diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index 785459fe..5ae08b8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -15,82 +15,57 @@ on:
       - "Cargo.toml"
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
-  CARGO_INCREMENTAL: true
+  CARGO_REGISTRIES_CRATES_IO_PROTOCOL: sparse
   
 concurrency:
   group:  CI-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
-  build:
-    name: Build and Initialize profile.dev Cache
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.3.0
-      - uses: rui314/setup-mold@v1
-      - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1.0.7
-        with:
-          profile: minimal
-          toolchain: stable
-          override: true
-      - uses: actions/cache@v3.2.5
-        with:
-          path: |
-            ./.cargo/.build
-            ./target
-            ~/.cargo
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-dev-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-      - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1.0.3
-        with:
-          command: build
 
-  check:
-    name: Check
-    needs: [build]
+  development-lint:
+    name: Clippy with debug-assertions
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3.3.0
       - uses: rui314/setup-mold@v1
-      - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1.0.7
-        with:
-          profile: minimal
-          toolchain: stable
-          override: true
-      - uses: actions/cache@v3.2.5
+      - run: rustup install stable
+      - run: rustup update
+      - run: rustup component add clippy
+      - uses: actions/cache@v3.2.6
         with:
           path: |
             ./.cargo/.build
             ./target
             ~/.cargo
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-dev-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-      - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1.0.3
+      - name: Clippy
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1.0.3
         with:
-          command: check
-
-  clippy:
-    name: Clippy
-    needs: [build]
+          command: clippy
+          args: -- -D warnings -C debug-assertions=y
+  
+  production-lint:
+    name: Clippy without debug-assertions
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3.3.0
       - uses: rui314/setup-mold@v1
-      - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1.0.7
-        with:
-          profile: minimal
-          toolchain: stable
-          override: true
+      - run: rustup install stable
+      - run: rustup update
       - run: rustup component add clippy
-      - uses: actions/cache@v3.2.5
+      - uses: actions/cache@v3.2.6
         with:
           path: |
             ./.cargo/.build
             ./target
             ~/.cargo
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-dev-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-      - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1.0.3
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-prod-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+      - name: Clippy
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1.0.3
         with:
           command: clippy
-          args: -- -D warnings
+          args: -- -D warnings -C debug-assertions=n
 
   # things that use the cargo-test cache
   test:
@@ -99,11 +74,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3.3.0
       - uses: rui314/setup-mold@v1
-      - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1.0.7
-        with:
-          profile: minimal
-          toolchain: stable
-          override: true
+      - run: rustup install stable
+      - run: rustup update
       - uses: actions/cache@v3.2.5
         with:
           path: |
@@ -122,13 +94,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3.3.0
-      - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1.0.7
-        with:
-          profile: minimal
-          toolchain: stable
-          override: true
+      - run: rustup install stable
+      - run: rustup update
       - run: rustup component add rustfmt
       - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1.0.3
         with:
           command: fmt
-          args: --all -- --check
+          args: --all -- --check
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5bb68acd..0d99d3ac 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3105,9 +3105,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "openssl"
-version = "0.10.45"
+version = "0.10.48"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b102428fd03bc5edf97f62620f7298614c45cedf287c271e7ed450bbaf83f2e1"
+checksum = "518915b97df115dd36109bfa429a48b8f737bd05508cf9588977b599648926d2"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "cfg-if",
@@ -3137,9 +3137,9 @@ checksum = "ff011a302c396a5197692431fc1948019154afc178baf7d8e37367442a4601cf"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "openssl-sys"
-version = "0.9.80"
+version = "0.9.83"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "23bbbf7854cd45b83958ebe919f0e8e516793727652e27fda10a8384cfc790b7"
+checksum = "666416d899cf077260dac8698d60a60b435a46d57e82acb1be3d0dad87284e5b"
 dependencies = [
  "autocfg",
  "cc",
@@ -3716,9 +3716,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rust-embed"
-version = "6.4.2"
+version = "6.6.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "283ffe2f866869428c92e0d61c2f35dfb4355293cdfdc48f49e895c15f1333d1"
+checksum = "1b68543d5527e158213414a92832d2aab11a84d2571a5eb021ebe22c43aab066"
 dependencies = [
  "rust-embed-impl",
  "rust-embed-utils",
@@ -3727,9 +3727,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rust-embed-impl"
-version = "6.3.1"
+version = "6.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "31ab23d42d71fb9be1b643fe6765d292c5e14d46912d13f3ae2815ca048ea04d"
+checksum = "4d4e0f0ced47ded9a68374ac145edd65a6c1fa13a96447b873660b2a568a0fd7"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -3741,9 +3741,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rust-embed-utils"
-version = "7.3.0"
+version = "7.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c1669d81dfabd1b5f8e2856b8bbe146c6192b0ba22162edc738ac0a5de18f054"
+checksum = "512b0ab6853f7e14e3c8754acb43d6f748bb9ced66aa5915a6553ac8213f7731"
 dependencies = [
  "sha2",
  "walkdir",
diff --git a/create-rust-app/Cargo.toml b/create-rust-app/Cargo.toml
index f31a33c6..b412912a 100644
--- a/create-rust-app/Cargo.toml
+++ b/create-rust-app/Cargo.toml
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ plugin_storage = [ "aws-config", "aws-types", "aws-endpoint", "aws-sdk-s3", "tok
 plugin_graphql = []
 plugin_utoipa = ["utoipa", "utoipa-swagger-ui", "backend_actix-web"]
 plugin_tasks = ["fang"]
+plugin_workspace_support = []
 backend_poem = ["poem", "anyhow", "mime_guess", "tokio"]
 backend_actix-web = ["actix-web", "actix-http", "actix-files", "actix-multipart", "actix-web-httpauth","derive_more", "futures", "env_logger"]
 backend_axum = ["axum", "axum/ws", "tokio"]
diff --git a/create-rust-app/src/database/mod.rs b/create-rust-app/src/database/mod.rs
index c8b9f9a4..ddbd053c 100644
--- a/create-rust-app/src/database/mod.rs
+++ b/create-rust-app/src/database/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-use diesel::PgConnection;
 use diesel::r2d2::{self, ConnectionManager, PooledConnection};
+
 use once_cell::sync::OnceCell;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "database_postgres")]
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ type DbCon = diesel::PgConnection;
 #[cfg(feature = "database_sqlite")]
 type DbCon = diesel::SqliteConnection;
 
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 #[cfg(feature = "database_postgres")]
 pub type DieselBackend = diesel::pg::Pg;
 
diff --git a/create-rust-app/src/dev/mod.rs b/create-rust-app/src/dev/mod.rs
index 1abc55ff..bebef395 100644
--- a/create-rust-app/src/dev/mod.rs
+++ b/create-rust-app/src/dev/mod.rs
@@ -197,7 +197,15 @@ fn get_features(project_dir: &'static str) -> Vec<String> {
     let cargo_toml = Manifest::from_path(PathBuf::from_iter([project_dir, "Cargo.toml"]))
         .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("Could not find \"{}\"", project_dir));
     // .expect(&format!("Could not find \"{project_dir}\""));
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "plugin_workspace_support"))]
     let deps = cargo_toml.dependencies;
+    #[cfg(feature = "plugin_workspace_support")]
+    let mut deps = cargo_toml.dependencies;
+    #[cfg(feature = "plugin_workspace_support")]
+    if let Some(workspace) = cargo_toml.workspace {
+        // if the manifest has a workspace table, also read dependencies in there
+        deps.extend(workspace.dependencies);
+    }
     let dep = deps.get("create-rust-app").unwrap_or_else(|| {
         panic!(
             "Expected \"{}\" to list 'create-rust-app' as a dependency.",
diff --git a/create-rust-app/src/tasks/mod.rs b/create-rust-app/src/tasks/mod.rs
index d2ebc9cc..c9cd5525 100644
--- a/create-rust-app/src/tasks/mod.rs
+++ b/create-rust-app/src/tasks/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+use crate::Database;
 use fang::Queue;
 use once_cell::sync::OnceCell;
-use crate::Database;
 // re-export setup for tasks
 pub use crate::setup;
 
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ pub fn queue() -> &'static Queue {
     QUEUE.get_or_init(|| {
         let db = Database::new();
 
-        Queue::builder()
-            .connection_pool(db.pool.clone())
-            .build()
+        Queue::builder().connection_pool(db.pool.clone()).build()
     })
 }
diff --git a/create-rust-app/src/util/actix_web_utils.rs b/create-rust-app/src/util/actix_web_utils.rs
index e819f78f..52bdb866 100644
--- a/create-rust-app/src/util/actix_web_utils.rs
+++ b/create-rust-app/src/util/actix_web_utils.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
+#[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+use actix_http::Uri;
+#[cfg(debug_assertions)]
 use std::str::FromStr;
+#[cfg(debug_assertions)]
 use std::sync::Mutex;
 
 use super::template_utils::SinglePageApplication;
 use crate::util::template_utils::{to_template_name, DEFAULT_TEMPLATE, TEMPLATES};
 use actix_files::NamedFile;
-use actix_http::Uri;
+
 use actix_web::http::StatusCode;
 use actix_web::{web, HttpRequest, HttpResponse, Scope};
 use tera::Context;
@@ -136,11 +140,14 @@ pub async fn render_views(req: HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse {
     template_response(req, content)
 }
 
-fn template_response(req: HttpRequest, content: String) -> HttpResponse {
+fn template_response(_req: HttpRequest, content: String) -> HttpResponse {
+    #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
+    let content = content;
+    #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
     let mut content = content;
     #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
     {
-        let uri = Uri::from_str(req.connection_info().host());
+        let uri = Uri::from_str(_req.connection_info().host());
         let hostname = match &uri {
             Ok(uri) => uri.host().unwrap_or("localhost"),
             Err(_) => "localhost",
diff --git a/create-rust-app/src/util/template_utils.rs b/create-rust-app/src/util/template_utils.rs
index 99d87702..ee68a87c 100644
--- a/create-rust-app/src/util/template_utils.rs
+++ b/create-rust-app/src/util/template_utils.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ impl tera::Function for InjectBundle {
                         {
                             let manifest_entry = VITE_MANIFEST
                                 .get(&format!("bundles/{bundle_name}"))
-                                .expect(&format!("could not get bundle `{bundle_name}`"));
+                                .unwrap_or_else(|| {
+                                    panic!("{}", "could not get bundle `{bundle_name}`")
+                                });
                             let entry_file = format!(
                                 r#"<script type="module" src="/{file}"></script>"#,
                                 file = manifest_entry.file
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ impl tera::Function for InjectBundle {
                                 .css
                                 .as_ref()
                                 .unwrap_or(&vec![])
-                                .into_iter()
+                                .iter()
                                 .map(|css_file| {
                                     format!(
                                         r#"<link rel="stylesheet" href="/{file}" />"#,
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ impl tera::Function for InjectBundle {
                                 .dynamicImports
                                 .as_ref()
                                 .unwrap_or(&vec![])
-                                .into_iter()
+                                .iter()
                                 .map(|dyn_script_file| {
                                     // TODO: make this deferred or async -- look this up!~
                                     format!(
diff --git a/create-rust-app_cli/Cargo.toml b/create-rust-app_cli/Cargo.toml
index d419c4ac..5f4754a4 100644
--- a/create-rust-app_cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/create-rust-app_cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ console = "0.15.5"
 dialoguer = "0.10.3"
 indoc = "1.0.8"
 walkdir = "2.3.2"
-rust-embed = "6.4.2"
+rust-embed = { version = "6.6.1", features = ["debug-embed"] }
 clap = {version = "4.1", features = ["wrap_help", "derive", "cargo"]}
 toml = "0.5.11"
 tsync = "1"
diff --git a/create-rust-app_cli/qsync/src/hook.rs b/create-rust-app_cli/qsync/src/hook.rs
index 7a38ebf9..1d2d0504 100644
--- a/create-rust-app_cli/qsync/src/hook.rs
+++ b/create-rust-app_cli/qsync/src/hook.rs
@@ -226,7 +226,6 @@ impl Hook {
             .endpoint_url
             .trim_start_matches("/api/")
             .split('/')
-            .into_iter()
             .map(|t| {
                 // in actix-web, paths which have {} denote a path param
                 if t.starts_with('{') && t.ends_with('}') {
diff --git a/create-rust-app_cli/qsync/src/processor.rs b/create-rust-app_cli/qsync/src/processor.rs
index 229bbc6b..a66ce6fa 100644
--- a/create-rust-app_cli/qsync/src/processor.rs
+++ b/create-rust-app_cli/qsync/src/processor.rs
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ fn has_qsync_attribute(
     if has_actix_attribute && has_qsync_attribute {
         Some(QsyncAttributeProps {
             is_mutation: is_mutation.unwrap_or_default(),
-            return_type: return_type,
+            return_type,
         })
     } else {
         None
diff --git a/create-rust-app_cli/src/content/model.rs b/create-rust-app_cli/src/content/model.rs
index 38dc78a7..3f69a3c9 100644
--- a/create-rust-app_cli/src/content/model.rs
+++ b/create-rust-app_cli/src/content/model.rs
@@ -2,17 +2,20 @@ use crate::inflector::Inflector;
 use anyhow::Result;
 use indoc::indoc;
 
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 pub struct Model {
     pub config: ModelConfig,
     pub file_contents: String,
 }
 
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 pub struct ModelConfig {
     pub model_name: String,
     pub table_name: String,
     pub file_name: String,
 }
 
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 pub fn create(resource_name: &str) -> Result<Model> {
     let resource = generate(resource_name);
 
@@ -25,6 +28,7 @@ pub fn create(resource_name: &str) -> Result<Model> {
     Ok(resource)
 }
 
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 fn config(resource_name: &str) -> ModelConfig {
     let model_name = resource_name.to_pascal_case();
     let file_name = model_name.to_snake_case();
@@ -37,6 +41,7 @@ fn config(resource_name: &str) -> ModelConfig {
     }
 }
 
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 fn generate(resource_name: &str) -> Model {
     let config = config(resource_name);
 
diff --git a/create-rust-app_cli/src/content/project.rs b/create-rust-app_cli/src/content/project.rs
index cc411599..23975d43 100644
--- a/create-rust-app_cli/src/content/project.rs
+++ b/create-rust-app_cli/src/content/project.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ fn get_current_cra_lib_version() -> String {
     "9".to_string()
 }
 
-fn add_bins_to_cargo_toml(project_dir: &std::path::PathBuf, creations_options: &CreationOptions) -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
+fn add_bins_to_cargo_toml(
+    project_dir: &std::path::PathBuf,
+    creations_options: &CreationOptions,
+) -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
     let mut path = std::path::PathBuf::from(project_dir);
     path.push("Cargo.toml");
 
@@ -77,7 +80,10 @@ fn add_bins_to_cargo_toml(project_dir: &std::path::PathBuf, creations_options: &
 
     let updated_toml = toml::to_string(&parsed_toml).unwrap();
 
-    let queue_bin = if creations_options.cra_enabled_features.contains(&"plugin_tasks".to_string()) {
+    let queue_bin = if creations_options
+        .cra_enabled_features
+        .contains(&"plugin_tasks".to_string())
+    {
         r##"
 [[bin]]
 name = "queue"
@@ -115,7 +121,8 @@ path = "backend/main.rs"
 {queue_bin}
 [profile.dev]
 debug-assertions=true
-"#);
+"#
+    );
 
     let mut final_toml = String::default();
 
diff --git a/create-rust-app_cli/src/main.rs b/create-rust-app_cli/src/main.rs
index 88410363..9b2b944b 100644
--- a/create-rust-app_cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/create-rust-app_cli/src/main.rs
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ fn create_project(
     //
 
     let install_config = plugins::InstallConfig {
-        project_name: project_name.clone(),
+        project_name,
         project_dir: PathBuf::from("."),
         backend_framework,
         backend_database,
diff --git a/create-rust-app_cli/src/plugins/tasks.rs b/create-rust-app_cli/src/plugins/tasks.rs
index f7cc6d3d..262e9880 100644
--- a/create-rust-app_cli/src/plugins/tasks.rs
+++ b/create-rust-app_cli/src/plugins/tasks.rs
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ use anyhow::Result;
 use indoc::indoc;
 use rust_embed::RustEmbed;
 
-use crate::{BackendDatabase, BackendFramework};
 use crate::content::cargo_toml::add_dependency;
 use crate::plugins::InstallConfig;
 use crate::plugins::Plugin;
 use crate::utils::fs;
 use crate::utils::logger::add_file_msg;
+use crate::{BackendDatabase, BackendFramework};
 
 pub struct Tasks {}
 
@@ -26,15 +26,11 @@ impl Plugin for Tasks {
         // ===============================
 
         if install_config.backend_database != BackendDatabase::Postgres {
-            return Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
-                "The tasks plugin only supports Postgres"
-            ));
+            return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("The tasks plugin only supports Postgres"));
         }
 
         if install_config.backend_framework != BackendFramework::ActixWeb {
-            return Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
-                "The tasks plugin only supports actix-web"
-            ));
+            return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("The tasks plugin only supports actix-web"));
         }
 
         // ===============================
@@ -106,12 +102,7 @@ impl Plugin for Tasks {
         // Add dependencies
         // ===============================
 
-        add_dependency(
-            &install_config.project_dir,
-            "fang",
-            r#"fang = "0.10.3""#,
-        )?;
-
+        add_dependency(&install_config.project_dir, "fang", r#"fang = "0.10.3""#)?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/create-rust-app_cli/template/frontend/package-lock.json b/create-rust-app_cli/template/frontend/package-lock.json
index 32d424e7..939ab92d 100644
--- a/create-rust-app_cli/template/frontend/package-lock.json
+++ b/create-rust-app_cli/template/frontend/package-lock.json
@@ -460,19 +460,20 @@
       }
     },
     "@playwright/test": {
-      "version": "1.30.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@playwright/test/-/test-1.30.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-SVxkQw1xvn/Wk/EvBnqWIq6NLo1AppwbYOjNLmyU0R1RoQ3rLEBtmjTnElcnz8VEtn11fptj1ECxK0tgURhajw==",
+      "version": "1.32.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@playwright/test/-/test-1.32.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-BvWNvK0RfBriindxhLVabi8BRe3X0J9EVjKlcmhxjg4giWBD/xleLcg2dz7Tx0agu28rczjNIPQWznwzDwVsZQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "@types/node": "*",
-        "playwright-core": "1.30.0"
+        "fsevents": "2.3.2",
+        "playwright-core": "1.32.3"
       },
       "dependencies": {
         "playwright-core": {
-          "version": "1.30.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.30.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-7AnRmTCf+GVYhHbLJsGUtskWTE33SwMZkybJ0v6rqR1boxq2x36U7p1vDRV7HO2IwTZgmycracLxPEJI49wu4g==",
+          "version": "1.32.3",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.32.3.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-SB+cdrnu74ZIn5Ogh/8278ngEh9NEEV0vR4sJFmK04h2iZpybfbqBY0bX6+BLYWVdV12JLLI+JEFtSnYgR+mWg==",
           "dev": true
         }
       }
diff --git a/create-rust-app_cli/template/frontend/package.json b/create-rust-app_cli/template/frontend/package.json
index cbdb871a..e2c9d788 100644
--- a/create-rust-app_cli/template/frontend/package.json
+++ b/create-rust-app_cli/template/frontend/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "^1.30.0",
+    "@playwright/test": "^1.32.3",
     "@types/node": "^18.13.0",
     "@types/react": "^18.0.27",
     "@types/react-dom": "^18.0.10",