Fixed: both __getattr__ and __getitem__ - they need to wrap list items that are dicts.

nitro_datastore/__init__.py

@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@
 from nitro_datastore.datastore import NitroDataStore
 from nitro_datastore.query_builder import QueryBuilder
 
-__version__ = "1.0.1"
+__version__ = "1.0.2"
 __all__ = ["NitroDataStore", "QueryBuilder"]

nitro_datastore/datastore.py

@@ -1027,13 +1027,17 @@ def filter_list(self, path: str, predicate: Callable[[Any], bool]) -> List[Any]:
             return []
         return [item for item in value if predicate(item)]
 
+    def _wrap_value(self, value: Any) -> Any:
+        """Wrap dicts in NitroDataStore, including dicts inside lists."""
+        if isinstance(value, dict):
+            return NitroDataStore(value)
+        elif isinstance(value, list):
+            return [self._wrap_value(item) for item in value]
+        return value
+
     def __getitem__(self, key: str) -> Any:
         """Dictionary-style access: data['key']"""
-        result = self._data[key]
-        # Wrap nested dicts in NitroDataStore for chained access
-        if isinstance(result, dict):
-            return NitroDataStore(result)
-        return result
+        return self._wrap_value(self._data[key])
 
     def __setitem__(self, key: str, value: Any) -> None:
         """Dictionary-style assignment: data['key'] = value"""
@@ -1052,17 +1056,12 @@ def __contains__(self, key: str) -> bool:
     def __getattr__(self, name: str) -> Any:
         """Dot notation access: data.key"""
         if name.startswith("_"):
-            # Allow access to private attributes
             raise AttributeError(
                 f"'{type(self).__name__}' object has no attribute '{name}'"
             )
 
         if name in self._data:
-            result = self._data[name]
-            # Wrap nested dicts in NitroDataStore for chained access
-            if isinstance(result, dict):
-                return NitroDataStore(result)
-            return result
+            return self._wrap_value(self._data[name])
 
         raise AttributeError(f"'{type(self).__name__}' has no attribute '{name}'")
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "nitro-datastore"
-version = "1.0.1"
+version = "1.0.2"
 description = "Schema-agnostic JSON data store with dot notation, chainable queries, bulk operations, and built-in security features"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [