diff --git a/Aetheria.State.Verify/Program.cs b/Aetheria.State.Verify/Program.cs
index ae38cca02..c45e40495 100644
--- a/Aetheria.State.Verify/Program.cs
+++ b/Aetheria.State.Verify/Program.cs
@@ -9027,6 +9027,21 @@ static void RequireActionBarBindingRequestAuthority(string root)
             string.Join(", ", legacyHits));
     }
 
+    var forbiddenPublicAcceptanceApis = new[]
+    {
+        "public bool RequestWeaponGroupActionBarBinding(",
+        "public bool RequestClearActionBarBinding("
+    };
+    var publicAcceptanceApiHits = forbiddenPublicAcceptanceApis
+        .Where(symbol => actionGameManager.Contains(symbol, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+        .ToArray();
+    if (publicAcceptanceApiHits.Length > 0)
+    {
+        throw new InvalidOperationException(
+            "ActionBar binding request APIs still expose submission as public acceptance state: " +
+            string.Join(", ", publicAcceptanceApiHits));
+    }
+
     var inventoryMenuPath = Path.Combine(root, "Assets", "Scripts", "UI", "Menu", "InventoryMenu.cs");
     var inventoryMenu = File.Exists(inventoryMenuPath)
         ? File.ReadAllText(inventoryMenuPath)
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Gameplay/ActionGameManager.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Gameplay/ActionGameManager.cs
index 92140a4d1..263c42c05 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Gameplay/ActionGameManager.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Gameplay/ActionGameManager.cs
@@ -652,12 +652,12 @@ public class ActionGameManager : MonoBehaviour
         };
     }
 
-    public bool RequestWeaponGroupActionBarBinding(int slotIndex, int groupIndex)
+    public void RequestWeaponGroupActionBarBinding(int slotIndex, int groupIndex)
     {
         var slot = ResolveActionBarSlot(slotIndex);
         if (slot == null)
         {
-            return false;
+            return;
         }
 
         var binding = new AetheriaRuntimeActionBarBindingCommit
@@ -666,20 +666,16 @@ public class ActionGameManager : MonoBehaviour
             Kind = "weapon_group",
             WeaponGroup = groupIndex
         };
-        if (TryRequestDaemonActionBarBinding(binding))
-            return true;
-        return false;
+        TryRequestDaemonActionBarBinding(binding);
     }
 
-    public bool RequestClearActionBarBinding(int slotIndex)
+    public void RequestClearActionBarBinding(int slotIndex)
     {
         var slot = ResolveActionBarSlot(slotIndex);
         if (slot == null)
-            return false;
+            return;
 
-        if (TryRequestDaemonActionBarBindingClear(slot))
-            return true;
-        return false;
+        TryRequestDaemonActionBarBindingClear(slot);
     }
 
     private void RestoreActionBarBindingsFromTypedRun(