diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index dd05dd89..8dda3d86 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@ jobs:
       with:
         node-version: 22.11.0
         registry-url: https://npm.echohq.com/
-    - name: Configure echohq auth (both hosts)
-      env:
-        ECHO_LIBRARIES_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.ECHO_LIBRARIES_ACCESS_KEY }}
-      run: |
-        npm config set //npm.echohq.com/:_authToken "${ECHO_LIBRARIES_ACCESS_KEY}"
-        npm config set //packages.echohq.com/:_authToken "${ECHO_LIBRARIES_ACCESS_KEY}"
     - run: npm ci --ignore-scripts
       env:
         ECHO_LIBRARIES_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.ECHO_LIBRARIES_ACCESS_KEY }}
@@ -55,12 +49,6 @@ jobs:
       with:
         node-version: 22.11.0
         registry-url: https://npm.echohq.com/
-    - name: Configure echohq auth (both hosts)
-      env:
-        ECHO_LIBRARIES_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.ECHO_LIBRARIES_ACCESS_KEY }}
-      run: |
-        npm config set //npm.echohq.com/:_authToken "${ECHO_LIBRARIES_ACCESS_KEY}"
-        npm config set //packages.echohq.com/:_authToken "${ECHO_LIBRARIES_ACCESS_KEY}"
     - run: npm ci --ignore-scripts
       env:
         ECHO_LIBRARIES_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.ECHO_LIBRARIES_ACCESS_KEY }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e8d63f37..1d78b282 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -149,8 +149,6 @@ jobs:
         env:
           ECHO_LIBRARIES_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.ECHO_LIBRARIES_ACCESS_KEY }}
         run: |
-          npm config set //npm.echohq.com/:_authToken "${ECHO_LIBRARIES_ACCESS_KEY}"
-          npm config set //packages.echohq.com/:_authToken "${ECHO_LIBRARIES_ACCESS_KEY}"
           npm ci --ignore-scripts
           npm run build
 
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f5dd23d3..866d991c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ dist
 .DS_Store
 .npmrc
 .idea
+/.claude
+/.vscode
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
index 9605ea89..f42f0d40 100644
--- a/.npmrc
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Default registry for most packages
 registry=https://npm.echohq.com/
-//packages.echohq.com/:_authToken=
+//npm.echohq.com/:_authToken=${ECHO_LIBRARIES_ACCESS_KEY}
+//packages.echohq.com/:_authToken=${ECHO_LIBRARIES_ACCESS_KEY}
 always-auth=true
 ignore-scripts=true
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6b320cfc..3b4e8af9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -3084,6 +3084,16 @@
         "semver": "bin/semver"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/azure-pipelines-task-lib/node_modules/uuid": {
+      "version": "8.3.2",
+      "resolved": "https://packages.echohq.com/artifactory/api/npm/npm/uuid/-/uuid-8.3.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+NYs2QeMWy+GWFOEm9xnn6HCDp0l7QBD7ml8zLUmJ+93Q5NF0NocErnwkTkXVFNiX3/fpC6afS8Dhb/gz7R7eg==",
+      "deprecated": "uuid@10 and below is no longer supported.  For ESM codebases, update to uuid@latest.  For CommonJS codebases, use uuid@11 (but be aware this version will likely be deprecated in 2028).",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "bin": {
+        "uuid": "dist/bin/uuid"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/azure-pipelines-tool-lib": {
       "version": "2.0.12",
       "resolved": "https://packages.echohq.com/artifactory/api/npm/npm/azure-pipelines-tool-lib/-/azure-pipelines-tool-lib-2.0.12.tgz",
@@ -3114,6 +3124,16 @@
         "semver": "bin/semver"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/azure-pipelines-tool-lib/node_modules/uuid": {
+      "version": "8.3.2",
+      "resolved": "https://packages.echohq.com/artifactory/api/npm/npm/uuid/-/uuid-8.3.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+NYs2QeMWy+GWFOEm9xnn6HCDp0l7QBD7ml8zLUmJ+93Q5NF0NocErnwkTkXVFNiX3/fpC6afS8Dhb/gz7R7eg==",
+      "deprecated": "uuid@10 and below is no longer supported.  For ESM codebases, update to uuid@latest.  For CommonJS codebases, use uuid@11 (but be aware this version will likely be deprecated in 2028).",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "bin": {
+        "uuid": "dist/bin/uuid"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/babel-jest": {
       "version": "29.7.0",
       "resolved": "https://packages.echohq.com/artifactory/api/npm/npm/babel-jest/-/babel-jest-29.7.0.tgz",
@@ -7899,20 +7919,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-EPD5q1uXyFxJpCrLnCc1nHnq3gOa6DZBocAIiI2TaSCA7VCJ1UJDMagCzIkXNsUYfD1daK//LTEQ8xiIbrHtcw==",
       "license": "MIT"
     },
-    "node_modules/uuid": {
-      "version": "9.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://packages.echohq.com/artifactory/api/npm/npm/uuid/-/uuid-9.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-b+1eJOlsR9K8HJpow9Ok3fiWOWSIcIzXodvv0rQjVoOVNpWMpxf1wZNpt4y9h10odCNrqnYp1OBzRktckBe3sA==",
-      "deprecated": "uuid@10 and below is no longer supported.  For ESM codebases, update to uuid@latest.  For CommonJS codebases, use uuid@11 (but be aware this version will likely be deprecated in 2028).",
-      "funding": [
-        "https://github.com/sponsors/broofa",
-        "https://github.com/sponsors/ctavan"
-      ],
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "bin": {
-        "uuid": "dist/bin/uuid"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/v8-to-istanbul": {
       "version": "9.3.0",
       "resolved": "https://packages.echohq.com/artifactory/api/npm/npm/v8-to-istanbul/-/v8-to-istanbul-9.3.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7edc51ab..0758f171 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     "underscore": "^1.13.8",
     "picomatch": "^2.3.2",
     "brace-expansion": "^2.1.2",
-    "uuid": "^9.0.0"
+    "uuid": "^8.3.2"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "registry": "https://npm.pkg.github.com"