diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
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+run:
+  tests: true
+  timeout: 10m
+  sort-results: true
+  allow-parallel-runners: true
+  concurrency: 4
+  skip-dirs:
+    - tests/e2e
+
+linters:
+  disable-all: true
+  enable:
+    - dogsled
+    - exportloopref
+    - goconst
+    - gocritic
+    - gofumpt
+    - gosec
+    - gosimple
+    - govet
+    - ineffassign
+    - misspell
+    - nakedret
+    - nolintlint
+    - staticcheck
+    - revive
+    - stylecheck
+    - typecheck
+    - unconvert
+    - unused
+    # - errcheck
+
+issues:
+  exclude-rules:
+    - text: "Use of weak random number generator"
+      linters:
+        - gosec
+    # - text: "ST1003:"
+    #   linters:
+    #     - stylecheck
+    # - text: "ST1016:"
+    #   linters:
+    #     - stylecheck
+    # - text: "leading space"
+    #   linters:
+    #     - nolintlint
+
+  max-issues-per-linter: 10000
+  max-same-issues: 10000
+
+linters-settings:
+  dogsled:
+    max-blank-identifiers: 3
+  maligned:
+    # print struct with more effective memory layout or not, false by default
+    suggest-new: true
+  nolintlint:
+    allow-unused: false
+    allow-leading-space: true
+    require-explanation: false
+    require-specific: false
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diff --git a/.gorelease.yml b/.gorelease.yml
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+---
+project_name: slinky
+
+release:
+  github:
+    owner: skip-mev
+    name: slinky
+
+builds:
+  - skip: true
+
+archives:
+  - format: tar.gz
+    wrap_in_directory: true
+    format_overrides:
+      - goos: windows
+        format: zip
+    name_template: "{{ .Binary }}-{{ .Version }}-{{ .Os }}-{{ .Arch }}{{ if .Arm }}v{{ .Arm }}{{ end }}"
+    files:
+      - README.md
+
+snapshot:
+  name_template: SNAPSHOT-{{ .Commit }}
+
+changelog:
+  skip: false
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diff --git a/.markdownlint.json b/.markdownlint.json
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+++ b/.markdownlint.json
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+{
+    "default": true,
+    "MD004": { "style": "asterisk" },
+    "MD007": { "indent": 4 },
+    "MD024": { "siblings_only": true },
+    "MD025": false,
+    "MD033": false,
+    "MD034": false,
+    "MD014": false,
+    "no-hard-tabs": false,
+    "whitespace": false
+  }
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diff --git a/.markdownlintignore b/.markdownlintignore
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+++ b/.markdownlintignore
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+{
+  "default": true,
+  "MD004": {
+    "style": "asterisk"
+  },
+  "MD007": {
+    "indent": 4
+  },
+  "MD013": false,
+  "MD024": {
+    "siblings_only": true
+  },
+  "MD025": false,
+  "MD033": false,
+  "MD034": false,
+  "no-hard-tabs": false,
+  "whitespace": false
+}
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diff --git a/.mergify b/.mergify
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+queue_rules:
+  - name: default
+    conditions:
+      - "#approved-reviews-by>1"
+
+pull_request_rules:
+  - name: automerge to main with label automerge and branch protection passing
+    conditions:
+      - "#approved-reviews-by>1"
+      - base=main
+      - label=A:automerge
+    actions:
+      queue:
+        name: default
+        method: squash
+        commit_message_template: |
+          {{ title }} (#{{ number }})
+          {{ body }}
+  - name: backport patches to v1.x.x branch
+    conditions:
+      - base=main
+      - label=backport/v1.x.x
+    actions:
+      backport:
+        branches:
+          - release/v1.x.x
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