diff --git a/application/pivot/common/daanse.pivot.base.bndrun b/application/pivot/common/daanse.pivot.base.bndrun
index 3dba61a..62aa2fa 100644
--- a/application/pivot/common/daanse.pivot.base.bndrun
+++ b/application/pivot/common/daanse.pivot.base.bndrun
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@
     order=sortbynameversion,\
     begin=-1
 -runbundles: \
-	ai.starlake.transpiler;version='[1.8.0,1.8.1)',\
+	ai.starlake.transpiler;version='[1.16.0,1.16.1)',\
 	ch.qos.logback.classic;version='[1.5.6,1.5.7)',\
 	com.fasterxml.woodstox.woodstox-core;version='[7.1.1,7.1.2)',\
 	com.github.ben-manes.caffeine;version='[3.1.2,3.1.3)',\
 	com.zaxxer.HikariCP;version='[7.1.0,7.1.1)',\
-	net.sf.jsqlparser;version='[5.3.167,5.3.168)',\
+	net.sf.jsqlparser;version='[5.4.162,5.4.163)',\
 	org.apache.aries.spifly.dynamic.bundle;version='[1.3.7,1.3.8)',\
 	org.apache.felix.configadmin;version='[1.9.26,1.9.27)',\
 	org.apache.felix.http.jetty12;version='[2.0.4,2.0.5)',\
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
 	org.eclipse.emf.common;version='[2.44.0,2.44.1)',\
 	org.eclipse.emf.ecore;version='[2.41.0,2.41.1)',\
 	org.eclipse.emf.ecore.xmi;version='[2.39.0,2.39.1)',\
-	org.eclipse.fennec.emf.osgi.component;version='[0.1.1,0.1.2)',\
+	org.eclipse.fennec.emf.osgi.component;version='[1.0.2,1.0.3)',\
 	org.glassfish.hk2.osgi-resource-locator;version='[2.4.0,2.4.1)',\
 	org.objectweb.asm;version='[9.9.0,9.9.1)',\
 	org.objectweb.asm.commons;version='[9.9.0,9.9.1)',\
diff --git a/application/pivot/duckdb/daanse.pivot.duckdb.bndrun b/application/pivot/duckdb/daanse.pivot.duckdb.bndrun
index d549d70..0acc98c 100644
--- a/application/pivot/duckdb/daanse.pivot.duckdb.bndrun
+++ b/application/pivot/duckdb/daanse.pivot.duckdb.bndrun
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
     bnd.identity;id='org.eclipse.daanse.sql.dialect.db.duckdb'
 
 -runbundles: \
-	ai.starlake.transpiler;version='[1.8.0,1.8.1)',\
+	ai.starlake.transpiler;version='[1.16.0,1.16.1)',\
 	ch.qos.logback.classic;version='[1.5.6,1.5.7)',\
 	com.fasterxml.woodstox.woodstox-core;version='[7.1.1,7.1.2)',\
 	com.github.ben-manes.caffeine;version='[3.1.8,3.1.9)',\
 	com.zaxxer.HikariCP;version='[7.1.0,7.1.1)',\
-	net.sf.jsqlparser;version='[5.3.167,5.3.168)',\
+	net.sf.jsqlparser;version='[5.4.162,5.4.163)',\
 	org.apache.aries.spifly.dynamic.bundle;version='[1.3.7,1.3.8)',\
 	org.apache.felix.configadmin;version='[1.9.26,1.9.27)',\
 	org.apache.felix.http.jetty12;version='[2.0.4,2.0.5)',\
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 	org.eclipse.emf.common;version='[2.44.0,2.44.1)',\
 	org.eclipse.emf.ecore;version='[2.41.0,2.41.1)',\
 	org.eclipse.emf.ecore.xmi;version='[2.39.0,2.39.1)',\
-	org.eclipse.fennec.emf.osgi.component;version='[0.1.1,0.1.2)',\
+	org.eclipse.fennec.emf.osgi.component;version='[1.0.2,1.0.3)',\
 	org.glassfish.hk2.osgi-resource-locator;version='[2.4.0,2.4.1)',\
 	org.objectweb.asm;version='[9.9.0,9.9.1)',\
 	org.objectweb.asm.commons;version='[9.9.0,9.9.1)',\
diff --git a/application/pivot/h2/daanse.pivot.h2.bndrun b/application/pivot/h2/daanse.pivot.h2.bndrun
index f389cbc..f325806 100644
--- a/application/pivot/h2/daanse.pivot.h2.bndrun
+++ b/application/pivot/h2/daanse.pivot.h2.bndrun
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@
     bnd.identity;id='org.eclipse.daanse.sql.dialect.db.h2'
 
 -runbundles: \
-	ai.starlake.transpiler;version='[1.8.0,1.8.1)',\
+	ai.starlake.transpiler;version='[1.16.0,1.16.1)',\
 	ch.qos.logback.classic;version='[1.5.6,1.5.7)',\
 	com.fasterxml.woodstox.woodstox-core;version='[7.1.1,7.1.2)',\
 	com.github.ben-manes.caffeine;version='[3.1.8,3.1.9)',\
 	com.h2database;version='[2.3.230,2.3.231)',\
 	com.zaxxer.HikariCP;version='[7.1.0,7.1.1)',\
-	net.sf.jsqlparser;version='[5.3.167,5.3.168)',\
+	net.sf.jsqlparser;version='[5.4.162,5.4.163)',\
 	org.apache.aries.spifly.dynamic.bundle;version='[1.3.7,1.3.8)',\
 	org.apache.felix.configadmin;version='[1.9.26,1.9.27)',\
 	org.apache.felix.http.jetty12;version='[2.0.4,2.0.5)',\
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 	org.eclipse.emf.common;version='[2.44.0,2.44.1)',\
 	org.eclipse.emf.ecore;version='[2.41.0,2.41.1)',\
 	org.eclipse.emf.ecore.xmi;version='[2.39.0,2.39.1)',\
-	org.eclipse.fennec.emf.osgi.component;version='[0.1.1,0.1.2)',\
+	org.eclipse.fennec.emf.osgi.component;version='[1.0.2,1.0.3)',\
 	org.glassfish.hk2.osgi-resource-locator;version='[2.4.0,2.4.1)',\
 	org.objectweb.asm;version='[9.9.0,9.9.1)',\
 	org.objectweb.asm.commons;version='[9.9.0,9.9.1)',\
diff --git a/application/pivot/mariadb/daanse.pivot.mariadb.bndrun b/application/pivot/mariadb/daanse.pivot.mariadb.bndrun
index 2d04d31..d54c85c 100644
--- a/application/pivot/mariadb/daanse.pivot.mariadb.bndrun
+++ b/application/pivot/mariadb/daanse.pivot.mariadb.bndrun
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@
     bnd.identity;id='org.eclipse.daanse.sql.dialect.db.mariadb'
 
 -runbundles: \
-	ai.starlake.transpiler;version='[1.8.0,1.8.1)',\
+	ai.starlake.transpiler;version='[1.16.0,1.16.1)',\
 	ch.qos.logback.classic;version='[1.5.6,1.5.7)',\
 	com.fasterxml.woodstox.woodstox-core;version='[7.1.1,7.1.2)',\
 	com.github.ben-manes.caffeine;version='[3.1.8,3.1.9)',\
 	com.zaxxer.HikariCP;version='[7.1.0,7.1.1)',\
 	mariadb-java-client;version='[3.5.5,3.5.6)',\
-	net.sf.jsqlparser;version='[5.3.167,5.3.168)',\
+	net.sf.jsqlparser;version='[5.4.162,5.4.163)',\
 	org.apache.aries.spifly.dynamic.bundle;version='[1.3.7,1.3.8)',\
 	org.apache.felix.configadmin;version='[1.9.26,1.9.27)',\
 	org.apache.felix.http.jetty12;version='[2.0.4,2.0.5)',\
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 	org.eclipse.emf.common;version='[2.44.0,2.44.1)',\
 	org.eclipse.emf.ecore;version='[2.41.0,2.41.1)',\
 	org.eclipse.emf.ecore.xmi;version='[2.39.0,2.39.1)',\
-	org.eclipse.fennec.emf.osgi.component;version='[0.1.1,0.1.2)',\
+	org.eclipse.fennec.emf.osgi.component;version='[1.0.2,1.0.3)',\
 	org.glassfish.hk2.osgi-resource-locator;version='[2.4.0,2.4.1)',\
 	org.objectweb.asm;version='[9.9.0,9.9.1)',\
 	org.objectweb.asm.commons;version='[9.9.0,9.9.1)',\
diff --git a/application/pivot/mssql/daanse.pivot.mssql.bndrun b/application/pivot/mssql/daanse.pivot.mssql.bndrun
index e56b224..2e13eec 100644
--- a/application/pivot/mssql/daanse.pivot.mssql.bndrun
+++ b/application/pivot/mssql/daanse.pivot.mssql.bndrun
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@
     bnd.identity;id='org.eclipse.daanse.sql.dialect.db.mssqlserver'
 
 -runbundles: \
-	ai.starlake.transpiler;version='[1.8.0,1.8.1)',\
+	ai.starlake.transpiler;version='[1.16.0,1.16.1)',\
 	ch.qos.logback.classic;version='[1.5.6,1.5.7)',\
 	com.fasterxml.woodstox.woodstox-core;version='[7.1.1,7.1.2)',\
 	com.github.ben-manes.caffeine;version='[3.1.8,3.1.9)',\
 	com.microsoft.sqlserver.mssql-jdbc;version='[12.8.2,12.8.3)',\
 	com.zaxxer.HikariCP;version='[7.1.0,7.1.1)',\
-	net.sf.jsqlparser;version='[5.3.167,5.3.168)',\
+	net.sf.jsqlparser;version='[5.4.162,5.4.163)',\
 	org.apache.aries.spifly.dynamic.bundle;version='[1.3.7,1.3.8)',\
 	org.apache.felix.configadmin;version='[1.9.26,1.9.27)',\
 	org.apache.felix.http.jetty12;version='[2.0.4,2.0.5)',\
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 	org.eclipse.emf.common;version='[2.44.0,2.44.1)',\
 	org.eclipse.emf.ecore;version='[2.41.0,2.41.1)',\
 	org.eclipse.emf.ecore.xmi;version='[2.39.0,2.39.1)',\
-	org.eclipse.fennec.emf.osgi.component;version='[0.1.1,0.1.2)',\
+	org.eclipse.fennec.emf.osgi.component;version='[1.0.2,1.0.3)',\
 	org.glassfish.hk2.osgi-resource-locator;version='[2.4.0,2.4.1)',\
 	org.objectweb.asm;version='[9.9.0,9.9.1)',\
 	org.objectweb.asm.commons;version='[9.9.0,9.9.1)',\
diff --git a/application/pivot/mysql/daanse.pivot.mysql.bndrun b/application/pivot/mysql/daanse.pivot.mysql.bndrun
index 5baeff3..090e34c 100644
--- a/application/pivot/mysql/daanse.pivot.mysql.bndrun
+++ b/application/pivot/mysql/daanse.pivot.mysql.bndrun
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@
     bnd.identity;id='org.eclipse.daanse.sql.dialect.db.mysql'
 
 -runbundles: \
-	ai.starlake.transpiler;version='[1.8.0,1.8.1)',\
+	ai.starlake.transpiler;version='[1.16.0,1.16.1)',\
 	ch.qos.logback.classic;version='[1.5.6,1.5.7)',\
 	com.fasterxml.woodstox.woodstox-core;version='[7.1.1,7.1.2)',\
 	com.github.ben-manes.caffeine;version='[3.1.8,3.1.9)',\
 	com.mysql.cj;version='[9.0.0,9.0.1)',\
 	com.zaxxer.HikariCP;version='[7.1.0,7.1.1)',\
-	net.sf.jsqlparser;version='[5.3.167,5.3.168)',\
+	net.sf.jsqlparser;version='[5.4.162,5.4.163)',\
 	org.apache.aries.spifly.dynamic.bundle;version='[1.3.7,1.3.8)',\
 	org.apache.felix.configadmin;version='[1.9.26,1.9.27)',\
 	org.apache.felix.http.jetty12;version='[2.0.4,2.0.5)',\
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 	org.eclipse.emf.common;version='[2.44.0,2.44.1)',\
 	org.eclipse.emf.ecore;version='[2.41.0,2.41.1)',\
 	org.eclipse.emf.ecore.xmi;version='[2.39.0,2.39.1)',\
-	org.eclipse.fennec.emf.osgi.component;version='[0.1.1,0.1.2)',\
+	org.eclipse.fennec.emf.osgi.component;version='[1.0.2,1.0.3)',\
 	org.glassfish.hk2.osgi-resource-locator;version='[2.4.0,2.4.1)',\
 	org.objectweb.asm;version='[9.9.0,9.9.1)',\
 	org.objectweb.asm.commons;version='[9.9.0,9.9.1)',\
diff --git a/application/pivot/oracle/daanse.pivot.oracle.bndrun b/application/pivot/oracle/daanse.pivot.oracle.bndrun
index fabbe69..6f6bec8 100644
--- a/application/pivot/oracle/daanse.pivot.oracle.bndrun
+++ b/application/pivot/oracle/daanse.pivot.oracle.bndrun
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
     bnd.identity;id='org.eclipse.daanse.sql.dialect.db.oracle'
 
 -runbundles: \
-	ai.starlake.transpiler;version='[1.8.0,1.8.1)',\
+	ai.starlake.transpiler;version='[1.16.0,1.16.1)',\
 	ch.qos.logback.classic;version='[1.5.6,1.5.7)',\
 	com.fasterxml.woodstox.woodstox-core;version='[7.1.1,7.1.2)',\
 	com.github.ben-manes.caffeine;version='[3.1.8,3.1.9)',\
 	com.zaxxer.HikariCP;version='[7.1.0,7.1.1)',\
-	net.sf.jsqlparser;version='[5.3.167,5.3.168)',\
+	net.sf.jsqlparser;version='[5.4.162,5.4.163)',\
 	org.apache.aries.spifly.dynamic.bundle;version='[1.3.7,1.3.8)',\
 	org.apache.felix.configadmin;version='[1.9.26,1.9.27)',\
 	org.apache.felix.http.jetty12;version='[2.0.4,2.0.5)',\
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 	org.eclipse.emf.common;version='[2.44.0,2.44.1)',\
 	org.eclipse.emf.ecore;version='[2.41.0,2.41.1)',\
 	org.eclipse.emf.ecore.xmi;version='[2.39.0,2.39.1)',\
-	org.eclipse.fennec.emf.osgi.component;version='[0.1.1,0.1.2)',\
+	org.eclipse.fennec.emf.osgi.component;version='[1.0.2,1.0.3)',\
 	org.glassfish.hk2.osgi-resource-locator;version='[2.4.0,2.4.1)',\
 	org.objectweb.asm;version='[9.9.0,9.9.1)',\
 	org.objectweb.asm.commons;version='[9.9.0,9.9.1)',\
diff --git a/application/pivot/postgres/daanse.pivot.postgres.bndrun b/application/pivot/postgres/daanse.pivot.postgres.bndrun
index ecf7b8d..7d4beec 100644
--- a/application/pivot/postgres/daanse.pivot.postgres.bndrun
+++ b/application/pivot/postgres/daanse.pivot.postgres.bndrun
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
     bnd.identity;id='org.eclipse.daanse.sql.dialect.db.postgresql'
 
 -runbundles: \
-	ai.starlake.transpiler;version='[1.8.0,1.8.1)',\
+	ai.starlake.transpiler;version='[1.16.0,1.16.1)',\
 	ch.qos.logback.classic;version='[1.5.6,1.5.7)',\
 	com.fasterxml.woodstox.woodstox-core;version='[7.1.1,7.1.2)',\
 	com.github.ben-manes.caffeine;version='[3.1.8,3.1.9)',\
 	com.zaxxer.HikariCP;version='[7.1.0,7.1.1)',\
-	net.sf.jsqlparser;version='[5.3.167,5.3.168)',\
+	net.sf.jsqlparser;version='[5.4.162,5.4.163)',\
 	org.apache.aries.spifly.dynamic.bundle;version='[1.3.7,1.3.8)',\
 	org.apache.felix.configadmin;version='[1.9.26,1.9.27)',\
 	org.apache.felix.http.jetty12;version='[2.0.4,2.0.5)',\
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 	org.eclipse.emf.common;version='[2.44.0,2.44.1)',\
 	org.eclipse.emf.ecore;version='[2.41.0,2.41.1)',\
 	org.eclipse.emf.ecore.xmi;version='[2.39.0,2.39.1)',\
-	org.eclipse.fennec.emf.osgi.component;version='[0.1.1,0.1.2)',\
+	org.eclipse.fennec.emf.osgi.component;version='[1.0.2,1.0.3)',\
 	org.glassfish.hk2.osgi-resource-locator;version='[2.4.0,2.4.1)',\
 	org.objectweb.asm;version='[9.9.0,9.9.1)',\
 	org.objectweb.asm.commons;version='[9.9.0,9.9.1)',\
diff --git a/application/playground/.gitignore b/application/playground/.gitignore
index c039eac..dba0268 100644
--- a/application/playground/.gitignore
+++ b/application/playground/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ load/*
 !load/.keep
 !load/*.cfg
 !catalog/*.xmi
+!catalog/*.sql
diff --git a/application/playground/README.md b/application/playground/README.md
index d4d18f7..50f9282 100644
--- a/application/playground/README.md
+++ b/application/playground/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 title: Playground
 group: Applications
 ---
+<!-- markdownlint-disable-next-line MD025 -->
 # Eclipse Daanse Playground Application
 
 **Availability: Git Repository Only - No Docker Container/Artifact**
@@ -57,23 +58,35 @@ The playground application source can be found at:
 ## Default configuration
 
 The `load/` directory is watched by Felix FileInstall (its default directory) and ships a
-working two-database default: one catalog served from **PostgreSQL** and one from
-**Oracle**, both published on the **same XMLA endpoint**.
+working three-database default: one catalog served from **PostgreSQL**, one from
+**Oracle** and one from an embedded **DuckDB**, all published on the **same XMLA endpoint**.
 
 | File(s) | Purpose |
-|---|---|
-| `daanse.jdbc.datasource.{postgresql,oracle}.DataSource-*.cfg` | one DataSource per database, tagged `daanse.ident=ds-pg` / `ds-ora` |
+| --- | --- |
+| `daanse.jdbc.datasource.{postgresql,oracle,duckdb}.DataSource-*.cfg` | one DataSource per database, tagged `daanse.ident=ds-pg` / `ds-ora` / `ds-duck` |
 | `daanse.jdbc.datasource.pools.hikari.ConnectionPool-*.cfg` | one connection pool per DataSource |
-| `daanse.rolap.mapping.model.provider.EmfMappingProvider-*.cfg` | one mapping per catalog XMI (`catalog/catalog.postgres.xmi`, `catalog/catalog.oracle.xmi`) |
-| `daanse.rolap.core.BasicContext-*.cfg` | one context per catalog: pool + mapping + dialect (`POSTGRESQL` / `ORACLE`) |
-| `daanse.olap.core.BasicContextGroup-main.cfg` | groups both contexts (`context.target=(daanse.ident=ctx-*)`) |
+| `daanse.rolap.mapping.model.provider.EmfMappingProvider-*.cfg` | one mapping per catalog XMI (`catalog/catalog.{postgres,oracle,duckdb}.xmi`) |
+| `daanse.rolap.core.BasicContext-*.cfg` | one context per catalog: pool + mapping + dialect (`POSTGRESQL` / `ORACLE` / `DUCKDB`) |
+| `daanse.olap.core.BasicContextGroup-main.cfg` | groups the contexts (`context.target=(daanse.ident=ctx-*)`) |
 | `daanse.olap.xmla.connector.OlapXmlaConnector-main.cfg` | XMLA service over the group |
 | `org.eclipse.daanse.xmla.server.whiteboard.servlet.XmlaServlet-main.cfg` | servlet at `/xmla` |
 
-The endpoint is `http://localhost:8090/xmla` (HTTP port from the bndrun). Both catalogs —
-`Playground Postgres` (cube `CubePostgres`) and `Playground Oracle` (cube `CubeOracle`) —
-appear in `DBSCHEMA_CATALOGS` of that one endpoint; each expects a table
-`fact("key","value")` / `FACT("KEY","VALUE")`.
+The endpoint is `http://localhost:8090/xmla` (HTTP port from the bndrun). The catalogs —
+`Playground Postgres` (cube `CubePostgres`), `Playground Oracle` (cube `CubeOracle`) and
+`Playground DuckDB` (cube `CubeDuckDB`) — appear in `DBSCHEMA_CATALOGS` of that one
+endpoint; each expects a table `fact("key","value")` / `FACT("KEY","VALUE")`. A catalog
+whose database is not reachable is left out; the others are served regardless.
+
+### DuckDB
+
+DuckDB runs inside the server process, so its catalog works without any external database.
+The DataSource opens an in-memory database (`databaseName = ":memory:"`) and runs
+`catalog/catalog.duckdb.sql` once per database instance (`sessionInitSqlFile`), which
+creates and fills the `fact` table. To query a DuckDB file of your own instead, point
+`databaseName` at it in `load/daanse.jdbc.datasource.duckdb.DataSource-duck.cfg` and drop
+`sessionInitSqlFile`; add `readOnly = B"true"` to let other processes read the same file
+while the server runs (the pool then has to be read-only as well, `readOnly = B"true"` in
+`load/daanse.jdbc.datasource.pools.hikari.ConnectionPool-duck.cfg`).
 
 Matching local databases:
 
diff --git a/application/playground/catalog/catalog.duckdb.sql b/application/playground/catalog/catalog.duckdb.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1531cfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/application/playground/catalog/catalog.duckdb.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*********************************************************************
+* Copyright (c) 2026 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation.
+*
+* This program and the accompanying materials are made
+* available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
+* which is available at https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
+*
+* SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+**********************************************************************/
+
+-- Session init SQL of the playground's in-memory DuckDB database. Without a
+-- DUCKDB_CONNECTION_INIT_BELOW_MARKER comment the whole file runs once per
+-- database instance, i.e. once per start of the DataSource.
+CREATE TABLE fact ("key" VARCHAR, "value" INTEGER);
+INSERT INTO fact VALUES ('A', 42), ('B', 8);
diff --git a/application/playground/catalog/catalog.duckdb.xmi b/application/playground/catalog/catalog.duckdb.xmi
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27a7b43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/application/playground/catalog/catalog.duckdb.xmi
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+/*********************************************************************
+* Copyright (c) 2026 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation.
+*
+* This program and the accompanying materials are made
+* available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
+* which is available at https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
+*
+* SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+**********************************************************************/
+-->
+<xmi:XMI xmi:version="2.0" xmlns:xmi="http://www.omg.org/XMI" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:relational="http://www.omg.org/spec/CWM/1.1/resource/relational" xmlns:rolapcat="https://www.daanse.org/spec/org.eclipse.daanse.rolap.mapping/catalog" xmlns:rolapcube="https://www.daanse.org/spec/org.eclipse.daanse.rolap.mapping/olap/cube" xmlns:rolapmeas="https://www.daanse.org/spec/org.eclipse.daanse.rolap.mapping/olap/cube/measure" xmlns:rolapsrc="https://www.daanse.org/spec/org.eclipse.daanse.rolap.mapping/database/source">
+  <rolapcat:Catalog xmi:id="_catalog_duck" name="Playground DuckDB" importedElement="_schema">
+    <ownedElement xsi:type="rolapsrc:TableSource" xmi:id="_tablesource_fact" name="fact" table="_table_fact"/>
+    <ownedElement xsi:type="rolapcube:PhysicalCube" xmi:id="_cube_duck" name="CubeDuckDB" source="_tablesource_fact">
+      <measureGroups xmi:id="_measuregroup_duck" name="CubeDuckDB">
+        <measures xsi:type="rolapmeas:SumMeasure" xmi:id="_sum_value_duck" name="ValueSum" column="_column_fact_value"/>
+      </measureGroups>
+    </ownedElement>
+  </rolapcat:Catalog>
+  <relational:SQLSimpleType xmi:id="_sqlsimpletype_character_varying" name="CHARACTER VARYING" typeNumber="12"/>
+  <relational:SQLSimpleType xmi:id="_sqlsimpletype_integer" name="INTEGER" typeNumber="4"/>
+  <relational:Schema xmi:id="_schema" importer="_catalog_duck">
+    <ownedElement xsi:type="relational:Table" xmi:id="_table_fact" name="fact">
+      <feature xsi:type="relational:Column" xmi:id="_column_fact_key" name="key" type="_sqlsimpletype_character_varying"/>
+      <feature xsi:type="relational:Column" xmi:id="_column_fact_value" name="value" type="_sqlsimpletype_integer"/>
+    </ownedElement>
+  </relational:Schema>
+</xmi:XMI>
diff --git a/application/playground/daanse.playground.bndrun b/application/playground/daanse.playground.bndrun
index a668baa..2f7badd 100644
--- a/application/playground/daanse.playground.bndrun
+++ b/application/playground/daanse.playground.bndrun
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
 	bnd.identity;id='org.eclipse.daanse.sql.dialect.db.oracle',\
 	bnd.identity;id='org.eclipse.daanse.sql.dialect.db.postgresql',\
     bnd.identity;id='org.eclipse.daanse.sql.dialect.db.mysql',\
+	bnd.identity;id='org.eclipse.daanse.jdbc.datasource.duckdb',\
+	bnd.identity;id='org.eclipse.daanse.sql.dialect.db.duckdb',\
 	bnd.identity;id='org.apache.felix.fileinstall',\
 	bnd.identity;id='org.eclipse.daanse.jakarta.servlet.filter.cors',\
 	bnd.identity;id='org.apache.felix.configadmin.plugin.interpolation',\
@@ -74,14 +76,14 @@
 
 
 -runbundles: \
-	ai.starlake.transpiler;version='[1.8.0,1.8.1)',\
+	ai.starlake.transpiler;version='[1.16.0,1.16.1)',\
 	ch.qos.logback.classic;version='[1.5.6,1.5.7)',\
 	com.fasterxml.woodstox.woodstox-core;version='[7.1.1,7.1.2)',\
-	com.github.ben-manes.caffeine;version='[3.1.8,3.1.9)',\
+	com.github.ben-manes.caffeine;version='[3.1.2,3.1.3)',\
 	com.h2database;version='[2.3.230,2.3.231)',\
 	com.mysql.cj;version='[9.0.0,9.0.1)',\
 	com.zaxxer.HikariCP;version='[7.1.0,7.1.1)',\
-	net.sf.jsqlparser;version='[5.3.167,5.3.168)',\
+	net.sf.jsqlparser;version='[5.4.162,5.4.163)',\
 	org.apache.aries.spifly.dynamic.bundle;version='[1.3.7,1.3.8)',\
 	org.apache.felix.configadmin;version='[1.9.26,1.9.27)',\
 	org.apache.felix.configadmin.plugin.interpolation;version='[1.2.8,1.2.9)',\
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@
 	org.apache.felix.metatype;version='[1.2.4,1.2.5)',\
 	org.apache.felix.scr;version='[2.2.10,2.2.11)',\
 	org.apache.felix.webconsole;version='[5.0.12,5.0.13)',\
+	org.duckdb.duckdb_jdbc;version='[1.5.5,1.5.6)',\
 	org.eclipse.daanse.cwm.model.cwm.foundation.businessinformation;version='[0.0.1,0.0.2)',\
 	org.eclipse.daanse.cwm.model.cwm.foundation.datatypes;version='[0.0.1,0.0.2)',\
 	org.eclipse.daanse.cwm.model.cwm.foundation.keysindexes;version='[0.0.1,0.0.2)',\
@@ -105,6 +108,7 @@
 	org.eclipse.daanse.dmv.parser.ccc;version='[0.0.1,0.0.2)',\
 	org.eclipse.daanse.jakarta.servlet.filter.cors;version='[0.0.1,0.0.2)',\
 	org.eclipse.daanse.jdbc.datasource.common;version='[0.0.1,0.0.2)',\
+	org.eclipse.daanse.jdbc.datasource.duckdb;version='[0.0.1,0.0.2)',\
 	org.eclipse.daanse.jdbc.datasource.h2;version='[0.0.1,0.0.2)',\
 	org.eclipse.daanse.jdbc.datasource.mysql;version='[0.0.1,0.0.2)',\
 	org.eclipse.daanse.jdbc.datasource.oracle;version='[0.0.1,0.0.2)',\
@@ -134,6 +138,7 @@
 	org.eclipse.daanse.sql.deparser.api;version='[0.0.1,0.0.2)',\
 	org.eclipse.daanse.sql.dialect.api;version='[0.0.1,0.0.2)',\
 	org.eclipse.daanse.sql.dialect.db.common;version='[0.0.1,0.0.2)',\
+	org.eclipse.daanse.sql.dialect.db.duckdb;version='[0.0.1,0.0.2)',\
 	org.eclipse.daanse.sql.dialect.db.h2;version='[0.0.1,0.0.2)',\
 	org.eclipse.daanse.sql.dialect.db.mysql;version='[0.0.1,0.0.2)',\
 	org.eclipse.daanse.sql.dialect.db.oracle;version='[0.0.1,0.0.2)',\
@@ -176,7 +181,7 @@
 	org.eclipse.emf.common;version='[2.44.0,2.44.1)',\
 	org.eclipse.emf.ecore;version='[2.41.0,2.41.1)',\
 	org.eclipse.emf.ecore.xmi;version='[2.39.0,2.39.1)',\
-	org.eclipse.fennec.emf.osgi.component;version='[0.1.1,0.1.2)',\
+	org.eclipse.fennec.emf.osgi.component;version='[1.0.2,1.0.3)',\
 	org.glassfish.hk2.osgi-resource-locator;version='[2.4.0,2.4.1)',\
 	org.objectweb.asm;version='[9.9.0,9.9.1)',\
 	org.objectweb.asm.commons;version='[9.9.0,9.9.1)',\
@@ -186,6 +191,7 @@
 	org.osgi.service.cm;version='[1.6.1,1.6.2)',\
 	org.osgi.service.component;version='[1.5.1,1.5.2)',\
 	org.osgi.service.log;version='[1.4.0,1.4.1)',\
+	org.osgi.service.servlet;version='[2.0.0,2.0.1)',\
 	org.osgi.util.converter;version='[1.0.9,1.0.10)',\
 	org.osgi.util.function;version='[1.2.0,1.2.1)',\
 	org.osgi.util.promise;version='[1.3.0,1.3.1)',\
diff --git a/application/playground/load/daanse.jdbc.datasource.duckdb.DataSource-duck.cfg b/application/playground/load/daanse.jdbc.datasource.duckdb.DataSource-duck.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abb6fa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/application/playground/load/daanse.jdbc.datasource.duckdb.DataSource-duck.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+daanse.ident = "ds-duck"
+databaseName = ":memory:"
+sessionInitSqlFile = "./catalog/catalog.duckdb.sql"
diff --git a/application/playground/load/daanse.jdbc.datasource.pools.hikari.ConnectionPool-duck.cfg b/application/playground/load/daanse.jdbc.datasource.pools.hikari.ConnectionPool-duck.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8e2720
--- /dev/null
+++ b/application/playground/load/daanse.jdbc.datasource.pools.hikari.ConnectionPool-duck.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+daanse.ident = "pool-duck"
+dataSource.target = "(daanse.ident=ds-duck)"
+poolName = "playground-duck"
diff --git a/application/playground/load/daanse.rolap.core.BasicContext-duck.cfg b/application/playground/load/daanse.rolap.core.BasicContext-duck.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7bec133
--- /dev/null
+++ b/application/playground/load/daanse.rolap.core.BasicContext-duck.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+daanse.ident = "ctx-duck"
+connectionPool.target = "(daanse.ident=pool-duck)"
+catalogMappingSuppier.target = "(daanse.ident=map-duck)"
+dialectFactory.target = "(org.eclipse.daanse.dialect.name=DUCKDB)"
+useAggregates = B"false"
diff --git a/application/playground/load/daanse.rolap.mapping.model.provider.EmfMappingProvider-duck.cfg b/application/playground/load/daanse.rolap.mapping.model.provider.EmfMappingProvider-duck.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7872d73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/application/playground/load/daanse.rolap.mapping.model.provider.EmfMappingProvider-duck.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+daanse.ident = "map-duck"
+resource.url = "./catalog/catalog.duckdb.xmi"
diff --git a/application/playground/pom.xml b/application/playground/pom.xml
index 0eedff4..b227d6f 100644
--- a/application/playground/pom.xml
+++ b/application/playground/pom.xml
@@ -35,6 +35,24 @@
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>biz.aQute.bnd</groupId>
+        <artifactId>bnd-resolver-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>${bnd.version}</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <failOnChanges>false</failOnChanges>
+          <bndruns>
+            <bndrun>daanse.playground.bndrun</bndrun>
+          </bndruns>
+          <includeDependencyManagement>true</includeDependencyManagement>
+          <reportOptional>false</reportOptional>
+          <scopes>
+            <scope>compile</scope>
+            <scope>runtime</scope>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+          </scopes>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>biz.aQute.bnd</groupId>
         <artifactId>bnd-run-maven-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -239,6 +257,20 @@
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
 
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.eclipse.daanse</groupId>
+      <artifactId>org.eclipse.daanse.jdbc.datasource.duckdb</artifactId>
+      <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <scope>runtime</scope>
+    </dependency>
+
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.eclipse.daanse</groupId>
+      <artifactId>org.eclipse.daanse.sql.dialect.db.duckdb</artifactId>
+      <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <scope>runtime</scope>
+    </dependency>
+
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.daanse</groupId>
diff --git a/application/probe/daanse.probe.bndrun b/application/probe/daanse.probe.bndrun
index c2f6241..dfd5a4f 100644
--- a/application/probe/daanse.probe.bndrun
+++ b/application/probe/daanse.probe.bndrun
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@
 
 
 -runbundles: \
-	ai.starlake.transpiler;version='[1.13.0,1.13.1)',\
+	ai.starlake.transpiler;version='[1.16.0,1.16.1)',\
 	ch.qos.logback.classic;version='[1.5.6,1.5.7)',\
 	com.fasterxml.woodstox.woodstox-core;version='[7.1.1,7.1.2)',\
 	com.github.ben-manes.caffeine;version='[3.1.2,3.1.3)',\
 	com.zaxxer.HikariCP;version='[7.1.0,7.1.1)',\
 	de.siegmar.fastcsv;version='[3.1.0,3.1.1)',\
-	net.sf.jsqlparser;version='[5.4.15,5.4.16)',\
+	net.sf.jsqlparser;version='[5.4.162,5.4.163)',\
 	org.apache.aries.spifly.dynamic.bundle;version='[1.3.7,1.3.8)',\
 	org.apache.felix.configadmin;version='[1.9.26,1.9.27)',\
 	org.apache.felix.http.jetty12;version='[2.0.4,2.0.5)',\
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
 	org.eclipse.emf.common;version='[2.44.0,2.44.1)',\
 	org.eclipse.emf.ecore;version='[2.41.0,2.41.1)',\
 	org.eclipse.emf.ecore.xmi;version='[2.39.0,2.39.1)',\
-	org.eclipse.fennec.emf.osgi.component;version='[0.1.1,0.1.2)',\
+	org.eclipse.fennec.emf.osgi.component;version='[1.0.2,1.0.3)',\
 	org.objectweb.asm;version='[9.9.0,9.9.1)',\
 	org.objectweb.asm.commons;version='[9.9.0,9.9.1)',\
 	org.objectweb.asm.tree;version='[9.9.0,9.9.1)',\
diff --git a/application/probe/pom.xml b/application/probe/pom.xml
index 2c94baa..7019f50 100644
--- a/application/probe/pom.xml
+++ b/application/probe/pom.xml
@@ -92,6 +92,13 @@
 
   <dependencies>
     <!-- The database the probe runs on, in memory and reading its CSVs itself. -->
+    <!-- rolap.core caches through caffeine; the export copies only what the pom names -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.github.ben-manes.caffeine</groupId>
+      <artifactId>caffeine</artifactId>
+      <version>3.1.2</version>
+      <scope>runtime</scope>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.daanse</groupId>
       <artifactId>org.eclipse.daanse.sql.dialect.db.duckdb</artifactId>