diff --git a/.github/sync.yml b/.github/sync.yml
index 644240c..3ebcf64 100644
--- a/.github/sync.yml
+++ b/.github/sync.yml
@@ -1,26 +1,74 @@
 RedHatInsights/ccx-notification-service:
   - CODEOWNERS
+  - renovate.json
+  - source: workflows_examples/linters.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/linters.yaml
+  - source: workflows_examples/bots-auto-merge.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/bots-auto-merge.yaml
 
 RedHatInsights/ccx-notification-writer:
   - CODEOWNERS
+  - renovate.json
+  - source: workflows_examples/linters.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/linters.yaml
+  - source: workflows_examples/bots-auto-merge.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/bots-auto-merge.yaml
 
 RedHatInsights/ccx-upgrades-data-eng:
   - CODEOWNERS
+  - renovate.json
+  - source: workflows_examples/linters.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/linters.yaml
+  - source: workflows_examples/bots-auto-merge.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/bots-auto-merge.yaml
 
 RedHatInsights/ccx-upgrades-inference:
   - CODEOWNERS
+  - renovate.json
+  - source: workflows_examples/linters.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/linters.yaml
+  - source: workflows_examples/bots-auto-merge.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/bots-auto-merge.yaml
 
 RedHatInsights/content-service:
   - CODEOWNERS
+  - renovate.json
+  - source: workflows_examples/linters.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/linters.yaml
+  - source: workflows_examples/bots-auto-merge.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/bots-auto-merge.yaml
 
 RedHatInsights/data-pipeline:
   - CODEOWNERS
+  - renovate.json
+  - source: workflows_examples/linters.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/linters.yaml
+  - source: workflows_examples/bots-auto-merge.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/bots-auto-merge.yaml
 
 RedHatInsights/insights-ccx-messaging:
   - CODEOWNERS
+  - renovate.json
+  - source: workflows_examples/linters.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/linters.yaml
+  - source: workflows_examples/bots-auto-merge.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/bots-auto-merge.yaml
 
 RedHatInsights/insights-content-template-renderer:
   - CODEOWNERS
+  - renovate.json
+  - source: workflows_examples/linters.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/linters.yaml
+  - source: workflows_examples/bots-auto-merge.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/bots-auto-merge.yaml
+
+RedHatInsights/insights-core-messaging:
+  - CODEOWNERS
+  - renovate.json
+  - source: workflows_examples/linters.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/linters.yaml
+  - source: workflows_examples/bots-auto-merge.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/bots-auto-merge.yaml
 
 # RedHatInsights/insights-data-schemas:
 #   - CODEOWNERS
@@ -30,42 +78,102 @@ RedHatInsights/insights-content-template-renderer:
 
 RedHatInsights/insights-operator-gathering-conditions:
   - CODEOWNERS
+  - renovate.json
+  - source: workflows_examples/linters.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/linters.yaml
+  - source: workflows_examples/bots-auto-merge.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/bots-auto-merge.yaml
 
 RedHatInsights/insights-operator-gathering-conditions-service:
   - CODEOWNERS
+  - renovate.json
+  - source: workflows_examples/linters.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/linters.yaml
+  - source: workflows_examples/bots-auto-merge.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/bots-auto-merge.yaml
 
 RedHatInsights/insights-operator-utils:
   - CODEOWNERS
+  - renovate.json
+  - source: workflows_examples/linters.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/linters.yaml
+  - source: workflows_examples/bots-auto-merge.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/bots-auto-merge.yaml
 
 RedHatInsights/insights-results-aggregator:
   - CODEOWNERS
+  - renovate.json
+  - source: workflows_examples/linters.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/linters.yaml
+  - source: workflows_examples/bots-auto-merge.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/bots-auto-merge.yaml
 
 RedHatInsights/insights-results-aggregator-cleaner:
   - CODEOWNERS
+  - renovate.json
+  - source: workflows_examples/linters.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/linters.yaml
+  - source: workflows_examples/bots-auto-merge.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/bots-auto-merge.yaml
 
 # RedHatInsights/insights-results-aggregator-data:
 #   - CODEOWNERS
 
 RedHatInsights/insights-results-aggregator-exporter:
   - CODEOWNERS
+  - renovate.json
+  - source: workflows_examples/linters.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/linters.yaml
+  - source: workflows_examples/bots-auto-merge.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/bots-auto-merge.yaml
 
 RedHatInsights/insights-results-aggregator-mock:
   - CODEOWNERS
+  - renovate.json
+  - source: workflows_examples/linters.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/linters.yaml
+  - source: workflows_examples/bots-auto-merge.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/bots-auto-merge.yaml
 
 RedHatInsights/insights-results-aggregator-utils:
   - CODEOWNERS
+  - renovate.json
+  - source: workflows_examples/linters.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/linters.yaml
+  - source: workflows_examples/bots-auto-merge.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/bots-auto-merge.yaml
 
 # RedHatInsights/insights-results-mcp:
 #   - CODEOWNERS
 
 RedHatInsights/insights-results-smart-proxy:
   - CODEOWNERS
+  - renovate.json
+  - source: workflows_examples/linters.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/linters.yaml
+  - source: workflows_examples/bots-auto-merge.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/bots-auto-merge.yaml
 
 RedHatInsights/obsint-mocks:
   - CODEOWNERS
+  - renovate.json
+  - source: workflows_examples/linters.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/linters.yaml
+  - source: workflows_examples/bots-auto-merge.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/bots-auto-merge.yaml
 
 RedHatInsights/parquet-factory:
   - CODEOWNERS
+  - renovate.json
+  - source: workflows_examples/linters.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/linters.yaml
+  - source: workflows_examples/bots-auto-merge.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/bots-auto-merge.yaml
 
 RedHatInsights/insights-behavioral-spec:
   - CODEOWNERS
+  - renovate.json
+  - source: workflows_examples/linters.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/linters.yaml
+  - source: workflows_examples/bots-auto-merge.yaml
+    dest: .github/workflows/bots-auto-merge.yaml
diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index 9b3267e..0606b84 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# This file is synced from RedHatInsights/processing-tools automatically; do not edit in downstream repos.
+
 * @RedHatInsights/obsint-processing
 
 # Auto-merge codeowners
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 4eccded..7f2bac4 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
+  "description": "This file is synced from RedHatInsights/processing-tools automatically; do not edit in downstream repos.",
   "packageRules": [
     {
       "matchDatasources": ["pypi"],
diff --git a/workflows_examples/bots-auto-merge.yaml b/workflows_examples/bots-auto-merge.yaml
index 7331cba..876eaea 100644
--- a/workflows_examples/bots-auto-merge.yaml
+++ b/workflows_examples/bots-auto-merge.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# This workflow is synced from RedHatInsights/processing-tools automatically; do not edit in downstream repos.
+
 name: Enable auto-merge for bots
 
 on:
diff --git a/workflows_examples/linters.yaml b/workflows_examples/linters.yaml
index 02577c7..0bfcef7 100644
--- a/workflows_examples/linters.yaml
+++ b/workflows_examples/linters.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# This workflow is synced from RedHatInsights/processing-tools automatically; do not edit in downstream repos.
+
 name: Linters
 
 on: