diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 95447bf3c..2a8ff8b36 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ on:
       - opened
       - synchronize
       - reopened
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 defaults:
   run:
@@ -17,13 +18,26 @@ env:
   CACHE_NUMBER: 1
 
 jobs:
-  unit-test-frontend:
-    name: Frontend linting / unit tests
+  frontend-readiness:
+    name: Frontend linting / readiness checks
     # Defines the type of runner the job runs on
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
     steps:
       - name: Checkout to the repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Cache conda
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: ~/conda_pkgs_dir
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-conda-${{ env.CACHE_NUMBER }}-${{ hashFiles('environment-dev.yml') }}
+      - name: Setup miniconda
+        uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2.2.0
+        with:
+          environment-file: environment-dev.yml
+          activate-environment: galaxy
+          use-only-tar-bz2: true
       - name: Set up NodeJS environment
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
@@ -43,23 +57,27 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-build-
             ${{ runner.os }}-
       - name: Install package dependencies
-        run: npm install
+        run: npm ci
         working-directory: ./frontend
       - name: Check linting and formatting
         # Custom script for checking the linting and formatting being in place
         run: npm run lint
         working-directory: ./frontend
-      # Run test cases and this could ensure minimum coverage as well if set
-      # This section should be un-commented when our frontend implements unit testing
-      # - name: Execute test cases
-      #   run: npm run test
-      #   working-directory: ./frontend
+      - name: Check TypeScript types
+        run: npx tsc --noEmit
+        working-directory: ./frontend
+      - name: Verify generated types are up-to-date
+        run: |
+          # Run the type generation script (conda environment 'galaxy' is already activated)
+          ./generate_types.sh
+          # Check if any files were modified
+          git diff --exit-code src/api/_autogen/ || (echo "ERROR: Generated TypeScript types are out of date. Please run ./generate_types.sh and commit the changes." && exit 1)
+        working-directory: ./frontend
   lint:
     name: Linter (pre-commit)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      id-token: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout branch
         uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
@@ -72,7 +90,28 @@ jobs:
         uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2.2.0
         with:
           environment-file: environment-dev.yml
+          activate-environment: galaxy
           use-only-tar-bz2: true
+      - name: Set up NodeJS environment
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: '20.12.2'
+      - name: Cache node modules
+        id: cache-npm
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        env:
+          cache-name: cache-node-modules
+        with:
+          # npm cache files are stored in `~/.npm` on Linux/macOS
+          path: ~/.npm
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-build-${{ env.cache-name }}-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-build-${{ env.cache-name }}-
+            ${{ runner.os }}-build-
+            ${{ runner.os }}-
+      - name: Install frontend dependencies for pre-commit
+        run: npm ci
+        working-directory: ./frontend
       - name: Run linter
         run: |
           pre-commit install
@@ -82,7 +121,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      id-token: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout branch
         uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
@@ -95,6 +133,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2.2.0
         with:
           environment-file: environment-dev.yml
+          activate-environment: galaxy
           use-only-tar-bz2: true
       - name: Initialize migrations
         run: ./manage.py makemigrations
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..722d5e71d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.vscode
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 13d8fd641..60d020b32 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -59,3 +59,17 @@ repos:
         require_serial: true
         types_or: [python, pyi]
         exclude: ^backend/.*/migrations
+
+      - id: tsc-frontend
+        name: tsc-frontend
+        entry: bash -c 'cd frontend && npx --no-install tsc --noEmit'
+        language: system
+        files: ^frontend/src/.*\.(ts|tsx)$
+        pass_filenames: false
+
+      - id: eslint-frontend
+        name: eslint-frontend
+        entry: bash -c 'cd frontend && npx --no-install eslint'
+        language: system
+        files: ^frontend/src/.*\.(ts|tsx)$
+        pass_filenames: true
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 559a8737c..ba9b07202 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2022 MIT Battlecode
+Copyright (c) 2025 MIT Battlecode
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
diff --git a/environment-dev.yml b/environment-dev.yml
index b47edfb75..fa54415d4 100644
--- a/environment-dev.yml
+++ b/environment-dev.yml
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ dependencies:
   - google-cloud-storage=2.5.0
   - isort=5.10.1
   - mypy=0.942
-  - nodejs=18.11.0
+  - nodejs=20
   - openjdk=11
-  - openssl=3.0.5
+  - openssl>=3.0.15
   - pillow=9.0.1
   - pip=22.3
   - pre_commit=2.20.0
diff --git a/frontend/vite.config.ts b/frontend/vite.config.ts
index 64f875e1d..d08ba430f 100644
--- a/frontend/vite.config.ts
+++ b/frontend/vite.config.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,13 @@ import eslint from "vite-plugin-eslint";
 // https://vitejs.dev/config/
 export default defineConfig({
   base: "/",
-  plugins: [react(), svgr(), tsconfigPaths(), eslint()],
+  plugins: [
+    react(),
+    svgr(),
+    tsconfigPaths(),
+    // Show ESLint warnings/errors in overlay without blocking interaction
+    eslint({ failOnError: false, failOnWarning: false }),
+  ],
   server: {
     port: 3000,
     open: true,