diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new-user-request.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new-user-request.yml
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+name: New User Request
+description: Request a new Snowflake user account
+title: "[User Request] "
+labels: ["user-change", "infrastructure"]
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        ## New Snowflake User Request
+        Please fill out this form to request a new Snowflake user account.
+
+  - type: input
+    id: username
+    attributes:
+      label: Username
+      description: Snowflake username (typically FIRSTNAME_LASTNAME in uppercase)
+      placeholder: "JOHN_SMITH"
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: input
+    id: email
+    attributes:
+      label: Email Address
+      description: User's email address for notifications
+      placeholder: "john.smith@example.com"
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: user_type
+    attributes:
+      label: User Type
+      description: Is this a human user or a service account?
+      options:
+        - PERSON (Human user)
+        - SERVICE (Service account / application)
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: default_role
+    attributes:
+      label: Default Role
+      description: The default role for this user
+      options:
+        - PUBLIC (Read-only access)
+        - ANALYST (Query and reporting)
+        - DEVELOPER (Development access)
+        - ADMIN (Administrative access)
+        - CUSTOM (Specify in notes)
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: input
+    id: team
+    attributes:
+      label: Team / Department
+      description: Which team or department is this user part of?
+      placeholder: "Data Engineering"
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: mfa_required
+    attributes:
+      label: MFA Requirement
+      description: Should MFA be enforced for this user?
+      options:
+        - "Yes (Recommended for human users)"
+        - "No (Service accounts only)"
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: auth_method
+    attributes:
+      label: Authentication Method
+      description: How will this user authenticate?
+      options:
+        - RSA Key Pair (Recommended)
+        - Password (Emergency fallback only)
+        - Both (RSA primary, password backup)
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: justification
+    attributes:
+      label: Business Justification
+      description: Why is this user account needed?
+      placeholder: "This user needs access to run analytics queries for the sales team..."
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: additional_notes
+    attributes:
+      label: Additional Notes
+      description: Any other relevant information (specific databases, warehouses, network restrictions, etc.)
+      placeholder: "Needs access to ANALYTICS_DB and REPORTING warehouse..."
+    validations:
+      required: false
+
+  - type: checkboxes
+    id: acknowledgment
+    attributes:
+      label: Acknowledgment
+      options:
+        - label: I understand that the user will need to complete RSA key setup after account creation
+          required: true
+        - label: I have verified this request with the appropriate manager/approver
+          required: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
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+name: Generate Changelog
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'Version for changelog (e.g., v0.2.0)'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+
+jobs:
+  changelog:
+    name: Generate Changelog
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Get version
+        id: version
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+            echo "version=${{ inputs.version }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "version=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+
+      - name: Get previous tag
+        id: prev_tag
+        run: |
+          PREV_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 HEAD^ 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+          echo "tag=$PREV_TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Generate changelog
+        id: changelog
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+          PREV_TAG="${{ steps.prev_tag.outputs.tag }}"
+
+          echo "# Changelog for $VERSION" > CHANGELOG_NEW.md
+          echo "" >> CHANGELOG_NEW.md
+          echo "Generated on $(date -u +%Y-%m-%d)" >> CHANGELOG_NEW.md
+          echo "" >> CHANGELOG_NEW.md
+
+          # Determine commit range
+          if [ -n "$PREV_TAG" ]; then
+            RANGE="$PREV_TAG..HEAD"
+            echo "Changes since $PREV_TAG:" >> CHANGELOG_NEW.md
+          else
+            RANGE="HEAD"
+            echo "Initial release:" >> CHANGELOG_NEW.md
+          fi
+          echo "" >> CHANGELOG_NEW.md
+
+          # Features
+          FEATURES=$(git log $RANGE --pretty=format:"- %s (%h)" --grep="^feat" 2>/dev/null || true)
+          if [ -n "$FEATURES" ]; then
+            echo "## Features" >> CHANGELOG_NEW.md
+            echo "$FEATURES" >> CHANGELOG_NEW.md
+            echo "" >> CHANGELOG_NEW.md
+          fi
+
+          # Fixes
+          FIXES=$(git log $RANGE --pretty=format:"- %s (%h)" --grep="^fix" 2>/dev/null || true)
+          if [ -n "$FIXES" ]; then
+            echo "## Bug Fixes" >> CHANGELOG_NEW.md
+            echo "$FIXES" >> CHANGELOG_NEW.md
+            echo "" >> CHANGELOG_NEW.md
+          fi
+
+          # Documentation
+          DOCS=$(git log $RANGE --pretty=format:"- %s (%h)" --grep="^docs" 2>/dev/null || true)
+          if [ -n "$DOCS" ]; then
+            echo "## Documentation" >> CHANGELOG_NEW.md
+            echo "$DOCS" >> CHANGELOG_NEW.md
+            echo "" >> CHANGELOG_NEW.md
+          fi
+
+          # Style/Chore
+          OTHER=$(git log $RANGE --pretty=format:"- %s (%h)" --grep="^style\|^chore\|^refactor" 2>/dev/null || true)
+          if [ -n "$OTHER" ]; then
+            echo "## Other Changes" >> CHANGELOG_NEW.md
+            echo "$OTHER" >> CHANGELOG_NEW.md
+            echo "" >> CHANGELOG_NEW.md
+          fi
+
+          # All commits (fallback if no conventional commits)
+          ALL=$(git log $RANGE --pretty=format:"- %s (%h)" 2>/dev/null || true)
+          if [ -z "$FEATURES" ] && [ -z "$FIXES" ] && [ -z "$DOCS" ] && [ -z "$OTHER" ]; then
+            echo "## All Changes" >> CHANGELOG_NEW.md
+            echo "$ALL" >> CHANGELOG_NEW.md
+            echo "" >> CHANGELOG_NEW.md
+          fi
+
+          cat CHANGELOG_NEW.md
+
+      - name: Upload changelog artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: changelog-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          path: CHANGELOG_NEW.md
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
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+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
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+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+
+jobs:
+  validate:
+    name: Validate Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install UV
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        with:
+          version: "latest"
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        run: uv python install 3.12
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: uv sync --all-extras --dev
+
+      - name: Run pre-commit
+        run: uv run pre-commit run --all-files
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: uv run pytest -v --tb=short
+        env:
+          SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT: "test_account"
+          SNOWFLAKE_USER: "test_user"
+          SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD: "test_password"
+          SNOWFLAKE_WAREHOUSE: "test_warehouse"
+          SNOWFLAKE_DATABASE: "test_database"
+          SNOWFLAKE_ROLE: "test_role"
+
+  release:
+    name: Create Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: validate
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Get version from tag
+        id: version
+        run: echo "version=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Get previous tag
+        id: prev_tag
+        run: |
+          PREV_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 HEAD^ 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+          echo "tag=$PREV_TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Generate release notes
+        id: notes
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+          PREV_TAG="${{ steps.prev_tag.outputs.tag }}"
+
+          {
+            echo "notes<<EOF"
+            echo "## What's Changed"
+            echo ""
+
+            if [ -n "$PREV_TAG" ]; then
+              RANGE="$PREV_TAG..HEAD"
+            else
+              RANGE="HEAD~20..HEAD"
+            fi
+
+            # Features
+            FEATURES=$(git log $RANGE --pretty=format:"- %s" --grep="^feat" 2>/dev/null || true)
+            if [ -n "$FEATURES" ]; then
+              echo "### Features"
+              echo "$FEATURES"
+              echo ""
+            fi
+
+            # Fixes
+            FIXES=$(git log $RANGE --pretty=format:"- %s" --grep="^fix" 2>/dev/null || true)
+            if [ -n "$FIXES" ]; then
+              echo "### Bug Fixes"
+              echo "$FIXES"
+              echo ""
+            fi
+
+            # Other
+            OTHER=$(git log $RANGE --pretty=format:"- %s" --grep="^docs\|^style\|^chore\|^refactor" 2>/dev/null || true)
+            if [ -n "$OTHER" ]; then
+              echo "### Other"
+              echo "$OTHER"
+              echo ""
+            fi
+
+            if [ -n "$PREV_TAG" ]; then
+              echo "**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/compare/$PREV_TAG...$VERSION"
+            fi
+
+            echo "EOF"
+          } >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          name: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          body: ${{ steps.notes.outputs.notes }}
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: ${{ contains(steps.version.outputs.version, '-') }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/snowddl/PROJ_STRIPE/PROJ_STRIPE/params.yaml b/snowddl/PROJ_STRIPE/PROJ_STRIPE/params.yaml
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index f1297ea..0000000
--- a/snowddl/PROJ_STRIPE/PROJ_STRIPE/params.yaml
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@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-comment: "dbt-managed Stripe transformation schema - Contains models from dbt_stripe project"
-retention_time: 7  # 7 days retention for transformed data
-is_transient: false
diff --git a/snowddl/PROJ_STRIPE/params.yaml b/snowddl/PROJ_STRIPE/params.yaml
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--- a/snowddl/PROJ_STRIPE/params.yaml
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@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-comment: Project database for processed Stripe analytics and reporting - Full sandbox for dbt transformations managed by DBT_ANALYTICS_ROLE
-is_sandbox: true
diff --git a/snowddl/SNOWTOWER_APPS/PUBLIC/params.yaml b/snowddl/SNOWTOWER_APPS/PUBLIC/params.yaml
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index 1990d76..0000000
--- a/snowddl/SNOWTOWER_APPS/PUBLIC/params.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-comment: "SnowTower Streamlit apps schema - Contains app configuration and metadata"
-retention_time: 7
-is_transient: false
diff --git a/snowddl/SNOWTOWER_APPS/params.yaml b/snowddl/SNOWTOWER_APPS/params.yaml
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index 7c5d41f..0000000
--- a/snowddl/SNOWTOWER_APPS/params.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-comment: Database for Streamlit applications and SnowTower infrastructure deployment
-is_sandbox: false
diff --git a/snowddl/SOURCE_STRIPE/STRIPE_WHY/params.yaml b/snowddl/SOURCE_STRIPE/STRIPE_WHY/params.yaml
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index 2d78abd..0000000
--- a/snowddl/SOURCE_STRIPE/STRIPE_WHY/params.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-comment: DLT-managed Stripe data schema - Contains raw Stripe webhook and API data
-retention_time: 1  # 1 day retention for raw source data
diff --git a/snowddl/SOURCE_STRIPE/params.yaml b/snowddl/SOURCE_STRIPE/params.yaml
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index 2060748..0000000
--- a/snowddl/SOURCE_STRIPE/params.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-comment: Source database for raw Stripe data ingestion
-is_sandbox: true