diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 20ca5fb1..5170f6df 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ PyPI version — not the changelog header.
   `print_help()`, +2 regression tests. Also rewrote `@ai_mail`'s `print_help()`
   to render hand-rolled Rich (the `--help` content was complete, just unstyled).
   A behavioral `--help` check (run it, assert not raw argparse) is noted as a
-  follow-up. (DPLAN-0217)
+  follow-up. (DPLAN-0217) On its first CI run the tightened checker immediately
+  surfaced the same pattern in 4 `@api` modules (`api_key`, `usage_tracker`,
+  `google_client`, `openrouter_client`) — migrated to Rich, `@api` back to 100%.
 - **seedgo `readme_check` ignored the `(disabled)` marker in self-scans** — its
   module-list and test-count scans now skip `foo(disabled).py`, matching the
   central audit collector. An in-place disabled module no longer trips a false
diff --git a/src/aipass/api/apps/modules/api_key.py b/src/aipass/api/apps/modules/api_key.py
index 2485d4a2..8c13aadf 100644
--- a/src/aipass/api/apps/modules/api_key.py
+++ b/src/aipass/api/apps/modules/api_key.py
@@ -250,55 +250,48 @@ def get_validation_rules(provider: str) -> dict:
 
 
 def print_help():
-    """Print help output for API key management"""
-    import argparse
-
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        prog="drone @api",
-        description="API Key Management Module - Manage API keys and credentials",
-        formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
-        epilog="""
-COMMANDS:
-  get-key          - Retrieve API key for a provider
-  get-secret       - Read secret from provider store
-  validate         - Validate API key
-  list-providers   - List available providers
-  init             - Initialize .env template
-
-USAGE:
-  drone @api <command> [args]
-  drone @api --help
-
-EXAMPLES:
-  # Get key for provider
-  drone @api get-key openrouter
-
-  # Check if a secret exists (masked summary, no raw value)
-  drone @api get-secret telegram/bot
-
-  # Write secret to a protected file
-  drone @api get-secret telegram/bot --out /tmp/token.txt
-
-  # Write secret as JSON to a protected file
-  drone @api get-secret telegram/bot --out /tmp/bot.json --json
-
-  # List secrets for a provider
-  drone @api get-secret telegram --list
-
-  # Programmatic access (in-process, no stdout):
-  #   from aipass.api.apps.modules.secrets import get_secret
-
-  # Validate key
-  drone @api validate openrouter
-
-  # List providers
-  drone @api list-providers
-
-  # Initialize environment
-  drone @api init
-        """,
-    )
-    console.print(parser.format_help())
+    """Print drone-compliant help output with Rich markup"""
+    console.print()
+    console.print("[bold cyan]API_KEY — Manage API keys and credentials[/bold cyan]")
+    console.print()
+    console.print("[yellow]COMMANDS:[/yellow]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]get-key[/cyan]         [dim]Retrieve API key for a provider[/dim]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]get-secret[/cyan]      [dim]Read secret from provider store[/dim]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]validate[/cyan]        [dim]Validate API key[/dim]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]list-providers[/cyan]  [dim]List available providers[/dim]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]init[/cyan]            [dim]Initialize .env template[/dim]")
+    console.print()
+    console.print("[yellow]USAGE:[/yellow]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]drone @api[/cyan] <command> [args]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]drone @api[/cyan] --help")
+    console.print()
+    console.print("[yellow]EXAMPLES:[/yellow]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]drone @api get-key openrouter[/cyan]")
+    console.print()
+    console.print("  [dim]# Check if a secret exists (masked summary, no raw value)[/dim]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]drone @api get-secret telegram/bot[/cyan]")
+    console.print()
+    console.print("  [dim]# Write secret to a protected file[/dim]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]drone @api get-secret telegram/bot --out /tmp/token.txt[/cyan]")
+    console.print()
+    console.print("  [dim]# Write secret as JSON to a protected file[/dim]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]drone @api get-secret telegram/bot --out /tmp/bot.json --json[/cyan]")
+    console.print()
+    console.print("  [dim]# List secrets for a provider[/dim]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]drone @api get-secret telegram --list[/cyan]")
+    console.print()
+    console.print("  [dim]# Programmatic access (in-process, no stdout):[/dim]")
+    console.print("  [dim]from aipass.api.apps.modules.secrets import get_secret[/dim]")
+    console.print()
+    console.print("  [dim]# Validate key[/dim]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]drone @api validate openrouter[/cyan]")
+    console.print()
+    console.print("  [dim]# List providers[/dim]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]drone @api list-providers[/cyan]")
+    console.print()
+    console.print("  [dim]# Initialize environment[/dim]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]drone @api init[/cyan]")
+    console.print()
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/src/aipass/api/apps/modules/google_client.py b/src/aipass/api/apps/modules/google_client.py
index c4dbc4fe..f4023861 100644
--- a/src/aipass/api/apps/modules/google_client.py
+++ b/src/aipass/api/apps/modules/google_client.py
@@ -82,31 +82,25 @@ def print_introspection() -> None:
 
 
 def print_help() -> None:
-    """Print module help."""
-    import argparse
-
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        prog="drone @api",
-        description="Google Client - Google API authentication and service access",
-        formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
-        epilog="""
-COMMANDS (via drone @api):
-  validate google   - Check Google OAuth2 credentials
-  reauth google     - Re-run OAuth2 flow for Google
-
-CROSS-BRANCH API:
-  from aipass.api.apps.modules.google_client import get_drive_service
-  service = get_drive_service()
-
-CREDENTIAL SETUP:
-  1. Get OAuth client secret from Google Cloud Console
-  2. Save as: ~/.secrets/aipass/google_client_secret.json
-  3. Run: drone @api reauth google
-  4. Complete OAuth consent in browser
-  5. Credentials saved to: ~/.secrets/aipass/google_creds.json
-        """,
-    )
-    console.print(parser.format_help())
+    """Print drone-compliant help output with Rich markup"""
+    console.print()
+    console.print("[bold cyan]GOOGLE_CLIENT — Google API authentication and service access[/bold cyan]")
+    console.print()
+    console.print("[yellow]COMMANDS:[/yellow]  [dim](via drone @api)[/dim]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]validate google[/cyan]  [dim]Check Google OAuth2 credentials[/dim]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]reauth google[/cyan]   [dim]Re-run OAuth2 flow for Google[/dim]")
+    console.print()
+    console.print("[yellow]CROSS-BRANCH API:[/yellow]")
+    console.print("  [dim]from aipass.api.apps.modules.google_client import get_drive_service[/dim]")
+    console.print("  [dim]service = get_drive_service()[/dim]")
+    console.print()
+    console.print("[yellow]CREDENTIAL SETUP:[/yellow]")
+    console.print("  [dim]1.[/dim] Get OAuth client secret from Google Cloud Console")
+    console.print("  [dim]2.[/dim] Save as: [cyan]~/.secrets/aipass/google_client_secret.json[/cyan]")
+    console.print("  [dim]3.[/dim] Run: [cyan]drone @api reauth google[/cyan]")
+    console.print("  [dim]4.[/dim] Complete OAuth consent in browser")
+    console.print("  [dim]5.[/dim] Credentials saved to: [cyan]~/.secrets/aipass/google_creds.json[/cyan]")
+    console.print()
 
 
 # =============================================
diff --git a/src/aipass/api/apps/modules/openrouter_client.py b/src/aipass/api/apps/modules/openrouter_client.py
index b425da2f..5f05a406 100644
--- a/src/aipass/api/apps/modules/openrouter_client.py
+++ b/src/aipass/api/apps/modules/openrouter_client.py
@@ -52,62 +52,39 @@ def print_introspection():
 
 
 def print_help():
-    """Print module help with argparse"""
-    import argparse
-
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        prog="drone @api",
-        description="OpenRouter Client - Manage LLM API connections",
-        formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
-        epilog="""
-COMMANDS:
-  test             - Test OpenRouter connection
-  call             - Make API call to model
-  models           - List available models
-  status           - Check connection status
-
-USAGE:
-  drone @api test
-  drone @api call <prompt> [--model MODEL]
-  drone @api models
-  drone @api status
-
-ARGUMENTS:
-  prompt - Prompt to send to the model
-  --model - Model to use (optional)
-
-EXAMPLES:
-  # Test OpenRouter connection
-  drone @api test
-
-  # Make an API call
-  drone @api call "What is AI?" --model gpt-4
-
-  # List available models
-  drone @api models
-
-  # Check connection status
-  drone @api status
-        """,
-    )
-
-    subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(dest="command", help="Available commands")
-
-    # test command
-    subparsers.add_parser("test", help="Test OpenRouter connection")
-
-    # call command
-    call_parser = subparsers.add_parser("call", help="Make API call to model")
-    call_parser.add_argument("prompt", help="Prompt to send")
-    call_parser.add_argument("--model", help="Model to use")
-
-    # models command
-    subparsers.add_parser("models", help="List available models")
-
-    # status command
-    subparsers.add_parser("status", help="Check connection status")
-
-    console.print(parser.format_help())
+    """Print drone-compliant help output with Rich markup"""
+    console.print()
+    console.print("[bold cyan]OPENROUTER_CLIENT — Manage LLM API connections[/bold cyan]")
+    console.print()
+    console.print("[yellow]COMMANDS:[/yellow]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]test[/cyan]     [dim]Test OpenRouter connection[/dim]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]call[/cyan]     [dim]Make API call to model[/dim]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]models[/cyan]   [dim]List available models[/dim]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]status[/cyan]   [dim]Check connection status[/dim]")
+    console.print()
+    console.print("[yellow]USAGE:[/yellow]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]drone @api test[/cyan]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]drone @api call[/cyan] <prompt> [--model MODEL]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]drone @api models[/cyan]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]drone @api status[/cyan]")
+    console.print()
+    console.print("[yellow]ARGUMENTS:[/yellow]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]prompt[/cyan]   [dim]Prompt to send to the model[/dim]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]--model[/cyan]  [dim]Model to use (optional)[/dim]")
+    console.print()
+    console.print("[yellow]EXAMPLES:[/yellow]")
+    console.print("  [dim]# Test OpenRouter connection[/dim]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]drone @api test[/cyan]")
+    console.print()
+    console.print("  [dim]# Make an API call[/dim]")
+    console.print('  [cyan]drone @api call "What is AI?" --model gpt-4[/cyan]')
+    console.print()
+    console.print("  [dim]# List available models[/dim]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]drone @api models[/cyan]")
+    console.print()
+    console.print("  [dim]# Check connection status[/dim]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]drone @api status[/cyan]")
+    console.print()
 
 
 def handle_command(command: str, args: List[str]) -> bool:
diff --git a/src/aipass/api/apps/modules/usage_tracker.py b/src/aipass/api/apps/modules/usage_tracker.py
index 23d4e09b..78795c70 100644
--- a/src/aipass/api/apps/modules/usage_tracker.py
+++ b/src/aipass/api/apps/modules/usage_tracker.py
@@ -53,76 +53,44 @@ def print_introspection():
 
 
 def print_help():
-    """Print module help with argparse"""
-    import argparse
-
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        prog="drone @api",
-        description="Usage Tracker - Monitor API usage and costs",
-        formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
-        epilog="""
-COMMANDS:
-  track            - Track API usage
-  stats            - Show usage statistics
-  session          - Show session data
-  caller-usage     - Show usage by caller
-  cleanup          - Clean up old usage data
-
-USAGE:
-  drone @api track <caller>
-  drone @api stats
-  drone @api session
-  drone @api caller-usage <caller>
-  drone @api cleanup [days]
-
-ARGUMENTS:
-  caller - Caller identifier
-  days - Number of days to retain (default: 30)
-
-EXAMPLES:
-  # Track usage for a caller
-  drone @api track my_application
-
-  # Show usage statistics
-  drone @api stats
-
-  # Show session data
-  drone @api session
-
-  # Show usage for specific caller
-  drone @api caller-usage my_application
-
-  # Cleanup data older than 60 days
-  drone @api cleanup 60
-        """,
-    )
-
-    subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(dest="command", help="Available commands")
-
-    # track command
-    track_parser = subparsers.add_parser("track", help="Track API usage")
-    track_parser.add_argument("caller", help="Caller identifier")
-
-    # stats command
-    subparsers.add_parser("stats", help="Show usage statistics")
-
-    # session command
-    subparsers.add_parser("session", help="Show session data")
-
-    # caller-usage command
-    caller_parser = subparsers.add_parser("caller-usage", help="Show usage by caller")
-    caller_parser.add_argument("caller", help="Caller identifier")
-
-    # cleanup command
-    cleanup_parser = subparsers.add_parser("cleanup", help="Clean up old usage data")
-    cleanup_parser.add_argument(
-        "days",
-        nargs="?",
-        default=str(DEFAULT_RETENTION_DAYS),
-        help=f"Days to retain (default: {DEFAULT_RETENTION_DAYS})",
-    )
-
-    console.print(parser.format_help())
+    """Print drone-compliant help output with Rich markup"""
+    console.print()
+    console.print("[bold cyan]USAGE_TRACKER — Monitor API usage and costs[/bold cyan]")
+    console.print()
+    console.print("[yellow]COMMANDS:[/yellow]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]track[/cyan]         [dim]Track API usage[/dim]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]stats[/cyan]         [dim]Show usage statistics[/dim]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]session[/cyan]       [dim]Show session data[/dim]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]caller-usage[/cyan]  [dim]Show usage by caller[/dim]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]cleanup[/cyan]       [dim]Clean up old usage data[/dim]")
+    console.print()
+    console.print("[yellow]USAGE:[/yellow]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]drone @api track[/cyan] <caller>")
+    console.print("  [cyan]drone @api stats[/cyan]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]drone @api session[/cyan]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]drone @api caller-usage[/cyan] <caller>")
+    console.print("  [cyan]drone @api cleanup[/cyan] [days]")
+    console.print()
+    console.print("[yellow]ARGUMENTS:[/yellow]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]caller[/cyan]  [dim]Caller identifier[/dim]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]days[/cyan]    [dim]Number of days to retain (default: 30)[/dim]")
+    console.print()
+    console.print("[yellow]EXAMPLES:[/yellow]")
+    console.print("  [dim]# Track usage for a caller[/dim]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]drone @api track my_application[/cyan]")
+    console.print()
+    console.print("  [dim]# Show usage statistics[/dim]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]drone @api stats[/cyan]")
+    console.print()
+    console.print("  [dim]# Show session data[/dim]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]drone @api session[/cyan]")
+    console.print()
+    console.print("  [dim]# Show usage for specific caller[/dim]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]drone @api caller-usage my_application[/cyan]")
+    console.print()
+    console.print("  [dim]# Cleanup data older than 60 days[/dim]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]drone @api cleanup 60[/cyan]")
+    console.print()
 
 
 def handle_command(command: str, args: List[str]) -> bool:
@@ -194,9 +162,10 @@ def track_usage(args: List[str]):
 
     if result.get("success"):
         metrics = result.get("metrics", {})
-        success(
-            f"Tracked: {metrics.get('tokens_prompt', 0)} prompt + {metrics.get('tokens_completion', 0)} completion tokens, ${metrics.get('total_cost', 0):.6f}"
-        )
+        prompt_t = metrics.get("tokens_prompt", 0)
+        comp_t = metrics.get("tokens_completion", 0)
+        cost = metrics.get("total_cost", 0)
+        success(f"Tracked: {prompt_t} prompt + {comp_t} completion tokens, ${cost:.6f}")
     else:
         error(f"Tracking failed: {result.get('error', 'unknown')}")