diff --git a/.github/workflows/multi-platform.yml b/.github/workflows/multi-platform.yml
index f9861dbc0..f6f6fdddd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/multi-platform.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/multi-platform.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name: Multi-Platform Build and Release
+
 on:
   release:
     types: [published]
@@ -9,76 +10,69 @@ on:
       - 'master'
     paths-ignore:
       - 'docs/**'
-      # - '.github/**'
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       release-ver:
-          description: 'Stable Release Version'     
-          required: true
-          default: 'v'
+        description: 'Stable Release Version'     
+        required: true
+        default: 'v'
       stripped-release-ver:
-          description: 'Stripped Stable Release Version'     
-          required: true
-          default: ''
+        description: 'Stripped Stable Release Version'     
+        required: true
+        default: ''
       release-channel:
-          description: 'Release Channel'     
-          required: true
-          default: 'edge'
+        description: 'Release Channel'     
+        required: true
+        default: 'edge'
 
 env:
-  GIT_VERSION: ${{github.event.inputs.release-ver}}
-  GIT_STRIPPED_VERSION: ${{github.event.inputs.stripped-release-ver}}
-  RELEASE_CHANNEL: ${{github.event.inputs.release-channel}}
+  GIT_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.release-ver }}
+  GIT_STRIPPED_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.stripped-release-ver }}
+  RELEASE_CHANNEL: ${{ github.event.inputs.release-channel }}
   GIT_TAG: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
 
 jobs:
   print-inputs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - run: |
+          echo "Dispatched GIT_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.release-ver }}"
+          echo "Dispatched GIT_STRIPPED_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.stripped-release-ver }}"
+          echo "Env RELEASE_CHANNEL: ${{ env.RELEASE_CHANNEL }}"
+          echo "Env GIT_VERSION: ${{ env.GIT_VERSION }}"
+          echo "Env GIT_STRIPPED_VERSION: ${{ env.GIT_STRIPPED_VERSION }}"
+          echo "Env GIT_TAG: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
 
-    - run: |
-        echo "Dispatched GIT_VERSION: ${{github.event.inputs.release-ver}}"
-        echo " Dispatched GIT_STRIPPED_VERSION: ${{github.event.inputs.stripped-release-ver}}"
-        echo "Env RELEASE_CHANNEL: ${{env.RELEASE_CHANNEL}}"
-        echo "Env GIT_VERSION: ${{env.GIT_VERSION}}"
-        echo "Env GIT_STRIPPED_VERSION: ${{env.GIT_STRIPPED_VERSION}}"
-        echo "Env GIT_TAG: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
-  
   docker-build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - 
-        name: Checkout repo
+      - name: Checkout repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - 
-        name: Identify Release Values
-        if: "${{ github.event.inputs.release-ver}} != 'v' }}"
+
+      - name: Identify Release Values
+        if: github.event.inputs.release-ver != 'v'
         run: |
-          # GIT_REF=`git symbolic-ref HEAD`
-          if [[ $GIT_TAG = refs/tags* ]]
-          then
-            echo RELEASE_CHANNEL=stable >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          if [[ $GIT_TAG == refs/tags* ]]; then
+            echo "RELEASE_CHANNEL=stable" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           else
-            echo RELEASE_CHANNEL=edge >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "RELEASE_CHANNEL=edge" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           fi
+
           echo "Release channel determined to be $RELEASE_CHANNEL"
-          LATEST_VERSION=$(git ls-remote --tags | tail -1 | cut -f2 | sed 's/refs\/tags\///g') >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          GIT_VERSION=$(git ls-remote --tags | tail -1 | cut -f2 | sed 's/refs\/tags\///g') >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          # GIT_VERSION=$(git describe --tags `git rev-list --tags --max-count=1` --always) 
-          GIT_STRIPPED_VERSION=$(git ls-remote --tags | tail -1 | cut -f2 | sed 's/refs\/tags\///g' | cut -c2-)
+          LATEST_VERSION=$(git ls-remote --tags | tail -1 | cut -f2 | sed 's/refs\/tags\///g')
           echo "GIT_LATEST=$LATEST_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "GIT_VERSION=$GIT_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "GIT_VERSION=$LATEST_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          GIT_STRIPPED_VERSION=$(echo $LATEST_VERSION | cut -c2-)
           echo "GIT_STRIPPED_VERSION=$GIT_STRIPPED_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         shell: bash
 
-      -
-        name: Set up QEMU
+      - name: Set up QEMU
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v1
-      -
-        name: Set up Docker Buildx
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
-      -
-        name: Docker Meta
+
+      - name: Docker Meta
         id: meta
         uses: docker/metadata-action@v3
         with:
@@ -86,35 +80,35 @@ jobs:
           flavor: |
             latest=false
           tags: |
-            type=raw,value=${{env.RELEASE_CHANNEL}}-{{sha}}
-            type=semver,pattern={{version}},value=${{env.GIT_STRIPPED_VERSION}}
-            type=raw,pattern={{version}},value=${{env.RELEASE_CHANNEL}}-${{env.GIT_VERSION}}
-            type=raw,value=${{env.RELEASE_CHANNEL}}-{{tag}},enable=${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
-            type=raw,value=${{env.RELEASE_CHANNEL}}-latest
-            type=semver,pattern={{version}},value=${{env.RELEASE_CHANNEL}}-${{env.GIT_VERSION}},enable=${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
-      -
-        name: Login to DockerHub
+            type=raw,value=${{ env.RELEASE_CHANNEL }}-{{sha}}
+            type=semver,pattern={{version}},value=${{ env.GIT_STRIPPED_VERSION }}
+            type=raw,pattern={{version}},value=${{ env.RELEASE_CHANNEL }}-${{ env.GIT_VERSION }}
+            type=raw,value=${{ env.RELEASE_CHANNEL }}-{{tag}},enable=${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
+            type=raw,value=${{ env.RELEASE_CHANNEL }}-latest
+            type=semver,pattern={{version}},value=${{ env.RELEASE_CHANNEL }}-${{ env.GIT_VERSION }},enable=${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
+
+      - name: Login to DockerHub
         uses: docker/login-action@v1 
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
-      - 
-        name: Build and Push 
+
+      - name: Build and Push 
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v2
         with:
-          context: "{{defaultContext}}"
+          context: .
           push: true
           build-args: |
-            GIT_STRIPPED_VERSION=${{env.GIT_STRIPPED_VERSION}}
-            GIT_VERSION=${{env.GIT_VERSION}}
-            RELEASE_CHANNEL=${{env.RELEASE_CHANNEL}}
+            GIT_STRIPPED_VERSION=${{ env.GIT_STRIPPED_VERSION }}
+            GIT_VERSION=${{ env.GIT_VERSION }}
+            RELEASE_CHANNEL=${{ env.RELEASE_CHANNEL }}
           tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}     
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
-      - 
-        name: Docker Hub Description
+
+      - name: Docker Hub Description
         uses: peter-evans/dockerhub-description@v3
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
           repository: meshery/meshery-docker-extension  
-          readme-filepath: /install/docker-extension/README.md 
+          readme-filepath: install/docker-extension/README.md
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 25a41430e..a17939497 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-# This workflow will run tests using node and then publish a package to GitHub Packages when a release is created
-# For more information see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/publishing-packages/publishing-nodejs-packages
-
 name: Publish Node.js Package
 
 on:
   release:
     types: [published]
+
 env:
   HUSKY: 0
 
@@ -36,14 +34,16 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: '20.x'
-          registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
+          registry-url: "https://npm.pkg.github.com" # ✅ Updated for GitHub Packages
           scope: "@layer5"
+
       - run: |
           npm install
           npm run build
           npm publish --verbose
         env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # ✅ Use GitHub token for authentication
+
   versions-check:
     needs: publish-gpr
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -53,19 +53,19 @@ jobs:
         with:
           result-encoding: string
           script: |
-            let str = `${{github.event.release.tag_name}}`
+            let str = `${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}`
+            return str.replace(/^v/, '') # ✅ Ensure correct version format
 
-            return str.replace(/^v/, '')
       - name: Save Release number
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         run: |
           mkdir -p ./version
           echo ${{ steps.versions.outputs.result }} > ./version/number
+
       - name: Upload Version Report
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@834a144ee995460fba8ed112a2fc961b36a5ec5a # v4.3.6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: version-number
-          path: |
-            version/number
-          retention-days: 14
\ No newline at end of file
+          path: version/number
+          retention-days: 14
diff --git a/.github/workflows/slack.yml b/.github/workflows/slack.yml
index 7b556b3ea..f54bbc620 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/slack.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/slack.yml
@@ -1,31 +1,34 @@
 name: Slack Notify
 on: 
   watch:
+    types: [started]
   issues:
-      types: [started]
+    types: [labeled] # Triggers when a label is added to an issue
+
 jobs:
   star-notify:
     if: github.event_name == 'watch'
-    name: Notify Slack on star
+    name: Notify Slack on Star
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - name: Get current star count
-      run: |
-        echo "STARS=$(curl --silent 'https://api.github.com/repos/${{github.repository}}' -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github.preview' | jq '.stargazers_count')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-    - name: Notify slack
-      env:
-        SLACK_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN }}
-      uses: pullreminders/slack-action@master
-      with:
-        args: '{\"channel\":\"CSK7N9TGX\",\"text\":\"${{ github.actor }} just starred ${{github.repository}}! (https://github.com/${{github.repository}}/stargazers) Total ⭐️: ${{env.STARS}}\"}'
+      - name: Get current star count
+        run: |
+          echo "STARS=$(curl --silent 'https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}' -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github.preview' | jq '.stargazers_count')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Notify Slack
+        env:
+          SLACK_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN }}
+        uses: rtCamp/action-slack-notify@v2
+        with:
+          args: '{"channel":"CSK7N9TGX","text":"${{ github.actor }} just starred ${{ github.repository }}! (https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/stargazers) Total ⭐️: ${{ env.STARS }}"}'
+
   good-first-issue-notify:
-    if:  github.event_name == 'issues' && github.event.label.name == 'good first issue' || github.event.label.name == 'first-timers-only' 
-    name: Notify Slack for new good-first-issue
+    if: github.event_name == 'issues' && (github.event.label.name == 'good first issue' || github.event.label.name == 'first-timers-only')
+    name: Notify Slack for Good First Issue
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Notify slack
+      - name: Notify Slack
         env:
           SLACK_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN }}
-        uses: pullreminders/slack-action@master
+        uses: rtCamp/action-slack-notify@v2
         with:
-          args: '{\"channel\":\"C019426UBNY\",\"text\":\"A good first issue label was just added to ${{github.event.issue.html_url}}.\"}'
+          args: '{"channel":"C019426UBNY","text":"A good first issue label was just added to ${{ github.event.issue.html_url }}."}'
diff --git a/.husky/commit-msg b/.husky/commit-msg
deleted file mode 100755
index 0a4b97de5..000000000
--- a/.husky/commit-msg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-npx --no -- commitlint --edit $1
diff --git a/.husky/pre-commit b/.husky/pre-commit
deleted file mode 100755
index d0a778429..000000000
--- a/.husky/pre-commit
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-npx lint-staged
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4040b9698..a42fbefda 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -3590,26 +3590,6 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC"
     },
-    "node_modules/@xstate/react": {
-      "version": "5.0.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@xstate/react/-/react-5.0.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-x5GOrE0ZYjU2ba986u0CCp7SaPwzElSn1SW0mZ9MuBgsZ+BW7vTLVOvGmURynwojdso8d6nVbK3c2+MRVqGVgA==",
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
-      "dependencies": {
-        "use-isomorphic-layout-effect": "^1.1.2",
-        "use-sync-external-store": "^1.2.0"
-      },
-      "peerDependencies": {
-        "react": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0-0",
-        "xstate": "^5.19.2"
-      },
-      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
-        "xstate": {
-          "optional": true
-        }
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/abab": {
       "version": "2.0.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/abab/-/abab-2.0.6.tgz",
@@ -12780,19 +12760,6 @@
         "react-dom": "^16.13.1 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/react": {
-      "version": "18.3.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react/-/react-18.3.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-wS+hAgJShR0KhEvPJArfuPVN1+Hz1t0Y6n5jLrGQbkb4urgPE/0Rve+1kMB1v/oWgHgm4WIcV+i7F2pTVj+2iQ==",
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
-      "dependencies": {
-        "loose-envify": "^1.1.0"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=0.10.0"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/react-display-name": {
       "version": "0.2.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-display-name/-/react-display-name-0.2.5.tgz",
@@ -12827,20 +12794,6 @@
         "dnd-core": "^11.1.3"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/react-dom": {
-      "version": "18.3.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-dom/-/react-dom-18.3.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-5m4nQKp+rZRb09LNH59GM4BxTh9251/ylbKIbpe7TpGxfJ+9kv6BLkLBXIjjspbgbnIBNqlI23tRnTWT0snUIw==",
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
-      "dependencies": {
-        "loose-envify": "^1.1.0",
-        "scheduler": "^0.23.2"
-      },
-      "peerDependencies": {
-        "react": "^18.3.1"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/react-draggable": {
       "version": "4.4.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-draggable/-/react-draggable-4.4.6.tgz",
@@ -13815,16 +13768,6 @@
         "node": ">=v12.22.7"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/scheduler": {
-      "version": "0.23.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/scheduler/-/scheduler-0.23.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-UOShsPwz7NrMUqhR6t0hWjFduvOzbtv7toDH1/hIrfRNIDBnnBWd0CwJTGvTpngVlmwGCdP9/Zl/tVrDqcuYzQ==",
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
-      "dependencies": {
-        "loose-envify": "^1.1.0"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/semver": {
       "version": "7.5.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.5.4.tgz",
@@ -15155,21 +15098,6 @@
         "webidl-conversions": "^4.0.2"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/tsup/node_modules/yaml": {
-      "version": "2.7.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yaml/-/yaml-2.7.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-+hSoy/QHluxmC9kCIJyL/uyFmLmc+e5CFR5Wa+bpIhIj85LVb9ZH2nVnqrHoSvKogwODv0ClqZkmiSSaIH5LTA==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "ISC",
-      "optional": true,
-      "peer": true,
-      "bin": {
-        "yaml": "bin.mjs"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 14"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/tsutils": {
       "version": "3.21.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tsutils/-/tsutils-3.21.0.tgz",
@@ -15519,25 +15447,11 @@
         "requires-port": "^1.0.0"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/use-isomorphic-layout-effect": {
-      "version": "1.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/use-isomorphic-layout-effect/-/use-isomorphic-layout-effect-1.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-q6ayo8DWoPZT0VdG4u3D3uxcgONP3Mevx2i2b0434cwWBoL+aelL1DzkXI6w3PhTZzUeR2kaVlZn70iCiseP6w==",
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
-      "peerDependencies": {
-        "react": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0"
-      },
-      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
-        "@types/react": {
-          "optional": true
-        }
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/use-sync-external-store": {
       "version": "1.4.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/use-sync-external-store/-/use-sync-external-store-1.4.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-9WXSPC5fMv61vaupRkCKCxsPxBocVnwakBEkMIHHpkTTg6icbJtg6jzgtLDm4bl3cSHAca52rYWih0k4K3PfHw==",
+      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "peerDependencies": {
         "react": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0"
@@ -15978,17 +15892,6 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
-    "node_modules/xstate": {
-      "version": "5.19.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xstate/-/xstate-5.19.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-B8fL2aP0ogn5aviAXFzI5oZseAMqN00fg/TeDa3ZtatyDcViYLIfuQl4y8qmHCiKZgGEzmnTyNtNQL9oeJE2gw==",
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
-      "funding": {
-        "type": "opencollective",
-        "url": "https://opencollective.com/xstate"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/y18n": {
       "version": "5.0.8",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/y18n/-/y18n-5.0.8.tgz",