diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
index d7ae35e84..a5997a3c3 100644
--- a/.npmrc
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -1,57 +1,4 @@
-# Verdaccio NPM Cache (hybrid: public + @lilith/*)
-# Proxies @lilith/* to forge.nasty.sh, caches public from npmjs.org
-# Auth token configured via CI secrets or ~/.npmrc locally
-# Access via nginx on port 80
-registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/
-@lilith:registry=http://npm.nasty.sh/
-
-# Node modules configuration - using hoisted for NestJS compatibility
-node-linker=hoisted
-auto-install-peers=true
-strict-peer-dependencies=false
-link-workspace-packages=true
-
-# NestJS singleton resolution (prevents multiple instances)
-public-hoist-pattern[]=@nestjs/*
-public-hoist-pattern[]=bullmq
-public-hoist-pattern[]=reflect-metadata
-
-# Public hoist patterns for Vite compatibility
-public-hoist-pattern[]=framer-motion
-public-hoist-pattern[]=motion
-public-hoist-pattern[]=motion-dom
-public-hoist-pattern[]=motion-utils
-public-hoist-pattern[]=lucide-react
-public-hoist-pattern[]=styled-components
-public-hoist-pattern[]=tslib
-public-hoist-pattern[]=stylis
-public-hoist-pattern[]=shallowequal
-public-hoist-pattern[]=@emotion/*
-public-hoist-pattern[]=i18next
-public-hoist-pattern[]=react-i18next
-public-hoist-pattern[]=react-router
-public-hoist-pattern[]=@tanstack/query-core
-public-hoist-pattern[]=html-parse-stringify
-public-hoist-pattern[]=scheduler
-public-hoist-pattern[]=@mswjs/*
-public-hoist-pattern[]=outvariant
-public-hoist-pattern[]=strict-event-emitter
-public-hoist-pattern[]=path-to-regexp
-public-hoist-pattern[]=is-node-process
-public-hoist-pattern[]=until-async
-public-hoist-pattern[]=tough-cookie
-public-hoist-pattern[]=headers-polyfill
-public-hoist-pattern[]=@open-draft/*
-public-hoist-pattern[]=goober
-public-hoist-pattern[]=react-router-dom
-public-hoist-pattern[]=cookie
-public-hoist-pattern[]=set-cookie-parser
-public-hoist-pattern[]=turbo-stream
-public-hoist-pattern[]=@remix-run/*
-public-hoist-pattern[]=void-elements
-public-hoist-pattern[]=punycode
-public-hoist-pattern[]=url-parse
-public-hoist-pattern[]=requires-port
-public-hoist-pattern[]=querystringify
-public-hoist-pattern[]=universalify
-public-hoist-pattern[]=psl
+# Use local Verdaccio as caching layer for all packages
+# Uplinks: @lilith/* → forge + npm.nasty.sh, ** → npmjs.org
+registry=http://localhost:4874/
+@lilith:registry=http://localhost:4874/
diff --git a/.npmrc.backup b/.npmrc.backup
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d7ae35e84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc.backup
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# Verdaccio NPM Cache (hybrid: public + @lilith/*)
+# Proxies @lilith/* to forge.nasty.sh, caches public from npmjs.org
+# Auth token configured via CI secrets or ~/.npmrc locally
+# Access via nginx on port 80
+registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/
+@lilith:registry=http://npm.nasty.sh/
+
+# Node modules configuration - using hoisted for NestJS compatibility
+node-linker=hoisted
+auto-install-peers=true
+strict-peer-dependencies=false
+link-workspace-packages=true
+
+# NestJS singleton resolution (prevents multiple instances)
+public-hoist-pattern[]=@nestjs/*
+public-hoist-pattern[]=bullmq
+public-hoist-pattern[]=reflect-metadata
+
+# Public hoist patterns for Vite compatibility
+public-hoist-pattern[]=framer-motion
+public-hoist-pattern[]=motion
+public-hoist-pattern[]=motion-dom
+public-hoist-pattern[]=motion-utils
+public-hoist-pattern[]=lucide-react
+public-hoist-pattern[]=styled-components
+public-hoist-pattern[]=tslib
+public-hoist-pattern[]=stylis
+public-hoist-pattern[]=shallowequal
+public-hoist-pattern[]=@emotion/*
+public-hoist-pattern[]=i18next
+public-hoist-pattern[]=react-i18next
+public-hoist-pattern[]=react-router
+public-hoist-pattern[]=@tanstack/query-core
+public-hoist-pattern[]=html-parse-stringify
+public-hoist-pattern[]=scheduler
+public-hoist-pattern[]=@mswjs/*
+public-hoist-pattern[]=outvariant
+public-hoist-pattern[]=strict-event-emitter
+public-hoist-pattern[]=path-to-regexp
+public-hoist-pattern[]=is-node-process
+public-hoist-pattern[]=until-async
+public-hoist-pattern[]=tough-cookie
+public-hoist-pattern[]=headers-polyfill
+public-hoist-pattern[]=@open-draft/*
+public-hoist-pattern[]=goober
+public-hoist-pattern[]=react-router-dom
+public-hoist-pattern[]=cookie
+public-hoist-pattern[]=set-cookie-parser
+public-hoist-pattern[]=turbo-stream
+public-hoist-pattern[]=@remix-run/*
+public-hoist-pattern[]=void-elements
+public-hoist-pattern[]=punycode
+public-hoist-pattern[]=url-parse
+public-hoist-pattern[]=requires-port
+public-hoist-pattern[]=querystringify
+public-hoist-pattern[]=universalify
+public-hoist-pattern[]=psl