diff --git a/.github/workflows/clear-cache-cron.yml b/.github/workflows/clear-cache-cron.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25b4331
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/clear-cache-cron.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+name: Clear Cache Cron
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 0 * * *' # Runs once a day (https://crontab.guru/once-a-day)
+jobs:
+  clear:
+    name: Clear cache
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: MyAlbum/purge-cache@v1
+      with:
+      max-age: 604800 # Cache max 7 days since last use (this is the default)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/clear-cache-manual.yml b/.github/workflows/clear-cache-manual.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3a7f60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/clear-cache-manual.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+name: Clear Cache Manual
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  actions: write
+
+jobs:
+  clear-cache:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Clear cache
+        uses: actions/github-script@v6
+        with:
+          script: |
+            console.log("About to clear")
+            const caches = await github.rest.actions.getActionsCacheList({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+            })
+            for (const cache of caches.data.actions_caches) {
+              console.log(cache)
+              github.rest.actions.deleteActionsCacheById({
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                cache_id: cache.id,
+              })
+            }
+            console.log("Clear completed")
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35a3816
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+# For most projects, this workflow file will not need changing; you simply need
+# to commit it to your repository.
+#
+# You may wish to alter this file to override the set of languages analyzed,
+# or to provide custom queries or build logic.
+#
+# ******** NOTE ********
+# We have attempted to detect the languages in your repository. Please check
+# the `language` matrix defined below to confirm you have the correct set of
+# supported CodeQL languages.
+#
+name: "CodeQL"
+
+on:
+  #push:
+  #  branches: [ "main" ]
+  #pull_request:
+  #  branches: [ "main" ]
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '30 3 * * *'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+env:
+  VCPKG_COMMIT_ID: 93895b28ea7bc8cda10f156c5d336f3fc070f8b1
+  
+jobs:
+  analyze:
+    name: Analyze
+    # Runner size impacts CodeQL analysis time. To learn more, please see:
+    #   - https://gh.io/recommended-hardware-resources-for-running-codeql
+    #   - https://gh.io/supported-runners-and-hardware-resources
+    #   - https://gh.io/using-larger-runners
+    # Consider using larger runners for possible analysis time improvements.
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    permissions:
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+      security-events: write
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        language: [ 'python', 'cpp' ]
+        # CodeQL supports [ 'c-cpp', 'csharp', 'go', 'java-kotlin', 'javascript-typescript', 'python', 'ruby', 'swift' ]
+        # Use only 'java-kotlin' to analyze code written in Java, Kotlin or both
+        # Use only 'javascript-typescript' to analyze code written in JavaScript, TypeScript or both
+        # Learn more about CodeQL language support at https://aka.ms/codeql-docs/language-support
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        path: main
+        submodules: recursive
+
+    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
+    - name: Initialize CodeQL
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
+      with:
+        languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
+        # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
+        # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file.
+        # Prefix the list here with "+" to use these queries and those in the config file.
+
+        # For more details on CodeQL's query packs, refer to: https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/automatically-scanning-your-code-for-vulnerabilities-and-errors/configuring-code-scanning#using-queries-in-ql-packs
+        # queries: security-extended,security-and-quality
+
+
+    # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages (C/C++, C#, Go, Java, or Swift).
+    # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
+    - if: matrix.language == 'python'
+      name: Autobuild
+      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v3
+
+    # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
+    # 📚 See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepsrun
+
+    #   If the Autobuild fails above, remove it and uncomment the following three lines.
+    #   modify them (or add more) to build your code if your project, please refer to the EXAMPLE below for guidance.
+
+    # - run: |
+    #     echo "Run, Build Application using script"
+    #     ./location_of_script_within_repo/buildscript.sh
+    - if: matrix.language == 'cpp'
+      name: Setup MSVC Environment
+      uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1.10.0
+
+    - if: matrix.language == 'cpp'
+      name: Setup vcpkg
+      uses: lukka/run-vcpkg@v10.0
+      with:
+        vcpkgGitCommitId: ${{ env.VCPKG_COMMIT_ID }}
+
+    - if: matrix.language == 'cpp'
+      name: Build
+      uses: lukka/run-cmake@v10.0
+      with:
+        cmakeListsTxtPath: ${{ github.workspace }}/main/CMakeLists.txt
+        configurePreset: 'vs2022-windows'
+        buildPreset: 'vs2022-windows'
+        
+    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
+      with:
+        category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main-build-tag.yml b/.github/workflows/main-build-tag.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..941236a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/main-build-tag.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+name: Main Tag CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+    - '*'
+    paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/main_ci.yml'
+      - 'cmake/**'
+      - 'src/**'
+      - 'CMakeLists.txt'
+      - 'CMakePresets.json'
+      - 'vcpkg-configuration.json'
+      - 'vcpkg.json'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+env:
+  VCPKG_COMMIT_ID: 93895b28ea7bc8cda10f156c5d336f3fc070f8b1
+
+jobs:
+  build-tag-release:
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          path: main
+          submodules: recursive
+
+      - name: Setup MSVC Environment
+        uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1.10.0
+
+      - name: Setup vcpkg
+        uses: lukka/run-vcpkg@v11
+        with:
+          vcpkgGitCommitId: ${{ env.VCPKG_COMMIT_ID }}
+
+      - name: Build
+        uses: lukka/run-cmake@v10.0
+        with:
+          cmakeListsTxtPath: ${{ github.workspace }}/main/CMakeLists.txt
+          configurePreset: 'vs2022-windows'
+          buildPreset: 'vs2022-windows'
+          buildPresetAdditionalArgs: "['--config Release']"
+
+      - name: setup python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.10' # install the python version needed
+
+      - name: execute py script 
+        run: python ${{ github.workspace }}/main/scripts/archive_artifacts.py --name LamasTinyHUD --dll build/Release/LamasTinyHUD.dll --pdb build/Release/LamasTinyHUD.pdb --dir main
+
+      - uses: xresloader/upload-to-github-release@main
+        with:
+          file: "${{ github.workspace }}/artifacts/LamasTinyHUD.zip"
+          branches: "main;dev"
+          tags: true
+          verbose: true
+
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: LamasTinyHUD
+          path: ${{ github.workspace }}/artifacts/LamasTinyHUD.zip
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 0a52228..f7415f0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           path: main
           submodules: recursive
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1.10.0
 
       - name: Setup vcpkg
-        uses: lukka/run-vcpkg@v10.0
+        uses: lukka/run-vcpkg@v11
         with:
           vcpkgGitCommitId: ${{ env.VCPKG_COMMIT_ID }}
 
@@ -46,4 +46,3 @@ jobs:
           configurePreset: 'vs2022-windows'
           buildPreset: 'vs2022-windows'
 
-
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maintain.yml b/.github/workflows/maintain.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a13b492
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/maintain.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: maintain dev
+
+on: 
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - dev
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  
+jobs:
+  maintenance:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.10'
+
+    - name: run clang-format
+      run: find -type f \( -name *.h -o -name *.cpp \) | xargs clang-format -style=file -i
+
+    - name: add files to cmake
+      run: python ${{ github.workspace }}/scripts/cmake_generate.py
+
+    - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
+      with:
+        commit_message: maintain
+        branch: ${{ github.head_ref }}
diff --git a/CMakePresets.json b/CMakePresets.json
index d93a130..8132af9 100644
--- a/CMakePresets.json
+++ b/CMakePresets.json
@@ -1,67 +1,68 @@
 {
-    "configurePresets": [{
-            "binaryDir": "${sourceDir}/build",
-            "cacheVariables": {
-                "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": {
-                    "type": "STRING",
-                    "value": "Release"
-                }
-            },
-            "errors": {
-                "deprecated": true
-            },
-            "hidden": true,
-            "name": "cmake-dev",
-            "warnings": {
-                "deprecated": true,
-                "dev": true
-            }
-        },
-        {
-            "cacheVariables": {
-                "CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE": {
-                    "type": "STRING",
-                    "value": "$env{VCPKG_ROOT}/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake"
-                }
-            },
-            "hidden": true,
-            "name": "vcpkg"
-        },
-        {
-            "cacheVariables": {
-                "CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY": {
-                    "type": "STRING",
-                    "value": "MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>DLL"
-                },
-                "VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET": {
-                    "type": "STRING",
-                    "value": "x64-windows-static-md"
-                }
-            },
-            "hidden": true,
-            "name": "windows"
+  "configurePresets": [{
+    "binaryDir": "${sourceDir}/build",
+    "cacheVariables": {
+      "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": {
+        "type": "STRING",
+        "value": "Release"
+      }
+    },
+    "errors": {
+      "deprecated": true
+    },
+    "hidden": true,
+    "name": "cmake-dev",
+    "warnings": {
+      "deprecated": true,
+      "dev": true
+    }
+  },
+    {
+      "cacheVariables": {
+        "CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE": {
+          "type": "STRING",
+          "value": "$env{VCPKG_ROOT}/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake"
+        }
+      },
+      "hidden": true,
+      "name": "vcpkg"
+    },
+    {
+      "cacheVariables": {
+        "CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY": {
+          "type": "STRING",
+          "value": "MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>DLL"
         },
-        {
-            "architecture": {
-                "strategy": "set",
-                "value": "x64"
-            },
-            "cacheVariables": {
-                "CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS": "/EHsc /MP /W4 /WX"
-            },
-            "generator": "Visual Studio 17 2022",
-            "inherits": [
-                "cmake-dev",
-                "vcpkg",
-                "windows"
-            ],
-            "name": "vs2022-windows",
-            "toolset": "v143"
+        "VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET": {
+          "type": "STRING",
+          "value": "x64-windows-static-md"
         }
-    ],
-    "buildPresets": [{
-        "name": "vs2022-windows",
-        "configurePreset": "vs2022-windows"
-    }],
-    "version": 3
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+      },
+      "hidden": true,
+      "name": "windows"
+    },
+    {
+      "architecture": {
+        "strategy": "set",
+        "value": "x64"
+      },
+      "cacheVariables": {
+        "CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS": "/EHsc /MP /W4 /WX"
+      },
+      "generator": "Visual Studio 17 2022",
+      "inherits": [
+        "cmake-dev",
+        "vcpkg",
+        "windows"
+      ],
+      "name": "vs2022-windows",
+      "toolset": "v143"
+    }
+  ],
+  "buildPresets": [{
+    "name": "vs2022-windows",
+    "configurePreset": "vs2022-windows",
+    "configuration": "Release"
+  }],
+  "version": 3
+}
diff --git a/scripts/archive_artifacts.py b/scripts/archive_artifacts.py
index 30fbd81..3f0d377 100644
--- a/scripts/archive_artifacts.py
+++ b/scripts/archive_artifacts.py
@@ -10,26 +10,32 @@ def make_rel_archive(a_args):
     resource_extensions: list[str] = ["*.ttf", "*.otf", "*.svg"]
 
     archive: zipfile = zipfile.ZipFile(a_args.name + ".zip", "w", zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED)
-    archive.write(a_args.dll, "SKSE/Plugins/{}".format(os.path.basename(a_args.dll)))
-    archive.write(a_args.pdb, "SKSE/Plugins/{}".format(os.path.basename(a_args.pdb)))
-    archive.write(os.path.join(a_args.src_dir, "LamasTinyHUD.ini"), "SKSE/Plugins/LamasTinyHUD.ini")
 
-    v_path: str = os.path.join(a_args.src_dir, "extern", "resources", "resources")
+    os.chdir('../')
+    v_pwd: str = os.getcwd()
+    if a_args.dir:
+        v_pwd: str = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), a_args.dir)
+
+    archive.write(os.path.join(v_pwd, a_args.dll), "SKSE/Plugins/{}".format(os.path.basename(a_args.dll)))
+    archive.write(os.path.join(v_pwd, a_args.pdb), "SKSE/Plugins/{}".format(os.path.basename(a_args.pdb)))
+    archive.write(os.path.join(v_pwd, "LamasTinyHUD.ini"), "SKSE/Plugins/LamasTinyHUD.ini")
+
+    v_path: str = os.path.join(v_pwd, "extern", "resources", "resources")
     for extension in resource_extensions:
         for path in Path(v_path).rglob(extension):
             archive.write(path, os.path.join("SKSE/Plugins/resources", path.relative_to(v_path)))
 
-    archive.write(os.path.join(a_args.src_dir, "mcm", "LamasTinyHUD.esl"), "LamasTinyHUD.esl")
-    v_path: str = os.path.join(a_args.src_dir, "mcm", "scripts")
+    archive.write(os.path.join(v_pwd, "mcm", "LamasTinyHUD.esl"), "LamasTinyHUD.esl")
+    v_path: str = os.path.join(v_pwd, "mcm", "scripts")
     for path in Path(v_path).glob('*.pex'):
         archive.write(path, os.path.join("scripts/", path.name))
 
-    archive.write(os.path.join(a_args.src_dir, "mcm", "Config", "LamasTinyHUD", "config.json"),
+    archive.write(os.path.join(v_pwd, "mcm", "Config", "LamasTinyHUD", "config.json"),
                   "mcm/Config/LamasTinyHUD/config.json")
-    archive.write(os.path.join(a_args.src_dir, "mcm", "Config", "LamasTinyHUD", "settings.ini"),
+    archive.write(os.path.join(v_pwd, "mcm", "Config", "LamasTinyHUD", "settings.ini"),
                   "mcm/Config/LamasTinyHUD/settings.ini")
     for lang in languages:
-        archive.write(os.path.join(a_args.src_dir, "mcm", "Interface", "Translations", "LamasTinyHUD_english.txt"),
+        archive.write(os.path.join(v_pwd, "mcm", "Interface", "Translations", "LamasTinyHUD_english.txt"),
                       "Interface/Translations/LamasTinyHUD_" + lang + ".txt")
 
 
@@ -38,12 +44,12 @@ def parse_arguments():
     parser.add_argument("--dll", type=str, help="the full dll path", required=True)
     parser.add_argument("--name", type=str, help="the project name", required=True)
     parser.add_argument("--pdb", type=str, help="the full pdb path", required=True)
-    parser.add_argument("--src-dir", type=str, help="the project root source directory", required=True)
+    parser.add_argument("--dir", type=str, help="additonal", required=False)
     return parser.parse_args()
 
 
 def main():
-    out: str = "artifacts"
+    out = "artifacts"
     try:
         os.mkdir(out)
     except FileExistsError:
diff --git a/scripts/run.sh b/scripts/run.sh
index 5262cf4..a718ae4 100644
--- a/scripts/run.sh
+++ b/scripts/run.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-python archive_artifacts.py --name LamasTinyHUD --src-dir /e/source/LamasTinyHUD/ --dll /e/source/LamasTinyHUD/build/Release/LamasTinyHUD.dll --pdb /e/source/LamasTinyHUD/build/Release/LamasTinyHUD.pdb
+#python archive_artifacts.py --name LamasTinyHUD --src-dir /e/source/LamasTinyHUD/ --dll /e/source/LamasTinyHUD/build/Release/LamasTinyHUD.dll --pdb /e/source/LamasTinyHUD/build/Release/LamasTinyHUD.pdb
+
+python scripts/archive_artifacts.py --name LamasTinyHUD --dll build/Release/LamasTinyHUD.dll --pdb build/Release/LamasTinyHUD.pdb