diff --git a/src/v2_optimizer.py b/src/v2_optimizer.py
index 3fc59152..3acf5a25 100644
--- a/src/v2_optimizer.py
+++ b/src/v2_optimizer.py
@@ -402,7 +402,11 @@ class V2VisionEngine:
         )
         for l in master_selection[:100]:
             gh_info = f" `[⭐ {l['gh_stars']}]`" if "gh_stars" in l else ""
-            index_md += f"- **({l['year']})** [{l['title']}]({l['url']}){gh_info} 🌟🌟🌟\n"
+            year_prefix = f"**({l['year']})** " if l.get("year") and l["year"] != "N/A" else ""
+            title_clean = l['title'].replace("==", "")
+            # Master selection links are 3 stars, so we highlight
+            title_display = f"**=={title_clean}==**"
+            index_md += f"- {year_prefix}[{title_display}]({l['url']}){gh_info} 🌟🌟🌟\n"
         
         index_md += "\n??? note \"Elite Video Selection - Click to expand!\"\n"
         index_md += f"    <center markdown=\"1\">\n{videos_html}\n    </center>\n\n"
@@ -423,7 +427,8 @@ class V2VisionEngine:
             for cat, links in content["categories"].items():
                 md += f"## {cat}\n"
                 for l in links:
-                    year, stars = l.get("year", "N/A"), "🌟" * l.get("stars", 1)
+                    year, stars_val = l.get("year", "N/A"), l.get("stars", 1)
+                    stars = "🌟" * stars_val
                     tag = l.get("tag", "[ENTERPRISE-STABLE]")
                     
                     # Determine color mapping for new tags
@@ -433,11 +438,19 @@ class V2VisionEngine:
                     elif "STABLE" in tag: color = "info"
                     else: color = "primary"
                     
-                    title_display = f"**{l['title']}**" if l.get("stars", 1) >= 2 else l['title']
+                    title_clean = l['title'].replace("==", "")
+                    if stars_val == 3 or "STANDARD" in tag:
+                        title_display = f"**=={title_clean}==**"
+                    elif stars_val == 2:
+                        title_display = f"**{title_clean}**"
+                    else:
+                        title_display = title_clean
+                    
+                    year_prefix = f"**({year})** " if year and year != "N/A" else ""
                     
                     gh_info = f" <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>⭐ {l['gh_stars']}</span>" if "gh_stars" in l else ""
                     icon = " 🎥" if l.get("is_video") else ""
-                    md += f"  - **({year})** [{title_display}]({l['url']}){icon}{gh_info} {stars} <span class='md-tag md-tag--{color}'>{tag}</span>\n"
+                    md += f"  - {year_prefix}[{title_display}]({l['url']}){icon}{gh_info} {stars} <span class='md-tag md-tag--{color}'>{tag}</span>\n"
                     if l['description']:
                         desc = l['description']
                         if "\n" in desc:
diff --git a/v2-mkdocs.yml b/v2-mkdocs.yml
index 140eca97..7d9152dd 100644
--- a/v2-mkdocs.yml
+++ b/v2-mkdocs.yml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ markdown_extensions:
       permalink: true
   - pymdownx.tabbed:
       alternate_style: true
+  - pymdownx.mark
 
 nav:
   - "🔙 Back to V1 (Exhaustive)": https://nubenetes.com/