diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index c70240e..585b57d 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -800,8 +800,8 @@ int socket_name_random(char *out, size_t out_len);
 /* Version information (auto-updated by build/version tooling) */
 #define NSIGNER_VERSION_MAJOR 0
 #define NSIGNER_VERSION_MINOR 1
-#define NSIGNER_VERSION_PATCH 11
-#define NSIGNER_VERSION "v0.1.11"
+#define NSIGNER_VERSION_PATCH 12
+#define NSIGNER_VERSION "v0.1.12"
 
 
 /* NSIGNER_HEADERLESS_DECLS_END */
@@ -2063,8 +2063,21 @@ static int parse_path_template_for_role(const char *token,
         seg[seg_len] = '\0';
 
         if (!found_range) {
+            /* Check for range/set markers first. Only strip hardened marker
+             * (' or h) from segments that contain - or + (range/set forms).
+             * A plain number with ' (like 44') is a literal hardened constant,
+             * NOT a variable. */
             char *plus = strchr(seg, '+');
             char *dash = strchr(seg, '-');
+            int is_range_or_set = (plus != NULL || dash != NULL);
+
+            int seg_hardened = 0;
+            if (is_range_or_set && seg_len > 0 &&
+                (seg[seg_len - 1] == '\'' || seg[seg_len - 1] == 'h' || seg[seg_len - 1] == 'H')) {
+                seg_hardened = 1;
+                seg[seg_len - 1] = '\0';
+                seg_len--;
+            }
 
             if (plus != NULL) {
                 /* Set form: "1+34+54" or "1+3-5+10" */
@@ -2104,11 +2117,12 @@ static int parse_path_template_for_role(const char *token,
                     *allowed_count_out = set_count;
                     *range_lo = allowed_indices_out[0];
                     *range_hi = allowed_indices_out[set_count - 1];
-                    if (strlen(template_out) + 3 >= template_sz) return -1;
+                    if (strlen(template_out) + 5 >= template_sz) return -1;
                     strcat(template_out, "%d");
+                    if (seg_hardened) strcat(template_out, "'");
                     strcat(template_out, "/");
                 } else {
-                    if (strlen(template_out) + seg_len + 2 >= template_sz) return -1;
+                    if (strlen(template_out) + seg_len + 3 >= template_sz) return -1;
                     strcat(template_out, seg);
                     strcat(template_out, "/");
                 }
@@ -2119,30 +2133,35 @@ static int parse_path_template_for_role(const char *token,
                 long lo = strtol(seg, &e1, 10);
                 long hi = strtol(dash + 1, &e2, 10);
                 if (*e1 != '\0' || *e2 != '\0' || lo < 0 || hi < 0 || lo > hi) {
-                    if (strlen(template_out) + seg_len + 2 >= template_sz) return -1;
+                    *dash = '-';  /* restore dash */
+                    if (strlen(template_out) + seg_len + 3 >= template_sz) return -1;
                     strcat(template_out, seg);
                     strcat(template_out, "/");
                 } else {
                     found_range = 1;
                     *range_lo = (int)lo;
                     *range_hi = (int)hi;
-                    if (strlen(template_out) + 3 >= template_sz) return -1;
+                    if (strlen(template_out) + 5 >= template_sz) return -1;
                     strcat(template_out, "%d");
+                    if (seg_hardened) strcat(template_out, "'");
                     strcat(template_out, "/");
                 }
             } else {
-                /* Single number */
+                /* Single number — only treat as variable if NO hardened marker.
+                 * A segment like "44'" is a literal hardened constant. */
                 char *e = NULL;
                 long v = strtol(seg, &e, 10);
                 if (*e != '\0' || v < 0) {
-                    if (strlen(template_out) + seg_len + 2 >= template_sz) return -1;
+                    /* Not a plain number (has ' or other chars) — literal */
+                    if (strlen(template_out) + seg_len + 3 >= template_sz) return -1;
                     strcat(template_out, seg);
                     strcat(template_out, "/");
                 } else {
+                    /* Plain number without ' — this is the variable */
                     found_range = 1;
                     *range_lo = (int)v;
                     *range_hi = (int)v;
-                    if (strlen(template_out) + 3 >= template_sz) return -1;
+                    if (strlen(template_out) + 5 >= template_sz) return -1;
                     strcat(template_out, "%d");
                     strcat(template_out, "/");
                 }
diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index e233987..0954d2f 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -2374,7 +2374,8 @@ int server_handle_one(server_ctx_t *ctx, server_activity_cb cb, void *cb_data) {
     if (extract_method_and_selector(request, method, sizeof(method), &selector_req) == 0) {
         if (ctx->dispatcher->role_table != NULL) {
             selector_rc = selector_resolve(&selector_req, ctx->dispatcher->role_table, &role);
-            if (selector_rc == SELECTOR_OK && role != NULL) {
+            if (selector_rc == SELECTOR_OK && role != NULL &&
+                       role->selector_type == SELECTOR_NOSTR_INDEX) {
                 json_copy_string(role_name, sizeof(role_name), role->name, "main");
                 json_copy_string(purpose, sizeof(purpose), role_purpose_to_str(role->purpose), "nostr");
             } else if (selector_rc == SELECTOR_ERR_NOT_FOUND && selector_req.has_nostr_index) {
@@ -2398,6 +2399,8 @@ int server_handle_one(server_ctx_t *ctx, server_activity_cb cb, void *cb_data) {
                        role->selector_type == SELECTOR_ROLE_PATH &&
                        strstr(role->role_path, "%d") == NULL) {
                 /* Fixed-path named role — no index needed, derive if not yet done */
+                json_copy_string(role_name, sizeof(role_name), role->name, "main");
+                json_copy_string(purpose, sizeof(purpose), role_purpose_to_str(role->purpose), "nostr");
                 if (!role->derived) {
                     pending_derivation = 1;
                 }
@@ -2405,6 +2408,8 @@ int server_handle_one(server_ctx_t *ctx, server_activity_cb cb, void *cb_data) {
                        role->selector_type == SELECTOR_ROLE_PATH &&
                        strstr(role->role_path, "%d") != NULL) {
                 /* Named path-role with template — resolve the concrete path from index */
+                json_copy_string(role_name, sizeof(role_name), role->name, "main");
+                json_copy_string(purpose, sizeof(purpose), role_purpose_to_str(role->purpose), "nostr");
                 int chosen_index;
                 if (selector_req.has_index) {
                     chosen_index = selector_req.index;