diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-sign-notarize.yml b/.github/workflows/build-sign-notarize.yml
index 7166242..be23de3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-sign-notarize.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-sign-notarize.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ jobs:
       is-updated: ${{ steps.check_version.outputs.updated }}
     steps:
       - uses: teaxyz/setup@v0
+        with:
+          version: 0.35.7
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 5
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: teaxyz/setup@v0
         with:
-          version: 0.31.2
+          version: 0.35.7
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: cache node_modules build
@@ -164,7 +166,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: teaxyz/setup@v0
       with:
-        version: 0.31.2
+        version: 0.35.7
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - run: rm -rf ./*.{dmg,zip} || true
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a64b216..f5e5b0e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -45,16 +45,26 @@ jobs:
             no preview or changes related to UI
   test:
     needs: changes
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
       - uses: teaxyz/setup@v0
         with:
-          version: 0.31.2
+          version: 0.35.7
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      # - name: cache node_modules build
+      #   uses: actions/cache@v3
+      #   with:
+      #     key: test-ubuntu
+      #     path: |
+      #       ./pnpm
+      #       ./.pnpm-store
+      #       ./node_modules
+      #       ./modules/desktop/node_modules
+      #       ./modules/ui/node_modules
       - name: cache node_modules build
         uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
-          key: test-ubuntu
+          key: test-mac
           path: |
             ./pnpm
             ./.pnpm-store
@@ -84,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: teaxyz/setup@v0
         with:
-          version: 0.31.2
+          version: 0.35.7
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: cache node_modules build
         uses: actions/cache@v3
@@ -105,21 +115,26 @@ jobs:
         env:
           CSC_IDENTITY_AUTO_DISCOVERY: "false"
           MAC_BUILD_TARGET: "dir"
+      - name: setup dev
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p /Users/runner/.tea/tea.xyz/gui
+          touch /Users/runner/.tea/tea.xyz/gui/dev
       - name: e2e test
         run: tea -E xc e2e
 
   build_svelte:
     needs: changes
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
       - uses: teaxyz/setup@v0
         with:
-          version: 0.31.2
+          version: 0.35.7
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: cache node_modules build
         uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
-          key: ubuntu-latest-pnpm
+          # key: ubuntu-latest-pnpm
+          key: mac-latest-pnpm
           path: |
             ./pnpm
             ./.pnpm-store
@@ -129,7 +144,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: cache electron build
         uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
-          key: ubuntu-latest-electron
+          key: mac-latest-electron
+          # key: ubuntu-latest-electron
           path: |
             ./modules/desktop/.svelte-kit
             ./modules/desktop/build
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d833517..da00615 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -182,10 +182,10 @@ tea gh release create "v$V"
 
 | Project                           |  Version  |
 |-----------------------------------|-----------|
-| nodejs.org                        | =18.15.0  |
-| pnpm.io                           | =7.18.2   |
-| xcfile.dev                        | >=0.0.110 |
-| python.org                        | ^3.10     |
+| nodejs.org                        | =18.16.0  |
+| pnpm.io                           | =7.33.1   |
+| xcfile.dev                        | >=0.4.1 |
+| python.org                        | ^3.11     |
 
 [`tea/cli`]: https://github.com/teaxyz/cli
 [`xc`]: https://xcfile.dev
diff --git a/modules/desktop/electron/libs/auth.ts b/modules/desktop/electron/libs/auth.ts
index 2ea1691..b0c38cb 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/electron/libs/auth.ts
+++ b/modules/desktop/electron/libs/auth.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import get from "./v1-client";
 import { DeviceAuth } from "../../src/libs/types";
 import { notifyMainWindow } from "../electron";
 import { InitWatcher } from "./initialize";
+import { baseURL } from "./v1-client";
 
 const sessionFilePath = path.join(getTeaPath(), "tea.xyz/gui/tmp.dat");
 const sessionFolder = path.join(getTeaPath(), "tea.xyz/gui");
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ let deviceIdRetryCount = 0;
 async function getDeviceId() {
   let deviceId = "";
   try {
-    const req = await axios.get<{ deviceId: string }>("https://api.tea.xyz/v1/auth/registerDevice");
+    const req = await axios.get<{ deviceId: string }>(`${baseURL}/v1/auth/registerDevice`);
     deviceId = req.data.deviceId;
   } catch (error) {
     log.error(error);
diff --git a/modules/desktop/electron/libs/v1-client.ts b/modules/desktop/electron/libs/v1-client.ts
index 8974438..98d7898 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/electron/libs/v1-client.ts
+++ b/modules/desktop/electron/libs/v1-client.ts
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ import { createReadStream, statSync } from "fs";
 import { deepReadDir } from "./tea-dir";
 import fetch from "node-fetch";
 import { hooks } from "@teaxyz/lib";
+import { isDev } from "./auto-updater";
 
 import { readSessionData, type Session } from "./auth";
 
-const base = "https://api.tea.xyz";
+export const baseURL = isDev() ? "https://app.dev.tea.xyz" : "https://app.tea.xyz";
 const publicHeader = { Authorization: "public" };
 export async function get<T>(urlPath: string) {
   try {
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ export async function get<T>(urlPath: string) {
         ? await getHeaders(`GET/${urlPath}`, session)
         : publicHeader;
 
-    const url = new URL(path.join("v1", urlPath), base).toString();
+    const url = new URL(path.join("v1", urlPath), baseURL).toString();
     // TODO: add headers
     const req = await axios.request<T>({
       method: "GET",
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ export async function post<T>(urlPath: string, data: { [key: string]: any }) {
         ? await getHeaders(`GET/${urlPath}`, session)
         : publicHeader;
 
-    const url = new URL(path.join("v1", urlPath), base).toString();
+    const url = new URL(path.join("v1", urlPath), baseURL).toString();
     const req = await axios.request<T>({
       method: "POST",
       url,
diff --git a/modules/desktop/package.json b/modules/desktop/package.json
index cbaaee3..64960e4 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/package.json
+++ b/modules/desktop/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "tea",
-  "version": "0.2.24",
+  "version": "0.2.25",
   "private": true,
   "description": "tea gui app",
   "author": "tea.xyz",
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@
   },
   "type": "module",
   "dependencies": {
+    "@deno/shim-crypto": "^0.3.1",
+    "@deno/shim-deno": "^0.16.1",
     "@electron/asar": "^3.2.3",
     "@sentry/browser": "^7.49.0",
     "@sentry/electron": "^4.4.0",
@@ -107,19 +109,23 @@
     "electron-vite": "^1.0.18",
     "electron-window-state": "^5.0.3",
     "fuse.js": "^6.6.2",
+    "is-what": "^4.1.15",
     "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
+    "koffi": "^2.4.2",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "lorem-ipsum": "^2.0.8",
     "mixpanel-browser": "^2.45.0",
     "mkdirp": "^2.1.3",
     "moment": "^2.29.4",
     "mousetrap": "^1.6.5",
+    "outdent": "^0.8.0",
     "pushy-electron": "^1.0.11",
     "renderer": "link:@types/electron/renderer",
     "svelte-infinite-scroll": "^2.0.1",
     "svelte-markdown": "^0.2.3",
     "svelte-watch-resize": "^1.0.3",
     "sveltekit-i18n": "^2.2.2",
+    "undici": "^5.22.1",
     "upath": "^2.0.1",
     "vite-plugin-static-copy": "^0.13.1",
     "yaml": "^2.2.1"
diff --git a/modules/desktop/src/components/profile-banner/profile-banner.svelte b/modules/desktop/src/components/profile-banner/profile-banner.svelte
index f6c1370..e0de03b 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/src/components/profile-banner/profile-banner.svelte
+++ b/modules/desktop/src/components/profile-banner/profile-banner.svelte
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   import { authStore } from "$libs/stores";
 
   const { user } = authStore;
-  // const authPage = `http://localhost:3000/v1/auth/user?device_id=${authStore.deviceId}`; // https://api.tea.xyz/v1/auth/user?device_id=device_id
+  // const authPage = `http://localhost:3000/v1/auth/user?device_id=${authStore.deviceId}`; // https://app.tea.xyz/v1/auth/user?device_id=device_id
 </script>
 
 {#if $user}
diff --git a/modules/desktop/src/components/top-bar/login-button.svelte b/modules/desktop/src/components/top-bar/login-button.svelte
index 7cd7e66..c6d7695 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/src/components/top-bar/login-button.svelte
+++ b/modules/desktop/src/components/top-bar/login-button.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import { authStore } from "$libs/stores";
   import { getSession } from "@native";
-  import { baseUrl } from "$libs/v1-client";
+  import { getBaseURL } from "$libs/v1-client";
   import { shellOpenExternal, pollDeviceSession } from "@native";
   import mouseLeaveDelay from "@tea/ui/lib/mouse-leave-delay";
   const { user } = authStore;
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
         const session = await getSession();
 
         if (session && session.device_id) {
+          const baseUrl = await getBaseURL();
           shellOpenExternal(`${baseUrl}/auth/user?device_id=${session.device_id}`);
           pollDeviceSession();
         } else {
diff --git a/modules/desktop/src/libs/github.ts b/modules/desktop/src/libs/github.ts
index ef02856..56659c5 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/src/libs/github.ts
+++ b/modules/desktop/src/libs/github.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export async function getRepoAsPackage(owner: string, repo: string): Promise<Par
 }
 
 export const trimGithubSlug = (slug: string): string => {
-  const [owner, repo] = slug.split("/");
+  const gh = slug.replace("https://github.com/", "");
+  const [owner, repo] = gh.split("/");
   return [owner, repo].join("/");
 };
diff --git a/modules/desktop/src/libs/native-electron.ts b/modules/desktop/src/libs/native-electron.ts
index 5007e4e..13cacc7 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/src/libs/native-electron.ts
+++ b/modules/desktop/src/libs/native-electron.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *      thus saving us so much time
  *
  * primary concerns here are any method that does the following:
- *  - connect to remote api(api.tea.xyz) and returns a data
+ *  - connect to remote api(app.tea.xyz) and returns a data
  *  - connect to a local platform api and returns a data
  */
 
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import * as mock from "./native-mock";
 import { PackageStates, type InstalledPackage } from "./types";
 
 import { get as apiGet } from "$libs/v1-client";
-import axios from "axios";
 import withRetry from "./utils/retry";
 import log from "./logger";
 const { ipcRenderer, shell } = window.require("electron");
@@ -26,9 +25,9 @@ const { ipcRenderer, shell } = window.require("electron");
 export async function getDistPackages(): Promise<Package[]> {
   try {
     return withRetry(async () => {
-      const req = await axios.get<Package[]>("https://gui.tea.xyz/packages.json");
-      log.info("packages received:", req.data.length);
-      return req.data;
+      const packages = await apiGet<Package[]>("packages");
+      log.info("packages received:", packages?.length);
+      return packages || [];
     });
   } catch (error) {
     log.error("getDistPackagesList:", error);
@@ -136,6 +135,7 @@ export async function getPackage(packageName: string): Promise<Partial<Package>>
   try {
     return await withRetry(async () => {
       const data = await apiGet<Partial<Package>>(`packages/${packageName.replaceAll("/", ":")}`);
+      log.info("package received:", data);
       if (data) {
         return data;
       } else {
diff --git a/modules/desktop/src/libs/native-mock.ts b/modules/desktop/src/libs/native-mock.ts
index fc5516c..7447384 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/src/libs/native-mock.ts
+++ b/modules/desktop/src/libs/native-mock.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * may contain fake/mock data
  *
  * TODO:
- *  * make cors work with api.tea.xyz/v1
+ *  * make cors work with app.tea.xyz/v1
  */
 import type { Package, Review, AirtablePost, Bottle } from "@tea/ui/types";
 import type { GUIPackage, Session, Packages, AutoUpdateStatus } from "./types";
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ import { PackageStates } from "./types";
 import { loremIpsum } from "lorem-ipsum";
 import _ from "lodash";
 
-// import { getSession } from '$libs/stores/auth';
-import * as v1Client from "$libs/v1-client";
-
 const packages: Package[] = [
   {
     slug: "mesonbuild_com",
diff --git a/modules/desktop/src/libs/stores/pkgs.ts b/modules/desktop/src/libs/stores/pkgs.ts
index f0a1f4e..c82fbe9 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/src/libs/stores/pkgs.ts
+++ b/modules/desktop/src/libs/stores/pkgs.ts
@@ -120,14 +120,14 @@ To read more about this package go to [${guiPkg.homepage}](${guiPkg.homepage}).
       type: "md"
     },
     synced: true,
-    github: pkg.github
-      ? trimGithubSlug(pkg.github)
+    github_url: pkg.github_url
+      ? trimGithubSlug(pkg.github_url)
       : pkg.full_name?.includes("github.com")
       ? trimGithubSlug(pkg.full_name.split("github.com/")[1])
       : ""
   };
-  if (updatedPackage.github) {
-    const [owner, repo] = updatedPackage.github.split("/");
+  if (updatedPackage.github_url) {
+    const [owner, repo] = updatedPackage.github_url.split("/");
     const [readme, contributors, repoData] = await Promise.all([
       getReadme(owner, repo),
       getContributors(owner, repo),
diff --git a/modules/desktop/src/libs/v1-client.ts b/modules/desktop/src/libs/v1-client.ts
index fd4042f..3a852d6 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/src/libs/v1-client.ts
+++ b/modules/desktop/src/libs/v1-client.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,29 @@
 import axios from "axios";
-import type { Session } from "$libs/types";
-import bcrypt from "bcryptjs";
-import { getSession } from "$libs/stores/auth";
 import { getHeaders } from "@native";
 import log from "./logger";
 
-export const baseUrl = "https://api.tea.xyz/v1";
+import { isDev } from "@native";
+
+let dev = false;
+export const getBaseURL = async (): Promise<string> => {
+  if (dev) return "https://app.dev.tea.xyz";
+  const notProd = await isDev();
+  dev = notProd;
+  return notProd ? "https://app.dev.tea.xyz" : "https://app.tea.xyz";
+};
 
 export async function get<T>(
   urlPath: string,
   params?: { [key: string]: string }
 ): Promise<T | null> {
   log.info(`GET /v1/${urlPath}`);
-
+  const baseURL = await getBaseURL();
   const headers = await getHeaders(`GET/${urlPath}`);
   delete headers["User-Agent"]; // this is in the browser, not allowed to modify UserAgent
 
   const req = await axios.request({
     method: "GET",
-    baseURL: "https://api.tea.xyz",
+    baseURL,
     url: ["v1", ...urlPath.split("/")].filter((p) => p).join("/"),
     headers,
     params,
diff --git a/modules/desktop/test/specs/app.e2e.ts b/modules/desktop/test/specs/app.e2e.ts
index 79f6c15..b6b32d8 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/test/specs/app.e2e.ts
+++ b/modules/desktop/test/specs/app.e2e.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ describe("basic smoke test", () => {
   beforeEach(async () => {
     utils = setupUtils(browser);
     await utils.goHome();
+    await (await utils.screen.findByText("Stable Diffusion web UI")).waitForExist();
   });
 
   it("install brewkit from the made by tea tab", async () => {
diff --git a/modules/desktop/test/specs/utils.ts b/modules/desktop/test/specs/utils.ts
index 679c438..15f5b63 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/test/specs/utils.ts
+++ b/modules/desktop/test/specs/utils.ts
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ export function setupUtils(browser: WebdriverIO.Browser) {
     slug: string,
     state: "INSTALLED" | "UPDATE" | "UPDATED" = "INSTALLED"
   ) => {
-    // wait 30 seconds for the badge to show up
-    for (let i = 0; i < 30; i++) {
+    // wait 60 seconds for the badge to show up
+    for (let i = 0; i < 60; i++) {
       const badge = await findByTestId(`install-badge-${slug}`);
       expect(badge).toExist();
 
diff --git a/modules/ui/src/types.ts b/modules/ui/src/types.ts
index d446865..5ae98f4 100644
--- a/modules/ui/src/types.ts
+++ b/modules/ui/src/types.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ export interface Package {
   license?: string;
   size_bytes?: number;
   documentation_url?: string;
-  github?: string;
+  github?: string; // TODO: remove this eventually
+  github_url?: string;
   contributors?: Contributor[];
   readme?: {
     data: string;
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index b88d89a..5be315c 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ importers:
 
   modules/desktop:
     specifiers:
+      '@deno/shim-crypto': ^0.3.1
+      '@deno/shim-deno': ^0.16.1
       '@electron/asar': ^3.2.3
       '@electron/notarize': ^1.2.3
       '@playwright/experimental-ct-svelte': ^1.29.2
@@ -70,14 +72,17 @@ importers:
       eslint-config-prettier: ^8.3.0
       eslint-plugin-svelte3: ^4.0.0
       fuse.js: ^6.6.2
+      is-what: ^4.1.15
       js-yaml: ^4.1.0
       jsdom: ^21.0.0
+      koffi: ^2.4.2
       lodash: ^4.17.21
       lorem-ipsum: ^2.0.8
       mixpanel-browser: ^2.45.0
       mkdirp: ^2.1.3
       moment: ^2.29.4
       mousetrap: ^1.6.5
+      outdent: ^0.8.0
       postcss: ^8.4.19
       prettier: ^2.8.8
       prettier-plugin-svelte: ^2.10.0
@@ -96,6 +101,7 @@ importers:
       ts-node: ^10.9.1
       tslib: ^2.3.1
       typescript: ^4.7.4
+      undici: ^5.22.1
       upath: ^2.0.1
       vite: ^4.1.1
       vite-plugin-static-copy: ^0.13.1
@@ -103,6 +109,8 @@ importers:
       wdio-electron-service: ^4.0.2
       yaml: ^2.2.1
     dependencies:
+      '@deno/shim-crypto': 0.3.1
+      '@deno/shim-deno': 0.16.1
       '@electron/asar': 3.2.4
       '@sentry/browser': 7.51.2
       '@sentry/electron': 4.5.0
@@ -127,19 +135,23 @@ importers:
       electron-vite: 1.0.22_vite@4.3.5
       electron-window-state: 5.0.3
       fuse.js: 6.6.2
+      is-what: 4.1.15
       js-yaml: 4.1.0
+      koffi: 2.4.2
       lodash: 4.17.21
       lorem-ipsum: 2.0.8
       mixpanel-browser: 2.47.0
       mkdirp: 2.1.6
       moment: 2.29.4
       mousetrap: 1.6.5
+      outdent: 0.8.0
       pushy-electron: 1.0.11
       renderer: link:@types/electron/renderer
       svelte-infinite-scroll: 2.0.1
       svelte-markdown: 0.2.3_svelte@3.59.1
       svelte-watch-resize: 1.0.3
       sveltekit-i18n: 2.2.2_svelte@3.59.1
+      undici: 5.22.1
       upath: 2.0.1
       vite-plugin-static-copy: 0.13.1_vite@4.3.5
       yaml: 2.2.2
@@ -3552,7 +3564,7 @@ packages:
       sirv: 2.0.3
       svelte: 3.59.1
       tiny-glob: 0.2.9
-      undici: 5.22.0
+      undici: 5.22.1
       vite: 4.3.5
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
@@ -8406,6 +8418,11 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=12.13'}
     dev: false
 
+  /is-what/4.1.15:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-uKua1wfy3Yt+YqsD6mTUEa2zSi3G1oPlqTflgaPJ7z63vUGN5pxFpnQfeSLMFnJDEsdvOtkp1rUWkYjB4YfhgA==}
+    engines: {node: '>=12.13'}
+    dev: false
+
   /is-wsl/2.2.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-fKzAra0rGJUUBwGBgNkHZuToZcn+TtXHpeCgmkMJMMYx1sQDYaCSyjJBSCa2nH1DGm7s3n1oBnohoVTBaN7Lww==}
     engines: {node: '>=8'}
@@ -8841,6 +8858,11 @@ packages:
     requiresBuild: true
     dev: false
 
+  /koffi/2.4.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-XDAev7zupyLwj9ze/4728T7NSHbnYXEptFrQuiEJS3ou8RJYp86HkXjqD9oNYoc4wWWAjeJtPJsRQfRVA/iqvg==}
+    requiresBuild: true
+    dev: false
+
   /ky/0.33.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-CasD9OCEQSFIam2U8efFK81Yeg8vNMTBUqtMOHlrcWQHqUX3HeCl9Dr31u4toV7emlH8Mymk5+9p0lL6mKb/Xw==}
     engines: {node: '>=14.16'}
@@ -12300,6 +12322,13 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=14.0'}
     dependencies:
       busboy: 1.6.0
+    dev: false
+
+  /undici/5.22.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Ji2IJhFXZY0x/0tVBXeQwgPlLWw13GVzpsWPQ3rV50IFMMof2I55PZZxtm4P6iNq+L5znYN9nSTAq0ZyE6lSJw==}
+    engines: {node: '>=14.0'}
+    dependencies:
+      busboy: 1.6.0
 
   /unfetch/4.2.0:
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