diff --git a/platform/domain/game_client_bridge.go b/platform/domain/game_client_bridge.go
index ea7f3f7..1b7c9dc 100644
--- a/platform/domain/game_client_bridge.go
+++ b/platform/domain/game_client_bridge.go
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ type GameClientBridgeDataPackDeclaration struct {
 	DatabaseUserVersion int
 	LogParserRefs       []string
 	ConfigMapRefs       []string
+ 	DataRefs            []string
 }
 
 type GameClientBridgeOperationKind string
@@ -528,6 +529,7 @@ func CopyGameClientBridgeManifest(value GameClientBridgeManifest) GameClientBrid
 	for index := range value.DataPacks {
 		value.DataPacks[index].LogParserRefs = CopyStringSlice(value.DataPacks[index].LogParserRefs)
 		value.DataPacks[index].ConfigMapRefs = CopyStringSlice(value.DataPacks[index].ConfigMapRefs)
+ 		value.DataPacks[index].DataRefs = CopyStringSlice(value.DataPacks[index].DataRefs)
 	}
 	value.OperationTemplates = append([]GameClientBridgeOperationTemplateDeclaration(nil), value.OperationTemplates...)
 	value.Pages = append([]GameClientBridgePageContract(nil), value.Pages...)
diff --git a/platform/domain/game_client_bridge_test.go b/platform/domain/game_client_bridge_test.go
index c390c12..e96d68f 100644
--- a/platform/domain/game_client_bridge_test.go
+++ b/platform/domain/game_client_bridge_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ func TestCopyGameClientBridgeDeclarationsCopiesQueryTemplateSlices(t *testing.T)
 			Target:   GameClientBridgeLogProjectionTargetDeclaration{Collection: "users", UpsertKeys: []string{"steamId"}, CaptureMappings: map[string]string{"steamId": "steamId"}, FixedValues: map[string]string{"source": "stdout"}, ObservedAtField: "lastLoginAt"},
 			Presence: &GameClientBridgeLogProjectionPresenceDeclaration{TimestampField: "lastLoginAt", ActiveWindowSeconds: 600, ActivityTarget: &GameClientBridgeLogProjectionTargetDeclaration{Collection: "activity", UpsertKeys: []string{"steamId"}, CaptureMappings: map[string]string{"steamId": "steamId"}}},
 		}},
-		DataPacks:          []GameClientBridgeDataPackDeclaration{{Key: "db-v1", LogParserRefs: []string{"logs.json"}, ConfigMapRefs: []string{"config.json"}}},
+ 		DataPacks:          []GameClientBridgeDataPackDeclaration{{Key: "db-v1", LogParserRefs: []string{"logs.json"}, ConfigMapRefs: []string{"config.json"}, DataRefs: []string{"data.json"}}},
 		OperationTemplates: []GameClientBridgeOperationTemplateDeclaration{{Key: "player.fame.set"}},
 		Pages:              []GameClientBridgePageContract{{PageKey: "players", QueryTemplateKeys: []string{"player.lookup"}, OperationKeys: []string{"player.fame.set"}}},
 	}
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ func TestCopyGameClientBridgeDeclarationsCopiesQueryTemplateSlices(t *testing.T)
 	manifestCopy.LogProjections[0].Target.CaptureMappings["steamId"] = "mutated"
 	manifestCopy.LogProjections[0].Presence.ActivityTarget.CaptureMappings["steamId"] = "mutated"
 	manifestCopy.DataPacks[0].LogParserRefs[0] = "mutated"
+ 	manifestCopy.DataPacks[0].DataRefs[0] = "mutated"
 	manifestCopy.OperationTemplates[0].Key = "mutated"
 	manifestCopy.Pages[0].QueryTemplateKeys[0] = "mutated"
 	manifestCopy.Pages[0].OperationKeys[0] = "mutated"
-	if manifest.QueryTemplates[0].Key != "player.lookup" || manifest.QueryTemplates[0].RowTarget.ColumnMappings["userId"] != "user_id" || manifest.LogProjections[0].StreamKeys[0] != "process.stdout" || manifest.LogProjections[0].Target.CaptureMappings["steamId"] != "steamId" || manifest.LogProjections[0].Presence.ActivityTarget.CaptureMappings["steamId"] != "steamId" || manifest.DataPacks[0].LogParserRefs[0] != "logs.json" || manifest.OperationTemplates[0].Key != "player.fame.set" || manifest.Pages[0].QueryTemplateKeys[0] != "player.lookup" || manifest.Pages[0].OperationKeys[0] != "player.fame.set" {
+ 	if manifest.QueryTemplates[0].Key != "player.lookup" || manifest.QueryTemplates[0].RowTarget.ColumnMappings["userId"] != "user_id" || manifest.LogProjections[0].StreamKeys[0] != "process.stdout" || manifest.LogProjections[0].Target.CaptureMappings["steamId"] != "steamId" || manifest.LogProjections[0].Presence.ActivityTarget.CaptureMappings["steamId"] != "steamId" || manifest.DataPacks[0].LogParserRefs[0] != "logs.json" || manifest.DataPacks[0].DataRefs[0] != "data.json" || manifest.OperationTemplates[0].Key != "player.fame.set" || manifest.Pages[0].QueryTemplateKeys[0] != "player.lookup" || manifest.Pages[0].OperationKeys[0] != "player.fame.set" {
 		t.Fatalf("manifest copy aliases query template declarations: source=%#v copy=%#v", manifest, manifestCopy)
 	}
 
diff --git a/platform/dto/resources.go b/platform/dto/resources.go
index 0f465c3..8029e64 100644
--- a/platform/dto/resources.go
+++ b/platform/dto/resources.go
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ type GameClientBridgeDataPackDeclarationBody struct {
 	DatabaseUserVersion int      `json:"databaseUserVersion"`
 	LogParserRefs       []string `json:"logParserRefs"`
 	ConfigMapRefs       []string `json:"configMapRefs"`
+ 	DataRefs            []string `json:"dataRefs,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type GameClientBridgeOperationSafetyBody struct {
@@ -1244,7 +1245,7 @@ func (body GameClientBridgeManifestBody) ToDomain() domain.GameClientBridgeManif
 	}
 	dataPacks := make([]domain.GameClientBridgeDataPackDeclaration, len(body.DataPacks))
 	for index, dataPack := range body.DataPacks {
-		dataPacks[index] = domain.GameClientBridgeDataPackDeclaration{Key: dataPack.Key, DatabaseUserVersion: dataPack.DatabaseUserVersion, LogParserRefs: domain.CopyStringSlice(dataPack.LogParserRefs), ConfigMapRefs: domain.CopyStringSlice(dataPack.ConfigMapRefs)}
+ 		dataPacks[index] = domain.GameClientBridgeDataPackDeclaration{Key: dataPack.Key, DatabaseUserVersion: dataPack.DatabaseUserVersion, LogParserRefs: domain.CopyStringSlice(dataPack.LogParserRefs), ConfigMapRefs: domain.CopyStringSlice(dataPack.ConfigMapRefs), DataRefs: domain.CopyStringSlice(dataPack.DataRefs)}
 	}
 	operationTemplates := make([]domain.GameClientBridgeOperationTemplateDeclaration, len(body.OperationTemplates))
 	for index, template := range body.OperationTemplates {
@@ -1730,7 +1731,7 @@ func gameClientBridgeManifestFromDomain(value domain.GameClientBridgeManifest) G
 	}
 	dataPacks := make([]GameClientBridgeDataPackDeclarationBody, len(value.DataPacks))
 	for index, dataPack := range value.DataPacks {
-		dataPacks[index] = GameClientBridgeDataPackDeclarationBody{Key: dataPack.Key, DatabaseUserVersion: dataPack.DatabaseUserVersion, LogParserRefs: domain.CopyStringSlice(dataPack.LogParserRefs), ConfigMapRefs: domain.CopyStringSlice(dataPack.ConfigMapRefs)}
+ 		dataPacks[index] = GameClientBridgeDataPackDeclarationBody{Key: dataPack.Key, DatabaseUserVersion: dataPack.DatabaseUserVersion, LogParserRefs: domain.CopyStringSlice(dataPack.LogParserRefs), ConfigMapRefs: domain.CopyStringSlice(dataPack.ConfigMapRefs), DataRefs: domain.CopyStringSlice(dataPack.DataRefs)}
 	}
 	operationTemplates := make([]GameClientBridgeOperationTemplateDeclarationBody, len(value.OperationTemplates))
 	for index, template := range value.OperationTemplates {
diff --git a/platform/dto/resources_test.go b/platform/dto/resources_test.go
index 26a2882..aa55e16 100644
--- a/platform/dto/resources_test.go
+++ b/platform/dto/resources_test.go
@@ -145,14 +145,14 @@ func TestGameClientBridgeQueryTemplateDeclarationRoundTripIsSafe(t *testing.T) {
 			Target:   GameClientBridgeLogProjectionTargetDeclarationBody{Collection: "users", UpsertKeys: []string{"steamId"}, CaptureMappings: map[string]string{"steamId": "steamId"}, FixedValues: map[string]string{"source": "stdout"}, ObservedAtField: "lastLoginAt"},
 			Presence: &GameClientBridgeLogProjectionPresenceDeclarationBody{TimestampField: "lastLoginAt", ActiveWindowSeconds: 600, ActivityTarget: &GameClientBridgeLogProjectionTargetDeclarationBody{Collection: "activity", UpsertKeys: []string{"steamId"}, CaptureMappings: map[string]string{"steamId": "steamId"}}, Announcement: GameClientBridgeLogProjectionAnnouncementDeclarationBody{ProfileKey: "scum-client", CommandType: "announcement.send", TextField: "message", NewTextTemplate: "welcome {{name}}", ReturningTextTemplate: "welcome back {{name}}"}},
 		}},
-		DataPacks:               []GameClientBridgeDataPackDeclarationBody{{Key: "db-v1", DatabaseUserVersion: 1, LogParserRefs: []string{"data/logs.json"}, ConfigMapRefs: []string{"data/config.json"}}},
+ 		DataPacks:               []GameClientBridgeDataPackDeclarationBody{{Key: "db-v1", DatabaseUserVersion: 1, LogParserRefs: []string{"data/logs.json"}, ConfigMapRefs: []string{"data/config.json"}, DataRefs: []string{"data/items.json"}}},
 		CommandRetentionSeconds: 86400,
 		MaxCommands:             1000,
 		Pages:                   []GameClientBridgePageContractBody{{PageKey: "players", QueryTemplateKeys: []string{"player.lookup"}}},
 	}
 
 	domainManifest := body.ToDomain()
-	if len(domainManifest.QueryTemplates) != 1 || domainManifest.QueryTemplates[0].SQLRef != "sql/player-lookup.sql" || domainManifest.QueryTemplates[0].PollIntervalSeconds != 3 || domainManifest.QueryTemplates[0].RowTarget.Collection != "users" || domainManifest.QueryTemplates[0].RowTarget.WriteMode != "merge" || len(domainManifest.LogProjections) != 1 || domainManifest.LogProjections[0].Presence.ActiveWindowSeconds != 600 || len(domainManifest.DataPacks) != 1 || domainManifest.Pages[0].QueryTemplateKeys[0] != "player.lookup" {
+ 	if len(domainManifest.QueryTemplates) != 1 || domainManifest.QueryTemplates[0].SQLRef != "sql/player-lookup.sql" || domainManifest.QueryTemplates[0].PollIntervalSeconds != 3 || domainManifest.QueryTemplates[0].RowTarget.Collection != "users" || domainManifest.QueryTemplates[0].RowTarget.WriteMode != "merge" || len(domainManifest.LogProjections) != 1 || domainManifest.LogProjections[0].Presence.ActiveWindowSeconds != 600 || len(domainManifest.DataPacks) != 1 || domainManifest.DataPacks[0].DataRefs[0] != "data/items.json" || domainManifest.Pages[0].QueryTemplateKeys[0] != "player.lookup" {
 		t.Fatalf("query template conversion lost declaration fields: %#v", domainManifest)
 	}
 	domainManifest.QueryTemplates[0].RowTarget.ColumnMappings["userId"] = "mutated"
@@ -170,6 +170,11 @@ func TestGameClientBridgeQueryTemplateDeclarationRoundTripIsSafe(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("query template page keys alias request DTO data")
 	}
 	domainManifest.Pages[0].QueryTemplateKeys[0] = "player.lookup"
+ 	domainManifest.DataPacks[0].DataRefs[0] = "mutated"
+ 	if body.DataPacks[0].DataRefs[0] != "data/items.json" {
+ 		t.Fatal("data pack data refs alias request DTO data")
+ 	}
+ 	domainManifest.DataPacks[0].DataRefs[0] = "data/items.json"
 
 	response := gameClientBridgeManifestFromDomain(domainManifest)
 	response.LogProjections[0].Target.FixedValues["source"] = "mutated"
diff --git a/platform/validator/resources.go b/platform/validator/resources.go
index 970a8f0..cd1886f 100644
--- a/platform/validator/resources.go
+++ b/platform/validator/resources.go
@@ -640,7 +640,9 @@ func validateGameClientBridgeManifest(field string, bridge domain.GameClientBrid
 		if dataPack.DatabaseUserVersion < 1 || len(dataPack.LogParserRefs) == 0 || len(dataPack.ConfigMapRefs) == 0 {
 			violations = append(violations, prefix+" must declare a database version and parser/config assets")
 		}
-		for _, ref := range append(domain.CopyStringSlice(dataPack.LogParserRefs), dataPack.ConfigMapRefs...) {
+ 		refs := append(domain.CopyStringSlice(dataPack.LogParserRefs), dataPack.ConfigMapRefs...)
+ 		refs = append(refs, dataPack.DataRefs...)
+ 		for _, ref := range refs {
 			if !safeRelativeJSONRef(ref) {
 				violations = append(violations, prefix+" asset reference is invalid")
 			}