diff --git a/.github/workflows/add-to-catalystneuro-dashboard.yml b/.github/workflows/add_to_catalystneuro_dashboard.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from .github/workflows/add-to-catalystneuro-dashboard.yml
rename to .github/workflows/add_to_catalystneuro_dashboard.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/project_action.yml b/.github/workflows/add_to_nwb_dashboard.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from .github/workflows/project_action.yml
rename to .github/workflows/add_to_nwb_dashboard.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/Build-and-deploy-mac.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy_mac.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from .github/workflows/Build-and-deploy-mac.yml
rename to .github/workflows/build_and_deploy_mac.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/Build-and-deploy-win.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy_win.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from .github/workflows/Build-and-deploy-win.yml
rename to .github/workflows/build_and_deploy_win.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codespell.yml b/.github/workflows/codespell.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 243ba8ce5f..0000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/codespell.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
----
-name: Codespell
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [main]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [main]
-
-jobs:
-  codespell:
-    name: Check for spelling errors
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Codespell
-        uses: codespell-project/actions-codespell@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/daily_tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5fe653197a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily_tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+name: Daily Tests
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 14 * * *" # Daily at 10am EST
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+
+  DevTests:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/testing_dev.yml
+    secrets:
+      CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+
+  LiveServices:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/testing_dev_with_live_services.yml
+    secrets:
+      CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+      DANDI_STAGING_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.DANDI_STAGING_API_KEY }}
+
+  BuildTests:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/testing_flask_build_and_dist.yml
+
+  ExampleDataCache:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/example_data_cache.yml
+    secrets:
+      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+      S3_GIN_BUCKET: ${{ secrets.S3_GIN_BUCKET }}
+
+  ExampleDataTests:
+    needs: ExampleDataCache
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/testing_pipelines.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_tests_on_pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_tests_on_pull_request.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f006b1d2b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_tests_on_pull_request.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+name: Deploy
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+
+  DevTests:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/testing_dev.yml
+    secrets:
+      CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+
+  LiveServices:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/testing_dev_with_live_services.yml
+    secrets:
+      CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+      DANDI_STAGING_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.DANDI_STAGING_API_KEY }}
+
+  BuildTests:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/testing_flask_build_and_dist.yml
+
+  ExampleDataCache:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/example_data_cache.yml
+    secrets:
+      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+      S3_GIN_BUCKET: ${{ secrets.S3_GIN_BUCKET }}
+
+  ExampleDataTests:
+    needs: ExampleDataCache
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/testing_pipelines.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/example_data_cache.yml b/.github/workflows/example_data_cache.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e27070078c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/example_data_cache.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+name: Example data cache
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    secrets:
+      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID:
+        required: true
+      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY:
+        required: true
+      S3_GIN_BUCKET:
+        required: true
+
+jobs:
+
+  run:
+    # Will read on PR dashboard as 'Deploy / ExampleDataCache / {os}'
+    # Action dashboard identified by 'Deploy'
+    # Requirement settings identified as 'ExampleDataCache / {os}'
+    name: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.12"]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, macos-13] #, windows-latest]
+
+    steps:
+
+      - name: Get ephy_testing_data current head hash
+        id: ephys
+        run: echo "::set-output name=HASH_EPHY_DATASET::$(git ls-remote https://gin.g-node.org/NeuralEnsemble/ephy_testing_data.git HEAD | cut -f1)"
+      - name: Get cached ephys example data - ${{ steps.ephys.outputs.HASH_EPHY_DATASET }}
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        id: cache-ephys-datasets
+        with:
+          path: ./ephy_testing_data
+          key: ephys-datasets-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ steps.ephys.outputs.HASH_EPHY_DATASET }}
+      - name: Get ophys_testing_data current head hash
+        id: ophys
+        run: echo "::set-output name=HASH_OPHYS_DATASET::$(git ls-remote https://gin.g-node.org/CatalystNeuro/ophys_testing_data.git HEAD | cut -f1)"
+      - name: Get cached ophys example data - ${{ steps.ophys.outputs.HASH_OPHYS_DATASET }}
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        id: cache-ophys-datasets
+        with:
+          path: ./ophys_testing_data
+          key: ophys-datasets-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ steps.ophys.outputs.HASH_OPHYS_DATASET }}
+      - name: Get behavior_testing_data current head hash
+        id: behavior
+        run: echo "::set-output name=HASH_BEHAVIOR_DATASET::$(git ls-remote https://gin.g-node.org/CatalystNeuro/behavior_testing_data.git HEAD | cut -f1)"
+      - name: Get cached behavior example data - ${{ steps.behavior.outputs.HASH_BEHAVIOR_DATASET }}
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        id: cache-behavior-datasets
+        with:
+          path: ./behavior_testing_data
+          key: behavior-datasets-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ steps.behavior.outputs.HASH_behavior_DATASET }}
+
+      - if: steps.cache-ephys-datasets.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' || steps.cache-ophys-datasets.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' || steps.cache-behavior-datasets.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        name: Install and configure AWS CLI
+        run: |
+          pip install awscli
+          aws configure set aws_access_key_id ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+          aws configure set aws_secret_access_key ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+
+      - if: steps.cache-ephys-datasets.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        name: Download ephys dataset from S3
+        run: |
+          aws s3 cp --region=us-east-2 ${{ secrets.S3_GIN_BUCKET }}/ephy_testing_data ./ephy_testing_data --recursive
+      - if: steps.cache-ophys-datasets.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        name: Download ophys dataset from S3
+        run: |
+          aws s3 cp --region=us-east-2 ${{ secrets.S3_GIN_BUCKET }}/ophys_testing_data ./ophys_testing_data --recursive
+      - if: steps.cache-behavior-datasets.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        name: Download behavior dataset from S3
+        run: |
+          aws s3 cp --region=us-east-2 ${{ secrets.S3_GIN_BUCKET }}/behavior_testing_data ./behavior_testing_data --recursive
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing-pipelines.yml b/.github/workflows/testing-pipelines.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 18b3655481..0000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/testing-pipelines.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-name: Example Pipeline Tests
-on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: "0 16 * * *"  # Daily at noon EST
-  pull_request:
-
-concurrency:  # Cancel previous workflows on the same pull request
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
-env:
-  CACHE_NUMBER: 2  # increase to reset cache manually
-
-jobs:
-  testing:
-    name: Pipelines on ${{ matrix.os }}
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: bash -l {0}
-
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-        include:
-          - os: ubuntu-latest
-            label: environments/environment-Linux.yml
-
-          - os: macos-latest  # Mac arm64 runner
-            label: environments/environment-MAC-apple-silicon.yml
-
-          - os: macos-13  # Mac x64 runner
-            label: environments/environment-MAC-intel.yml
-
-          - os: windows-latest
-            label: environments/environment-Windows.yml
-
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - run: git fetch --prune --unshallow --tags
-
-      # see https://github.com/conda-incubator/setup-miniconda#caching-environments
-      - name: Setup Mambaforge
-        uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
-        with:
-          miniforge-variant: Mambaforge
-          miniforge-version: latest
-          activate-environment: nwb-guide
-          use-mamba: true
-
-      - name: Set cache date
-        id: get-date
-        run: echo "today=$(/bin/date -u '+%Y%m%d')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        shell: bash
-
-      - name: Cache Conda env
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: ${{ env.CONDA }}/envs
-          key: conda-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-${{steps.get-date.outputs.today }}-${{ hashFiles(matrix.label) }}-${{ env.CACHE_NUMBER }}
-        id: cache
-
-      - if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        name: Create and activate environment
-        run: mamba env update --name nwb-guide --file ${{ matrix.label }}
-
-      - name: Use Node.js 20
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 20
-
-      - name: Install GUIDE
-        run: npm ci --verbose
-
-      - if: matrix.os != 'ubuntu-latest'
-        name: Run tests
-        run: npm run test:pipelines
-
-      - if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-        name: Run tests with xvfb
-        run: xvfb-run --auto-servernum --server-args="-screen 0 1280x960x24" -- npm run test:pipelines
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing_dev.yml
similarity index 81%
rename from .github/workflows/testing.yml
rename to .github/workflows/testing_dev.yml
index 4dbace72d7..72bd3d2444 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing_dev.yml
@@ -1,28 +1,24 @@
-name: Dev Tests
+name: Dev tests
 on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: "0 16 * * *"  # Daily at noon EST
-  pull_request:
-
-concurrency:  # Cancel previous workflows on the same pull request
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
-env:
-  CACHE_NUMBER: 2  # increase to reset cache manually
+  workflow_call:
+    secrets:
+      CODECOV_TOKEN:
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
-  testing:
-    name: ${{ matrix.os }}  # Will read on the dashboard as 'Dev Tests / {os}'
+
+  run:
+    # Will read on PR dashboard as 'Deploy / DevTests / {os}'
+    # Action dashboard identified by 'Deploy'
+    # Requirement settings identified as 'DevTests / {os}'
+    name: ${{ matrix.os }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: bash -l {0}
-
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
         include:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             label: environments/environment-Linux.yml
@@ -33,9 +29,8 @@ jobs:
           - os: macos-13  # Mac x64 runner
             label: environments/environment-MAC-intel.yml
 
-          - os: windows-latest
-            label: environments/environment-Windows.yml
-
+#          - os: windows-latest
+#            label: environments/environment-Windows.yml
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -89,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
           name: test-screenshots-${{ matrix.os }}
           path: docs/assets/tutorials
           retention-days: 1
-
+          overwrite: true
 
 
       - name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing-live-services.yml b/.github/workflows/testing_dev_with_live_services.yml
similarity index 79%
rename from .github/workflows/testing-live-services.yml
rename to .github/workflows/testing_dev_with_live_services.yml
index dcf8fff649..1d4be248d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing-live-services.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing_dev_with_live_services.yml
@@ -1,28 +1,26 @@
-name: Dev Tests (Live)
+name: Dev tests with live services
 on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: "0 16 * * *"  # Daily at noon EST
-  pull_request:
-
-concurrency:  # Cancel previous workflows on the same pull request
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
-env:
-  CACHE_NUMBER: 2  # increase to reset cache manually
+  workflow_call:
+    secrets:
+      CODECOV_TOKEN:
+        required: true
+      DANDI_STAGING_API_KEY:
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
-  testing:
-    name: Services on ${{ matrix.os }}  # Will read on the dashboard as 'Dev Tests (Live) / Services on {os}'
+
+  run:
+    # Will read on PR dashboard as 'Deploy / LiveServices / {os}'
+    # Action dashboard identified by 'Deploy'
+    # Requirement settings identified as 'LiveServices / {os}'
+    name: ${{ matrix.os }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: bash -l {0}
-
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
         include:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             label: environments/environment-Linux.yml
@@ -33,9 +31,8 @@ jobs:
           - os: macos-13  # Mac x64 runner
             label: environments/environment-MAC-intel.yml
 
-          - os: windows-latest
-            label: environments/environment-Windows.yml
-
+#          - os: windows-latest
+#            label: environments/environment-Windows.yml
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -87,7 +84,6 @@ jobs:
         name: Run tests with xvfb
         run: xvfb-run --auto-servernum --server-args="-screen 0 1280x960x24" -- npm run coverage:app
 
-
       - name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pyflask-build-and-dist-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/testing_flask_build_and_dist.yml
similarity index 82%
rename from .github/workflows/pyflask-build-and-dist-tests.yml
rename to .github/workflows/testing_flask_build_and_dist.yml
index 3c4d609719..bc7390ad22 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pyflask-build-and-dist-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing_flask_build_and_dist.yml
@@ -1,31 +1,23 @@
-name: Build Tests
+name: Test Flask build and dev tests on Flask distributable
 on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: "0 16 * * *"  # Daily at noon EST
-  pull_request:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-# Cancel previous workflows on the same pull request
-concurrency:
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
-env:
-  CACHE_NUMBER: 1  # increase to reset cache manually
+  workflow_call:
 
 jobs:
-  testing:
-    name: PyInstaller on ${{ matrix.os }}  # Will read on the dashboard as 'Build Tests / PyInstaller on {os}'
+
+  run:
+    # Will read on PR dashboard as 'Deploy / BuildTests / {os}'
+    # Action dashboard identified by 'Deploy'
+    # Requirement settings identified as 'BuildTests / {os}'
+    name: ${{ matrix.os }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: bash -l {0}
-
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
-          # current linux installation instructions use dev mode instead of distributable
+          # linux installation instructions use dev mode instead of distributable
           # - python-version: "3.9"
           #   os: ubuntu-latest
           #   label: environments/environment-Linux.yml
@@ -88,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: npm ci --verbose
 
-      # fix for macos build
+      # Fix for macos build - remove bad sonpy file
       - if: matrix.os == 'macos-latest' || matrix.os == 'macos-13'
         run: rm -f /Users/runner/miniconda3/envs/nwb-guide/lib/python3.9/site-packages/sonpy/linux/sonpy.so
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing_pipelines.yml b/.github/workflows/testing_pipelines.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a4ca41d6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing_pipelines.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+name: Example data pipeline Tests
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+
+jobs:
+
+  run:
+    # Will read on PR dashboard as 'Deploy / ExampleDataTests / {os}'
+    # Action dashboard identified by 'Deploy'
+    # Requirement settings identified as 'ExampleDataTests / {os}'
+    name: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash -l {0}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            label: environments/environment-Linux.yml
+
+          - os: macos-latest  # Mac arm64 runner
+            label: environments/environment-MAC-apple-silicon.yml
+
+          - os: macos-13  # Mac x64 runner
+            label: environments/environment-MAC-intel.yml
+
+#          - os: windows-latest
+#            label: environments/environment-Windows.yml
+
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - run: git fetch --prune --unshallow --tags
+
+      # see https://github.com/conda-incubator/setup-miniconda#caching-environments
+      - name: Setup Mambaforge
+        uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
+        with:
+          miniforge-variant: Mambaforge
+          miniforge-version: latest
+          activate-environment: nwb-guide
+          use-mamba: true
+
+      # Setup conda environment from cache
+      - name: Set environment cache date
+        id: get-date
+        run: echo "today=$(/bin/date -u '+%Y%m%d')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        shell: bash
+      - name: Cache Conda env
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ${{ env.CONDA }}/envs
+          key: conda-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-${{steps.get-date.outputs.today }}-${{ hashFiles(matrix.label) }}-${{ env.CACHE_NUMBER }}
+        id: cache
+      - if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        name: Create and activate environment
+        run: mamba env update --name nwb-guide --file ${{ matrix.label }}
+
+      - name: Use Node.js 20
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 20
+
+      - name: Install GUIDE
+        run: npm ci --verbose
+
+      # Load example data caches
+      - name: Get ephy_testing_data current head hash
+        id: ephys
+        run: echo "::set-output name=HASH_EPHY_DATASET::$(git ls-remote https://gin.g-node.org/NeuralEnsemble/ephy_testing_data.git HEAD | cut -f1)"
+      - name: Cache ephys dataset - ${{ steps.ephys.outputs.HASH_EPHY_DATASET }}
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        id: cache-ephys-datasets
+        with:
+          path: ./ephy_testing_data
+          key: ephys-datasets-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ steps.ephys.outputs.HASH_EPHY_DATASET }}
+      - name: Get ophys_testing_data current head hash
+        id: ophys
+        run: echo "::set-output name=HASH_OPHYS_DATASET::$(git ls-remote https://gin.g-node.org/CatalystNeuro/ophys_testing_data.git HEAD | cut -f1)"
+      - name: Cache ophys dataset - ${{ steps.ophys.outputs.HASH_OPHYS_DATASET }}
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        id: cache-ophys-datasets
+        with:
+          path: ./ophys_testing_data
+          key: ophys-datasets-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ steps.ophys.outputs.HASH_OPHYS_DATASET }}
+      - name: Get behavior_testing_data current head hash
+        id: behavior
+        run: echo "::set-output name=HASH_BEHAVIOR_DATASET::$(git ls-remote https://gin.g-node.org/CatalystNeuro/behavior_testing_data.git HEAD | cut -f1)"
+      - name: Cache behavior dataset - ${{ steps.behavior.outputs.HASH_BEHAVIOR_DATASET }}
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        id: cache-behavior-datasets
+        with:
+          path: ./behavior_testing_data
+          key: behavior-datasets-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ steps.behavior.outputs.HASH_behavior_DATASET }}
+
+      - name: Save working directory to environment file
+        run: echo "GIN_DATA_DIR=$(pwd)" >> .env
+        if: runner.os != 'Windows'
+
+      - name: Save working directory to environment file (Windows)
+        run: echo GIN_DATA_DIR=%cd% >> .env
+        shell: bash
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+
+      # Display environment file for debugging
+      - name: Print environment file
+        run: cat .env
+        if: runner.os != 'Windows'
+
+      - name: Print environment file
+        run: type .env
+        shell: bash
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+
+      # Run pipeline tests
+      - if: matrix.os != 'ubuntu-latest'
+        name: Run tests
+        run: npm run test:pipelines
+
+      - if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        name: Run tests with xvfb
+        run: xvfb-run --auto-servernum --server-args="-screen 0 1280x960x24" -- npm run test:pipelines
+
+      - name: Archive Pipeline Test Screenshots
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: test-pipelines-screenshots-${{ matrix.os }}
+          path: docs/assets/tutorials/test-pipelines
+          retention-days: 1
+          overwrite: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-package.yml b/.github/workflows/update-package.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index bbc041ca95..0000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/update-package.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-name: Update package.lock
-
-on:
-    workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  deploy:
-    runs-on: macos-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Checkout New Branch
-        run: git checkout -b update_package_lock
-      - name: Update package.lock file
-        run: npm install --ignore-scripts --verbose
-      - name: Commit Changes and Create Pull Request
-        run: |
-          git config --global user.email 41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com
-          git config --global user.name github-actions[bot]
-          git commit . -m "Update package.lock file"
-          git push origin update_package_lock
-          gh pr create --title "[Github.CI] Update package.lock file" --body "Updated package.lock file to match package.json"
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 865e043ba7..a6393f3dad 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ _build
 dist
 out
 tests/screenshots
+docs/assets/tutorials/test-pipelines
 
 coverage
 
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 65e3078722..169e416899 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -23,3 +23,10 @@ repos:
     hooks:
     -   id: prettier
         types_or: [css, javascript]
+
+- repo: https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell
+  rev: v2.2.6
+  hooks:
+  - id: codespell
+    additional_dependencies:
+    - tomli
diff --git a/docs/assets/tutorials/pipelines/created.png b/docs/assets/tutorials/pipelines/created.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..02f57c293d
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diff --git a/docs/assets/tutorials/pipelines/list.png b/docs/assets/tutorials/pipelines/list.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0393f05ced
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diff --git a/src/electron/frontend/core/components/pages/guided-mode/options/utils.js b/src/electron/frontend/core/components/pages/guided-mode/options/utils.js
index 6a2764cf20..259c49c74b 100644
--- a/src/electron/frontend/core/components/pages/guided-mode/options/utils.js
+++ b/src/electron/frontend/core/components/pages/guided-mode/options/utils.js
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ export const run = async (pathname, payload, options = {}) => {
     // Clear private keys from being passed
     payload = sanitize(structuredClone(payload));
 
-    console.warn("FETCH?");
     const results = await fetch(new URL(pathname, baseUrl), {
         method: "POST",
         headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ export const run = async (pathname, payload, options = {}) => {
     })
         .then(async (res) => {
             const json = await res.json();
-            console.warn("FETCH!", json);
 
             if (!res.ok) {
                 const message = json.message;
@@ -95,7 +93,6 @@ export const run = async (pathname, payload, options = {}) => {
             return json;
         })
         .finally(() => {
-            console.warn("CANCEL?");
             if (internalSwal) Swal.close();
         });
 
diff --git a/src/electron/frontend/core/components/pages/settings/SettingsPage.js b/src/electron/frontend/core/components/pages/settings/SettingsPage.js
index 74e8501f49..732ba905de 100644
--- a/src/electron/frontend/core/components/pages/settings/SettingsPage.js
+++ b/src/electron/frontend/core/components/pages/settings/SettingsPage.js
@@ -348,20 +348,20 @@ export class SettingsPage extends Page {
                 const resolved = pipelineNames.reverse().map((name) => {
                     try {
                         saveNewPipelineFromYaml(name, examplePipelines[name], testing_data_folder);
-                        return true;
+                        return { name, success: true };
                     } catch (e) {
                         console.error(e);
-                        return name;
+                        return { name, error: e.message };
                     }
                 });
 
-                const nSuccessful = resolved.reduce((acc, v) => (acc += v === true ? 1 : 0), 0);
+                const nSuccessful = resolved.reduce((acc, v) => (acc += v.success === true ? 1 : 0), 0);
                 const nFailed = resolved.length - nSuccessful;
 
                 if (nFailed) {
                     const failDisplay =
                         nFailed === 1
-                            ? `the <b>${resolved.find((v) => typeof v === "string")}</b> pipeline`
+                            ? `the <b>${resolved.find((v) => !v.success).name}</b> pipeline`
                             : `${nFailed} pipelines`;
                     this.#openNotyf(
                         `<h4 style="margin-bottom: 0;">Generated ${nSuccessful} test pipelines.</h4><small>Could not find source data for ${failDisplay}.`,
@@ -373,6 +373,8 @@ export class SettingsPage extends Page {
                         `<h4 style="margin-bottom: 0;">Pipeline Generation Failed</h4><small>Could not find source data for any pipelines.</small>`,
                         "error"
                     );
+
+                return resolved;
             },
         });
 
diff --git a/src/example_pipelines.yml b/src/example_pipelines.yml
index 2830d37572..ae05a3a0c7 100644
--- a/src/example_pipelines.yml
+++ b/src/example_pipelines.yml
@@ -16,10 +16,15 @@
 # NOTE: Can also just provide interfaces directly below pipeline name
 
 SpikeGLX-Phy:
-  SpikeGLXRecordingInterface:
-    file_path: ephy_testing_data/spikeglx/Noise4Sam_g0/Noise4Sam_g0_imec0/Noise4Sam_g0_t0.imec0.ap.bin
-  PhySortingInterface:
-    folder_path: ephy_testing_data/phy/phy_example_0
+  metadata:
+    NWBFile:
+      session_start_time: 2024-05-09T00:00 # NOTE: For some reason, required for the CI to pass...
+
+  interfaces:
+    SpikeGLXRecordingInterface:
+      file_path: ephy_testing_data/spikeglx/Noise4Sam_g0/Noise4Sam_g0_imec0/Noise4Sam_g0_t0.imec0.ap.bin
+    PhySortingInterface:
+      folder_path: ephy_testing_data/phy/phy_example_0
 
 
 SpikeGLX_v1_SingleProbe_AP:
diff --git a/tests/e2e/pipelines.test.ts b/tests/e2e/pipelines.test.ts
index ec6220bb36..3c0f41ea88 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/pipelines.test.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/pipelines.test.ts
@@ -1,32 +1,34 @@
-import { describe, expect, test, skip, beforeAll } from 'vitest'
-import { connect } from '../puppeteer'
+import { describe, expect, test, beforeAll } from 'vitest'
 
+import { join } from 'node:path'
 import { mkdirSync, existsSync } from 'node:fs'
-import { join, dirname } from 'node:path'
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
 
 import { homedir } from 'node:os'
 
-const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
-const screenshotPath = join( __dirname, 'screenshots')
-mkdirSync(screenshotPath, { recursive: true })
-
 import examplePipelines from "../../src/example_pipelines.yml";
 
 import paths from "../../src/paths.config.json" assert { type: "json" };
-import { evaluate, initTests } from './utils'
+
+import { evaluate, initTests, takeScreenshot } from './utils'
 import { header } from '../../src/electron/frontend/core/components/forms/utils'
+import { sleep } from '../puppeteer';
+
 
-// NOTE: We assume the user has put the GIN data in ~/NWB_GUIDE/test-data
-const guideRootPath = join(homedir(), paths.root)
-const testGINPath = join(guideRootPath, 'test-data', 'GIN')
-const hasGINPath = existsSync(testGINPath)
-const pipelineDescribeFn = hasGINPath ? describe : describe.skip
+// NOTE: We assume the user has put the GIN data in ~/NWB_GUIDE/test-data/GIN
+const testGINPath = process.env.GIN_DATA_DIR ?? join(homedir(), paths.root, 'test-data', 'GIN')
+console.log('Using test GIN data at:', testGINPath)
+
+const pipelineDescribeFn = existsSync(testGINPath) ? describe : describe.skip
 
 beforeAll(() => initTests({ screenshots: false, data: false }))
 
 describe('Run example pipelines', () => {
 
+    test('Ensure test data is present', () => {
+      expect(existsSync(testGINPath)).toBe(true)
+    })
+
+
     test('Ensure number of example pipelines starts at zero', async () => {
       const nPipelines = await evaluate(() => document.getElementById('guided-div-resume-progress-cards').children.length)
       expect(nPipelines).toBe(0)
@@ -37,31 +39,44 @@ describe('Run example pipelines', () => {
 
       test('All example pipelines are created', async ( ) => {
 
-        await evaluate(async (testGINPath) => {
+        const result = await evaluate(async (testGINPath) => {
 
             // Transition to settings page
             const dashboard = document.querySelector('nwb-dashboard')
             dashboard.sidebar.select('settings')
             await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 200))
 
-            // Generate example pipelines
             const page = dashboard.page
-            const folderInput = page.form.getFormElement(["developer", "testing_data_folder"])
-            folderInput.updateData(testGINPath)
 
             // Open relevant accordion
             const accordion = page.form.accordions['developer']
             accordion.toggle(true)
 
+            // Generate example pipelines
+            const folderInput = page.form.getFormElement(["developer", "testing_data_folder"])
+            folderInput.updateData(testGINPath)
 
             const button = folderInput.nextSibling
-            await button.onClick()
+            const results = await button.onClick()
 
             page.save()
+            page.dismiss() // Dismiss any notifications
+
+            return results
+
         }, testGINPath)
 
+        await sleep(500) // Wait for notification to dismiss
+
+        const allPipelineNames = Object.keys(examplePipelines).reverse()
+
+        expect(result).toEqual(allPipelineNames.map(name => { return {name, success: true} }))
+
+        await takeScreenshot(join('test-pipelines', 'created'))
+
+
         // Transition back to the conversions page and count pipelines
-        const pipelineNames = await evaluate(async () => {
+        const renderedPipelineNames = await evaluate(async () => {
           const dashboard = document.querySelector('nwb-dashboard')
           dashboard.sidebar.select('/')
           await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 200))
@@ -69,8 +84,11 @@ describe('Run example pipelines', () => {
           return Array.from(pipelineCards).map(card => card.info.project.name)
         })
 
+        await takeScreenshot(join('test-pipelines', 'list'), 500)
+
+
         // Assert all the pipelines are present
-        expect(pipelineNames.sort()).toEqual(Object.keys(examplePipelines).map(header).sort())
+        expect(renderedPipelineNames.sort()).toEqual(allPipelineNames.map(header).sort())
 
       })