diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/rust_g.dm b/code/__DEFINES/rust_g.dm
index 84f0c5d0334..f144abc30c1 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/rust_g.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/rust_g.dm
@@ -175,6 +175,27 @@
 /proc/rustg_git_commit_date_head(format = "%F")
 	return RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "rg_git_commit_date_head")(format)
 
+#define rustg_hash_string(algorithm, text) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "hash_string")(algorithm, text)
+#define rustg_hash_file(algorithm, fname) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "hash_file")(algorithm, fname)
+#define rustg_hash_generate_totp(seed) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "generate_totp")(seed)
+#define rustg_hash_generate_totp_tolerance(seed, tolerance) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "generate_totp_tolerance")(seed, tolerance)
+
+#define RUSTG_HASH_MD5 "md5"
+#define RUSTG_HASH_SHA1 "sha1"
+#define RUSTG_HASH_SHA256 "sha256"
+#define RUSTG_HASH_SHA512 "sha512"
+#define RUSTG_HASH_XXH64 "xxh64"
+#define RUSTG_HASH_BASE64 "base64"
+
+/// Encode a given string into base64
+#define rustg_encode_base64(str) rustg_hash_string(RUSTG_HASH_BASE64, str)
+/// Decode a given base64 string
+#define rustg_decode_base64(str) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "decode_base64")(str)
+
+#ifdef RUSTG_OVERRIDE_BUILTINS
+	#define md5(thing) (isfile(thing) ? rustg_hash_file(RUSTG_HASH_MD5, "[thing]") : rustg_hash_string(RUSTG_HASH_MD5, thing))
+#endif
+
 #define RUSTG_HTTP_METHOD_GET "get"
 #define RUSTG_HTTP_METHOD_PUT "put"
 #define RUSTG_HTTP_METHOD_DELETE "delete"
@@ -185,6 +206,80 @@
 #define rustg_http_request_async(method, url, body, headers, options) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "http_request_async")(method, url, body, headers, options)
 #define rustg_http_check_request(req_id) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "http_check_request")(req_id)
 
+/// Generates a spritesheet at: [file_path][spritesheet_name]_[size_id].png
+/// The resulting spritesheet arranges icons in a random order, with the position being denoted in the "sprites" return value.
+/// All icons have the same y coordinate, and their x coordinate is equal to `icon_width * position`.
+///
+/// hash_icons is a boolean (0 or 1), and determines if the generator will spend time creating hashes for the output field dmi_hashes.
+/// These hashes can be heplful for 'smart' caching (see rustg_iconforge_cache_valid), but require extra computation.
+///
+/// Spritesheet will contain all sprites listed within "sprites".
+/// "sprites" format:
+/// list(
+///     "sprite_name" = list( // <--- this list is a [SPRITE_OBJECT]
+///         icon_file = 'icons/path_to/an_icon.dmi',
+///         icon_state = "some_icon_state",
+///         dir = SOUTH,
+///         frame = 1,
+///         transform = list([TRANSFORM_OBJECT], ...)
+///     ),
+///     ...,
+/// )
+/// TRANSFORM_OBJECT format:
+/// list("type" = RUSTG_ICONFORGE_BLEND_COLOR, "color" = "#ff0000", "blend_mode" = ICON_MULTIPLY)
+/// list("type" = RUSTG_ICONFORGE_BLEND_ICON, "icon" = [SPRITE_OBJECT], "blend_mode" = ICON_OVERLAY)
+/// list("type" = RUSTG_ICONFORGE_SCALE, "width" = 32, "height" = 32)
+/// list("type" = RUSTG_ICONFORGE_CROP, "x1" = 1, "y1" = 1, "x2" = 32, "y2" = 32) // (BYOND icons index from 1,1 to the upper bound, inclusive)
+///
+/// Returns a SpritesheetResult as JSON, containing fields:
+/// list(
+///     "sizes" = list("32x32", "64x64", ...),
+///     "sprites" = list("sprite_name" = list("size_id" = "32x32", "position" = 0), ...),
+///     "dmi_hashes" = list("icons/path_to/an_icon.dmi" = "d6325c5b4304fb03", ...),
+///     "sprites_hash" = "a2015e5ff403fb5c", // This is the xxh64 hash of the INPUT field "sprites".
+///     "error" = "[A string, empty if there were no errors.]"
+/// )
+/// In the case of an unrecoverable panic from within Rust, this function ONLY returns a string containing the error.
+#define rustg_iconforge_generate(file_path, spritesheet_name, sprites, hash_icons) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "iconforge_generate")(file_path, spritesheet_name, sprites, "[hash_icons]")
+/// Returns a job_id for use with rustg_iconforge_check()
+#define rustg_iconforge_generate_async(file_path, spritesheet_name, sprites, hash_icons) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "iconforge_generate_async")(file_path, spritesheet_name, sprites, "[hash_icons]")
+/// Returns the status of an async job_id, or its result if it is completed. See RUSTG_JOB DEFINEs.
+#define rustg_iconforge_check(job_id) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "iconforge_check")("[job_id]")
+/// Clears all cached DMIs and images, freeing up memory.
+/// This should be used after spritesheets are done being generated.
+#define rustg_iconforge_cleanup RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "iconforge_cleanup")
+/// Takes in a set of hashes, generate inputs, and DMI filepaths, and compares them to determine cache validity.
+/// input_hash: xxh64 hash of "sprites" from the cache.
+/// dmi_hashes: xxh64 hashes of the DMIs in a spritesheet, given by `rustg_iconforge_generate` with `hash_icons` enabled. From the cache.
+/// sprites: The new input that will be passed to rustg_iconforge_generate().
+/// Returns a CacheResult with the following structure: list(
+///     "result": "1" (if cache is valid) or "0" (if cache is invalid)
+///     "fail_reason": "" (emtpy string if valid, otherwise a string containing the invalidation reason or an error with ERROR: prefixed.)
+/// )
+/// In the case of an unrecoverable panic from within Rust, this function ONLY returns a string containing the error.
+#define rustg_iconforge_cache_valid(input_hash, dmi_hashes, sprites) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "iconforge_cache_valid")(input_hash, dmi_hashes, sprites)
+/// Returns a job_id for use with rustg_iconforge_check()
+#define rustg_iconforge_cache_valid_async(input_hash, dmi_hashes, sprites) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "iconforge_cache_valid_async")(input_hash, dmi_hashes, sprites)
+/// Provided a /datum/greyscale_config typepath, JSON string containing the greyscale config, and path to a DMI file containing the base icons,
+/// Loads that config into memory for later use by rustg_iconforge_gags(). The config_path is the unique identifier used later.
+/// JSON Config schema: https://hackmd.io/@tgstation/GAGS-Layer-Types
+/// Unsupported features: color_matrix layer type, 'or' blend_mode. May not have BYOND parity with animated icons or varying dirs between layers.
+/// Returns "OK" if successful, otherwise, returns a string containing the error.
+#define rustg_iconforge_load_gags_config(config_path, config_json, config_icon_path) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "iconforge_load_gags_config")("[config_path]", config_json, config_icon_path)
+/// Given a config_path (previously loaded by rustg_iconforge_load_gags_config), and a string of hex colors formatted as "#ff00ff#ffaa00"
+/// Outputs a DMI containing all of the states within the config JSON to output_dmi_path, creating any directories leading up to it if necessary.
+/// Returns "OK" if successful, otherwise, returns a string containing the error.
+#define rustg_iconforge_gags(config_path, colors, output_dmi_path) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "iconforge_gags")("[config_path]", colors, output_dmi_path)
+/// Returns a job_id for use with rustg_iconforge_check()
+#define rustg_iconforge_load_gags_config_async(config_path, config_json, config_icon_path) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "iconforge_load_gags_config_async")("[config_path]", config_json, config_icon_path)
+/// Returns a job_id for use with rustg_iconforge_check()
+#define rustg_iconforge_gags_async(config_path, colors, output_dmi_path) RUSTG_CALL(RUST_G, "iconforge_gags_async")("[config_path]", colors, output_dmi_path)
+
+#define RUSTG_ICONFORGE_BLEND_COLOR "BlendColor"
+#define RUSTG_ICONFORGE_BLEND_ICON "BlendIcon"
+#define RUSTG_ICONFORGE_CROP "Crop"
+#define RUSTG_ICONFORGE_SCALE "Scale"
+
 #define RUSTG_JOB_NO_RESULTS_YET "NO RESULTS YET"
 #define RUSTG_JOB_NO_SUCH_JOB "NO SUCH JOB"
 #define RUSTG_JOB_ERROR "JOB PANICKED"
diff --git a/dependencies.sh b/dependencies.sh
index c7086bb5545..5d6508d722a 100644
--- a/dependencies.sh
+++ b/dependencies.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export BYOND_MAJOR=515
 export BYOND_MINOR=1647
 
 #rust_g git tag
-export RUST_G_VERSION=3.5.1
+export RUST_G_VERSION=3.6.0
 
 #node version
 export NODE_VERSION_LTS=22.11.0
diff --git a/rust_g.dll b/rust_g.dll
index 157fb64acaf..99d92ca3798 100644
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