diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-rust.yml b/.github/workflows/check-rust.yml
index d36718ef9..797ad4df4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-rust.yml
@@ -113,6 +113,54 @@ jobs:
       - name: cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings
         run: cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings
 
+  cargo-check-lints:
+    name: check custom lints
+    runs-on: SubtensorCI
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        rust-branch:
+          - stable
+        rust-target:
+          - x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+        # - x86_64-apple-darwin
+        os:
+          - ubuntu-latest
+          # - macos-latest
+    env:
+      RELEASE_NAME: development
+      RUSTV: ${{ matrix.rust-branch }}
+      RUSTFLAGS: -D warnings
+      RUST_BACKTRACE: full
+      RUST_BIN_DIR: target/${{ matrix.rust-target }}
+      SKIP_WASM_BUILD: 1
+      TARGET: ${{ matrix.rust-target }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Check-out repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update &&
+          sudo apt-get install -y clang curl libssl-dev llvm libudev-dev protobuf-compiler
+
+      - name: Install Rust ${{ matrix.rust-branch }}
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1.0.6
+        with:
+          toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust-branch }}
+          components: rustfmt, clippy
+          profile: minimal
+
+      - name: Utilize Shared Rust Cache
+        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2.2.1
+        with:
+          key: ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ env.RUST_BIN_DIR }}
+
+      - name: check lints
+        run: |
+          set -o pipefail  # Ensure the pipeline fails if any command in the pipeline fails
+          cargo check 2>&1 | sed -r "s/\x1B\[[0-9;]*[mK]//g" | tee /dev/tty | grep -q "^warning:" && \
+          (echo "Build emitted the following warnings:" >&2 && exit 1) || echo "No warnings found."
+
   cargo-clippy-all-features:
     name: cargo clippy --all-features
     runs-on: SubtensorCI
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index add1b713d..350831723 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro-error",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ checksum = "c6fa2087f2753a7da8cc1c0dbfcf89579dd57458e36769de5ac750b4671737ca"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "regex",
  "rustc-hash",
  "shlex",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "heck 0.5.0",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1553,7 +1553,7 @@ checksum = "f46882e17999c6cc590af592290432be3bce0428cb0d5f8b6715e4dc7b383eb3"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1580,7 +1580,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "scratch",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1597,7 +1597,7 @@ checksum = "4b2c1c1776b986979be68bb2285da855f8d8a35851a769fca8740df7c3d07877"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1621,7 +1621,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "strsim",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1632,7 +1632,7 @@ checksum = "733cabb43482b1a1b53eee8583c2b9e8684d592215ea83efd305dd31bc2f0178"
 dependencies = [
  "darling_core",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1738,7 +1738,7 @@ checksum = "d65d7ce8132b7c0e54497a4d9a55a1c2a0912a0d786cf894472ba818fba45762"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1751,7 +1751,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "rustc_version 0.4.0",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1840,7 +1840,7 @@ checksum = "97369cbbc041bc366949bc74d34658d6cda5621039731c6310521892a3a20ae0"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1880,7 +1880,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "regex",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
  "termcolor",
  "toml 0.8.14",
  "walkdir",
@@ -2040,7 +2040,7 @@ checksum = "de0d48a183585823424a4ce1aa132d174a6a81bd540895822eb4c8373a8e49e8"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2153,7 +2153,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "prettyplease 0.2.20",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2504,7 +2504,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "sp-crypto-hashing",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2516,7 +2516,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro-crate 3.1.0",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2526,7 +2526,7 @@ source = "git+https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk.git?tag=v1.10.0-rc3#8d2
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2677,7 +2677,7 @@ checksum = "87750cf4b7a4c0625b1529e4c543c2182106e4dedc60a2a6455e00d212c489ac"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3468,7 +3468,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro-crate 3.1.0",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4219,7 +4219,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "macro_magic_core",
  "macro_magic_macros",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4233,7 +4233,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "macro_magic_core_macros",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4244,7 +4244,7 @@ checksum = "9ea73aa640dc01d62a590d48c0c3521ed739d53b27f919b25c3551e233481654"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4255,7 +4255,7 @@ checksum = "ef9d79ae96aaba821963320eb2b6e34d17df1e5a83d8a1985c29cc5be59577b3"
 dependencies = [
  "macro_magic_core",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5622,7 +5622,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "pest_meta",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5663,7 +5663,7 @@ checksum = "2f38a4412a78282e09a2cf38d195ea5420d15ba0602cb375210efbc877243965"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5749,7 +5749,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "polkavm-common",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5759,7 +5759,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8ba81f7b5faac81e528eb6158a6f3c9e0bb1008e0ffa19653bc8dea925ecb429"
 dependencies = [
  "polkavm-derive-impl",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5886,7 +5886,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5f12335488a2f3b0a83b14edad48dca9879ce89b2edd10e80237e4e852dd645e"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5954,7 +5954,7 @@ checksum = "834da187cfe638ae8abb0203f0b33e5ccdb02a28e7199f2f47b3e2754f50edca"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -6000,7 +6000,7 @@ checksum = "440f724eba9f6996b75d63681b0a92b06947f1457076d503a4d2e2c8f56442b8"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -6068,7 +6068,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "itertools 0.12.1",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -6336,7 +6336,7 @@ checksum = "bcc303e793d3734489387d205e9b186fac9c6cfacedd98cbb2e8a5943595f3e6"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -6795,7 +6795,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro-crate 3.1.0",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -7629,7 +7629,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro-crate 3.1.0",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -7939,7 +7939,7 @@ checksum = "500cbc0ebeb6f46627f50f3f5811ccf6bf00643be300b4c3eabc0ef55dc5b5ba"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -7987,7 +7987,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "darling",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -8220,7 +8220,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro-crate 3.1.0",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -8443,7 +8443,7 @@ source = "git+https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk.git?tag=v1.10.0-rc3#8d2
 dependencies = [
  "quote",
  "sp-crypto-hashing",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -8462,7 +8462,7 @@ source = "git+https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk.git?tag=v1.10.0-rc3#8d2
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -8472,7 +8472,7 @@ source = "git+https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk#c4b3c1c6c6e492c4196e06f
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -8697,7 +8697,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro-crate 3.1.0",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -8710,7 +8710,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro-crate 3.1.0",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -8923,7 +8923,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -9092,7 +9092,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "rustversion",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -9182,6 +9182,23 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasm-opt",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "subtensor"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "node-subtensor",
+ "node-subtensor-runtime",
+ "pallet-commitments",
+ "pallet-subtensor",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "rayon",
+ "subtensor-linting",
+ "subtensor-macros",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
+ "walkdir",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "subtensor-custom-rpc"
 version = "0.0.2"
@@ -9207,6 +9224,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "sp-api",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "subtensor-linting"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "subtensor-macros"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -9214,7 +9240,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ahash 0.8.11",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -9242,9 +9268,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
-version = "2.0.67"
+version = "2.0.71"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ff8655ed1d86f3af4ee3fd3263786bc14245ad17c4c7e85ba7187fb3ae028c90"
+checksum = "b146dcf730474b4bcd16c311627b31ede9ab149045db4d6088b3becaea046462"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -9350,7 +9376,7 @@ checksum = "46c3384250002a6d5af4d114f2845d37b57521033f30d5c3f46c4d70e1197533"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -9470,7 +9496,7 @@ checksum = "5f5ae998a069d4b5aba8ee9dad856af7d520c3699e6159b185c2acd48155d39a"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -9628,7 +9654,7 @@ checksum = "34704c8d6ebcbc939824180af020566b01a7c01f80641264eba0999f6c2b6be7"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -10033,7 +10059,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
  "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]
 
@@ -10067,7 +10093,7 @@ checksum = "e94f17b526d0a461a191c78ea52bbce64071ed5c04c9ffe424dcb38f74171bb7"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
  "wasm-bindgen-backend",
  "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]
@@ -10786,7 +10812,7 @@ checksum = "15e934569e47891f7d9411f1a451d947a60e000ab3bd24fbb970f000387d1b3b"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -10806,7 +10832,7 @@ checksum = "ce36e65b0d2999d2aafac989fb249189a141aee1f53c612c1f37d72631959f69"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.67",
+ "syn 2.0.71",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4a7565a01..36a87755b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,10 +1,40 @@
+[package]
+name = "subtensor"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Implementation of the bittensor blockchain"
+authors = ["Substrate DevHub <https://github.com/substrate-developer-hub>"]
+homepage = "https://substrate.io/"
+edition = "2021"
+license = "Unlicense"
+publish = false
+repository = "https://github.com/opentensor/subtensor"
+
+[dependencies]
+node-subtensor = { path = "node", version = "4.0.0-dev" }
+pallet-commitments = { path = "pallets/commitments", version = "4.0.0-dev" }
+pallet-subtensor = { path = "pallets/subtensor", version = "4.0.0-dev" }
+node-subtensor-runtime = { path = "runtime", version = "4.0.0-dev" }
+subtensor-macros = { path = "support/macros", version = "0.1.0" }
+
+[build-dependencies]
+subtensor-linting = { path = "support/linting", version = "0.1.0" }
+syn.workspace = true
+quote.workspace = true
+proc-macro2.workspace = true
+walkdir.workspace = true
+rayon = "1.10"
+
 [workspace]
 members = [
     "node",
     "pallets/commitments",
     "pallets/subtensor",
+    "pallets/admin-utils",
+    "pallets/collective",
+    "pallets/registry",
     "runtime",
     "support/macros",
+    "support/linting",
 ]
 resolver = "2"
 
@@ -36,6 +66,10 @@ serde_json = { version = "1.0.116", default-features = false }
 serde_with = { version = "=2.0.0", default-features = false }
 smallvec = "1.13.2"
 litep2p = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/litep2p", branch = "master" }
+syn = { version = "2", features = ["full", "visit-mut", "visit", "extra-traits", "parsing"] }
+quote = "1"
+proc-macro2 = { version = "1", features = ["span-locations"] }
+walkdir = "2"
 
 subtensor-macros = { path = "support/macros" }
 
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..10cac0ea7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+use rayon::prelude::*;
+use std::{
+    env, fs,
+    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+    str::FromStr,
+    sync::mpsc::channel,
+};
+use walkdir::WalkDir;
+
+use subtensor_linting::*;
+
+fn main() {
+    // need to list all rust directories here
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=pallets");
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=node");
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=runtime");
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=lints");
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=build.rs");
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=src");
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=support");
+    // Get the root directory of the workspace
+    let workspace_root = env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR").unwrap();
+    let workspace_root = Path::new(&workspace_root);
+
+    // Collect all Rust source files in the workspace
+    let rust_files = collect_rust_files(workspace_root);
+
+    // Channel used to communicate errors back to the main thread from the parallel processing
+    // as we process each Rust file
+    let (tx, rx) = channel();
+
+    // Parse each rust file with syn and run the linting suite on it in parallel
+    rust_files.par_iter().for_each_with(tx.clone(), |tx, file| {
+        let Ok(content) = fs::read_to_string(file) else {
+            return;
+        };
+        let Ok(parsed_tokens) = proc_macro2::TokenStream::from_str(&content) else {
+            return;
+        };
+        let Ok(parsed_file) = syn::parse2::<syn::File>(parsed_tokens) else {
+            return;
+        };
+
+        let track_lint = |result: Result| {
+            let Err(errors) = result else {
+                return;
+            };
+            let relative_path = file.strip_prefix(workspace_root).unwrap_or(file.as_path());
+            for error in errors {
+                let loc = error.span().start();
+                let file_path = relative_path.display();
+                // note that spans can't go across thread boundaries without losing their location
+                // info so we we serialize here and send a String
+                tx.send(format!(
+                    "cargo:warning={}:{}:{}: {}",
+                    file_path, loc.line, loc.column, error,
+                ))
+                .unwrap();
+            }
+        };
+
+        track_lint(RequireFreezeStruct::lint(&parsed_file));
+    });
+
+    // Collect and print all errors after the parallel processing is done
+    drop(tx); // Close the sending end of the channel
+
+    for error in rx {
+        println!("{error}");
+    }
+}
+
+/// Recursively collects all Rust files in the given directory
+fn collect_rust_files(dir: &Path) -> Vec<PathBuf> {
+    let mut rust_files = Vec::new();
+
+    for entry in WalkDir::new(dir) {
+        let entry = entry.unwrap();
+        let path = entry.path();
+
+        // Skip any path that contains "target" directory
+        if path
+            .components()
+            .any(|component| component.as_os_str() == "target")
+            || path.ends_with("build.rs")
+        {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if path.is_file() && path.extension().and_then(|ext| ext.to_str()) == Some("rs") {
+            rust_files.push(path.to_path_buf());
+        }
+    }
+
+    rust_files
+}
diff --git a/pallets/collective/src/lib.rs b/pallets/collective/src/lib.rs
index 6aae3c85e..823e92663 100644
--- a/pallets/collective/src/lib.rs
+++ b/pallets/collective/src/lib.rs
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ pub struct Votes<AccountId, BlockNumber> {
     /// The hard end time of this vote.
     end: BlockNumber,
 }
+
 #[deny(missing_docs)]
 #[frame_support::pallet]
 pub mod pallet {
diff --git a/pallets/commitments/src/types.rs b/pallets/commitments/src/types.rs
index 912a474c0..06bafcaac 100644
--- a/pallets/commitments/src/types.rs
+++ b/pallets/commitments/src/types.rs
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ pub struct CommitmentInfo<FieldLimit: Get<u32>> {
 ///
 /// NOTE: This is stored separately primarily to facilitate the addition of extra fields in a
 /// backwards compatible way through a specialized `Decode` impl.
+#[freeze_struct("632f12850e51c420")]
 #[derive(
     CloneNoBound, Encode, Eq, MaxEncodedLen, PartialEqNoBound, RuntimeDebugNoBound, TypeInfo,
 )]
diff --git a/pallets/registry/src/types.rs b/pallets/registry/src/types.rs
index 0badd5669..58cc5ed19 100644
--- a/pallets/registry/src/types.rs
+++ b/pallets/registry/src/types.rs
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ impl<FieldLimit: Get<u32>> IdentityInfo<FieldLimit> {
 ///
 /// NOTE: This is stored separately primarily to facilitate the addition of extra fields in a
 /// backwards compatible way through a specialized `Decode` impl.
+#[freeze_struct("797b69e82710bb21")]
 #[derive(
     CloneNoBound, Encode, Eq, MaxEncodedLen, PartialEqNoBound, RuntimeDebugNoBound, TypeInfo,
 )]
diff --git a/pallets/subtensor/src/lib.rs b/pallets/subtensor/src/lib.rs
index b305661f7..466ecf966 100644
--- a/pallets/subtensor/src/lib.rs
+++ b/pallets/subtensor/src/lib.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ extern crate alloc;
 #[import_section(config::config)]
 #[frame_support::pallet]
 pub mod pallet {
-
     use crate::migrations;
     use frame_support::{
         dispatch::GetDispatchInfo,
@@ -96,6 +95,7 @@ pub mod pallet {
     pub type AxonInfoOf = AxonInfo;
 
     /// Data structure for Axon information.
+    #[crate::freeze_struct("3545cfb0cac4c1f5")]
     #[derive(Encode, Decode, Default, TypeInfo, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
     pub struct AxonInfo {
         ///  Axon serving block.
@@ -118,7 +118,9 @@ pub mod pallet {
 
     ///  Struct for Prometheus.
     pub type PrometheusInfoOf = PrometheusInfo;
+
     /// Data structure for Prometheus information.
+    #[crate::freeze_struct("5dde687e63baf0cd")]
     #[derive(Encode, Decode, Default, TypeInfo, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
     pub struct PrometheusInfo {
         /// Prometheus serving block.
@@ -135,7 +137,9 @@ pub mod pallet {
 
     ///  Struct for Prometheus.
     pub type ChainIdentityOf = ChainIdentity;
+
     /// Data structure for Prometheus information.
+    #[crate::freeze_struct("bbfd00438dbe2b58")]
     #[derive(Encode, Decode, Default, TypeInfo, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
     pub struct ChainIdentity {
         /// The name of the chain identity
diff --git a/runtime/src/lib.rs b/runtime/src/lib.rs
index d047288dd..507747e8c 100644
--- a/runtime/src/lib.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/lib.rs
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ pub const VERSION: RuntimeVersion = RuntimeVersion {
     //   `spec_version`, and `authoring_version` are the same between Wasm and native.
     // This value is set to 100 to notify Polkadot-JS App (https://polkadot.js.org/apps) to use
     //   the compatible custom types.
-    spec_version: 192,
+    spec_version: 193,
     impl_version: 1,
     apis: RUNTIME_API_VERSIONS,
     transaction_version: 1,
diff --git a/scripts/localnet.sh b/scripts/localnet.sh
index 2856603e0..850a314d8 100755
--- a/scripts/localnet.sh
+++ b/scripts/localnet.sh
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ fi
 
 if [[ $BUILD_BINARY == "1" ]]; then
   echo "*** Building substrate binary..."
-  cargo build --release --features "$FEATURES" --manifest-path "$BASE_DIR/Cargo.toml"
+  cargo build --workspace --profile=release --features "$FEATURES" --manifest-path "$BASE_DIR/Cargo.toml"
   echo "*** Binary compiled"
 fi
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b1378917
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/support/linting/Cargo.toml b/support/linting/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e37d8163
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/linting/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[package]
+name = "subtensor-linting"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+syn.workspace = true
+quote.workspace = true
+proc-macro2.workspace = true
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true
diff --git a/support/linting/src/lib.rs b/support/linting/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d02a70a2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/linting/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+pub mod lint;
+pub use lint::*;
+
+mod require_freeze_struct;
+
+pub use require_freeze_struct::RequireFreezeStruct;
diff --git a/support/linting/src/lint.rs b/support/linting/src/lint.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c099d40c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/linting/src/lint.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+use syn::File;
+
+pub type Result = core::result::Result<(), Vec<syn::Error>>;
+
+/// A trait that defines custom lints that can be run within our workspace.
+///
+/// Each lint is run in parallel on all Rust source files in the workspace. Within a lint you
+/// can issue an error the same way you would in a proc macro, and otherwise return `Ok(())` if
+/// there are no errors.
+pub trait Lint: Send + Sync {
+    /// Lints the given Rust source file, returning a compile error if any issues are found.
+    fn lint(source: &File) -> Result;
+}
diff --git a/support/linting/src/require_freeze_struct.rs b/support/linting/src/require_freeze_struct.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f02e2697
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/linting/src/require_freeze_struct.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+use super::*;
+use syn::{
+    parse_quote, punctuated::Punctuated, visit::Visit, Attribute, File, ItemStruct, Meta, MetaList,
+    Path, Token,
+};
+
+pub struct RequireFreezeStruct;
+
+impl Lint for RequireFreezeStruct {
+    fn lint(source: &File) -> Result {
+        let mut visitor = EncodeDecodeVisitor::default();
+
+        visitor.visit_file(source);
+
+        if !visitor.errors.is_empty() {
+            return Err(visitor.errors);
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+struct EncodeDecodeVisitor {
+    errors: Vec<syn::Error>,
+}
+
+impl<'ast> Visit<'ast> for EncodeDecodeVisitor {
+    fn visit_item_struct(&mut self, node: &'ast ItemStruct) {
+        let has_encode_decode = node.attrs.iter().any(is_derive_encode_or_decode);
+        let has_freeze_struct = node.attrs.iter().any(is_freeze_struct);
+
+        if has_encode_decode && !has_freeze_struct {
+            self.errors.push(syn::Error::new(
+                node.ident.span(),
+                "Struct with Encode/Decode derive must also have #[freeze_struct(..)] attribute.",
+            ));
+        }
+
+        syn::visit::visit_item_struct(self, node);
+    }
+}
+
+fn is_freeze_struct(attr: &Attribute) -> bool {
+    if let Meta::List(meta_list) = &attr.meta {
+        let Some(seg) = meta_list.path.segments.last() else {
+            return false;
+        };
+        if seg.ident == "freeze_struct" && !meta_list.tokens.is_empty() {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    false
+}
+
+fn is_derive_encode_or_decode(attr: &Attribute) -> bool {
+    if let Meta::List(MetaList { path, tokens, .. }) = &attr.meta {
+        if path.is_ident("derive") {
+            let nested: Punctuated<Path, Token![,]> = parse_quote!(#tokens);
+            return nested.iter().any(|nested| {
+                nested.segments.iter().any(|seg| seg.ident == "Encode")
+                    || nested.segments.iter().any(|seg| seg.ident == "Decode")
+            });
+        }
+    }
+    false
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    fn lint_struct(input: &str) -> Result {
+        let item_struct: ItemStruct = syn::parse_str(input).expect("should only use on a struct");
+        let mut visitor = EncodeDecodeVisitor::default();
+        visitor.visit_item_struct(&item_struct);
+        if !visitor.errors.is_empty() {
+            return Err(visitor.errors);
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_no_attributes() {
+        let input = r#"
+            pub struct Test {
+                field: u32,
+            }
+        "#;
+        assert!(lint_struct(input).is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_freeze_struct_only() {
+        let input = r#"
+            #[freeze_struct("12345")]
+            pub struct Test {
+                field: u32,
+            }
+        "#;
+        assert!(lint_struct(input).is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_encode_only() {
+        let input = r#"
+            #[derive(Encode)]
+            pub struct Test {
+                field: u32,
+            }
+        "#;
+        assert!(lint_struct(input).is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_decode_only() {
+        let input = r#"
+            #[derive(Decode)]
+            pub struct Test {
+                field: u32,
+            }
+        "#;
+        assert!(lint_struct(input).is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_encode_and_freeze_struct() {
+        let input = r#"
+            #[freeze_struct("12345")]
+            #[derive(Encode)]
+            pub struct Test {
+                field: u32,
+            }
+        "#;
+        assert!(lint_struct(input).is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_decode_and_freeze_struct() {
+        let input = r#"
+            #[freeze_struct("12345")]
+            #[derive(Decode)]
+            pub struct Test {
+                field: u32,
+            }
+        "#;
+        assert!(lint_struct(input).is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_encode_decode_without_freeze_struct() {
+        let input = r#"
+            #[derive(Encode, Decode)]
+            pub struct Test {
+                field: u32,
+            }
+        "#;
+        assert!(lint_struct(input).is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_encode_decode_with_freeze_struct() {
+        let input = r#"
+            #[freeze_struct("12345")]
+            #[derive(Encode, Decode)]
+            pub struct Test {
+                field: u32,
+            }
+        "#;
+        assert!(lint_struct(input).is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_temporary_freeze_struct() {
+        let input = r#"
+            #[freeze_struct]
+            #[derive(Encode, Decode)]
+            pub struct Test {
+                field: u32,
+            }
+        "#;
+        assert!(lint_struct(input).is_err());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/support/macros/Cargo.toml b/support/macros/Cargo.toml
index 10a15ba0d..b5a5febad 100644
--- a/support/macros/Cargo.toml
+++ b/support/macros/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ homepage = "https://bittensor.com/"
 proc-macro = true
 
 [dependencies]
-syn = { version = "2", features = ["full", "visit-mut", "extra-traits"] }
-proc-macro2 = "1"
-quote = "1"
+syn.workspace = true
+proc-macro2.workspace = true
+quote.workspace = true
 ahash = "0.8"
 
 [lints]