diff --git a/.github/actions/cargo-command/action.yaml b/.github/actions/cargo-command/action.yaml
index c6ed7287c..4b6db0faa 100644
--- a/.github/actions/cargo-command/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/cargo-command/action.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     default: 'build'
   package:
-    description: 'Limit execution to a specific package'
+    description: 'Limit execution to a specific package, assumes workspace if unset'
     required: false
   profile:
     description: 'Profile under which to run cargo command'
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ inputs:
   args:
     description: 'Additional argument to pass to cargo invocation'
     required: false
+  cache:
+    description: 'Whether to enable registry, index and compile output caching'
+    required: false
+    default: true
+  annotate:
+    description: 'Whether to provide errors as GitHub annotations'
+    required: false
+    default: true
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
@@ -25,31 +33,34 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       run: rustup show
     - name: Install cargo-cache
+      if: ${{ inputs.annotate }}
       shell: bash
       run: cargo install cargo-action-fmt
     - name: Cache cargo registry and index
+      if: ${{ inputs.cache }}
       uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: |
           ~/.cargo/registry/index/
           ~/.cargo/registry/cache/
           ~/.cargo/git/db/
-        key: cargo-cache-${{ inputs.package || 'workspace' }}-${{ inputs.features || 'default' }}-${{ hashFiles('Cargo.lock') }}
+        key: cargo-cache-${{ inputs.package || 'workspace' }}-${{ join(inputs.features,'_') || 'default' }}-${{ hashFiles('Cargo.lock') }}
         restore-keys: |
-          cargo-cache-${{ inputs.package || 'workspace' }}-${{ inputs.features || 'default' }}-
+          cargo-cache-${{ inputs.package || 'workspace' }}-${{ join(inputs.features,'_') || 'default' }}-
           cargo-cache-${{ inputs.package || 'workspace' }}-default-
           cargo-cache-workspace-
     - name: Cache cargo target folder
+      if: ${{ inputs.cache }}
       uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: target
-        key: cargo-${{ inputs.command }}-${{ inputs.profile }}-${{ inputs.package || 'workspace' }}-${{ inputs.features || 'default' }}-${{ hashFiles('Cargo.lock') }}
+        key: cargo-${{ inputs.command }}-${{ inputs.profile }}-${{ inputs.package || 'workspace' }}-${{ join(inputs.features,'_') || 'default' }}-${{ hashFiles('Cargo.lock') }}
         restore-keys: |
-          cargo-${{ inputs.command }}-${{ inputs.profile }}-${{ inputs.package || 'workspace' }}-${{ inputs.features || 'default' }}-
+          cargo-${{ inputs.command }}-${{ inputs.profile }}-${{ inputs.package || 'workspace' }}-${{ join(inputs.features,'_') || 'default' }}-
           cargo-${{ inputs.command }}-${{ inputs.profile }}-${{ inputs.package || 'workspace' }}-default-
           cargo-${{ inputs.command }}-${{ inputs.profile }}-workspace-
     - name: Run cargo ${{ inputs.command }}
       env:
         CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
       shell: bash
-      run: cargo ${{ inputs.command }} ${{ inputs.package != '' && '--package' || '' }} ${{ inputs.package }} --profile '${{ inputs.profile }}' --features '${{ inputs.features }}' --message-format json ${{ inputs.args }} | cargo-action-fmt
+      run: cargo ${{ inputs.command }} ${{ inputs.package && '--package' || '--workspace' }} ${{ inputs.package }} --profile '${{ inputs.profile }}' --features '${{ join(inputs.features,',') }}' ${{ inputs.annotate && '--message-format json' || '' }} ${{ inputs.args }} ${{ inputs.annotate && '| cargo-action-fmt' || '' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge-pages-docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/merge-pages-docs.yaml
index 9c3f9ee2e..0c4b8246e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge-pages-docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge-pages-docs.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/cargo-command
         with:
           command: doc
-          args: --workspace --no-deps --document-private-items
+          args: --no-deps --document-private-items
       - name: Assemble structure
         env:
           DOCS_HIDEOUT: an8ohgahmoot6ro8ieReib9micau0Oow
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-build-docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-build-docs.yaml
index f96d8a218..f1707dc24 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-build-docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-build-docs.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/cargo-command
         with:
           command: doc
-          args: --workspace --no-deps --document-private-items
+          args: --no-deps --document-private-items
       - name: Upload docs
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-build-runtime.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-build-runtime.yaml
index 92b259ef2..93ba4b8e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-build-runtime.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-build-runtime.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/cargo-command
         with:
           package: ${{ matrix.package }}
-          profile: release
           features: ${{ matrix.features }}
       - name: Upload timechain runtime
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
@@ -86,6 +85,6 @@ jobs:
             echo "metadata changes detected: committing updated metadata"
             git config user.email "github@analog.one"
             git config user.name "Metadata Update Bot"
-            git commit -am "tc-subxt: Automated metadata update"
+            git commit -am "tc-subxt: Automatic metadata update"
             git push
           fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-test-cargo.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-test-cargo.yaml
index 6e6bce5f2..706b9f6ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-test-cargo.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-test-cargo.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Check cargo tests
+name: Check testsuite
 on:
   pull_request:
     paths:
@@ -24,26 +24,21 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   test-cargo:
     runs-on: [self-hosted, general]
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        include:
-          - command: clippy
-            args: --all-targets --workspace --examples --tests -- --no-deps -D warnings
-          - command: test
-            args: --workspace --locked
-          - command: check
-            features: runtime-benchmarks
-          - command: check
-            features: try-runtime
     steps:
       - name: Checkout sources
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: recursive
-      - name: Run cargo command
+      - name: Build testsuite
         uses: ./.github/actions/cargo-command
         with:
-          command: ${{ matrix.command }}
-          features: ${{ matrix.features }}
-          args: ${{ matrix.args }}
+          command: test
+          features: [runtime-benchmarks, try-runtime]
+          args: --no-run
+      - name: Run testsuite
+        uses: ./.github/actions/cargo-command
+        with:
+          command: test
+          features: [runtime-benchmarks, try-runtime]
+          cache: false
+          annotate: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-test-clippy.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-test-clippy.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7339aea7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-test-clippy.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+name: Check code linter
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - '.github/actions/cargo-command/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/pr-test-clippy.yaml'
+      - 'chronicle/**'
+      - 'config/subxt/**'
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - 'node/**'
+      - 'pallets/**'
+      - 'primitives/**'
+      - 'runtime/**'
+      - 'tc-subxt/**'
+      - 'tester/**'
+      - 'tss/**'
+      - 'utils/**'
+      - 'Cargo.toml'
+      - 'Cargo.lock'
+      - 'rust-toolchain.toml'
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+jobs:
+  test-clippy:
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, general]
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout sources
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+      - name: Run clippy linter
+        uses: ./.github/actions/cargo-command
+        with:
+          command: clippy
+          features: [runtime-benchmarks, try-runtime]
+          args: --all-targets -- -D warnings
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-test-rustfmt.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-test-rustfmt.yaml
index 34ed6f77f..833c07436 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-test-rustfmt.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-test-rustfmt.yaml
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install rust toolchain
         run: rustup show
       - name: Run cargo fmt
-        run: cargo fmt --all -- --check
+        run: cargo fmt --all --check
diff --git a/docs/src/lib.rs b/docs/src/lib.rs
index 7546546d8..7a3f8480d 100644
--- a/docs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/docs/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 //! ## The Timechain Protocol
 //!
 //! The Analog Timechain is a substrate based solochain. It utilizes
-//! Babe and Grandpa to power its [`timechain_node`] and [`timechain_runtime`].
+//! Babe and Grandpa to power its `timechain_node` and [`timechain_runtime`].
 //!
 //! On top of that it runs the Timechain protocol to attest and relay data
 //! between various chains. This protocol is executed by shards of [`chronicle`] nodes.
diff --git a/pallets/networks/src/benchmarking.rs b/pallets/networks/src/benchmarking.rs
index d27978607..7fd8a7603 100644
--- a/pallets/networks/src/benchmarking.rs
+++ b/pallets/networks/src/benchmarking.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ benchmarks! {
 		for _ in 0..b {
 			network.push('b');
 		}
-	}: _(RawOrigin::Root, name.into(), network.into())
+	}: _(RawOrigin::Root, name, network)
 	verify {}
 
 	impl_benchmark_test_suite!(Pallet, crate::mock::new_test_ext(), crate::mock::Test);
diff --git a/pallets/shards/src/benchmarking.rs b/pallets/shards/src/benchmarking.rs
index 8a753a404..99e3dee49 100644
--- a/pallets/shards/src/benchmarking.rs
+++ b/pallets/shards/src/benchmarking.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ benchmarks! {
 				Pallet::<T>::commit(
 					RawOrigin::Signed(member.clone()).into(),
 					0,
-					vec![public_key.clone()],
+					vec![public_key],
 					[0; 65],
 				)?;
 			}
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ benchmarks! {
 			Pallet::<T>::commit(
 				RawOrigin::Signed(member.clone()).into(),
 				0,
-				vec![public_key.clone()],
+				vec![public_key],
 				[0; 65],
 			)?;
 		}
diff --git a/pallets/tasks/src/benchmarking.rs b/pallets/tasks/src/benchmarking.rs
index a2348dcc5..5a567cacb 100644
--- a/pallets/tasks/src/benchmarking.rs
+++ b/pallets/tasks/src/benchmarking.rs
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ benchmarks! {
 		let mut i = 0u8;
 		while u16::from(i) < <T as Config>::Elections::default_shard_size() {
 			let member = [i; 32];
-			let member_account: AccountId = member.clone().into();
+			let member_account: AccountId = member.into();
 			pallet_balances::Pallet::<T>::resolve_creating(
 				&member_account,
 				pallet_balances::Pallet::<T>::issue(<T as pallet_members::Config>::MinStake::get() * 100),
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ benchmarks! {
 			pallet_members::Pallet::<T>::register_member(
 				RawOrigin::Signed(member_account).into(),
 				ETHEREUM,
-				public_key(member.clone()),
+				public_key(member),
 				member,
 				<T as pallet_members::Config>::MinStake::get(),
 			)?;
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ benchmarks! {
 		pallet_members::Pallet::<T>::register_member(
 			RawOrigin::Signed(assigned_signer.clone()).into(),
 			ETHEREUM,
-			public_key(raw_signer.clone()),
+			public_key(raw_signer),
 			raw_signer,
 			<T as pallet_members::Config>::MinStake::get(),
 		)?;
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ benchmarks! {
 		let mut i = 0u8;
 		while u16::from(i) < <T as Config>::Elections::default_shard_size() {
 			let member = [i; 32];
-			let member_account: AccountId = member.clone().into();
+			let member_account: AccountId = member.into();
 			pallet_balances::Pallet::<T>::resolve_creating(
 				&member_account,
 				pallet_balances::Pallet::<T>::issue(<T as pallet_members::Config>::MinStake::get() * 100),
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ benchmarks! {
 			pallet_members::Pallet::<T>::register_member(
 				RawOrigin::Signed(member_account).into(),
 				ETHEREUM,
-				public_key(member.clone()),
+				public_key(member),
 				member,
 				<T as pallet_members::Config>::MinStake::get(),
 			)?;
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ benchmarks! {
 		ShardState::<T>::insert(0, ShardStatus::Online);
 		Pallet::<T>::shard_online(0, ETHEREUM);
 		let raw_caller = [0u8; 32];
-		let caller: AccountId = raw_caller.clone().into();
+		let caller: AccountId = raw_caller.into();
 		Pallet::<T>::create_task(RawOrigin::Signed(caller.clone()).into(), descriptor)?;
 		Pallet::<T>::register_gateway(RawOrigin::Root.into(), 0, [0u8; 20], 0)?;
 		let (pub_key, signature) = mock_submit_sig();
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ benchmarks! {
 			Pallet::<T>::shard_online(j, ETHEREUM);
 			Pallet::<T>::register_gateway(RawOrigin::Root.into(), j, [0u8; 20], 20)?;
 		}
-	}: _(RawOrigin::Root, b.into()) verify {}
+	}: _(RawOrigin::Root, b) verify {}
 
 	set_batch_size {
 	}: _(RawOrigin::Root, ETHEREUM, 100, 25) verify {}