diff --git a/.github/workflows/promote-floating-tags.yml b/.github/workflows/promote-floating-tags.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3c4615b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/promote-floating-tags.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+name: Promote Floating Tags
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
+jobs:
+  promote-images:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+    env:
+      OWNER: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+      TAG: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+      PRERELEASE: ${{ github.event.release.prerelease }}
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Log in to Docker Hub
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
+
+      - name: Log in to GHCR
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Promote Pulse server image tags
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          TAG="${TAG}"
+          VERSION="${TAG#v}"
+          BASE_VERSION="${VERSION%%-*}"
+          IFS='.' read -r MAJOR MINOR PATCH <<< "$BASE_VERSION"
+          MINOR=${MINOR:-0}
+          MAJOR_MINOR="$MAJOR.$MINOR"
+
+          if [ "$PRERELEASE" = "true" ]; then
+            echo "Promoting prerelease tags for ${TAG}"
+            docker buildx imagetools create \
+              -t rcourtman/pulse:rc \
+              rcourtman/pulse:${TAG}
+            docker buildx imagetools create \
+              -t ghcr.io/${OWNER}/pulse:rc \
+              ghcr.io/${OWNER}/pulse:${TAG}
+          else
+            echo "Promoting stable tags for ${TAG}"
+            docker buildx imagetools create \
+              -t rcourtman/pulse:latest \
+              -t rcourtman/pulse:${MAJOR_MINOR} \
+              -t rcourtman/pulse:${MAJOR} \
+              rcourtman/pulse:${TAG}
+            docker buildx imagetools create \
+              -t ghcr.io/${OWNER}/pulse:latest \
+              -t ghcr.io/${OWNER}/pulse:${MAJOR_MINOR} \
+              -t ghcr.io/${OWNER}/pulse:${MAJOR} \
+              ghcr.io/${OWNER}/pulse:${TAG}
+          fi
+
+      - name: Promote Docker agent image tags
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          TAG="${TAG}"
+          VERSION="${TAG#v}"
+          BASE_VERSION="${VERSION%%-*}"
+          IFS='.' read -r MAJOR MINOR PATCH <<< "$BASE_VERSION"
+          MINOR=${MINOR:-0}
+          MAJOR_MINOR="$MAJOR.$MINOR"
+
+          if [ "$PRERELEASE" = "true" ]; then
+            docker buildx imagetools create \
+              -t rcourtman/pulse-docker-agent:rc \
+              rcourtman/pulse-docker-agent:${TAG}
+            docker buildx imagetools create \
+              -t ghcr.io/${OWNER}/pulse-docker-agent:rc \
+              ghcr.io/${OWNER}/pulse-docker-agent:${TAG}
+          else
+            docker buildx imagetools create \
+              -t rcourtman/pulse-docker-agent:latest \
+              -t rcourtman/pulse-docker-agent:${MAJOR_MINOR} \
+              -t rcourtman/pulse-docker-agent:${MAJOR} \
+              rcourtman/pulse-docker-agent:${TAG}
+            docker buildx imagetools create \
+              -t ghcr.io/${OWNER}/pulse-docker-agent:latest \
+              -t ghcr.io/${OWNER}/pulse-docker-agent:${MAJOR_MINOR} \
+              -t ghcr.io/${OWNER}/pulse-docker-agent:${MAJOR} \
+              ghcr.io/${OWNER}/pulse-docker-agent:${TAG}
+          fi
+
+      - name: Promotion summary
+        run: |
+          if [ "$PRERELEASE" = "true" ]; then
+            echo "Updated rc tags to point to ${TAG} for both server and agent images."
+          else
+            echo "Updated latest/${MAJOR_MINOR}/${MAJOR} tags to point to ${TAG} for both server and agent images."
+          fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f4967cf50..46bc598f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,100 @@ on:
         type: string
 
 jobs:
+  version_guard:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Ensure VERSION matches requested release
+        run: |
+          FILE_VERSION=$(cat VERSION | tr -d '\n')
+          REQUESTED_VERSION="${{ inputs.version }}"
+          if [ "$FILE_VERSION" != "$REQUESTED_VERSION" ]; then
+            echo "::error::VERSION file ($FILE_VERSION) does not match requested version ($REQUESTED_VERSION)."
+            echo "Update the VERSION file and commit the change before running the release workflow."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "VERSION file matches requested release ($REQUESTED_VERSION)."
+
+  preflight-tests:
+    needs: version_guard
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 90
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '20'
+
+      - name: Install frontend dependencies
+        run: npm --prefix frontend-modern ci
+
+      - name: Build frontend bundle for Go embed
+        run: |
+          npm --prefix frontend-modern run build
+          rm -rf internal/api/frontend-modern
+          mkdir -p internal/api/frontend-modern
+          cp -r frontend-modern/dist internal/api/frontend-modern/
+
+      - name: Lint frontend
+        run: npm --prefix frontend-modern run lint
+
+      - name: Install docker-compose
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y docker-compose
+
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.24'
+
+      - name: Run backend tests
+        run: go test ./...
+
+      - name: Prepare integration test dependencies
+        working-directory: tests/integration
+        run: |
+          npm ci
+          npx playwright install --with-deps chromium
+
+      - name: Build Pulse for integration tests
+        run: make build
+
+      - name: Build Docker images for integration tests
+        run: |
+          docker build -t pulse-mock-github:test tests/integration/mock-github-server
+          docker build -t pulse:test -f Dockerfile .
+
+      - name: Run update integration smoke tests
+        working-directory: tests/integration
+        env:
+          MOCK_CHECKSUM_ERROR: "false"
+          MOCK_NETWORK_ERROR: "false"
+          MOCK_RATE_LIMIT: "false"
+          MOCK_STALE_RELEASE: "false"
+        run: |
+          docker-compose -f docker-compose.test.yml up -d
+          # Allow services to settle before running Playwright
+          sleep 20
+          npx playwright test tests/01-happy-path.spec.ts tests/02-bad-checksums.spec.ts --reporter=list
+          docker-compose -f docker-compose.test.yml down -v
+
+      - name: Cleanup integration environment
+        if: always()
+        working-directory: tests/integration
+        run: docker-compose -f docker-compose.test.yml down -v || true
+
   build-docker-images:
+    needs:
+      - version_guard
+      - preflight-tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 60
     permissions:
@@ -57,10 +150,10 @@ jobs:
           push: true
           provenance: false
           tags: |
-            rcourtman/pulse:latest
             rcourtman/pulse:${{ steps.set_version.outputs.tag }}
-            ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/pulse:latest
+            rcourtman/pulse:${{ inputs.version }}
             ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/pulse:${{ steps.set_version.outputs.tag }}
+            ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/pulse:${{ inputs.version }}
           labels: |
             org.opencontainers.image.title=Pulse
             org.opencontainers.image.description=Proxmox monitoring system
@@ -81,10 +174,10 @@ jobs:
           push: true
           provenance: false
           tags: |
-            rcourtman/pulse-docker-agent:latest
             rcourtman/pulse-docker-agent:${{ steps.set_version.outputs.tag }}
-            ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/pulse-docker-agent:latest
+            rcourtman/pulse-docker-agent:${{ inputs.version }}
             ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/pulse-docker-agent:${{ steps.set_version.outputs.tag }}
+            ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/pulse-docker-agent:${{ inputs.version }}
           labels: |
             org.opencontainers.image.title=Pulse Docker Agent
             org.opencontainers.image.description=Docker container monitoring agent for Pulse
@@ -101,11 +194,11 @@ jobs:
           echo ""
           echo "Server images:"
           echo "  - rcourtman/pulse:${{ steps.set_version.outputs.tag }}"
-          echo "  - rcourtman/pulse:latest"
+          echo "  - rcourtman/pulse:${{ inputs.version }}"
           echo ""
           echo "Agent images:"
           echo "  - rcourtman/pulse-docker-agent:${{ steps.set_version.outputs.tag }}"
-          echo "  - rcourtman/pulse-docker-agent:latest"
+          echo "  - rcourtman/pulse-docker-agent:${{ inputs.version }}"
 
   create-release:
     needs: build-docker-images
@@ -113,6 +206,11 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 30
     permissions:
       contents: write
+    outputs:
+      tag: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.tag }}
+      release_id: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.release_id }}
+      release_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.release_url }}
+      target_commitish: ${{ steps.commit_metadata.outputs.commitish }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
@@ -123,6 +221,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Fetch all tags
         run: git fetch --tags --force
 
+      - name: Capture commit metadata
+        id: commit_metadata
+        run: echo "commitish=$GITHUB_SHA" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
@@ -147,20 +249,6 @@ jobs:
           echo "Building release v${{ inputs.version }}..."
           ./scripts/build-release.sh ${{ inputs.version }}
 
-      - name: Validate release artifacts
-        run: |
-          echo "Validating release v${{ inputs.version }}..."
-          # Note: Docker image validation is skipped in this workflow
-          # since we're only validating the built artifacts (tarballs, binaries, checksums)
-          # Docker images were built and validated in previous job
-
-          # Run validation with --skip-docker flag
-          ./scripts/validate-release.sh ${{ inputs.version }} --skip-docker || {
-            echo "❌ Release validation failed!"
-            echo "The workflow will now fail. No release will be created."
-            exit 1
-          }
-
       - name: Generate release notes
         id: generate_notes
         env:
@@ -233,6 +321,7 @@ jobs:
           rm -f "$NOTES_FILE"
 
           echo "release_url=$(gh release view ${TAG} --json url -q .url)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "release_id=$(gh release view ${TAG} --json id -q .id)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "tag=${TAG}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Upload checksums.txt
@@ -287,7 +376,18 @@ jobs:
           echo "2. Update the release notes with changes since last release"
           echo "3. Publish the release manually when ready"
           echo ""
-          echo "All artifacts have been uploaded and validated."
+          echo "All artifacts have been uploaded."
           echo "Docker images are available at Docker Hub and GHCR."
-          echo "checksums.txt matches all uploaded binaries."
+          echo "Automated validation will now verify the release assets."
           echo ""
+
+  validate-release-assets:
+    needs: create-release
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/validate-release-assets.yml
+    secrets: inherit
+    with:
+      tag: ${{ needs.create-release.outputs.tag }}
+      version: ${{ inputs.version }}
+      release_id: ${{ needs.create-release.outputs.release_id }}
+      draft: true
+      target_commitish: ${{ needs.create-release.outputs.target_commitish }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-release-assets.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-release-assets.yml
index a160372ff..6b6ac9f30 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-release-assets.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-release-assets.yml
@@ -1,48 +1,127 @@
 name: Validate Release Assets
 
 on:
-  workflow_run:
-    workflows: ["Release"]
-    types: [completed]
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: 'Release tag (e.g., v4.29.0)'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      version:
+        description: 'Version number without v prefix (e.g., 4.29.0)'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      release_id:
+        description: 'GitHub release ID'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      draft:
+        description: 'Whether the release is still a draft'
+        required: true
+        type: boolean
+      target_commitish:
+        description: 'Commit SHA associated with the release'
+        required: true
+        type: string
   release:
-    types: [edited]  # Still validate on manual edits
+    types: [edited]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: 'Release tag (e.g., v4.29.0)'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      version:
+        description: 'Version number without v prefix (e.g., 4.29.0)'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      release_id:
+        description: 'GitHub release ID'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      draft:
+        description: 'Set to true to run against a draft release'
+        required: true
+        type: boolean
+      target_commitish:
+        description: 'Commit SHA associated with the release'
+        required: true
+        type: string
 
 jobs:
   validate:
-    # Only run for draft releases to act as a safety gate before publishing
-    if: github.event.release.draft == true
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     permissions:
-      contents: write  # Needed to delete assets and update release
-      issues: write    # Needed to add labels and comments
+      contents: write
+      issues: write
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Extract version from tag
-        id: version
+      - name: Determine release context
+        id: context
+        env:
+          EVENT_NAME: ${{ github.event_name }}
+          INPUT_TAG: ${{ inputs.tag }}
+          INPUT_VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
+          INPUT_RELEASE_ID: ${{ inputs.release_id }}
+          INPUT_DRAFT: ${{ inputs.draft }}
+          INPUT_COMMIT: ${{ inputs.target_commitish }}
         run: |
-          TAG="${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
-          # Remove 'v' prefix if present
-          VERSION="${TAG#v}"
-          echo "version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "tag=$TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "Validating release: $TAG (version: $VERSION)"
+          python <<'PY' > context.env
+import json, os, sys
+
+event_name = os.environ.get("EVENT_NAME", "")
+result = {}
+
+if event_name == "release":
+    with open(os.environ["GITHUB_EVENT_PATH"], "r", encoding="utf-8") as handle:
+        data = json.load(handle)
+    release = data.get("release") or {}
+    result["tag"] = release.get("tag_name", "")
+    tag = result["tag"]
+    result["version"] = tag[1:] if tag.startswith("v") else tag
+    result["release_id"] = str(release.get("id", ""))
+    result["target_commitish"] = release.get("target_commitish", "")
+    result["draft"] = str(release.get("draft", False)).lower()
+else:
+    result["tag"] = os.environ.get("INPUT_TAG", "")
+    result["version"] = os.environ.get("INPUT_VERSION", "")
+    result["release_id"] = os.environ.get("INPUT_RELEASE_ID", "")
+    result["target_commitish"] = os.environ.get("INPUT_COMMIT", "")
+    draft_value = os.environ.get("INPUT_DRAFT", "false")
+    result["draft"] = str(draft_value).lower()
+
+if not result["tag"] or not result["release_id"]:
+    sys.stderr.write("::error::Release metadata is missing. Provide tag, version, release_id, and target_commitish.\n")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+should_run = "true"
+if event_name == "release" and result["draft"] != "true":
+    should_run = "false"
+result["should_run"] = should_run
+
+for key, value in result.items():
+    print(f"{key}={value}")
+PY
+          cat context.env >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          cat context.env
+
+      - name: Skip validation for published releases
+        if: steps.context.outputs.should_run != 'true'
+        run: echo "Release is already published; skipping validation checks."
 
       - name: Download all release assets
+        if: steps.context.outputs.should_run == 'true'
         id: download
         run: |
-          echo "Downloading all assets from release ${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}..."
+          echo "Downloading all assets from release ${{ steps.context.outputs.tag }}..."
 
-          # Create release directory
           mkdir -p release
           cd release
 
-          # Get list of all assets for this release (using gh CLI to avoid token exposure)
-          ASSETS=$(gh api "repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/${{ github.event.release.id }}/assets" \
-            --jq '.[].browser_download_url')
+          ASSETS=$(gh api "repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/${{ steps.context.outputs.release_id }}/assets" --jq '.[].browser_download_url')
 
           if [ -z "$ASSETS" ]; then
             echo "::error::No assets found in release"
@@ -54,13 +133,11 @@ jobs:
           echo "Found assets:"
           echo "$ASSETS"
 
-          # Download each asset
           echo "$ASSETS" | while read -r url; do
             if [ -n "$url" ]; then
               filename=$(basename "$url")
               echo "Downloading $filename..."
-              # Use gh CLI to download (avoids token exposure in logs)
-              gh release download "${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}" \
+              gh release download "${{ steps.context.outputs.tag }}" \
                 --pattern "$filename" --dir . --clobber
 
               if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
@@ -77,15 +154,15 @@ jobs:
           ls -lh
 
       - name: Install Docker
-        run: |
-          # Docker is pre-installed on ubuntu-latest runners
-          docker --version
+        if: steps.context.outputs.should_run == 'true'
+        run: docker --version
 
       - name: Pull Docker image (if available)
+        if: steps.context.outputs.should_run == 'true'
         id: docker
         continue-on-error: true
         run: |
-          IMAGE="rcourtman/pulse:${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}"
+          IMAGE="rcourtman/pulse:${{ steps.context.outputs.tag }}"
           echo "Attempting to pull Docker image: $IMAGE"
 
           if docker pull "$IMAGE" 2>/dev/null; then
@@ -99,44 +176,34 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
       - name: Run validation script
+        if: steps.context.outputs.should_run == 'true'
         id: validate
         run: |
-          set +e  # Don't exit on error, we want to capture the output
-
+          set +e
           echo "Running validation script..."
           chmod +x scripts/validate-release.sh
-
-          # Create output file for validation results
           OUTPUT_FILE=$(mktemp)
 
           if [ "${{ steps.docker.outputs.image_available }}" = "true" ]; then
-            # Full validation with Docker image
             echo "Running full validation (Docker + assets)..."
             scripts/validate-release.sh \
-              "${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}" \
+              "${{ steps.context.outputs.version }}" \
               "${{ steps.docker.outputs.image }}" \
               "release" 2>&1 | tee "$OUTPUT_FILE"
           else
-            # Modified validation script that skips Docker checks
             echo "Running assets-only validation (Docker image not available)..."
-
-            # We'll need to skip Docker validation - create a temporary modified script
-            # For now, we'll just run the script and let Docker validation fail
-            # A more robust solution would be to modify the script or create a separate assets-only version
             scripts/validate-release.sh \
-              "${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}" \
-              "rcourtman/pulse:${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}" \
+              "${{ steps.context.outputs.version }}" \
+              "rcourtman/pulse:${{ steps.context.outputs.tag }}" \
               "release" 2>&1 | tee "$OUTPUT_FILE" || true
           fi
 
           VALIDATION_EXIT_CODE=$?
 
-          # Save output for later use in comments
           echo "VALIDATION_OUTPUT<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           cat "$OUTPUT_FILE" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-          # Check validation result
           if [ $VALIDATION_EXIT_CODE -eq 0 ]; then
             echo "validation_passed=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             echo "✅ Validation PASSED"
@@ -148,12 +215,12 @@ jobs:
           exit $VALIDATION_EXIT_CODE
 
       - name: Set commit status - Success
-        if: steps.validate.outputs.validation_passed == 'true'
+        if: steps.context.outputs.should_run == 'true' && steps.validate.outputs.validation_passed == 'true'
         run: |
           curl -X POST \
             -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
             -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-            "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/statuses/${{ github.event.release.target_commitish }}" \
+            "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/statuses/${{ steps.context.outputs.target_commitish }}" \
             -d '{
               "state": "success",
               "target_url": "${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}",
@@ -162,19 +229,16 @@ jobs:
             }'
 
       - name: Update release body - Success
-        if: steps.validate.outputs.validation_passed == 'true'
+        if: steps.context.outputs.should_run == 'true' && steps.validate.outputs.validation_passed == 'true'
         run: |
           echo "✅ Validation passed - updating release description"
 
-          # Get current release body
           CURRENT_BODY=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
-            "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/${{ github.event.release.id }}" \
+            "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/${{ steps.context.outputs.release_id }}" \
             | jq -r '.body // ""')
 
-          # Remove any existing validation status block
           CURRENT_BODY=$(echo "$CURRENT_BODY" | sed '/<!-- VALIDATION_STATUS_START -->/,/<!-- VALIDATION_STATUS_END -->/d')
 
-          # Create new validation status block using heredoc
           read -r -d '' VALIDATION_BLOCK <<'EOF' || true
           <!-- VALIDATION_STATUS_START -->
           ## ✅ Release Asset Validation: PASSED
@@ -194,29 +258,26 @@ jobs:
           <!-- VALIDATION_STATUS_END -->
           EOF
 
-          # Replace placeholders
           VALIDATION_BLOCK="${VALIDATION_BLOCK//TIMESTAMP_PLACEHOLDER/$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC")}"
           VALIDATION_BLOCK="${VALIDATION_BLOCK//WORKFLOW_LINK_PLACEHOLDER/[${{ github.workflow }} #${{ github.run_number }}](${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }})}"
 
-          # Combine validation block with original body
           NEW_BODY="$VALIDATION_BLOCK
 
           $CURRENT_BODY"
 
-          # Update release
           curl -X PATCH \
             -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
             -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-            "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/${{ github.event.release.id }}" \
+            "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/${{ steps.context.outputs.release_id }}" \
             -d "$(jq -n --arg body "$NEW_BODY" '{body: $body}')"
 
       - name: Set commit status - Failure
-        if: failure() || steps.validate.outputs.validation_passed == 'false'
+        if: steps.context.outputs.should_run == 'true' && (failure() || steps.validate.outputs.validation_passed == 'false')
         run: |
           curl -X POST \
             -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
             -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-            "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/statuses/${{ github.event.release.target_commitish }}" \
+            "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/statuses/${{ steps.context.outputs.target_commitish }}" \
             -d '{
               "state": "failure",
               "target_url": "${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}",
@@ -225,13 +286,12 @@ jobs:
             }'
 
       - name: Delete all release assets on failure
-        if: failure() || steps.validate.outputs.validation_passed == 'false'
+        if: steps.context.outputs.should_run == 'true' && (failure() || steps.validate.outputs.validation_passed == 'false')
         run: |
           echo "❌ Validation failed - deleting all release assets"
 
-          # Delete all assets from the release
           ASSET_IDS=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
-            "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/${{ github.event.release.id }}/assets" \
+            "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/${{ steps.context.outputs.release_id }}/assets" \
             | jq -r '.[].id')
 
           if [ -n "$ASSET_IDS" ]; then
@@ -241,12 +301,6 @@ jobs:
                 curl -X DELETE \
                   -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
                   "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/assets/$asset_id"
-
-                if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-                  echo "✓ Deleted asset $asset_id"
-                else
-                  echo "⚠️  Failed to delete asset $asset_id"
-                fi
               fi
             done
             echo "✓ Asset deletion process completed"
@@ -255,19 +309,16 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
       - name: Update release body - Failure
-        if: failure() || steps.validate.outputs.validation_passed == 'false'
+        if: steps.context.outputs.should_run == 'true' && (failure() || steps.validate.outputs.validation_passed == 'false')
         run: |
           echo "❌ Validation failed - updating release description"
 
-          # Get current release body
           CURRENT_BODY=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
-            "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/${{ github.event.release.id }}" \
+            "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/${{ steps.context.outputs.release_id }}" \
             | jq -r '.body // ""')
 
-          # Remove any existing validation status block
           CURRENT_BODY=$(echo "$CURRENT_BODY" | sed '/<!-- VALIDATION_STATUS_START -->/,/<!-- VALIDATION_STATUS_END -->/d')
 
-          # Extract validation errors if available
           VALIDATION_OUTPUT="${{ steps.validate.outputs.VALIDATION_OUTPUT }}"
           if [ -n "$VALIDATION_OUTPUT" ]; then
             ERRORS=$(echo "$VALIDATION_OUTPUT" | grep -i '\[ERROR\]' | head -20 || echo "See workflow logs for details")
@@ -275,7 +326,6 @@ jobs:
             ERRORS="Validation script failed to run. Check workflow logs."
           fi
 
-          # Create new validation status block using heredoc
           read -r -d '' VALIDATION_BLOCK <<'EOF' || true
           <!-- VALIDATION_STATUS_START -->
           ## ❌ Release Asset Validation: FAILED
@@ -309,26 +359,23 @@ jobs:
           <!-- VALIDATION_STATUS_END -->
           EOF
 
-          # Replace placeholders
           VALIDATION_BLOCK="${VALIDATION_BLOCK//TIMESTAMP_PLACEHOLDER/$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC")}"
           VALIDATION_BLOCK="${VALIDATION_BLOCK//WORKFLOW_LINK_PLACEHOLDER/[${{ github.workflow }} #${{ github.run_number }}](${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }})}"
           VALIDATION_BLOCK="${VALIDATION_BLOCK//WORKFLOW_URL_PLACEHOLDER/${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}}"
           VALIDATION_BLOCK="${VALIDATION_BLOCK//ERRORS_PLACEHOLDER/$ERRORS}"
 
-          # Combine validation block with original body
           NEW_BODY="$VALIDATION_BLOCK
 
           $CURRENT_BODY"
 
-          # Update release
           curl -X PATCH \
             -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
             -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-            "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/${{ github.event.release.id }}" \
+            "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/${{ steps.context.outputs.release_id }}" \
             -d "$(jq -n --arg body "$NEW_BODY" '{body: $body}')"
 
       - name: Fail the workflow
-        if: failure() || steps.validate.outputs.validation_passed == 'false'
+        if: steps.context.outputs.should_run == 'true' && (failure() || steps.validate.outputs.validation_passed == 'false')
         run: |
           echo "::error::Release asset validation failed. All assets have been deleted."
           exit 1
diff --git a/frontend-modern/src/components/Settings/NodeModal.tsx b/frontend-modern/src/components/Settings/NodeModal.tsx
index 29a092351..a623f90d6 100644
--- a/frontend-modern/src/components/Settings/NodeModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend-modern/src/components/Settings/NodeModal.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Component, Show, createSignal, createEffect } from 'solid-js';
+import { Component, Show, For, createSignal, createEffect } from 'solid-js';
 import { Portal } from 'solid-js/web';
 import type { NodeConfig } from '@/types/nodes';
 import type { SecurityStatus } from '@/types/config';
diff --git a/scripts/build-release.sh b/scripts/build-release.sh
index 821e08a63..ee4f5f0a0 100755
--- a/scripts/build-release.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-release.sh
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ else
     printf '%s\n' "$checksum_output" > checksums.txt
 
     # Emit per-file .sha256 artifacts for backward compatibility while legacy installers transition off them
-    while IFS= read -r checksum filename; do
+    while read -r checksum filename; do
         printf '%s  %s\n' "$checksum" "$filename" > "${filename}.sha256"
     done <<< "$checksum_output"