diff --git a/.github/workflows/extension-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/extension-ci.yml
index 4914852f..8e59a341 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/extension-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/extension-ci.yml
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-node-
 
-      - name: Install Extension Dependencies
-        working-directory: apps/extension
+      - name: Install Monorepo Dependencies
         run: npm ci
         timeout-minutes: 5
 
@@ -68,7 +67,6 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-node-
 
       - name: Install if cache miss
-        working-directory: apps/extension
         run: npm ci
         timeout-minutes: 3
 
@@ -100,7 +98,6 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-node-
 
       - name: Install if cache miss
-        working-directory: apps/extension
         run: npm ci
         timeout-minutes: 3
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/extension-release.yml b/.github/workflows/extension-release.yml
index 111bc80f..be536522 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/extension-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/extension-release.yml
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-node-
 
-      - name: Install Extension Dependencies
-        working-directory: apps/extension
+      - name: Install Monorepo Dependencies
         run: npm ci
         timeout-minutes: 5
 
diff --git a/apps/extension/package.json b/apps/extension/package.json
index 00f33ad0..473ba30a 100644
--- a/apps/extension/package.json
+++ b/apps/extension/package.json
@@ -276,7 +276,8 @@
 		"react-dom": "^19.0.0",
 		"tailwind-merge": "^3.3.1",
 		"tailwindcss": "4.1.11",
-		"typescript": "^5.9.2"
+		"typescript": "^5.9.2",
+		"@tm/core": "*"
 	},
 	"overrides": {
 		"glob@<8": "^10.4.5",
diff --git a/apps/extension/package.publish.json b/apps/extension/package.publish.json
index 97e6063e..29b17f13 100644
--- a/apps/extension/package.publish.json
+++ b/apps/extension/package.publish.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	"name": "task-master-hamster",
 	"displayName": "Taskmaster AI",
 	"description": "A visual Kanban board interface for Taskmaster projects in VS Code",
-	"version": "0.23.1",
+	"version": "0.25.3",
 	"publisher": "Hamster",
 	"icon": "assets/icon.png",
 	"engines": {
diff --git a/apps/extension/tsconfig.json b/apps/extension/tsconfig.json
index 46740e8e..b8d85d25 100644
--- a/apps/extension/tsconfig.json
+++ b/apps/extension/tsconfig.json
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 		"outDir": "out",
 		"lib": ["ES2022", "DOM"],
 		"sourceMap": true,
-		"rootDir": "src",
 		"strict": true /* enable all strict type-checking options */,
 		"moduleResolution": "Node",
 		"esModuleInterop": true,
@@ -21,8 +20,10 @@
 			"@/*": ["./src/*"],
 			"@/components/*": ["./src/components/*"],
 			"@/lib/*": ["./src/lib/*"],
-			"@tm/core": ["../core/src"]
+			"@tm/core": ["../../packages/tm-core/src/index.ts"],
+			"@tm/core/*": ["../../packages/tm-core/src/*"]
 		}
 	},
+	"include": ["src/**/*"],
 	"exclude": ["node_modules", ".vscode-test", "out", "dist"]
 }