diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/admin/EffortRulesClient.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/admin/EffortRulesClient.tsx
index 2af1de7..cf44164 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/admin/EffortRulesClient.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/admin/EffortRulesClient.tsx
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ const emptyRuleSet: EditingRuleSet = {
 export function EffortRulesClient() {
   const utils = trpc.useUtils();
   const { data: ruleSets, isLoading } = trpc.effortRule.list.useQuery();
+  const { data: chapters } = trpc.resource.chapters.useQuery(undefined, { staleTime: 60_000 });
 
   const createMutation = trpc.effortRule.create.useMutation({
     onSuccess: () => {
@@ -274,6 +275,7 @@ export function EffortRulesClient() {
                             onChange={(e) => updateRule(i, { chapter: e.target.value })}
                             className="w-full rounded-lg border border-gray-200 px-2 py-1 text-sm"
                             placeholder="Chapter"
+                            list="er-chapter-list"
                           />
                         </td>
                         <td className="px-2 py-2">
@@ -319,6 +321,9 @@ export function EffortRulesClient() {
               <option key={d} value={d} />
             ))}
           </datalist>
+          <datalist id="er-chapter-list">
+            {chapters?.map((c) => <option key={c} value={c} />)}
+          </datalist>
 
           <div className="flex gap-3">
             <button
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/admin/ExperienceMultipliersClient.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/admin/ExperienceMultipliersClient.tsx
index fec8fce..2c1da73 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/admin/ExperienceMultipliersClient.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/admin/ExperienceMultipliersClient.tsx
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ const emptySet: EditingSet = {
 export function ExperienceMultipliersClient() {
   const utils = trpc.useUtils();
   const { data: sets, isLoading } = trpc.experienceMultiplier.list.useQuery();
+  const { data: liveChapters } = trpc.resource.chapters.useQuery(undefined, { staleTime: 60_000 });
+  const chapterOptions = liveChapters?.length ? liveChapters : CHAPTER_PRESETS;
 
   const createMutation = trpc.experienceMultiplier.create.useMutation({
     onSuccess: () => {
@@ -352,7 +354,7 @@ export function ExperienceMultipliersClient() {
           </div>
 
           <datalist id="chapter-presets">
-            {CHAPTER_PRESETS.map((d) => (
+            {chapterOptions.map((d) => (
               <option key={d} value={d} />
             ))}
           </datalist>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/admin/RateCardsClient.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/admin/RateCardsClient.tsx
index ba4e446..bc8c10b 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/admin/RateCardsClient.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/admin/RateCardsClient.tsx
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ export function RateCardsClient() {
 
   const { data: roles } = trpc.role.list.useQuery({});
   const { data: clientsData } = trpc.clientEntity.list.useQuery({});
+  const { data: chapters } = trpc.resource.chapters.useQuery(undefined, { staleTime: 60_000 });
 
   // ─── Mutations ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -682,7 +683,11 @@ export function RateCardsClient() {
                     onChange={(e) => setEditingLine({ ...editingLine, chapter: e.target.value })}
                     placeholder="e.g. Animation"
                     className="border border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600 rounded-lg px-3 py-2 text-sm w-full bg-white dark:bg-gray-800 text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-brand-400"
+                    list="rc-chapter-list"
                   />
+                  <datalist id="rc-chapter-list">
+                    {chapters?.map((c) => <option key={c} value={c} />)}
+                  </datalist>
                 </div>
                 <div>
                   <label className="flex items-center text-xs font-medium text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400 mb-1">Location <InfoTooltip content="Geographic location for region-specific rate pricing." /></label>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/resources/ResourceModal.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/resources/ResourceModal.tsx
index 48c2fbd..8ef6220 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/resources/ResourceModal.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/resources/ResourceModal.tsx
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ export function ResourceModal({ mode, resource, onClose, onSuccess }: ResourceMo
   const { canManageUsers } = usePermissions();
   const utils = trpc.useUtils();
 
+  const { data: chapters } = trpc.resource.chapters.useQuery(undefined, { staleTime: 60_000 });
   const { data: availableRoles } = trpc.role.list.useQuery(
     { isActive: true },
     { staleTime: 60_000 },
@@ -441,7 +442,11 @@ export function ResourceModal({ mode, resource, onClose, onSuccess }: ResourceMo
                   placeholder="Engineering"
                   value={form.chapter}
                   onChange={(e) => setField("chapter", e.target.value)}
+                  list="rm-chapter-list"
                 />
+                <datalist id="rm-chapter-list">
+                  {chapters?.map((c) => <option key={c} value={c} />)}
+                </datalist>
               </div>
             </div>
 
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/blueprint-procedure-support.ts b/packages/api/src/router/blueprint-procedure-support.ts
index ba78461..9ccf642 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/blueprint-procedure-support.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/blueprint-procedure-support.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export const blueprintUpdateInputSchema = z.object({
 
 export const blueprintRolePresetsInputSchema = z.object({
   id: z.string(),
-  rolePresets: z.array(z.record(z.string(), z.unknown())),
+  rolePresets: z.array(z.unknown()),
 });
 
 export const blueprintBatchDeleteInputSchema = z.object({