diff --git a/src/lib/ae_api/api_get_object.ts b/src/lib/ae_api/api_get_object.ts
index 46ead7db..fbf0b463 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_api/api_get_object.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_api/api_get_object.ts
@@ -184,7 +184,21 @@ export const get_object = async function get_object({
                     return false;
                 }
 
-                console.log('The response was not ok. Throwing an error!');
+                // Structured Error Handling (V3): Attempt to get rich error metadata
+                let error_json: any = null;
+                try {
+                    error_json = await response.json();
+                } catch (e) {
+                    // Not JSON
+                }
+
+                if (log_lvl) console.log('The response was not ok. Structured Error Check:', error_json);
+                
+                if (error_json?.meta?.details) {
+                    // Return the rich error object so caller can handle specific categories (database_schema, etc)
+                    return error_json; 
+                }
+
                 throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
             }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/ae_api/api_post_object.ts b/src/lib/ae_api/api_post_object.ts
index 1d7fb78f..5e7f0ca6 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_api/api_post_object.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_api/api_post_object.ts
@@ -164,19 +164,34 @@ export const post_object = async function post_object({
 
             if (!response.ok) {
                 if (response.status === 404) {
-                    console.warn('404 Not Found. Returning null.');
+                    if (log_lvl) {
+                        console.log('The response was a 404 not found "error". Returning null.');
+                    }
                     return null;
                 }
-                
-                const errorBody = await response.text();
-                console.error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`, errorBody);
 
-                // Don't retry on client errors (400, 401, 403)
-                if (response.status >= 400 && response.status < 404) {
+                // FAIL FAST (Section 2D): Do not retry on Auth/Permission failures
+                if (response.status === 401 || response.status === 403) {
+                    console.error(`API Auth Failure (${response.status}). Failing fast as per Section 2D protocol.`);
                     return false;
                 }
 
-                throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status} - ${errorBody}`);
+                // Structured Error Handling (V3): Attempt to get rich error metadata
+                let error_json: any = null;
+                try {
+                    error_json = await response.json();
+                } catch (e) {
+                    // Not JSON
+                }
+
+                if (log_lvl) console.log('The response was not ok. Structured Error Check:', error_json);
+                
+                if (error_json?.meta?.details) {
+                    // Return the rich error object so caller can handle specific categories (database_schema, etc)
+                    return error_json; 
+                }
+
+                throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
             }
 
             if (!return_blob) {
diff --git a/src/routes/testing/+page.svelte b/src/routes/testing/+page.svelte
index 7771bf2d..0560af47 100644
--- a/src/routes/testing/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/testing/+page.svelte
@@ -176,6 +176,53 @@
         return await response.json();
     });
 
+    // V3 Schema & Error Validation
+    const test_permissive_mode = () => run_test('Permissive Mode Test', async () => {
+        const endpoint = `/v3/crud/account/${$ae_loc.account_id || 'ghost'}`;
+        const data = { 
+            name: $ae_loc.account_name, 
+            _non_existent_field: 'This should be ignored by the API' 
+        };
+        // Use post_object for a patch-like operation if needed, or update_ae_obj_v3 style
+        // For testing purposes, we'll use a standard fetch to see raw response
+        const url = new URL(endpoint, $ae_api.base_url);
+        const headers = { 
+            ...$ae_api.headers, 
+            'x-account-id': $ae_loc.account_id || 'ghost',
+            'Authorization': `Bearer ${$ae_loc.jwt}`
+        };
+        
+        const response = await fetch(url.toString(), {
+            method: 'PATCH',
+            headers,
+            body: JSON.stringify(data)
+        });
+        
+        const result = await response.json();
+        return { status: response.status, result };
+    });
+
+    const test_structured_error = () => run_test('Structured Error Validation (Deliberate 400)', async () => {
+        const endpoint = `/v3/crud/account/${$ae_loc.account_id || 'ghost'}`;
+        // To trigger a 400 error despite permissive mode, we'll try to set a read-only field or invalid type if possible
+        // Actually, the easiest way to test structured error is to send a malformed filter to /search
+        const url = new URL(`${endpoint.split('/account')[0]}/account/search`, $ae_api.base_url);
+        const headers = { 
+            ...$ae_api.headers, 
+            'x-account-id': $ae_loc.account_id || 'ghost',
+            'Authorization': `Bearer ${$ae_loc.jwt}`
+        };
+        
+        const response = await fetch(url.toString(), {
+            method: 'POST',
+            headers,
+            body: JSON.stringify({ and: [{ field: "non_existent", op: "eq", value: "fail" }] })
+        });
+        
+        const result = await response.json();
+        return { status: response.status, structured_details: result.meta?.details || 'MISSING' };
+    });
+
     // Environment Diagnostics
     let is_native = $derived(typeof window !== 'undefined' && !!(window as any).native_app);
     let app_mode = $derived($events_loc?.launcher?.app_mode || 'web');
@@ -443,6 +490,18 @@
                             <Building2 size={16}/> Load Accounts
                         </button>
                     </div>
+                    <div class="card p-6 space-y-4 border border-gray-500 shadow-lg transition-all group hover:bg-surface-500/5">
+                        <header class="flex items-center gap-2 text-warning-500 border-b border-gray-500 pb-2">
+                            <ShieldAlert size={20}/>
+                            <h4 class="h4 font-bold uppercase tracking-widest">V3 Hardening</h4>
+                        </header>
+                        <button class="btn variant-filled-warning p-4 w-full shadow-md transition-all hover:scale-[1.02] flex items-center justify-center gap-2" disabled={!$ae_loc.jwt} onclick={test_permissive_mode} title="Verifies the API ignores unknown fields (x-ae-ignore-extra-fields).">
+                            <Zap size={16}/> Permissive Mode Test
+                        </button>
+                        <button class="btn variant-filled-error p-4 w-full shadow-md transition-all hover:scale-[1.02] flex items-center justify-center gap-2" disabled={!$ae_loc.jwt} onclick={test_structured_error} title="Deliberately triggers a 400 error to verify rich metadata extraction.">
+                            <ShieldAlert size={16}/> Structured Error Test
+                        </button>
+                    </div>
                 </div>
 
                 <!-- Maintenance -->