diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_quality_control.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr_quality_control.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index bfb43b8f..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_quality_control.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
-name: Pull Request Quality Control
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  # pull_request:
-  #   branches: [main]
-
-jobs:
-  formatting:
-    permissions:
-        contents: "write"
-        pull-requests: "write"
-
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-
-    - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with:
-        ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
-    
-    - name: Set up Node.js
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-      with:
-        node-version: 20
-    
-    - name: Get Prettier version from package-lock.json
-      run: |
-        PRETTIER_VERSION=$(grep -m 1 'prettier' package-lock.json | cut -d '"' -f 4 | cut -c 2-)
-        echo $PRETTIER_VERSION
-
-    - name: Run Prettier (specific version)
-      run: |
-        npx --yes prettier@$PRETTIER_VERSION --config .prettierrc --write .
-
-    - name: Check for changes
-      id: check-changes
-      run: |
-        git config --global user.name "sPhil_PR_quality_ctl"
-        git config --global user.email "actions@github.com"
-        if [[ `git status --porcelain` ]]; then
-            git add .
-            git commit -m "ci: format code with Prettier [on behalf of ${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login }}]"
-            git push origin HEAD:${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
-        fi
-
-  verification:
-    needs: formatting
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with:
-        ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
-
-    - uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
-      id: prepyrus-cache-restore
-      with:
-        path: target/release/prepyrus
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('scripts/prepyrus/Cargo.lock') }}-${{ hashFiles('scripts/prepyrus/src/**') }}
-
-    - name: Install Rust
-      if: steps.prepyrus-cache-restore.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
-
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      if: steps.prepyrus-cache-restore.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: cargo build --release --package prepyrus
-
-    - name: Run prepyrus script in verification mode
-      run: target/release/prepyrus absolute_bibliography.bib src/pages verify
-
-    - name: Save Prepyrus to cache
-      id: prepyrus-cache-save
-      if: steps.prepyrus-cache-restore.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      uses: actions/cache/save@v4
-      with:
-        path: target/release/prepyrus
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('scripts/prepyrus/Cargo.lock') }}-${{ hashFiles('scripts/prepyrus/src/**') }}
-
-
-
-# To include multiple paths for the cache:
-# path: |
-#   ~/.cargo/bin/
-#   ~/.cargo/registry/index/
-#   ~/.cargo/registry/cache/
-#   ~/.cargo/git/db/
-#   target/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify_formatting.yaml b/.github/workflows/verify_formatting.yaml
index b255e8b0..0fcf6dc8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify_formatting.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify_formatting.yaml
@@ -7,17 +7,21 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   formatting:
-    permissions:
-        contents: "write"
-        pull-requests: "write"
-
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
 
+    - name: Generate COG token
+      id: create_token
+      uses: tibdex/github-app-token@v2
+      with:
+        app_id: ${{ secrets.COG_APP_ID }}
+        private_key: ${{ secrets.COG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
+        token: ${{ steps.create_token.outputs.token }}
     
     - name: Set up Node.js
       uses: actions/setup-node@v4
@@ -40,6 +44,6 @@ jobs:
         git config --global user.email "actions@github.com"
         if [[ `git status --porcelain` ]]; then
             git add .
-            git commit -m "ci: format code with Prettier [on behalf of ${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login }}]"
+            git commit -m "ci: format code [automated action on behalf of ${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login }}]"
             git push origin HEAD:${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
         fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify_mdx_content.yaml b/.github/workflows/verify_mdx_content.yaml
index 49b84169..7f61b2cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify_mdx_content.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify_mdx_content.yaml
@@ -2,22 +2,19 @@ name: Verify MDX Content
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
-  workflow_run:
-    workflows: ["Verify formatting"]
-    types:
-      - completed
-  
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
 
 jobs:
   verification:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    #   with:
-    #     ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-    - uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
+    - name: Revive Prepyrus
+      uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
       id: prepyrus-cache-restore
       with:
         path: target/release/prepyrus
@@ -32,6 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       run: cargo build --release --package prepyrus
 
     - name: Run prepyrus script in verification mode
+      id: prepyrus-run
       run: target/release/prepyrus absolute_bibliography.bib src/pages verify
 
     - name: Save Prepyrus to cache
@@ -42,8 +40,6 @@ jobs:
         path: target/release/prepyrus
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('scripts/prepyrus/Cargo.lock') }}-${{ hashFiles('scripts/prepyrus/src/**') }}
 
-
-
 # To include multiple paths for the cache:
 # path: |
 #   ~/.cargo/bin/
diff --git a/logs/deprecated/workflow_experiments.yaml b/logs/deprecated/workflow_experiments.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..af3c200d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logs/deprecated/workflow_experiments.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+name: Discarded workflow experiments
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    # inputs:
+    #   pr_id:
+    #     description: 'Pull Request ID'
+    #     required: true
+    #   workflow_run:
+    #     workflows: ["Verify formatting"]
+    #     types:
+    #       - completed
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+
+env:
+  GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+#
+# ! NOTE, these steps are not meant to be run together,
+# ! they are just snippets from different workflows
+#
+jobs:
+  formatting:
+    permissions:
+      contents: "write"
+      pull-requests: "write"
+      actions: "write"
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
+          token: ${{ steps.create_token.outputs.token }}
+
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 20
+
+      - name: Get Prettier version from package-lock.json
+        run: |
+          PRETTIER_VERSION=$(grep -m 1 'prettier' package-lock.json | cut -d '"' -f 4 | cut -c 2-)
+          echo $PRETTIER_VERSION
+
+      - name: Run Prettier (specific version)
+        run: |
+          npx --yes prettier@$PRETTIER_VERSION --config .prettierrc --write .
+
+      #extract the latest commit sha from the PR
+      - name: Check for changes
+        id: check-changes
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.name "sPhil_PR_quality_ctl"
+          git config --global user.email "actions@github.com"
+          if [[ `git status --porcelain` ]]; then
+              git add .
+              git commit -m "ci: format code with Prettier [on behalf of ${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login }}]"
+              git push origin HEAD:${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
+              COMMIT_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+              echo "Commit SHA: $COMMIT_SHA"
+              echo "::set-output name=commit_sha::$COMMIT_SHA"
+          fi
+
+      #extract the latest commit sha from the PR using script
+      - name: Get sha from PR number and save output
+        id: get-sha
+        uses: actions/github-script@v3
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          script: |
+            console.log('PR number: ' + ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }})
+            const pr = await github.pulls.get({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              pull_number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+            })
+            console.log('PR Head sha: ' + pr.data.head.sha)
+            core.setOutput('sha', pr.data.head.sha)
+
+      #invoke another workflow using custom inputs
+      - name: Invoke workflow
+        run: |
+          echo "SHA: ${{ steps.check-changes.outputs.commit_sha }}"
+          gh workflow run verify_mdx_content.yaml --ref ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }} -f pr_id=${{ steps.check-changes.outputs.commit_sha }}
+        # pr_id=${{ steps.get-sha.outputs.sha }}
+
+      #creating checks for the workflow
+      - name: Report tests check
+        uses: actions/github-script@v3
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          script: |
+            github.checks.create({
+                name: 'prepyrus verification',
+                head_sha: '${{ github.event.inputs.pr_id }}',
+                status: 'completed',
+                conclusion: '${{ steps.prepyrus-run.outcome }}',
+                output: {
+                title: 'Prepyrus verification',
+                summary: 'Results: ${{ steps.prepyrus-run.outcome }}'
+                },
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo
+            })
+        if: always()
+
+        # head_sha: '${{ github.event.inputs.pr_id }}',