diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
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+---
+name: Bug report
+about: Create a report to help us improve
+title: ''
+labels: ''
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+### Summary:
+[Provide a brief summary of the issue.]
+
+### Environment:
+- Operating System:
+- Browser (If applicable):
+- Project Version:
+- Additional relevant information:
+
+### Steps to Reproduce:
+1. [First step]
+2. [Second step]
+3. [And so on…]
+
+### Expected Behavior:
+[Provide a detailed description of the expected behavior.]
+
+### Actual Behavior:
+[Provide a detailed description of the actual behavior you are experiencing.]
+
+### Screenshots (if applicable):
+[Attach screenshots to help illustrate the issue.]
+
+### Additional Information:
+[Any additional information, configuration, or data that might be necessary to reproduce the issue.]
+
+### Potential Solutions (if applicable):
+[Optional: Provide any thoughts or ideas you might have on potential solutions to the issue.]
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
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+---
+name: Feature request
+about: Suggest an idea for this project
+title: ''
+labels: ''
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+### Feature Request:
+[Quick summary of the feature you would like to be added.]
+
+### Why is this feature important?
+[Explain why you think this feature would be beneficial.]
+
+### How should it work?
+[Briefly describe how you envision this feature working, or how you would like it to be implemented.]
diff --git a/.github/labels.yml b/.github/labels.yml
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-# Official labels
-- name: bug
-  description: Something isn't working
-  color: d73a4a
-- name: documentation
-  description: Improvements or additions to documentation
-  color: 0075ca
-- name: duplicate
-  description: This issue or pull request already exists
-  color: cfd3d7
-- name: enhancement
-  description: New feature or request
-  color: a2eeef
-- name: good first issue
-  description: Good for newcomers
-  color: 7057ff
-- name: help wanted
-  description: Extra attention is needed
-  color: 008672
-- name: invalid
-  description: This doesn't seem right
-  color: e4e669
-- name: question
-  description: Further information is requested
-  color: d876e3
-- name: wontfix
-  description: This will not be worked on
-  color: ffffff
-
-# Generally useful labels
-- name: blocked
-  description: This issue is blocked by some other work
-  color: e0af74
-- name: critical
-  description: This issue needs critical attention
-  color: B60205
-- name: infra
-  description: Infra, devops, CI and related tasks
-  color: 277196
-- name: milestone
-  description: Milestone issue with a subset of issues within a specific track
-  color: 1CC0B0
-
-# Waku Product labels
-- name: rqt:platforms
-  description: Requirement coming from a platform
-  color: A51BB5
-
-# Tracks primarily within Secure Messaging or Waku Product project
-- name: track:rln
-  description: RLN Track - (Secure Messaging/Applied ZK), relay and applications
-  color: C89BC6
-- name: track:anonymity
-  description: Anonymity track (Secure Messaging)
-  color: 06B6C8
-- name: track:operator-outreach
-  description: Operator outreach track (Secure Messaging/Waku Product)
-  color: B888AB
-- name: track:ft-store
-  description: FT-Store track (Secure Messaging)
-  color: F5FD62
-- name: track:discovery
-  description: Discovery track (Secure Messaging/Waku Product)
-  color: 6BEB61
-- name: track:protocol-incentivization
-  description: Protocol Incentivization track (Secure Messaging), e.g. service credentials
-  color: 0037E3
-- name: track:restricted-run
-  description: Restricted run track (Secure Messaging/Waku Product), e.g. filter, WebRTC
-  color: D91C35
-- name: track:conversational-security
-  description: Conversational security track (Secure Messaging)
-  color: CC6B00
-- name: track:nwaku-productionization
-  description: nwaku-productionization track (Waku Product)
-  color: 9DEA79
-- name: track:nwaku-maintenance
-  description: nwaku-maintenance track (Waku Product)
-  color: 40F9F0
-- name: track:network-testing
-  description: network-testing track (Secure Messaging/Waku Product)
-  color: bfd4f2
-- name: track:platform-outreach
-  description: Platform outreach track (Waku Product)
-  color: 06B6C8
-- name: track:sdks
-  description: SDKS track (Waku Product), including bindings
-  color: 34D557
-- name: track:go-waku-productionization
-  description: go-waku-productionization track (Waku Product)
-  color: 9DEA79
-
-# Tracks within zk-WASM project
-- name: track:kickoff
-  description: Kickoff track (zk-WASM)
-  color: 06B6C8
-
-# Tracks within RAD project
-- name: track:waku-specs
-  description: Waku specs track (RAD)
-  color: 1d76db
-- name: track:logos-specs
-  description: Logos specs track (RAD)
-  color: CA105D
-- name: track:codex-specs
-  description: Codex specs track (RAD)
-  color: D9714D
-- name: track:rfc-process
-  description: RFC process track (RAD)
-  color: BB9BAD
-- name: track:status-specs
-  description: Status specs track (RAD)
-  color: 0052CC
-- name: track:research-outreach
-  description: Research outreach track (RAD)
-  color: ACAD2D
-
-# Tracks primarily within Applied ZK/Explorations project
-- name: track:validator-privacy
-  description: Validator privacy track (Applied ZK/Explorations)
-  color: 53AE45
-- name: track:zerokit
-  description: Zerokit track (Applied ZK/Explorations)
-  color: DF1D12
-
-# Meta track for Vac org
-- name: track:vac-org
-  description: Vac Org track (Meta)
-  color: 1A28E8
diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
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+### Description:
+[Provide a brief description of the changes in the pull request.]
+
+### Related Issue(s):
+[Link to the related Issue(s), if any.]
+
+### Changes Included:
+- [ ] Bugfix (a change that fixes an issue)
+- [ ] New feature (a change that adds new functionality)
+- [ ] Refactoring (a change that improves code quality and/or architecture)
+- [ ] Other (explain below)
+
+### Implementation Details:
+[Explain any new decisions made during the implementation of the changes.]
+
+### Testing:
+[Describe how the changes have been tested.]
+
+### Checklist:
+- [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project
+- [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code
+- [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
+- [ ] My changes generate no new warnings
+- [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/add-to-project.yml b/.github/workflows/add-to-project.yml
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-name: Add new issues and PRs to Vac Research project board
-
-on:
-  issues:
-    types: [opened]
-  pull_request:
-    types: [opened]
-
-jobs:
-  add-to-project:
-    name: Add issue to project
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/add-to-project@v0.3.0
-        with:
-          # You can target a repository in a different organization
-          # to the issue
-          project-url: https://github.com/orgs/vacp2p/projects/6
-          github-token: ${{ secrets.ADD_TO_PROJECT_PAT }}
-          # NOTE Currently all issues are added, might want to limit this
-          #labeled: bug, needs-triage
-          #label-operator: OR
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-labels.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-labels.yml
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-name: Sync labels
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - master
-    paths:
-      - .github/labels.yml
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: micnncim/action-label-syncer@v1
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        with:
-          manifest: .github/labels.yml