diff --git a/.github/workflows/add-issue-to-backlog.yml b/.github/workflows/add-issue-to-backlog.yml
index f9b15aa..0b4bcd9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/add-issue-to-backlog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/add-issue-to-backlog.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Add issue to Backlog project
-        uses: actions/add-to-project@v0.5.0
+        uses: actions/add-to-project@v1.0.2
         with:
           project-url: https://github.com/orgs/numbersprotocol/projects/8
           # OR for repository projects:
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0bbd89e..2b62896 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,23 @@
 .subnet-cli.pk
+
+# OS artifacts
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Editor files
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+
+# Download artifacts
+*.tar.gz
+*.zip
+
+# Python caches
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+.pytest_cache/
+
+# Environment and secret files
+.env
+*.pem
+*.key
diff --git a/api/env.sh b/api/env.sh
index bbb7296..725960d 100644
--- a/api/env.sh
+++ b/api/env.sh
@@ -1 +1 @@
-URL="127.0.0.1:9650"
+URL="${URL:-127.0.0.1:9650}"
diff --git a/api/health.health.sh b/api/health.health.sh
index f1c51d2..33da01d 100755
--- a/api/health.health.sh
+++ b/api/health.health.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+source env.sh
+
 curl -X POST --data '{
     "jsonrpc":"2.0",
         "id"     :1,
 	    "method" :"health.health"
-    }' -H 'content-type:application/json;' 127.0.0.1:9650/ext/health
+    }' -H 'content-type:application/json;' ${URL}/ext/health
diff --git a/api/info.getNodeID.sh b/api/info.getNodeID.sh
index e3c6c95..0cae9ac 100755
--- a/api/info.getNodeID.sh
+++ b/api/info.getNodeID.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # Expected Output
 # {"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":{"nodeID":"NodeID-JRhJd4Qn4WTjP28RUFDQa2NC59deo7tT6"},"id":1}
 
-URL="127.0.0.1:9650"
+source env.sh
 
 curl -X POST --data '{
     "jsonrpc":"2.0",
diff --git a/api/info.isBootstrapped.sh b/api/info.isBootstrapped.sh
index 2940dfd..c939399 100755
--- a/api/info.isBootstrapped.sh
+++ b/api/info.isBootstrapped.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Note: The bootstrapping process takes approximately 50–100 hours and requires 100 GB of space.
 # https://chainstack.com/avalanche-subnet-tutorial-series-running-a-local-avalanche-node-on-fuji-testnet/
 
-URL="127.0.0.1:9650"
+source env.sh
 CHAIN_ID="$1"
 
 curl -X POST --data "{ 
diff --git a/api/info.peers.sh b/api/info.peers.sh
index 7fa32b2..a4cd833 100755
--- a/api/info.peers.sh
+++ b/api/info.peers.sh
@@ -1,32 +1,16 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# Snow
-echo "========== Snow nodes information =========="
-curl -X POST --data '{
-    "jsonrpc":"2.0",
-    "id"     :1,
-    "method" :"info.peers",
-    "params": {
-        "nodeIDs": [
-            "NodeID-7TwAjiRpTbNcqUx6F9EoyXRBLAfeoQXRq",
-            "NodeID-JbeonHKqomERomXgCiXr9oC9vfynkBupj",
-            "NodeID-BffXkmzM8EwrBZgpqFp9pwgE9DbDgYKG2",
-            "NodeID-24WK7qiKXAumya1kKEktwj2ubBbRyq5UW",
-            "NodeID-A2Z8m7egVLhKf1Qj14uvXadhExM5zrB7p"
-        ]
-    }
-}' -H 'content-type:application/json;' https://api.avax-test.network/ext/info | jq .
+source env.sh
+
+NODE_IDS="${1:-}"
+ENDPOINT="${2:-${URL}}"
 
-# Jade
-echo "========== Jade nodes information =========="
-curl -X POST --data '{
-    "jsonrpc":"2.0",
-    "id"     :1,
-    "method" :"info.peers",
-    "params": {
-        "nodeIDs": [
-            "NodeID-BXTBUqX8gitUDtVam4fhRWGD1SfeHGoBx"
-        ]
+curl -X POST --data "{
+    \"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",
+    \"id\"     :1,
+    \"method\" :\"info.peers\",
+    \"params\": {
+        \"nodeIDs\": [${NODE_IDS}]
     }
-}' -H 'content-type:application/json;' https://api.avax.network/ext/info | jq .
+}" -H 'content-type:application/json;' ${ENDPOINT}/ext/info | jq .
 
diff --git a/api/metrics.sh b/api/metrics.sh
index a527772..bbffa74 100755
--- a/api/metrics.sh
+++ b/api/metrics.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-curl -X POST 127.0.0.1:9650/ext/metrics
+source env.sh
+
+curl -X POST ${URL}/ext/metrics
diff --git a/api/platform.getBlockchainStatus.sh b/api/platform.getBlockchainStatus.sh
index e6b1c25..ec4cd29 100755
--- a/api/platform.getBlockchainStatus.sh
+++ b/api/platform.getBlockchainStatus.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #   "vmID": "kmYb53NrmqcW7gfV2FGHBHWXNA6YhhWf7R7LoQeGj9mdDYuaT"
 # }
 
-URL="127.0.0.1:9650"
+source env.sh
 BLOCKCHAIN_ID="$1"
 
 curl -X POST --data "{
diff --git a/api/platform.getCurrentValidators.sh b/api/platform.getCurrentValidators.sh
index 0e0f743..3d125c9 100755
--- a/api/platform.getCurrentValidators.sh
+++ b/api/platform.getCurrentValidators.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Note: The bootstrapping process takes approximately 50–100 hours and requires 100 GB of space.
 # https://chainstack.com/avalanche-subnet-tutorial-series-running-a-local-avalanche-node-on-fuji-testnet/
 
-URL="127.0.0.1:9650"
+source env.sh
 SUBNET_ID="$1"
 curl -X POST --data "{
     \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",
diff --git a/api/platform.getPendingValidators.sh b/api/platform.getPendingValidators.sh
index 8c9402d..2b1cb98 100755
--- a/api/platform.getPendingValidators.sh
+++ b/api/platform.getPendingValidators.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Note: The bootstrapping process takes approximately 50–100 hours and requires 100 GB of space.
 # https://chainstack.com/avalanche-subnet-tutorial-series-running-a-local-avalanche-node-on-fuji-testnet/
 
-URL="127.0.0.1:9650"
+source env.sh
 
 echo "URL: ${URL}"
 
diff --git a/api/platform.getSubnets.sh b/api/platform.getSubnets.sh
index 3fde414..8c79902 100755
--- a/api/platform.getSubnets.sh
+++ b/api/platform.getSubnets.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Note: The bootstrapping process takes approximately 50–100 hours and requires 100 GB of space.
 # https://chainstack.com/avalanche-subnet-tutorial-series-running-a-local-avalanche-node-on-fuji-testnet/
 
-URL="127.0.0.1:9650"
+source env.sh
 
 echo "URL: ${URL}"
 
diff --git a/api/platform.getValidatorsAt.sh b/api/platform.getValidatorsAt.sh
index 66ee968..290e831 100755
--- a/api/platform.getValidatorsAt.sh
+++ b/api/platform.getValidatorsAt.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+source env.sh
+
 SUBNET_ID="$1"
+HEIGHT="${2:-1}"
 
 curl -X POST --data "{
     \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",
     \"method\": \"platform.getValidatorsAt\",
     \"params\": {
-        \"height\":1,
+        \"height\":${HEIGHT},
 	\"subnetID\": \"${SUBNET_ID}\"
     },
     \"id\": 1
-}" -H 'content-type:application/json;' 127.0.0.1:9650/ext/bc/P
+}" -H 'content-type:application/json;' ${URL}/ext/bc/P
diff --git a/api/platform.validatedBy.sh b/api/platform.validatedBy.sh
index 236114c..c19460c 100755
--- a/api/platform.validatedBy.sh
+++ b/api/platform.validatedBy.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+source env.sh
+
 BLOCKCHAIN_ID="$1"
 
 curl -X POST --data "{
@@ -9,4 +11,4 @@ curl -X POST --data "{
         \"blockchainID\": \"${BLOCKCHAIN_ID}\"
     },
     \"id\": 1
-}" -H 'content-type:application/json;' 127.0.0.1:9650/ext/bc/P
+}" -H 'content-type:application/json;' ${URL}/ext/bc/P
diff --git a/api/platform.validates.sh b/api/platform.validates.sh
index a41d4a7..c5f8c71 100755
--- a/api/platform.validates.sh
+++ b/api/platform.validates.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+source env.sh
+
 SUBNET_ID="$1"
 
 curl -X POST --data "{
@@ -9,5 +11,5 @@ curl -X POST --data "{
         \"subnetID\":\"${SUBNET_ID}\"
     },
     \"id\": 1
-}" -H 'content-type:application/json;' 127.0.0.1:9650/ext/bc/P
+}" -H 'content-type:application/json;' ${URL}/ext/bc/P
 
diff --git a/chains/devnet/genesis.json b/chains/devnet/genesis.json
index 3fa9f51..ed93486 100644
--- a/chains/devnet/genesis.json
+++ b/chains/devnet/genesis.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "nonce": "0x0",
     "timestamp": "0x0",
     "extraData": "0x",
-    "gasLimit": "0x7a1200",
+    "gasLimit": "0x1312D00",
     "difficulty": "0x0",
     "mixHash": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
     "coinbase": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
diff --git a/genesis/genesis-nativecoin-feemgr-feerecv.json b/genesis/genesis-nativecoin-feemgr-feerecv.json
deleted file mode 100644
index af6ed96..0000000
--- a/genesis/genesis-nativecoin-feemgr-feerecv.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "config": {
-    "chainId": 10508,
-    "homesteadBlock": 0,
-    "eip150Block": 0,
-    "eip150Hash": "0x2086799aeebeae135c246c65021c82b4e15a2c451340993aacfd2751886514f0",
-    "eip155Block": 0,
-    "eip158Block": 0,
-    "byzantiumBlock": 0,
-    "constantinopleBlock": 0,
-    "petersburgBlock": 0,
-    "istanbulBlock": 0,
-    "muirGlacierBlock": 0,
-    "subnetEVMTimestamp": 0,
-    "feeConfig": {
-      "gasLimit": 20000000,
-      "minBaseFee": 1000000000,
-      "targetGas": 100000000,
-      "baseFeeChangeDenominator": 48,
-      "minBlockGasCost": 0,
-      "maxBlockGasCost": 10000000,
-      "targetBlockRate": 2,
-      "blockGasCostStep": 500000
-    },
-    "allowFeeRecipients": true,
-    "contractNativeMinterConfig": {
-      "blockTimestamp": 0,
-      "adminAddresses": ["0x63B7076FC0A914Af543C2e5c201df6C29FCC18c5"]
-    },
-    "feeManagerConfig": {
-      "blockTimestamp": 0,
-      "adminAddresses": ["0x63B7076FC0A914Af543C2e5c201df6C29FCC18c5"]
-    }
-  },
-  "alloc": {
-    "63B7076FC0A914Af543C2e5c201df6C29FCC18c5": {
-      "balance": "0x52B7D2DCC80CD2E4000000"
-    }
-  },
-  "nonce": "0x0",
-  "timestamp": "0x0",
-  "extraData": "0x00",
-  "gasLimit": "0x1312D00",
-  "difficulty": "0x0",
-  "mixHash": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
-  "coinbase": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
-  "number": "0x0",
-  "gasUsed": "0x0",
-  "parentHash": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
-}
diff --git a/genesis/genesis-nativecoin-feemgr.json b/genesis/genesis-nativecoin-feemgr.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e94914..0000000
--- a/genesis/genesis-nativecoin-feemgr.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "config": {
-    "chainId": 10508,
-    "homesteadBlock": 0,
-    "eip150Block": 0,
-    "eip150Hash": "0x2086799aeebeae135c246c65021c82b4e15a2c451340993aacfd2751886514f0",
-    "eip155Block": 0,
-    "eip158Block": 0,
-    "byzantiumBlock": 0,
-    "constantinopleBlock": 0,
-    "petersburgBlock": 0,
-    "istanbulBlock": 0,
-    "muirGlacierBlock": 0,
-    "subnetEVMTimestamp": 0,
-    "feeConfig": {
-      "gasLimit": 20000000,
-      "minBaseFee": 1000000000,
-      "targetGas": 100000000,
-      "baseFeeChangeDenominator": 48,
-      "minBlockGasCost": 0,
-      "maxBlockGasCost": 10000000,
-      "targetBlockRate": 2,
-      "blockGasCostStep": 500000
-    },
-    "contractNativeMinterConfig": {
-      "blockTimestamp": 0,
-      "adminAddresses": ["0x63B7076FC0A914Af543C2e5c201df6C29FCC18c5"]
-    },
-    "feeManagerConfig": {
-      "blockTimestamp": 0,
-      "adminAddresses": ["0x63B7076FC0A914Af543C2e5c201df6C29FCC18c5"]
-    }
-  },
-  "alloc": {
-    "63B7076FC0A914Af543C2e5c201df6C29FCC18c5": {
-      "balance": "0x52B7D2DCC80CD2E4000000"
-    }
-  },
-  "nonce": "0x0",
-  "timestamp": "0x0",
-  "extraData": "0x00",
-  "gasLimit": "0x1312D00",
-  "difficulty": "0x0",
-  "mixHash": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
-  "coinbase": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
-  "number": "0x0",
-  "gasUsed": "0x0",
-  "parentHash": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
-}
diff --git a/genesis/genesis.json b/genesis/genesis.json
deleted file mode 100644
index a060304..0000000
--- a/genesis/genesis.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "config": {
-    "chainId": 10508,
-    "homesteadBlock": 0,
-    "eip150Block": 0,
-    "eip150Hash": "0x2086799aeebeae135c246c65021c82b4e15a2c451340993aacfd2751886514f0",
-    "eip155Block": 0,
-    "eip158Block": 0,
-    "byzantiumBlock": 0,
-    "constantinopleBlock": 0,
-    "petersburgBlock": 0,
-    "istanbulBlock": 0,
-    "muirGlacierBlock": 0,
-    "subnetEVMTimestamp": 0,
-    "feeConfig": {
-      "gasLimit": 20000000,
-      "minBaseFee": 1000000000,
-      "targetGas": 100000000,
-      "baseFeeChangeDenominator": 48,
-      "minBlockGasCost": 0,
-      "maxBlockGasCost": 10000000,
-      "targetBlockRate": 2,
-      "blockGasCostStep": 500000
-    }
-  },
-  "alloc": {
-    "63B7076FC0A914Af543C2e5c201df6C29FCC18c5": {
-      "balance": "0x52B7D2DCC80CD2E4000000"
-    }
-  },
-  "nonce": "0x0",
-  "timestamp": "0x0",
-  "extraData": "0x00",
-  "gasLimit": "0x1312D00",
-  "difficulty": "0x0",
-  "mixHash": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
-  "coinbase": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
-  "number": "0x0",
-  "gasUsed": "0x0",
-  "parentHash": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
-}
diff --git a/rpc/requirements.txt b/rpc/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5dabb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpc/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+pytest
+pytest-asyncio
+requests
+websockets
diff --git a/rpc/rpc_test.py b/rpc/rpc_test.py
index c3561e8..24d1fbd 100644
--- a/rpc/rpc_test.py
+++ b/rpc/rpc_test.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python3
 
+import pytest
 import requests
-import json
 
 
 MAINNET_RPC_URL = "https://mainnetrpc.num.network"
@@ -10,55 +10,69 @@
 TESTNET_CHAIN_ID = 10508
 
 
-def test_connectivity(rpc_url):
-    try:
-        response = requests.get(rpc_url)
-        if response.status_code == 200:
-            print("Node is reachable, HTTP Status Code: 200")
-        else:
-            print(f"Node is not reachable, HTTP Status Code: {response.status_code}")
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"Connection failed, Error: {str(e)}")
+def test_mainnet_connectivity():
+    response = requests.get(MAINNET_RPC_URL)
+    assert response.status_code == 200, (
+        f"Mainnet node not reachable, HTTP Status Code: {response.status_code}"
+    )
 
 
-def test_functionality(rpc_url):
+def test_testnet_connectivity():
+    response = requests.get(TESTNET_RPC_URL)
+    assert response.status_code == 200, (
+        f"Testnet node not reachable, HTTP Status Code: {response.status_code}"
+    )
+
+
+def test_mainnet_functionality():
     payload = {
         "jsonrpc": "2.0",
         "method": "web3_clientVersion",
         "params": [],
-        "id": 1
+        "id": 1,
     }
+    response = requests.post(MAINNET_RPC_URL, json=payload)
+    response_data = response.json()
+    assert "result" in response_data, f"Unexpected response: {response_data}"
 
-    try:
-        response = requests.post(rpc_url, json=payload)
-        response_data = response.json()
-        print("RPC request successful, Response Data:", response_data)
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"RPC request failed, Error: {str(e)}")
 
-
-def test_chain_id(rpc_url, chain_id):
+def test_testnet_functionality():
     payload = {
         "jsonrpc": "2.0",
-        "method": "eth_chainId",
-        "id": chain_id,
+        "method": "web3_clientVersion",
+        "params": [],
+        "id": 1,
     }
+    response = requests.post(TESTNET_RPC_URL, json=payload)
+    response_data = response.json()
+    assert "result" in response_data, f"Unexpected response: {response_data}"
 
-    try:
-        response = requests.post(rpc_url, json=payload)
-        response_data = response.json()
-        print("RPC request successful, Response Data:", response_data)
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"RPC request failed, Error: {str(e)}")
 
+def test_mainnet_chain_id():
+    payload = {
+        "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+        "method": "eth_chainId",
+        "params": [],
+        "id": 1,
+    }
+    response = requests.post(MAINNET_RPC_URL, json=payload)
+    response_data = response.json()
+    assert "result" in response_data, f"Unexpected response: {response_data}"
+    assert int(response_data["result"], 16) == MAINNET_CHAIN_ID, (
+        f"Expected chain ID {MAINNET_CHAIN_ID}, got {response_data['result']}"
+    )
 
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    print("Testing Mainnet RPC")
-    test_connectivity(MAINNET_RPC_URL)
-    test_functionality(MAINNET_RPC_URL)
-    test_chain_id(MAINNET_RPC_URL, MAINNET_CHAIN_ID)
 
-    print("Testing Testnet RPC")
-    test_connectivity(TESTNET_RPC_URL)
-    test_functionality(TESTNET_RPC_URL)
-    test_chain_id(TESTNET_RPC_URL, TESTNET_CHAIN_ID)
+def test_testnet_chain_id():
+    payload = {
+        "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+        "method": "eth_chainId",
+        "params": [],
+        "id": 1,
+    }
+    response = requests.post(TESTNET_RPC_URL, json=payload)
+    response_data = response.json()
+    assert "result" in response_data, f"Unexpected response: {response_data}"
+    assert int(response_data["result"], 16) == TESTNET_CHAIN_ID, (
+        f"Expected chain ID {TESTNET_CHAIN_ID}, got {response_data['result']}"
+    )
diff --git a/rpc/websocket_test.py b/rpc/websocket_test.py
index c47b769..2fb8e28 100644
--- a/rpc/websocket_test.py
+++ b/rpc/websocket_test.py
@@ -1,37 +1,28 @@
 import asyncio
 import json
 
+import pytest
 from websockets import connect
 
 
-TESTNET_RPC_WS_ENDPOINT='wss://testnetrpc.num.network/ws'
-MAINNET_RPC_WS_ENDPOINT='wss://mainnetrpc.num.network/ws'
+TESTNET_RPC_WS_ENDPOINT = 'wss://testnetrpc.num.network/ws'
+MAINNET_RPC_WS_ENDPOINT = 'wss://mainnetrpc.num.network/ws'
 
 
-async def get_event(rpc_ws_endpoint):
+async def subscribe_and_receive(rpc_ws_endpoint):
     async with connect(rpc_ws_endpoint) as ws:
         await ws.send('{"jsonrpc":"2.0", "id": 1, "method": "eth_subscribe", "params": ["logs", {"topics": []}]}')
         subscription_response = await ws.recv()
-        print(f'Testing WS endpoint {rpc_ws_endpoint}')
-        print(subscription_response)
+        return json.loads(subscription_response)
 
-        while True:
-            try:
-                message = await asyncio.wait_for(ws.recv(), timeout=60)
-                print(json.loads(message))
-            except asyncio.TimeoutError:
-                print(f"Timeout, no messages received for 60 seconds.")
-            except Exception as e:
-                print(f'Error: {e}')
-                break  # This will only break the loop if there is an exception that's not a TimeoutError.
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_testnet_ws_subscription():
+    data = await subscribe_and_receive(TESTNET_RPC_WS_ENDPOINT)
+    assert "result" in data, f"Expected subscription ID in response, got: {data}"
 
-async def main():
-    await asyncio.gather(
-        get_event(rpc_ws_endpoint=TESTNET_RPC_WS_ENDPOINT),
-        get_event(rpc_ws_endpoint=MAINNET_RPC_WS_ENDPOINT)
-    )
 
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    asyncio.run(main())
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_mainnet_ws_subscription():
+    data = await subscribe_and_receive(MAINNET_RPC_WS_ENDPOINT)
+    assert "result" in data, f"Expected subscription ID in response, got: {data}"
diff --git a/subnet-cli/subnet-cli-wizard.sh b/subnet-cli/subnet-cli-wizard.sh
index bdf42e3..13d7558 100755
--- a/subnet-cli/subnet-cli-wizard.sh
+++ b/subnet-cli/subnet-cli-wizard.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 subnet-cli wizard \
     --node-ids NodeID-24WK7qiKXAumya1kKEktwj2ubBbRyq5UW,NodeID-A2Z8m7egVLhKf1Qj14uvXadhExM5zrB7p \
-    --vm-genesis-path ../genesis/genesis-nativecoin-feemgr-feerecv.json \
+    --vm-genesis-path ../chains/testnet/genesis-nativecoin-feemgr-feerecv.json \
     --vm-id kmYb53NrmqcW7gfV2FGHBHWXNA6YhhWf7R7LoQeGj9mdDYuaT \
     --chain-name captevm