diff --git a/src/devtools/tests.ts b/src/devtools/tests.ts
index e0479a8..e73b4bc 100644
--- a/src/devtools/tests.ts
+++ b/src/devtools/tests.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   scriptFramesInRange,
   type ActionRuntime,
 } from '@/lib/actions'
+import { parseScript } from '@/lib/scriptDsl'
 import type { Action } from '@/types/scene'
 import { sampleLayer, lerpColor } from '@/lib/interpolate'
 import { snapToCandidates } from '@/lib/timelineSnap'
@@ -3382,6 +3383,125 @@ export function registerAllTests(): void {
     })
   })
 
+  suite('scriptDsl — parser', () => {
+    test('parses bare commands', () => {
+      const { actions, errors } = parseScript('play\npause\nrewind')
+      expect(errors).toHaveLength(0)
+      expect(actions.map((a) => a.type)).toEqual(['play', 'pause', 'rewindToLoop'])
+    })
+
+    test('skips blank lines and comments', () => {
+      const src = [
+        '// leading comment',
+        '',
+        'play // trailing comment',
+        '   ',
+        'pause',
+      ].join('\n')
+      const { actions, errors } = parseScript(src)
+      expect(errors).toHaveLength(0)
+      expect(actions.map((a) => a.type)).toEqual(['play', 'pause'])
+    })
+
+    test('jump accepts seconds, #frame, and @marker', () => {
+      const { actions, errors } = parseScript('jump 2.5\njump #60\njump @intro')
+      expect(errors).toHaveLength(0)
+      expect(actions[0]).toEqual({ type: 'jumpTo', time: 2.5 })
+      expect(actions[1]).toEqual({ type: 'jumpToFrame', frame: 60 })
+      expect(actions[2]).toEqual({ type: 'jumpToMarker', name: 'intro' })
+    })
+
+    test('jump reports invalid arguments', () => {
+      const { actions, errors } = parseScript('jump\njump abc\njump #xx\njump @')
+      expect(actions).toHaveLength(0)
+      expect(errors).toHaveLength(4)
+    })
+
+    test('state requires btn:<label> and a valid state', () => {
+      const good = parseScript('state btn:play pressed')
+      expect(good.errors).toHaveLength(0)
+      expect(good.actions[0]).toEqual({
+        type: 'setButtonState',
+        instanceId: 'play',
+        state: 'pressed',
+      })
+      const bad1 = parseScript('state play pressed')
+      expect(bad1.errors).toHaveLength(1)
+      const bad2 = parseScript('state btn:play weird')
+      expect(bad2.errors).toHaveLength(1)
+    })
+
+    test('enable / disable map to setButtonDisabled', () => {
+      const { actions } = parseScript('enable btn:play\ndisable btn:play')
+      expect(actions[0]).toEqual({
+        type: 'setButtonDisabled',
+        instanceId: 'play',
+        disabled: false,
+      })
+      expect(actions[1]).toEqual({
+        type: 'setButtonDisabled',
+        instanceId: 'play',
+        disabled: true,
+      })
+    })
+
+    test('unknown commands report error, other lines still parse', () => {
+      const { actions, errors } = parseScript('play\nwat\npause')
+      expect(errors).toHaveLength(1)
+      expect(errors[0].line).toBe(2)
+      expect(actions.map((a) => a.type)).toEqual(['play', 'pause'])
+    })
+  })
+
+  suite('actions — script type expands via evalAction', () => {
+    test('script source is parsed and each action dispatched in order', () => {
+      const calls: string[] = []
+      const rt: ActionRuntime = {
+        fps: 60,
+        playbackIn: 0,
+        playbackOut: 10,
+        duration: 10,
+        markers: { intro: 2 },
+        setPlayhead: (t) => calls.push(`seek:${t}`),
+        play: () => calls.push('play'),
+        pause: () => calls.push('pause'),
+        setButtonState: (id, s) => calls.push(`state:${id}=${s}`),
+        setButtonDisabled: (id, d) => calls.push(`disabled:${id}=${d}`),
+        warn: () => {},
+      }
+      evalAction(
+        {
+          type: 'script',
+          source: 'pause\njump @intro\nstate btn:play pressed',
+        },
+        rt,
+      )
+      expect(calls).toEqual(['pause', 'seek:2', 'state:play=pressed'])
+    })
+
+    test('script errors surface via rt.warn, valid actions still fire', () => {
+      const warnings: string[] = []
+      const fired: string[] = []
+      const rt: ActionRuntime = {
+        fps: 60,
+        playbackIn: 0,
+        playbackOut: 10,
+        duration: 10,
+        markers: {},
+        setPlayhead: () => {},
+        play: () => fired.push('play'),
+        pause: () => fired.push('pause'),
+        setButtonState: () => {},
+        setButtonDisabled: () => {},
+        warn: (m) => warnings.push(m),
+      }
+      evalAction({ type: 'script', source: 'play\nwat\npause' }, rt)
+      expect(fired).toEqual(['play', 'pause'])
+      expect(warnings).toHaveLength(1)
+      expect(warnings[0]).toContain('wat')
+    })
+  })
+
   suite('scene store — macro model normalization', () => {
     test('loadScene initializes new arrays when missing', () => {
       const s = makeFreshStore()
diff --git a/src/lib/actions.ts b/src/lib/actions.ts
index 4f85bde..a7a8640 100644
--- a/src/lib/actions.ts
+++ b/src/lib/actions.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { Action, ButtonState, Marker } from '@/types/scene'
+import { parseScript } from './scriptDsl'
 
 export interface ActionRuntime {
   fps: number
@@ -9,8 +10,12 @@ export interface ActionRuntime {
   setPlayhead(t: number): void
   play(): void
   pause(): void
-  setButtonState(instanceId: string, state: ButtonState): void
-  setButtonDisabled(instanceId: string, disabled: boolean): void
+  /**
+   * `instanceIdOrLabel` may be a real ButtonInstance id OR a user-facing
+   * label — the runtime resolves via the label map internally.
+   */
+  setButtonState(instanceIdOrLabel: string, state: ButtonState): void
+  setButtonDisabled(instanceIdOrLabel: string, disabled: boolean): void
   warn(msg: string): void
 }
 
@@ -56,9 +61,16 @@ export function evalAction(action: Action, rt: ActionRuntime): void {
     case 'setButtonDisabled':
       rt.setButtonDisabled(action.instanceId, action.disabled)
       return
-    case 'script':
-      rt.warn('Script DSL is not implemented yet')
+    case 'script': {
+      const parsed = parseScript(action.source)
+      if (parsed.errors.length) {
+        for (const e of parsed.errors) {
+          rt.warn(`Script line ${e.line}: ${e.message}`)
+        }
+      }
+      for (const sub of parsed.actions) evalAction(sub, rt)
       return
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/exportPlayer.ts b/src/lib/exportPlayer.ts
index d9405fe..31d7a42 100644
--- a/src/lib/exportPlayer.ts
+++ b/src/lib/exportPlayer.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { Scene } from '@/types/scene'
 
-const RUNTIME_VERSION = '3'
+const RUNTIME_VERSION = '4'
 
 const ENGINE_SOURCE = `(function(){
   if (window.AnimatrPlayer && window.AnimatrPlayer.__v === '${RUNTIME_VERSION}') return;
@@ -199,9 +199,74 @@ const ENGINE_SOURCE = `(function(){
       forcePlay: false,
       buttonStates: {},
       buttonDisabled: {},
+      buttonLabels: {},
       warn: function(m){ if(window.console)window.console.warn('[animatr]',m); }
     };
     (scene.markers||[]).forEach(function(mk){ runtime.markers[mk.name]=mk.time; });
+    (scene.buttonInstances||[]).forEach(function(bi){
+      if(bi.label) runtime.buttonLabels[bi.label]=bi.id;
+    });
+    function resolveButtonRef(ref){
+      // Try as real instance id first, then as label.
+      var bis=scene.buttonInstances||[];
+      for(var bri=0;bri<bis.length;bri++) if(bis[bri].id===ref) return ref;
+      return runtime.buttonLabels[ref]||null;
+    }
+    var BUTTON_STATES=['normal','hover','pressed','disabled'];
+    function parseScriptSource(source){
+      var outActs=[];
+      var outErrs=[];
+      var lines=String(source||'').split(/\\r?\\n/);
+      for(var pi=0;pi<lines.length;pi++){
+        var ln=lines[pi];
+        var ci=ln.indexOf('//');
+        if(ci>=0) ln=ln.slice(0,ci);
+        ln=ln.trim();
+        if(!ln) continue;
+        var toks=ln.split(/\\s+/).filter(function(x){return x;});
+        var cmd=(toks[0]||'').toLowerCase();
+        var parsed=null, err=null;
+        if(cmd==='play') parsed={type:'play'};
+        else if(cmd==='pause') parsed={type:'pause'};
+        else if(cmd==='rewind') parsed={type:'rewindToLoop'};
+        else if(cmd==='jump'){
+          if(toks.length<2) err='jump: missing argument';
+          else {
+            var a=toks[1];
+            if(a.charAt(0)==='#'){
+              var fr=Number(a.slice(1));
+              if(!isFinite(fr)) err='jump: invalid frame '+a;
+              else parsed={type:'jumpToFrame',frame:fr};
+            } else if(a.charAt(0)==='@'){
+              var nm=a.slice(1);
+              if(!nm) err='jump: missing marker name';
+              else parsed={type:'jumpToMarker',name:nm};
+            } else {
+              var tm=Number(a);
+              if(!isFinite(tm)) err='jump: invalid time '+a;
+              else parsed={type:'jumpTo',time:tm};
+            }
+          }
+        } else if(cmd==='state'){
+          if(toks.length<3) err='state: expected btn:<label> <state>';
+          else if(toks[1].indexOf('btn:')!==0) err='state: expected btn:<label>';
+          else {
+            var st=toks[2];
+            if(BUTTON_STATES.indexOf(st)<0) err='state: unknown state '+st;
+            else parsed={type:'setButtonState',instanceId:toks[1].slice(4),state:st};
+          }
+        } else if(cmd==='enable'||cmd==='disable'){
+          if(toks.length<2) err=cmd+': missing btn:<label>';
+          else if(toks[1].indexOf('btn:')!==0) err=cmd+': expected btn:<label>';
+          else parsed={type:'setButtonDisabled',instanceId:toks[1].slice(4),disabled:cmd==='disable'};
+        } else {
+          err='unknown command "'+cmd+'"';
+        }
+        if(err) outErrs.push({line:pi+1,message:err});
+        else if(parsed) outActs.push(parsed);
+      }
+      return {actions:outActs, errors:outErrs};
+    }
     function evalAction(act){
       switch(act.type){
         case 'play': runtime.forcePlay=true; runtime.forcePause=false; return;
@@ -215,9 +280,28 @@ const ENGINE_SOURCE = `(function(){
           runtime.jumpTo=Math.max(0,Math.min(runtime.duration,mt));
           return;
         }
-        case 'setButtonState': runtime.buttonStates[act.instanceId]=act.state; return;
-        case 'setButtonDisabled': runtime.buttonDisabled[act.instanceId]=act.disabled; return;
-        case 'script': runtime.warn('Script DSL not implemented'); return;
+        case 'setButtonState': {
+          var sid=resolveButtonRef(act.instanceId);
+          if(!sid){ runtime.warn('Unknown button ref: '+act.instanceId); return; }
+          runtime.buttonStates[sid]=act.state;
+          return;
+        }
+        case 'setButtonDisabled': {
+          var did=resolveButtonRef(act.instanceId);
+          if(!did){ runtime.warn('Unknown button ref: '+act.instanceId); return; }
+          runtime.buttonDisabled[did]=act.disabled;
+          return;
+        }
+        case 'script': {
+          var parsed=parseScriptSource(act.source);
+          if(parsed.errors.length){
+            for(var sei=0; sei<parsed.errors.length; sei++){
+              runtime.warn('Script line '+parsed.errors[sei].line+': '+parsed.errors[sei].message);
+            }
+          }
+          for(var sai=0; sai<parsed.actions.length; sai++) evalAction(parsed.actions[sai]);
+          return;
+        }
       }
     }
     function fireFrames(prev, next){
diff --git a/src/lib/scriptDsl.ts b/src/lib/scriptDsl.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..255b74b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/scriptDsl.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+import type { Action, ButtonState } from '@/types/scene'
+
+export interface ParseError {
+  line: number
+  message: string
+}
+
+export interface ParseResult {
+  actions: Action[]
+  errors: ParseError[]
+}
+
+const BUTTON_STATES = new Set<ButtonState>([
+  'normal',
+  'hover',
+  'pressed',
+  'disabled',
+])
+
+/**
+ * Parse a small line-based DSL into Action[]. Comments start with `//`
+ * and each non-empty line is one command. Known commands:
+ *
+ *   play | pause | rewind
+ *   jump <seconds>            (e.g. `jump 2.5`)
+ *   jump #<frame>             (e.g. `jump #135`)
+ *   jump @<marker>            (e.g. `jump @intro`)
+ *   state btn:<label> <state> (state ∈ normal|hover|pressed|disabled)
+ *   enable  btn:<label>
+ *   disable btn:<label>
+ *
+ * Button labels are left as-is in `instanceId`. The runtime resolves
+ * labels to real instance IDs at eval time.
+ */
+export function parseScript(source: string): ParseResult {
+  const actions: Action[] = []
+  const errors: ParseError[] = []
+  const lines = source.split(/\r?\n/)
+  for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
+    const stripped = stripComment(lines[i]).trim()
+    if (!stripped) continue
+    const res = parseLine(stripped)
+    if (res.error) errors.push({ line: i + 1, message: res.error })
+    else if (res.action) actions.push(res.action)
+  }
+  return { actions, errors }
+}
+
+function stripComment(line: string): string {
+  const i = line.indexOf('//')
+  return i < 0 ? line : line.slice(0, i)
+}
+
+function parseLine(line: string): { action?: Action; error?: string } {
+  const tokens = line.split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean)
+  if (!tokens.length) return {}
+  const cmd = tokens[0].toLowerCase()
+  switch (cmd) {
+    case 'play':
+      return ok({ type: 'play' })
+    case 'pause':
+      return ok({ type: 'pause' })
+    case 'rewind':
+      return ok({ type: 'rewindToLoop' })
+    case 'jump':
+      return parseJump(tokens)
+    case 'state':
+      return parseState(tokens)
+    case 'enable':
+      return parseEnable(tokens, false)
+    case 'disable':
+      return parseEnable(tokens, true)
+    default:
+      return { error: `unknown command "${cmd}"` }
+  }
+}
+
+function ok(action: Action): { action: Action } {
+  return { action }
+}
+
+function parseJump(tokens: string[]): { action?: Action; error?: string } {
+  if (tokens.length < 2) return { error: 'jump: missing argument' }
+  const arg = tokens[1]
+  if (arg.startsWith('#')) {
+    const frame = Number(arg.slice(1))
+    if (!Number.isFinite(frame)) return { error: `jump: invalid frame "${arg}"` }
+    return ok({ type: 'jumpToFrame', frame })
+  }
+  if (arg.startsWith('@')) {
+    const name = arg.slice(1)
+    if (!name) return { error: 'jump: missing marker name after @' }
+    return ok({ type: 'jumpToMarker', name })
+  }
+  const time = Number(arg)
+  if (!Number.isFinite(time)) return { error: `jump: invalid time "${arg}"` }
+  return ok({ type: 'jumpTo', time })
+}
+
+function parseButtonRef(token: string): string | null {
+  if (!token.startsWith('btn:')) return null
+  const label = token.slice(4)
+  return label || null
+}
+
+function parseState(tokens: string[]): { action?: Action; error?: string } {
+  if (tokens.length < 3) return { error: 'state: expected `btn:<label> <state>`' }
+  const label = parseButtonRef(tokens[1])
+  if (!label) return { error: `state: expected button ref like btn:<label>, got "${tokens[1]}"` }
+  const state = tokens[2] as ButtonState
+  if (!BUTTON_STATES.has(state)) {
+    return { error: `state: unknown state "${state}"` }
+  }
+  return ok({ type: 'setButtonState', instanceId: label, state })
+}
+
+function parseEnable(
+  tokens: string[],
+  disabled: boolean,
+): { action?: Action; error?: string } {
+  const verb = disabled ? 'disable' : 'enable'
+  if (tokens.length < 2) return { error: `${verb}: missing button ref` }
+  const label = parseButtonRef(tokens[1])
+  if (!label) {
+    return { error: `${verb}: expected button ref like btn:<label>` }
+  }
+  return ok({ type: 'setButtonDisabled', instanceId: label, disabled })
+}
diff --git a/src/stores/scene.ts b/src/stores/scene.ts
index 5d9ec5b..e3065d8 100644
--- a/src/stores/scene.ts
+++ b/src/stores/scene.ts
@@ -1493,6 +1493,14 @@ export const useSceneStore = defineStore('scene', {
     },
     actionRuntime(): ActionRuntime {
       const self = this
+      const instances = self.scene.buttonInstances ?? []
+      const byId = new Set(instances.map((bi) => bi.id))
+      const byLabel = new Map<string, string>()
+      for (const bi of instances) if (bi.label) byLabel.set(bi.label, bi.id)
+      function resolve(ref: string): string | null {
+        if (byId.has(ref)) return ref
+        return byLabel.get(ref) ?? null
+      }
       return {
         fps: self.scene.fps,
         playbackIn: self.playbackIn,
@@ -1512,8 +1520,14 @@ export const useSceneStore = defineStore('scene', {
           // No-op in editor for now — runtime-state management lands in
           // the export-runtime slice together with pointer handling.
         },
-        setButtonDisabled(instanceId: string, disabled: boolean) {
-          self.setButtonInstanceDisabled(instanceId, disabled)
+        setButtonDisabled(ref: string, disabled: boolean) {
+          const id = resolve(ref)
+          if (!id) {
+            // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+            console.warn('[animatr] unknown button ref:', ref)
+            return
+          }
+          self.setButtonInstanceDisabled(id, disabled)
         },
         warn(msg: string) {
           // eslint-disable-next-line no-console