From 436b3bf45fedf5b8fa95e96b2ec255702b2969ac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Roman <roman@opentensor.dev>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:22:22 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 01/11] add ruff checker

---
 .github/workflows/ruff.yml | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/ruff.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ruff.yml b/.github/workflows/ruff.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7dfaf2eda5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ruff.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name: Ruff - formatter check
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, edited]
+
+jobs:
+  ruff:
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.11"
+
+      - name: Install Ruff in virtual environment
+        run: |
+          python -m venv venv
+          source venv/bin/activate
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          python -m pip install ruff==0.11.5
+
+      - name: Ruff format check
+        run: |
+          source venv/bin/activate
+          python -m ruff format --diff bittensor

From 76da2ef27ec502c1d18fbdb4cd163cb8bd3fa006 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Roman <roman@opentensor.dev>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:25:41 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 02/11] add flake8 and mypy checkers

---
 .github/workflows/flake8-and-mypy.yml | 56 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 56 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/flake8-and-mypy.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/flake8-and-mypy.yml b/.github/workflows/flake8-and-mypy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1fbe094728
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/flake8-and-mypy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+name: Flake8 and Mypy - linters check
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, edited]
+
+jobs:
+  linters:
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      max-parallel: 5
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      - name: Cache venv
+        id: cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: venv
+          key: |
+            v3-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-${{ matrix.python-version }}-${{ hashFiles('pyproject.toml') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            v3-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-${{ matrix.python-version }}-
+
+      - name: Install deps (flake8 + mypy + project.dev)
+        if: ${{ steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
+        run: |
+          python -m venv venv
+          source venv/bin/activate
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          python -m pip install uv
+          python -m uv sync --extra dev --active
+
+      - name: Flake8
+        run: |
+          source venv/bin/activate
+          python -m flake8 bittensor/ --count
+
+      - name: mypy
+        run: |
+          source venv/bin/activate
+          python -m mypy --ignore-missing-imports bittensor/

From 1b1301b70129fd4f523e5daaec7a216578bd9d1b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Roman <roman@opentensor.dev>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:25:52 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 03/11] add tests checkers

---
 .../workflows/unit-and-integration-tests.yml  | 53 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 53 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/unit-and-integration-tests.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-and-integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-and-integration-tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..64f9404167
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-and-integration-tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+name: Unit tests checker
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, edited]
+
+jobs:
+  unit-tests:
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.11"
+
+      - name: Cache venv
+        id: cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: venv
+          key: v2-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('pyproject.toml') }}
+
+      - name: Install deps
+        if: ${{ steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
+        run: |
+          python -m venv venv
+          source venv/bin/activate
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          python -m pip install uv
+          python -m uv sync --extra dev --active
+
+      - name: Unit tests
+        timeout-minutes: 20
+        env:
+          PYTHONUNBUFFERED: "1"
+        run: |
+          source venv/bin/activate
+          python -m uv run pytest -n 2 tests/unit_tests/ --reruns 3
+
+      - name: Integration tests
+        timeout-minutes: 20
+        env:
+          PYTHONUNBUFFERED: "1"
+        run: |
+          source venv/bin/activate
+          python -m uv run pytest -n 2 tests/integration_tests/ --reruns 3

From bf7caad66fa56fc4e151a8c9e86f870bc6dd11ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Roman <roman@opentensor.dev>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:26:00 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 04/11] add compatibility checkers

---
 .github/workflows/compatibility.yml | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/compatibility.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/compatibility.yml b/.github/workflows/compatibility.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ef9a1b95f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/compatibility.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+name: Requirements compatibility for supported Python versions
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - "pyproject.toml"
+
+jobs:
+  compatibility:
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      - run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          python -m pip install ".[dev,cli]" --dry-run --no-deps

From 3078d1970d6b95721a21ef9b42aa9c7b71688500 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Roman <roman@opentensor.dev>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:26:17 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 05/11] add changelog checker

---
 .github/workflows/changelog-checker.yml | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/changelog-checker.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog-checker.yml b/.github/workflows/changelog-checker.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9342a34344
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/changelog-checker.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: Changelog guard (for release of hotfix)
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - 'release/**'
+      - 'Release/**'
+      - 'hotfix/**'
+      - 'Hotfix/**'
+
+jobs:
+  changelog:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+        id: changed
+      - name: Ensure CHANGELOG.md updated
+        if: contains(steps.changed.outputs.all_changed_files, 'CHANGELOG.md') == false
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: core.setFailed('CHANGELOG.md must be updated.')

From 0688326b6c4a069940690419f6754e28c14a45e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Roman <roman@opentensor.dev>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:27:42 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 06/11] temporarily comment on the ci workflow

---
 .circleci/config.yml | 607 ++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
 1 file changed, 307 insertions(+), 300 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 1c14c8730a..509936a34c 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -1,300 +1,307 @@
-version: 2.1
-
-orbs:
-  python: circleci/python@2.1.1
-  python-lib: dialogue/python-lib@0.1.55
-
-jobs:
-  check-if-pr-is-draft:
-    docker:
-      - image: cimg/python:3.10
-    steps:
-      - checkout
-      - run:
-          name: Install jq
-          command: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y jq
-      - run:
-          name: Check if PR is a draft
-          command: .circleci/check_pr_status.sh
-
-  ruff:
-    resource_class: small
-    parameters:
-      python-version:
-        type: string
-    docker:
-      - image: cimg/python:<< parameters.python-version >>
-
-    steps:
-      - checkout
-
-      - restore_cache:
-          name: Restore cached ruff venv
-          keys:
-            - v2-pypi-py-ruff-<< parameters.python-version >>
-
-      - run:
-          name: Update & Activate ruff venv
-          command: |
-            python -m venv .venv
-            . .venv/bin/activate
-            python -m pip install --upgrade uv
-            uv pip install ruff==0.11.5
-
-      - save_cache:
-          name: Save cached ruff venv
-          paths:
-            - ".venv/"
-          key: v2-pypi-py-ruff-<< parameters.python-version >>
-
-      - run:
-          name: Ruff format check
-          command: |
-            . .venv/bin/activate
-            ruff format --diff .
-
-  check_compatibility:
-    parameters:
-      python_version:
-        type: string
-    docker:
-      - image: cimg/python:3.10
-    steps:
-      - checkout
-      - run:
-          name: Check if requirements files have changed
-          command: ./scripts/check_requirements_changes.sh
-      - run:
-          name: Install dependencies and Check compatibility
-          command: |
-            if [ "$REQUIREMENTS_CHANGED" == "true" ]; then
-              python -m pip install ".[dev,cli]" --dry-run --python-version << parameters.python_version >> --no-deps
-            else
-              echo "Skipping compatibility checks..."
-            fi
-
-  build-and-test:
-    resource_class: medium
-    parallelism: 2
-    parameters:
-      python-version:
-        type: string
-    docker:
-      - image: cimg/python:<< parameters.python-version >>
-
-    steps:
-      - checkout
-
-      - run:
-          name: Update & Activate venv
-          command: |
-            python -m venv .venv
-            . .venv/bin/activate
-            python -m pip install --upgrade uv
-            uv sync --extra dev --dev
-
-      - run:
-          name: Install Bittensor
-          command: |
-            . .venv/bin/activate
-            uv sync --extra dev --dev
-
-      - run:
-          name: Instantiate Mock Wallet
-          command: |
-            . .venv/bin/activate
-            ./scripts/create_wallet.sh
-
-      - run:
-          name: Unit Tests
-          no_output_timeout: 20m
-          command: |
-            . .venv/bin/activate
-            export PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
-            pytest -n2 --reruns 3 --durations=0 --verbose --junitxml=test-results/unit_tests.xml \
-            --cov=. --cov-append --cov-config .coveragerc \
-            --splits $CIRCLE_NODE_TOTAL --group $((CIRCLE_NODE_INDEX + 1)) \
-            --splitting-algorithm duration_based_chunks --store-durations --durations-path .test_durations \
-            tests/unit_tests/
-
-      - run:
-          name: Integration Tests
-          no_output_timeout: 30m
-          command: |
-            . .venv/bin/activate
-            export PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
-            pytest -n2 --reruns 3 --reruns-delay 15 --durations=0 --verbose --junitxml=test-results/integration_tests.xml \
-            --cov=. --cov-append --cov-config .coveragerc \
-            --splits $CIRCLE_NODE_TOTAL --group $((CIRCLE_NODE_INDEX + 1)) \
-            --splitting-algorithm duration_based_chunks --store-durations --durations-path .test_durations \
-            tests/integration_tests/
-
-      - store_test_results:
-          path: test-results
-      - store_artifacts:
-          path: test-results
-
-
-      #- when:
-          #condition:
-            #equal: ["3.10.5", << parameters.python-version >> ]
-          #steps:
-            #- run:
-                #name: Upload Coverage
-                #command: |
-                  #. .venv/bin/activate && coveralls
-                #env:
-                  #CI_NAME: circleci
-                  #CI_BUILD_NUMBER: $CIRCLE_BUILD_NUM
-                  #CI_BUILD_URL: $CIRCLE_BUILD_URL
-                  #CI_BRANCH: $CIRCLE_BRANCH
-                  #CI_JOB_ID: $CIRCLE_NODE_INDEX
-                  #COVERALLS_PARALLEL: true
-
-
-  lint-and-type-check:
-    resource_class: medium
-    parallelism: 2
-    parameters:
-      python-version:
-        type: string
-    docker:
-      - image: cimg/python:<< parameters.python-version >>
-
-    steps:
-      - checkout
-
-      - run:
-          name: Update & Activate venv
-          command: |
-            python -m venv .venv
-            . .venv/bin/activate
-            python -m pip install --upgrade uv
-            uv sync --extra dev --dev
-            uv pip install flake8
-
-      - run:
-          name: Install Bittensor
-          command: |
-            . .venv/bin/activate
-            uv sync --extra dev --dev
-
-      - run:
-          name: Lint with flake8
-          command: |
-            . .venv/bin/activate
-            python -m flake8 bittensor/ --count
-
-      - run:
-          name: Type check with mypy
-          command: |
-            . .venv/bin/activate
-            python -m mypy --ignore-missing-imports bittensor/
-
-  unit-tests-all-python-versions:
-    docker:
-      - image: cimg/python:3.10
-    steps:
-      - run:
-          name: Placeholder command
-          command: echo "Success, only runs if all python versions ran"
-
-  coveralls:
-    docker:
-      - image: cimg/python:3.10
-    steps:
-      - run:
-          name: Combine Coverage
-          command: |
-            uv pip install --upgrade coveralls
-            coveralls --finish --rcfile .coveragerc || echo "Failed to upload coverage"
-
-  check-changelog-updated:
-    docker:
-      - image: cimg/python:3.10
-    steps:
-      - checkout
-      - run:
-          name: File CHANGELOG.md is updated
-          command: |
-            [[ $(git diff-tree --no-commit-id --name-only -r HEAD..master | grep CHANGELOG.md | wc -l) == 1 ]] && echo "CHANGELOG.md has changed"
-
-  check-version-not-released:
-    docker:
-      - image: cimg/python:3.10
-    steps:
-      - checkout
-      - run:
-          name: Git tag does not exist for the current version
-          command: |
-            [[ $(git tag | grep `cat VERSION` | wc -l) == 0 ]] && echo "VERSION is not a tag"
-      - run:
-          name: Pypi package 'bittensor' does not exist for the current version
-          command: |
-            [[ $(pip index versions bittensor | grep `cat VERSION` | wc -l) == 0 ]] && echo "Pypi package 'bittensor' does not exist"
-      - run:
-          name: Docker image 'opentensorfdn/bittensor' does not exist for the current version
-          command: |
-            [[ $(docker manifest inspect opentensorfdn/bittensor:`cat VERSION` > /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; echo $?) == 1 ]] && echo "Docker image 'opentensorfdn/bittensor:`cat VERSION`' does not exist in dockerhub"
-
-workflows:
-  compatibility_checks:
-    jobs:
-      - check_compatibility:
-          python_version: "3.9"
-          name: check-compatibility-3.9
-      - check_compatibility:
-          python_version: "3.10"
-          name: check-compatibility-3.10
-      - check_compatibility:
-          python_version: "3.11"
-          name: check-compatibility-3.11
-      - check_compatibility:
-          python_version: "3.12"
-          name: check-compatibility-3.12
-      - check_compatibility:
-          python_version: "3.13"
-          name: check-compatibility-3.13
-
-
-  pr-requirements:
-    jobs:
-      - check-if-pr-is-draft
-      - ruff:
-          python-version: "3.9.13"
-          requires:
-            - check-if-pr-is-draft
-      - build-and-test:
-          matrix:
-            parameters:
-              python-version: [ "3.9.13", "3.10.6", "3.11.4", "3.12.7", "3.13.1" ]
-          requires:
-            - check-if-pr-is-draft
-      - unit-tests-all-python-versions:
-          requires:
-            - build-and-test
-      - lint-and-type-check:
-          matrix:
-            parameters:
-              python-version: [ "3.9.13", "3.10.6", "3.11.4", "3.12.7", "3.13.1" ]
-          requires:
-            - check-if-pr-is-draft
-      #- coveralls:
-          #requires:
-            #- build-and-test
-
-  release-branches-requirements:
-    jobs:
-      - check-changelog-updated:
-          filters:
-            branches:
-              only:
-                - /^(release|hotfix)/.*/
-
-  release-requirements:
-    jobs:
-      - check-version-not-released:
-          filters:
-            branches:
-              only:
-                - master
+#version: 2.1
+#
+#orbs:
+#  python: circleci/python@2.1.1
+#  python-lib: dialogue/python-lib@0.1.55
+#
+#jobs:
+#  check-if-pr-is-draft:
+#    docker:
+#      - image: cimg/python:3.10
+#    steps:
+#      - checkout
+#      - run:
+#          name: Install jq
+#          command: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y jq
+#      - run:
+#          name: Check if PR is a draft
+#          command: .circleci/check_pr_status.sh
+#
+#  ruff:
+#    resource_class: small
+#    parameters:
+#      python-version:
+#        type: string
+#    docker:
+#      - image: cimg/python:<< parameters.python-version >>
+#
+#    steps:
+#      - checkout
+#
+#      - restore_cache:
+#          name: Restore cached ruff venv
+#          keys:
+#            - v2-pypi-py-ruff-<< parameters.python-version >>
+#
+#      - run:
+#          name: Update & Activate ruff venv
+#          command: |
+#            python -m venv .venv
+#            . .venv/bin/activate
+#            python -m pip install --upgrade uv
+#            uv pip install ruff==0.11.5
+#
+#      - save_cache:
+#          name: Save cached ruff venv
+#          paths:
+#            - ".venv/"
+#          key: v2-pypi-py-ruff-<< parameters.python-version >>
+#
+#      - run:
+#          name: Ruff format check
+#          command: |
+#            . .venv/bin/activate
+#            ruff format --diff .
+#
+#
+#  check_compatibility:
+#    parameters:
+#      python_version:
+#        type: string
+#    docker:
+#      - image: cimg/python:3.10
+#    steps:
+#      - checkout
+#      - run:
+#          name: Check if requirements files have changed
+#          command: ./scripts/check_requirements_changes.sh
+#      - run:
+#          name: Install dependencies and Check compatibility
+#          command: |
+#            if [ "$REQUIREMENTS_CHANGED" == "true" ]; then
+#              python -m pip install ".[dev,cli]" --dry-run --python-version << parameters.python_version >> --no-deps
+#            else
+#              echo "Skipping compatibility checks..."
+#            fi
+#
+#
+#  build-and-test:
+#    resource_class: medium
+#    parallelism: 2
+#    parameters:
+#      python-version:
+#        type: string
+#    docker:
+#      - image: cimg/python:<< parameters.python-version >>
+#
+#    steps:
+#      - checkout
+#
+#      - run:
+#          name: Update & Activate venv
+#          command: |
+#            python -m venv .venv
+#            . .venv/bin/activate
+#            python -m pip install --upgrade uv
+#            uv sync --extra dev --dev
+#
+#      - run:
+#          name: Install Bittensor
+#          command: |
+#            . .venv/bin/activate
+#            uv sync --extra dev --dev
+#
+#      - run:
+#          name: Instantiate Mock Wallet
+#          command: |
+#            . .venv/bin/activate
+#            ./scripts/create_wallet.sh
+#
+#      - run:
+#          name: Unit Tests
+#          no_output_timeout: 20m
+#          command: |
+#            . .venv/bin/activate
+#            export PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+#            pytest -n2 --reruns 3 --durations=0 --verbose --junitxml=test-results/unit_tests.xml \
+#            --cov=. --cov-append --cov-config .coveragerc \
+#            --splits $CIRCLE_NODE_TOTAL --group $((CIRCLE_NODE_INDEX + 1)) \
+#            --splitting-algorithm duration_based_chunks --store-durations --durations-path .test_durations \
+#            tests/unit_tests/
+#
+#      - run:
+#          name: Integration Tests
+#          no_output_timeout: 30m
+#          command: |
+#            . .venv/bin/activate
+#            export PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+#            pytest -n2 --reruns 3 --reruns-delay 15 --durations=0 --verbose --junitxml=test-results/integration_tests.xml \
+#            --cov=. --cov-append --cov-config .coveragerc \
+#            --splits $CIRCLE_NODE_TOTAL --group $((CIRCLE_NODE_INDEX + 1)) \
+#            --splitting-algorithm duration_based_chunks --store-durations --durations-path .test_durations \
+#            tests/integration_tests/
+#
+#      - store_test_results:
+#          path: test-results
+#      - store_artifacts:
+#          path: test-results
+#
+#
+#      #- when:
+#          #condition:
+#            #equal: ["3.10.5", << parameters.python-version >> ]
+#          #steps:
+#            #- run:
+#                #name: Upload Coverage
+#                #command: |
+#                  #. .venv/bin/activate && coveralls
+#                #env:
+#                  #CI_NAME: circleci
+#                  #CI_BUILD_NUMBER: $CIRCLE_BUILD_NUM
+#                  #CI_BUILD_URL: $CIRCLE_BUILD_URL
+#                  #CI_BRANCH: $CIRCLE_BRANCH
+#                  #CI_JOB_ID: $CIRCLE_NODE_INDEX
+#                  #COVERALLS_PARALLEL: true
+#
+#  lint-and-type-check:
+#    resource_class: medium
+#    parallelism: 2
+#    parameters:
+#      python-version:
+#        type: string
+#    docker:
+#      - image: cimg/python:<< parameters.python-version >>
+#
+#    steps:
+#      - checkout
+#
+#      - run:
+#          name: Update & Activate venv
+#          command: |
+#            python -m venv .venv
+#            . .venv/bin/activate
+#            python -m pip install --upgrade uv
+#            uv sync --extra dev --dev
+#            uv pip install flake8
+#
+#      - run:
+#          name: Install Bittensor
+#          command: |
+#            . .venv/bin/activate
+#            uv sync --extra dev --dev
+#
+#      - run:
+#          name: Lint with flake8
+#          command: |
+#            . .venv/bin/activate
+#            python -m flake8 bittensor/ --count
+#
+#      - run:
+#          name: Type check with mypy
+#          command: |
+#            . .venv/bin/activate
+#            python -m mypy --ignore-missing-imports bittensor/
+#
+#
+#  unit-tests-all-python-versions:
+#    docker:
+#      - image: cimg/python:3.10
+#    steps:
+#      - run:
+#          name: Placeholder command
+#          command: echo "Success, only runs if all python versions ran"
+#
+#  coveralls:
+#    docker:
+#      - image: cimg/python:3.10
+#    steps:
+#      - run:
+#          name: Combine Coverage
+#          command: |
+#            uv pip install --upgrade coveralls
+#            coveralls --finish --rcfile .coveragerc || echo "Failed to upload coverage"
+#
+#
+#
+#  check-changelog-updated:
+#    docker:
+#      - image: cimg/python:3.10
+#    steps:
+#      - checkout
+#      - run:
+#          name: File CHANGELOG.md is updated
+#          command: |
+#            [[ $(git diff-tree --no-commit-id --name-only -r HEAD..master | grep CHANGELOG.md | wc -l) == 1 ]] && echo "CHANGELOG.md has changed"
+#
+#
+#
+#  check-version-not-released:
+#    docker:
+#      - image: cimg/python:3.10
+#    steps:
+#      - checkout
+#      - run:
+#          name: Git tag does not exist for the current version
+#          command: |
+#            [[ $(git tag | grep `cat VERSION` | wc -l) == 0 ]] && echo "VERSION is not a tag"
+#      - run:
+#          name: Pypi package 'bittensor' does not exist for the current version
+#          command: |
+#            [[ $(pip index versions bittensor | grep `cat VERSION` | wc -l) == 0 ]] && echo "Pypi package 'bittensor' does not exist"
+#      - run:
+#          name: Docker image 'opentensorfdn/bittensor' does not exist for the current version
+#          command: |
+#            [[ $(docker manifest inspect opentensorfdn/bittensor:`cat VERSION` > /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; echo $?) == 1 ]] && echo "Docker image 'opentensorfdn/bittensor:`cat VERSION`' does not exist in dockerhub"
+#
+#
+#workflows:
+#  compatibility_checks:
+#    jobs:
+#      - check_compatibility:
+#          python_version: "3.9"
+#          name: check-compatibility-3.9
+#      - check_compatibility:
+#          python_version: "3.10"
+#          name: check-compatibility-3.10
+#      - check_compatibility:
+#          python_version: "3.11"
+#          name: check-compatibility-3.11
+#      - check_compatibility:
+#          python_version: "3.12"
+#          name: check-compatibility-3.12
+#      - check_compatibility:
+#          python_version: "3.13"
+#          name: check-compatibility-3.13
+#
+#
+#  pr-requirements:
+#    jobs:
+#      - check-if-pr-is-draft
+#      - ruff:
+#          python-version: "3.9.13"
+#          requires:
+#            - check-if-pr-is-draft
+#      - build-and-test:
+#          matrix:
+#            parameters:
+#              python-version: [ "3.9.13", "3.10.6", "3.11.4", "3.12.7", "3.13.1" ]
+#          requires:
+#            - check-if-pr-is-draft
+#      - unit-tests-all-python-versions:
+#          requires:
+#            - build-and-test
+#      - lint-and-type-check:
+#          matrix:
+#            parameters:
+#              python-version: [ "3.9.13", "3.10.6", "3.11.4", "3.12.7", "3.13.1" ]
+#          requires:
+#            - check-if-pr-is-draft
+#      #- coveralls:
+#          #requires:
+#            #- build-and-test
+#
+#  release-branches-requirements:
+#    jobs:
+#      - check-changelog-updated:
+#          filters:
+#            branches:
+#              only:
+#                - /^(release|hotfix)/.*/
+#
+#  release-requirements:
+#    jobs:
+#      - check-version-not-released:
+#          filters:
+#            branches:
+#              only:
+#                - master

From 4a8a9472c8125b8a4cb405f3547a48bff210a371 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Roman <roman@opentensor.dev>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:30:29 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 07/11] add permissions and delete CI workflow

---
 .circleci/check_pr_status.sh            |  26 --
 .circleci/config.yml                    | 307 ------------------------
 .github/workflows/changelog-checker.yml |   4 +
 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 333 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100755 .circleci/check_pr_status.sh
 delete mode 100644 .circleci/config.yml

diff --git a/.circleci/check_pr_status.sh b/.circleci/check_pr_status.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 4b31a29698..0000000000
--- a/.circleci/check_pr_status.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# Extract the repository owner
-REPO_OWNER=$(echo $CIRCLE_PULL_REQUEST | awk -F'/' '{print $(NF-3)}')
-
-# Extract the repository name
-REPO_NAME=$(echo $CIRCLE_PULL_REQUEST | awk -F'/' '{print $(NF-2)}')
-
-# Extract the pull request number
-PR_NUMBER=$(echo $CIRCLE_PULL_REQUEST | awk -F'/' '{print $NF}')
-
-
-PR_DETAILS=$(curl -s \
-  "https://api.github.com/repos/$REPO_OWNER/$REPO_NAME/pulls/$PR_NUMBER")
-
-
-IS_DRAFT=$(echo "$PR_DETAILS" | jq -r .draft)
-echo $IS_DRAFT
-
-if [ "$IS_DRAFT" == "true" ]; then
-  echo "This PR is a draft. Skipping the workflow."
-  exit 1
-else
-  echo "This PR is not a draft. Proceeding with the workflow."
-  exit 0
-fi
diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 509936a34c..0000000000
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,307 +0,0 @@
-#version: 2.1
-#
-#orbs:
-#  python: circleci/python@2.1.1
-#  python-lib: dialogue/python-lib@0.1.55
-#
-#jobs:
-#  check-if-pr-is-draft:
-#    docker:
-#      - image: cimg/python:3.10
-#    steps:
-#      - checkout
-#      - run:
-#          name: Install jq
-#          command: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y jq
-#      - run:
-#          name: Check if PR is a draft
-#          command: .circleci/check_pr_status.sh
-#
-#  ruff:
-#    resource_class: small
-#    parameters:
-#      python-version:
-#        type: string
-#    docker:
-#      - image: cimg/python:<< parameters.python-version >>
-#
-#    steps:
-#      - checkout
-#
-#      - restore_cache:
-#          name: Restore cached ruff venv
-#          keys:
-#            - v2-pypi-py-ruff-<< parameters.python-version >>
-#
-#      - run:
-#          name: Update & Activate ruff venv
-#          command: |
-#            python -m venv .venv
-#            . .venv/bin/activate
-#            python -m pip install --upgrade uv
-#            uv pip install ruff==0.11.5
-#
-#      - save_cache:
-#          name: Save cached ruff venv
-#          paths:
-#            - ".venv/"
-#          key: v2-pypi-py-ruff-<< parameters.python-version >>
-#
-#      - run:
-#          name: Ruff format check
-#          command: |
-#            . .venv/bin/activate
-#            ruff format --diff .
-#
-#
-#  check_compatibility:
-#    parameters:
-#      python_version:
-#        type: string
-#    docker:
-#      - image: cimg/python:3.10
-#    steps:
-#      - checkout
-#      - run:
-#          name: Check if requirements files have changed
-#          command: ./scripts/check_requirements_changes.sh
-#      - run:
-#          name: Install dependencies and Check compatibility
-#          command: |
-#            if [ "$REQUIREMENTS_CHANGED" == "true" ]; then
-#              python -m pip install ".[dev,cli]" --dry-run --python-version << parameters.python_version >> --no-deps
-#            else
-#              echo "Skipping compatibility checks..."
-#            fi
-#
-#
-#  build-and-test:
-#    resource_class: medium
-#    parallelism: 2
-#    parameters:
-#      python-version:
-#        type: string
-#    docker:
-#      - image: cimg/python:<< parameters.python-version >>
-#
-#    steps:
-#      - checkout
-#
-#      - run:
-#          name: Update & Activate venv
-#          command: |
-#            python -m venv .venv
-#            . .venv/bin/activate
-#            python -m pip install --upgrade uv
-#            uv sync --extra dev --dev
-#
-#      - run:
-#          name: Install Bittensor
-#          command: |
-#            . .venv/bin/activate
-#            uv sync --extra dev --dev
-#
-#      - run:
-#          name: Instantiate Mock Wallet
-#          command: |
-#            . .venv/bin/activate
-#            ./scripts/create_wallet.sh
-#
-#      - run:
-#          name: Unit Tests
-#          no_output_timeout: 20m
-#          command: |
-#            . .venv/bin/activate
-#            export PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
-#            pytest -n2 --reruns 3 --durations=0 --verbose --junitxml=test-results/unit_tests.xml \
-#            --cov=. --cov-append --cov-config .coveragerc \
-#            --splits $CIRCLE_NODE_TOTAL --group $((CIRCLE_NODE_INDEX + 1)) \
-#            --splitting-algorithm duration_based_chunks --store-durations --durations-path .test_durations \
-#            tests/unit_tests/
-#
-#      - run:
-#          name: Integration Tests
-#          no_output_timeout: 30m
-#          command: |
-#            . .venv/bin/activate
-#            export PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
-#            pytest -n2 --reruns 3 --reruns-delay 15 --durations=0 --verbose --junitxml=test-results/integration_tests.xml \
-#            --cov=. --cov-append --cov-config .coveragerc \
-#            --splits $CIRCLE_NODE_TOTAL --group $((CIRCLE_NODE_INDEX + 1)) \
-#            --splitting-algorithm duration_based_chunks --store-durations --durations-path .test_durations \
-#            tests/integration_tests/
-#
-#      - store_test_results:
-#          path: test-results
-#      - store_artifacts:
-#          path: test-results
-#
-#
-#      #- when:
-#          #condition:
-#            #equal: ["3.10.5", << parameters.python-version >> ]
-#          #steps:
-#            #- run:
-#                #name: Upload Coverage
-#                #command: |
-#                  #. .venv/bin/activate && coveralls
-#                #env:
-#                  #CI_NAME: circleci
-#                  #CI_BUILD_NUMBER: $CIRCLE_BUILD_NUM
-#                  #CI_BUILD_URL: $CIRCLE_BUILD_URL
-#                  #CI_BRANCH: $CIRCLE_BRANCH
-#                  #CI_JOB_ID: $CIRCLE_NODE_INDEX
-#                  #COVERALLS_PARALLEL: true
-#
-#  lint-and-type-check:
-#    resource_class: medium
-#    parallelism: 2
-#    parameters:
-#      python-version:
-#        type: string
-#    docker:
-#      - image: cimg/python:<< parameters.python-version >>
-#
-#    steps:
-#      - checkout
-#
-#      - run:
-#          name: Update & Activate venv
-#          command: |
-#            python -m venv .venv
-#            . .venv/bin/activate
-#            python -m pip install --upgrade uv
-#            uv sync --extra dev --dev
-#            uv pip install flake8
-#
-#      - run:
-#          name: Install Bittensor
-#          command: |
-#            . .venv/bin/activate
-#            uv sync --extra dev --dev
-#
-#      - run:
-#          name: Lint with flake8
-#          command: |
-#            . .venv/bin/activate
-#            python -m flake8 bittensor/ --count
-#
-#      - run:
-#          name: Type check with mypy
-#          command: |
-#            . .venv/bin/activate
-#            python -m mypy --ignore-missing-imports bittensor/
-#
-#
-#  unit-tests-all-python-versions:
-#    docker:
-#      - image: cimg/python:3.10
-#    steps:
-#      - run:
-#          name: Placeholder command
-#          command: echo "Success, only runs if all python versions ran"
-#
-#  coveralls:
-#    docker:
-#      - image: cimg/python:3.10
-#    steps:
-#      - run:
-#          name: Combine Coverage
-#          command: |
-#            uv pip install --upgrade coveralls
-#            coveralls --finish --rcfile .coveragerc || echo "Failed to upload coverage"
-#
-#
-#
-#  check-changelog-updated:
-#    docker:
-#      - image: cimg/python:3.10
-#    steps:
-#      - checkout
-#      - run:
-#          name: File CHANGELOG.md is updated
-#          command: |
-#            [[ $(git diff-tree --no-commit-id --name-only -r HEAD..master | grep CHANGELOG.md | wc -l) == 1 ]] && echo "CHANGELOG.md has changed"
-#
-#
-#
-#  check-version-not-released:
-#    docker:
-#      - image: cimg/python:3.10
-#    steps:
-#      - checkout
-#      - run:
-#          name: Git tag does not exist for the current version
-#          command: |
-#            [[ $(git tag | grep `cat VERSION` | wc -l) == 0 ]] && echo "VERSION is not a tag"
-#      - run:
-#          name: Pypi package 'bittensor' does not exist for the current version
-#          command: |
-#            [[ $(pip index versions bittensor | grep `cat VERSION` | wc -l) == 0 ]] && echo "Pypi package 'bittensor' does not exist"
-#      - run:
-#          name: Docker image 'opentensorfdn/bittensor' does not exist for the current version
-#          command: |
-#            [[ $(docker manifest inspect opentensorfdn/bittensor:`cat VERSION` > /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; echo $?) == 1 ]] && echo "Docker image 'opentensorfdn/bittensor:`cat VERSION`' does not exist in dockerhub"
-#
-#
-#workflows:
-#  compatibility_checks:
-#    jobs:
-#      - check_compatibility:
-#          python_version: "3.9"
-#          name: check-compatibility-3.9
-#      - check_compatibility:
-#          python_version: "3.10"
-#          name: check-compatibility-3.10
-#      - check_compatibility:
-#          python_version: "3.11"
-#          name: check-compatibility-3.11
-#      - check_compatibility:
-#          python_version: "3.12"
-#          name: check-compatibility-3.12
-#      - check_compatibility:
-#          python_version: "3.13"
-#          name: check-compatibility-3.13
-#
-#
-#  pr-requirements:
-#    jobs:
-#      - check-if-pr-is-draft
-#      - ruff:
-#          python-version: "3.9.13"
-#          requires:
-#            - check-if-pr-is-draft
-#      - build-and-test:
-#          matrix:
-#            parameters:
-#              python-version: [ "3.9.13", "3.10.6", "3.11.4", "3.12.7", "3.13.1" ]
-#          requires:
-#            - check-if-pr-is-draft
-#      - unit-tests-all-python-versions:
-#          requires:
-#            - build-and-test
-#      - lint-and-type-check:
-#          matrix:
-#            parameters:
-#              python-version: [ "3.9.13", "3.10.6", "3.11.4", "3.12.7", "3.13.1" ]
-#          requires:
-#            - check-if-pr-is-draft
-#      #- coveralls:
-#          #requires:
-#            #- build-and-test
-#
-#  release-branches-requirements:
-#    jobs:
-#      - check-changelog-updated:
-#          filters:
-#            branches:
-#              only:
-#                - /^(release|hotfix)/.*/
-#
-#  release-requirements:
-#    jobs:
-#      - check-version-not-released:
-#          filters:
-#            branches:
-#              only:
-#                - master
diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog-checker.yml b/.github/workflows/changelog-checker.yml
index 9342a34344..7407e21607 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/changelog-checker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/changelog-checker.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 name: Changelog guard (for release of hotfix)
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches:

From 47ea90e0fa48e97724b7aef38a24657bc6e14810 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Roman <roman@opentensor.dev>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:34:56 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 08/11] remove deprecated workflow

---
 .github/workflows/auto-assign.yml | 15 ---------------
 1 file changed, 15 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 .github/workflows/auto-assign.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-assign.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-assign.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3a952f91b8..0000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-assign.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-name: Auto Assign Cortex to Pull Requests
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    types: [opened, reopened]
-
-jobs:
-  auto-assign:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - name: Auto-assign Cortex Team
-      uses: kentaro-m/auto-assign-action@v1.2.4
-      with:
-        repo-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-        configuration-path: .github/auto_assign.yml
\ No newline at end of file

From 0ea23382405699fe5588cad0735408f0cb1478ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Roman <roman@opentensor.dev>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:41:09 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 09/11] rename job

---
 .github/workflows/unit-and-integration-tests.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-and-integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-and-integration-tests.yml
index 64f9404167..b74e9bd36e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-and-integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-and-integration-tests.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, edited]
 
 jobs:
-  unit-tests:
+  tests:
     if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 

From c5c3cad6054c578ba7535575e64e937cb51c0651 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Roman <roman@opentensor.dev>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:44:01 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 10/11] rename and add matrix

---
 .github/workflows/unit-and-integration-tests.yml | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-and-integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-and-integration-tests.yml
index b74e9bd36e..206aaa6842 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-and-integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-and-integration-tests.yml
@@ -7,10 +7,16 @@ on:
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, edited]
 
 jobs:
-  tests:
+  unit-and-integration-tests:
     if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      max-parallel: 5
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4

From ad517e739e1c5585ee1188dd9a13ee7e2abe72cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Roman <roman@opentensor.dev>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:59:02 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 11/11] update workflow name

---
 .github/workflows/unit-and-integration-tests.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-and-integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-and-integration-tests.yml
index 206aaa6842..7bc70ae030 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-and-integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-and-integration-tests.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Unit tests checker
+name: Unit and integration tests checker
 permissions:
   contents: read