diff --git a/src/Integrations/Divi/Design/DetachRewrite.php b/src/Integrations/Divi/Design/DetachRewrite.php
index 076bb10..da6d5c6 100644
--- a/src/Integrations/Divi/Design/DetachRewrite.php
+++ b/src/Integrations/Divi/Design/DetachRewrite.php
@@ -124,8 +124,11 @@ final class DetachRewrite implements NodeRewrite
         return array_values(array_filter($ids, fn (mixed $item): bool => $item !== $this->id));
     }
 
-    /** Whether the attributes of $block or of any block below mention $id (fail closed on unencodable values). */
-    private static function mentions(Block $block, string $id): bool
+    /**
+     * Whether the attributes of $block or of any block below mention $id (fail closed on unencodable values); also
+     * VariableDetachRewrite::concernsInstance().
+     */
+    public static function mentions(Block $block, string $id): bool
     {
         try {
             if (str_contains(Json::encode($block->attrs()), $id)) {
diff --git a/src/Integrations/Divi/Design/VariableDetachRewrite.php b/src/Integrations/Divi/Design/VariableDetachRewrite.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b988c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Integrations/Divi/Design/VariableDetachRewrite.php
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Design;
+
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\BlockTree\Block;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Compose\VariableRef;
+
+defined('ABSPATH') || exit;
+
+/**
+ * Replaces the references to global variable $id in the attributes of Divi blocks by its value (lit/divi-design-detach
+ * with variable, ruling V9): every attribute value that is exactly one reference $variable({"type":"content",
+ * "value":{"name":"<id>",…}})$ becomes the value – for a strings variable with the reference's own before/after
+ * around it. References embedded in a longer text stay (Divi resolves them inside the text; cutting them out would
+ * change the text) and are named in notes(). Other references – colors, other variables, dynamic content – stay
+ * untouched. Pure PHP.
+ */
+final class VariableDetachRewrite implements NodeRewrite
+{
+    private const EMBEDDED = '%s: Die Variable steht hier eingebettet in einem längeren Text; dieser Verweis bleibt '
+        . 'stehen – im Divi-Builder ersetzen.';
+
+    public function __construct(private string $id, private string $value, private string $variableType)
+    {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * What one whole reference to a variable of $variableType becomes: its value, for strings with the reference's
+     * before/after settings around it.
+     */
+    public static function replacement(string $reference, string $value, string $variableType): string
+    {
+        if ($variableType !== 'strings') {
+            return $value;
+        }
+        $settings = VariableRef::settingsOf($reference);
+        $before = is_string($settings['before'] ?? null) ? $settings['before'] : '';
+        $after = is_string($settings['after'] ?? null) ? $settings['after'] : '';
+
+        return $before . $value . $after;
+    }
+
+    public function rewrite(Block $block): ?array
+    {
+        if (! $block->isDivi()) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $changed = false;
+        $attrs = $this->resolved($block->attrs(), $changed);
+
+        return $changed && is_array($attrs) ? $attrs : null;
+    }
+
+    public function notes(Block $block, string $nodeId): array
+    {
+        return $this->embeds($block->attrs()) ? [sprintf(self::EMBEDDED, $nodeId)] : [];
+    }
+
+    public function concernsInstance(Block $instance): bool
+    {
+        return DetachRewrite::mentions($instance, $this->id);
+    }
+
+    /** $value with every whole reference to the variable replaced; $changed tells whether one was. */
+    private function resolved(mixed $value, bool &$changed): mixed
+    {
+        if (is_string($value)) {
+            if (VariableRef::nameOf($value) !== $this->id) {
+                return $value;
+            }
+            $changed = true;
+
+            return self::replacement($value, $this->value, $this->variableType);
+        }
+        if (! is_array($value)) {
+            return $value;
+        }
+
+        foreach ($value as $key => $item) {
+            $value[$key] = $this->resolved($item, $changed);
+        }
+
+        return $value;
+    }
+
+    /** Whether a string below $value names the variable inside a longer text. */
+    private function embeds(mixed $value): bool
+    {
+        if (is_string($value)) {
+            return VariableRef::contains($value) && str_contains($value, '"' . $this->id . '"');
+        }
+        if (! is_array($value)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        foreach ($value as $item) {
+            if ($this->embeds($item)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Integrations/Divi/Design/VariableDetachRewriteTest.php b/tests/Unit/Integrations/Divi/Design/VariableDetachRewriteTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ed55e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Integrations/Divi/Design/VariableDetachRewriteTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace LIT\MCP\Tests\Unit\Integrations\Divi\Design;
+
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\BlockTree\Block;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\BlockTree\Json;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\BlockTree\NodeIndex;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\BlockTree\Parser;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Compose\VariableRef;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Design\VariableDetachRewrite;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+final class VariableDetachRewriteTest extends TestCase
+{
+    private const RADIUS = 'gvid-radius0001';
+    private const CLAIM = 'gvid-claim00001';
+
+    /** A whole reference to global variable $id, as the Divi Builder stores it. */
+    public static function ref(string $id, array $settings = []): string
+    {
+        return VariableRef::serialize('content', $id, $settings);
+    }
+
+    /** A breakpoint map with one desktop value. */
+    private static function desktop(mixed $value): array
+    {
+        return ['desktop' => ['value' => $value]];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param list<array{0: string, 1: array<string, mixed>}> $blocks name and attributes, in the order of the column
+     * @return NodeIndex Blocks below s0.r0.c0 are m0, m1, … (g0, … for instances, x0, … for other blocks).
+     */
+    private static function index(array $blocks): NodeIndex
+    {
+        $inner = '';
+        foreach ($blocks as [$name, $attrs]) {
+            $inner .= sprintf('<!-- wp:%s %s /-->', $name, Json::encode($attrs));
+        }
+
+        return NodeIndex::build((new Parser())->parse(
+            '<!-- wp:divi/section --><!-- wp:divi/row --><!-- wp:divi/column -->' . $inner
+            . '<!-- /wp:divi/column --><!-- /wp:divi/row --><!-- /wp:divi/section -->'
+        ));
+    }
+
+    private static function node(NodeIndex $index, string $id): Block
+    {
+        $block = $index->find('s0.r0.c0.' . $id);
+        self::assertNotNull($block);
+
+        return $block;
+    }
+
+    public function testReplacesWholeNumberReferencesAtAnyDepth(): void
+    {
+        $index = self::index([['divi/button', [
+            'button' => ['decoration' => ['border' => self::desktop([
+                'radius' => ['topLeft' => self::ref(self::RADIUS), 'topRight' => self::ref(self::RADIUS)],
+            ])]],
+            'module' => ['decoration' => ['spacing' => self::desktop(['padding' => ['top' => '10px']])]],
+        ]]]);
+
+        $attrs = (new VariableDetachRewrite(self::RADIUS, '8px', 'numbers'))->rewrite(self::node($index, 'm0'));
+
+        self::assertSame(
+            ['topLeft' => '8px', 'topRight' => '8px'],
+            $attrs['button']['decoration']['border']['desktop']['value']['radius'] ?? null
+        );
+        self::assertSame('10px', $attrs['module']['decoration']['spacing']['desktop']['value']['padding']['top']);
+    }
+
+    public function testAStringsVariableKeepsBeforeAndAfterOfTheReference(): void
+    {
+        $index = self::index([
+            ['divi/text', ['content' => ['innerContent' => self::desktop(
+                self::ref(self::CLAIM, ['before' => 'Jetzt: ', 'after' => '!'])
+            )]]],
+            ['divi/text', ['content' => ['innerContent' => self::desktop(self::ref(self::CLAIM))]]],
+        ]);
+        $rewrite = new VariableDetachRewrite(self::CLAIM, 'Gut beraten', 'strings');
+
+        self::assertSame(
+            'Jetzt: Gut beraten!',
+            $rewrite->rewrite(self::node($index, 'm0'))['content']['innerContent']['desktop']['value'] ?? null
+        );
+        self::assertSame(
+            'Gut beraten',
+            $rewrite->rewrite(self::node($index, 'm1'))['content']['innerContent']['desktop']['value'] ?? null
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testOtherTypesIgnoreBeforeAndAfter(): void
+    {
+        self::assertSame(
+            'Open Sans',
+            VariableDetachRewrite::replacement(self::ref('gvid-font000001', ['before' => 'x']), 'Open Sans', 'fonts')
+        );
+        self::assertSame('a1b', VariableDetachRewrite::replacement(self::ref(self::CLAIM, [
+            'before' => 'a', 'after' => 'b',
+        ]), '1', 'strings'));
+    }
+
+    public function testFontsAndOtherReferencesStayUntouched(): void
+    {
+        $color = VariableRef::serialize('color', 'gcid-primary-color', []);
+        $dynamic = VariableRef::serialize('content', 'post_title', []);
+        $index = self::index([
+            ['divi/heading', [
+                'title' => ['decoration' => ['font' => ['font' => self::desktop([
+                    'family' => self::ref('gvid-font000001'),
+                    'color' => $color,
+                ])]]],
+                'content' => ['innerContent' => self::desktop($dynamic)],
+            ]],
+            ['divi/text', ['content' => ['innerContent' => self::desktop(self::ref(self::RADIUS))]]],
+            ['core/paragraph', ['content' => self::ref('gvid-font000001')]],
+        ]);
+        $rewrite = new VariableDetachRewrite('gvid-font000001', 'Open Sans', 'fonts');
+
+        $attrs = $rewrite->rewrite(self::node($index, 'm0'));
+        self::assertSame(
+            ['family' => 'Open Sans', 'color' => $color],
+            $attrs['title']['decoration']['font']['font']['desktop']['value'] ?? null
+        );
+        self::assertSame($dynamic, $attrs['content']['innerContent']['desktop']['value']);
+        self::assertNull($rewrite->rewrite(self::node($index, 'm1')), 'another variable');
+        self::assertNull($rewrite->rewrite(self::node($index, 'x0')), 'not a Divi block');
+    }
+
+    public function testEmbeddedReferencesStayAndAreNoted(): void
+    {
+        $embedded = 'Ab ' . self::ref(self::RADIUS) . ' Rundung';
+        $index = self::index([
+            ['divi/text', [
+                'content' => ['innerContent' => self::desktop($embedded)],
+                'module' => ['decoration' => ['border' => self::desktop([
+                    'radius' => ['topLeft' => self::ref(self::RADIUS)],
+                ])]],
+            ]],
+            ['divi/text', ['content' => ['innerContent' => self::desktop($embedded)]]],
+        ]);
+        $rewrite = new VariableDetachRewrite(self::RADIUS, '8px', 'numbers');
+        $first = self::node($index, 'm0');
+
+        $attrs = $rewrite->rewrite($first);
+        self::assertSame($embedded, $attrs['content']['innerContent']['desktop']['value'] ?? null);
+        $first->setAttrs((array) $attrs);
+        self::assertSame(
+            ['s0.r0.c0.m0: Die Variable steht hier eingebettet in einem längeren Text; dieser Verweis bleibt stehen – '
+                . 'im Divi-Builder ersetzen.'],
+            $rewrite->notes($first, 's0.r0.c0.m0')
+        );
+        self::assertNull($rewrite->rewrite(self::node($index, 'm1')), 'only embedded: nothing to replace');
+        self::assertSame(
+            [],
+            (new VariableDetachRewrite(self::CLAIM, 'x', 'strings'))->notes($first, 's0.r0.c0.m0'),
+            'another variable is not noted'
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testInstancesThatMentionTheIdConcernTheRewrite(): void
+    {
+        $index = self::index([
+            ['divi/global-layout', ['globalModule' => '1058', 'blockName' => 'divi/text', 'localAttrs' => [
+                'content' => ['innerContent' => self::desktop(self::ref(self::RADIUS))],
+            ]]],
+            ['divi/global-layout', ['globalModule' => '1059', 'blockName' => 'divi/text']],
+        ]);
+        $rewrite = new VariableDetachRewrite(self::RADIUS, '8px', 'numbers');
+
+        self::assertTrue($rewrite->concernsInstance(self::node($index, 'g0')));
+        self::assertFalse($rewrite->concernsInstance(self::node($index, 'g1')));
+    }
+}