diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9ccc7de197..5c8ab2128a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -99,8 +99,6 @@ Option 2: Run without installing
 uvx --from 'dimos[base,unitree]' dimos --replay run unitree-go2
 ```
 
-<!-- command for testing pre launch: `GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null" uv pip install 'dimos[unitree] @ git+ssh://git@github.com/dimensionalOS/dimos.git@dev'` -->
-
 ### Test Installation
 
 #### Control a robot in a simulation (no robot required)
diff --git a/README_installation.md b/README_installation.md
index ccdcb1a550..dc9117798f 100644
--- a/README_installation.md
+++ b/README_installation.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 Clone the repo:
 
 ```bash
-git clone -b main --single-branch git@github.com:dimensionalOS/dimos.git
+git clone -b main --single-branch https://github.com/dimensionalOS/dimos.git
 cd dimos
 ```
 
diff --git a/dimos/utils/data.py b/dimos/utils/data.py
index 4ba9c73b0c..7666343dbb 100644
--- a/dimos/utils/data.py
+++ b/dimos/utils/data.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 import platform
 import subprocess
+import sys
 import tarfile
 import tempfile
 
@@ -29,6 +30,13 @@
 def _get_user_data_dir() -> Path:
     """Get platform-specific user data directory."""
     system = platform.system()
+    # if virtual env is available, use it to keep venv's from fighting over data
+    # a better fix for large files will be added later to minimize storage duplication
+    if os.environ.get("VIRTUAL_ENV"):
+        venv_data_dir = Path(
+            f"{os.environ.get('VIRTUAL_ENV')}/lib/python{sys.version_info.major}.{sys.version_info.minor}/site-packages/dimos/data"
+        )
+        return venv_data_dir
 
     if system == "Linux":
         # Use XDG_DATA_HOME if set, otherwise default to ~/.local/share
@@ -78,9 +86,8 @@ def _get_repo_root() -> Path:
                     "--depth",
                     "1",
                     "--branch",
-                    # TODO: Use "main",
-                    "dev",
-                    "git@github.com:dimensionalOS/dimos.git",
+                    "main",
+                    "https://github.com/dimensionalOS/dimos.git",
                     str(repo_dir),
                 ],
                 check=True,
@@ -91,7 +98,7 @@ def _get_repo_root() -> Path:
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
             raise RuntimeError(
                 f"Failed to clone dimos repository: {e.stderr}\n"
-                f"Make sure you have access to git@github.com:dimensionalOS/dimos.git"
+                f"Make sure you can access https://github.com/dimensionalOS/dimos.git"
             )
 
     return repo_dir
diff --git a/docs/development/README.md b/docs/development/README.md
index 2b20b4e047..9517fda6a1 100644
--- a/docs/development/README.md
+++ b/docs/development/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh && export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin
 
 # this allows getting large files on-demand
 export GIT_LFS_SKIP_SMUDGE=1
-git clone -b dev git@github.com:dimensionalOS/dimos.git
+git clone -b dev https://github.com/dimensionalOS/dimos.git
 cd dimos
 
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ mkdir -p "$HOME/.config/nix"; echo "experimental-features = nix-command flakes"
 
 # this allows getting large files on-demand
 export GIT_LFS_SKIP_SMUDGE=1
-git clone -b dev git@github.com:dimensionalOS/dimos.git
+git clone -b dev https://github.com/dimensionalOS/dimos.git
 cd dimos
 
 # activate the nix .envrc
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ mkdir -p "$HOME/.config/nix"; echo "experimental-features = nix-command flakes"
 
 # this allows getting large files on-demand
 export GIT_LFS_SKIP_SMUDGE=1
-git clone -b dev git@github.com:dimensionalOS/dimos.git
+git clone -b dev https://github.com/dimensionalOS/dimos.git
 cd dimos
 
 # activate the nix development shell
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5c824bdc16..2dcf5d548e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ name = "dimos"
 authors = [
     {name = "Dimensional Team", email = "build@dimensionalOS.com"},
 ]
-version = "0.0.8"
+version = "0.0.9"
 description = "Powering agentive generalist robotics"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 7ba440c66e..7380a40780 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "dimos"
-version = "0.0.8"
+version = "0.0.9"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "asyncio" },