diff --git a/.github/workflows/watch-repos.yml b/.github/workflows/watch-repos.yml
index 9c7ed68..00da787 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/watch-repos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/watch-repos.yml
@@ -139,100 +139,153 @@ jobs:
           chmod +x api_helper.sh
       - name: Full Repository Ingestion
         if: >-
-            steps.config.outputs.config_exists == 'true' &&  github.event_name ==
-            'workflow_dispatch' &&  github.event.inputs.full_ingest == 'true'
-        run: |
-            source ./api_helper.sh
-            
-            echo "Starting full repository ingestion..."
-            
-            # Validate required variables
-            if [ -z "$CONFIG" ]; then
-              echo "::error::CONFIG variable is empty"
-              exit 1
-            fi
-            
-            if [ -z "${{ steps.config.outputs.osiris_url }}" ]; then
-              echo "::error::osiris_url is not set"
-              exit 1
-            fi
-            
-            # Convert CONFIG from YAML to JSON and prepare request
-            CONFIG_JSON=$(echo "$CONFIG" | yq -o=json '.' | jq -c '.')
-            TIMESTAMP=$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
-            
-            # Initialize ingestion
-            response=$(call_api "${{ steps.config.outputs.osiris_url }}/api/ingest-repo" "{
-              \"repo\": \"${{ github.repository }}\",
-              \"branch\": \"${{ github.ref_name }}\",
-              \"metadata\": {
-                \"repository\": \"${{ github.repository }}\",
-                \"branch\": \"${{ github.ref_name }}\",
-                \"event_type\": \"${{ github.event_name }}\",
-                \"commit_sha\": \"${{ github.sha }}\",
-                \"process_timestamp\": \"$TIMESTAMP\",
-                \"config\": $CONFIG_JSON
-              }
-            }")
-            
-            # Parse response directly without intermediate file
-            if ! total_batches=$(echo "$response" | jq -r '.totalBatches'); then
-              echo "::error::Failed to parse response"
-              echo "$response"
-              exit 1
-            fi
-            
-            if [ -z "$total_batches" ] || [ "$total_batches" = "null" ]; then
-              echo "::error::No batches found in response"
-              echo "$response"
-              exit 1
-            fi
-            
-            echo "Processing $total_batches batches..."
+          steps.config.outputs.config_exists == 'true' &&  github.event_name ==
+          'workflow_dispatch' &&  github.event.inputs.full_ingest == 'true'
+        run: >
+          source ./api_helper.sh
+
+
+          echo "Starting full repository ingestion..."
+
+
+          # Validate required variables
+
+          if [ -z "$CONFIG" ]; then
+            echo "::error::CONFIG variable is empty"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+
+          if [ -z "${{ steps.config.outputs.osiris_url }}" ]; then
+            echo "::error::osiris_url is not set"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+
+          # Properly escape and format the CONFIG_JSON
+
+          CONFIG_JSON=$(echo "$CONFIG" | yq -o=json '.' | jq -c '.' | sed
+          's/"/\\"/g')
+
+          TIMESTAMP=$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
+
+
+          # Create the request body first and validate it
+
+          REQUEST_BODY=$(cat <<EOF
+
+          {
+            "repo": "${{ github.repository }}",
+            "branch": "${{ github.ref_name }}",
+            "metadata": {
+              "repository": "${{ github.repository }}",
+              "branch": "${{ github.ref_name }}",
+              "event_type": "${{ github.event_name }}",
+              "commit_sha": "${{ github.sha }}",
+              "process_timestamp": "$TIMESTAMP",
+              "config": $CONFIG_JSON
+            }
+          }
+
+          EOF
+
+          )
+
+
+          # Validate JSON before sending
+
+          if ! echo "$REQUEST_BODY" | jq . >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "::error::Invalid JSON request body"
+            echo "$REQUEST_BODY"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+
+          # Make the API call
+
+          response=$(call_api "${{ steps.config.outputs.osiris_url
+          }}/api/ingest-repo" "$REQUEST_BODY")
+
+
+          # Parse total batches directly from response
+
+          if ! echo "$response" | jq . >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "::error::Invalid JSON response"
+            echo "$response"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+
+          total_batches=$(echo "$response" | jq -r '.totalBatches')
+
+
+          if [ -z "$total_batches" ] || [ "$total_batches" = "null" ]; then
+            echo "::error::No batches found in response"
+            echo "$response"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+
+          echo "Processing $total_batches batches..."
+
+
+          successful_batches=0
+
+          failed_batches=0
+
+
+          # Process each batch
+
+          for ((batch=0; batch<total_batches; batch++)); do
+            echo "Processing batch $((batch + 1)) of $total_batches"
             
-            successful_batches=0
-            failed_batches=0
+            BATCH_REQUEST=$(cat <<EOF
+            {
+              "repo": "${{ github.repository }}",
+              "branch": "${{ github.ref_name }}",
+              "batchStart": $((batch * 10)),
+              "batchSize": 10
+            }
+            EOF
+            )
             
-            # Process each batch
-            for ((batch=0; batch<total_batches; batch++)); do
-              echo "Processing batch $((batch + 1)) of $total_batches"
-              
-              if batch_response=$(call_api "${{ steps.config.outputs.osiris_url }}/api/process-batch" "{
-                \"repo\": \"${{ github.repository }}\",
-                \"branch\": \"${{ github.ref_name }}\",
-                \"batchStart\": $((batch * 10)),
-                \"batchSize\": 10
-              }"); then
-                if echo "$batch_response" | jq -e '.error' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-                  echo "::warning::Batch $((batch + 1)) returned error:"
-                  echo "$batch_response" | jq '.error'
-                  failed_batches=$((failed_batches + 1))
-                else
-                  echo "Batch $((batch + 1)) processed successfully"
-                  successful_batches=$((successful_batches + 1))
-                fi
-              else
-                echo "::warning::Failed to process batch $((batch + 1))"
+            if batch_response=$(call_api "${{ steps.config.outputs.osiris_url }}/api/process-batch" "$BATCH_REQUEST"); then
+              if echo "$batch_response" | jq -e '.error' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                echo "::warning::Batch $((batch + 1)) returned error:"
+                echo "$batch_response" | jq '.error'
                 failed_batches=$((failed_batches + 1))
+              else
+                echo "Batch $((batch + 1)) processed successfully"
+                successful_batches=$((successful_batches + 1))
               fi
-              
-              # Add delay between batches
-              [ $((batch + 1)) -lt "$total_batches" ] && sleep 2
-            done
-            
-            # Final status report
-            echo "Repository ingestion completed"
-            echo "Summary:"
-            echo "- Total batches: $total_batches"
-            echo "- Successful: $successful_batches"
-            echo "- Failed: $failed_batches"
-            
-            if [ "$successful_batches" -eq "$total_batches" ]; then
-              echo "::notice::Successfully processed all batches"
             else
-              echo "::warning::Completed with $failed_batches failed batches"
-              [ "$successful_batches" -eq 0 ] && exit 1
+              echo "::warning::Failed to process batch $((batch + 1))"
+              failed_batches=$((failed_batches + 1))
             fi
+            
+            [ $((batch + 1)) -lt "$total_batches" ] && sleep 2
+          done
+
+
+          # Final status report
+
+          echo "Repository ingestion completed"
+
+          echo "Summary:"
+
+          echo "- Total batches: $total_batches"
+
+          echo "- Successful: $successful_batches"
+
+          echo "- Failed: $failed_batches"
+
+
+          if [ "$successful_batches" -eq "$total_batches" ]; then
+            echo "::notice::Successfully processed all batches"
+          else
+            echo "::warning::Completed with $failed_batches failed batches"
+            [ "$successful_batches" -eq 0 ] && exit 1
+          fi
       - name: Process Incremental Changes
         if: >-
           steps.config.outputs.config_exists == 'true' &&  !(github.event_name