diff --git a/internal/shop.cm b/internal/shop.cm
index b24bcac6..018605bf 100644
--- a/internal/shop.cm
+++ b/internal/shop.cm
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ Shop.extract_commit_hash = function(pkg, response) {
   return null
 }
 
+var dylib_visited = {}
 var open_dls = {}
 
 // Default capabilities injected into scripts
@@ -519,6 +520,46 @@ function get_lib_path(pkg) {
   return global_shop_path + '/lib/' + lib_name + dylib_ext
 }
 
+// Open a package's dynamic library and all its dependencies
+Shop.open_package_dylib = function(pkg) {
+  if (pkg == 'core' || !pkg) return
+  if (dylib_visited[pkg]) return
+  dylib_visited[pkg] = true
+
+  var link_target = link.get_target(pkg)
+  var resolved_pkg = link_target ? link_target : pkg
+  
+  var pkg_dir;
+  if (resolved_pkg.startsWith('/')) {
+    pkg_dir = resolved_pkg
+  } else {
+    pkg_dir = get_packages_dir() + '/' + safe_package_path(resolved_pkg)
+  }
+  
+  var toml_path = pkg_dir + '/cell.toml'
+  if (fd.is_file(toml_path)) {
+    try {
+      var content = text(fd.slurp(toml_path))
+      var cfg = toml.decode(content)
+      if (cfg.dependencies) {
+        for (var alias in cfg.dependencies) {
+          var dep_pkg = cfg.dependencies[alias]
+          Shop.open_package_dylib(dep_pkg)
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      // Ignore errors reading cell.toml
+    }
+  }
+
+  var dl_path = get_lib_path(pkg)
+  if (fd.is_file(dl_path)) {
+    if (!open_dls[dl_path]) {
+      open_dls[dl_path] = os.dylib_open(dl_path)
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 // Resolve a C symbol by searching:
 // 1. If package_context is null, only check core internal symbols
 // 2. Otherwise: own package (internal then dylib) -> other packages (internal then dylib) -> core (internal only)
@@ -541,16 +582,14 @@ function get_lib_path(pkg) {
       }
     }
 
+    Shop.open_package_dylib(explicit.package)
     var dl_path = get_lib_path(explicit.package)
-    if (fd.is_file(dl_path)) {
-      if (!open_dls[dl_path]) open_dls[dl_path] = os.dylib_open(dl_path)
-      if (open_dls[dl_path] && os.dylib_has_symbol(open_dls[dl_path], sym)) {
-        return {
-          symbol: function() { return os.dylib_symbol(open_dls[dl_path], sym) },
-          scope: SCOPE_PACKAGE,
-          package: explicit.package,
-          path: sym
-        }
+    if (open_dls[dl_path] && os.dylib_has_symbol(open_dls[dl_path], sym)) {
+      return {
+        symbol: function() { return os.dylib_symbol(open_dls[dl_path], sym) },
+        scope: SCOPE_PACKAGE,
+        package: explicit.package,
+        path: sym
       }
     }
   }
@@ -578,16 +617,14 @@ function get_lib_path(pkg) {
     }
   }
 
+  Shop.open_package_dylib(package_context)
   var dl_path = get_lib_path(package_context)
 
-  if (fd.is_file(dl_path)) {
-    if (!open_dls[dl_path]) open_dls[dl_path] = os.dylib_open(dl_path)
-    if (open_dls[dl_path] && os.dylib_has_symbol(open_dls[dl_path], sym)) {
-      return {
-        symbol: function() { return os.dylib_symbol(open_dls[dl_path], sym) },
-        scope: SCOPE_LOCAL,
-        path: sym
-      }
+  if (open_dls[dl_path] && os.dylib_has_symbol(open_dls[dl_path], sym)) {
+    return {
+      symbol: function() { return os.dylib_symbol(open_dls[dl_path], sym) },
+      scope: SCOPE_LOCAL,
+      path: sym
     }
   }
   
@@ -613,16 +650,14 @@ function get_lib_path(pkg) {
       }
       
       // Then check dylib
+      Shop.open_package_dylib(canon_pkg)
       var dl_path = get_lib_path(canon_pkg)
-      if (fd.is_file(dl_path)) {
-        if (!open_dls[dl_path]) open_dls[dl_path] = os.dylib_open(dl_path)
-        if (open_dls[dl_path] && os.dylib_has_symbol(open_dls[dl_path], sym)) {
-          return {
-            symbol: function() { return os.dylib_symbol(open_dls[dl_path], sym) },
-            scope: SCOPE_PACKAGE,
-            package: canon_pkg,
-            path: sym
-          }
+      if (open_dls[dl_path] && os.dylib_has_symbol(open_dls[dl_path], sym)) {
+        return {
+          symbol: function() { return os.dylib_symbol(open_dls[dl_path], sym) },
+          scope: SCOPE_PACKAGE,
+          package: canon_pkg,
+          path: sym
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/source/cell.h b/source/cell.h
index c40a9081..625c1ef0 100644
--- a/source/cell.h
+++ b/source/cell.h
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ extern "C" {
 // blob fns
 JSValue js_blob_use(JSContext *js);
 JSValue js_new_blob_stoned_copy(JSContext *js, void *data, size_t bytes);
-void *js_get_blob_data(JSContext *js, size_t *size, JSValue v);
-void *js_get_blob_data_bits(JSContext *js, size_t *bits, JSValue v);
+void *js_get_blob_data(JSContext *js, size_t *size, JSValue v); // bytes
+void *js_get_blob_data_bits(JSContext *js, size_t *bits, JSValue v); // bits
 int js_is_blob(JSContext *js, JSValue v);
 
 double cell_random();