diff --git a/.github/labeler.yml b/.github/labeler.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index eae3f875..00000000
--- a/.github/labeler.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-firmware:
-  - changed-files:
-      - any-glob-to-any-file:
-          - src/**
-          - lib/**
-          - open-x4-sdk/**
-
-ui:
-  - changed-files:
-      - any-glob-to-any-file:
-          - src/activities/**
-          - src/network/html/**
-          - docs/images/**
-
-epub:
-  - changed-files:
-      - any-glob-to-any-file:
-          - lib/Epub/**
-
-network:
-  - changed-files:
-      - any-glob-to-any-file:
-          - src/network/**
-          - src/util/UrlUtils.*
-          - lib/OpdsParser/**
-
-docs:
-  - changed-files:
-      - any-glob-to-any-file:
-          - docs/**
-          - README*
-          - CHANGELOG*
-
-tests:
-  - changed-files:
-      - any-glob-to-any-file:
-          - test/**
-          - scripts/**
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6ba1e834..edba9651 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -65,10 +65,7 @@ jobs:
         run: pip install --upgrade platformio
 
       - name: Build CrossPoint
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          pio run | tee pio.log
-
+        run: pio run
 
       - name: Extract firmware stats
 
@@ -84,18 +81,9 @@ jobs:
             if [ -n "$flash_line" ]; then echo "- ${flash_line}"; else echo "- Flash: not found"; fi
           } >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
 
-      # Upload both the binary and the stats/log so Stage 2 can read them without checkout.
       - name: Upload firmware.bin artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
         with:
-          name: firmware-bin
+          name: firmware.bin
           path: .pio/build/default/firmware.bin
           if-no-files-found: error
-
-      - name: Upload build metadata artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
-        with:
-          name: build-meta
-          path: |
-            pio.log
-          if-no-files-found: error
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-formatting-check.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-formatting-check.yml
index 894416aa..044b7b64 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-formatting-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-formatting-check.yml
@@ -6,13 +6,9 @@ on:
       - opened
       - reopened
       - edited
-      - synchronize
 
 permissions:
-  contents: read
   statuses: write
-  pull-requests: write
-  issues: write
 
 jobs:
   title-check:
@@ -25,73 +21,6 @@ jobs:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - name: Check PR Title
-        id: title_check
         uses: amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@v6
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-
-      - name: Comment with changelog hint on failure
-        if: failure()
-        uses: actions/github-script@v8
-        with:
-          script: |
-            const marker = '<!-- pr-title-check -->';
-            const error = `${{ steps.title_check.outputs.error_message || steps.title_check.outputs.error || '' }}`.trim();
-            const details = error ? `\n\n**Error:** ${error}` : '\n\n**Error:** See workflow logs.';
-            const body =
-              `${marker}\n**PR title check failed**\n\n` +
-              `Please use a Conventional Commit-style prefix (e.g., \`feat:\`, \`fix:\`, \`docs:\`, \`chore:\`).\n` +
-              `If this change should appear in release notes, ensure the title reflects the correct category.${details}`;
-
-            const { data: comments } = await github.rest.issues.listComments({
-              owner: context.repo.owner,
-              repo: context.repo.repo,
-              issue_number: context.issue.number,
-              per_page: 100,
-            });
-
-            const existing = comments.find((comment) => (comment.body || "").includes(marker));
-
-            if (existing) {
-              await github.rest.issues.updateComment({
-                owner: context.repo.owner,
-                repo: context.repo.repo,
-                comment_id: existing.id,
-                body,
-              });
-            } else {
-              await github.rest.issues.createComment({
-                owner: context.repo.owner,
-                repo: context.repo.repo,
-                issue_number: context.issue.number,
-                body,
-              });
-            }
-
-      - name: Remove failure comment on success
-        if: success()
-        uses: actions/github-script@v8
-        with:
-          script: |
-            const marker = '<!-- pr-title-check -->';
-
-            const { data: comments } = await github.rest.issues.listComments({
-              owner: context.repo.owner,
-              repo: context.repo.repo,
-              issue_number: context.issue.number,
-              per_page: 100,
-            });
-
-            const existing = comments.find((comment) => (comment.body || "").includes(marker));
-            if (!existing) {
-              core.info("No previous PR title failure comment found.");
-              return;
-            }
-
-            await github.rest.issues.deleteComment({
-              owner: context.repo.owner,
-              repo: context.repo.repo,
-              comment_id: existing.id,
-            });
-
-            core.info(`Deleted previous failure comment id=${existing.id}`);
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}