diff --git a/.execs/build.flow b/.execs/build.flow
index 08e3b83a..b41dc72b 100644
--- a/.execs/build.flow
+++ b/.execs/build.flow
@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@ executables:
       failFast: false
       execs:
         - ref: generate cli
-        - ref: generate completions
         - ref: generate docs
-        - ref: generate frontend
-        - ref: generate backend
+        - ref: generate tauri
 
   - verb: build
     name: binary
@@ -31,20 +29,17 @@ executables:
         go build -o ${BIN_PATH}/${BIN_NAME}
         echo "flow built at ${BIN_PATH}/${BIN_NAME}"
 
-  - verb: generate
-    name: completions
-    tags: [docs]
-    exec:
-      dir: //
-      cmd: ./scripts/completions.sh
-
   - verb: generate
     name: docs
     aliases: [documentation]
+    description: Generate docsify documentation for the project.
     tags: [docs]
-    exec:
+    parallel:
+      failFast: false
       dir: //
-      cmd: go run ./tools/docsgen/.
+      execs:
+        - cmd: go run ./tools/docsgen/.
+        - cmd: ./scripts/completions.sh
 
   - verb: generate
     name: cli
@@ -63,6 +58,7 @@ executables:
     tags: [desktop]
     description: Generate code for the Tauri frontend and backend.
     parallel:
+      failFast: false
       execs:
         - ref: generate frontend
         - ref: generate backend
diff --git a/.execs/container.flow b/.execs/container.flow
index a431e03c..f0f83b29 100644
--- a/.execs/container.flow
+++ b/.execs/container.flow
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ executables:
         GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o flow
         echo "building container image..."
         $BUILDER build -t $IMAGE_REPO:$IMAGE_TAG .
+        rm flow
 
   - verb: run
     name: container
diff --git a/.execs/helpers.flow b/.execs/helpers.flow
index 49e6c51e..aac8e5cd 100644
--- a/.execs/helpers.flow
+++ b/.execs/helpers.flow
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 tags: [development, helper]
 executables:
   - verb: clean
-    name: ci
-    aliases: [codecov]
-    tags: [coverage, ci]
-    description: Clean up coverage files
+    name: tmp
+    aliases: [artifacts, ci]
+    description: Remove the temporary files created by executable runs
     exec:
       dir: //
       cmd: |
-        echo "Cleaning CI temp files..."
-        rm -f *.sarif *.out
+        echo "Cleaning coverage files..."
+        rm -f *.sarif *.out || true
+        echo "Clearing the bin directory..."
+        rm -rf .bin || true
+        rm ./flow || true
diff --git a/.execs/test.flow b/.execs/test.flow
index 133634bc..76244754 100644
--- a/.execs/test.flow
+++ b/.execs/test.flow
@@ -49,8 +49,13 @@ executables:
       execs:
         - cmd: |
             set -e
-            echo "Running Go unit tests with coverage..."
-            go test -race -coverprofile=unit-coverage.out -covermode=atomic -tags=unit ./...
+            echo "Running Go unit tests..."
+            if [ "$CI" = "true" ]; then
+              echo "Running Go unit tests with coverage..."
+              go test -race -coverprofile=unit-coverage.out -covermode=atomic -tags=unit ./...
+            else
+              go test -race -tags=unit ./...
+            fi
             echo "Unit tests completed"
           retries: 3
 
@@ -64,7 +69,12 @@ executables:
         - cmd: |
             set -e
             echo "Running Go E2E tests..."
-            go test -race -coverprofile=e2e-coverage.out -covermode=atomic -coverpkg=./... -tags=e2e ./tests/...
+            if [ "$CI" = "true" ]; then
+              echo "Running Go E2E tests with coverage..."
+              go test -race -coverprofile=e2e-coverage.out -covermode=atomic -coverpkg=./... -tags=e2e ./tests/...
+            else
+              go test -race -tags=e2e ./tests/...
+            fi
             echo "E2E tests completed"
           retries: 1
 
diff --git a/.execs/validate.flow b/.execs/validate.flow
index 0b2d8ba4..e3682e56 100644
--- a/.execs/validate.flow
+++ b/.execs/validate.flow
@@ -37,11 +37,10 @@ executables:
     description: Run linters and formatters
     parallel:
       dir: //
+      failFast: false
       execs:
         - cmd: go fmt ./...
-          dir: //
         - cmd: go mod tidy
-          dir: //
         - cmd: |
             if ! command -v golangci-lint &> /dev/null; then
               echo "Installing golangci-lint..."
@@ -49,7 +48,12 @@ executables:
               export PATH="$PATH:./bin"
             fi
             
-            golangci-lint run ./... --fix --output.sarif.path lint.sarif
+            if [ "$CI" = "true" ]; then
+              echo "Running golangci-lint with sarif output..."
+              golangci-lint run ./... --fix --output.sarif.path lint.sarif
+            else
+              golangci-lint run ./... --fix
+            fi
 
   - verb: lint
     name: ts
@@ -67,12 +71,15 @@ executables:
     exec:
       dir: //
       cmd: |
-        echo "Running security scan..."
-        
         if ! command -v govulncheck &> /dev/null; then
           echo "Installing govulncheck..."
           go install golang.org/x/vuln/cmd/govulncheck@latest
         fi
         
-        govulncheck -format sarif ./... > govuln.sarif
-        echo "Security scan completed. Results saved to govuln.sarif"
+        if [ "$CI" = "true" ]; then
+          govulncheck -format sarif ./... > govuln.sarif
+          echo "Security scan completed. Results saved to govuln.sarif"
+        else
+          govulncheck ./...
+          echo "Security scan completed. No vulnerabilities found."
+        fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index acaaec96..237bd06f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
           go-version: "^1.24"
       - uses: jahvon/flow-action@v1.0.0-beta1
         with:
-          executable: 'lint go'
+          executable: 'lint go --param CI=true'
           timeout: '5m'
           flow-version: 'main'
       - name: Upload SARIF file
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
           go-version: "^1.24"
       - uses: jahvon/flow-action@v1.0.0-beta1
         with:
-          executable: 'test unit'
+          executable: 'test unit --param CI=true'
           timeout: '5m'
           flow-version: 'main'
         id: unit-tests
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
           go-version: "^1.24"
       - uses: jahvon/flow-action@v1.0.0-beta1
         with:
-          executable: 'test e2e'
+          executable: 'test e2e --param CI=true'
           timeout: '10m'
           flow-version: 'main'
           secrets: |
diff --git a/docs/development.md b/docs/development.md
index 3a938421..a728632a 100644
--- a/docs/development.md
+++ b/docs/development.md
@@ -27,17 +27,20 @@ The `flow` project contains a few development executables that can be run locall
 workspace, you can run the following commands:
 
 ```sh
-# Install local dependencies
-flow install deps
+# Install Go tool dependencies
+flow install tools
 
-# Build the project
+# Build the CLI binary
 flow build binary <output-path>
 
 # Validate code changes (runs tests, linters, codegen, etc)
 flow validate
 
-# Run only tests
-flow run tests
+# Only generate code
+flow generate
+
+# Only run tests
+flow test all
 ```
 
 ### Working with generated types
diff --git a/internal/runner/parallel/parallel.go b/internal/runner/parallel/parallel.go
index 392e9fa1..7e4e811c 100644
--- a/internal/runner/parallel/parallel.go
+++ b/internal/runner/parallel/parallel.go
@@ -51,11 +51,18 @@ func (r *parallelRunner) Exec(
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		defer str.Close()
 		if err := str.CreateBucket(store.EnvironmentBucket()); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		return handleExec(ctx, e, eng, parallelSpec, inputEnv, str)
+		cacheData, err := str.GetAll()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if err := str.Close(); err != nil {
+			ctx.Logger.Error(err, "unable to close store")
+		}
+
+		return handleExec(ctx, e, eng, parallelSpec, inputEnv, cacheData)
 	}
 
 	return fmt.Errorf("no parallel executables to run")
@@ -65,8 +72,9 @@ func (r *parallelRunner) Exec(
 func handleExec(
 	ctx *context.Context, parent *executable.Executable,
 	eng engine.Engine,
-	parallelSpec *executable.ParallelExecutableType, promptedEnv map[string]string,
-	str store.Store,
+	parallelSpec *executable.ParallelExecutableType,
+	promptedEnv map[string]string,
+	cacheData map[string]string,
 ) error {
 	groupCtx, cancel := stdCtx.WithCancel(ctx.Ctx)
 	defer cancel()
@@ -77,11 +85,7 @@ func handleExec(
 	}
 	group.SetLimit(limit)
 
-	dm, err := str.GetAll()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	dataMap := expr.ExpressionEnv(ctx, parent, dm, promptedEnv)
+	dataMap := expr.ExpressionEnv(ctx, parent, cacheData, promptedEnv)
 
 	var execs []engine.Exec
 	for i, refConfig := range parallelSpec.Execs {
diff --git a/internal/runner/serial/serial.go b/internal/runner/serial/serial.go
index 1f9ba720..e3695f6c 100644
--- a/internal/runner/serial/serial.go
+++ b/internal/runner/serial/serial.go
@@ -51,29 +51,32 @@ func (r *serialRunner) Exec(
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		defer str.Close()
 		if err := str.CreateBucket(store.EnvironmentBucket()); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		return handleExec(ctx, e, eng, serialSpec, inputEnv, str)
+		cacheData, err := str.GetAll()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if err := str.Close(); err != nil {
+			ctx.Logger.Error(err, "unable to close store")
+		}
+
+		return handleExec(ctx, e, eng, serialSpec, inputEnv, cacheData)
 	}
 	return fmt.Errorf("no serial executables to run")
 }
 
-//nolint:funlen,gocognit
+//nolint:gocognit
 func handleExec(
 	ctx *context.Context,
 	parent *executable.Executable,
 	eng engine.Engine,
 	serialSpec *executable.SerialExecutableType,
 	promptedEnv map[string]string,
-	str store.Store,
+	cacheData map[string]string,
 ) error {
-	dm, err := str.GetAll()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	dataMap := expr.ExpressionEnv(ctx, parent, dm, promptedEnv)
+	dataMap := expr.ExpressionEnv(ctx, parent, cacheData, promptedEnv)
 
 	var execs []engine.Exec
 	for i, refConfig := range serialSpec.Execs {
diff --git a/types/executable/executable.go b/types/executable/executable.go
index 3c0f8b06..333bd4a8 100644
--- a/types/executable/executable.go
+++ b/types/executable/executable.go
@@ -518,15 +518,14 @@ func NewExecutableID(workspace, namespace, name string) string {
 	switch {
 	case ws == "":
 		return "" // TODO: return error or log warning
+	case ns == "" && name == "":
+		return ws + "/" // nameless executable
 	case ns != "" && name == "":
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%s:", ns)
 	case ns != "":
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s:%s", ws, ns, name)
-	case name != "":
+	default:
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", ws, name)
-	default: // ws != "" && ns == "" && name == ""
-		// for now, exclude the workspace from the string (until we can indicate that it's root / not named in the tui)
-		return ""
 	}
 }