diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index 7128ccf..bc8d7d0 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,27 @@
 
 ---
 
+## V41 2026-03-21 00:30:00
+
+**Fix chroot PATH and add combined chroot build runner**
+
+### Changes:
+- Fixed `023-chroot-setup.sh`: Added `/tools/bin` to chroot PATH. The cross-compiled
+  GCC lives at `/tools/bin/gcc` inside the chroot — without it in PATH, configure
+  fails with "C compiler cannot create executables"
+- Added `023a-chroot-build-all.sh`: Combined runner that enters chroot and executes
+  scripts 024-031 in sequence with logging. No more manual copy-paste of 8 commands.
+- Updated `toolchain/bootstrap.sh`: Now runs all 6 steps end-to-end including chroot
+  phase. Single `sudo -E bash toolchain/bootstrap.sh` does everything.
+
+### Plan deviation/changes:
+- None
+
+### What is missing/needs polish:
+- None
+
+---
+
 ## V40 2026-03-21 00:00:00
 
 **Fix cross-compile configure failures in diffutils, grep, coreutils, tar, findutils**
diff --git a/toolchain/bootstrap.sh b/toolchain/bootstrap.sh
index bd81ff4..6df5901 100644
--- a/toolchain/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/toolchain/bootstrap.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 #           2. Set up directory structure, lfs user, env files
 #           3. Download source tarballs
 #           4. Copy toolchain scripts to $LFS so lfs user can access them
-#           5. Launch build-all.sh as the lfs user
+#           5. Build cross-toolchain as lfs user (Chapters 5+6)
+#           6. Enter chroot and build Chapter 7 tools
 #
 # Usage:    sudo -E bash toolchain/bootstrap.sh
 #           (run from the project root, e.g. /home/danny/darkforge)
@@ -53,28 +54,28 @@ echo ""
 # =============================================================================
 # Step 1: Create fresh loopback filesystem
 # =============================================================================
-info "STEP 1/5: Setting up build filesystem..."
+info "STEP 1/6: Setting up build filesystem..."
 bash "${SCRIPT_SRC}/000-setup-disk.sh"
 echo ""
 
 # =============================================================================
 # Step 2: Set up directory structure, lfs user, and env
 # =============================================================================
-info "STEP 2/5: Setting up environment..."
+info "STEP 2/6: Setting up environment..."
 bash "${SCRIPT_SRC}/000-env-setup.sh"
 echo ""
 
 # =============================================================================
 # Step 3: Download all source tarballs
 # =============================================================================
-info "STEP 3/5: Downloading source tarballs..."
+info "STEP 3/6: Downloading source tarballs..."
 bash "${SCRIPT_SRC}/000a-download-sources.sh"
 echo ""
 
 # =============================================================================
 # Step 4: Copy toolchain scripts to $LFS/sources/toolchain-scripts/
 # =============================================================================
-info "STEP 4/5: Copying toolchain scripts to ${LFS}/sources/toolchain-scripts/..."
+info "STEP 4/6: Copying toolchain scripts to ${LFS}/sources/toolchain-scripts/..."
 SCRIPTS_DEST="${LFS}/sources/toolchain-scripts"
 rm -rf "${SCRIPTS_DEST}"
 mkdir -p "${SCRIPTS_DEST}"
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ echo ""
 # =============================================================================
 # Step 5: Run build-all.sh as lfs user
 # =============================================================================
-info "STEP 5/5: Building cross-toolchain as lfs user..."
+info "STEP 5/6: Building cross-toolchain as lfs user..."
 echo "  This will take a while (30-60+ minutes on 32 threads)."
 echo "  Logs will be in: ${LFS}/sources/logs/"
 echo ""
@@ -106,22 +107,27 @@ env -i HOME=/home/lfs TERM="${TERM}" \
     fail "Build failed! Check logs in ${LFS}/sources/logs/"
 }
 
+ok "Cross-compilation phase (Chapters 5+6) complete!"
+echo ""
+
+# =============================================================================
+# Step 6: Set up chroot and run Chapter 7 scripts
+# =============================================================================
+info "STEP 6/6: Setting up chroot and building Chapter 7 tools..."
+echo ""
+
+bash "${SCRIPTS_DEST}/023-chroot-setup.sh"
+bash "${SCRIPTS_DEST}/023a-chroot-build-all.sh"
+
 echo ""
 echo "============================================================"
-echo -e "${GREEN} Phase 0 cross-compilation complete!${NC}"
+echo -e "${GREEN} Phase 0 is FULLY COMPLETE!${NC}"
 echo "============================================================"
 echo ""
-echo "Next steps (run as root):"
+echo "The DarkForge toolchain chroot is ready."
+echo "To enter the chroot manually:"
 echo ""
-echo "  # Enter the chroot environment:"
-echo "  sudo -E bash ${SCRIPTS_DEST}/023-chroot-setup.sh"
-echo ""
-echo "  # Then inside chroot, run these in order:"
-echo "  bash /sources/toolchain-scripts/024-chroot-essentials.sh"
-echo "  bash /sources/toolchain-scripts/025-gettext.sh"
-echo "  bash /sources/toolchain-scripts/026-bison.sh"
-echo "  bash /sources/toolchain-scripts/027-perl.sh"
-echo "  bash /sources/toolchain-scripts/028-python.sh"
-echo "  bash /sources/toolchain-scripts/029-texinfo.sh"
-echo "  bash /sources/toolchain-scripts/030-util-linux.sh"
-echo "  bash /sources/toolchain-scripts/031-cleanup.sh"
+echo "  sudo chroot ${LFS} /usr/bin/env -i \\"
+echo "      HOME=/root TERM=\${TERM} \\"
+echo "      PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/tools/bin \\"
+echo "      MAKEFLAGS=\"-j32\" /bin/bash --login"
diff --git a/toolchain/scripts/023-chroot-setup.sh b/toolchain/scripts/023-chroot-setup.sh
index 251a652..8ef45df 100755
--- a/toolchain/scripts/023-chroot-setup.sh
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/023-chroot-setup.sh
@@ -84,8 +84,9 @@ echo "  chroot \"${LFS}\" /usr/bin/env -i   \\"
 echo "      HOME=/root                      \\"
 echo "      TERM=\"\${TERM}\"                  \\"
 echo "      PS1='(darkforge chroot) \\u:\\w\\\$ ' \\"
-echo "      PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin         \\"
+echo "      PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/tools/bin \\"
 echo "      MAKEFLAGS=\"-j32\"                \\"
 echo "      /bin/bash --login"
 echo ""
-echo "Then run the chroot build scripts (024-xxx) from inside the chroot."
+echo "Or run all chroot scripts automatically:"
+echo "  bash ${LFS}/sources/toolchain-scripts/023a-chroot-build-all.sh"
diff --git a/toolchain/scripts/023a-chroot-build-all.sh b/toolchain/scripts/023a-chroot-build-all.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5104b01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toolchain/scripts/023a-chroot-build-all.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# ============================================================================
+# DarkForge Linux — Phase 0, Chapter 7: Run All Chroot Build Scripts
+# ============================================================================
+# Purpose:  Enters the chroot and runs scripts 024-031 in sequence.
+#           This is a convenience wrapper — run it on the HOST as root,
+#           AFTER 023-chroot-setup.sh has mounted virtual filesystems.
+# Usage:    sudo bash /mnt/darkforge/sources/toolchain-scripts/023a-chroot-build-all.sh
+# Inputs:   LFS environment variable (default: /mnt/darkforge)
+# Outputs:  Completed chroot tools (gettext, bison, perl, python, texinfo, util-linux)
+# Assumes:  023-chroot-setup.sh already ran, virtual filesystems mounted
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+LFS="${LFS:-/mnt/darkforge}"
+SCRIPTS="/sources/toolchain-scripts"
+
+# Color output
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+ok()   { echo -e "${GREEN}>>> $*${NC}"; }
+warn() { echo -e "${YELLOW}>>> $*${NC}"; }
+fail() { echo -e "${RED}>>> $*${NC}"; exit 1; }
+
+[ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ] || fail "This script must be run as root."
+
+# Verify chroot is ready (virtual filesystems mounted)
+if ! mountpoint -q "${LFS}/proc" 2>/dev/null; then
+    fail "${LFS}/proc is not mounted. Run 023-chroot-setup.sh first."
+fi
+
+echo "============================================================"
+echo " DarkForge Linux — Chroot Build Phase (Chapter 7)"
+echo "============================================================"
+echo ""
+
+# Build a script that runs inside the chroot
+# We write it to a temp file inside $LFS so the chroot can see it
+cat > "${LFS}/tmp/chroot-build-runner.sh" << 'CHROOT_EOF'
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPTS="/sources/toolchain-scripts"
+LOG_DIR="/sources/logs"
+mkdir -p "${LOG_DIR}"
+
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+run_script() {
+    local script="$1"
+    local name
+    name=$(basename "${script}" .sh)
+    local logfile="${LOG_DIR}/${name}.log"
+
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}>>> [$(date '+%H:%M:%S')] Starting: ${name}${NC}"
+
+    if bash "${script}" 2>&1 | tee "${logfile}"; then
+        echo -e "${GREEN}>>> [$(date '+%H:%M:%S')] PASSED: ${name}${NC}"
+        echo ""
+    else
+        echo -e "${RED}>>> [$(date '+%H:%M:%S')] FAILED: ${name}${NC}"
+        echo "Log file: ${logfile}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+echo "=== Chapter 7: Chroot Build Scripts ==="
+echo ""
+
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/024-chroot-essentials.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/025-gettext.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/026-bison.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/027-perl.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/028-python.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/029-texinfo.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/030-util-linux.sh"
+run_script "${SCRIPTS}/031-cleanup.sh"
+
+echo ""
+echo "============================================================"
+echo " Chapter 7 chroot builds complete!"
+echo "============================================================"
+CHROOT_EOF
+
+chmod +x "${LFS}/tmp/chroot-build-runner.sh"
+
+# Enter chroot and run the build script
+# PATH includes /tools/bin where the cross-compiled gcc lives
+chroot "${LFS}" /usr/bin/env -i \
+    HOME=/root \
+    TERM="${TERM}" \
+    PS1='(darkforge chroot) \u:\w\$ ' \
+    PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/tools/bin \
+    MAKEFLAGS="-j32" \
+    /bin/bash /tmp/chroot-build-runner.sh
+
+# Clean up
+rm -f "${LFS}/tmp/chroot-build-runner.sh"
+
+echo ""
+echo -e "${GREEN}Phase 0 is FULLY COMPLETE.${NC}"
+echo ""
+echo "The toolchain chroot environment is ready."
+echo "Next: Phase 1 (dpack) or Phase 3 (base system packages)."