diff --git a/.github/workflows/application-js-cloudflare-feature-closed.yml b/.github/workflows/application-js-cloudflare-feature-closed.yml
index b7fcefc..a3ca582 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/application-js-cloudflare-feature-closed.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/application-js-cloudflare-feature-closed.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
     inputs:
       environment:
         description: 'Deployment Environment'
-        type: environment
+        type: string
         required: true
       appName:
         type: string
diff --git a/.github/workflows/application-js-cloudflare-feature.yml b/.github/workflows/application-js-cloudflare-feature.yml
index 494e591..3cf4a3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/application-js-cloudflare-feature.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/application-js-cloudflare-feature.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
     inputs:
       environment:
         description: 'Deployment Environment'
-        type: environment
+        type: string
         required: true
       ref:
         type: string
@@ -121,9 +121,6 @@ jobs:
           url: "https://${{ github.ref_name }}.dev.zeta.house"
         run: |
           echo 'Perform service deployment for feature'
-          echo "$SECRET1"
-          echo "$SECRET2"
-          echo "$SECRET3"
           nix develop .#ci --command bash -c $'
           npm run deploy -- \
             --feature "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/application-js-cloudflare-master.yml b/.github/workflows/application-js-cloudflare-master.yml
index 79404a0..a993baf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/application-js-cloudflare-master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/application-js-cloudflare-master.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
     inputs:
       environment:
         description: 'Deployment Environment'
-        type: environment
+        type: string
         required: true
       ref:
         type: string
diff --git a/.github/workflows/application-js-cloudflare-staging.yml b/.github/workflows/application-js-cloudflare-staging.yml
index cc69a45..60cc507 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/application-js-cloudflare-staging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/application-js-cloudflare-staging.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
     inputs:
       environment:
         description: 'Deployment Environment'
-        type: environment
+        type: string
         required: true
       ref:
         type: string
diff --git a/.github/workflows/library-js-staging.yml b/.github/workflows/library-js-staging.yml
index 71675ef..4e92368 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/library-js-staging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/library-js-staging.yml
@@ -92,36 +92,10 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - platform: linux
             os: ubuntu-latest
-            env: {}
-            script: |
-              nix develop .#ci --command bash -c $'
-              npm test -- --ci --coverage
-              npm run bench --if-present
-              '
           - platform: windows
-            os: windows-latest
-            env: {}
-            script: |
-              mkdir -Force "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/tmp"
-              Import-Module $env:ChocolateyInstall\helpers\chocolateyProfile.psm1
-              ./scripts/choco-install.ps1
-              refreshenv
-              npm install --ignore-scripts
-              $env:Path = "$(npm root)\.bin;" + $env:Path
-              npm test -- --ci --coverage
-              npm run bench --if-present
+            os: windows-2022
           - platform: macos
             os: macos-latest
-            env: {}
-            script: |
-              mkdir -p "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/tmp"
-              eval "$(brew shellenv)"
-              ./scripts/brew-install.sh
-              hash -r
-              npm install --ignore-scripts
-              export PATH="$(npm root)/.bin:$PATH"
-              npm test -- --ci --coverage
-              npm run bench --if-present
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - if: matrix.platform == 'linux'
@@ -130,9 +104,47 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: dist
           path: ./dist
-      - name: Build
-        env: ${{ matrix.env }}
-        run: ${{ matrix.script }}
+      - name: Windows Bootstrap
+        if: matrix.platform == 'windows'
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          mkdir -Force "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/tmp"
+          ./scripts/choco-install.ps1
+          where.exe node
+          where.exe npm
+          node -v
+          npm -v
+      - name: Build (Windows)
+        if: matrix.platform == 'windows'
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          npm install --ignore-scripts
+          $env:Path = "$(npm root)\.bin;" + $env:Path
+          where.exe node
+          where.exe npm
+          node -v
+          npm -v
+          npm test -- --ci --coverage
+          npm run bench --if-present
+      - name: Build (Linux)
+        if: matrix.platform == 'linux'
+        run: |
+          nix develop .#ci --command bash -c $'
+          npm test -- --ci --coverage
+          npm run bench --if-present
+          '
+      - name: Build (macOS)
+        if: matrix.platform == 'macos'
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/tmp"
+          eval "$(brew shellenv)"
+          ./scripts/brew-install.sh
+          hash -r
+          npm install --ignore-scripts
+          export PATH="$(npm root)/.bin:$PATH"
+          npm test -- --ci --coverage
+          npm run bench --if-present
       - name: Upload JUnit Report
         if: success() || failure()
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/native-library-js-feature.yml b/.github/workflows/native-library-js-feature.yml
index 7a2e41a..a3975ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/native-library-js-feature.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/native-library-js-feature.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
       - uses: MatrixAI/.github/.github/actions/matrixai-env-setup@master
       - name: Run linting
         run: |
@@ -28,6 +30,8 @@ jobs:
       actions: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
       - uses: MatrixAI/.github/.github/actions/matrixai-env-setup@master
       - name: Run build
         run: |
@@ -50,6 +54,8 @@ jobs:
       checks: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
       - uses: MatrixAI/.github/.github/actions/matrixai-env-setup@master
       - name: Run tests
         run: |
@@ -82,6 +88,8 @@ jobs:
       actions: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
       - uses: MatrixAI/.github/.github/actions/matrixai-env-setup@master
       - name: Run bench
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/native-library-js-staging.yml b/.github/workflows/native-library-js-staging.yml
index d1615f8..2ff19d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/native-library-js-staging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/native-library-js-staging.yml
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
       - uses: MatrixAI/.github/.github/actions/matrixai-env-setup@master
       - name: Run linting
         run: |
           nix develop .#ci --command bash -c $'
           npm run lint
-          npm run lint-shell
           '
 
   # Create the merge PR
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
       - name: Create Pull Request from Staging to Master
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -64,6 +67,8 @@ jobs:
       actions: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
       - uses: MatrixAI/.github/.github/actions/matrixai-env-setup@master
       - name: Run build
         run: |
@@ -88,55 +93,70 @@ jobs:
       actions: write
       checks: write
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: true
+      fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
           - platform: linux
             os: ubuntu-latest
-            env: {}
-            script: |
-              nix develop .#ci --command bash -c $'
-              npm run prebuild --verbose
-              npm test -- --ci --coverage
-              npm run bench --if-present
-              '
           - platform: windows
-            os: windows-latest
-            env: {}
-            script: |
-              mkdir -Force "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/tmp"
-              Import-Module $env:ChocolateyInstall\helpers\chocolateyProfile.psm1
-              ./scripts/choco-install.ps1
-              refreshenv
-              npm install --ignore-scripts
-              $env:Path = "$(npm root)\.bin;" + $env:Path
-              npm run prebuild --verbose
-              npm test -- --ci --coverage
-              npm run bench --if-present
+            os: windows-2022
           - platform: macos
             os: macos-latest
-            env: {}
-            script: |
-              mkdir -p "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/tmp"
-              eval "$(brew shellenv)"
-              ./scripts/brew-install.sh
-              hash -r
-              npm install --ignore-scripts
-              export PATH="$(npm root)/.bin:$PATH"
-              npm run prebuild --verbose
-              npm test -- --ci --coverage
-              npm run bench --if-present
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
       - if: matrix.platform == 'linux'
         uses: MatrixAI/.github/.github/actions/matrixai-env-setup@master
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: dist
           path: ./dist
-      - name: Build
-        env: ${{ matrix.env }}
-        run: ${{ matrix.script }}
+      - name: Windows Bootstrap
+        if: matrix.platform == 'windows'
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          mkdir -Force "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/tmp"
+          ./scripts/choco-install.ps1
+          where.exe node
+          where.exe npm
+          node -v
+          npm -v
+      - name: Build (Windows)
+        if: matrix.platform == 'windows'
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          npm install --ignore-scripts
+          $env:Path = "$(npm root)\.bin;" + $env:Path
+          where.exe node
+          where.exe npm
+          node -v
+          npm -v
+          npm run prebuild --verbose
+          npm test -- --ci --coverage
+          npm run bench --if-present
+      - name: Build (Linux)
+        if: matrix.platform == 'linux'
+        run: |
+          nix develop .#ci --command bash -c $'
+          npm run prebuild --verbose
+          npm test -- --ci --coverage
+          npm run bench --if-present
+          '
+      - name: Build (macOS)
+        if: matrix.platform == 'macos'
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/tmp"
+          eval "$(brew shellenv)"
+          ./scripts/brew-install.sh
+          export PYTHON=$(brew --prefix python@3.10)/bin/python3.10
+          hash -r
+          npm install --ignore-scripts
+          export PATH="$(npm root)/.bin:$PATH"
+          npm run prebuild --verbose
+          npm test -- --ci --coverage
+          npm run bench --if-present
       - name: Upload JUnit Report
         if: success() || failure()
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
@@ -180,6 +200,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+          submodules: 'recursive'
           token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
       - name: Merge Pull Request from Staging to Master
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/native-library-js-tag-gyp.yml b/.github/workflows/native-library-js-tag-gyp.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5025739
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/native-library-js-tag-gyp.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,243 @@
+name: "CI / Library JS Tag"
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    secrets:
+      NPM_TOKEN:
+        required: true
+
+jobs:
+  # Lint the code
+  tag-lint:
+    name: "Tag / Lint"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      actions: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
+      - uses: MatrixAI/.github/.github/actions/matrixai-env-setup@master
+      - name: Run linting
+        run: |
+          nix develop .#ci --command bash -c $'
+          npm run lint
+          '
+
+  # Build the distribution - JS is platform-agnostic
+  tag-build:
+    name: "Tag / Build"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      actions: write
+    needs: tag-lint
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
+      - uses: MatrixAI/.github/.github/actions/matrixai-env-setup@master
+      - name: Run build
+        run: |
+          nix develop .#ci --command bash -c $'
+          npm run build --verbose
+          '
+      - name: Upload Build
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: dist
+          path: ./dist
+
+  tag-platforms:
+    name: "Tag / Platforms"
+    needs:
+      - tag-build
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      actions: write
+      checks: write
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - platform: linux
+            os: ubuntu-latest
+          - platform: windows
+            os: windows-2022
+          - platform: macos
+            os: macos-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
+      - if: matrix.platform == 'linux'
+        uses: MatrixAI/.github/.github/actions/matrixai-env-setup@master
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: dist
+          path: ./dist
+      - name: Windows Bootstrap
+        if: matrix.platform == 'windows'
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          mkdir -Force "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/tmp"
+          ./scripts/choco-install.ps1
+          where.exe node
+          where.exe npm
+          node -v
+          npm -v
+      - name: Build (Windows)
+        if: matrix.platform == 'windows'
+        shell: pwsh
+        env:
+          npm_config_arch: "x64"
+          RUST_BACKTRACE: "1"
+          LIBCLANG_PATH: "C:\\Program Files\\LLVM\\bin"
+        run: |
+          npm install --ignore-scripts
+          $env:Path = "$(npm root)\.bin;" + $env:Path
+          where.exe node
+          where.exe npm
+          node -v
+          npm -v
+          npm run prebuild --verbose -- --production
+          npm test -- --ci --coverage
+          npm run bench
+      - name: Build (Linux)
+        if: matrix.platform == 'linux'
+        env:
+          npm_config_arch: "x64"
+          RUST_BACKTRACE: "1"
+        run: |
+          nix develop .#ci --command bash -c $'
+          npm run prebuild --verbose -- --production
+          npm test -- --ci --coverage
+          npm run bench
+          '
+      - name: Build (macOS)
+        if: matrix.platform == 'macos'
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          eval "$(brew shellenv)"
+          ./scripts/brew-install.sh
+          export PYTHON=$(brew --prefix python@3.10)/bin/python3.10
+          hash -r
+          npm install --ignore-scripts
+          export PATH="$(npm root)/.bin:$PATH"
+          npm run prebuild --verbose -- --production
+          npm test -- --ci --coverage
+          npm run bench
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: prebuild-${{ matrix.platform }}
+          path: ./prebuilds
+
+
+  # Publish the prerelease
+  tag-prerelease:
+    name: "Tag / Pre-release"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    concurrency:
+      group: tag-prerelease
+      cancel-in-progress: false
+    needs:
+      - tag-platforms
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && contains(github.ref, '-')
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
+      - uses: MatrixAI/.github/.github/actions/matrixai-env-setup@master
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          pattern: prebuild*
+          path: prebuilds
+          merge-multiple: true
+      - name: Publishing library prerelease
+        env:
+          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN" > ./.npmrc
+          nix develop .#ci --command bash -c $'
+          npm publish --tag prerelease --access public
+          '
+          for d in prebuilds/*; do
+            tar \
+              --create \
+              --verbose \
+              --file="prebuilds/$(basename $d).tar" \
+              --directory=prebuilds \
+              "$(basename $d)"
+          done
+          nix develop .#ci --command bash -c $'
+          gh release \
+            create "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" \
+            prebuilds/*.tar \
+            --title "$GITHUB_REF_NAME-$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")" \
+            --notes "" \
+            --prerelease \
+            --target staging \
+            --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY"
+          '
+      - name: Remove `.npmrc`
+        if: success() || failure()
+        run: |
+          rm -f ./.npmrc
+
+  # Publish the release
+  tag-release:
+    name: "Tag / Release"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    concurrency:
+      group: tag-release
+      cancel-in-progress: false
+    needs:
+      - tag-platforms
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && !contains(github.ref, '-')
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
+      - uses: MatrixAI/.github/.github/actions/matrixai-env-setup@master
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          pattern: prebuild*
+          path: prebuilds
+          merge-multiple: true
+      - name: Publishing library release
+        env:
+          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN" > ./.npmrc
+          nix develop .#ci --command bash -c $'
+          npm publish --access public
+          '
+          for d in prebuilds/*; do
+            tar \
+              --create \
+              --verbose \
+              --file="prebuilds/$(basename $d).tar" \
+              --directory=prebuilds \
+              "$(basename $d)"
+          done
+          nix develop .#ci --command bash -c $'
+          gh release \
+            create "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" \
+            prebuilds/*.tar \
+            --title "$GITHUB_REF_NAME-$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")" \
+            --notes "" \
+            --target master \
+            --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY"
+          '
+      - name: Remove `.npmrc`
+        if: success() || failure()
+        run: |
+          rm -f ./.npmrc
diff --git a/.github/workflows/native-library-js-tag.yml b/.github/workflows/native-library-js-tag.yml
index 7304b60..141da76 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/native-library-js-tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/native-library-js-tag.yml
@@ -16,12 +16,13 @@ jobs:
       actions: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
       - uses: MatrixAI/.github/.github/actions/matrixai-env-setup@master
       - name: Run linting
         run: |
           nix develop .#ci --command bash -c $'
           npm run lint
-          npm run lint-shell
           '
 
   # Build the distribution - JS is platform-agnostic
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ jobs:
     needs: tag-lint
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
       - uses: MatrixAI/.github/.github/actions/matrixai-env-setup@master
       - name: Run build
         run: |
@@ -61,62 +64,86 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - platform: linux
             os: ubuntu-latest
-            env:
-              npm_config_arch: "x64"
-              RUST_BACKTRACE: "1"
-            script: |
-              nix develop .#ci --command bash -c $'
-              npm run prebuild --verbose -- --production
-              npm test -- --ci --coverage
-              npm run bench
-              '
           - platform: windows
-            os: windows-latest
-            env:
-              npm_config_arch: "x64"
-              RUST_BACKTRACE: "1"
-              LIBCLANG_PATH: "C:\\Program Files\\LLVM\\bin"
-            script: |
-              mkdir -Force "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/tmp"
-              Import-Module $env:ChocolateyInstall\helpers\chocolateyProfile.psm1
-              ./scripts/choco-install.ps1
-              refreshenv
-              npm install --ignore-scripts
-              $env:Path = "$(npm root)\.bin;" + $env:Path
-              npm run prebuild --verbose -- --production
-              npm test -- --ci --coverage
-              npm run bench
+            os: windows-2022
           - platform: macos
             os: macos-latest
-            env:
-              RUST_BACKTRACE: "1"
-            script: |
-              eval "$(brew shellenv)"
-              ./scripts/brew-install.sh
-              hash -r
-              npm install --ignore-scripts
-              export PATH="$(npm root)/.bin:$PATH"
-              export PATH="$HOME/.cargo/bin:$PATH"
-              npm run prebuild --verbose -- --arch x64 --production
-              npm run prebuild --verbose -- --arch arm64 --production
-              lipo -create -output prebuild/quic-darwin-x64+arm64.node prebuild/quic-darwin-arm64.node prebuild/quic-darwin-x64.node
-              rm -rf node_modules/@matrixai/quic-*
-              npm test -- --ci --coverage
-              npm run bench
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
       - if: matrix.platform == 'linux'
         uses: MatrixAI/.github/.github/actions/matrixai-env-setup@master
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: '20'
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: dist
           path: ./dist
-      - name: Build
-        env: ${{ matrix.env }}
-        run: ${{ matrix.script }}
+      - name: Windows Bootstrap
+        if: matrix.platform == 'windows'
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          mkdir -Force "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/tmp"
+          ./scripts/choco-install.ps1
+          where.exe node
+          where.exe npm
+          node -v
+          npm -v
+      - name: Build (Windows)
+        if: matrix.platform == 'windows'
+        shell: pwsh
+        env:
+          npm_config_arch: "x64"
+          RUST_BACKTRACE: "1"
+          LIBCLANG_PATH: "C:\\Program Files\\LLVM\\bin"
+        run: |
+          npm install --ignore-scripts
+          $env:Path = "$(npm root)\.bin;" + $env:Path
+          where.exe node
+          where.exe npm
+          node -v
+          npm -v
+          npm run prebuild --verbose -- --production
+          npm test -- --ci --coverage
+          npm run bench
+      - name: Build (Linux)
+        if: matrix.platform == 'linux'
+        env:
+          npm_config_arch: "x64"
+          RUST_BACKTRACE: "1"
+        run: |
+          nix develop .#ci --command bash -c $'
+          npm run prebuild --verbose -- --production
+          npm test -- --ci --coverage
+          npm run bench
+          '
+      - name: Build (macOS)
+        if: matrix.platform == 'macos'
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          eval "$(brew shellenv)"
+          ./scripts/brew-install.sh
+          export PYTHON=$(brew --prefix python@3.10)/bin/python3.10
+          hash -r
+          npm install --ignore-scripts
+          export PATH="$(npm root)/.bin:$PATH"
+          export PATH="$HOME/.cargo/bin:$PATH"
+          echo "Prebuilding for darwin-x64"
+          npm run prebuild --verbose -- --arch x64 --production
+          echo "Prebuilding for darwin-arm64"
+          npm run prebuild --verbose -- --arch arm64 --production
+          echo "Creating universal binary"
+          for f in prebuild/*-darwin-arm64.node; do
+            prefix=$(basename "$f" | sed -E 's/-darwin-arm64\.node$//')
+            lipo -create \
+              -output "prebuild/${prefix}-darwin-x64+arm64.node" \
+              "prebuild/${prefix}-darwin-arm64.node" \
+              "prebuild/${prefix}-darwin-x64.node"
+          done
+          rm -rf node_modules/@matrixai/*-*
+          echo "Running tests"
+          npm test -- --ci --coverage
+          echo "Running benchmarks"
+          npm run bench
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: prebuild-${{ matrix.platform }}
@@ -137,6 +164,8 @@ jobs:
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && contains(github.ref, '-')
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
       - uses: MatrixAI/.github/.github/actions/matrixai-env-setup@master
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
@@ -189,6 +218,8 @@ jobs:
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && !contains(github.ref, '-')
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
       - uses: MatrixAI/.github/.github/actions/matrixai-env-setup@master
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6d9e12f..bce300d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,6 +17,19 @@ Ensure that this repository is mirrored from GitLab to GitHub.
 This is where we centralized re-usable workflows for GitHub actions. Workflows
 are grouped together into different kinds of projects.
 
+### Windows runners and Node.js
+
+On GitHub-hosted Windows runners it is common to have multiple Node versions on `PATH` (for example Node 22 may be preinstalled). If a workflow calls `refreshenv` / `Update-SessionEnvironment` after selecting Node, it can rebuild `PATH` and cause `npm.cmd` to come from a different Node installation than `node.exe`.
+
+To avoid the Node/npm mismatch:
+
+* Windows jobs are pinned to `windows-2022`.
+* Windows execution is split into two steps:
+  1. **Bootstrap** runs repo-local `./scripts/choco-install.ps1` and prints:
+     `where.exe node`, `where.exe npm`, `node -v`, `npm -v`, `npm exec --yes node -v`.
+  2. **Build/Test** runs npm commands in a separate step so `$GITHUB_PATH` updates from the bootstrap step are applied deterministically.
+* Reusable workflows in this repository do not use `actions/setup-node` for Windows; they delegate Node selection to the downstream repo’s `./scripts/choco-install.ps1`.
+
 * library-js - TS/JS projects that produce libraries as NPM packages.
   - feature - for feature branches
   - staging - for staging branches