diff --git a/.github/actions/codegen-and-test/action.yml b/.github/actions/codegen-and-test/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8edf58f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/codegen-and-test/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+name: "Codegen and Test"
+description: "Run go generate and go test"
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - run: go generate ./...
+      shell: bash
+    - run: go test ./...
+      shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/actions/discord-webhook/action.yml b/.github/actions/discord-webhook/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bebdde7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/discord-webhook/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+name: "Discord Webhook"
+description: "Send PR info to Discord"
+inputs:
+  webhook-url:
+    description: "Discord webhook URL"
+    required: true
+  pr-title:
+    description: "Title of the pull request"
+    required: false
+  pr-body:
+    description: "Body of the pull request"
+    required: false
+  pr-url:
+    description: "URL of the pull request"
+    required: false
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: tsickert/discord-webhook@v7.0.0
+      with:
+        webhook-url: ${{ inputs.webhook-url }}
+        embed-title: ${{ inputs.pr-title }}
+        embed-description: ${{ inputs.pr-body }}
+        embed-url: ${{ inputs.pr-url }}
diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-go/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-go/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57252aea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-go/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+name: "Setup Go"
+description: "Checkout and setup Go using go.mod"
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      with:
+        go-version-file: 'go.mod'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-tag.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-tag.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5dcc029f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-tag.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+name: Auto Tag
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - '**'
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  tag:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0  # Needed to access all tags
+
+      - name: Create tag using commit message
+        id: tagger
+        uses: mathieudutour/github-tag-action@v6.1
+        with:
+          tag_prefix: 'v'
+          default_bump: 'patch'
+          default_prerelease_bump: 'prerelease'
+          dry_run: false  # Set to false for actual tagging in production
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-release.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-release.yml
index 4164fbef..777214e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-release.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-# This workflow will: build gomud for multiple os/architectures
-# archive the binaries and create a new release for users to easily download
-
 name: Build and release
 
 on:
   push:
-    tags: ['v*.*.*']
+    branches:
+      - master
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
@@ -18,33 +16,15 @@ jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Show version
-        run: echo 'Releasing version $RELEASE_VERSION'
-
-      - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
-
-      - name: Run code generation
-        run: go generate ./...
-
-      - name: Run tests
-        run: go test ./...
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/codegen-and-test
 
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: 'test'
+    needs: test
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go
 
       - name: Create bin directory
         run: mkdir -p bin/
@@ -75,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
 
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: "build"
+    needs: build
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -88,8 +68,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set short git commit SHA
         id: vars
         run: |
-          calculatedSha=$(git rev-parse --short ${{ github.sha }})
-          echo "COMMIT_SHORT_SHA=$calculatedSha" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "COMMIT_SHORT_SHA=$(git rev-parse --short ${{ github.sha }})" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Archive release
         run: zip -r bin/${{ env.RELEASE_FILENAME }}-${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}.zip bin/
@@ -102,26 +81,3 @@ jobs:
           fail_on_unmatched_files: true
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-  message:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/github-script@v6
-      id: get_pr_data
-      with:
-        script: |
-            return (
-              await github.rest.repos.listPullRequestsAssociatedWithCommit({
-                commit_sha: context.sha,
-                owner: context.repo.owner,
-                repo: context.repo.repo,
-              })
-            ).data[0];
-    - name: Discord Webhook Action
-      uses: tsickert/discord-webhook@v7.0.0
-      with:
-        webhook-url: ${{ secrets.DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL }}
-        embed-title: ${{ steps.get_pr_data.outputs.result && fromJson(steps.get_pr_data.outputs.result).title || '🎉 New update on `master` branch' }}
-        embed-description: ${{ steps.get_pr_data.outputs.result && fromJson(steps.get_pr_data.outputs.result).body || 'No description provided.' }}
-        embed-url: ${{ steps.get_pr_data.outputs.result && fromJson(steps.get_pr_data.outputs.result).html_url || github.event.compare }}
-
diff --git a/.github/workflows/discord-notify.yml b/.github/workflows/discord-notify.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ba3671b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/discord-notify.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+name: Notify Discord
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - opened
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  notify-discord:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Get PR Metadata
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+        uses: actions/github-script@v6
+        id: pr_meta
+        with:
+          script: |
+            core.setOutput('title', context.payload.pull_request.title || '')
+            core.setOutput('body', context.payload.pull_request.body || '')
+            core.setOutput('url', context.payload.pull_request.html_url || '')
+
+      - name: Get Release Metadata
+        if: github.event_name == 'release'
+        uses: actions/github-script@v6
+        id: release_meta
+        with:
+          script: |
+            core.setOutput('title', context.payload.release.name || context.payload.release.tag_name || '')
+            core.setOutput('body', context.payload.release.body || '')
+            core.setOutput('url', context.payload.release.html_url || '')
+
+      - name: Send Discord Message
+        uses: ./.github/actions/discord-webhook
+        with:
+          webhook-url: ${{ secrets.DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL }}
+          pr-title: ${{ steps.pr_meta.outputs.title }}${{ steps.release_meta.outputs.title }}
+          pr-body: ${{ steps.pr_meta.outputs.body }}${{ steps.release_meta.outputs.body }}
+          pr-url: ${{ steps.pr_meta.outputs.url }}${{ steps.release_meta.outputs.url }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-package.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-package.yml
index df6e0a1d..9a9eed02 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-package.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# https://docs.github.com/en/actions/use-cases-and-examples/publishing-packages/publishing-docker-images
-
 name: Docker Package
 
 on:
@@ -7,61 +5,46 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
-    tags:
-      - 'v*.*.*'
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - master
 
 env:
-  # Use docker.io for Docker Hub if empty
   REGISTRY: ghcr.io
-  # github.repository as <account>/<repo>
   IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
   RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ github.ref_name }}
 
 jobs:
   package:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    # Sets the permissions granted to the GITHUB_TOKEN for the actions in this job.
     permissions:
       contents: read
       packages: write
       attestations: write
       id-token: write
-
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go
 
-      # https://github.com/docker/login-action
       - name: Log in to the Container registry ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
           registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
-          # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/security-for-github-actions/security-guides/automatic-token-authentication
           password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      # https://github.com/docker/metadata-action
       - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
         id: meta
         uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
         with:
           images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
-          # generate Docker tags based on the following events/attributes
           tags: |
-            # set latest tag for master branch
             type=raw,value=latest,enable=${{ github.ref == format('refs/heads/{0}', 'master') }}
             type=ref,event=tag
             type=ref,event=pr
             type=sha
 
-      # https://github.com/docker/build-push-action
-      # For pull request, only ensures that the docker build succeeds, does not push the image.
-      # See: https://github.com/docker/build-push-action/issues/751
       - name: Build and push Docker image
         id: push
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
@@ -72,12 +55,10 @@ jobs:
           tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
 
-      # https://github.com/actions/attest-build-provenance
       - name: Generate artifact attestation
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
         uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@v2
         with:
-          subject-name: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME}}
+          subject-name: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
           subject-digest: ${{ steps.push.outputs.digest }}
-          # https://github.com/actions/attest-build-provenance/issues/71#issuecomment-2108140285
           push-to-registry: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
index 13d6b8f2..3afc34b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
@@ -1,23 +1,19 @@
-name: run-tests
+name: Run Tests
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    branches: [master]
-  workflow_dispatch:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - '**'
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pull-requests: read
 
 jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
-
-      - name: Run code generation
-        run: go generate ./...
-
-      - name: Run tests
-        run: make test
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/codegen-and-test