diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 954e214..1da7d1d 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -3,12 +3,6 @@ name: Central CI
 on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
-      # WDIPL-Runner v0.2.12: only the first truthy workflow_call flag reached nested jobs; the rest
-      # were empty. Use ONE comma-separated input so Act forwards a single string with all steps.
-      # Tokens: build, sonar, deploy (e.g. build,sonar,deploy). No spaces — WDIPL-Runner has no replace().
-      # WDIPL-Runner: needs.meta.outputs is empty when evaluating sonar after a reusable child completes.
-      # Reusable workflow outputs from build.yml did not surface as needs.build.outputs.cs. Inline `build` job
-      # below snapshots ci_steps into job outputs (same pattern as `meta`) so sonar/deploy see needs.build.outputs.cs.
       ci_steps:
         type: string
         required: true
@@ -19,13 +13,9 @@ on:
         type: string
         required: true
 
-      # Variables
       app_path_beta:
         type: string
         required: false
-      app_path_testing:
-        type: string
-        required: false
       app_path_staging:
         type: string
         required: false
@@ -35,19 +25,9 @@ on:
       build_command:
         type: string
         required: false
-      deploy_command:
-        type: string
-        required: false
-      runtime:
-        type: string
-        required: false
       pm2_id:
         type: string
         required: false
-      # Set to 'true' to skip npm install / npm run build (temporary pipeline debugging).
-      skip_node_compile:
-        type: string
-        required: false
 
     secrets:
       SONARQUBE_HOST:
@@ -89,26 +69,14 @@ on:
         required: false
 
 jobs:
-
-  meta:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Capture ci_steps for later job if
-        id: snap
-        run: echo "cs=${{ inputs.ci_steps }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-    outputs:
-      cs: ${{ steps.snap.outputs.cs }}
-
-  # 🔨 BUILD (inlined — reusable build.yml outputs are not exposed to this parent on WDIPL-Runner)
   build:
-    if: ${{ contains(format(',{0},', needs.meta.outputs.cs), ',build,') }}
-    needs: [meta]
+    if: ${{ contains(format(',{0},', inputs.ci_steps), ',build,') }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       cs: ${{ steps.capture.outputs.cs }}
     steps:
       - id: capture
-        name: Capture ci_steps for sonar/deploy if
+        name: Capture ci_steps
         run: echo "cs=${{ inputs.ci_steps }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Checkout Code
@@ -123,10 +91,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build (Node / React / NestJS)
         if: inputs.tech_stack == 'node' || inputs.tech_stack == 'react' || inputs.tech_stack == 'nestjs'
         run: |
-          if [ "${{ inputs.skip_node_compile }}" = "true" ]; then
-            echo "TEMP: skip npm install / npm run build (skip_node_compile=true)"
-            exit 0
-          fi
           if [ -n "${{ inputs.build_command }}" ]; then
             set -xe
             echo "Running custom build command"
@@ -137,10 +101,9 @@ jobs:
             npm run build
           fi
 
-  # 🔍 SONAR
   sonar:
     if: ${{ contains(format(',{0},', needs.build.outputs.cs), ',sonar,') }}
-    needs: [meta, build]
+    needs: [build]
     uses: Rajendra.Reddy/wdipl-actions/.gitea/workflows/quality.yml@d604440af823c664b2c828a3d6a2cc5d23b79141
     with:
       project_key: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
@@ -149,10 +112,9 @@ jobs:
       SONARQUBE_HOST: ${{ secrets.SONARQUBE_HOST }}
       SONARQUBE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONARQUBE_TOKEN }}
 
-  # 🚀 DEPLOY (runs after build; sonar may be skipped)
   deploy:
     if: ${{ always() && contains(format(',{0},', needs.build.outputs.cs), ',deploy,') && needs.build.result == 'success' && (needs.sonar.result == 'success' || needs.sonar.result == 'skipped') }}
-    needs: [meta, build, sonar]
+    needs: [build, sonar]
     uses: Rajendra.Reddy/wdipl-actions/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml@main
     with:
       tech_stack: ${{ inputs.tech_stack }}