diff --git a/.devcontainer b/.devcontainer
new file mode 160000
index 000000000..57229e338
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 57229e33846c3e7a6551fc586caed80b8b213cb8
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-win.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-win.yml
index 9bdc87f5d..3a1e9f871 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-win.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-win.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Node.js CI Windows Platform
 
-on: [push, pull_request]
+on: [workflow_dispatch]
 
 env:
   PYTHON_VERSION: '3.11'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 93b3595a3..1d4b14729 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Node.js CI Unix Platform
 
-on: [push, pull_request]
+on: [workflow_dispatch]
 
 env:
   PYTHON_VERSION: '3.11'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
index d0aa2289d..41ac6f31c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #
 # Source repository: https://github.com/actions/dependency-review-action
 name: 'Dependency Review'
-on: [pull_request]
+on: [workflow_dispatch]
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linter.yml b/.github/workflows/linter.yml
index e3f307c5f..ff0d27926 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linter.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Style Checks
 
-on: [push, pull_request]
+on: [workflow_dispatch]
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/node-api-headers.yml b/.github/workflows/node-api-headers.yml
index 5cc8bbdd8..5cee168a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/node-api-headers.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/node-api-headers.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Node.js CI with node-api-headers
 
-on: [push, pull_request]
+on: [workflow_dispatch]
 
 env:
   PYTHON_VERSION: '3.11'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 9efdeb9d3..a3cfd49bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 name: "Close stale issues"
-on:
-  schedule:
-  - cron: "0 0 * * *"
+on: [workflow_dispatch]
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/xpbuild.yml b/.github/workflows/xpbuild.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb5575822
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/xpbuild.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+name: Build
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "dev" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "dev" ]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+jobs:
+  linux:
+    uses: externpro/externpro/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml@25.05.1
+    with:
+      cmake-workflow-preset: LinuxRelease
+      runon: ubuntu-latest
+    secrets: inherit
+  linux-arm64:
+    uses: externpro/externpro/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml@25.05.1
+    with:
+      cmake-workflow-preset: LinuxRelease
+      runon: ubuntu-24.04-arm
+    secrets: inherit
+  macos:
+    uses: externpro/externpro/.github/workflows/build-macos.yml@25.05.1
+    with:
+      cmake-workflow-preset: DarwinRelease
+    secrets: inherit
+  windows:
+    uses: externpro/externpro/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml@25.05.1
+    with:
+      cmake-workflow-preset: WindowsRelease
+    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/xprelease.yml b/.github/workflows/xprelease.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f868a82e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/xprelease.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+name: Release
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      workflow_run_url:
+        description: 'URL of the workflow run containing artifacts to upload (e.g., https://github.com/owner/repo/actions/runs/123456789)'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+jobs:
+  # Upload build artifacts as release assets
+  release-from-build:
+    uses: externpro/externpro/.github/workflows/release-from-build.yml@25.05.1
+    with:
+      workflow_run_url: ${{ github.event.inputs.workflow_run_url }}
+      artifact_pattern: "*.tar.xz"
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      id-token: write
+      attestations: write
+    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a154db646..b28a7c62f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
 /test/require_basic_finalizers/addons
 /.vscode
 
+# externpro
+.env
+_bld*/
+docker-compose.override.yml
+
 # ignore node-gyp generated files outside its build directory
 /test/*.Makefile
 /test/*.mk
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..18932abfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[submodule ".devcontainer"]
+	path = .devcontainer
+	url = https://github.com/externpro/externpro
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e76c68a25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.31)
+set(CMAKE_PROJECT_TOP_LEVEL_INCLUDES .devcontainer/cmake/xproinc.cmake)
+project(node-addon-api VERSION 8.5.0)
+include(xpflags)
+include(GNUInstallDirs)
+set(XP_INSTALL_CMAKEDIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/cmake) # xpPackageDevel
+set(XP_NAMESPACE xpro)
+set(targetsFile ${PROJECT_NAME}-targets)
+set(lib_name ${PROJECT_NAME})
+xpFindPkg(PKGS nodexp)
+xpPackageDevel(TARGETS_FILE ${targetsFile} DEPS nodexp LIBRARIES ${XP_NAMESPACE}::${lib_name})
+########################################
+set(libsrcs
+  napi-inl.deprecated.h
+  napi-inl.h
+  napi.h
+  )
+########################################
+add_library(${lib_name} INTERFACE ${libsrcs})
+target_include_directories(${lib_name} INTERFACE $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}>)
+target_compile_definitions(${lib_name} INTERFACE NODE_ADDON_API_DISABLE_DEPRECATED NAPI_CPP_EXCEPTIONS)
+target_link_libraries(${lib_name} INTERFACE ${XP_NAMESPACE}::node)
+########################################
+install(TARGETS ${lib_name} EXPORT ${targetsFile})
+install(FILES ${libsrcs} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/${PROJECT_NAME})
+install(EXPORT ${targetsFile} DESTINATION ${XP_INSTALL_CMAKEDIR} NAMESPACE ${XP_NAMESPACE}::)
+install(FILES CHANGELOG.md LICENSE.md README.md DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR})
+install(DIRECTORY doc DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR})
diff --git a/CMakePresets.json b/CMakePresets.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f82cfdd2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakePresets.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "version": 8,
+  "include": [
+    ".devcontainer/cmake/presets/xpLinuxNinja.json",
+    ".devcontainer/cmake/presets/xpDarwinNinja.json",
+    ".devcontainer/cmake/presets/xpWindowsVs2022.json"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/CMakePresetsBase.json b/CMakePresetsBase.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..09653d8ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakePresetsBase.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "version": 8,
+  "configurePresets": [
+    {
+      "name": "config-base",
+      "hidden": true,
+      "binaryDir": "${sourceDir}/_bld-${presetName}"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/docker-compose.sh b/docker-compose.sh
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..85f182f0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.devcontainer/compose.pro.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..46c1f8918
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.devcontainer/compose.bld.yml
\ No newline at end of file