+				local srcLen = #data
+				local bound = zlib.compressBound(srcLen)
+				local buf = ffi.new("uint8_t[?]", bound)
+				local destLen = ffi.new("unsigned long[1]", bound)
+				local ret = zlib.compress2(buf, destLen, data, srcLen, 9)
+				if ret ~= 0 then return "" end
+				return ffi.string(buf, destLen[0])
+			end
+			function Inflate(data)
+				if not data or #data == 0 then return "" end
+				local srcLen = #data
+				-- Try progressively larger buffers (data can expand 10-50x)
+				for mult = 10, 100, 10 do
+					local destSize = srcLen * mult
+					local buf = ffi.new("uint8_t[?]", destSize)
+					local destLen = ffi.new("unsigned long[1]", destSize)
+					local ret = zlib.uncompress(buf, destLen, data, srcLen)
+					if ret == 0 then
+						return ffi.string(buf, destLen[0])
+					end
+					-- ret == -5 means buffer too small, try larger
+					if ret ~= -5 then return "" end
+				end
+				return ""
+			end
+			print("zlib loaded via FFI — Inflate/Deflate available")
+		else
+			print("WARNING: zlib not found — timeless jewel data unavailable")
+			function Deflate(data) return "" end
+			function Inflate(data) return "" end
+		end
+	else
+		function Deflate(data) return "" end
+		function Inflate(data) return "" end
+	end
 end
 function GetTime()
 	return 0
 end
+-- [PoEW Patch] Return actual paths for data file resolution
 function GetScriptPath()
-	return ""
+	return _G.POB_SCRIPT_DIR or "."
 end
 function GetRuntimePath()
-	return ""
+	local base = _G.POB_SCRIPT_DIR or "."
+	return base .. "/../runtime"
 end
 function GetUserPath()
-	return ""
+	return _G.POB_SCRIPT_DIR or "."
+end
+function GetWorkDir()
+	return _G.POB_SCRIPT_DIR or ""
 end
 function MakeDir(path) end
 function RemoveDir(path) end
 function SetWorkDir(path) end
-function GetWorkDir()
-	return ""
-end
 function LaunchSubScript(scriptText, funcList, subList, ...) end
 function AbortSubScript(ssID) end
 function IsSubScriptRunning(ssID) end
@@ -170,16 +294,56 @@ function GetCloudProvider(fullPath)
 end
 
 
+
+-- [PoEW Patch] Determine script directory for robust path resolution
+-- Uses debug.getinfo instead of io.popen('pwd') for cross-platform support
+local function _poew_get_script_dir()
+  local info = debug and debug.getinfo and debug.getinfo(1, 'S')
+  local src = info and info.source or ''
+  if type(src) == 'string' and src:sub(1,1) == '@' then
+    local path = src:sub(2)
+    local dir = (path:gsub('[^/\\]+$', '')):gsub('[/\\]$', '')
+    if dir ~= '' then return dir end
+  end
+  -- Fallback: probe for known files
+  local probes = { '.', 'src' }
+  for _, d in ipairs(probes) do
+    local fh = io.open(d .. '/HeadlessWrapper.lua', 'r')
+    if fh then fh:close(); return d end
+  end
+  return '.'
+end
+_G.POB_SCRIPT_DIR = _poew_get_script_dir()
+
 local l_require = require
 function require(name)
 	-- Hack to stop it looking for lcurl, which we don't really need
 	if name == "lcurl.safe" then
 		return
 	end
+	-- [PoEW Patch] UTF-8 fallback for headless mode (no native .so on macOS)
+	if name == "lua-utf8" then
+		local ok, mod = pcall(l_require, name)
+		if ok and type(mod) == 'table' then return mod end
+		local dir = _G.POB_SCRIPT_DIR or '.'
+		local fok, fmod = pcall(dofile, dir .. '/lua-utf8.lua')
+		if fok and type(fmod) == 'table' then return fmod end
+		return {}
+	end
 	return l_require(name)
 end
 
 
+-- [PoEW Patch] Add runtime Lua libraries to package.path
+local base = _G.POB_SCRIPT_DIR or "."
+local runtimeLua = base .. "/../runtime/lua"
+local testPath = runtimeLua .. "/xml.lua"
+local fh = io.open(testPath, "r")
+if fh then
+	fh:close()
+	package.path = runtimeLua .. "/?.lua;" .. runtimeLua .. "/?/init.lua;" .. package.path
+end
+
 dofile("Launch.lua")
 
 -- Prevents loading of ModCache
@@ -217,3 +381,18 @@ function loadBuildFromJSON(getItemsJSON, getPassiveSkillsJSON)
 	-- You now have a build without a correct main skill selected, or any configuration options set
 	-- Good luck!
 end
+
+-- [PoEW Patch] CLI flag detection
+local function _poew_has_flag(flag)
+	if type(arg) ~= 'table' then return false end
+	for i = 1, #arg do if arg[i] == flag then return true end end
+	return false
+end
+
+-- [PoEW Patch] JSON-RPC API server activation (env-gated)
+-- Set POB_API_STDIO=1 or pass --stdio to start the API server
+if os.getenv('POB_API_STDIO') == '1' or _poew_has_flag('--stdio') then
+	local srvPath = (_G.POB_SCRIPT_DIR or '.') .. '/API/Server.lua'
+	dofile(srvPath)
+	return
+end