diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-update.yaml b/.github/workflows/auto-update.yaml
index 4038f8f..a681bbe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-update.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-update.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ on:
 permissions:
   contents: write # Allows writing content to the repository.
   packages: read # Allows reading the content of the repository's packages.
+  pull-requests: write # Allows creating or updating pull requests.
 
 # Abort prior jobs in the same workflow / PR
 concurrency:
diff --git a/bundle/uds-bundle.yaml b/bundle/uds-bundle.yaml
index ec1a3a0..5aaf243 100644
--- a/bundle/uds-bundle.yaml
+++ b/bundle/uds-bundle.yaml
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ metadata:
   version: dev
 
 packages:
-  # #TEMPLATE_APPLICATION_NAME# has a dependency on some-application
-  # - name: some-application
-  #   repository: ghcr.io/defenseunicorns/packages/uds/some-application
-  #   ref: 0.1.3-upstream
-
   - name: #TEMPLATE_APPLICATION_NAME#
     path: ../
     ref: dev
diff --git a/bundle/uds-config.yaml b/bundle/uds-config.yaml
index e4cf9cf..2067cc5 100644
--- a/bundle/uds-config.yaml
+++ b/bundle/uds-config.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,2 @@
 # Copyright 2024 Defense Unicorns
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later OR LicenseRef-Defense-Unicorns-Commercial
-
-# variables:
-#   some-application:
-#     EXAMPLE_DEP_PACKAGE_VAR: true
-#   #TEMPLATE_APPLICATION_NAME#:
-#     EXAMPLE_DB_USERNAME: my-postgres-user
-#     EXAMPLE_DB_ENDPOINT: postgres
diff --git a/chart/templates/template-sso-secret.yaml b/chart/templates/template-sso-secret.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index bbe493a..0000000
--- a/chart/templates/template-sso-secret.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2024 Defense Unicorns
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later OR LicenseRef-Defense-Unicorns-Commercial
-
-# This secret will be used if sso is disabled, instead of the templated one in uds-package.yaml. 
-# #TEMPLATE_APPLICATION_DISPLAY_NAME# needs to mount the secret and creating it this way avoids creating an unnecessary 
-# client in the keycloak realm and unnecessary secret data in the cluster.
-{{- if not .Values.sso.enabled }}
-
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Secret
-metadata:
-  name: {{ .Values.sso.secretName }}
-  namespace:  {{ .Release.Namespace }}
-type: "Opaque"
-stringData:
-  #TEMPLATE_APPLICATION_NAME#.sso.config.key: |
-    example.saml.enabled: {{ .Values.sso.enabled }}
-{{- end }}
diff --git a/chart/templates/uds-package.yaml b/chart/templates/uds-package.yaml
index f476e02..6f07623 100644
--- a/chart/templates/uds-package.yaml
+++ b/chart/templates/uds-package.yaml
@@ -7,35 +7,6 @@ metadata:
   name: #TEMPLATE_APPLICATION_NAME#
   namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
 spec:
-  {{- if .Values.sso.enabled }}
-  sso:
-    - name: #TEMPLATE_APPLICATION_DISPLAY_NAME# Login
-      clientId: uds-package-#TEMPLATE_APPLICATION_NAME#
-      redirectUris:
-        - "https://#TEMPLATE_APPLICATION_NAME#.{{ .Values.domain }}/oauth2/callback/saml"
-      protocol: saml
-      defaultClientScopes:
-        - "mapper-saml-email-email"
-        - "mapper-saml-username-login"
-        - "mapper-saml-username-name"
-
-      attributes:
-        saml.client.signature: "false"
-
-      secretName: {{ .Values.sso.secretName }}
-      # This secret template configures sso for the application. Will need updated based on application required configuration
-      secretTemplate:
-        #TEMPLATE_APPLICATION_NAME#.sso.config.key: |
-            example.auth.saml.enabled: {{ .Values.sso.enabled }}
-            example.auth.saml.applicationId: clientField(clientId)
-            example.auth.saml.providerName: {{ .Values.sso.saml.providerName }}
-            example.auth.saml.providerId: https://sso.{{ .Values.domain }}/realms/uds
-            example.auth.saml.loginUrl: https://sso.{{ .Values.domain }}/realms/uds/protocol/saml
-            example.auth.saml.user.login: login
-            example.auth.saml.user.name: name
-            example.auth.saml.user.email: email
-            example.auth.saml.certificate.secured: clientField(samlIdpCertificate)
-  {{- end }}
   # Customize network policies and expose services via istio
   network:
     serviceMesh:
diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index 3bea752..f861e61 100644
--- a/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/values.yaml
@@ -1,29 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright 2024 Defense Unicorns
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later OR LicenseRef-Defense-Unicorns-Commercial
 
-# Example values from UDS package repo template
-domain: "###ZARF_VAR_DOMAIN###"
-sso:
-  enabled: false
-  protocol: saml
-  secretName: #TEMPLATE_APPLICATION_NAME#-sso
-  adminGroups: ["/#TEMPLATE_APPLICATION_DISPLAY_NAME# Admin", "/UDS Core/Admin"]
-  saml:
-    providerName: "#TEMPLATE_APPLICATION_DISPLAY_NAME#"
-# Support for custom `network.allow` entries on the Package CR
+
+# Support for custom `network.allow` entries on the Package CR 
+# https://uds.defenseunicorns.com/reference/configuration/uds-networking-configuration/#additional-network-allowances
 additionalNetworkAllow: []
-#    # Notice no `remoteGenerated` field here on custom internal rule
-#   - direction: Ingress
-#     selector:
-#       app: jenkins
-#     remoteNamespace: jenkins
-#     remoteSelector:
-#       app: jenkins
-#     port: 8180
-#     description: "Ingress from Jenkins"
-#   # No `remoteNamespace`, `remoteSelector`, or `port` fields on rule to `remoteGenerated`
-#   - direction: Egress
-#     selector:
-#       app: webservice
-#     remoteGenerated: Anywhere
-#     description: "Egress from #TEMPLATE_APPLICATION_NAME#"
diff --git a/common/zarf.yaml b/common/zarf.yaml
index 83443a7..747dae1 100644
--- a/common/zarf.yaml
+++ b/common/zarf.yaml
@@ -22,8 +22,3 @@ components:
         version: 1.2.3
         valuesFiles:
           - ../values/common-values.yaml
-
-# You only need onDeploy.after.wait.cluster actions for non-UDS resources — items Zarf can’t automatically interpret, such as:
-# Custom CRDs from third-party operators that don’t use kstatus
-# External systems like databases, services, or Helm hooks
-# Reference example implementation: https://docs.zarf.dev/ref/actions/#wait-action-configuration
diff --git a/tasks/test.yaml b/tasks/test.yaml
index a997d32..ab50ad8 100644
--- a/tasks/test.yaml
+++ b/tasks/test.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ tasks:
   - name: all
     actions:
       - task: health-check
-      # - task: custom-resource-test
       - task: ingress
       - task: ui
 
@@ -20,38 +19,6 @@ tasks:
             namespace: #TEMPLATE_APPLICATION_NAME#
             condition: Available
 
-  # # If application manages custom resources, then test creating custom resources
-  # - name: custom-resource-test
-  #   description: Test creating a custom resource
-  #   actions:
-  #     # Create test zarf package
-  #     - cmd: |
-  #         ./uds zarf package create --confirm
-  #       dir: tests/optional-example-zarf-tests
-  #     # Generate some kind of test data. In this example it is a certificate
-  #     - cmd: |
-  #         openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout testCA.key \
-  #           -out testCA.pem -sha256 -days 3650 -nodes -subj "/C=XX/ST=StateName/L=CityName/O=CompanyName/OU=CompanySectionName/CN=CommonNameOrHostname"
-  #       dir: tests/optional-example-zarf-tests
-  #     # Deploy package with test data
-  #     - cmd: |
-  #         ./uds zarf package deploy \
-  #           --set EXAMPLE_SECRET_VALUE="$(cat testCA.pem | base64 -w 0)" \
-  #           zarf-package-example-zarf-tests-"${UDS_ARCH}"-0.0.1.tar.zst \
-  #           --confirm
-  #       dir: tests/optional-example-zarf-tests
-  #     # Ensure expected resource is generated in some namespace. In this example it is checking for a configmap
-  #     - description: Ensure configmap is created in target namespace
-  #       wait:
-  #         cluster:
-  #           kind: configmap
-  #           name: example-configmap
-  #           namespace: example-ns
-  #     # Cleanup files used to generate test data
-  #     - cmd: |
-  #         rm testCA.key testCA.pem
-  #       dir: tests/optional-example-zarf-tests
-
   - name: ingress
     actions:
       - description: #TEMPLATE_APPLICATION_DISPLAY_NAME# UI Status Check
diff --git a/tests/optional-example-zarf-tests/example-custom-resource.yaml b/tests/optional-example-zarf-tests/example-custom-resource.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6ca6f92..0000000
--- a/tests/optional-example-zarf-tests/example-custom-resource.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2024 Defense Unicorns
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later OR LicenseRef-Defense-Unicorns-Commercial
-
-apiVersion: example-custom-resource.io/v1alpha1
-kind: example-custom-resource
-metadata:
-  name: example-custom-resource
-spec:
-# custom resource spec
diff --git a/tests/optional-example-zarf-tests/example-secret.yaml b/tests/optional-example-zarf-tests/example-secret.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index fe1ec22..0000000
--- a/tests/optional-example-zarf-tests/example-secret.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2024 Defense Unicorns
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later OR LicenseRef-Defense-Unicorns-Commercial
-
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Secret
-metadata:
-  name: example-secret
-  namespace: test-ns
-type: kubernetes.io/opaque
-data:
-  chain.crt: "###ZARF_VAR_EXAMPLE_SECRET_VALUE###"
diff --git a/tests/optional-example-zarf-tests/zarf.yaml b/tests/optional-example-zarf-tests/zarf.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 574e94f..0000000
--- a/tests/optional-example-zarf-tests/zarf.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2024 Defense Unicorns
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later OR LicenseRef-Defense-Unicorns-Commercial
-
-# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/defenseunicorns/zarf/main/zarf.schema.json
-kind: ZarfPackageConfig
-metadata:
-  name: example-zarf-tests
-  description: "Example zarf package for testing functionality of operators and other services deployed by UDS package"
-  architecture: "amd64"
-  version: "0.0.1"
-
-variables:
-  - name: EXAMPLE_SECRET_VALUE
-    description: "Some data needed for testing functionality"
-
-components:
-  # Create secret containing example secret value
-  - name: example-secret
-    required: true
-    manifests:
-      - name: example-secret
-        namespace: test-ns
-        files:
-          - example-secret.yaml
-  # Create some custom resource used by operator or service
-  - name: example-custom-resource
-    required: true
-    manifests:
-      - name: example-custom-resource
-        namespace: test-ns
-        files:
-          - example-custom-resource.yaml
diff --git a/values/common-values.yaml b/values/common-values.yaml
index fd2d601..b251327 100644
--- a/values/common-values.yaml
+++ b/values/common-values.yaml
@@ -3,16 +3,3 @@
 
 # Values common to all flavors
 
-# Example variables from UDS package repo template. Update to relevant variables after templating
-# imagePullSecrets:
-#   - name: "private-registry"
-
-# postgresql:
-#   enabled: false
-#   postgresqlServer: ###ZARF_VAR_EXAMPLE_DB_ENDPOINT###
-#   existingSecret: "example-postgres"
-#   existingSecretPasswordKey: "password"
-#   postgresqlUsername: ###ZARF_VAR_EXAMPLE_DB_USERNAME###
-#   postgresqlDatabase: ###ZARF_VAR_EXAMPLE_DB_NAME###
-#   service:
-#     port: 5432
diff --git a/values/registry1-values.yaml b/values/registry1-values.yaml
index 52d8fe4..9316333 100644
--- a/values/registry1-values.yaml
+++ b/values/registry1-values.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,3 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later OR LicenseRef-Defense-Unicorns-Commercial
 
 # Values for registry1 flavor
-
-# Example variables from UDS package repo template. Update to relevant variables after templating
-# image:
-#   repository: registry1.dso.mil/image
-#   tag: 1.2.3
diff --git a/values/unicorn-values.yaml b/values/unicorn-values.yaml
index 59cb46f..7079894 100644
--- a/values/unicorn-values.yaml
+++ b/values/unicorn-values.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,3 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later OR LicenseRef-Defense-Unicorns-Commercial
 
 # Values for unicorn flavor
-
-# Example variables from UDS package repo template. Update to relevant variables after templating
-# image:
-#   repository: quay.io/rfcurated
-#   tag: 1.2.3
diff --git a/values/upstream-values.yaml b/values/upstream-values.yaml
index 03a1e91..b690619 100644
--- a/values/upstream-values.yaml
+++ b/values/upstream-values.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,3 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later OR LicenseRef-Defense-Unicorns-Commercial
 
 # Values for upstream flavor
-
-# Example variables from UDS package repo template. Update to relevant variables after templating
-# image:
-#   repository: upstream/image
-#   tag: 1.2.3
diff --git a/zarf.yaml b/zarf.yaml
index b20fa0a..b13f5db 100644
--- a/zarf.yaml
+++ b/zarf.yaml
@@ -15,14 +15,8 @@ metadata:
     dev.uds.icon: ""
 
 variables:
-  - name: EXAMPLE_VARIABLES
-    default: "examples"
   - name: DOMAIN
     default: "uds.dev"
-  - name: EXAMPLE_DB_USERNAME
-    default: "example_username"
-  - name: EXAMPLE_DB_ENDPOINT
-    default: "example_db_endpoint"
 
 components:
   - name: #TEMPLATE_APPLICATION_NAME#