diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index c5164136..00000000
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-version: 2
-updates:
-  # 1. React (JavaScript/TypeScript) dependencies
-  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
-    directory: "/ClientAdvisor/App/frontend"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "monthly"
-    commit-message:
-      prefix: "build"
-    target-branch: "dependabotchanges"
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 15
-
-  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
-    directory: "/ResearchAssistant/App/frontend"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "monthly"
-    commit-message:
-      prefix: "build"
-    target-branch: "dependabotchanges"
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 15
-
-  # 2. Python dependencies
-  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
-    directory: "/ClientAdvisor/App"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "monthly"
-    commit-message:
-      prefix: "build"
-    target-branch: "dependabotchanges"
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 15
-
-  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
-    directory: "/ClientAdvisor/AzureFunction"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "monthly"
-    commit-message:
-      prefix: "build"
-    target-branch: "dependabotchanges"
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 15
-
-  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
-    directory: "/ClientAdvisor/Deployment/scripts/fabric_scripts"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "monthly"
-    commit-message:
-      prefix: "build"
-    target-branch: "dependabotchanges"
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 15
-
-  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
-    directory: "/ClientAdvisor/Deployment/scripts/index_scripts"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "monthly"
-    commit-message:
-      prefix: "build"
-    target-branch: "dependabotchanges"
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 15
-
-  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
-    directory: "/ResearchAssistant/App"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "monthly"
-    commit-message:
-      prefix: "build"
-    target-branch: "dependabotchanges"
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 15
-
-  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
-    directory: "/ResearchAssistant/Deployment/scripts/aihub_scripts"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "monthly"
-    commit-message:
-      prefix: "build"
-    target-branch: "dependabotchanges"
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 15
-
-  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
-    directory: "/ResearchAssistant/Deployment/scripts/fabric_scripts"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "monthly"
-    commit-message:
-      prefix: "build"
-    target-branch: "dependabotchanges"
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 15
-
-  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
-    directory: "/ResearchAssistant/Deployment/scripts/index_scripts"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "monthly"
-    commit-message:
-      prefix: "build"
-    target-branch: "dependabotchanges"
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 16
diff --git a/.github/workflows/CAdeploy.yml b/.github/workflows/CAdeploy.yml
index c75b5406..9a94da77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CAdeploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CAdeploy.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ jobs:
           export AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID="${{ secrets.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}"
           export GPT_MIN_CAPACITY="11"
           export TEXT_EMBEDDING_MIN_CAPACITY="45"
+          export AZURE_REGIONS="${{ vars.AZURE_REGIONS_CA }}"
 
           chmod +x ClientAdvisor/Deployment/scripts/checkquota.sh
           if ! ClientAdvisor/Deployment/scripts/checkquota.sh; then
diff --git a/.github/workflows/RAdeploy.yml b/.github/workflows/RAdeploy.yml
index b7783827..76a6e73d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/RAdeploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/RAdeploy.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           export AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID="${{ secrets.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}"
           export GPT_MIN_CAPACITY="30"
           export TEXT_EMBEDDING_MIN_CAPACITY="45"
+          export AZURE_REGIONS="${{ vars.AZURE_REGIONS_RA }}"
 
           chmod +x ResearchAssistant/Deployment/scripts/checkquota.sh
           if ! ResearchAssistant/Deployment/scripts/checkquota.sh; then
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale-bot.yml b/.github/workflows/stale-bot.yml
index b4e41fc4..c9157580 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale-bot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale-bot.yml
@@ -1,19 +1,82 @@
-name: 'Stale Bot'
+name: "Manage Stale Issues, PRs & Unmerged Branches"
 on:
   schedule:
-    - cron: '30 1 * * *'
-
+    - cron: '30 1 * * *'  # Runs daily at 1:30 AM UTC
+  workflow_dispatch:  # Allows manual triggering
 permissions:
   contents: write
   issues: write
   pull-requests: write
-
 jobs:
   stale:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/stale@v9
+      - name: Mark Stale Issues and PRs
+        uses: actions/stale@v9
         with:
-          stale-issue-message: 'This issue is stale because it has been open 180 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 30 days.'
+          stale-issue-message: "This issue is stale because it has been open 180 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment, or it will be closed in 30 days."
+          stale-pr-message: "This PR is stale because it has been open 180 days with no activity. Please update or it will be closed in 30 days."
           days-before-stale: 180
           days-before-close: 30
+          exempt-issue-labels: "keep"
+          exempt-pr-labels: "keep"
+  cleanup-branches:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0  # Fetch full history for accurate branch checks
+      - name: Fetch All Branches
+        run: git fetch --all --prune
+      - name: List Merged Branches With No Activity in Last 3 Months
+        run: |
+          
+          echo "Branch Name,Last Commit Date,Committer,Committed In Branch,Action" > merged_branches_report.csv
+          
+          for branch in $(git for-each-ref --format '%(refname:short) %(committerdate:unix)' refs/remotes/origin | awk -v date=$(date -d '3 months ago' +%s) '$2 < date {print $1}'); do
+            if [[ "$branch" != "origin/main" && "$branch" != "origin/dev" ]]; then
+              branch_name=${branch#origin/}
+              # Ensure the branch exists locally before getting last commit date
+              git fetch origin "$branch_name" || echo "Could not fetch branch: $branch_name"
+              last_commit_date=$(git log -1 --format=%ci "origin/$branch_name" || echo "Unknown")
+              committer_name=$(git log -1 --format=%cn "origin/$branch_name" || echo "Unknown")
+              committed_in_branch=$(git branch -r --contains "origin/$branch_name" | tr -d ' ' | paste -sd "," -)
+              echo "$branch_name,$last_commit_date,$committer_name,$committed_in_branch,Delete" >> merged_branches_report.csv
+            fi
+          done
+      - name: List PR Approved and Merged Branches Older Than 30 Days
+        run: |
+          
+          for branch in $(gh api repos/${{ github.repository }}/pulls --jq '.[] | select(.merged_at != null and (.base.ref == "main" or .base.ref == "dev")) | select(.merged_at | fromdateiso8601 < (now - 2592000)) | .head.ref'); do
+            # Ensure the branch exists locally before getting last commit date
+            git fetch origin "$branch" || echo "Could not fetch branch: $branch"
+            last_commit_date=$(git log -1 --format=%ci origin/$branch || echo "Unknown")
+            committer_name=$(git log -1 --format=%cn origin/$branch || echo "Unknown")
+            committed_in_branch=$(git branch -r --contains "origin/$branch" | tr -d ' ' | paste -sd "," -)
+            echo "$branch,$last_commit_date,$committer_name,$committed_in_branch,Delete" >> merged_branches_report.csv
+          done
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: List Open PR Branches With No Activity in Last 3 Months
+        run: |
+          
+          for branch in $(gh api repos/${{ github.repository }}/pulls --state open --jq '.[] | select(.base.ref == "main" or .base.ref == "dev") | .head.ref'); do
+            # Ensure the branch exists locally before getting last commit date
+            git fetch origin "$branch" || echo "Could not fetch branch: $branch"
+            last_commit_date=$(git log -1 --format=%ci origin/$branch || echo "Unknown")
+            committer_name=$(git log -1 --format=%cn origin/$branch || echo "Unknown")
+            if [[ $(date -d "$last_commit_date" +%s) -lt $(date -d '3 months ago' +%s) ]]; then
+              # If no commit in the last 3 months, mark for deletion
+              committed_in_branch=$(git branch -r --contains "origin/$branch" | tr -d ' ' | paste -sd "," -)
+              echo "$branch,$last_commit_date,$committer_name,$committed_in_branch,Delete" >> merged_branches_report.csv
+            fi
+          done
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Upload CSV Report of Inactive Branches
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: merged-branches-report
+          path: merged_branches_report.csv
+          retention-days: 30
diff --git a/ClientAdvisor/Deployment/scripts/checkquota.sh b/ClientAdvisor/Deployment/scripts/checkquota.sh
index fc0caeec..cad835e8 100644
--- a/ClientAdvisor/Deployment/scripts/checkquota.sh
+++ b/ClientAdvisor/Deployment/scripts/checkquota.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # List of Azure regions to check for quota (update as needed)
-REGIONS=("eastus" "westus" "northcentralus" "uksouth" "swedencentral")
+IFS=', ' read -ra REGIONS <<< "$AZURE_REGIONS"
 
 SUBSCRIPTION_ID="${AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID}"
 GPT_MIN_CAPACITY="${GPT_MIN_CAPACITY}"
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ if ! az login --service-principal -u "$AZURE_CLIENT_ID" -p "$AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET
 fi
 
 echo "🔄 Validating required environment variables..."
-if [[ -z "$SUBSCRIPTION_ID" || -z "$GPT_MIN_CAPACITY" || -z "$TEXT_EMBEDDING_MIN_CAPACITY" ]]; then
+if [[ -z "$SUBSCRIPTION_ID" || -z "$GPT_MIN_CAPACITY" || -z "$TEXT_EMBEDDING_MIN_CAPACITY" || -z "$REGIONS" ]]; then
     echo "❌ ERROR: Missing required environment variables."
     exit 1
 fi
diff --git a/ResearchAssistant/Deployment/scripts/aihub_scripts/create_ai_hub.py b/ResearchAssistant/Deployment/scripts/aihub_scripts/create_ai_hub.py
index cf0b8c3a..e4d43490 100644
--- a/ResearchAssistant/Deployment/scripts/aihub_scripts/create_ai_hub.py
+++ b/ResearchAssistant/Deployment/scripts/aihub_scripts/create_ai_hub.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def get_secrets_from_kv(kv_name, secret_name):
 # construct a hub
 my_hub = Hub(name=aihub_name, location=solutionLocation, display_name=aihub_name)
 
-created_hub = ml_client.workspaces.begin_create(my_hub).result()
+created_hub = ml_client.workspaces.begin_create(my_hub).result() 
 
 # construct the project
 my_project = Project(
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def get_secrets_from_kv(kv_name, secret_name):
 )
 
 created_project = ml_client.workspaces.begin_create(workspace=my_project).result()
-
+ 
 open_ai_connection = AzureOpenAIConnection(
     name="Azure_OpenAI",
     api_key=open_ai_key,
diff --git a/ResearchAssistant/Deployment/scripts/aihub_scripts/requirements.txt b/ResearchAssistant/Deployment/scripts/aihub_scripts/requirements.txt
index f1930f44..98acb23a 100644
--- a/ResearchAssistant/Deployment/scripts/aihub_scripts/requirements.txt
+++ b/ResearchAssistant/Deployment/scripts/aihub_scripts/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 azure-identity
 azure-keyvault-secrets
 azure-ai-resources
-azure-ai-ml==1.24.0
+azure-ai-ml==1.26.1
 msal[broker]==1.24.0b1
 azure-mgmt-resource==23.1.0b2
 azure-mgmt-cognitiveservices
diff --git a/ResearchAssistant/Deployment/scripts/checkquota.sh b/ResearchAssistant/Deployment/scripts/checkquota.sh
index e1039ec5..18a1ca71 100644
--- a/ResearchAssistant/Deployment/scripts/checkquota.sh
+++ b/ResearchAssistant/Deployment/scripts/checkquota.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # List of Azure regions to check for quota (update as needed)
-REGIONS=("eastus2" "westus" "northcentralus" "uksouth" "francecentral")
+IFS=', ' read -ra REGIONS <<< "$AZURE_REGIONS"
 
 SUBSCRIPTION_ID="${AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID}"
 GPT_MIN_CAPACITY="${GPT_MIN_CAPACITY}"
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ if ! az login --service-principal -u "$AZURE_CLIENT_ID" -p "$AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET
 fi
 
 echo "🔄 Validating required environment variables..."
-if [[ -z "$SUBSCRIPTION_ID" || -z "$GPT_MIN_CAPACITY" || -z "$TEXT_EMBEDDING_MIN_CAPACITY" ]]; then
+if [[ -z "$SUBSCRIPTION_ID" || -z "$GPT_MIN_CAPACITY" || -z "$TEXT_EMBEDDING_MIN_CAPACITY" || -z "$REGIONS" ]]; then
     echo "❌ ERROR: Missing required environment variables."
     exit 1
 fi