diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-testing-pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-testing-pull-request.yml
index 935c0abb356..f1ed7df378c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-testing-pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-testing-pull-request.yml
@@ -31,13 +31,15 @@ jobs:
           enable-cache: false
       - name: checkout source branch
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Regenerate specs and check
+      - name: Generate openapi specs
         run: |
           make devenv
           source .venv/bin/activate
           make openapi-specs
+      - name: Check openapi specs are up to date
+        run: |
           if ! ./ci/github/helpers/openapi-specs-diff.bash diff \
-            https://raw.githubusercontent.com/${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}/refs/heads/${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }} \
+            https://raw.githubusercontent.com/${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}/${{ github.event.after }} \
             .; then \
             echo "::error:: OAS are not up to date. Run 'make openapi-specs' to update them"; exit 1; \
           fi
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: check api-server backwards compatibility
         run: |
           ./scripts/openapi-diff.bash breaking --fail-on ERR\
-            https://raw.githubusercontent.com/${{ github.event.pull_request.base.repo.full_name }}/refs/heads/${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}/services/api-server/openapi.json \
+            https://raw.githubusercontent.com/${{ github.event.pull_request.base.repo.full_name }}/${{ github.event.after }}/services/api-server/openapi.json \
             /specs/services/api-server/openapi.json
 
   all-oas-breaking:
@@ -76,5 +78,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check openapi-specs backwards compatibility
         run: |
           ./ci/github/helpers/openapi-specs-diff.bash breaking \
-            https://raw.githubusercontent.com/${{ github.event.pull_request.base.repo.full_name }}/refs/heads/${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }} \
+            https://raw.githubusercontent.com/${{ github.event.pull_request.base.repo.full_name }}/${{ github.event.after }} \
             .
diff --git a/services/api-server/openapi.json b/services/api-server/openapi.json
index d70ef50e6bc..6ff7492b63b 100644
--- a/services/api-server/openapi.json
+++ b/services/api-server/openapi.json
@@ -5322,31 +5322,531 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "/v0/wallets/{wallet_id}/licensed-items": {
+      "get": {
+        "tags": [
+          "wallets"
+        ],
+        "summary": "Get Available Licensed Items For Wallet",
+        "description": "Get all available licensed items for a given wallet",
+        "operationId": "get_available_licensed_items_for_wallet",
+        "security": [
+          {
+            "HTTPBasic": []
+          }
+        ],
+        "parameters": [
+          {
+            "name": "wallet_id",
+            "in": "path",
+            "required": true,
+            "schema": {
+              "type": "integer",
+              "title": "Wallet Id"
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "limit",
+            "in": "query",
+            "required": false,
+            "schema": {
+              "type": "integer",
+              "maximum": 100,
+              "minimum": 1,
+              "default": 50,
+              "title": "Limit"
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "offset",
+            "in": "query",
+            "required": false,
+            "schema": {
+              "type": "integer",
+              "minimum": 0,
+              "default": 0,
+              "title": "Offset"
+            }
+          }
+        ],
+        "responses": {
+          "200": {
+            "description": "Successful Response",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Page_LicensedItemGet_"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "404": {
+            "description": "Wallet not found",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorGet"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "403": {
+            "description": "Access to wallet is not allowed",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorGet"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "429": {
+            "description": "Too many requests",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorGet"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "500": {
+            "description": "Internal server error",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorGet"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "502": {
+            "description": "Unexpected error when communicating with backend service",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorGet"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "503": {
+            "description": "Service unavailable",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorGet"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "504": {
+            "description": "Request to a backend service timed out.",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorGet"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "422": {
+            "description": "Validation Error",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "/v0/wallets/{wallet_id}/licensed-items/{licensed_item_id}/checkout": {
+      "post": {
+        "tags": [
+          "wallets"
+        ],
+        "summary": "Checkout Licensed Item",
+        "description": "Checkout licensed item",
+        "operationId": "checkout_licensed_item",
+        "security": [
+          {
+            "HTTPBasic": []
+          }
+        ],
+        "parameters": [
+          {
+            "name": "wallet_id",
+            "in": "path",
+            "required": true,
+            "schema": {
+              "type": "integer",
+              "title": "Wallet Id"
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "licensed_item_id",
+            "in": "path",
+            "required": true,
+            "schema": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "format": "uuid",
+              "title": "Licensed Item Id"
+            }
+          }
+        ],
+        "requestBody": {
+          "required": true,
+          "content": {
+            "application/json": {
+              "schema": {
+                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/LicensedItemCheckoutData"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "responses": {
+          "200": {
+            "description": "Successful Response",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/LicensedItemCheckoutGet"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "404": {
+            "description": "Wallet not found",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorGet"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "403": {
+            "description": "Access to wallet is not allowed",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorGet"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "429": {
+            "description": "Too many requests",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorGet"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "500": {
+            "description": "Internal server error",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorGet"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "502": {
+            "description": "Unexpected error when communicating with backend service",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorGet"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "503": {
+            "description": "Service unavailable",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorGet"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "504": {
+            "description": "Request to a backend service timed out.",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorGet"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "422": {
+            "description": "Validation Error",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "/v0/credits/price": {
       "get": {
         "tags": [
-          "credits"
+          "credits"
+        ],
+        "summary": "Get Credits Price",
+        "description": "New in *version 0.6.0*",
+        "operationId": "get_credits_price",
+        "responses": {
+          "200": {
+            "description": "Successful Response",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/GetCreditPriceLegacy"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "security": [
+          {
+            "HTTPBasic": []
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    "/v0/licensed-items": {
+      "get": {
+        "tags": [
+          "licensed-items"
+        ],
+        "summary": "Get Licensed Items",
+        "description": "Get all licensed items",
+        "operationId": "get_licensed_items",
+        "security": [
+          {
+            "HTTPBasic": []
+          }
+        ],
+        "parameters": [
+          {
+            "name": "limit",
+            "in": "query",
+            "required": false,
+            "schema": {
+              "type": "integer",
+              "maximum": 100,
+              "minimum": 1,
+              "default": 50,
+              "title": "Limit"
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "offset",
+            "in": "query",
+            "required": false,
+            "schema": {
+              "type": "integer",
+              "minimum": 0,
+              "default": 0,
+              "title": "Offset"
+            }
+          }
+        ],
+        "responses": {
+          "200": {
+            "description": "Successful Response",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Page_LicensedItemGet_"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "429": {
+            "description": "Too many requests",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorGet"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "500": {
+            "description": "Internal server error",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorGet"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "502": {
+            "description": "Unexpected error when communicating with backend service",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorGet"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "503": {
+            "description": "Service unavailable",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorGet"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "504": {
+            "description": "Request to a backend service timed out.",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorGet"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "422": {
+            "description": "Validation Error",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "/v0/licensed-items/{licensed_item_id}/checked-out-items/{licensed_item_checkout_id}/release": {
+      "post": {
+        "tags": [
+          "licensed-items"
+        ],
+        "summary": "Release Licensed Item",
+        "description": "Release previously checked out licensed item",
+        "operationId": "release_licensed_item",
+        "security": [
+          {
+            "HTTPBasic": []
+          }
+        ],
+        "parameters": [
+          {
+            "name": "licensed_item_id",
+            "in": "path",
+            "required": true,
+            "schema": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "format": "uuid",
+              "title": "Licensed Item Id"
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "licensed_item_checkout_id",
+            "in": "path",
+            "required": true,
+            "schema": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "format": "uuid",
+              "title": "Licensed Item Checkout Id"
+            }
+          }
         ],
-        "summary": "Get Credits Price",
-        "description": "New in *version 0.6.0*",
-        "operationId": "get_credits_price",
         "responses": {
           "200": {
             "description": "Successful Response",
             "content": {
               "application/json": {
                 "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/GetCreditPriceLegacy"
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/LicensedItemCheckoutGet"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "429": {
+            "description": "Too many requests",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorGet"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "500": {
+            "description": "Internal server error",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorGet"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "502": {
+            "description": "Unexpected error when communicating with backend service",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorGet"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "503": {
+            "description": "Service unavailable",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorGet"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "504": {
+            "description": "Request to a backend service timed out.",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorGet"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "422": {
+            "description": "Validation Error",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError"
                 }
               }
             }
           }
-        },
-        "security": [
-          {
-            "HTTPBasic": []
-          }
-        ]
+        }
       }
     }
   },
@@ -6086,6 +6586,143 @@
           "submitted_at": "2021-04-01 07:15:54.631007"
         }
       },
+      "LicensedItemCheckoutData": {
+        "properties": {
+          "number_of_seats": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "exclusiveMinimum": true,
+            "title": "Number Of Seats",
+            "minimum": 0
+          },
+          "service_run_id": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "title": "Service Run Id"
+          }
+        },
+        "type": "object",
+        "required": [
+          "number_of_seats",
+          "service_run_id"
+        ],
+        "title": "LicensedItemCheckoutData"
+      },
+      "LicensedItemCheckoutGet": {
+        "properties": {
+          "licensed_item_checkout_id": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "format": "uuid",
+            "title": "Licensed Item Checkout Id"
+          },
+          "licensed_item_id": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "format": "uuid",
+            "title": "Licensed Item Id"
+          },
+          "wallet_id": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "exclusiveMinimum": true,
+            "title": "Wallet Id",
+            "minimum": 0
+          },
+          "user_id": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "exclusiveMinimum": true,
+            "title": "User Id",
+            "minimum": 0
+          },
+          "product_name": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "title": "Product Name"
+          },
+          "started_at": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "format": "date-time",
+            "title": "Started At"
+          },
+          "stopped_at": {
+            "anyOf": [
+              {
+                "type": "string",
+                "format": "date-time"
+              },
+              {
+                "type": "null"
+              }
+            ],
+            "title": "Stopped At"
+          },
+          "num_of_seats": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "title": "Num Of Seats"
+          }
+        },
+        "type": "object",
+        "required": [
+          "licensed_item_checkout_id",
+          "licensed_item_id",
+          "wallet_id",
+          "user_id",
+          "product_name",
+          "started_at",
+          "stopped_at",
+          "num_of_seats"
+        ],
+        "title": "LicensedItemCheckoutGet"
+      },
+      "LicensedItemGet": {
+        "properties": {
+          "licensed_item_id": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "format": "uuid",
+            "title": "Licensed Item Id"
+          },
+          "display_name": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "title": "Display Name"
+          },
+          "licensed_resource_type": {
+            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/LicensedResourceType"
+          },
+          "licensed_resource_data": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "title": "Licensed Resource Data"
+          },
+          "pricing_plan_id": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "exclusiveMinimum": true,
+            "title": "Pricing Plan Id",
+            "minimum": 0
+          },
+          "created_at": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "format": "date-time",
+            "title": "Created At"
+          },
+          "modified_at": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "format": "date-time",
+            "title": "Modified At"
+          }
+        },
+        "type": "object",
+        "required": [
+          "licensed_item_id",
+          "display_name",
+          "licensed_resource_type",
+          "licensed_resource_data",
+          "pricing_plan_id",
+          "created_at",
+          "modified_at"
+        ],
+        "title": "LicensedItemGet"
+      },
+      "LicensedResourceType": {
+        "type": "string",
+        "enum": [
+          "VIP_MODEL"
+        ],
+        "title": "LicensedResourceType"
+      },
       "Links": {
         "properties": {
           "first": {
@@ -6409,6 +7046,65 @@
         ],
         "title": "Page[Job]"
       },
+      "Page_LicensedItemGet_": {
+        "properties": {
+          "items": {
+            "items": {
+              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/LicensedItemGet"
+            },
+            "type": "array",
+            "title": "Items"
+          },
+          "total": {
+            "anyOf": [
+              {
+                "type": "integer",
+                "minimum": 0
+              },
+              {
+                "type": "null"
+              }
+            ],
+            "title": "Total"
+          },
+          "limit": {
+            "anyOf": [
+              {
+                "type": "integer",
+                "minimum": 1
+              },
+              {
+                "type": "null"
+              }
+            ],
+            "title": "Limit"
+          },
+          "offset": {
+            "anyOf": [
+              {
+                "type": "integer",
+                "minimum": 0
+              },
+              {
+                "type": "null"
+              }
+            ],
+            "title": "Offset"
+          },
+          "links": {
+            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Links"
+          }
+        },
+        "type": "object",
+        "required": [
+          "items",
+          "total",
+          "limit",
+          "offset",
+          "links"
+        ],
+        "title": "Page[LicensedItemGet]"
+      },
       "Page_Study_": {
         "properties": {
           "items": {
diff --git a/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/api/routes/licensed_items.py b/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/api/routes/licensed_items.py
index 58c2a695f90..308dc970df0 100644
--- a/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/api/routes/licensed_items.py
+++ b/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/api/routes/licensed_items.py
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
     status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK,
     responses=_LICENSE_ITEMS_STATUS_CODES,
     description="Get all licensed items",
-    include_in_schema=False,
 )
 async def get_licensed_items(
     page_params: Annotated[PaginationParams, Depends()],
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@ async def get_licensed_items(
     status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK,
     responses=_LICENSE_ITEMS_STATUS_CODES,
     description="Release previously checked out licensed item",
-    include_in_schema=False,
 )
 async def release_licensed_item(
     web_api_rpc: Annotated[WbApiRpcClient, Depends(get_wb_api_rpc_client)],
diff --git a/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/api/routes/wallets.py b/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/api/routes/wallets.py
index e992d94704a..8169ba24cfe 100644
--- a/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/api/routes/wallets.py
+++ b/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/api/routes/wallets.py
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ async def get_wallet(
     status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK,
     responses=WALLET_STATUS_CODES,
     description="Get all available licensed items for a given wallet",
-    include_in_schema=False,
 )
 async def get_available_licensed_items_for_wallet(
     wallet_id: int,
@@ -91,7 +90,6 @@ async def get_available_licensed_items_for_wallet(
     status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK,
     responses=WALLET_STATUS_CODES,
     description="Checkout licensed item",
-    include_in_schema=False,
 )
 async def checkout_licensed_item(
     wallet_id: int,