diff --git a/examples/drizzle/package.json b/examples/drizzle/package.json
index 61a6aa0e5..76c7ef97e 100644
--- a/examples/drizzle/package.json
+++ b/examples/drizzle/package.json
@@ -18,10 +18,5 @@
     "drizzle-kit": "^0.31.2",
     "drizzle-orm": "^0.44.2"
   },
-  "example": {
-    "platforms": [
-      "*"
-    ]
-  },
   "stableVersion": "0.8.0"
 }
diff --git a/examples/starter/package.json b/examples/starter/package.json
index 42a452150..682d0263e 100644
--- a/examples/starter/package.json
+++ b/examples/starter/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "name": "example-rivet",
+  "name": "starter",
   "version": "0.9.2",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "typescript": "^5.5.2"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@rivetkit/actor": "https://pkg.pr.new/rivet-gg/rivetkit/@rivetkit/actor@7e018f2"
+    "@rivetkit/actor": "workspace:*"
   },
   "stableVersion": "0.8.0"
 }
diff --git a/packages/drivers/cloudflare-workers/package.json b/packages/drivers/cloudflare-workers/package.json
index b685a1666..43a8875f3 100644
--- a/packages/drivers/cloudflare-workers/package.json
+++ b/packages/drivers/cloudflare-workers/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "invariant": "^2.2.4",
     "zod": "^3.25.76",
     "hono": "4.8.3",
-    "@rivetkit/core": "*"
+    "@rivetkit/core": "workspace:*"
   },
   "stableVersion": "0.8.0"
 }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 240686e9c..d53bd2806 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -1070,8 +1070,8 @@ importers:
   packages/drivers/cloudflare-workers:
     dependencies:
       '@rivetkit/core':
-        specifier: '*'
-        version: 0.9.2(@hono/node-server@1.17.1(hono@4.8.3))(@hono/node-ws@1.2.0(@hono/node-server@1.17.1(hono@4.8.3))(hono@4.8.3))(eventsource@3.0.7)(hono@4.8.3)(ws@8.18.2)
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../core
       hono:
         specifier: 4.8.3
         version: 4.8.3
@@ -2317,30 +2317,6 @@ packages:
     resolution: {tarball: https://pkg.pr.new/rivet-gg/rivetkit/@rivetkit/actor@7e018f2}
     version: 0.9.0-rc.1
 
-  '@rivetkit/core@0.9.2':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-xUxFFXzAvuY/yuMOOROXVe05CiSaOIo9ERqGvO/ff4999HNSZwL+syvVZU+4sTBibHrz2H8W86TvGfSSB8N8xw==}
-    engines: {node: '>=22.0.0'}
-    peerDependencies:
-      '@hono/node-server': ^1.14.0
-      '@hono/node-ws': ^1.1.1
-      '@hono/zod-openapi': '*'
-      eventsource: ^3.0.5
-      hono: '*'
-      ws: ^8.0.0
-    peerDependenciesMeta:
-      '@hono/node-server':
-        optional: true
-      '@hono/node-ws':
-        optional: true
-      '@hono/zod-openapi':
-        optional: true
-      eventsource:
-        optional: true
-      hono:
-        optional: true
-      ws:
-        optional: true
-
   '@rivetkit/core@https://pkg.pr.new/rivet-gg/rivetkit/@rivetkit/core@7e018f2ae7792d0f3b6a867ab7ad4eaf7cac87a7':
     resolution: {tarball: https://pkg.pr.new/rivet-gg/rivetkit/@rivetkit/core@7e018f2ae7792d0f3b6a867ab7ad4eaf7cac87a7}
     version: 0.9.0-rc.1
@@ -5591,20 +5567,6 @@ snapshots:
       - eventsource
       - ws
 
-  '@rivetkit/core@0.9.2(@hono/node-server@1.17.1(hono@4.8.3))(@hono/node-ws@1.2.0(@hono/node-server@1.17.1(hono@4.8.3))(hono@4.8.3))(eventsource@3.0.7)(hono@4.8.3)(ws@8.18.2)':
-    dependencies:
-      cbor-x: 1.6.0
-      invariant: 2.2.4
-      on-change: 5.0.1
-      p-retry: 6.2.1
-      zod: 3.25.76
-    optionalDependencies:
-      '@hono/node-server': 1.17.1(hono@4.8.3)
-      '@hono/node-ws': 1.2.0(@hono/node-server@1.17.1(hono@4.8.3))(hono@4.8.3)
-      eventsource: 3.0.7
-      hono: 4.8.3
-      ws: 8.18.2
-
   '@rivetkit/core@https://pkg.pr.new/rivet-gg/rivetkit/@rivetkit/core@7e018f2ae7792d0f3b6a867ab7ad4eaf7cac87a7(@hono/node-server@1.17.1(hono@4.8.3))(@hono/node-ws@1.2.0(@hono/node-server@1.17.1(hono@4.8.3))(hono@4.8.3))(eventsource@3.0.7)(ws@8.18.2)':
     dependencies:
       '@hono/zod-openapi': 0.19.10(hono@4.8.3)(zod@3.25.76)