diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml
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+name: bot
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [labeled]
+
+jobs:
+  approve:
+    if: "! startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, '[CI Skip]') && (!github.event.pull_request || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository)"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: jacogr/action-approve@795afd1dd096a2071d7ec98740661af4e853b7da
+        with:
+          authors: jacogr
+          labels: -auto
+          token: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT_BOT }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml
new file mode 100644
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+name: bot
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [labeled]
+
+jobs:
+  merge:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: jacogr/action-merge@d2d64b4545acd93b0a9575177d3d215ae3f92029
+        with:
+          checks: pr (build:code),pr (build:i18n),pr (build:electron),pr (lint),pr (test)
+          labels: -auto
+          strategy: squash
+          token: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT_BOT }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/chain-endpoints.yml b/.github/workflows/chain-endpoints.yml
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/.github/workflows/chain-endpoints.yml
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+name: Chain endpoints
+on:
+  schedule:
+    # twice daily (mornings/afternoons, the latter being busy)
+    # - cron:  '50 0/12 * * *'
+    # once daily (early mornings, 02:50 GMT, generally not busy)
+    - cron:  '50 2 * * *'
+
+jobs:
+  endpoints:
+    if: github.repository == 'polkadot-js/apps'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      with:
+        node-version: 'lts/*'
+    - name: check
+      env:
+        CI_LOG: 123
+      run: |
+        yarn install --immutable | grep -v 'YN0013'
+        yarn ci:chainEndpoints
+
+    - name: issue
+      if: ${{ failure() }}
+      uses: JasonEtco/create-an-issue@e27dddc79c92bc6e4562f268fffa5ed752639abd
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT_BOT }}
+      with:
+        filename: .github/chain-endpoints.md
+        update_existing: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lock.yml b/.github/workflows/lock.yml
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/.github/workflows/lock.yml
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+name: 'Lock Threads'
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '15 2/3 * * *'
+
+jobs:
+  lock:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: dessant/lock-threads@c1b35aecc5cdb1a34539d14196df55838bb2f836
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT_BOT }}
+          issue-inactive-days: '7'
+          issue-comment: >
+            This thread has been automatically locked since there has not been
+            any recent activity after it was closed. Please open a new issue
+            if you think you have a related problem or query.
+          pr-inactive-days: '2'
+          pr-comment: >
+            This pull request has been automatically locked since there
+            has not been any recent activity after it was closed.
+            Please open a new issue for related bugs.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push-master.yml b/.github/workflows/push-master.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bbd3ae9cd03a
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+name: Master
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+jobs:
+  # publish to gh-pages (& IPFS when a release is detected)
+  www:
+    if: "! startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, '[CI Skip]')"
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        step: ['build:release:www']
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+        token: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT_BOT }}
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      with:
+        node-version: 'lts/*'
+    - name: ${{ matrix.step }}
+      env:
+        CC_TEST_REPORTER_ID: ${{ secrets.CC_TEST_REPORTER_ID }}
+        CF_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CF_API_TOKEN }}
+        CRUST_SEEDS: ${{ secrets.CRUST_SEEDS }}
+        GH_PAGES_SRC: packages/apps/build
+        GH_PAT: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT_BOT }}
+        GH_RELEASE_GITHUB_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT_BOT }}
+        NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+        PINATA_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.PINATA_API_KEY }}
+        PINATA_SECRET_KEY: ${{ secrets.PINATA_SECRET_KEY }}
+      run: |
+        yarn install --immutable
+        yarn ${{ matrix.step }}
+
+  # only run on "CI skip", i.e. when the actual version has been bumped to release/stable
+  docker:
+    if: "startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, '[CI Skip] release/stable')"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      with:
+        node-version: 'lts/*'
+    - name: docker
+      env:
+        DOCKER_PASS: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASS }}
+      run: |
+        ./docker/build.sh
+
+  # only run on "CI skip", i.e. when the actual version has been bumped to release/stable
+  electron:
+    if: "startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, '[CI Skip] release/stable')"
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [macos-latest, ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        token: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT_BOT }}
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      with:
+        node-version: 'lts/*'
+    - name: Prepare for app notarization (macOS)
+      if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'macos')
+      # Import Apple API key for app notarization on macOS
+      run: |
+        mkdir -p ~/private_keys/
+        echo '${{ secrets.API_KEY }}' > ~/private_keys/AuthKey_${{ secrets.API_KEY_ID }}.p8
+    - name: Build/release Electron app
+      uses: samuelmeuli/action-electron-builder@v1
+      with:
+        # Base64-encoded code signing certificate for macOS
+        mac_certs: ${{ secrets.MAC_CERTS }}
+        # Password for decrypting `mac_certs`
+        mac_certs_password: ${{ secrets.MAC_CERTS_PASSWORD }}
+        # Base64-encoded code signing certificate for Windows
+        windows_certs: ${{ secrets.WINDOWS_CERTS }}
+        # Password for decrypting `windows_certs`
+        windows_certs_password: ${{ secrets.WINDOWS_CERTS_PASSWORD }}
+        # GitHub token, automatically provided to the action
+        # (No need to define this secret in the repo settings)
+        github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        args: '--project packages/apps-electron'
+        build_script_name: build:release:electron
+        # If the commit is tagged with a version (e.g. "v1.0.0"),
+        # release the app after building
+        release: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
+      env:
+        # macOS notarization API key
+        API_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.API_KEY_ID }}
+        API_KEY_ISSUER_ID: ${{ secrets.API_KEY_ISSUER_ID }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-upstream.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-upstream.yml
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+name: 'Upstream Sync'
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+
+  schedule:
+    - cron:  '0 7 * * 1'
+    # scheduled at 07:00 every Monday
+
+  workflow_dispatch:  # click the button on Github repo!
+    inputs:
+      sync_test_mode: # Adds a boolean option that appears during manual workflow run for easy test mode config
+        description: 'Fork Sync Test Mode'
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+
+jobs:
+  sync_latest_from_upstream:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Sync latest commits from upstream repo
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout target repo
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        # optional: set the branch to checkout,
+        ref: upstream
+        token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        # persist-credentials: false
+
+    - name: Sync upstream changes
+      id: sync
+      uses: aormsby/Fork-Sync-With-Upstream-action@v3.4.1
+      with:
+        target_sync_branch: upstream
+        # target_repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        upstream_sync_branch: master
+        upstream_sync_repo: polkadot-js/apps
+
+        # Set test_mode true during manual dispatch to run tests instead of the true action!!
+        test_mode: ${{ inputs.sync_test_mode }}
+
+    # Display a sample message based on the sync output var 'has_new_commits'
+    - name: New commits found
+      if: steps.sync.outputs.has_new_commits == 'true'
+      run: echo "New commits were found to sync."
+
+    - name: No new commits
+      if: steps.sync.outputs.has_new_commits == 'false'
+      run: echo "There were no new commits."
+
+    - name: Show value of 'has_new_commits'
+      run: echo ${{ steps.sync.outputs.has_new_commits }}