diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 60ccb38..b80a42b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@
 _build
 repos
 
+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+
+
 # subrepos
 bbsim
 ofagent-go
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7b62057..5a307f7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,16 +18,20 @@
 
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := help
 
-TOP         ?= .
-MAKEDIR     ?= $(TOP)/makefiles
-
-$(if $(VERBOSE),$(eval export VERBOSE=$(VERBOSE))) # visible to include(s)
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+TOP ?=$(strip \
+  $(dir \
+    $(abspath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))\
+   )\
+)
 
 ##--------------------##
 ##---]  INCLUDES  [---##
 ##--------------------##
--include config.mk
-include $(MAKEDIR)/include.mk
+include $(TOP)/config.mk#                # configure
+include $(TOP)/makefiles/include.mk      # top level include
 
 # You can set these variables from the command line.
 SPHINXOPTS   ?=
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@
 ## Usage:
 ##   make reload
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-reload: $(venv-activate-script)
+reload: $(venv-activate-patched)
 	$(activate) && sphinx-reload $(SOURCEDIR)
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -176,7 +180,7 @@
 ## Bridge: legacy makefile wildcard rule forwarded unknown targets to sphinx.
 ##         library makefiles do more so transfer control only when needed.
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-include $(MAKEDIR)/voltha/docs-catchall-targets.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/voltha/docs-catchall-targets.mk
 $(voltha-docs-catchall): $(venv-activate-script) Makefile | $(OTHER_REPO_DOCS) $(STATIC_DOCS)
 	@echo " ** CATCHALL: $@"
 	$(activate)\
@@ -226,6 +230,6 @@
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## Intent: Display make hel footer
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-include $(MAKEDIR)/help/trailer.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/help/trailer.mk
 
 # [EOF]
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index b8c2922..72b2e9a 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -14,33 +14,127 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# https://gerrit.opencord.org/plugins/gitiles/onf-make
+# ONF.makefiles.include.version = 1.1
+# ONF.confg.mk                  = 1.5
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-##---------------------------------------##
-##---]  Disable lint targets by name [---##
-##---------------------------------------##
-# NO-LINT-DOC8       := true
-NO-LINT-FLAKE8       := true#      # NOTE[1]
-# NO-LINT-JJB        := true
-NO-LINT-JSON         := true
-#   python -m json.tool ./_build/linkcheck/output.json
-#   Extra data: line 2 column 1 (char 181)
-# NO-LINT-MAKE       := true
-NO-LINT-PYLINT       := true#      # NOTE[1]
-# NO-LINT-PYTHON     := true
-NO-LINT-ROBOT        := true#        # NOTE[2]
-# NO-LINT-SHELL      := true
-# NO-LINT-TOX        := true#      # WIP
-NO-LINT-YAML         := true
+--repo-name-- := voltha-docs
+--repo-name-- ?= $(error --repo-name--= is required)
 
-# NOTE[1] - Cleanup needed to enable as a default make lint target
-# NOTE[2] - Doc repo, no need to lint robot sources here.
+##--------------------------------##
+##---]  Disable lint targets  [---##
+##--------------------------------##
+# NO-LINT-DOC8      := true
+# NO-LINT-GOLANG    := true
+NO-LINT-GROOVY      := true#               # Note[1]
+# NO-LINT-JJB       := true#               # Note[2]
+# NO-LINT-JSON      := true#               # Note[1]
+NO-LINT-MAKEFILE    := true#               # Note[1]
+NO-LINT-REUSE       := true                # License check
+# NO-LINT-ROBOT     := true
+NO-LINT-SHELL       := true#               # Note[1]
+# NO-LINT-TOX       := true#               # Note[1]
+NO-LINT-YAML        := true#               # Note[1]
+
+NO-LINT-FLAKE8      := true#               # Note[1]
+# NO-LINT-PYTHON    := true#               # Note[1]
+NO-LINT-PYLINT      := true#               # Note[1]
+
+# Note[1] - A boatload of source to cleanup prior to enable.
+# Note[2] - No sources available
+
+##---------------------------------##
+##---] Conditional make logic  [---##
+##---------------------------------##
+# USE-ONF-DOCKER-MK      := true
+# USE-ONF-GERRIT-MK      := true
+# USE-ONF-GIT-MK         := true
+# USE-ONF-JJB-MK         := true
+# USE-VOLTHA-RELEASE-MK  := true
+
+##----------------------##
+##---]  Debug Mode  [---##
+##----------------------##
+# export DEBUG           := 1      # makefile debug
+# export DISTUTILS_DEBUG := 1      # verbose: pip
+# export DOCKER_DEBUG    := 1      # verbose: docker
+# export VERBOSE         := 1      # makefile debug
+
+##-----------------------------------##
+##---]  JJB/Jenkins Job Builder  [---##
+##-----------------------------------##
+JJB_VERSION   ?= 2.8.0
+JOBCONFIG_DIR ?= job-configs
+
+##---------------------------------##
+##---]  Filesystem exclusions  [---##
+##---------------------------------##
+onf-excl-dirs := $(null)        # make clean: dirs=
+onf-excl-dirs += .venv#         # $(venv-name)
+onf-excl-dirs += vendor#        # golang / voltha*-go
+onf-excl-dirs += patches#       # voltha docs - python upgrade
+onf-excl-dirs += .tox           # also a python dependency
+
+ifeq ($(--repo-name--),voltha-docs)
+  lint-doc8-excl   += '_build'  # generated
+#  lint-groovy-excl += 'bbsim'   # external repo
+endif
+
+onf-excl-dirs ?= $(error onf-excl-dirs= is required)
 
 ##-----------------------------##
-##---]  Custom exclusions  [---##
+##---]  Feature Detection  [---##
 ##-----------------------------##
-lint-doc8-excl += '_build'
-lint-doc8-excl += 'vendor'
+# [TODO] include makefiles/features/include.mk
+# [TODO] All logic below can migrate there.
 
-config-mk-version    := 1.0
+$(if $(filter %ci-management,$(--repo-name--)),\
+  $(eval --REPO-IS-CI-MANAGEMENT-- := true)\
+)
+$(if $(filter %voltha-docs,$(--repo-name--)),\
+  $(eval --REPO-IS-VOLTHA-DOCS-- := true)\
+)
+
+# create makefiles/config/byrepo/{--repo-name--}.mk for one-off snowflakes ?
+# $(if $(wildcard docker),$(eval USE-ONF-DOCKER-MK := true))
+
+##-------------------------##
+##---]  Derived Flags  [---##
+##-------------------------##
+ifdef --REPO-IS-CI-MANAGEMENT--
+  USE-ONF-JJB := true
+
+  onf-excl-dirs += global-jjb
+  onf-excl-dirs += lf-ansible
+  onf-excl-dirs += packer
+endif
+
+ifdef --REPO-IS-VOLTHA-DOCS--
+  onf-excl-dirs += _build
+  onf-excl-dirs += repos
+endif
+
+ifdef NO-LINT-PYTHON
+  NO-LINT-FLAKE8 := true
+  NO-LINT-PYLINT := true
+endif
+
+ifndef USE-ONF-JJB
+  NO-LINT-JJB := true
+endif
+
+onf-excl-dirs := $(sort $(strip $(onf-excl-dirs)))
+
+# [TODO]#
+#  --------------------------------------------------------------------
+#   o two distinct makefiles directories are needed, one for onf-make
+#   o second for repository specific configs and logic.
+#   o Two independent vars specify path:
+#       ONF_MAKEDIR = library makefiles
+#       MAKEDIR     = repository specific content
+#   o Conditional repository testing above can crush down into
+#     include $(MAKEDIR)/config.mk   # repo:$(--repo-name--)
+#  --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # [EOF]
diff --git a/howto/docs.voltha.org/quickstart.rst b/howto/docs.voltha.org/quickstart.rst
index c0771ee..73096ee 100644
--- a/howto/docs.voltha.org/quickstart.rst
+++ b/howto/docs.voltha.org/quickstart.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ------
 
 This quickstart guide decribes how to modify and commit changes that will
-be visible on http://docs.voltha.org.
+be visible on https://docs.voltha.org.
 
 Clone repo:voltha-docs
 ----------------------
diff --git a/howto/release/checklist.rst b/howto/release/checklist.rst
index 206ac9d..4c9c265 100644
--- a/howto/release/checklist.rst
+++ b/howto/release/checklist.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,20 @@
 - Create release notes
 - Review core contributors
 
+VOLTHA Repositories (special snowflakes)
+----------------------------------------
+
+- voltha-helm-charts
+- voltha-system-tests
+
+  - Create branch voltha-2.12
+  - Update Chart.yaml in v-h-c to version 2.12
+  - Create tag 2.12.0 on branch voltha-2.12
+
+    - v-h-c and v-s-t are the only repositories to receive this tag.
+    - `creating-initial-release <https://docs.voltha.org/master/release_notes/release_process.html#creating-the-initial-release>`_
+
+
 VOLTHA Repositories
 -------------------
 
diff --git a/howto/release/repositories/index.rst b/howto/release/repositories/index.rst
index 3a9a91e..3500072 100644
--- a/howto/release/repositories/index.rst
+++ b/howto/release/repositories/index.rst
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
    ci-management/index
    ofagent-go/index
    voltha-lib-go/index
+   voltha-go/index
    voltha-onos/index
+
    voltha-protos/index
    voltha-openolt-adapter/index
    voltha-helm-charts/index
@@ -17,4 +19,3 @@
    bbsim/index
    openolt/index
    pod-configs/index
-   pod-cofnigs/index
diff --git a/howto/release/repositories/voltha-lib-go/misc.rst b/howto/release/repositories/voltha-lib-go/misc.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1ae52c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/howto/release/repositories/voltha-lib-go/misc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Misc Todo Items
+===============
+
+- Update copyright notices
+- find . ! -path './vendor/\*' -print | xargs -n1 gofmt -s -w
+- go.mod
+
+  - Update module versions for voltha/onos components
+  - make mod-update
+
+- Chart.yaml
+
+  - Update version string(s) for voltha-lib-go.
diff --git a/howto/release/repositories/voltha-northbound-bbf-adapter/index.rst b/howto/release/repositories/voltha-northbound-bbf-adapter/index.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be01503
--- /dev/null
+++ b/howto/release/repositories/voltha-northbound-bbf-adapter/index.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Release repository: voltha-northbound-bbf-adapter
+=================================================
+
+- Prototyping repository still under development.
+
+  - Currently this repository does not participate in release.
diff --git a/makefiles/bin/compare_sandbox_makefiles.sh b/makefiles/bin/compare_sandbox_makefiles.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6075386
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/bin/compare_sandbox_makefiles.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# https://gerrit.opencord.org/plugins/gitiles/onf-make
+# ONF.makefile.version = 1.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Intent: This script is used to bulk refactor and merge makefile changes
+##  between development repositories and repo:onf-make.
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent:
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+function error
+{
+    echo "$*"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+##----------------##
+##---]  MAIN  [---##
+##----------------##
+# src="$HOME/projects/sandbox/onf-make/makefiles"
+# src="$HOME/projects/sandbox/ci-management/makefiles"
+src="$HOME/projects/sandbox/onf-make-all/20230709/makefiles"
+
+dst="$(realpath .)"
+
+[[ $# -eq 0 ]] && error "At least one directory or file is required"
+
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+    fyl=$1; shift
+
+    echo "FYL: $fyl"
+    if [ -d "$fyl" ]; then
+	readarray -t fyls < <(find "$fyl" -type f -print)
+	[[ ${#@} -gt 0 ]] && fyls+=("$@")
+	# declare -p fyls
+	[[ ${#fyls} -gt 0 ]] && set -- "${fyls[@]}"
+	continue
+    fi
+
+    case "$fyl" in
+  	    *~) continue ;;
+  	 '#*#') continue ;;
+	'\.#*') continue ;;
+    esac
+    
+    src0="$src/$fyl"
+    dst0="$dst/$fyl"
+
+    [[ ! -e "$src0" ]] && error "File does not exist in src= $src0"
+    [[ ! -e "$dst0" ]] && error "File does not exist in dst= $dst0"
+
+    if ! diff -qr "$src0" "$dst0"; then
+	emacs "$src0" "$dst0"
+    fi
+done
+
+# [EOF]
+
diff --git a/makefiles/bootstrap.mk b/makefiles/bootstrap.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a9433b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/bootstrap.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Intent: Dependency-free macros used to source library makefiles
+#         and define the build environment.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG-bootstrap_mk),$(warning ENTER))
+
+##---------------------##
+##---]  CONSTANTS  [---##
+##---------------------##
+is-false = $(if $(1),true,$(null))
+is-true  = $(if $(1),$(null),true)
+
+##--------------------------##
+##---]  LIBRARY MACROS  [---##
+##--------------------------##
+is-null              = $(if $(1),$(null),$(error $(1)= is undef))
+is-null-var          = $(if $$(1),$(null),$(error $(1)= is undef))
+is-null-var-indirect = $(if $(1),$(null),$(error $(1)= is undef))
+
+## variable flavor:
+# origin - undefned
+# default
+# environment
+# environment override
+# automatic
+# null(blah) ?   - true
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Given an indirect var containing varname of a makefile *_ROOT
+##         parent director, derive a *_MKDIR variable and conditionally
+##         include the makefile hierarchy.
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Given:
+##   o var containing OPT_ROOT=path
+## Return:
+##   o OPT_MKDIR=$(OPT_ROOT)/makefiles
+##   o If exists include $(OPT_MKDIR)/include.mk
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+mk-library-include=$(strip \
+  $(warning mk-library-include: $(1) = $($(1)))\
+  $(call is-null-var,1)\
+  $(foreach var,$$(1),\
+    $(info var=$(var) is-null=$(call is-null-var,var))\
+  $(foreach val,$$(var),\
+    $(info val=$(val))\ 
+    $(foreach makedir,$(subst _ROOT,_MKDIR,$(var)),\
+$(warning makedir=$(makedir))\
+      $(if $($(makedir)),$(null),\
+        $(eval $(makedir)=$$$$($(var))/makefiles)\
+$(warning $(makedir) = $($($(makedir))))\
+$(info $$(wildcard $(val)/makefiles/include.mk) = $(wildcard $(val)/makefiles/include.mk))\
+        $(foreach mf,$(wildcard $(wildcard $(val)/makefiles/include.mk)),\
+$(warning $$(eval include $(mf)))\
+          $(eval include $(mf)))\
+)
+
+$(if $(DEBUG-bootstrap_mk),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/commands/include.mk b/makefiles/commands/include.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01fa145
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/commands/include.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# https://gerrit.opencord.org/plugins/gitiles/onf-make
+# ONF.makefile.version = 1.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ifndef mk-include--onf-commands
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/commands/kail.mk
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+mk-include--onf-commands := true
+
+endif # mk-include--onf-make
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/commands/kail.mk b/makefiles/commands/kail.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff6691d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/commands/kail.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+MAKEDIR ?= $(error MAKEDIR= is required)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help::
+	@echo "  kail            Install the kail command"
+ifdef VERBOSE
+	@echo "                  make kail KAIL_PATH="
+endif
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Install the 'kail' tool if needed: https://github.com/boz/kail
+#   o WORKSPACE - jenkins aware
+#   o Default to /usr/local/bin/kail
+#       + revisit this, system directories should not be a default path.
+#       + requires sudo and potential exists for overwrite conflict.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+KAIL_PATH ?= $(if $(WORKSPACE),$(WORKSPACE)/bin,/usr/local/bin)
+kail-cmd  ?= $(KAIL_PATH)/kail
+$(kail-cmd):
+	etc/godownloader.sh -b .
+	rsync -v --checksum kail "$@"
+	$@ version
+	$(RM) kail
+
+.PHONY: kail
+kail : $(kail-cmd)
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/etc/include.mk b/makefiles/etc/include.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a48b42c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/etc/include.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2017-2023 Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Usage:
+#
+# mytarget:
+#     $(call banner-enter,target $@)
+#     @echo "Hello World"
+#     $(call banner-leave,target $@)
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+target-banner = ** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Return a command line able to display a banner hilighting
+##         make target processing within a logfile.
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+banner-enter=\
+    @echo -e \
+    "\n"\
+    "$(target-banner)\n"\
+    "** $(MAKE) ENTER: $(1)\n"\
+    "$(target-banner)"\
+
+banner-leave=\
+    @echo -e "** $(MAKE) LEAVE: $(1)"
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/etc/todo.mk b/makefiles/etc/todo.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31fc736
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/etc/todo.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Cast value into a boolean string.
+## NOTE: : Careful with line comment placement, when octolthorp is indented
+##         in a makefile return value will have whitespace appended.
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+boolean = $(if $(strip $($(1))),false,true)# trailing whitespace is bad here
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intet: Negate input value for conditional use.
+##   Return success when input value is null.
+## Usage:
+##   $(info ** defined[true]  = $(call not,value))
+##   $(info ** defined[false] = $(call not,$(null)))
+##   $(if $(call not,varname),$(error varname= is not set))
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+not = $(strip \
+  $(foreach true-false\
+    ,$(info true-false=$(true-false))$(strip $(call boolean,$(1)))\
+      $(subst true,$(null),$(true-false))\
+  )\
+)
diff --git a/makefiles/gerrit/help.mk b/makefiles/gerrit/help.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ba155b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/gerrit/help.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2021-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help-summary ::
+	@echo '  help-gerrit         Display help for gerrit targets'
+
+help-verbose :: help-gerrit
+
+help-gerrit:
+	@echo
+	@echo '[GERRIT]'
+	@echo '  replication-status  Report sync status of the gerrit-to-github mirror.'
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/gerrit/include.mk b/makefiles/gerrit/include.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ae76a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/gerrit/include.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2021-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+##--------------------##
+##---]  INCLUDES  [---##
+##--------------------##
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/gerrit/help.mk
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+replication-status:
+	ssh gerrit.opencord.org replication list --detail
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# NOTE: Gerrit ssh targets assume use of ~/.ssh config files
+#       port, login, etc are 
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# % ssh -p 29418 <username>@gerrit.opencord.org replication list --detail
+# % ssh gerrit.opencord.org replication list --detail
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Host gerrit.opencord.org
+#  Hostname gerrit.opencord.org
+#  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/gerrit.opencord.org/{ssh_keyfile}
+#  IdentitiesOnly yes
+#  AddKeysToAgent yes
+#  Port 29418
+#  User tux@opennetworking.org
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/git/ci-management.mk b/makefiles/git/ci-management.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..373dc23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/git/ci-management.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+GIT ?= git
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Checkout submodules required by ci-management
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+submodule-repos := $(null)
+submodule-repos += global-jjb
+submodule-repos += lf-ansible
+submodule-repos += packer
+
+submodule-deps := $(null)
+submodule-deps += submodules#     # named pseudo target
+submodule-deps += $(submodule-repos)
+
+.PHONY: $(submodule-deps)
+$(submodule-deps):
+	@echo
+	@echo "Checkout dependent submodules"
+	$(GIT) submodule init
+	$(GIT) submodule update
+
+# Abstraction: named target for submodule checkout
+checkout-ci-management-sub-modules: $(submodule-repos)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Revert sandbox to a pristine state.
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+sterile ::
+	$(RM) -r $(submodule-repos)
+
+        # FIXME:
+        #   o restore hierarchy to avoid git status 'deleted:'
+        #   o remove: externals should not be under revision control
+	$(GIT) co $(submodule-repos)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help ::
+	@echo
+	@echo '[GIT-SUBMODULES: docs]'
+	@echo '  reload              Setup to auto-reload sphinx doc changes in browser'
+	@echo
+	@echo '[GIT-SUBMODULES: deps]'
+	@echo '  submodules          Checkout dependent git submodules'
+  ifdef VERBOSE
+	@echo '  global-jjb          Checkout ci-management submodule global-jjb'
+	@echo '  lf-ansible          Checkout ci-management submodule lf-ansible'
+	@echo '  packer              Checkout ci-management submodule packer'
+  endif
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+todo ::
+	@echo "Generalize logc, update to depend on .git/ rather than named targets."
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/git/help.mk b/makefiles/git/help.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cbd33ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/git/help.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Intent: Helper makefile target used to setup for a release
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display supported targets
+## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+help-onf-git :
+	@echo
+	@echo '[GIT]'
+	@echo '  show-submodules     Display a list of repository submodules and versions'
+
+help ::
+	@echo '  help-onf-git        Display git makefile targets'
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/git/include.mk b/makefiles/git/include.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d2558c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/git/include.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+##--------------------##
+##---]  INCLUDES  [---##
+##--------------------##
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/git/help.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/git/required.mk
+
+## Special snowflakes: per-repository logic
+-include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/git/$(--repo-name--).mk
+
+ifdef USE-ONF-GIT-MK
+  # Dynamic loading when targets are requested by name
+  include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/git/submodules.mk
+endif
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/git/required.mk b/makefiles/git/required.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44f498d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/git/required.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Intent: Conditionally load when named targets are requested.
+#   var ?= $(error ...) definitions are fatal to "make help" and others
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+git-mk-targets := $(NULL)
+git-mk-targets := show-submodules
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Define a flag to only load release targets when mentioned by name
+# Makefile can also explicitly define the flag to force always loading.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+$(foreach tgt,$(git-mk-targets),\
+  $(if $(findstring $(tgt),$(MAKECMDGOALS)),$(eval USE-ONF-GIT-MK := true))\
+)
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/git/submodules.mk b/makefiles/git/submodules.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42c2fc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/git/submodules.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+show-submodules:
+
+	$(HIDE)cat .gitmodules
+
+	@echo
+	$(HIDE) git submodule
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# https://github.com/lfit/releng-global-jjb/tags
+# git checkout v0.86.7
+# [crucible:global-jjb] git checkout v0.86.7
+# Previous HEAD position was 5dc3432 Update regexp in lf-infra-ship-logs macro
+# HEAD is now at c5bd1d3 Fix: Pin urllib3~=1.26.15 in pypi dist jobs
+
+# 5dc3432cae2f13d9e5151a00a76a78ce73d92d70 global-jjb (v0.53.3)
+# 0d88f8b7a24b53b1c3e189e30ab94373c51eea91 lf-ansible (0d88f8b)
+# 4a5b0cd9032938194c4813fe36663ddee4f9e60e packer/common-packer (v0.1.0~22)
+
+# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30301510/git-submodule-specify-version
+# cd global-jjb
+# git checkout v0.86.7
+# cd -
+# git commit . -m "use submodule v0.86.7"
+
+# https://github.com/lfit/releng-lf-ansible.git
+# tag==master, no release
+
+# https://github.com/lfit/releng-common-packer.git
+# cd packer/common-packer
+# git checkout v0.12.1
+# cd -
+# git commit . -m "use submodule v0.12.1""
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/include.mk b/makefiles/include.mk
index db96771..0536563 100644
--- a/makefiles/include.mk
+++ b/makefiles/include.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- makefile -*-
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# Copyright 2017-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -13,32 +13,63 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-#
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# https://gerrit.opencord.org/plugins/gitiles/onf-make
+# ONF.makefiles.include.version = 1.1
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ifndef mk-include--onf-make # single-include guard macro
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
 
-# OPT_ROOT    ?= /opt/trainlab/current
-# OPT_MAKEDIR := $(OPT_ROOT)/makefiles
-# MAKEDIR     ?= $(OPT_MAKEDIR)
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Define vars based on relative import (normalize symlinks)
+## Usage: include makefiles/onf/include.mk
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+onf-mk-abs    ?= $(abspath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))
+onf-mk-top    := $(subst /include.mk,$(null),$(onf-mk-abs))
+ONF_MAKEDIR   := $(onf-mk-top)
 
-ONF_MAKE ?= $(MAKEDIR)# [TODO] -- local and library makefiles/ needed.
-ONF_MAKE ?= $(error ONF_MAKE= is required)
+TOP ?= $(patsubst %/makefiles/include.mk,%,$(onf-mk-abs))
 
-include $(ONF_MAKE)/consts.mk
-include $(ONF_MAKE)/help/include.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/consts.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/help/include.mk       # render target help
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/utils/include.mk      # dependency-less helper macros
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/etc/include.mk        # banner macros
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/commands/include.mk   # Tools and local installers
 
-include $(ONF_MAKE)/virtualenv.mk#        # lint-{jjb,python} depends on venv
-include $(ONF_MAKE)/lint/include.mk
-include $(ONF_MAKE)/todo.mk
-include $(MAKEDIR)/patches/include.mk#    # Patch when python 3.10+ in use
-include $(ONF_MAKE)/help/variables.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/virtualenv.mk#        # lint-{jjb,python} depends on venv
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/patches/include.mk#   # Patch when python 3.10+ in use
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/include.mk
 
-include $(ONF_MAKE)/targets/include.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/gerrit/include.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/git/include.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/jjb/include.mk
 
+$(if $(USE-VOLTHA-RELEASE-MK),\
+  $(eval include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/release/include.mk))
+
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/todo.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/help/variables.mk
+
+##---------------------##
+##---]  ON_DEMAND  [---##
+##---------------------##
+$(if $(USE-ONF-GERRIT-MK),$(eval include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/gerrit/include.mk))
+$(if $(USE-ONF-DOCKER-MK),$(eval include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/docker/include.mk))
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  TARGETS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/targets/include.mk # clean, sterile
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
 
+mk-include--onf-make := true
+
+endif # mk-include--onf-make
+
 # [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/targets/tox.mk b/makefiles/jjb/help.mk
similarity index 65%
copy from makefiles/targets/tox.mk
copy to makefiles/jjb/help.mk
index 5942774..331c68a 100644
--- a/makefiles/targets/tox.mk
+++ b/makefiles/jjb/help.mk
@@ -13,29 +13,26 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-#
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Intent: Helper makefile target used to setup for a release
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
-
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-## Intent: Sanity check incoming JJB config changes.
-##   Todo: Depend on makefiles/lint/jjb.mk :: lint-jjb
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# lint : lint-jjb
-lint-tox: lint-jjb
-	tox -e py310 --workers=auto
-
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-help-verbose += help-tox
-help-tox ::
+## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display supported targets
+## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+help-jjb:
 	@echo
-	@echo '[MAKE: tox]'
-	@echo '  lint-tox            Python unit testing, sanity check incoming JJB changes.'
+	@echo '[JJB]'
+	@echo '  jjb-gen             Generate a local set of JJB pipelines'
 
-$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+  ifdef VERBOSE
+	@echo '    LOGS=1            Display log from jjb-gen target'
+	@echo '    VERBOSE=1         Display generated pipeline files'
+  endif
+
+## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+help ::
+	@echo '  help-jjb            Display Jenkins Job Builder targets'
 
 # [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/jjb/include.mk b/makefiles/jjb/include.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d213b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/jjb/include.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+##--------------------##
+##---]  INCLUDES  [---##
+##--------------------##
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/jjb/help.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/jjb/required.mk
+
+ifdef USE-ONF-JJB-MK
+  # Dynamic loading when targets are requested by name
+  include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/jjb/targets.mk
+endif
+
+# [EOF]
+
+
diff --git a/makefiles/jjb/required.mk b/makefiles/jjb/required.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17371e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/jjb/required.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Intent: Conditionally load when named targets are requested.
+#   var ?= $(error ...) definitions are fatal to "make help" and others
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+onf-mk-jjb-targets := $(NULL)
+onf-mk-jjb-targets += jjb-gen
+onf-mk-jjb-targets += sterile
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Define a flag to only load release targets when mentioned by name
+# Makefile can also explicitly define the flag to force always loading.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+$(foreach tgt,$(onf-mk-jjb-targets),\
+  $(if $(findstring $(tgt),$(MAKECMDGOALS)),$(eval USE-ONF-JJB-MK := true))\
+)
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/jjb/targets.mk b/makefiles/jjb/targets.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..730d229
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/jjb/targets.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Intent: Helper makefile target used to setup for a release
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+jjb-gen-dir := build
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  TARGETS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+all: help
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Generate pipeline jobs
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+.PHONY: jjb-gen
+
+jjb-gen-log := $(jjb-gen-dir)/jjb-gen.log
+jjb-gen:
+	$(call banner-enter,Target $@)
+	@mkdir -p $(jjb-gen-dir)
+	@touch "$(jjb-gen-dir)/.sentinel"
+	( $(activate) \
+	   && jenkins-jobs test $(PWD)/jjb -o $(jjb-gen-dir) 3>&1 2>&1 \
+	) | tee "$(jjb-gen-log)"
+
+  ifdef LOGS
+	-@less "$(jjb-gen-log)"
+  endif
+
+  ifdef VERBOSE
+	@echo
+	@echo "** Display generated pipelines"
+	find "$(jjb-gen-dir)" -newer "$(jjb-gen-dir)/.sentinel" -ls
+  endif
+
+	$(call banner-leave,Target $@)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+sterile ::
+	$(RM) -r $(jjb-gen-dir)
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/Makefile b/makefiles/lint/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2754d0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2017-2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-present Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := test
+
+HIDE        ?= @
+SHELL       := bash -e -o pipefail
+
+dot         ?= .
+TOP         ?= $(dot)
+MAKEDIR     ?= $(TOP)/makefiles
+
+env-clean = /usr/bin/env --ignore-environment
+
+jq          = $(env-clean) jq
+jq-args     += --exit-status
+
+YAMLLINT      = $(shell which yamllint)
+yamllint      := $(env-clean) $(YAMLLINT)
+yamllint-args := -c .yamllint
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  TARGETS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+all:
+
+lint += lint-json
+lint += lint-yaml
+
+lint : $(lint)
+test : lint
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-yaml yaml-lint:
+ifeq ($(null),$(shell which yamllint))
+	$(error "Please install yamllint to run linting")
+endif
+	$(HIDE)$(env-clean) find . -name '*.yaml' -type f -print0 \
+	    | xargs -0 -t -n1 $(yamllint) $(yamllint-args)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-json:
+	$(HIDE)$(env-clean) find . -name '*.json' -type f -print0 \
+	    | xargs -0 -t -n1 $(jq) $(jq-args) $(dot) >/dev/null
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+pre-check:
+	@echo "[REQUIRED] Checking for linting tools"
+	$(HIDE)which jq
+	$(HIDE)which yamllint
+	@echo
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+clean:
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+todo:
+	@echo
+	@echo "USAGE: $(MAKE)"
+	@echo "[TODO]"
+	@echo "  o Update to support standard makefile target behavior:"
+	@echo "    all taget is test not default behavior for automation."
+	@echo "  o Change lint target dep from test to check -or smoke"
+	@echo "    target test sould be more involved with content validation"
+	@echo "  o Refactor lint target(s) with voltha-system-tests/makefiles"
+	@echo "  o Linting should be dependency driven,"
+	@echo "    only check when sources are modified."
+	@echo
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help:
+	@echo
+	@echo "USAGE: $(MAKE)"
+	@echo "  lint        perform syntax checks on source"
+	@echo "  test        perform syntax checks on source"
+	@echo "  pre-check   Verify tools and deps are available for testing"
+	@echo
+	@echo "[LINT]"
+	@echo "  lint-json   Syntax check .json sources"
+	@echo "  lint-yaml   Syntax check .yaml sources"
+	@echo
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/doc8/include.mk b/makefiles/lint/doc8/include.mk
index d0263af..6490b89 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/doc8/include.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/doc8/include.mk
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-include $(MAKEDIR)/lint/doc8/excl.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/doc8/excl.mk
 
 ifdef lint-doc8-excl
   lint-doc8-excl-args += $(addprefix --ignore-path$(space),$(lint-doc8-excl))
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/groovy/README.md b/makefiles/lint/groovy/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa9b41a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/groovy/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# lint: groovy source
+
+# Invoke the linting tool
+% make lint-groovy
+
+# Alt checking: groovy interpreter
+
+Odd syntax errors can be detected by the groovy interpreter.
+
+% groovy path/to/{source}.groovy
+
+jjb/ pipeline scripts will eventually due to syntax problems but groovy can
+still detect problems like mismatched quotes, invalid op tokens, etc.
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/groovy/include.mk b/makefiles/lint/groovy/include.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..61719a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/groovy/include.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# https://gerrit.opencord.org/plugins/gitiles/onf-make
+# ONF.makefiles.lint.groovy.version = 1.1.1 (+local edits)
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+
+groovy-check      := npm-groovy-lint
+
+groovy-check-args := $(null)
+# groovy-check-args += --loglevel info
+# groovy-check-args += --ignorepattern
+# groovy-check-args += --verbose
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  TARGETS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Enabled by repository_sandbox_root/config.mk
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ifndef NO-LINT-GROOVY
+  lint : lint-groovy
+endif
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Target type: lint all or individual files:
+##   o make lint-groovy GROOVY_SRC="a/b/c.groovy d/e/f.groovy"
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-groovy : lint-groovy-$(if $(GROOVY_SRC),src,all)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Perform a lint check on command line script sources
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-groovy-all :
+	$(groovy-check) --version
+	@echo
+	$(HIDE)$(env-clean) find . -iname '*.groovy' -print0 \
+  | $(xargs-n1) $(groovy-check) $(groovy-check-args)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: On-demand lint checking
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-groovy-src :
+  ifndef GROOVY_SRC
+	@echo "ERROR: Usage: $(MAKE) $@ GROOVY_SRC="
+	@exit 1
+  endif
+	$(groovy-check) --version
+	@echo
+	$(HIDE) $(groovy-check) $(groovy-check-args) $(GROOVY_SRC)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display command help
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help-summary ::
+	@echo '  lint-groovy          Syntax check groovy sources'
+  ifdef VERBOSE
+	@echo '  lint-groovy-all      Lint all sources'
+	@echo '  lint-groovy-src      Lint only files listed in GROOVY_SRC='
+  endif
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/groovy/urls b/makefiles/lint/groovy/urls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa5c5eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/groovy/urls
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+
+# Config file and exclusions
+https://www.npmjs.com/package/npm-groovy-lint#Configuration
+
+https://github.com/nvuillam/npm-groovy-lint
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/help.mk b/makefiles/lint/help.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24a5aa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/help.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2021-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+help ::
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help-summary ::
+	@echo '  help-lint           Display lint target help'
+
+help-simple :: help-lint
+help-lint  :
+	@echo
+	@echo "[LINT]"
+	@echo '  help-lint           Display lint target help'
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/include.mk b/makefiles/lint/include.mk
index 25d12e9..6586040 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/include.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/include.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- makefile -*-
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Copyright 2017-2023 Open Networking Foundation
+# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -13,36 +13,32 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# https://gerrit.opencord.org/plugins/gitiles/onf-make
+# ONF.makefile.version = 1.1
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
 
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Intent: Display help banner early before library lint help targets.
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-help::
+help ::
 	@echo
 	@echo "[LINT]"
 
-## Disable python linting in bulk ?
-ifdef NO-LINT-PYTHON
-  NO-LINT-FLAKE8 := true
-  NO-LINT-PYLINT := true
-endif
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/doc8/include.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/groovy/include.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/jjb.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/json.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/license/include.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/makefile.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/python/include.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/shell.mk
+# include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/tox/include.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/yaml.mk
 
-# Define early else {flake8,pylint}.mk will complain:
-#    PYTHON_FILES ?= $(error)
-have-python-files := $(if $(strip $(PYTHON_FILES)),true)
-
-##--------------------##
-##---]  INCLUDES  [---##
-##--------------------##
-include $(MAKEDIR)/lint/doc8/include.mk
-include $(MAKEDIR)/lint/json.mk
-include $(MAKEDIR)/lint/python/include.mk
-include $(MAKEDIR)/lint/robot.mk
-include $(MAKEDIR)/lint/shell.mk
-include $(MAKEDIR)/lint/yaml.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/help.mk
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
 
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/jjb.mk b/makefiles/lint/jjb.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccfa073
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/jjb.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+.PHONY: lint-venv
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  TARGETS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+ifndef NO-LINT-JJB
+  lint : lint-jjb
+endif
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Construct command line for linting jenkins-job-builder config
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ifdef DEBUG
+  lint-jjb-args += --log_level DEBUG#         # verbosity: high
+else
+  lint-jjb-args += --log_level INFO#          # verbosity: default
+endif
+lint-jjb-args += --ignore-cache
+lint-jjb-args += test#                        # command action
+lint-jjb-args += -o archives/job-configs#     # Generated jobs written here
+lint-jjb-args += --recursive
+lint-jjb-args += --config-xml#                # JJB v3.0 write to OUTPUT/jobname/config.xml
+lint-jjb-args += jjb/#                        # JJB config sources (input)
+
+lint-jjb-deps := $(null)
+lint-jjb-deps += $(venv-activate-script) 
+lint-jjb-deps += checkout-ci-management-sub-modules
+lint-jjb: $(lint-jjb-deps)
+	$(activate) && { jenkins-jobs $(lint-jjb-args); }
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help ::
+	@echo '  lint-jjb               Validate jjb job generation'
+ifdef VERBOSE
+	@echo '    DEBUG=1                lint-jjb --log_level=DEBUG'
+endif
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/targets/tox.mk b/makefiles/lint/license/include.mk
similarity index 67%
copy from makefiles/targets/tox.mk
copy to makefiles/lint/license/include.mk
index 5942774..2b42049 100644
--- a/makefiles/targets/tox.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/license/include.mk
@@ -13,29 +13,29 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-#
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  TARGETS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+ifndef NO-LINT-REUSE
+  lint : lint-license
+endif
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-## Intent: Sanity check incoming JJB config changes.
-##   Todo: Depend on makefiles/lint/jjb.mk :: lint-jjb
+## Intent: Perform a lint check on makefile sources
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# lint : lint-jjb
-lint-tox: lint-jjb
-	tox -e py310 --workers=auto
+lint-license:
+	reuse --root . lint
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display command help
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-help-verbose += help-tox
-help-tox ::
-	@echo
-	@echo '[MAKE: tox]'
-	@echo '  lint-tox            Python unit testing, sanity check incoming JJB changes.'
-
-$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+help-summary ::
+	@echo '  lint-reuse              License syntax checking'
 
 # [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/targets/tox.mk b/makefiles/lint/license/reuse.mk
similarity index 67%
copy from makefiles/targets/tox.mk
copy to makefiles/lint/license/reuse.mk
index 5942774..5572bef 100644
--- a/makefiles/targets/tox.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/license/reuse.mk
@@ -13,29 +13,29 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-#
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  TARGETS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+ifndef NO-LINT-REUSE
+  lint : lint-license
+endif
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-## Intent: Sanity check incoming JJB config changes.
-##   Todo: Depend on makefiles/lint/jjb.mk :: lint-jjb
+## Intent: Perform a lint check on makefile sources
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# lint : lint-jjb
-lint-tox: lint-jjb
-	tox -e py310 --workers=auto
+lint-license:
+	reuse --root . lint
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display command help
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-help-verbose += help-tox
-help-tox ::
-	@echo
-	@echo '[MAKE: tox]'
-	@echo '  lint-tox            Python unit testing, sanity check incoming JJB changes.'
-
-$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+help-summary ::
+	@echo '  lint-reuse              License syntax checking"
 
 # [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/makefile.mk b/makefiles/lint/makefile.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27206e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/makefile.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2017-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+xargs-n1-local := $(subst -t,$(null),$(xargs-n1))#   inhibit cmd display
+
+# Gather sources to check
+# TODO: implement deps, only check modified files
+make-check-find := find . -name 'vendor' -prune
+make-check-find += -o \( -iname makefile -o -name '*.mk' \)
+make-check-find += -type f -print0
+
+make-check      := $(MAKE)
+
+make-check-args += --dry-run
+make-check-args += --keep-going
+make-check-args += --warn-undefined-variables
+make-check-args += --no-print-directory
+
+# Quiet internal undef vars
+make-check-args += DEBUG=
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  TARGETS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+ifndef NO-LINT-MAKEFILE
+  lint : lint-make
+endif
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Perform a lint check on makefile sources
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-make-ignore += JSON_FILES=
+lint-make-ignore += YAML_FILES=
+lint-make:
+	@echo
+	@echo "** -----------------------------------------------------------------------"
+	@echo "** Makefile syntax checking"
+	@echo "** -----------------------------------------------------------------------"
+	$(HIDE)$(env-clean) $(make-check-find) \
+	    | $(xargs-n1-local) $(make-check) $(make-check-args) $(lint-make-ignore)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display command help
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help-summary ::
+	@echo '  lint-make           Syntax check [Mm]akefile and *.mk'
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/python/find_utils.mk b/makefiles/lint/python/find_utils.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ab4c4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/python/find_utils.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Intent:
+#   o Construct a find command able to gather python files with filtering.
+#   o Used by library makefiles flake8.mk and pylint.mk for iteration.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Construct a string for invoking find \( excl-pattern \) -prune
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+gen-python-find-excl = \
+  $(strip \
+	-name '__ignored__' \
+	$(foreach dir,$($(1)),-o -name $(dir)) \
+  )
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Construct a find command to gather a list of python files
+##         with exclusions.
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Usage:
+#	$(activate) & $(call gen-python-find-cmd) | $(args-n1) pylint
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+gen-python-find-cmd = \
+  $(strip \
+    find . \
+      \( $(call gen-python-find-excl,onf-excl-dirs) \) -prune \
+      -o -name '*.py' \
+      -print0 \
+  )
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/python/flake8.mk b/makefiles/lint/python/flake8.mk
index bb474a9..cf1bc2b 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/python/flake8.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/python/flake8.mk
@@ -32,18 +32,26 @@
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ifndef NO-LINT-FLAKE8
   lint-flake8-mode := $(if $(have-python-files),modified,all)
-  lint : lint-flake8-$(lint-flake8-mode)
+  lint        : lint-flake8
+  lint-flake8 : lint-flake8-$(lint-flake8-mode)
 endif# NO-LINT-FLAKE8
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## Intent: exhaustive flake8 syntax checking
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Construct: find . \( -name '__ignored__' -o -name dir -o name dir \)
+# flake8-find-filter := $(null)
+# flake8-find-filter += -name '__ignored__'#    # for alignment
+# flake8-find-filter += $(foreach dir,$(onf-excl-dirs),-o -name $(dir)))
+
 lint-flake8-all: $(venv-activate-script)
 	$(HIDE)$(MAKE) --no-print-directory lint-flake8-install
 
-	$(activate)\
- && find . \( -name '$(venv-name)' \) -prune -o -name '*.py' -print0 \
-	| $(xargs-n1) flake8 --max-line-length=99 --count
+	$(activate) && $(call gen-python-find-cmd) \
+	    | $(xargs-n1) flake8 --max-line-length=99 --count
+
+#  && find . \( $(flake8-find-filter) \) -prune -o -name '*.py' -print0 \
+# 	| $(xargs-n1) flake8 --max-line-length=99 --count
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## Intent: check deps for format and python3 cleanliness
@@ -78,6 +86,7 @@
 	@echo '  $(MAKE) lint-pylint PYTHON_FILES=...'
 	@echo '  lint-flake8-modified  flake8 checking: only modified'
 	@echo '  lint-flake8-all       flake8 checking: exhaustive'
+	@echo '  lint-flake8-install   Install the flake8 command'
   endif
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/python/include.mk b/makefiles/lint/python/include.mk
index 69811a5..ce7d7af 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/python/include.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/python/include.mk
@@ -15,13 +15,17 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
 ##-------------------##
 ##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
 ##-------------------##
 $(if $(UNSTABLE),$(eval lint-python-all := true))
 
-include $(MAKEDIR)/lint/python/flake8.mk
-include $(MAKEDIR)/lint/python/pylint.mk
-# include $(MAKEDIR)/lint/python/tox.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/python/find_utils.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/python/flake8.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/python/pylint.mk
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
 
 # [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/python/pylint.mk b/makefiles/lint/python/pylint.mk
index 9dc1c7c..87ffb43 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/python/pylint.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/python/pylint.mk
@@ -34,21 +34,26 @@
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ifndef NO-LINT-PYLINT
   lint-pylint-mode := $(if $(have-python-files),modified,all)
-  lint : lint-pylint-$(lint-pylint-mode)
+  lint        : lint-pylint
+  lint-pylint : lint-pylint-$(lint-pylint-mode)
 endif# NO-LINT-PYLINT
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## Intent: exhaustive pylint syntax checking
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-pylint-find-args := $(null)
-pylint-find-args += -name '$(venv-name)'
-pylint-find-args += -o -name 'patches'
+
+# Construct: find . \( -name '__ignored__' -o -name dir -o name dir \)
+# pylint-find-filter := $(null)
+# pylint-find-filter += -name '__ignored__'#   # for alignment
+# pylint-find-filter += $(foreach dir,$(onf-excl-dirs),-o -name $(dir)))
+
+# pylint-find-filter := $(call gen-python-find-excl,onf-excl-dirs)
+# $(error pylint-find-filter := $(pylint-find-filter))
 lint-pylint-all: $(venv-activate-script)
 	$(MAKE) --no-print-directory lint-pylint-install
 
-	$(activate)\
- && find . \( $(pylint-find-args) \) -prune -o -name '*.py' -print0 \
-	| $(xargs-n1) pylint
+	$(activate) && $(call gen-python-find-cmd) | $(xargs-n1) pylint
+#	    | $(xargs-n1-clean) yamllint --strict
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## Intent: check deps for format and python3 cleanliness
@@ -82,6 +87,7 @@
 	@echo '  $(MAKE) lint-pylint PYTHON_FILES=...'
 	@echo '  lint-pylint-modified  pylint checking: only modified'
 	@echo '  lint-pylint-all       pylint checking: exhaustive'
+	@echo '  lint-pylint-install   Install the pylint command'
   endif
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/robot.mk b/makefiles/lint/robot.mk
index fa8175c..6c67ad3 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/robot.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/robot.mk
@@ -15,15 +15,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
-
-##-------------------##
-##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
-##-------------------##
-.PHONY: lint-robot lint-robot-all lint-robot-modified
-
-have-robot-files := $(if $(ROBOT_FILES),true)
-ROBOT_FILES      ?= $(error ROBOT_FILES= required)
+ROBOT_FILES ?= $(error ROBOT_FILES= is required)
 
 LINT_ARGS ?= --verbose --configure LineTooLong:130 -e LineTooLong \
              --configure TooManyTestSteps:65 -e TooManyTestSteps \
@@ -33,62 +25,19 @@
              --configure FileTooLong:2000 -e FileTooLong \
              -e TrailingWhitespace
 
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-## Intent: Use the robot command to perform syntax checking.
-##   % make lint
-##   % make lint-robot-all
-##   % make lint-robot-modified
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+.PHONY: lint-robot
+
 ifndef NO-LINT-ROBOT
-  lint-robot-mode := $(if $(have-robot-files),modified,all)
-  lint : lint-robot-$(lint-robot-mode)
-endif# NO-LINT-ROBOT
+  lint : lint-robot
+endif
 
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-## Intent: exhaustive robot syntax checking
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-lint-robot-all:
-	$(HIDE)$(MAKE) --no-print-directory rflint-install
+lint-robot: vst_venv
+	source ./$</bin/activate \
+	    ; set -u \
+	    ; rflint $(LINT_ARGS) $(ROBOT_FILES)
 
-	$(activate)\
- && find . \( -iname '*.robot' \) -print0 \
-	| $(xargs-n1) rflint $(LINT_ARGS)
-
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-## Intent: check deps for format and python3 cleanliness
-## Note:
-##   robot --py3k option no longer supported
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-lint-robot-modified: $(venv-activate-script)
-	$(HIDE)$(MAKE) --no-print-directory rflint-install
-
-	$(activate) && rflint $(LINT_ARGS) $(ROBOT_FILES)
-
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-## Intent: Install the rflint command for syntax checking.
-##   Note: requirements.txt pip install not used here ATM due to implicit
-##         per-repository dependency config to enable checking.
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-rflint-install: $(venv-activate-script)
-	@echo
-	@echo "** -----------------------------------------------------------------------"
-	@echo "** robot syntax checking"
-	@echo "** -----------------------------------------------------------------------"
-	$(activate)\
- && pip install --upgrade robotframework-lint
-	$(activate) && rflint --version
-	@echo
-
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-## Intent: Display command usage
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 help::
-	@echo '  lint-robot          Syntax check python using the robot command'
-  ifdef VERBOSE
-	@echo '  lint-robot-all       robot checking: exhaustive'
-	@echo '  lint-robot-modified  robot checking: only modified'
-  endif
-
-$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+	@echo "  lint-robot           Syntax check robot sources using rflint"
 
 # [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/shell.mk b/makefiles/lint/shell.mk
index 3c04539..3c33bb2 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/shell.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/shell.mk
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # -*- makefile -*-
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Copyright 2017-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
 #
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License")
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 # You may obtain a copy of the License at
 #
@@ -14,74 +14,52 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+# https://gerrit.opencord.org/plugins/gitiles/onf-make
+# ONF.makefile.version = 1.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 ##-------------------##
 ##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
 ##-------------------##
-.PHONY: lint-shell lint-shell-all lint-shell-modified
 
-have-shell-sources := $(if $(strip $(SHELL_SOURCES)),true)
-SHELL_SOURCES      ?= $(error SHELL_SOURCES= required)
+# Gather sources to check
+# TODO: implement deps, only check modified files
+shell-check-find := find .
+# vendor scripts but they really should be lintable
+shell-check-find += -name 'vendor' -prune
+shell-check-find += -o \( -name '*.sh' \)
+shell-check-find += -type f -print0
 
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-## Intent: Use the shell command to perform syntax checking.
-##   % make lint
-##   % make lint-shell-all
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+shell-check    := $(env-clean) shellcheck
+# shell-check      := shellcheck
+
+shell-check-args += --check-sourced
+shell-check-args += --external-sources
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  TARGETS  [---##
+##-------------------##
 ifndef NO-LINT-SHELL
-  lint-shell-mode := $(if $(have-shell-sources),modified,all)
-  lint : lint-shell-$(lint-shell-mode)
-endif# NO-LINT-SHELL
+  lint : lint-shell
+endif
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-## Intent: exhaustive shell syntax checking
+## Intent: Perform a lint check on command line script sources
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-shellcheck-find-args := $(null)
-shellcheck-find-args += -name '$(venv-name)'
-shellcheck-find-args += -o -name 'staging'
-lint-shell-all:
-	$(MAKE) --no-print-directory lint-shellcheck-install
-
-	find . \( $(shellcheck-find-args) \) -prune -name '*.sh' -print0 \
-	    | $(xargs-n1-clean) shellcheck
-
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-## Intent: check deps for format and python3 cleanliness
-## Note:
-##   shell --py3k option no longer supported
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-lint-shell-modified:
-	$(MAKE) --no-print-directory lint-shell-install
-
-	shellcheck $(SHELL_SOURCES)
-
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-## Intent:
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-.PHONY: lint-shellcheck-install
-lint-shellcheck-install:
+lint-shell:
+	$(shell-check) -V
 	@echo
-	@echo "** -----------------------------------------------------------------------"
-	@echo '** command shell syntax checking'
-	@echo "** -----------------------------------------------------------------------"
-
-        # {apt-get,rpm,yum} install shellcheck
-	shellcheck --version
-	@echo
+	$(HIDE)$(env-clean) $(shell-check-find) \
+	    | $(xargs-n1) $(shell-check) $(shell-check-args)
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-## Intent: Display command usage
+## Intent: Display command help
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-help::
-	@echo '  lint-shell          Syntax check sources using shellcheck'
-  ifdef VERBOSE
-	@echo '  $(MAKE) lint-shell SHELL_SOURCES=...'
-	@echo '  lint-shell-modified  shell checking: only modified'
-	@echo '  lint-shell-all       shell checking: exhaustive'
-  endif
+help-summary ::
+	@echo '  lint-shell          Syntax check shell sources'
 
-$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+# [SEE ALSO]
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#   o https://www.shellcheck.net/wiki/Directive
 
 # [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/tox/include.mk b/makefiles/lint/tox/include.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d7cf3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/tox/include.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/tox/tox.mk
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/tox/tox.mk b/makefiles/lint/tox/tox.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35cec00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/tox/tox.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+.PHONY: lint-tox lint-tox-all lint-tox-modified
+
+PYTHON_FILES      ?= $(error PYTHON_FILES= required)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Sanity check incoming JJB config changes.
+##   Todo: Depend on makefiles/lint/jjb.mk :: lint-jjb
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ifndef NO-LINT-TOX
+  lint-tox-mode := $(if $(have-python-files),modified,all)
+  lint     : lint-tox
+  lint-tox : lint-tox-$(lint-tox-mode)
+endif# NO-LINT-TOX
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Invoke tox on all sources
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-tox-all: $(venv-activate-script)
+	$(MAKE) --no-print-directory lint-tox-install
+
+	$(activate) && tox -e py310
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Invoke tox on modified sources (target is mainly for consistency)
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-tox-modified: $(venv-activate-script)
+	$(MAKE) --no-print-directory lint-tox-install
+
+	$(activate) && tox -e py310 $(PYTHON_FILES)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: https://tox.wiki/en/4.6.4/installation.html
+##   python -m pip install pipx-in-pipx --user
+##   pipx install tox
+##   tox --help
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Note:
+##   o simple: Installed through requirements.txt
+##   o This target can make usage on-demand.
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+.PHONY: lint-tox-install
+lint-tox-install: $(venv-activate-script)
+	@echo
+	@echo "** -----------------------------------------------------------------------"
+	@echo "** python tox syntax checking"
+	@echo "** -----------------------------------------------------------------------"
+	$(activate) && pip install --upgrade tox
+	$(activate) && tox --version
+	@echo
+
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display command usage
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help::
+	@echo '  lint-tox             Invoke the tox test command'
+  ifdef VERBOSE
+	@echo '  $(MAKE) lint-tox PYTHON_FILES=...'
+	@echo '  lint-tox-modified  tox checking: only modified'
+	@echo '  lint-tox-all       tox checking: exhaustive'
+	@echo '  lint-tox-install     Install the tox command'
+  endif
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/urls b/makefiles/lint/urls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5694a1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/urls
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+
+https://www.shellcheck.net/wiki/Directive
+
+# [EOF]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/yaml.mk b/makefiles/lint/yaml.mk
index 566ac18..ab5b9d6 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/yaml.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/yaml.mk
@@ -33,9 +33,11 @@
 ##   % make lint UNSTABLE=1
 ##   % make lint-yaml-all
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-yaml-mode := $(if $(have-yaml-files),modified,all)
+lint-yaml : lint-yaml-$(lint-yaml-mode)
+
 ifndef NO-LINT-YAML
-  lint-yaml-mode := $(if $(have-yaml-files),modified,all)
-  lint : lint-yaml-$(lint-yaml-mode)
+  lint : lint-yaml#     # Enable as a default lint target
 endif# NO-LINT-YAML
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@
 	@echo '  lint-yaml          Syntax check python using the yaml command'
   ifdef VERBOSE
 	@echo '  lint-yaml-all       yaml checking: exhaustive'
-	@echo '  lint-yaml-modified  yaml checking: only modified'
+	@echo '  lint-yaml-modified  yaml checking: only locally modified'
   endif
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
diff --git a/makefiles/patches/help.mk b/makefiles/patches/help.mk
index e0745a8..778c948 100644
--- a/makefiles/patches/help.mk
+++ b/makefiles/patches/help.mk
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 help-trailer ::
 	@echo "[SEE ALSO] patches-help"
 
-help-verbose:
+help-verbose ::
 	$(HIDE)$(MAKE) --no-print-directory help VERBOSE=1
 
 # [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/patches/include.mk b/makefiles/patches/include.mk
index 4accdf2..47e6612 100644
--- a/makefiles/patches/include.mk
+++ b/makefiles/patches/include.mk
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-include $(MAKEDIR)/patches/help.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/patches/help.mk
 
 patch-gather-args += --exclude=Makefile
 patch-gather-args += --exclude-dir=vault
diff --git a/makefiles/targets/tox.mk b/makefiles/targets/check.mk
similarity index 74%
copy from makefiles/targets/tox.mk
copy to makefiles/targets/check.mk
index 5942774..aa1b0d0 100644
--- a/makefiles/targets/tox.mk
+++ b/makefiles/targets/check.mk
@@ -14,27 +14,24 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-## Intent: Sanity check incoming JJB config changes.
-##   Todo: Depend on makefiles/lint/jjb.mk :: lint-jjb
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# lint : lint-jjb
-lint-tox: lint-jjb
-	tox -e py310 --workers=auto
+.PHONY: check
+check : lint lint-yaml lint-jjb
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-help-verbose += help-tox
-help-tox ::
+help-verbose += help-check
+help-check ::
 	@echo
-	@echo '[MAKE: tox]'
-	@echo '  lint-tox            Python unit testing, sanity check incoming JJB changes.'
+	@echo '[MAKE: check]'
+	@echo '  check               pre-commit checking, with extra targets (default:NO, jenkins:FAIL)'
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
 
diff --git a/makefiles/targets/tox.mk b/makefiles/targets/clean.mk
similarity index 74%
rename from makefiles/targets/tox.mk
rename to makefiles/targets/clean.mk
index 5942774..f787e5c 100644
--- a/makefiles/targets/tox.mk
+++ b/makefiles/targets/clean.mk
@@ -14,27 +14,26 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-## Intent: Sanity check incoming JJB config changes.
-##   Todo: Depend on makefiles/lint/jjb.mk :: lint-jjb
+## Intent: Remove makefile generated content
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# lint : lint-jjb
-lint-tox: lint-jjb
-	tox -e py310 --workers=auto
+.PHONY: clean
+clean ::
+	$(RM) -r $(JOBCONFIG_DIR)
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-help-verbose += help-tox
-help-tox ::
+help-verbose += help-clean
+help-clean ::
 	@echo
-	@echo '[MAKE: tox]'
-	@echo '  lint-tox            Python unit testing, sanity check incoming JJB changes.'
+	@echo '[MAKE: clean]'
+	@echo '  clean               Remove makefile generated content'
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
 
diff --git a/makefiles/targets/include.mk b/makefiles/targets/include.mk
index 2d49fda..b4adfad 100644
--- a/makefiles/targets/include.mk
+++ b/makefiles/targets/include.mk
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
 
-include $(ONF_MAKE)/targets/test-errors.mk
-# include $(ONF_MAKE)/targets/tox.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/targets/test-errors.mk
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
 
diff --git a/makefiles/targets/tox.mk b/makefiles/targets/sterile.mk
similarity index 63%
copy from makefiles/targets/tox.mk
copy to makefiles/targets/sterile.mk
index 5942774..c661f53 100644
--- a/makefiles/targets/tox.mk
+++ b/makefiles/targets/sterile.mk
@@ -14,27 +14,31 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-## Intent: Sanity check incoming JJB config changes.
-##   Todo: Depend on makefiles/lint/jjb.mk :: lint-jjb
+## Intent: Revert sandbox into a pristine checkout stage
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# lint : lint-jjb
-lint-tox: lint-jjb
-	tox -e py310 --workers=auto
+##   Note: Sterile target behavior differs from clean around handling of
+##         persistent content.  For ex removal of a python virtualenv adds
+##         extra overhead to development iteration:
+##           make clean   - preserve a virtual env
+##           make sterile - force reinstallation
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+.PHONY: sterile
+sterile :: clean
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-help-verbose += help-tox
-help-tox ::
+help-verbose += help-sterile
+help-sterile ::
 	@echo
-	@echo '[MAKE: tox]'
-	@echo '  lint-tox            Python unit testing, sanity check incoming JJB changes.'
+	@echo '[MAKE: sterile]'
+	@echo '  sterile             make clean, also remove persistent content (~venv)'
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
 
diff --git a/makefiles/targets/tox.mk b/makefiles/targets/test/ci-management.mk
similarity index 73%
copy from makefiles/targets/tox.mk
copy to makefiles/targets/test/ci-management.mk
index 5942774..2f68086 100644
--- a/makefiles/targets/tox.mk
+++ b/makefiles/targets/test/ci-management.mk
@@ -14,27 +14,27 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-## Intent: Sanity check incoming JJB config changes.
-##   Todo: Depend on makefiles/lint/jjb.mk :: lint-jjb
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# lint : lint-jjb
-lint-tox: lint-jjb
-	tox -e py310 --workers=auto
+.PHONY: test
+test: $(venv-activate-script) $(JOBCONFIG_DIR)
+	$(activate) \
+	&& pipdeptree \
+	&& jenkins-jobs -l DEBUG test --recursive --config-xml -o "$(JOBCONFIG_DIR)" jjb/ ;
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-help-verbose += help-tox
-help-tox ::
+help-verbose += help-test
+help-test ::
 	@echo
-	@echo '[MAKE: tox]'
-	@echo '  lint-tox            Python unit testing, sanity check incoming JJB changes.'
+	@echo '[MAKE: test]'
+	@echo '  test                Perform testing that a jenkins job pull request will invoke'
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
 
diff --git a/makefiles/targets/test/include.mk b/makefiles/targets/test/include.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a706bfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/targets/test/include.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# https://gerrit.opencord.org/plugins/gitiles/onf-make
+# ONF.makefile.version = 1.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+# Special snowflake: repository-dependent test target
+-include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/targets/test/$(--repo-name--).mk
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/todo.mk b/makefiles/todo.mk
index f788724..ab7400d 100644
--- a/makefiles/todo.mk
+++ b/makefiles/todo.mk
@@ -20,15 +20,10 @@
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
 
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 todo ::
 	@echo '[TODO]'
-	@echo '  CLEANUP: make test'
-	@echo '    WARNING: document isnt included in any toctree'
-	@echo
-	@echo '  CLEANUP: make linkcheck'
-	@echo '    replace redirect URLs with resolved urls'
+	@echo '  o item 1'
+	@echo '  o item 2'
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/makefiles/utils/include.mk b/makefiles/utils/include.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a7678f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/utils/include.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+# usage: $(call if-not,false,5)
+if-not = $(info 1=$(1), 2=$(2), 3=$(3))\
+  $(if $(1),$(null),$(2))
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/utils/test/makefile b/makefiles/utils/test/makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a148cfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/utils/test/makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+
+include ../include.mk
+
+all:
+
+test ::
+	@echo "Testing if-not"
+	@echo $(call if-not,$(null),true,false)
diff --git a/makefiles/virtualenv.mk b/makefiles/virtualenv.mk
index fd178f3..775f56f 100644
--- a/makefiles/virtualenv.mk
+++ b/makefiles/virtualenv.mk
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # https://gerrit.opencord.org/plugins/gitiles/onf-make
-# ONF.makefile.version = 1.0
+# ONF.makefile.version = 1.2
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@
 ##------------------##
 ##---]  LOCALS  [---##
 ##------------------##
-venv-name            ?= .venv#                            # default install directory
-venv-abs-path        := $(PWD)/$(venv-name)
-
-venv-activate-script := $(venv-name)/bin/activate#        # dependency
+venv-name             ?= .venv#                            # default install directory
+venv-abs-path         := $(PWD)/$(venv-name)
+venv-activate-bin     := $(venv-name)/bin
+venv-activate-script  := $(venv-activate-bin)/activate#    # dependency
 
 # Intent: activate= is a macro for accessing the virtualenv activation script#
 #  Usage: $(activate) && python
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 ## Usage:
 ##    o place on the right side of colon as a target dependency
 ##    o When the script does not exist install the virtual env and display.
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 $(venv-activate-script):
 	@echo
 	@echo "============================="
@@ -51,16 +51,23 @@
 	virtualenv -p python3 $(venv-name)
 	$(activate) && python -m pip install --upgrade pip
 	$(activate) && pip install --upgrade setuptools
-	$(activate) && { [[ -r requirements.txt ]] && python -m pip install -r requirements.txt; }
+	$(activate) && [[ -r requirements.txt ]] \
+	    && { python -m pip install -r requirements.txt; } \
+	    || { /bin/true; }
+
 	$(activate) && python --version
 
-ifndef NO_PYTHON_UPGRADE_PATCHING
-	@echo
-	@echo '** -----------------------------------------------------------------------'
-	@echo '** Applying python virtualenv patches as needed (v3.10+)'
-	@echo '** -----------------------------------------------------------------------'
-	./patches/python_310_migration.sh '--venv' '$(venv-name)' 'apply'
-endif
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Explicit named installer target w/o dependencies.
+##         Makefile targets should depend on venv-activate-script.
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+venv-activate-patched := $(venv-activate-script).patched
+venv-activate-patched : $(venv-activate-patched)
+$(venv-activate-patched) : $(venv-activate-script)
+	$(call banner-enter,Target $@)
+	$(onf-mk-top)/../patches/python_310_migration.sh
+	touch $@
+	$(call banner-leave,Target $@)
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## Intent: Explicit named installer target w/o dependencies.
diff --git a/overview/release_process.rst b/overview/release_process.rst
index b76c6db..e4e6a9f 100644
--- a/overview/release_process.rst
+++ b/overview/release_process.rst
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
 Documentation and Release Notes
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 Release notes for the voltha-X.Y release are created and added to the voltha-docs repo. Please follow the template of
-past releases, an :doc:`example <voltha_releases/voltha_2.9>`
+past releases, an :doc:`example <voltha_releases/voltha_2.12.rst>`
 
 Also, if needed a voltha-X.Y branch is created on docs repo.  These release notes also contain all the
 versions of components that will be released, and may be updated during the final QA process.
diff --git a/patches/lib/python3.10/site-packages/robot/utils/normalizing.py/patch b/patches/lib/python3.10/site-packages/robot/utils/normalizing.py/patch
index fc9ddd4..ae8619a 100644
--- a/patches/lib/python3.10/site-packages/robot/utils/normalizing.py/patch
+++ b/patches/lib/python3.10/site-packages/robot/utils/normalizing.py/patch
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 --- vault/lib/python3.10/site-packages/robot/utils/normalizing.py	2022-11-26 06:59:47.438751606 -0500
-+++ vst_venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/robot/utils/normalizing.py	2022-11-26 06:57:29.960476182 -0500
++++ .venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/robot/utils/normalizing.py	2022-11-26 06:57:29.960476182 -0500
 @@ -13,10 +13,7 @@
  #  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  #  limitations under the License.
diff --git a/patches/lib/python3.10/site-packages/robot/utils/robottypes3.py/patch b/patches/lib/python3.10/site-packages/robot/utils/robottypes3.py/patch
index 399a769..d1aa540 100644
--- a/patches/lib/python3.10/site-packages/robot/utils/robottypes3.py/patch
+++ b/patches/lib/python3.10/site-packages/robot/utils/robottypes3.py/patch
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 --- vault/lib/python3.10/site-packages/robot/utils/robottypes3.py	2022-11-26 07:00:17.126386733 -0500
-+++ vst_venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/robot/utils/robottypes3.py	2022-11-26 06:57:29.956476232 -0500
++++ .venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/robot/utils/robottypes3.py	2022-11-26 06:57:29.956476232 -0500
 @@ -13,12 +13,7 @@
  #  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  #  limitations under the License.
diff --git a/patches/python_310_migration.sh b/patches/python_310_migration.sh
index 608249a..8ce4d5f 100755
--- a/patches/python_310_migration.sh
+++ b/patches/python_310_migration.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 ##----------------##
 ##---]  MAIN  [---##
 ##----------------##
-declare dst="vst_venv"
+declare dst='.venv'  # "vst_venv"
 declare src="staging"
 declare pat="patches"
 
diff --git a/release_notes/voltha_2.12.rst b/release_notes/voltha_2.12.rst
index 297a05f..70d0a01 100644
--- a/release_notes/voltha_2.12.rst
+++ b/release_notes/voltha_2.12.rst
@@ -411,14 +411,13 @@
      -
    * - `voltha-protos <https://gerrit.opencord.org/plugins/gitiles/voltha-protos>`_
      -
-     - `5.4.7 <https://pypi.org/project/voltha-protos/>`__
-       `tgz <https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/96/3d/c7ddb804cd8f47fb1fd1f7d11e11aa06fe22611e7363d3cf928852e2515d/voltha-protos-5.4.7.tar.gz>`_
+     - `5.4.9 <https://pypi.org/project/voltha-protos/5.4.9/>`_
      -
-     - `X <https://gerrit.opencord.org/plugins/gitiles/voltha-protos/+/refs/tags/v5.4.7>`__
-     - `X <https://github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/tree/v5.4.7>`__
-     - `stale <https://hub.docker.com/r/voltha/voltha-protos>`__
+     - `X <https://gerrit.opencord.org/plugins/gitiles/voltha-protos/+/refs/tags/v5.4.9>`__
+     - `X <https://github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/tree/v5.4.9>`__
      -
-     - `X <https://pypi.org/project/voltha-protos/>`__
+     -
+     -
      -
    * - `voltha-system-tests <https://github.com/opencord/voltha-system-tests/releases/tag/2.9.0>`__
      - ``2.11.10``
diff --git a/sphinx_conf/exclude_patterns.py b/sphinx_conf/exclude_patterns.py
index 82bf7c7..3c5fade 100644
--- a/sphinx_conf/exclude_patterns.py
+++ b/sphinx_conf/exclude_patterns.py
@@ -27,6 +27,54 @@
     'CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md',
     '*/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md',
 
+    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # WARNING: Roach squashing exercise ahead.
+    # External repos are sub-modules, sphinx will complain when new files added.
+    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Why are repos pulled in:
+    #   - external linkage/direct viewing of the truth ?
+    #   - generated content, documentation links       ?
+    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Roach squash: filter files individually as they are added or found (make lint)
+    # Simple answer: bulk exclude by subdir to catch all variants.
+    # Unknown: will the subdir exclusion break doc generation or navigation ?
+    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # 'device-management-interface/README.md',
+
+    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Jump through hoops for this one:
+    #   o openolt/ is an external repo
+    #   o lint reported a problem with URL aliases ./BUILDING and .SECURITY
+    #   o Cannot exclude by existing or literal path so resort to wildcard
+    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    'openolt/README.md',
+    #   [SECURITY.md](./SECURITY.md)
+    #   [BUILDING guide](BUILDING.md)
+
+    'openolt/olt-sw-upgrade/README.md',
+    'voltha-helm-charts/makefiles/',
+    # 'voltha-helm-charts/makefiles/README.md',
+    'voltha-helm-charts/makefiles/README.md',
+    #
+    'voltha-openonu-adapter-go/templates/README.md',
+    # 'device-management-interface/docs/RpcGuidelines.md',
+    'voltha-system-tests/patches/*',
+    'voltha-system-tests/scripts/flog/',
+    #
+    'voltha-system-tests/etc/README.md',
+    'voltha-system-tests/scripts/README.md',
+    #
+    'voltctl/MULTIPLE_STACKS.md',
+    'voltha-system-tests/tests/data/onos-files/README.md',
+    'voltha-openonu-adapter-go/docs/ONU_Upgrade_Notes.md',
+
+    # WARNING: toctree contains reference to excluded document
+    # 'openolt/README.md',
+    # 'voltha-openonu-adapter-go/README.md',
+    'repos/openolt/BUILDING.md',
+    'repos/openolt/SECURITY.md',
+
     # Ignore all:
     'makefiles',
     '__pycache__',
@@ -36,10 +84,11 @@
 
     # Revisit: one directory pattern is sufficient.
     # makefiles/virtualenv.mk normalizes all of this
-    '**/doc_venv', 
+    '**/doc_venv',
     '**/venv_docs',
     '**/virtualenv',
     '**/vst_venv',
+    '**/venv_cord',
 ]
 
 # [EOF]
diff --git a/testing/voltha_test_automation.rst b/testing/voltha_test_automation.rst
index c62fa67..75790c5 100644
--- a/testing/voltha_test_automation.rst
+++ b/testing/voltha_test_automation.rst
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 - `periodic-voltha-test-bbsim <https://jenkins.opencord.org/job/periodic-voltha-test-bbsim/>`_ & `periodic-voltha-multiple-olts-test-bbsim <https://jenkins.opencord.org/job/periodic-voltha-multiple-olts-test-bbsim/>`_ : tests Voltha functional scenarios, recovery and error scenarios, ONOS HA scenarios etc. for ATT
 - `periodic-voltha-multi-uni-test-bbsim <https://jenkins.opencord.org/job/periodic-voltha-multi-uni-test-bbsim/>`_ & `periodic-voltha-multi-uni-multiple-olts-test-bbsim <https://jenkins.opencord.org/job/periodic-voltha-multi-uni-multiple-olts-test-bbsim/>`_ : tests Voltha functionality with multiple UNIs enabled, and with single & multiple OLT (BBSim) deployments
 - `periodic-voltha-dt-test-bbsim <https://jenkins.opencord.org/job/periodic-voltha-dt-test-bbsim-master>`_ : tests functional and failure scenarios for DT workflow
-- `periodic-voltha-dt-fttb-test-bbsim <https://jenkins.opencord.org/job/periodic-voltha-dt-fttb-test-bbsim/>`_ : tests functional scenarios for DT FTTB workflow
+- `periodic-voltha-dt-fttb-test-bbsim <https://jenkins.opencord.org/job/periodic-voltha-dt-fttb-test-bbsim-master/>`_ : tests functional scenarios for DT FTTB workflow
 - `periodic-voltha-unitag-subscriber-tt-test-bbsim <https://jenkins.opencord.org/job/periodic-voltha-unitag-subscriber-tt-test-bbsim/>`_ : tests Voltha functionality with UNI-Tag Subscriber provisioning enabled for TT workflow
 - `periodic-voltha-tt-maclearner-sanity-test-bbsim <https://jenkins.opencord.org/job/periodic-voltha-tt-maclearner-sanity-test-bbsim/>`_ : tests Voltha functionality with MAC Learner enabled for TT workflow
 - `periodic-software-upgrade-test-bbsim <https://jenkins.opencord.org/job/periodic-software-upgrade-test-bbsim/>`_ : tests ONOS Applications, Voltha Components and ONU Software Upgrades