diff --git a/config/ai.ts b/config/ai.ts
index 01de1a0874..9a37b0def9 100644
--- a/config/ai.ts
+++ b/config/ai.ts
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@ export default {
     'meta.llama2-70b-chat-v1',
   ],
 
-  deploy: true,
+  deploy: true, // deploys AI endpoints
 } satisfies AiConfig
diff --git a/storage/framework/core/actions/src/bump.ts b/storage/framework/core/actions/src/bump.ts
index fc9441e7ab..c453a057a0 100644
--- a/storage/framework/core/actions/src/bump.ts
+++ b/storage/framework/core/actions/src/bump.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const bumpCommand = options?.dryRun
   ? 'bunx bumpp ./package.json ./core/**/package.json ./ide/vscode/package.json --no-push'
   : 'bunx bumpp ./package.json ./core/**/package.json ./ide/vscode/package.json --all'
 
-await runCommand(
-  bumpCommand,
-  { cwd: p.frameworkPath(), stdin: 'inherit' },
-)
+await runCommand(bumpCommand, {
+  cwd: p.frameworkPath(),
+  stdin: 'inherit',
+})
diff --git a/storage/framework/core/actions/src/helpers/utils.ts b/storage/framework/core/actions/src/helpers/utils.ts
index 67d5ae199d..4e205e3585 100644
--- a/storage/framework/core/actions/src/helpers/utils.ts
+++ b/storage/framework/core/actions/src/helpers/utils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as storage from '@stacksjs/storage'
-import { buddyOptions, italic, parseOptions, runCommand, runCommands, underline } from '@stacksjs/cli'
+import { buddyOptions, runCommand, runCommands } from '@stacksjs/cli'
 import { log } from '@stacksjs/logging'
 import * as p from '@stacksjs/path'
 import type { ActionOptions, StacksError, Subprocess } from '@stacksjs/types'
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ export async function runAction(action: string, options?: ActionOptions): Promis
     ...options,
   }
 
-  log.debug('runAction:', underline(italic(cmd)))
-  log.debug('runAction Options:', optionsWithCwd)
+  log.debug('runAction:', cmd)
+  log.debug('action options:', optionsWithCwd)
 
   if (!hasAction(action))
     return err(handleError(`The specified action "${action}" does not exist`))
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ export async function runAction(action: string, options?: ActionOptions): Promis
  * @returns The result of the command.
  */
 export async function runActions(actions: string[], options?: ActionOptions) {
+  log.debug('runActions:', actions)
+  log.debug('actions options:', options)
+
   if (!actions.length)
     return err('No actions were specified')
 
@@ -51,11 +54,13 @@ export async function runActions(actions: string[], options?: ActionOptions) {
 
   const o = {
     cwd: options?.cwd || p.projectPath(),
-    ...parseOptions(),
+    ...options,
   }
 
   const commands = actions.map(action => `bun --bun ${p.relativeActionsPath(`${action}.ts`)} ${opts}`)
 
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+  console.log('this should have inherit:', o)
   return await runCommands(commands, o)
 }
 
diff --git a/storage/framework/core/actions/src/release.ts b/storage/framework/core/actions/src/release.ts
index 7c32c8aae9..48d37bce8c 100644
--- a/storage/framework/core/actions/src/release.ts
+++ b/storage/framework/core/actions/src/release.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ await runActions([
   Action.LintFix, // ensure there are no lint errors
   // Action.Test, // run the tests
   Action.Bump, // bump the versions, create the git tag, generate the changelog, commit & push the changes
-], { cwd: projectPath(), stdin: 'inherit' }) // debug mode needs to be enabled to see the output due to the interactive prompts
+], { // debug mode needs to be enabled to see the output due to the interactive prompts
+  cwd: projectPath(),
+  stdin: 'inherit',
+})
 
 log.success(`Successfully released ${app.name}`)
diff --git a/storage/framework/core/cli/src/exec.ts b/storage/framework/core/cli/src/exec.ts
index 953b042cc2..4a2af837e5 100644
--- a/storage/framework/core/cli/src/exec.ts
+++ b/storage/framework/core/cli/src/exec.ts
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ export async function exec(command: string | string[], options?: CliOptions): Pr
   if (!cmd)
     return err(handleError(`Failed to parse command: ${cmd}`, options))
 
-  log.debug('Running exec:', Array.isArray(command) ? command.join(' ') : command)
+  log.debug('exec:', Array.isArray(command) ? command.join(' ') : command)
   log.debug('cmd:', cmd)
-  log.debug('Options:', options)
+  log.debug('exec options:', options)
 
   const proc = Bun.spawn(cmd, {
     ...options,
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ export async function exec(command: string | string[], options?: CliOptions): Pr
   })
 
   // Check if we need to write to stdin
-  if (options?.stdin === 'pipe' && options.input) {
-    if (proc.stdin) {
-      proc.stdin.write(options.input)
-      proc.stdin.end()
-    }
-  }
+  // if (options?.stdin === 'pipe' && options.input) {
+  //   if (proc.stdin) {
+  //     proc.stdin.write(options.input)
+  //     proc.stdin.end()
+  //   }
+  // }
 
   const exited = await proc.exited
   if (exited === ExitCode.Success)
diff --git a/storage/framework/core/cli/src/run.ts b/storage/framework/core/cli/src/run.ts
index e52b270b52..176f6ed092 100644
--- a/storage/framework/core/cli/src/run.ts
+++ b/storage/framework/core/cli/src/run.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import { log } from './console'
  */
 export async function runCommand(command: string, options?: CliOptions): Promise<Result<Subprocess, CommandError>> {
   log.debug('runCommand:', command)
-  log.debug('runCommand Options:', options)
+  log.debug('options:', options)
 
   return await exec(command, options)
 }