diff --git a/packages/packages.json b/packages/packages.json
index aa97441b..99273c38 100644
--- a/packages/packages.json
+++ b/packages/packages.json
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 {
     "dev": {
-        "connection/valory/websocket_client/0.1.0": "bafybeicz53kzs5uvyiod2azntl76zwgmpgr22ven4wl5fnwt2m546j3wsu",
-        "skill/valory/contract_subscription/0.1.0": "bafybeialscmefsroacttr5um4667yjnceu4hqdmiwvo3e7pg7ld5mhbo5q",
-        "agent/valory/mech/0.1.0": "bafybeih2uwjkslkiyxthucr4jneoz33dffw2lkyest4bnubr4txr5obkem",
-        "skill/valory/mech_abci/0.1.0": "bafybeigr3vvpaabqh2t5bu7aq2dtzzwv6a65bemo4qvioacmm6fvzwil4q",
+        "connection/valory/websocket_client/0.1.0": "bafybeidxgkpajanybyjrmdnor4au4ttghzyp2ulgm7rttjgopxrjoaszzi",
+        "skill/valory/contract_subscription/0.1.0": "bafybeiaq3aatrngt3qgafxsjlpszzx3x5sqgdt2ba7f7tdhp7godgilx4u",
+        "agent/valory/mech/0.1.0": "bafybeigv4fyzhbmb3qjenpdfsbyebihfyxe7a2do5jejdq4a5sszqnhrqa",
+        "skill/valory/mech_abci/0.1.0": "bafybeicm4pf2hulinw7igi5nh2bu4hdzzzudhgls6mm6qln7ok3ykrb5kq",
         "contract/valory/agent_mech/0.1.0": "bafybeiccjt6322pee3als6v3ale75wxgrv4hy532dlfaugndpq6swahyba",
-        "service/valory/mech/0.1.0": "bafybeibad5ew2vt36sqtn4gqwxig3tlplzzngw2qqnyw2hl6ppllsu7f6y",
+        "service/valory/mech/0.1.0": "bafybeibfk7itaftwxtrwqmqvb4iy3jwvxazq47s3i7esseotiuyt2abera",
         "protocol/valory/acn_data_share/0.1.0": "bafybeieyixetwvz767zekhvg7r6etumyanzys6xbalx2brrfswybinnlhi",
         "protocol/valory/default/1.0.0": "bafybeiecmut3235aen7wxukllv424f3dysvvlgfmn562kzdunc5hdj3hxu",
-        "skill/valory/task_submission_abci/0.1.0": "bafybeie6tq6peb35z6vhflutjdqfobuj6xo7p2rzf6nxizs22cino2w2oe",
-        "skill/valory/task_execution/0.1.0": "bafybeig5ceg4rpgyocqb4scfxf5i5oxcvwtifypa2ubqufvquyez6sfxre",
+        "skill/valory/task_submission_abci/0.1.0": "bafybeibc6nyxiao6ezoworfp3xyjei2qbb2pth46eh6s22wjkx26fvoove",
+        "skill/valory/task_execution/0.1.0": "bafybeifak6gsvgkku3o6ni6kzh4z2t4jrh4miisbufqnjl4by52oy3645e",
         "skill/valory/reset_pause_abci/0.1.0": "bafybeiemeltzzunroxbxvtjxznssomt6jcs32nt6mnflpzbcfdl7uf32ny",
         "skill/valory/registration_abci/0.1.0": "bafybeidoobofynxvzu4n32q6it7vy6socjefjq43nvf3dlgeden3bahloq",
         "skill/valory/abstract_round_abci/0.1.0": "bafybeif75fef5csbnc6xthpgtnwvd4ojj5zmbeadt4jxmkgap2eo24qixa",
diff --git a/packages/valory/agents/mech/aea-config.yaml b/packages/valory/agents/mech/aea-config.yaml
index 83a44ff2..a07c8fc0 100644
--- a/packages/valory/agents/mech/aea-config.yaml
+++ b/packages/valory/agents/mech/aea-config.yaml
@@ -7,18 +7,18 @@ aea_version: '>=1.37.0, <2.0.0'
 fingerprint: {}
 fingerprint_ignore_patterns: []
 connections:
-- valory/abci:0.1.0:bafybeicasheudousm2unmh5qmy5n3qdq5hmkg2j42fxfm2crxmgq3nzjkq
-- valory/http_client:0.23.0:bafybeieoeuy4brzimtnubmokwirhrx27ezls6cdnl5qik4rkykfle3nn2y
-- valory/ipfs:0.1.0:bafybeiau32pzy55ta6ugl2bebevlxudal6pnlfomhplfm5mph6reaw3krq
+- valory/abci:0.1.0:bafybeib3exj2vkz4u76rc2amtwz6veeozipr6zdgzlaqsovu3dorppcina
+- valory/http_client:0.23.0:bafybeibewxkzsjia44wqeixwtpefnuewndl4csgxm4jlk77iqmtbya72gu
+- valory/ipfs:0.1.0:bafybeidu3xd6rd5zysv2due2cnrc3sxx5vss2usxwaxxtxxuyha2kuhd3e
 - valory/ledger:0.19.0:bafybeigfoz7d7si7s4jehvloq2zmiiocpbxcaathl3bxkyarxoerxq7g3a
 - valory/p2p_libp2p_client:0.1.0:bafybeihdnfdth3qgltefgrem7xyi4b3ejzaz67xglm2hbma2rfvpl2annq
-- valory/websocket_client:0.1.0:bafybeicz53kzs5uvyiod2azntl76zwgmpgr22ven4wl5fnwt2m546j3wsu
+- valory/websocket_client:0.1.0:bafybeidxgkpajanybyjrmdnor4au4ttghzyp2ulgm7rttjgopxrjoaszzi
 contracts:
-- valory/agent_mech:0.1.0:bafybeidl6kwc3sgcxiphgb3osjqlqwylhqetv2nyv2fu6zxcgn5qctv2ju
-- valory/gnosis_safe:0.1.0:bafybeigvqg4lapdaa23dpc3pv67rdptdhey6e435mxqsw2gb2u74yw4yei
-- valory/gnosis_safe_proxy_factory:0.1.0:bafybeie4iivrxcd5dcwzj3y2t66mc5mdvtsuqu426gk2kcdc6fxbki6neu
-- valory/multisend:0.1.0:bafybeie7m7pjbnw7cccpbvmbgkut24dtlt4cgvug3tbac7gej37xvwbv3a
-- valory/service_registry:0.1.0:bafybeif6x4zvsokwcetbrjdb4uyv4l3pqx756cg2ohv2zgcky5yuiwuqvi
+- valory/agent_mech:0.1.0:bafybeiccjt6322pee3als6v3ale75wxgrv4hy532dlfaugndpq6swahyba
+- valory/gnosis_safe:0.1.0:bafybeih6d3vxz3jlgodxm5b2qcwsmansqj4xobuyd6hjnhzremuvd65yrm
+- valory/gnosis_safe_proxy_factory:0.1.0:bafybeid6glyjikjxmefwmhn62cxiofophegjmg2z5vqqsvk6tmyunwc274
+- valory/multisend:0.1.0:bafybeieg4tywd5lww2vygvpkilg3hcepa4rmhehjuamyvdf6vazt554v6u
+- valory/service_registry:0.1.0:bafybeige6pubafkiqmaiyuql6pcojm6fvh5thvhrsapi53au2rhuumqymu
 protocols:
 - open_aea/signing:1.0.0:bafybeifuxs7gdg2okbn7uofymenjlmnih2wxwkym44lsgwmklgwuckxm2m
 - valory/abci:0.1.0:bafybeigootsvqpk6th5xpdtzanxum3earifrrezfyhylfrit7yvqdrtgpe
@@ -31,16 +31,16 @@ protocols:
 - valory/ledger_api:1.0.0:bafybeigsvceac33asd6ecbqev34meyyjwu3rangenv6xp5rkxyz4krvcby
 - valory/tendermint:0.1.0:bafybeidjqmwvgi4rqgp65tbkhmi45fwn2odr5ecezw6q47hwitsgyw4jpa
 skills:
-- valory/abstract_abci:0.1.0:bafybeicg7dv7cff34nv2k2z47c4yp4kddsxp3wozonzow6tnvfvwndz3cy
-- valory/abstract_round_abci:0.1.0:bafybeigxjcci53vwytymzlhr37436yvenh7jup4astrn7dgyixo24aq2pq
-- valory/contract_subscription:0.1.0:bafybeifbgzfrhtdtendqzwmh3o436nyexwkif6mbvsouvk2ktdfk5lhe7y
-- valory/mech_abci:0.1.0:bafybeigzfa5pr647fg4nflzgie3xla4araotperomibfp2totzpaxwgmje
-- valory/task_execution:0.1.0:bafybeih6caazog2vq34dupe4cbkv2v3zrffsmfztuvvshtku7tnhmvxcrq
-- valory/registration_abci:0.1.0:bafybeibc4kczqbh23sc6tufrzn3axmhp3vjav7fa3u6cnpvolrbbc2fd7i
-- valory/reset_pause_abci:0.1.0:bafybeid445uy6wwvugf3byzl7r73c7teu6xr5ezxb4h7cxbenghg3copvy
-- valory/task_submission_abci:0.1.0:bafybeidcjfmhtgwh24sgf3gmk6soiyr2fmaebjvphhz6xob6d5m6aeguce
-- valory/termination_abci:0.1.0:bafybeiguy7pkrcptg6c754ioig4mlkr7truccym3fpv6jwpjx2tmpdbzhi
-- valory/transaction_settlement_abci:0.1.0:bafybeidpsnguxizkpihtkqzojr3em7yy7c6qc7gxpbh5vglmwws5wke7bi
+- valory/abstract_abci:0.1.0:bafybeigafjci7m7ezwzasav5xqo7v2mbxxn7qb4y7vnuc2wr2irzvn7wsy
+- valory/abstract_round_abci:0.1.0:bafybeif75fef5csbnc6xthpgtnwvd4ojj5zmbeadt4jxmkgap2eo24qixa
+- valory/contract_subscription:0.1.0:bafybeiaq3aatrngt3qgafxsjlpszzx3x5sqgdt2ba7f7tdhp7godgilx4u
+- valory/mech_abci:0.1.0:bafybeicm4pf2hulinw7igi5nh2bu4hdzzzudhgls6mm6qln7ok3ykrb5kq
+- valory/task_execution:0.1.0:bafybeifak6gsvgkku3o6ni6kzh4z2t4jrh4miisbufqnjl4by52oy3645e
+- valory/registration_abci:0.1.0:bafybeidoobofynxvzu4n32q6it7vy6socjefjq43nvf3dlgeden3bahloq
+- valory/reset_pause_abci:0.1.0:bafybeiemeltzzunroxbxvtjxznssomt6jcs32nt6mnflpzbcfdl7uf32ny
+- valory/task_submission_abci:0.1.0:bafybeibc6nyxiao6ezoworfp3xyjei2qbb2pth46eh6s22wjkx26fvoove
+- valory/termination_abci:0.1.0:bafybeig4mrkjhycwa7ursnnchnjcui6yxn4cz6htbqw3k4kya3u3xs6vwq
+- valory/transaction_settlement_abci:0.1.0:bafybeih54msklfwn62iblftogjmzzoaiu7twmliv4bktwtkyy63dhtjija
 default_ledger: ethereum
 required_ledgers:
 - ethereum
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ dependencies:
     version: ==0.0.303
   scikit-learn:
     version: ==1.3.1
+  pandas:
+    version: ==2.1.1
 default_connection: null
 ---
 public_id: valory/websocket_client:0.1.0:bafybeiexove4oqyhoae5xmk2hilskthosov5imdp65olpgj3cfrepbouyy
@@ -143,7 +145,6 @@ models:
   params:
     args:
       sleep_time: ${int:1}
-      ipfs_fetch_timeout: ${float:15.0}
       tendermint_check_sleep_delay: ${int:3}
       tendermint_p2p_url: ${str:localhost:26656}
       tendermint_com_url: ${str:http://localhost:8080}
diff --git a/packages/valory/services/mech/service.yaml b/packages/valory/services/mech/service.yaml
index d80450e7..46543580 100644
--- a/packages/valory/services/mech/service.yaml
+++ b/packages/valory/services/mech/service.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license: Apache-2.0
 fingerprint:
   README.md: bafybeif7ia4jdlazy6745ke2k2x5yoqlwsgwr6sbztbgqtwvs3ndm2p7ba
 fingerprint_ignore_patterns: []
-agent: valory/mech:0.1.0:bafybeigfkzy7beir3tasc7ndcgfj3vcg6vrsjptojerum3ajccwuglczg4
+agent: valory/mech:0.1.0:bafybeigv4fyzhbmb3qjenpdfsbyebihfyxe7a2do5jejdq4a5sszqnhrqa
 number_of_agents: 4
 deployment:
   agent:
diff --git a/packages/valory/skills/mech_abci/skill.yaml b/packages/valory/skills/mech_abci/skill.yaml
index 65ac12fb..14ec66f1 100644
--- a/packages/valory/skills/mech_abci/skill.yaml
+++ b/packages/valory/skills/mech_abci/skill.yaml
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ license: Apache-2.0
 aea_version: '>=1.0.0, <2.0.0'
 fingerprint:
   __init__.py: bafybeihscyr3poal6eyk6jeywtbdq552piwpbh2uo5h7bepjqdeivgiyem
-  behaviours.py: bafybeigpumxxutdrrgot44mqhqddfms3exrtsscvxfyl45pxufogjskweu
-  composition.py: bafybeiga6prq6yftjkh2bol6vym4iarvo4i4senk3avmukneap2drtjjz4
+  behaviours.py: bafybeidjvn4xr2k525r4emsm6yen3nnet7kqasrjm7chbuodhbywzw5nb4
+  composition.py: bafybeihmtr4ddrs4eu5wkk4xmcfnytvw2lt4udcfo7cf6a46fhe6gjdn3q
   dialogues.py: bafybeifhydd6xmstbh2jx5igj33upip5a3hhlcaxttfsc77heszqmru7ri
-  fsm_specification.yaml: bafybeib6j6etn6jd2cvggiswag2jrvlsxlnxb6sfgaf7oibhsd2mk65vw4
+  fsm_specification.yaml: bafybeiefcun637n44sw4htjg7qgvhkalfhsdlszbu3fg7vn6mu73eqbssq
   handlers.py: bafybeiffuduhg433qsu6lbet5jsaub63bzv2l4x756aj2fbnu5bnfu4ble
   models.py: bafybeic3pjxw7py6jpiaaxjtcufzcjmyldj2fdhpkik5qnj4hpruuxcu4q
 fingerprint_ignore_patterns: []
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ connections: []
 contracts: []
 protocols: []
 skills:
-- valory/abstract_round_abci:0.1.0:bafybeigxjcci53vwytymzlhr37436yvenh7jup4astrn7dgyixo24aq2pq
-- valory/registration_abci:0.1.0:bafybeibc4kczqbh23sc6tufrzn3axmhp3vjav7fa3u6cnpvolrbbc2fd7i
-- valory/reset_pause_abci:0.1.0:bafybeid445uy6wwvugf3byzl7r73c7teu6xr5ezxb4h7cxbenghg3copvy
-- valory/task_submission_abci:0.1.0:bafybeidcjfmhtgwh24sgf3gmk6soiyr2fmaebjvphhz6xob6d5m6aeguce
-- valory/termination_abci:0.1.0:bafybeiguy7pkrcptg6c754ioig4mlkr7truccym3fpv6jwpjx2tmpdbzhi
-- valory/transaction_settlement_abci:0.1.0:bafybeidpsnguxizkpihtkqzojr3em7yy7c6qc7gxpbh5vglmwws5wke7bi
+- valory/abstract_round_abci:0.1.0:bafybeif75fef5csbnc6xthpgtnwvd4ojj5zmbeadt4jxmkgap2eo24qixa
+- valory/registration_abci:0.1.0:bafybeidoobofynxvzu4n32q6it7vy6socjefjq43nvf3dlgeden3bahloq
+- valory/reset_pause_abci:0.1.0:bafybeiemeltzzunroxbxvtjxznssomt6jcs32nt6mnflpzbcfdl7uf32ny
+- valory/task_submission_abci:0.1.0:bafybeibc6nyxiao6ezoworfp3xyjei2qbb2pth46eh6s22wjkx26fvoove
+- valory/termination_abci:0.1.0:bafybeig4mrkjhycwa7ursnnchnjcui6yxn4cz6htbqw3k4kya3u3xs6vwq
+- valory/transaction_settlement_abci:0.1.0:bafybeih54msklfwn62iblftogjmzzoaiu7twmliv4bktwtkyy63dhtjija
 behaviours:
   main:
     args: {}
diff --git a/packages/valory/skills/task_execution/skill.yaml b/packages/valory/skills/task_execution/skill.yaml
index 45ca6da0..a7167c45 100644
--- a/packages/valory/skills/task_execution/skill.yaml
+++ b/packages/valory/skills/task_execution/skill.yaml
@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@ license: Apache-2.0
 aea_version: '>=1.0.0, <2.0.0'
 fingerprint:
   __init__.py: bafybeidqhvvlnthkbnmrdkdeyjyx2f2ab6z4xdgmagh7welqnh2v6wczx4
-  behaviours.py: bafybeifcdxzmpj7m642xn27wyogtgmfa4o5pwy6db2bcowh24gs5u3vsxe
-  dialogues.py: bafybeihw3nvl2xqxgfgtbhskzxd2awvhiujoi5o7mefokn4ew3o3vo2t4u
-  handlers.py: bafybeiatb4zd3pg577leguyiqi3cjceu7ibp7fafctm4pte4jckbddmfby
-  models.py: bafybeiauvac5fxeiqxujfl6ocd4u2l2otb2xntygmn2b3k5v7tcj7ptaju
+  behaviours.py: bafybeiaals5tspddl67amyzses5zzqfng7wr6yzgw4ujdx5odt2dx37ura
+  dialogues.py: bafybeid4zxalqdlo5mw4yfbuf34hx4jp5ay5z6chm4zviwu4cj7fudtwca
+  handlers.py: bafybeidbt5ezj74cgfogk3w4uw4si2grlnk5g54veyumw7g5yh6gdscywu
+  models.py: bafybeibfaxjdlwlpmv4ursoyfvo4k6lp442fyzxxvl7vsw5pyssgxartbm
   utils/__init__.py: bafybeiccdijaigu6e5p2iruwo5mkk224o7ywedc7nr6xeu5fpmhjqgk24e
   utils/ipfs.py: bafybeicuaj23qrcdv6ly4j7yo6il2r5plozhd6mwvcp5acwqbjxb2t3u2i
-  utils/task.py: bafybeiayyt22ysncqmxf3bowbsxqgym4xvx6ukap5csmuofkaozydu3oxi
+  utils/task.py: bafybeiakokty64m5cqp72drrpvfckhruldlwcge5hcc2bsy2ujk6nnrazq
 fingerprint_ignore_patterns: []
 connections:
 - valory/ledger:0.19.0:bafybeigfoz7d7si7s4jehvloq2zmiiocpbxcaathl3bxkyarxoerxq7g3a
-- valory/ipfs:0.1.0:bafybeiau32pzy55ta6ugl2bebevlxudal6pnlfomhplfm5mph6reaw3krq
+- valory/ipfs:0.1.0:bafybeidu3xd6rd5zysv2due2cnrc3sxx5vss2usxwaxxtxxuyha2kuhd3e
 - valory/p2p_libp2p_client:0.1.0:bafybeihdnfdth3qgltefgrem7xyi4b3ejzaz67xglm2hbma2rfvpl2annq
 contracts:
 - valory/agent_mech:0.1.0:bafybeiccjt6322pee3als6v3ale75wxgrv4hy532dlfaugndpq6swahyba
diff --git a/packages/valory/skills/task_submission_abci/skill.yaml b/packages/valory/skills/task_submission_abci/skill.yaml
index f4dce742..5d795602 100644
--- a/packages/valory/skills/task_submission_abci/skill.yaml
+++ b/packages/valory/skills/task_submission_abci/skill.yaml
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ models:
         voting_power: '10'
       history_check_timeout: 1205
       ipfs_domain_name: null
-      ipfs_fetch_timeout: 15.0
       keeper_allowed_retries: 3
       keeper_timeout: 30.0
       max_attempts: 10
diff --git a/tools/optimization_by_prompting.py b/tools/optimization_by_prompting.py
index 9e48ae84..6b919fc4 100644
--- a/tools/optimization_by_prompting.py
+++ b/tools/optimization_by_prompting.py
@@ -386,18 +386,3 @@ def run(**kwargs) -> Tuple[str, Optional[Dict[str, Any]]]:
         stop=None,
     )
     return response.choices[0].message.content, None
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    os.environ['OPENAI_API_KEY'] = "your_openai_api_key"
-    api_keys = {"openai": "your_openai_api_key"}
-
-    func_args = {
-        "api_keys": api_keys,
-        "tool": "deepmind-optimization",
-        "prompt": "Will AI take over the world in the next year?",
-        "improve_instructions": True,
-    }
-
-    response = run(**func_args)
-    print(response)