diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7caad1e2..40e7995f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -56,3 +56,5 @@ applications/wg-easy/release/
 applications/wg-easy/*/charts/
 applications/wg-easy/*/Chart.lock
 .aider*
+# SpecStory explanation file
+.specstory/.what-is-this.md
diff --git a/applications/wg-easy/README.md b/applications/wg-easy/README.md
index b6ef8ddd..d8b92464 100644
--- a/applications/wg-easy/README.md
+++ b/applications/wg-easy/README.md
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ applications/wg-easy/
 
 ## Architecture Overview
 
-![Architecture Diagram](docs/architecture.png)
-
 Key components:
 - **Taskfile**: Orchestrates the workflow with automated tasks
 - **Helmfile**: Manages chart dependencies and installation order
diff --git a/applications/wg-easy/Taskfile.yaml b/applications/wg-easy/Taskfile.yaml
index d35852a3..adf7f65b 100644
--- a/applications/wg-easy/Taskfile.yaml
+++ b/applications/wg-easy/Taskfile.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ includes:
 
 vars:
   # Application configuration
-  APP_NAME: '{{.REPLICATED_APP | default "wg-easy"}}'
+  APP_SLUG: '{{.REPLICATED_APP | default "wg-easy"}}'
 
   # Cluster configuration
   CLUSTER_NAME: '{{.CLUSTER_NAME | default "test-cluster"}}'
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ vars:
 tasks:
   default:
     desc: Show available tasks
+    silent: true
     cmds:
-      - task -s --list
+      - task --list
 
   cluster-create:
     desc: Create a test cluster using Replicated Compatibility Matrix (use EMBEDDED=true for embedded clusters)
@@ -49,24 +50,24 @@ tasks:
       EMBEDDED: '{{.EMBEDDED | default "false"}}'
       LICENSE_ID: '{{if eq .EMBEDDED "true"}}{{.LICENSE_ID | default "2cmqT1dBVHZ3aSH21kPxWtgoYGr"}}{{end}}'
       TIMEOUT: '{{if eq .EMBEDDED "true"}}420{{else}}300{{end}}'
+      TTL: '{{.TTL | default "4h"}}'
     status:
       - replicated cluster ls --output json | jq -e '.[] | select(.name == "{{.CLUSTER_NAME}}")' > /dev/null
     cmds:
       - |
         if [ "{{.EMBEDDED}}" = "true" ]; then
           echo "Creating embedded cluster {{.CLUSTER_NAME}} with license ID {{.LICENSE_ID}}..."
-          replicated cluster create --distribution embedded-cluster --name {{.CLUSTER_NAME}} --license-id {{.LICENSE_ID}}
+          replicated cluster create --distribution embedded-cluster --name {{.CLUSTER_NAME}} --license-id {{.LICENSE_ID}} --ttl {{.TTL}}
         else
           echo "Creating cluster {{.CLUSTER_NAME}} with distribution {{.DISTRIBUTION}}..."
-          replicated cluster create --name {{.CLUSTER_NAME}} --distribution {{.DISTRIBUTION}} --version {{.K8S_VERSION}} --disk {{.DISK_SIZE}} --instance-type {{.INSTANCE_TYPE}}
+          replicated cluster create --name {{.CLUSTER_NAME}} --distribution {{.DISTRIBUTION}} --version {{.K8S_VERSION}} --disk {{.DISK_SIZE}} --instance-type {{.INSTANCE_TYPE}} --ttl {{.TTL}}
         fi
       - task: utils:wait-for-cluster
         vars:
           TIMEOUT: "{{.TIMEOUT}}"
 
-  list-cluster:
+  cluster-list:
     desc: List the cluster
-    silent: false
     cmds:
       - |
         CLUSTER_ID=$(replicated cluster ls --output json | jq -r '.[] | select(.name == "{{.CLUSTER_NAME}}") | .id')
@@ -82,7 +83,6 @@ tasks:
       - sleep 5
       - echo "Tests completed!"
 
-
   verify-kubeconfig:
     desc: Verify kubeconfig
     silent: false
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ tasks:
   dependencies-update:
     desc: Update Helm dependencies for all charts
     silent: false
+    run: once
     cmds:
       - echo "Updating Helm dependencies for all charts..."
       - |
@@ -189,7 +190,6 @@ tasks:
       - setup-kubeconfig
       - ports-expose
 
-
   cluster-delete:
     desc: Delete all test clusters with matching name and clean up kubeconfig
     silent: false
@@ -278,8 +278,7 @@ tasks:
 
       - echo "Release files prepared in ./release/ directory"
     deps:
-      - update-version
-
+      - dependencies-update
 
   release-create:
     desc: Create and promote a release using the Replicated CLI
@@ -287,13 +286,15 @@ tasks:
     vars:
       CHANNEL: '{{.CHANNEL | default "Unstable"}}'
       RELEASE_NOTES: '{{.RELEASE_NOTES | default "Release created via task release-create"}}'
+    requires:
+      vars: [APP_SLUG, VERSION]
     cmds:
-      - echo "Creating and promoting release for $APP_NAME to channel $CHANNEL..."
+      - echo "Creating and promoting release for {{.APP_SLUG}} to channel {{.CHANNEL}}..."
       - |
         # Create and promote the release in one step
         echo "Creating release from files in ./release directory..."
-        replicated release create --app $APP_NAME --yaml-dir ./release --release-notes "$RELEASE_NOTES" --promote $CHANNEL --version $VERSION
-        echo "Release version $VERSION created and promoted to channel $CHANNEL"
+        replicated release create --app {{.APP_SLUG}} --yaml-dir ./release --release-notes "{{.RELEASE_NOTES}}" --promote {{.CHANNEL}} --version {{.VERSION}}
+        echo "Release version {{.VERSION}} created and promoted to channel {{.CHANNEL}}"
     deps:
       - release-prepare
 
@@ -342,12 +343,12 @@ tasks:
     status:
       - |
         # Check if the application tarball has already been downloaded and extracted
-        gcloud compute ssh {{.VM_NAME}} --project={{.GCP_PROJECT}} --zone={{.GCP_ZONE}} --command="test -d ./{{.APP_NAME}}" &>/dev/null
+        gcloud compute ssh {{.VM_NAME}} --project={{.GCP_PROJECT}} --zone={{.GCP_ZONE}} --command="test -d ./{{.APP_SLUG}}" &>/dev/null
     cmds:
       - task: utils:gcp-operations
         vars:
           OPERATION: "setup-embedded"
-          APP_NAME: '{{.APP_NAME}}'
+          APP_SLUG: '{{.APP_SLUG}}'
           CHANNEL: '{{.CHANNEL}}'
           AUTH_TOKEN: '{{.AUTH_TOKEN}}'
           GCP_PROJECT: '{{.GCP_PROJECT}}'
diff --git a/applications/wg-easy/container/Containerfile b/applications/wg-easy/container/Containerfile
index ccde16dc..c628dfbf 100644
--- a/applications/wg-easy/container/Containerfile
+++ b/applications/wg-easy/container/Containerfile
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     curl \
     jq \
     less \
-    yq \
     gnupg \
     bash-completion \
 
@@ -42,6 +41,14 @@ RUN curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/helm/helm/main/scripts/get-helm-3 | b
     # Install Task
     && sh -c "$(curl --location https://taskfile.dev/install.sh)" -- -d -b /usr/local/bin \
 
+    # Install yq
+    && curl -Ls $(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/mikefarah/yq/releases/latest \
+    | grep "browser_download_url.*linux_${TARGETARCH}" \
+    | cut -d : -f 2,3 \
+    | tr -d \") -o yq \
+    && chmod +x yq \
+    && mv yq /usr/local/bin/yq \
+
     # Install Helmfile
     && curl -Ls $(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/helmfile/helmfile/releases/latest \
     | grep "browser_download_url.*linux_${TARGETARCH}.tar.gz" \
diff --git a/applications/wg-easy/docs/chart-structure.md b/applications/wg-easy/docs/chart-structure.md
index d4052896..f68aa483 100644
--- a/applications/wg-easy/docs/chart-structure.md
+++ b/applications/wg-easy/docs/chart-structure.md
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ This document explains the modular chart approach used in the WG-Easy Helm chart
 
 ## Modular Chart Architecture
 
-![Chart Structure](architecture.png)
-
 The WG-Easy pattern is built around a modular approach to Helm charts, where upstream charts are wrapped in local charts and enhanced with shared templates and customizations.
 
 ### Directory Structure
@@ -94,7 +92,7 @@ releases:
     chart: ./cert-manager
     createNamespace: true
     wait: true
-    
+
   - name: cert-manager-issuers
     namespace: cert-manager
     chart: ./cert-manager-issuers
diff --git a/applications/wg-easy/docs/development-workflow.md b/applications/wg-easy/docs/development-workflow.md
index 4a1ca689..3c7e36d9 100644
--- a/applications/wg-easy/docs/development-workflow.md
+++ b/applications/wg-easy/docs/development-workflow.md
@@ -11,14 +11,12 @@ The core philosophy of this workflow is to start simple and add complexity incre
 - Build confidence in changes through progressive validation
 - Maintain high velocity while ensuring quality
 
-![Workflow Diagram](workflow-diagram.png)
-
 ## Prerequisites
 
 Before starting the development workflow, ensure you have the following tools installed:
 
 - **Task:** The task runner used in this project. ([Installation Guide](https://taskfile.dev/installation/))
-- **Container runtime tool** Either [Podman](https://podman.io/docs/installation) (default) or [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/) for local development
+- **Container runtime tool** Either [Podman](https://podman.io/docs/installation) (default) or [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/) for local development. Export `CONTAINER_RUNTIME=docker` in your shell if you use docker.
 
 All other tools will be automatically provided through task commands and containers.
 
diff --git a/applications/wg-easy/helmfile.yaml b/applications/wg-easy/helmfile.yaml.gotmpl
similarity index 100%
rename from applications/wg-easy/helmfile.yaml
rename to applications/wg-easy/helmfile.yaml.gotmpl
diff --git a/applications/wg-easy/replicated/application.yaml b/applications/wg-easy/replicated/application.yaml
index 0e2484e4..eab11e5f 100644
--- a/applications/wg-easy/replicated/application.yaml
+++ b/applications/wg-easy/replicated/application.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---
 apiVersion: kots.io/v1beta1
 kind: Application
 metadata: