diff --git a/config.fish b/config.fish
index 07acc3c..89a8051 100644
--- a/config.fish
+++ b/config.fish
@@ -32,6 +32,31 @@ if test -f /usr/share/cachyos-fish-config/cachyos-config.fish
             source "$__fish_config_dir/functions/$_fname.fish"
         end
     end
+
+    # The distro config ships opinionated pieces of its own (it is the origin
+    # of tricks.fish); strip them when the matching category is disabled so
+    # the guards hold on CachyOS systems too.
+    if not __fish_config_op_enabled __fish_config_op_aliases
+        for _fname in grep fgrep egrep dir vdir wget
+            functions -q $_fname; and functions --erase $_fname
+        end
+        # Restore fish's stock versions where they exist (erasing alone would
+        # also block autoloading the stock function).
+        for _fname in history ls
+            functions -q $_fname; and functions --erase $_fname
+            test -f $__fish_data_dir/functions/$_fname.fish
+            and source $__fish_data_dir/functions/$_fname.fish
+        end
+    end
+    if not __fish_config_op_enabled __fish_config_op_overrides
+        for _fname in __history_previous_command __history_previous_command_arguments
+            functions -q $_fname; and functions --erase $_fname
+        end
+        bind --erase ! 2>/dev/null
+        bind --erase '$' 2>/dev/null
+        bind -M insert --erase ! 2>/dev/null
+        bind -M insert --erase '$' 2>/dev/null
+    end
 end
 set --erase _fname
 
diff --git a/functions/__auto_source_fallback_venv.fish b/functions/__auto_source_fallback_venv.fish
index 0cc180c..ab17f05 100644
--- a/functions/__auto_source_fallback_venv.fish
+++ b/functions/__auto_source_fallback_venv.fish
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@
 #   cd ~/myproject  # activates .venv if present
 function __auto_source_fallback_venv --on-variable PWD
     status --is-command-substitution; and return
-    
+
+    # Opinionated guard (C2): no automatic venv activation when disabled.
+    __fish_config_op_enabled __fish_config_op_autoexec; or return
+
     # 1. Skip if direnv is already managing this directory
     if set -q DIRENV_DIR; or test -e ".envrc"
         return
diff --git a/functions/bash.fish b/functions/bash.fish
index 1ccaa48..5a46f63 100644
--- a/functions/bash.fish
+++ b/functions/bash.fish
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
 # EXAMPLE
 #   bash
 function bash --wraps='bash' --description 'bash switches to bash shell'
+    # Opinionated guard (C1): fall back to bare command bash when disabled.
+    if not __fish_config_op_enabled __fish_config_op_aliases
+        command bash $argv
+        return $status
+    end
+
     set SHELL $(which bash) # Set shell to bash
     command bash --rcfile "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/bash/bashrc" $argv # Run bash
     set SHELL $(which fish) # Reset shell
diff --git a/functions/cat.fish b/functions/cat.fish
index e0d8682..fb993fb 100644
--- a/functions/cat.fish
+++ b/functions/cat.fish
@@ -15,7 +15,13 @@
 # EXAMPLE
 #   cat README.md
 function cat --wraps='bat' --description 'Use bat for files, ls for directories, and raw cat for ANSI logs'
-    # If no arguments are provided, cat usually waits for stdin. 
+    # Opinionated guard (C1): fall back to bare command cat when disabled.
+    if not __fish_config_op_enabled __fish_config_op_aliases
+        command cat $argv
+        return $status
+    end
+
+    # If no arguments are provided, cat usually waits for stdin.
     # We'll maintain that behavior by skipping the directory check if $argv is empty.
     if set -q argv[1]
         if test -d $argv[1]
diff --git a/functions/du.fish b/functions/du.fish
index 4f291e7..903cd3b 100644
--- a/functions/du.fish
+++ b/functions/du.fish
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@
 # EXAMPLE
 #   du ~/Downloads
 function du --description 'Execute du'
+    # Opinionated guard (C1): fall back to bare command du when disabled.
+    if not __fish_config_op_enabled __fish_config_op_aliases
+        command du $argv
+        return $status
+    end
+
     set cmd ""
     set args
 
diff --git a/functions/expand_bang_all.fish b/functions/expand_bang_all.fish
index 44c6158..bd3940f 100644
--- a/functions/expand_bang_all.fish
+++ b/functions/expand_bang_all.fish
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Execute expand_bang_all
 function expand_bang_all --description 'Execute expand_bang_all'
+    # Opinionated guard (C3): no expansion when overrides are disabled.
+    __fish_config_op_enabled __fish_config_op_overrides; or return 1
+
     set -l token $argv[1]
     if test -z "$token"; set token (commandline -t); end
     
diff --git a/functions/expand_bang_caret.fish b/functions/expand_bang_caret.fish
index 99a4539..e1f62a5 100644
--- a/functions/expand_bang_caret.fish
+++ b/functions/expand_bang_caret.fish
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Execute expand_bang_caret
 function expand_bang_caret --description 'Execute expand_bang_caret'
+    # Opinionated guard (C3): no expansion when overrides are disabled.
+    __fish_config_op_enabled __fish_config_op_overrides; or return 1
+
     # Split the last history item into a list
     set -l tokens (string split -n ' ' -- $history[1])
     # tokens[1] is the command, tokens[2] is the first argument
diff --git a/functions/expand_bang_minus_n.fish b/functions/expand_bang_minus_n.fish
index b74810a..0a65176 100644
--- a/functions/expand_bang_minus_n.fish
+++ b/functions/expand_bang_minus_n.fish
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Execute expand_bang_minus_n
 function expand_bang_minus_n --description 'Execute expand_bang_minus_n'
+    # Opinionated guard (C3): no expansion when overrides are disabled.
+    __fish_config_op_enabled __fish_config_op_overrides; or return 1
+
     set -l token $argv[1]
     if test -z "$token"; set token (commandline -t); end
     
diff --git a/functions/expand_bang_search.fish b/functions/expand_bang_search.fish
index 481f360..de32dd4 100644
--- a/functions/expand_bang_search.fish
+++ b/functions/expand_bang_search.fish
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Execute expand_bang_search
 function expand_bang_search --description 'Execute expand_bang_search'
+    # Opinionated guard (C3): no expansion when overrides are disabled.
+    __fish_config_op_enabled __fish_config_op_overrides; or return 1
+
     set -l token $argv[1]
     if test -z "$token"
         set token (commandline -t)
diff --git a/functions/expand_bang_string.fish b/functions/expand_bang_string.fish
index 6ed3608..a3a497e 100644
--- a/functions/expand_bang_string.fish
+++ b/functions/expand_bang_string.fish
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Execute expand_bang_string
 function expand_bang_string --description 'Execute expand_bang_string'
+    # Opinionated guard (C3): no expansion when overrides are disabled.
+    __fish_config_op_enabled __fish_config_op_overrides; or return 1
+
     # Fish 4.x passes the matched token as argv[1]
     set -l token $argv[1]
     if test -z "$token"
diff --git a/functions/expand_typo_sub.fish b/functions/expand_typo_sub.fish
index 0ceddf6..d20049a 100644
--- a/functions/expand_typo_sub.fish
+++ b/functions/expand_typo_sub.fish
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Execute expand_typo_sub
 function expand_typo_sub --description 'Execute expand_typo_sub'
-    # In newer Fish, the matched token is often passed as $argv[1] 
+    # Opinionated guard (C3): no expansion when overrides are disabled.
+    __fish_config_op_enabled __fish_config_op_overrides; or return 1
+
+    # In newer Fish, the matched token is often passed as $argv[1]
     # if the abbr is set up correctly. We'll fallback to commandline just in case.
         set -l last_cmd $history[1]
         set -l current_token $argv[1]
diff --git a/functions/fish_right_prompt.fish b/functions/fish_right_prompt.fish
index 7f1642a..df61ec3 100644
--- a/functions/fish_right_prompt.fish
+++ b/functions/fish_right_prompt.fish
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 # EXAMPLE
 #   # Rendered automatically by Fish shell; not called directly.
 function fish_right_prompt --description 'Execute fish_right_prompt'
+    # Opinionated guard (C3): no right prompt when overrides are disabled.
+    __fish_config_op_enabled __fish_config_op_overrides; or return
+
     # 1. Docker Context in Blue
     set -l docker_ctx (docker context show 2>/dev/null)
     if test -n "$docker_ctx"; and test "$docker_ctx" != default
diff --git a/functions/help.fish b/functions/help.fish
index 9cbe5d9..2111ee7 100644
--- a/functions/help.fish
+++ b/functions/help.fish
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ end
 
 # --- Wrapper Definition ---
 function help --wraps help --description "Custom wrapper to intercept 'help config'"
+    # Opinionated guard (C1): fall back to the native fish help when disabled.
+    if not __fish_config_op_enabled __fish_config_op_aliases
+        __original_help $argv
+        return $status
+    end
+
     if test "$argv[1]" = config
         # All arguments after 'config' — including flags (-w/--html, -m/--man,
         # -h/--help) and section keywords — are forwarded to config-help.
diff --git a/functions/hist.fish b/functions/hist.fish
index 364723f..39902e4 100644
--- a/functions/hist.fish
+++ b/functions/hist.fish
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@
 # EXAMPLE
 #   hist
 function hist --description 'Search fish history and put it in the prompt'
+    # Opinionated guard (C4): integrations disabled
+    if not __fish_config_op_enabled __fish_config_op_integrations
+        set -l c_err (set_color red)
+        set -l c_reset (set_color normal)
+        echo "$c_err"'hist: disabled by __fish_config_op_integrations'"$c_reset" >&2
+        return 1
+    end
+
     set -l selected (history | fzf --reverse --height 40% --with-nth 3..)
 
     if test -n "$selected"
diff --git a/functions/less.fish b/functions/less.fish
index 96553e4..aab3caa 100644
--- a/functions/less.fish
+++ b/functions/less.fish
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
 # EXAMPLE
 #   less /var/log/syslog
 function less --wraps='ov' --description 'Pager wrapper: $PAGER → ov → less → more → cat'
+    # Opinionated guard (C1): fall back to bare command less when disabled.
+    if not __fish_config_op_enabled __fish_config_op_aliases
+        command less $argv
+        return $status
+    end
+
     if set -q PAGER; and command -q $PAGER
         command $PAGER $argv
     else if command -q ov
diff --git a/functions/logs.fish b/functions/logs.fish
index e45bebe..56800d0 100644
--- a/functions/logs.fish
+++ b/functions/logs.fish
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@
 # EXAMPLE
 #   logs -c paru
 function logs --description 'Browse terminal log files interactively with fzf'
+    # Opinionated guard (C4): integrations disabled
+    if not __fish_config_op_enabled __fish_config_op_integrations
+        set -l c_err (set_color red)
+        set -l c_reset (set_color normal)
+        echo "$c_err"'logs: disabled by __fish_config_op_integrations'"$c_reset" >&2
+        return 1
+    end
+
     set -l options h/help c/category=
     argparse $options -- $argv
     or return 1
diff --git a/functions/ls.fish b/functions/ls.fish
index d4b1590..89c34bf 100644
--- a/functions/ls.fish
+++ b/functions/ls.fish
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
 # EXAMPLE
 #   ls ~/projects
 function ls --description 'List all files'
+    # Opinionated guard (C1): fall back to bare command ls when disabled.
+    if not __fish_config_op_enabled __fish_config_op_aliases
+        command ls $argv
+        return $status
+    end
+
     if which eza >/dev/null 2>&1
         eza -l -a --icons --color=auto --hyperlink $argv
 
diff --git a/functions/mkdir.fish b/functions/mkdir.fish
index 43d6925..6e747f2 100644
--- a/functions/mkdir.fish
+++ b/functions/mkdir.fish
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@
 # EXAMPLE
 #   mkdir ~/projects/myapp/src
 function mkdir --description 'Execute mkdir'
+    # Opinionated guard (C1): fall back to bare command mkdir when disabled.
+    if not __fish_config_op_enabled __fish_config_op_aliases
+        command mkdir $argv
+        return $status
+    end
+
     if status is-interactive
         # Fall back to command mkdir -p when flags are present (e.g. -m 755)
         for _arg in $argv
diff --git a/functions/ping.fish b/functions/ping.fish
index d07cbcb..7f2e6eb 100644
--- a/functions/ping.fish
+++ b/functions/ping.fish
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@
 #   ping google.com
 #   ping --legend google.com
 function ping --description 'prettyping with default nolegend'
+    # Opinionated guard (C1): fall back to bare command ping when disabled.
+    if not __fish_config_op_enabled __fish_config_op_aliases
+        command ping $argv
+        return $status
+    end
+
     if command -q prettyping
         # Check if the user specifically asked for the legend
         if contains -- --legend $argv
diff --git a/functions/rg.fish b/functions/rg.fish
index e09b08d..65101de 100644
--- a/functions/rg.fish
+++ b/functions/rg.fish
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@
 # EXAMPLE
 #   rg "TODO" src/
 function rg --description 'alias rg=rg --hyperlink-format=kitty'
+    # Opinionated guard (C1): fall back to bare command rg when disabled.
+    if not __fish_config_op_enabled __fish_config_op_aliases
+        command rg $argv
+        return $status
+    end
+
     if test "$TERM" = xterm-kitty
         command rg --hyperlink-format=kitty $argv
     else
diff --git a/functions/rm.fish b/functions/rm.fish
index 9b1fb02..1b9cca2 100644
--- a/functions/rm.fish
+++ b/functions/rm.fish
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 #   deletes via rm -rf and triggers fstrim. Plain paths and -r/-R are sent
 #   to trash put; any other flags fall back to system rm.
 #
+#   Opinionated component (C1): when disabled via __fish_config_op_aliases
+#   (or the __fish_config_opinionated master), behaves exactly like bare
+#   command rm — no wrapper, no trash, no trapping.
+#
 # ARGUMENTS
 #   (none)              List current trash contents
 #   -e, --empty [opts]  Empty the trash; opts forwarded to trash empty
@@ -27,6 +31,12 @@
 #   rm -e
 #   rm -S sensitive_key.pem
 function rm --description 'Ultimate rm: trash, list, empty, and secure-erase'
+    # Opinionated guard (C1): fall back to bare command rm when disabled.
+    if not __fish_config_op_enabled __fish_config_op_aliases
+        command rm $argv
+        return $status
+    end
+
     # 1. No arguments: Show the Trash contents (Quick view)
     if not set -q argv[1]
         if type -q trash
diff --git a/functions/smart_exit.fish b/functions/smart_exit.fish
index 3033c0f..eef2fff 100644
--- a/functions/smart_exit.fish
+++ b/functions/smart_exit.fish
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@
 # EXAMPLE
 #   smart_exit --no-log
 function smart_exit --description 'Capture colorized scrollback before exiting, with pruning and safe overrides'
+    # Opinionated guard (C3): exit plainly when overrides are disabled.
+    # This composes with Task #4's __fish_config_enable_logging, which will
+    # gate only the scrollback capture while leaving the exit wrapper active.
+    if not __fish_config_op_enabled __fish_config_op_overrides
+        builtin exit $argv
+    end
+
     set -l options h/help n/no-log
     argparse $options -- $argv
     or return 1
diff --git a/functions/split.fish b/functions/split.fish
index 5671d74..d87ed3d 100644
--- a/functions/split.fish
+++ b/functions/split.fish
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@
 #   split
 #   split -v nvim README.md
 function split --description 'Run a command in a new terminal split'
+    # Opinionated guard (C4): integrations disabled
+    if not __fish_config_op_enabled __fish_config_op_integrations
+        set -l c_err (set_color red)
+        set -l c_reset (set_color normal)
+        echo "$c_err"'split: disabled by __fish_config_op_integrations'"$c_reset" >&2
+        return 1
+    end
+
     set -l is_kitty 0
     set -l is_wezterm 0
 
diff --git a/functions/spwin.fish b/functions/spwin.fish
index 985f484..3ab983d 100644
--- a/functions/spwin.fish
+++ b/functions/spwin.fish
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@
 # EXAMPLE
 #   spwin
 function spwin --wraps='~/.config/kitty/spawn-window.sh' --description 'spawn window in kitty or wezterm'
+    # Opinionated guard (C4): integrations disabled
+    if not __fish_config_op_enabled __fish_config_op_integrations
+        set -l c_err (set_color red)
+        set -l c_reset (set_color normal)
+        echo "$c_err"'spwin: disabled by __fish_config_op_integrations'"$c_reset" >&2
+        return 1
+    end
+
     if test "$TERM" = xterm-kitty
         if test -x ~/.config/kitty/spawn-window.sh
             ~/.config/kitty/spawn-window.sh $argv
diff --git a/functions/ssh.fish b/functions/ssh.fish
index 4313730..394bf00 100644
--- a/functions/ssh.fish
+++ b/functions/ssh.fish
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@
 # EXAMPLE
 #   ssh user@host
 function ssh --description 'Alias ssh to kitten ssh when using Kitty terminal'
+    # Opinionated guard (C1): fall back to bare command ssh when disabled.
+    if not __fish_config_op_enabled __fish_config_op_aliases
+        command ssh $argv
+        return $status
+    end
+
     if test "$TERM" = xterm-kitty
         kitten ssh $argv
     else
diff --git a/functions/tab.fish b/functions/tab.fish
index 1710c6e..c217aa3 100644
--- a/functions/tab.fish
+++ b/functions/tab.fish
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@
 # EXAMPLE
 #   tab
 function tab --description 'Spawn a new tab in the current terminal'
+    # Opinionated guard (C4): integrations disabled
+    if not __fish_config_op_enabled __fish_config_op_integrations
+        set -l c_err (set_color red)
+        set -l c_reset (set_color normal)
+        echo "$c_err"'tab: disabled by __fish_config_op_integrations'"$c_reset" >&2
+        return 1
+    end
+
     set -l dir "$cdto"
     if test -z "$dir"
         set dir "$PWD"
diff --git a/functions/top.fish b/functions/top.fish
index c89cc80..c5c471d 100644
--- a/functions/top.fish
+++ b/functions/top.fish
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
 # EXAMPLE
 #   top
 function top --wraps='btop' --description 'Use btop as a modern replacement for top'
+    # Opinionated guard (C1): fall back to bare command top when disabled.
+    if not __fish_config_op_enabled __fish_config_op_aliases
+        command top $argv
+        return $status
+    end
+
     # 1. Check if btop is actually installed
     if type -q btop
         # 2. Launch btop with any arguments passed
diff --git a/functions/upgrade.fish b/functions/upgrade.fish
index d3a768c..e5e6ffb 100644
--- a/functions/upgrade.fish
+++ b/functions/upgrade.fish
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@
 # EXAMPLE
 #   upgrade
 function upgrade --description 'Full system upgrade via paru or yay'
+    # Opinionated guard (C4): integrations disabled
+    if not __fish_config_op_enabled __fish_config_op_integrations
+        set -l c_err (set_color red)
+        set -l c_reset (set_color normal)
+        echo "$c_err"'upgrade: disabled by __fish_config_op_integrations'"$c_reset" >&2
+        return 1
+    end
+
     set -l aur ""
     if type -q paru
         set aur paru