diff --git a/src/Integrations/Divi/Design/DesignRights.php b/src/Integrations/Divi/Design/DesignRights.php
index 6fcabc0..bf6f484 100644
--- a/src/Integrations/Divi/Design/DesignRights.php
+++ b/src/Integrations/Divi/Design/DesignRights.php
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ use WP_Error;
 defined('ABSPATH') || exit;
 
 /**
- * Who may change the design system (spec §10): presets need edit_theme_options and Divi's role right "Visual Builder
- * verwenden" – what Divi's own preset sync asks since 5.15 (formats "Nachtrag 5.15.1"). Without unfiltered_html a
- * write is refused while presets it saves along hold HTML/CSS that Divi would strip (final review I-2).
+ * Who may change the design system (spec §10): presets and colors need edit_theme_options and Divi's role right
+ * "Visual Builder verwenden" – what Divi's own preset sync asks since 5.15 (formats "Nachtrag 5.15.1"); variables
+ * also the role right "Variables Manager". Without unfiltered_html a write is refused while presets it saves along
+ * hold HTML/CSS that Divi would strip (final review I-2).
  */
 final class DesignRights
 {
@@ -48,15 +49,46 @@ final class DesignRights
     }
 
     public static function presets(DesignSystemWriter $writer): ?WP_Error
+    {
+        return self::designer($writer, 'Presets');
+    }
+
+    /** Colors: the same rights as presets (spec §10 – stricter than Divi, which asks edit_theme_options only). */
+    public static function colors(DesignSystemWriter $writer): ?WP_Error
+    {
+        return self::designer($writer, 'Farben');
+    }
+
+    /** Variables: also Divi's role right "Variables Manager" – without it Divi silently saves nothing (plan 4c V7). */
+    public static function variables(DesignSystemWriter $writer, GlobalVariablesAdapter $variables): ?WP_Error
+    {
+        $refusal = self::designer($writer, 'Variablen');
+        if ($refusal !== null || $variables->canManage()) {
+            return $refusal;
+        }
+
+        return Errors::forbidden(
+            'Die Divi-Rolle dieses Kontos erlaubt den Variablen-Manager nicht; ohne ihn speichert Divi keine '
+                . 'Variablen.',
+            'Einen Administrator bitten, das Recht unter Divi → Rollen-Editor freizugeben.'
+        );
+    }
+
+    /** edit_theme_options and Divi's role right "Visual Builder verwenden"; $what names the area in the message. */
+    private static function designer(DesignSystemWriter $writer, string $what): ?WP_Error
     {
         if (! current_user_can('edit_theme_options')) {
-            return Errors::forbidden(
-                'Presets ändern erfordert das Recht, das Design der Website anzupassen (edit_theme_options).'
-            );
+            return Errors::forbidden(sprintf(
+                '%s ändern erfordert das Recht, das Design der Website anzupassen (edit_theme_options).',
+                $what
+            ));
         }
         if (! $writer->canUseVisualBuilder()) {
             return Errors::forbidden(
-                'Die Divi-Rolle dieses Kontos erlaubt den Visual Builder nicht; ohne ihn ändert LIT MCP keine Presets.',
+                sprintf(
+                    'Die Divi-Rolle dieses Kontos erlaubt den Visual Builder nicht; ohne ihn ändert LIT MCP keine %s.',
+                    $what
+                ),
                 'Einen Administrator bitten, das Recht unter Divi → Rollen-Editor freizugeben.'
             );
         }
diff --git a/src/Integrations/Divi/Design/GlobalColorsAdapter.php b/src/Integrations/Divi/Design/GlobalColorsAdapter.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54a6b43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Integrations/Divi/Design/GlobalColorsAdapter.php
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Design;
+
+use ET\Builder\Packages\GlobalData\GlobalData;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release\Call;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release\DiviAdapter;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release\DiviFeature;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release\DiviLocked;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release\Manifest;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release\ReleaseGate;
+use RuntimeException;
+
+defined('ABSPATH') || exit;
+
+/**
+ * Adapter "Designsystem" (spec §3) for the global colors (formats §1, plan 4c V3/V4): reads them through
+ * GlobalData::get_global_colors() and writes them through set_global_colors(). The five customizer colors live in
+ * Divi's theme options; get_customizer_colors() caches them in a static variable for the whole request, so read()
+ * lays the stored option values over Divi's answer – a read-back after writing sees the new value. Not final so the
+ * color area can be tested with a mock.
+ */
+class GlobalColorsAdapter implements DiviAdapter
+{
+    /** Divi's theme options (one array option) with the customizer colors. */
+    private const OPTIONS = 'et_divi';
+
+    /** Customizer color ID => its option in et_divi (GlobalData::$customizer_colors). */
+    private const CUSTOMIZER = [
+        'gcid-primary-color' => 'accent_color',
+        'gcid-secondary-color' => 'secondary_accent_color',
+        'gcid-heading-color' => 'header_color',
+        'gcid-body-color' => 'font_color',
+        'gcid-link-color' => 'link_color',
+    ];
+
+    public static function manifest(): Manifest
+    {
+        return new Manifest(
+            Manifest::DESIGN,
+            calls: [
+                new Call(GlobalData::class . '::get_global_colors', 0),
+                new Call(GlobalData::class . '::sanitize_global_colors_data', 1),
+                new Call(GlobalData::class . '::set_global_colors', 2),
+            ],
+            keys: [self::OPTIONS],
+            features: [DiviFeature::ColorWrite]
+        );
+    }
+
+    /** @return array<string, array<string, mixed>> get_global_colors() with the customizer values of et_divi. */
+    public function read(): array
+    {
+        $colors = GlobalData::get_global_colors();
+        $options = get_option(self::OPTIONS);
+        foreach (self::CUSTOMIZER as $id => $option) {
+            $value = is_array($options) ? ($options[$option] ?? null) : null;
+            if (is_array($colors[$id] ?? null) && is_string($value) && $value !== '') {
+                $colors[$id]['color'] = $value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $colors;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Saves checked entries: $replace false merges them into the stored colors (set_global_colors with
+     * "already sanitized"), $replace true replaces all stored colors (restore). Customizer colors among them go to
+     * the theme options (Divi does that itself).
+     *
+     * @param array<string, array<string, mixed>> $entries
+     * @throws DiviLocked When color-write is not released – before anything is written.
+     * @throws RuntimeException When Divi's sanitizing drops an entry; nothing is written then.
+     */
+    public function save(array $entries, bool $replace): void
+    {
+        ReleaseGate::assertFeature(DiviFeature::ColorWrite);
+        $clean = GlobalData::sanitize_global_colors_data($entries);
+        $dropped = array_diff(array_keys($entries), array_keys($clean));
+        if ($dropped !== []) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('global colors refused: Divi dropped ' . implode(', ', $dropped));
+        }
+
+        GlobalData::set_global_colors($clean, ! $replace);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Integrations/Divi/Design/GlobalVariablesAdapter.php b/src/Integrations/Divi/Design/GlobalVariablesAdapter.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b05233
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Integrations/Divi/Design/GlobalVariablesAdapter.php
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Design;
+
+use ET\Builder\Packages\GlobalData\GlobalData;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release\Call;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release\DiviAdapter;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release\DiviFeature;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release\DiviLocked;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release\Manifest;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release\ReleaseGate;
+use RuntimeException;
+use WP_Error;
+
+defined('ABSPATH') || exit;
+
+/**
+ * Adapter "Designsystem" (spec §3) for the global variables (formats §2, plan 4c V7): reads them through
+ * GlobalData::get_global_variables() back into the stored form and writes them through set_global_variables() with
+ * the inventory the change was planned on (Divi's own stale check). Without edit_theme_options or Divi's role right
+ * "Variables Manager" Divi silently saves nothing – DesignRights::variables() asks canManage() first. Not final so
+ * the variable area can be tested with a mock.
+ */
+class GlobalVariablesAdapter implements DiviAdapter
+{
+    public static function manifest(): Manifest
+    {
+        return new Manifest(
+            Manifest::DESIGN,
+            calls: [
+                new Call(GlobalData::class . '::get_global_variables', 0),
+                new Call(GlobalData::class . '::set_global_variables', 2),
+                new Call('et_pb_is_allowed', 1),
+            ],
+            features: [DiviFeature::VariableWrite]
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The stored form: type => ID => entry as arrays, without allowedActions, without the customizer fonts and the
+     * group "colors" (both are not stored there), empty groups left out.
+     *
+     * @return array<string, array<string, array<string, mixed>>>
+     */
+    public function read(): array
+    {
+        $data = [];
+        foreach (GlobalData::get_global_variables() as $type => $items) {
+            if ($type === 'colors' || (! is_array($items) && ! is_object($items))) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            foreach ((array) $items as $id => $item) {
+                // Divi's sanitizing keeps gvid- IDs only; the customizer fonts (--et_global_*_font) are not stored.
+                if (! str_starts_with((string) $id, 'gvid-') || (! is_array($item) && ! is_object($item))) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                $entry = (array) $item;
+                unset($entry['allowedActions']);
+                $data[(string) $type][(string) $id] = $entry;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $data;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array<string, array<string, array<string, mixed>>> $data     The whole new inventory (stored form).
+     * @param array<string, array<string, array<string, mixed>>> $expected The inventory the change was planned on.
+     * @throws DiviLocked When variable-write is not released – before anything is written.
+     * @throws RuntimeException When Divi refuses the inventory (stale, missing IDs, invalid entries).
+     */
+    public function save(array $data, array $expected): void
+    {
+        ReleaseGate::assertFeature(DiviFeature::VariableWrite);
+        $refusal = GlobalData::set_global_variables($data, $expected);
+        if ($refusal instanceof WP_Error) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('global variables refused: ' . $refusal->get_error_code() . ' '
+                . $refusal->get_error_message());
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** Divi's role right "Variables Manager"; fail closed without Divi. */
+    public function canManage(): bool
+    {
+        return function_exists('et_pb_is_allowed') && (bool) et_pb_is_allowed('variables_manager');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Integrations/Divi/Release/DiviAdapters.php b/src/Integrations/Divi/Release/DiviAdapters.php
index 37f6fb3..5e09753 100644
--- a/src/Integrations/Divi/Release/DiviAdapters.php
+++ b/src/Integrations/Divi/Release/DiviAdapters.php
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ namespace LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release;
 
 use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Design\DesignSystemReader;
 use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Design\DesignSystemWriter;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Design\GlobalColorsAdapter;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Design\GlobalVariablesAdapter;
 use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Library\DiviLibraryStore;
 use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Library\DiviRoles;
 use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Pages\DiviPages;
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ final class DiviAdapters
         DiviThemeBuilder::class,
         DesignSystemReader::class,
         DesignSystemWriter::class,
+        GlobalColorsAdapter::class,
+        GlobalVariablesAdapter::class,
         DiviModules::class,
         DynamicContentMap::class,
     ];
diff --git a/src/Integrations/Divi/Release/DiviFeature.php b/src/Integrations/Divi/Release/DiviFeature.php
index 1762e35..2880001 100644
--- a/src/Integrations/Divi/Release/DiviFeature.php
+++ b/src/Integrations/Divi/Release/DiviFeature.php
@@ -21,17 +21,20 @@ enum DiviFeature: string
     case DynamicSources = 'dynamic-sources';
     case DesignRead = 'design-read';
     case PresetWrite = 'preset-write';
+    case ColorWrite = 'color-write';
+    case VariableWrite = 'variable-write';
     case LibraryRead = 'library-read';
     case LibraryWrite = 'library-write';
     case Roles = 'roles';
     case ThemeBuilderRead = 'tb-read';
     case ThemeBuilderWrite = 'tb-write';
 
-    /** Whether the feature changes data (the four *Write cases). */
+    /** Whether the feature changes data (the six *Write cases). */
     public function isWrite(): bool
     {
         return match ($this) {
-            self::PageWrite, self::PresetWrite, self::LibraryWrite, self::ThemeBuilderWrite => true,
+            self::PageWrite, self::PresetWrite, self::ColorWrite, self::VariableWrite, self::LibraryWrite,
+            self::ThemeBuilderWrite => true,
             default => false,
         };
     }
@@ -46,6 +49,8 @@ enum DiviFeature: string
             self::DynamicSources => 'Dynamische Inhalte',
             self::DesignRead => 'Designsystem lesen',
             self::PresetWrite => 'Presets schreiben',
+            self::ColorWrite => 'Farben schreiben',
+            self::VariableWrite => 'Variablen schreiben',
             self::LibraryRead => 'Bibliothek lesen',
             self::LibraryWrite => 'Bibliothek schreiben',
             self::Roles => 'Divi-Rollen',
diff --git a/src/Integrations/Divi/Release/fingerprints.json b/src/Integrations/Divi/Release/fingerprints.json
index 87eaf8d..16da6fa 100644
--- a/src/Integrations/Divi/Release/fingerprints.json
+++ b/src/Integrations/Divi/Release/fingerprints.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
     "sig:ET\\Builder\\Packages\\Conversion\\Conversion::get_preset_attrs_mapping": "b5c3403666ff92be1dd7bfa6e6589c32f6662b37282f2fd40922f8d50151745d",
     "sig:ET\\Builder\\Packages\\GlobalData\\GlobalData::get_global_colors": "dfbf01f6750e3fa6c309f1200effcfda539d75c3404732cd5df939a8bff399ae",
     "sig:ET\\Builder\\Packages\\GlobalData\\GlobalData::get_global_variables": "dfbf01f6750e3fa6c309f1200effcfda539d75c3404732cd5df939a8bff399ae",
+    "sig:ET\\Builder\\Packages\\GlobalData\\GlobalData::sanitize_global_colors_data": "94f109150a8d6db57c309de00f4f4e369b4cd4a7e2a0682d5612dddeb65c8861",
+    "sig:ET\\Builder\\Packages\\GlobalData\\GlobalData::set_global_colors": "d269cc06168a1898ea999e6df332449cf9bc04c17abefbb8f729a05136c836e6",
+    "sig:ET\\Builder\\Packages\\GlobalData\\GlobalData::set_global_variables": "a2f422943530dba1afb5133459b25341dc67aa29e0be0a8626cbd60619c5a267",
     "sig:ET\\Builder\\Packages\\GlobalData\\GlobalPreset::get_data": "dfbf01f6750e3fa6c309f1200effcfda539d75c3404732cd5df939a8bff399ae",
     "sig:ET\\Builder\\Packages\\GlobalData\\GlobalPreset::get_deleted_preset_ids": "d36bfe7698116a94f7c6bc5ff00e3f66f3cd4267b68b5e61f0a5ec01e051b450",
     "sig:ET\\Builder\\Packages\\GlobalData\\GlobalPreset::get_group_preset_default_attr": "427ee58858537cf02a9d6dbbf58aafd779f8424c9c840806b5d7af8f25fbbda5",
diff --git a/tests/Integration/divi-release-smoke.sh b/tests/Integration/divi-release-smoke.sh
index aa0bdea..35dd803 100755
--- a/tests/Integration/divi-release-smoke.sh
+++ b/tests/Integration/divi-release-smoke.sh
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ trap 'rc=$?; cleanup; guard_exit "$rc" || exit $?' EXIT
 
 check_pages() { wp post list --post_type=page --post_status=any --meta_key=_lit_mcp_check_page --format=count; }
 
-# The ids of the eleven features (plan decision D1), sorted.
-FEATURE_IDS='["catalog","design-read","dynamic-sources","library-read","library-write","page-read","page-write","preset-write","roles","tb-read","tb-write"]'
+# The ids of the thirteen features (plan decision D1, plan 4c V2), sorted.
+FEATURE_IDS='["catalog","color-write","design-read","dynamic-sources","library-read","library-write","page-read","page-write","preset-write","roles","tb-read","tb-write","variable-write"]'
 
 # Adds a problem to one feature in the cached state, as if its mirror check had failed. Needs the cache entry of
 # ReleaseResolver (format 2: ["format" => 2, "key" => stateKey, "problems" => list of Problem::toArray()]); the key
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ echo "$STATUS" | jq -e --argjson ids "$FEATURE_IDS" '
   .components[] | select(.id == "divi") | .features
   | ([.[].id] | sort) == $ids
     and all(.state == "released" and .source == "code" and .problems == [])' >/dev/null \
-  || fail "all eleven features must be released from code without problems: $STATUS"
+  || fail "all thirteen features must be released from code without problems: $STATUS"
 echo "$STATUS" | jq -e '
   .components[] | select(.id == "divi") | .features
   | (.[] | select(.id == "page-write") | .tools | any(. == "lit-divi-insert"))
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ echo "$STATUS" | jq -e '
     and (.[] | select(.id == "preset-write") | .tools | any(startswith("lit/divi-presets-")))
     and (.[] | select(.id == "page-read") | .label == "Seiten lesen")' >/dev/null \
   || fail "features must name their tools (direct lit-<name>, indirect lit/<name>): $STATUS"
-pass "lit-site-status: eleven features released (code), each with its tools"
+pass "lit-site-status: thirteen features released (code), each with its tools"
 
 # 2. Admin check through the REST route (application password instead of the cookie nonce).
 # X-Forwarded-Proto: https is required here: without it the request to http://localhost with the
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ simulate_problem page-write "Smoke: Cache vergiftet"
 CLI=$(wp --user="$ADMIN_LOGIN" lit-mcp divi-check 2>&1) || fail "wp lit-mcp divi-check must succeed (exit 0): $CLI"
 echo "$CLI" | grep -q '^Fähigkeiten:' || fail "divi-check must print the matrix: $CLI"
 echo "$CLI" | grep -q '✓ Seiten schreiben – freigegeben (code)' || fail "divi-check must show page-write released: $CLI"
-[ "$(echo "$CLI" | grep -c ' – freigegeben (')" = "11" ] || fail "divi-check must show eleven released features: $CLI"
+[ "$(echo "$CLI" | grep -c ' – freigegeben (')" = "13" ] || fail "divi-check must show thirteen released features: $CLI"
 [ "$(check_pages)" = "0" ] || fail "the CLI check must delete its page"
-pass "wp lit-mcp divi-check prints eleven released features, recomputes the state and leaves no page"
+pass "wp lit-mcp divi-check prints thirteen released features, recomputes the state and leaves no page"
 
 finish
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Integrations/Divi/Design/DesignRightsTest.php b/tests/Unit/Integrations/Divi/Design/DesignRightsTest.php
index 4867ef6..0714c59 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Integrations/Divi/Design/DesignRightsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Integrations/Divi/Design/DesignRightsTest.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ namespace LIT\MCP\Tests\Unit\Integrations\Divi\Design;
 use Brain\Monkey\Functions;
 use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Design\DesignRights;
 use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Design\DesignSystemWriter;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Design\GlobalVariablesAdapter;
 use LIT\MCP\Tests\Unit\TestCase;
 use Mockery;
 
@@ -26,4 +27,50 @@ final class DesignRightsTest extends TestCase
         $refusal = self::assertToolError(DesignRights::presets($writer), 'forbidden');
         self::assertStringContainsString('edit_theme_options', $refusal['message']);
     }
+
+    public function testColorsNeedEditThemeOptionsAndTheVisualBuilder(): void
+    {
+        $writer = Mockery::mock(DesignSystemWriter::class);
+        $writer->allows('canUseVisualBuilder')->andReturn(true, false);
+        Functions\when('current_user_can')->alias(static fn (string $cap): bool => $cap === 'edit_theme_options');
+
+        self::assertNull(DesignRights::colors($writer));
+        $refusal = self::assertToolError(DesignRights::colors($writer), 'forbidden');
+        self::assertStringContainsString('keine Farben', $refusal['message']);
+
+        Functions\when('current_user_can')->justReturn(false);
+        $refusal = self::assertToolError(DesignRights::colors($writer), 'forbidden');
+        self::assertStringContainsString('Farben ändern erfordert', $refusal['message']);
+        self::assertStringContainsString('edit_theme_options', $refusal['message']);
+    }
+
+    public function testVariablesAlsoNeedTheVariablesManager(): void
+    {
+        $writer = Mockery::mock(DesignSystemWriter::class);
+        $writer->allows('canUseVisualBuilder')->andReturn(true);
+        $variables = Mockery::mock(GlobalVariablesAdapter::class);
+        $variables->allows('canManage')->andReturn(true, false);
+        Functions\when('current_user_can')->alias(static fn (string $cap): bool => $cap === 'edit_theme_options');
+
+        self::assertNull(DesignRights::variables($writer, $variables));
+        $refusal = self::assertToolError(DesignRights::variables($writer, $variables), 'forbidden');
+        self::assertStringContainsString('Variablen-Manager', $refusal['message']);
+        self::assertStringContainsString('Rollen-Editor', $refusal['hint']);
+    }
+
+    public function testVariablesAskTheThemeRightAndTheVisualBuilderFirst(): void
+    {
+        $writer = Mockery::mock(DesignSystemWriter::class);
+        $writer->allows('canUseVisualBuilder')->andReturn(false);
+        $variables = Mockery::mock(GlobalVariablesAdapter::class);
+        $variables->allows('canManage')->andReturn(true);
+        Functions\when('current_user_can')->justReturn(true);
+
+        $refusal = self::assertToolError(DesignRights::variables($writer, $variables), 'forbidden');
+        self::assertStringContainsString('keine Variablen', $refusal['message']);
+
+        Functions\when('current_user_can')->justReturn(false);
+        $refusal = self::assertToolError(DesignRights::variables($writer, $variables), 'forbidden');
+        self::assertStringContainsString('Variablen ändern erfordert', $refusal['message']);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Integrations/Divi/Design/GlobalColorsAdapterTest.php b/tests/Unit/Integrations/Divi/Design/GlobalColorsAdapterTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40a57e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Integrations/Divi/Design/GlobalColorsAdapterTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace LIT\MCP\Tests\Unit\Integrations\Divi\Design;
+
+use Brain\Monkey\Functions;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Design\GlobalColorsAdapter;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release\Call;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release\DiviAdapters;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release\DiviFeature;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release\DiviLocked;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release\Manifest;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release\ReleaseGate;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release\ReleaseState;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release\ReleaseStatus;
+use LIT\MCP\Tests\Support\ReleaseMatrices;
+use LIT\MCP\Tests\Unit\TestCase;
+use Mockery;
+use RuntimeException;
+
+/**
+ * Divi's GlobalData is replaced by a Mockery alias; the tests that need it run in their own process (an alias
+ * defines the class for the rest of the process).
+ */
+final class GlobalColorsAdapterTest extends TestCase
+{
+    private const GLOBAL_DATA = 'ET\\Builder\\Packages\\GlobalData\\GlobalData';
+
+    public function testIsARegisteredDesignAdapterForColorWrite(): void
+    {
+        $manifest = GlobalColorsAdapter::manifest();
+
+        self::assertContains(GlobalColorsAdapter::class, DiviAdapters::CLASSES);
+        self::assertSame(Manifest::DESIGN, $manifest->area);
+        self::assertSame(
+            ['GlobalData::get_global_colors()', 'GlobalData::sanitize_global_colors_data()',
+             'GlobalData::set_global_colors()'],
+            array_map(static fn (Call $call): string => $call->label(), $manifest->calls)
+        );
+        self::assertSame([0, 1, 2], array_map(static fn (Call $call): ?int => $call->args, $manifest->calls));
+        self::assertSame(['et_divi'], $manifest->keys);
+        self::assertSame([DiviFeature::ColorWrite], $manifest->features);
+    }
+
+    public function testWritesNeedAReleasedDivi(): void
+    {
+        ReleaseGate::useResolver(
+            static fn (): ReleaseStatus => ReleaseMatrices::uniform(ReleaseState::Untested, '5.16.0')
+        );
+
+        $this->expectException(DiviLocked::class);
+
+        (new GlobalColorsAdapter())->save(['gcid-abc' => ['color' => '#fff']], false);
+    }
+
+    /** @runInSeparateProcess */
+    public function testReadLaysTheStoredCustomizerValuesOverDivisCache(): void
+    {
+        Mockery::mock('alias:' . self::GLOBAL_DATA)->allows('get_global_colors')->andReturn([
+            'gcid-primary-color' => ['color' => '#2ea3f2', 'folder' => 'customizer', 'status' => 'active'],
+            'gcid-secondary-color' => ['color' => '#2ea3f2', 'folder' => 'customizer', 'status' => 'active'],
+            'gcid-body-color' => ['color' => '#666666', 'folder' => 'customizer', 'status' => 'active'],
+            'gcid-abc1234567' => ['color' => '#123456', 'folder' => '', 'status' => 'active'],
+        ]);
+        Functions\when('get_option')->alias(static fn (string $name): mixed => $name === 'et_divi'
+            ? ['accent_color' => '#ff0000', 'secondary_accent_color' => '', 'font_color' => 7, 'link_color' => '#00f']
+            : false);
+
+        $colors = (new GlobalColorsAdapter())->read();
+
+        self::assertSame('#ff0000', $colors['gcid-primary-color']['color'], 'stored option wins over the cache');
+        self::assertSame('#2ea3f2', $colors['gcid-secondary-color']['color'], 'an empty option is not laid over');
+        self::assertSame('#666666', $colors['gcid-body-color']['color'], 'a non-string option is not laid over');
+        self::assertArrayNotHasKey('gcid-link-color', $colors, 'no entry is invented');
+        self::assertSame('#123456', $colors['gcid-abc1234567']['color']);
+    }
+
+    /** @runInSeparateProcess */
+    public function testReadWithoutThemeOptionsIsDivisAnswer(): void
+    {
+        $divi = ['gcid-primary-color' => ['color' => '#2ea3f2', 'folder' => 'customizer']];
+        Mockery::mock('alias:' . self::GLOBAL_DATA)->allows('get_global_colors')->andReturn($divi);
+        Functions\when('get_option')->justReturn(false);
+
+        self::assertSame($divi, (new GlobalColorsAdapter())->read());
+    }
+
+    /** @runInSeparateProcess */
+    public function testSaveSanitizesAndMergesOrReplaces(): void
+    {
+        $entries = ['gcid-abc1234567' => ['color' => '#123456', 'status' => 'active', 'usedInPosts' => []]];
+        $clean = ['gcid-abc1234567' => ['color' => '#123456', 'status' => 'active', 'usedInPosts' => []]];
+        $divi = Mockery::mock('alias:' . self::GLOBAL_DATA);
+        $divi->expects('sanitize_global_colors_data')->twice()->with($entries)->andReturn($clean);
+        // Normal write: merge ("already sanitized" = true); restore: replace all (false).
+        $divi->expects('set_global_colors')->once()->with($clean, true)->ordered();
+        $divi->expects('set_global_colors')->once()->with($clean, false)->ordered();
+
+        (new GlobalColorsAdapter())->save($entries, false);
+        (new GlobalColorsAdapter())->save($entries, true);
+    }
+
+    /** @runInSeparateProcess */
+    public function testSaveRefusesWhenDiviDropsAnEntry(): void
+    {
+        $divi = Mockery::mock('alias:' . self::GLOBAL_DATA);
+        $divi->allows('sanitize_global_colors_data')->andReturn(['gcid-abc1234567' => ['color' => '#123456']]);
+        $divi->expects('set_global_colors')->never();
+
+        $this->expectException(RuntimeException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage('global colors refused: Divi dropped gcid-empty00000');
+
+        (new GlobalColorsAdapter())->save([
+            'gcid-abc1234567' => ['color' => '#123456'],
+            'gcid-empty00000' => ['color' => ''],
+        ], false);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Integrations/Divi/Design/GlobalVariablesAdapterTest.php b/tests/Unit/Integrations/Divi/Design/GlobalVariablesAdapterTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef5d23a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Integrations/Divi/Design/GlobalVariablesAdapterTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace LIT\MCP\Tests\Unit\Integrations\Divi\Design;
+
+use Brain\Monkey\Functions;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Design\GlobalVariablesAdapter;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release\Call;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release\DiviAdapters;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release\DiviFeature;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release\DiviLocked;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release\Manifest;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release\ReleaseGate;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release\ReleaseState;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release\ReleaseStatus;
+use LIT\MCP\Tests\Support\ReleaseMatrices;
+use LIT\MCP\Tests\Unit\TestCase;
+use Mockery;
+use RuntimeException;
+use WP_Error;
+
+/**
+ * Divi's GlobalData is replaced by a Mockery alias and et_pb_is_allowed() by Brain Monkey; those tests run in their
+ * own process (both define a symbol for the rest of the process).
+ */
+final class GlobalVariablesAdapterTest extends TestCase
+{
+    private const GLOBAL_DATA = 'ET\\Builder\\Packages\\GlobalData\\GlobalData';
+
+    public function testIsARegisteredDesignAdapterForVariableWrite(): void
+    {
+        $manifest = GlobalVariablesAdapter::manifest();
+
+        self::assertContains(GlobalVariablesAdapter::class, DiviAdapters::CLASSES);
+        self::assertSame(Manifest::DESIGN, $manifest->area);
+        self::assertSame(
+            ['GlobalData::get_global_variables()', 'GlobalData::set_global_variables()', 'et_pb_is_allowed()'],
+            array_map(static fn (Call $call): string => $call->label(), $manifest->calls)
+        );
+        self::assertSame([0, 2, 1], array_map(static fn (Call $call): ?int => $call->args, $manifest->calls));
+        self::assertSame([], $manifest->keys);
+        self::assertSame([DiviFeature::VariableWrite], $manifest->features);
+    }
+
+    public function testWritesNeedAReleasedDivi(): void
+    {
+        ReleaseGate::useResolver(
+            static fn (): ReleaseStatus => ReleaseMatrices::uniform(ReleaseState::Untested, '5.16.0')
+        );
+
+        $this->expectException(DiviLocked::class);
+
+        (new GlobalVariablesAdapter())->save([], []);
+    }
+
+    public function testWithoutDiviNobodyManagesVariables(): void
+    {
+        // Unit tests have no et_pb_is_allowed(): a missing Divi function never means "allowed".
+        self::assertFalse((new GlobalVariablesAdapter())->canManage());
+    }
+
+    /** @runInSeparateProcess */
+    public function testCanManageAsksTheVariablesManagerRight(): void
+    {
+        Functions\when('et_pb_is_allowed')->alias(static fn (string $cap): bool => $cap === 'variables_manager');
+
+        self::assertTrue((new GlobalVariablesAdapter())->canManage());
+    }
+
+    /** @runInSeparateProcess */
+    public function testReadReturnsTheStoredForm(): void
+    {
+        $actions = ['allowedActions' => ['editLabel' => true, 'editValue' => true, 'remove' => true]];
+        $space = ['label' => 'Abstand', 'value' => '24px', 'order' => '1', 'status' => 'active'];
+        $wave = ['label' => 'Welle', 'value' => 'linear-gradient(#fff,#000)', 'order' => '1', 'status' => 'active'];
+        Mockery::mock('alias:' . self::GLOBAL_DATA)->allows('get_global_variables')->andReturn([
+            'numbers' => (object) ['gvid-space00001' => $space + $actions],
+            'strings' => (object) [],
+            'colors' => (object) ['gcid-x' => ['label' => 'X'] + $actions],
+            'fonts' => (object) [
+                '--et_global_heading_font' => ['label' => 'Überschrift', 'value' => 'Open Sans'] + $actions,
+                'gvid-font000001' => (object) (['label' => 'Fließtext', 'value' => 'Inter'] + $actions),
+            ],
+            'gradients' => (object) ['gvid-wave000001' => $wave + $actions],
+        ]);
+
+        self::assertSame(
+            [
+                'numbers' => ['gvid-space00001' => $space],
+                'fonts' => ['gvid-font000001' => ['label' => 'Fließtext', 'value' => 'Inter']],
+                'gradients' => ['gvid-wave000001' => $wave],
+            ],
+            (new GlobalVariablesAdapter())->read()
+        );
+    }
+
+    /** @runInSeparateProcess */
+    public function testSavePassesThePlannedInventoryAndThrowsOnARefusal(): void
+    {
+        $data = ['numbers' => ['gvid-space00001' => ['label' => 'Abstand', 'value' => '32px']]];
+        $expected = ['numbers' => ['gvid-space00001' => ['label' => 'Abstand', 'value' => '24px']]];
+        Mockery::mock('alias:' . self::GLOBAL_DATA)->expects('set_global_variables')->twice()->with($data, $expected)
+            ->andReturn(null, new WP_Error('global_variables_stale', 'Global variables changed.'));
+
+        (new GlobalVariablesAdapter())->save($data, $expected);
+
+        $this->expectException(RuntimeException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage('global variables refused: global_variables_stale Global variables changed.');
+        (new GlobalVariablesAdapter())->save($data, $expected);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Integrations/Divi/Release/DiviFeatureAssignmentTest.php b/tests/Unit/Integrations/Divi/Release/DiviFeatureAssignmentTest.php
index 2222da6..5033b0f 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Integrations/Divi/Release/DiviFeatureAssignmentTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Integrations/Divi/Release/DiviFeatureAssignmentTest.php
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ namespace LIT\MCP\Tests\Unit\Integrations\Divi\Release;
 
 use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Design\DesignSystemReader;
 use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Design\DesignSystemWriter;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Design\GlobalColorsAdapter;
+use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Design\GlobalVariablesAdapter;
 use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Library\DiviLibraryStore;
 use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Library\DiviRoles;
 use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Pages\DiviPages;
@@ -70,6 +72,16 @@ final class DiviFeatureAssignmentTest extends TestCase
             'UserRole::can_current_user_use_visual_builder()' => ['preset-write'],
             'Nachbau GlobalPresetController::sync()' => ['preset-write'],
         ],
+        GlobalColorsAdapter::class => [
+            'GlobalData::get_global_colors()' => ['color-write'],
+            'GlobalData::sanitize_global_colors_data()' => ['color-write'],
+            'GlobalData::set_global_colors()' => ['color-write'],
+        ],
+        GlobalVariablesAdapter::class => [
+            'GlobalData::get_global_variables()' => ['variable-write'],
+            'GlobalData::set_global_variables()' => ['variable-write'],
+            'et_pb_is_allowed()' => ['variable-write'],
+        ],
         DiviModules::class => [
             'ModuleRegistration::get_all_core_modules_metadata()' => ['catalog'],
             'ModuleRegistration::get_default_attrs()' => ['catalog'],
@@ -131,7 +143,7 @@ final class DiviFeatureAssignmentTest extends TestCase
         }
 
         self::assertSame(self::EXPECTED, $actual);
-        self::assertSame(array_keys(self::EXPECTED), DiviAdapters::CLASSES, 'all eight adapters, in report order');
+        self::assertSame(array_keys(self::EXPECTED), DiviAdapters::CLASSES, 'all ten adapters, in report order');
     }
 
     public function testReadingAdaptersCarryNoWriteFeature(): void
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Integrations/Divi/Release/DiviFeatureTest.php b/tests/Unit/Integrations/Divi/Release/DiviFeatureTest.php
index 37e3c7b..f02476a 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Integrations/Divi/Release/DiviFeatureTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Integrations/Divi/Release/DiviFeatureTest.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 
 final class DiviFeatureTest extends TestCase
 {
-    public function testTheElevenFeaturesAndTheirValues(): void
+    public function testTheThirteenFeaturesAndTheirValues(): void
     {
         self::assertSame(
             [
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ final class DiviFeatureTest extends TestCase
                 'DynamicSources' => 'dynamic-sources',
                 'DesignRead' => 'design-read',
                 'PresetWrite' => 'preset-write',
+                'ColorWrite' => 'color-write',
+                'VariableWrite' => 'variable-write',
                 'LibraryRead' => 'library-read',
                 'LibraryWrite' => 'library-write',
                 'Roles' => 'roles',
@@ -32,14 +34,17 @@ final class DiviFeatureTest extends TestCase
         );
     }
 
-    public function testOnlyTheFourWriteFeaturesWrite(): void
+    public function testOnlyTheSixWriteFeaturesWrite(): void
     {
         $writing = array_values(array_map(
             static fn (DiviFeature $feature): string => $feature->value,
             array_filter(DiviFeature::cases(), static fn (DiviFeature $feature): bool => $feature->isWrite())
         ));
 
-        self::assertSame(['page-write', 'preset-write', 'library-write', 'tb-write'], $writing);
+        self::assertSame(
+            ['page-write', 'preset-write', 'color-write', 'variable-write', 'library-write', 'tb-write'],
+            $writing
+        );
     }
 
     public function testEveryFeatureHasAUniqueGermanLabel(): void
@@ -49,6 +54,8 @@ final class DiviFeatureTest extends TestCase
         self::assertCount(count(DiviFeature::cases()), array_unique($labels));
         self::assertSame('Seiten schreiben', DiviFeature::PageWrite->label());
         self::assertSame('Theme Builder lesen', DiviFeature::ThemeBuilderRead->label());
+        self::assertSame('Farben schreiben', DiviFeature::ColorWrite->label());
+        self::assertSame('Variablen schreiben', DiviFeature::VariableWrite->label());
         foreach ($labels as $label) {
             self::assertNotSame('', trim($label));
         }