diff --git a/container/src/finance/lib/internal/lib_root.bash b/container/src/finance/lib/internal/lib_root.bash
index 7febbd4..efd166c 100644
--- a/container/src/finance/lib/internal/lib_root.bash
+++ b/container/src/finance/lib/internal/lib_root.bash
@@ -107,17 +107,18 @@ function lib_root::__parse_root()
   #
 
   if [[ "$_arg" =~ ^macro ]]; then
-    local -r _macro="$_stub"
+    # TODO: utilize stub when 'repo/' and 'custom/' is implemented (like plugins)
+    local -r _macro="$_arg"
 
     # Repo macros
-    [ ! -f "${DOCKER_FINANCE_CONTAINER_REPO}/src/root/macro/${_macro}" ] \
+    [ ! -f "${DOCKER_FINANCE_CONTAINER_REPO}/src/root/${_macro}" ] \
       && lib_utils::die_fatal "repo macro not found '${_macro}'"
 
     # TODO: currently, only repo macros are supported
     #   (no custom macros, use custom plugins instead)
 
     # Per API (v1), requires path stub format
-    declare -gr global_arg_macro="$_stub"
+    declare -gr global_arg_macro="$_macro"
   fi
 
   #
@@ -149,10 +150,29 @@ function lib_root::__root()
 {
   lib_utils::deps_check "root"
 
-  local _exec=("root" "-l")
+  local -r _path="${DOCKER_FINANCE_CONTAINER_REPO}/src/root"
+  pushd "$_path" 1>/dev/null || lib_utils::die_fatal "could not pushd '${_path}'"
 
   #
-  # Default
+  # Base command
+  #
+
+  # NOTE:
+  #
+  # rootlogon.C *MUST* be loaded at any startup; as if fulfills loading
+  # of `dfi` source files and other library requirements.
+  #
+  # Typically, ROOT.cern would load rootlogon.C if we start `root`
+  # interactively within the macro directory. However, `dfi` has its own
+  # requirements.
+  #
+  # After rootlogon, any loading of macros, plugins or any `dfi` files
+  # can be completed using the `dfi` API.
+
+  local _exec=("root" "-l" "macro/rootlogon.C")
+
+  #
+  # Interactive opts
   #
 
   # Start interactive instance w/out loading/running macro or plugin
@@ -161,7 +181,7 @@ function lib_root::__root()
   fi
 
   #
-  # Macro
+  # Macro: non-interactive opts
   #
 
   if [ ! -z "$global_arg_macro" ]; then
@@ -179,11 +199,19 @@ function lib_root::__root()
     #
     #     - run() static function is the entry point for all macros
     #
-    local -r _file="${global_arg_macro##*/}"
-    local -r _stub="${_file^}"
 
-    local -r _class="${_stub%.*}"
-    local -r _caller="dfi::macro::${global_arg_macro%%/*}::${_class}"
+    # TODO: modify substring when 'repo/' and 'custom/' is implemented (like plugins)
+
+    local _namespace="${global_arg_macro#*/}"
+    _namespace="${_namespace%/*}"
+    declare -r _namespace
+
+    local _class="${global_arg_macro##*/}"
+    _class="${_class^}"
+    _class="${_class%.*}"
+    declare -r _class
+
+    local -r _caller="dfi::macro::${_namespace}::${_class}"
 
     # Per-API signatures (v1)
     if [[ ${_class} == "Hash" ]]; then
@@ -195,6 +223,7 @@ function lib_root::__root()
     else
       _run="run()"
     fi
+
     _exec+=("-e" "${_caller}::${_run}")
 
     # NOTE: when called via shell, server(s) are implied to
@@ -205,7 +234,7 @@ function lib_root::__root()
   fi
 
   #
-  # Plugin
+  # Plugin: non-interactive opts
   #
 
   if [ ! -z "$global_arg_plugin" ]; then
@@ -216,19 +245,8 @@ function lib_root::__root()
   # Execute
   #
 
-  # NOTE:
-  #
-  #   This *MUST* be executed from within the macro directory,
-  #   regardless of what is loaded (macro or plugin), as ROOT.cern
-  #   will automatically load rootlogon.C (which `dfi` needs).
-  #
-  #   Any loading or macros of plugins from within an interactive
-  #   instance can use be completed with the `dfi` API.
-  #
   lib_utils::print_debug "${_exec[@]}"
-  pushd "${DOCKER_FINANCE_CONTAINER_REPO}/src/root/macro" 1>/dev/null \
-    && "${_exec[@]}" \
-    || lib_utils::die_fatal "could not pushd"
+  "${_exec[@]}" || lib_utils::die_fatal "root exited with: $?"
 }
 
 # vim: sw=2 sts=2 si ai et
diff --git a/container/src/root/macro/rootlogon.C b/container/src/root/macro/rootlogon.C
index 5963eba..321db19 100644
--- a/container/src/root/macro/rootlogon.C
+++ b/container/src/root/macro/rootlogon.C
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #define CONTAINER_SRC_ROOT_MACRO_ROOTLOGON_C_
 
 #include <iostream>
+#include <string>
 
 //! \namespace dfi
 //! \since docker-finance 1.0.0
@@ -34,146 +35,161 @@ namespace dfi
 //! \since docker-finance 1.0.0
 namespace macro
 {
-//! \brief Global namespace help wrapper
+//! \brief `dfi` macro-specific usage help
 //! \ingroup cpp_macro
+//! \since docker-finance 1.0.0
 void help()
 {
-  std::cout
-      << "Description:\n"
-      << "\n"
-      << "  docker-finance C++ interpretations / interactive calculations\n"
-      << "\n"
-      << "  *** TIP: save your fingers! Use tab completion! ***\n"
-      << "\n"
-      << "  1. Print current directory (all commands/files are relative to\n"
-      << "     this directory):\n"
-      << "\n"
-      << "      root [0] .!pwd  // eg., "
-      << "${DOCKER_FINANCE_CONTAINER_REPO}/src/root/macro\n"
-      << "\n"
-      << "Library:\n"
-      << "\n"
-      << "  1. Directly access docker-finance crypto abstractions and\n"
-      << "     print hundreds of SHA2-256 libsodium-generated hashes\n"
-      << "     of Crypto++-generated cryptographically secure random\n"
-      << "     numbers:\n"
-      << "\n"
-      << "      root [0] using g_Random = "
-         "dfi::crypto::cryptopp::Random;\n"
-      << "      root [1] using g_Hash = "
-         "dfi::crypto::libsodium::Hash;\n"
-      << "      root [2] g_Random r; g_Hash h;\n"
-      << "      root [3] for (size_t i{}; i < "
-         "std::numeric_limits<uint8_t>::max(); i++) {\n"
-      << "      root (cont'ed, cancel with .@) [4] uint32_t num = "
-         "r.generate();\n"
-      << "      root (cont'ed, cancel with .@) [5] std::cout << "
-         "h.encode<g_Hash::SHA2_256>(num)\n"
-      << "      root (cont'ed, cancel with .@) [6] << \" = \" << num << "
-         "\"\\n\";\n"
-      << "      root (cont'ed, cancel with .@) [7] }\n"
-      << "\n"
-      << "     Note: generate Doxygen to see all supported cryptographic\n"
-      << "     libraries and hash types.\n"
-      << "\n"
-      << "  2. Use Tools utility\n"
-      << "\n"
-      << "      root [0] dfi::utility::Tools tools;\n"
-      << "\n"
-      << "      // Create a variable within interpreter\n"
-      << "      root [1] btc=0.87654321+0.12345678+0.00000078\n"
-      << "      (double) 1.0000008\n"
-      << "\n"
-      << "      // Print variable up to N decimal places\n"
-      << "      root [2] tools.print_value<double>(btc, 8);\n"
-      << "      1.00000077\n"
-      << "\n"
-      << "      // Use tab autocomplete for class members to print random\n"
-      << "      // numbers within given intervals\n"
-      << "      root [3] "
-         "tools.print_dist<TRandomGen<ROOT::Math::MixMaxEngine<240, 0> >, "
-         "double>(0.1, btc);\n"
-      << "      0.13787670\n"
-      << "      0.36534066\n"
-      << "      0.33885582\n"
-      << "      0.15792758\n"
-      << "      Maximum = 1.00000077\n"
-      << "      Printed = 1.00000077\n"
-      << "\n"
-      << "Plugins:\n"
-      << "\n"
-      << "  WARNING: unlike macro loader, the prepended 'repo' and 'custom'\n"
-      << "  are not real directories but rather indications that the file\n"
-      << "  is either a repository plugin or an non-repo (custom) plugin.\n"
-      << "\n"
-      << "  1. Connect to docker-finance API via plugins:\n"
-      << "\n"
-      << "      // Load and run an example repository plugin\n"
-      << "      root [0] dfi::plugin::load(\"repo/example.cc\");\n"
-      << "      root [1] "
-         "dfi::plugin::my_plugin_namespace::example1();\n"
-      << "      root [2] "
-         "dfi::plugin::my_plugin_namespace::example2();\n"
-      << "      root [3] "
-         "dfi::plugin::my_plugin_namespace::example3();\n"
-      << "\n"
-      << "      // Load and run your own custom plugin\n"
-      << "      root [4] dfi::plugin::load(\"custom/example.cc\");\n"
-      << "      root [5] "
-         "dfi::plugin::your_plugin_namespace::example();\n"
-      << "\n"
-      << "Macros:\n"
-      << "\n"
-      << "  NOTE: the macro loader interprets from base 'macro' path (.!pwd)\n"
-      << "\n"
-      << "  1. Load and run docker-finance unit tests and benchmarks:\n"
-      << "\n"
-      << "      root [0] dfi::macro::load(\"test/unit.C\")\n"
-      << "      root [1] dfi::macro::test::Unit::run()\n"
-      << "      ...\n"
-      << "      root [2] dfi::macro::load(\"test/benchmark.C\")\n"
-      << "      root [3] dfi::macro::test::Benchmark::run()\n"
-      << "      ...\n"
-      << "\n"
-      << "  2. Load and run docker-finance cryptographic macros:\n"
-      << "\n"
-      << "      root [0] dfi::macro::load(\"crypto/hash.C\")\n"
-      << "      root [1] "
-      << "dfi::macro::crypto::Hash::run(\"better to be raw than "
-         "digested\")\n"
-      << "      ...\n"
-      << "      root [2] dfi::macro::load(\"crypto/random.C\")\n"
-      << "      root [3] dfi::macro::crypto::Random::run()\n"
-      << "      ...\n"
-      << "\n"
-      << "  3. Load ROOT webserver and run commands for metadata analysis:\n"
-      << "\n"
-      << "      root [0] dfi::macro::load(\"web/server.C\")\n"
-      << "      root [1] dfi::macro::web::Server::run()\n"
-      << "\n"
-      << "     Now, open your web browser to http://127.0.0.1:8080\n"
-      << "\n"
-      << "Help:\n"
-      << "\n"
-      << "  1. Print ROOT's help usage\n"
-      << "      root [0] .help\n"
-      << "\n"
-      << "  2. Print this help usage\n"
-      << "      root [0] help()\n"
-      << std::endl;
-
-  // TODO(unassigned): add multi-threading example of generating numbers and/or hashes
+  std::cout << "Use `dfi::help()` instead" << std::endl;
 }
 }  // namespace macro
-}  // namespace dfi
 
+//! \brief `dfi` generic help descriptions
 //! \ingroup cpp_macro
+//! \todo Factor out for specific help descriptions per-namespace
+//!       (e.g., dfi::macro::help())
+//! \since docker-finance 1.1.0
 void help()
 {
-  dfi::macro::help();
+  const std::string help =
+      "Description:\n"
+      "\n"
+      "  docker-finance C++ interpretations / interactive calculations\n"
+      "\n"
+      "  *** TIP: save your fingers! Use tab completion! ***\n"
+      "\n"
+      "  1. Print current directory (all commands/files are relative to\n"
+      "     this directory):\n"
+      "\n"
+      "      root [0] .!pwd  // eg., "
+      "${DOCKER_FINANCE_CONTAINER_REPO}/src/root\n"
+      "\n"
+      "Library:\n"
+      "\n"
+      "  1. Directly access docker-finance crypto abstractions and\n"
+      "     print hundreds of SHA2-256 libsodium-generated hashes\n"
+      "     of Crypto++-generated cryptographically secure random\n"
+      "     numbers:\n"
+      "\n"
+      "      root [0] using g_Random = dfi::crypto::cryptopp::Random;\n"
+      "      root [1] using g_Hash = dfi::crypto::libsodium::Hash;\n"
+      "      root [2] g_Random r; g_Hash h;\n"
+      "      root [3] for (size_t i{}; i < "
+      "std::numeric_limits<uint8_t>::max(); i++) {\n"
+      "      root (cont'ed, cancel with .@) [4] uint32_t num = r.generate();\n"
+      "      root (cont'ed, cancel with .@) [5] std::cout << "
+      "h.encode<g_Hash::SHA2_256>(num)\n"
+      "      root (cont'ed, cancel with .@) [6] << \" = \" << num << \"\\n\";\n"
+      "      root (cont'ed, cancel with .@) [7] }\n"
+      "\n"
+      "     Note: generate Doxygen to see all supported cryptographic\n"
+      "     libraries and hash types.\n"
+      "\n"
+      "  2. Use Tools utility\n"
+      "\n"
+      "      root [0] dfi::utility::Tools tools;\n"
+      "\n"
+      "      // Create a variable within interpreter\n"
+      "      root [1] btc=0.87654321+0.12345678+0.00000078\n"
+      "      (double) 1.0000008\n"
+      "\n"
+      "      // Print variable up to N decimal places\n"
+      "      root [2] tools.print_value<double>(btc, 8);\n"
+      "      1.00000077\n"
+      "\n"
+      "      // Use tab autocomplete for class members to print random\n"
+      "      // numbers within given intervals\n"
+      "      root [3] "
+      "tools.print_dist<TRandomGen<ROOT::Math::MixMaxEngine<240, 0> >, "
+      "double>(0.1, btc);\n"
+      "      0.13787670\n"
+      "      0.36534066\n"
+      "      0.33885582\n"
+      "      0.15792758\n"
+      "      Maximum = 1.00000077\n"
+      "      Printed = 1.00000077\n"
+      "\n"
+      "Plugins:\n"
+      "\n"
+      "  WARNING: unlike macro loader, the prepended 'repo' and 'custom'\n"
+      "  are not real directories but rather indications that the file\n"
+      "  is either a repository plugin or an non-repo (custom) plugin.\n"
+      "\n"
+      "  1. Connect to docker-finance API via plugins:\n"
+      "\n"
+      "      // Load and run an example repository plugin\n"
+      "      root [0] dfi::plugin::load(\"repo/example.cc\");\n"
+      "      root [1] dfi::plugin::my_plugin_namespace::example1();\n"
+      "      root [2] dfi::plugin::my_plugin_namespace::example2();\n"
+      "      root [3] dfi::plugin::my_plugin_namespace::example3();\n"
+      "\n"
+      "      // Load and run your own custom plugin\n"
+      "      root [4] dfi::plugin::load(\"custom/example.cc\");\n"
+      "      root [5] dfi::plugin::your_plugin_namespace::example();\n"
+      "\n"
+      "Macros:\n"
+      "\n"
+      "  NOTE: the macro loader interprets from base 'macro' path (.!pwd)\n"
+      "\n"
+      "  1. Load and run docker-finance unit tests and benchmarks:\n"
+      "\n"
+      "      root [0] dfi::macro::load(\"macro/test/unit.C\")\n"
+      "      root [1] dfi::macro::test::Unit::run()\n"
+      "      ...\n"
+      "      root [2] dfi::macro::load(\"macro/test/benchmark.C\")\n"
+      "      root [3] dfi::macro::test::Benchmark::run()\n"
+      "      ...\n"
+      "\n"
+      "  2. Load and run docker-finance cryptographic macros:\n"
+      "\n"
+      "      root [0] dfi::macro::load(\"macro/crypto/hash.C\")\n"
+      "      root [1] dfi::macro::crypto::Hash::run(\"better to be raw than "
+      "digested\")\n"
+      "      ...\n"
+      "      root [2] dfi::macro::load(\"macro/crypto/random.C\")\n"
+      "      root [3] dfi::macro::crypto::Random::run()\n"
+      "      ...\n"
+      "\n"
+      "  3. Load ROOT webserver and run commands for metadata analysis:\n"
+      "\n"
+      "      root [0] dfi::macro::load(\"macro/web/server.C\")\n"
+      "      root [1] dfi::macro::web::Server::run()\n"
+      "\n"
+      "     Now, open your web browser to http://127.0.0.1:8080\n"
+      "\n"
+      "Help:\n"
+      "\n"
+      "  1. Print all help options\n"
+      "\n"
+      "      root [0] help()\n";
+  // TODO(unassigned): add multi-threading example of generating numbers and/or hashes
+
+  std::cout << help << std::endl;
+}
+}  // namespace dfi
+
+//! \brief Print all help options
+//! \ingroup cpp_macro
+//! \since docker-finance 1.0.0
+void help()
+{
+  const std::string help =
+      "Help:\n"
+      "\n"
+      "  1. Print this help\n"
+      "      root [0] help()\n"
+      "\n"
+      "  2. Print `root` help\n"
+      "      root [0] .help\n"
+      "\n"
+      "  3. Print `dfi` help\n"
+      "      root [0] dfi::help()\n";
+
+  std::cout << help << std::endl;
 }
 
 //! \brief ROOT logon macro, runs on `root` startup
+//! \since docker-finance 1.0.0
 void rootlogon()
 {
   // Add nested directory headers
@@ -189,11 +205,11 @@ void rootlogon()
   gSystem->AddLinkedLibs("-lsodium");  // libsodium
 
   // Load default `dfi` public consumables
-  gInterpreter->ProcessLine(".L ../plugin/common/utility.hh");
-  gInterpreter->ProcessLine(".L ../macro/common/utility.hh");
-  gInterpreter->ProcessLine(".L ../src/hash.hh");
-  gInterpreter->ProcessLine(".L ../src/random.hh");
-  gInterpreter->ProcessLine(".L ../src/utility.hh");
+  gInterpreter->ProcessLine(".L plugin/common/utility.hh");
+  gInterpreter->ProcessLine(".L macro/common/utility.hh");
+  gInterpreter->ProcessLine(".L src/hash.hh");
+  gInterpreter->ProcessLine(".L src/random.hh");
+  gInterpreter->ProcessLine(".L src/utility.hh");
 }
 
 #endif  // CONTAINER_SRC_ROOT_MACRO_ROOTLOGON_C_
diff --git a/container/src/root/macro/test/benchmark.C b/container/src/root/macro/test/benchmark.C
index 26b1384..4b93c95 100644
--- a/container/src/root/macro/test/benchmark.C
+++ b/container/src/root/macro/test/benchmark.C
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ class Benchmark
   {
     static bool loaded{false};
     static const std::initializer_list<std::string> paths{
-        {"../test/benchmark/hash.hh"},
-        {"../test/benchmark/random.hh"},
-        {"../test/benchmark/utility.hh"}};
+        {"test/benchmark/hash.hh"},
+        {"test/benchmark/random.hh"},
+        {"test/benchmark/utility.hh"}};
 
     if (!loaded)
       {
diff --git a/container/src/root/macro/test/unit.C b/container/src/root/macro/test/unit.C
index 0670538..0cf69b6 100644
--- a/container/src/root/macro/test/unit.C
+++ b/container/src/root/macro/test/unit.C
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ class Unit
   {
     static bool loaded{false};
     static const std::initializer_list<std::string> paths{
-        {"../test/unit/hash.hh"},
-        {"../test/unit/random.hh"},
-        {"../test/unit/type.hh"},
-        {"../test/unit/utility.hh"}};
+        {"test/unit/hash.hh"},
+        {"test/unit/random.hh"},
+        {"test/unit/type.hh"},
+        {"test/unit/utility.hh"}};
 
     if (!loaded)
       {
diff --git a/container/src/root/macro/web/server.C b/container/src/root/macro/web/server.C
index 483aa4f..97bb9b2 100644
--- a/container/src/root/macro/web/server.C
+++ b/container/src/root/macro/web/server.C
@@ -60,16 +60,16 @@ class Server final
   //! \details Registers internal macros
   static void register_commands()
   {
-    namespace common = ::dfi::macro::common;
+    namespace macro = ::dfi::macro;
 
-    common::Command::load({"web/internal/crypto.C"});
-    common::g_HTTPServer->RegisterCommand(
+    macro::load("macro/web/internal/crypto.C");
+    macro::common::g_HTTPServer->RegisterCommand(
         "/rng_sample",
         "::dfi::macro::web::internal::Random::rng_sample(\"%arg1%"
         "\")");
 
-    common::Command::load({"web/internal/meta.C"});
-    common::g_HTTPServer->RegisterCommand(
+    macro::load("macro/web/internal/meta.C");
+    macro::common::g_HTTPServer->RegisterCommand(
         "/meta_sample",
         "::dfi::macro::web::internal::Meta::meta_sample(\"%arg1%"
         "\")");
diff --git a/container/src/root/src/internal/generic.hh b/container/src/root/src/internal/generic.hh
index 8199e67..0010cf6 100644
--- a/container/src/root/src/internal/generic.hh
+++ b/container/src/root/src/internal/generic.hh
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class Transform : private ImplBase<t_impl>
 
  public:
   //! \brief Encode trivial types and std::string_view
-  //! \todo std::string_view is trivially copyable in c++23 but ROOT is c++17
+  //! \todo std::string_view is trivially copyable in c++23 but `dfi` ROOT build is c++20
   template <
       typename t_tag,
       typename t_encoded,
diff --git a/container/src/root/src/internal/type.hh b/container/src/root/src/internal/type.hh
index 7238f34..93d457f 100644
--- a/container/src/root/src/internal/type.hh
+++ b/container/src/root/src/internal/type.hh
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ struct has_const_iterator<t_type, std::void_t<typename t_type::const_iterator>>
 // NOTE: Doxygen doesn't allow multiple groups for variables
 
 //! \ingroup cpp_type_traits
-//! \todo std::string_view is trivially copyable in c++23 but ROOT is c++17...
+//! \todo std::string_view is trivially copyable in c++23 but `dfi` ROOT build is c++20
 template <typename t_type>
 constexpr bool is_signature_with_trivial =
     (std::is_trivial_v<t_type> || std::is_same_v<t_type, std::string_view>);
diff --git a/container/src/root/test/unit/utility.hh b/container/src/root/test/unit/utility.hh
index 153cc10..3767a51 100644
--- a/container/src/root/test/unit/utility.hh
+++ b/container/src/root/test/unit/utility.hh
@@ -373,7 +373,9 @@ TEST_F(CommonRepoFiles, MacroLoad)
   ASSERT_NE(ecode, nullptr);
   EXPECT_NE(*ecode, EErrorCode::kNoError);
 
-  ASSERT_NO_THROW(::dfi::macro::load("crypto/hash.C"));
+  // TODO(afiore): macro loading should not need to be prepended with "macro/"
+  //   (see TODO in common impl regarding plugins-like functionality)
+  ASSERT_NO_THROW(::dfi::macro::load("macro/crypto/hash.C"));
   gInterpreter->ProcessLine(
       "dfi::macro::common::crypto::botan::Hash h;", ecode.get());
   ASSERT_NE(ecode, nullptr);