diff --git a/apps/server/package.json b/apps/server/package.json
index 8d7e71e6e..a59712c62 100644
--- a/apps/server/package.json
+++ b/apps/server/package.json
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
 		"better-auth": "1.7.6",
 		"cjk-regex": "^3.5.0",
 		"css-tree": "^3.2.1",
-		"deepmerge-ts": "^8.0.2",
 		"drizzle-orm": "1.0.0-rc.4",
 		"drizzle-zod": "1.0.0-beta.14-a36c63d",
 		"es-toolkit": "^1.52.0",
diff --git a/knip.json b/knip.json
index 55f1d46f9..501574119 100644
--- a/knip.json
+++ b/knip.json
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 				"bcrypt",
 				"cjk-regex",
 				"css-tree",
-				"deepmerge-ts",
 				"drizzle-zod",
 				"fast-json-patch",
 				"fast-png",
diff --git a/packages/import/src/html.ts b/packages/import/src/html.ts
index c8b3536ed..2f8c81929 100644
--- a/packages/import/src/html.ts
+++ b/packages/import/src/html.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { escapeHtml } from "@reactive-resume/utils/string";
 /**
  * Converts a summary string and optional highlights array into an HTML description.
  * Summary becomes a <p> tag, highlights become a <ul> list.
@@ -32,14 +33,6 @@ export function arrayToHtmlList(items: string[]): string {
 
 export const BULLET_PATTERN = /^\s*[-–—•*◦‣·]\s+/;
 
-const escapeHtml = (value: string) =>
-	value
-		.replace(/&/g, "&amp;")
-		.replace(/</g, "&lt;")
-		.replace(/>/g, "&gt;")
-		.replace(/"/g, "&quot;")
-		.replace(/'/g, "&#39;");
-
 /**
  * Converts plain-text lines into escaped HTML: a <ul> when most lines are bullets, otherwise one <p> per line.
  */
diff --git a/packages/resume/package.json b/packages/resume/package.json
index a482e2a36..133132d81 100644
--- a/packages/resume/package.json
+++ b/packages/resume/package.json
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@bramus/specificity": "^2.4.2",
 		"@reactive-resume/schema": "workspace:*",
+		"@reactive-resume/utils": "workspace:*",
 		"css-tree": "^3.2.1",
 		"fast-json-patch": "^3.1.1",
 		"wink-porter2-stemmer": "2.0.1",
diff --git a/packages/resume/src/cover-letter.ts b/packages/resume/src/cover-letter.ts
index 432404077..47e632e5b 100644
--- a/packages/resume/src/cover-letter.ts
+++ b/packages/resume/src/cover-letter.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { CoverLetter, CoverLetterStyle } from "@reactive-resume/schema/cover-letter/data";
 import type { ResumeData } from "@reactive-resume/schema/resume/data";
 import { defaultResumeData } from "@reactive-resume/schema/resume/default";
+import { escapeHtml } from "@reactive-resume/utils/string";
 
 export function copyCoverLetterStyle(
 	data: ResumeData,
@@ -79,14 +80,6 @@ export function detachEmbeddedLetters(data: ResumeData): EmbeddedLetter[] {
 	);
 }
 
-const escapeHtml = (text: string) =>
-	text
-		.replaceAll("&", "&amp;")
-		.replaceAll("<", "&lt;")
-		.replaceAll(">", "&gt;")
-		.replaceAll('"', "&quot;")
-		.replaceAll("'", "&#39;");
-
 export function coverLetterTextToHtml(text: string): string {
 	return text
 		.trim()
diff --git a/packages/resume/src/proposals.ts b/packages/resume/src/proposals.ts
index cada6a0ed..6125f8813 100644
--- a/packages/resume/src/proposals.ts
+++ b/packages/resume/src/proposals.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { ResumeData } from "@reactive-resume/schema/resume/data";
+import { escapeHtml } from "@reactive-resume/utils/string";
 
 /**
  * Suggested edits to a document's text, shared by Check, the assistant and Improve. A proposal replaces one passage
@@ -101,9 +102,6 @@ export function splitBlock(html: string) {
 	return match ? { open: match[1] ?? "", inner: match[3] ?? "", close: match[4] ?? "" } : undefined;
 }
 
-const escapeHtml = (text: string) =>
-	text.replace(/&/g, "&amp;").replace(/</g, "&lt;").replace(/>/g, "&gt;").replace(/"/g, "&quot;");
-
 /**
  * The block with its text replaced by plain text (a model's rewrite), keeping the tag and its attributes. An empty
  * field's "block" becomes a paragraph.
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/alert.test.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/alert.test.tsx
index 4d46a9d03..dfff2bf8b 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/alert.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/alert.test.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { Alert, AlertAction, AlertDescription, AlertTitle } from "./alert";
+import { Alert, AlertDescription, AlertTitle } from "./alert";
 
 describe("Alert", () => {
 	it("announces only errors", () => {
@@ -44,27 +44,4 @@ describe("AlertDescription", () => {
 	});
 });
 
-describe("AlertAction", () => {
-	it("renders children", () => {
-		render(<AlertAction>Action</AlertAction>);
-		expect(screen.getByText("Action")).toBeInTheDocument();
-	});
-
-	it("applies data-slot='alert-action'", () => {
-		render(<AlertAction>x</AlertAction>);
-		expect(screen.getByText("x")).toHaveAttribute("data-slot", "alert-action");
-	});
-});
-
-describe("Alert composition", () => {
-	it("composes all subcomponents", () => {
-		render(
-			<Alert variant="error">
-				<AlertTitle>Title</AlertTitle>
-				<AlertDescription>Body</AlertDescription>
-				<AlertAction>OK</AlertAction>
-			</Alert>,
-		);
-		expect(screen.getByRole("alert")).toHaveTextContent(/TitleBodyOK/);
-	});
-});
+describe("Alert composition", () => {});
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/alert.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/alert.tsx
index 307dfd540..941f840ce 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/alert.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/alert.tsx
@@ -59,8 +59,4 @@ function AlertDescription({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">)
 	);
 }
 
-function AlertAction({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
-	return <div data-slot="alert-action" className={cn("absolute inset-e-2 top-2", className)} {...props} />;
-}
-
-export { Alert, AlertAction, AlertDescription, AlertTitle, alertVariants };
+export { Alert, AlertDescription, AlertTitle, alertVariants };
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/avatar.test.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/avatar.test.tsx
index 967136e51..242616d38 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/avatar.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/avatar.test.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { Avatar, AvatarBadge, AvatarFallback, AvatarGroup, AvatarGroupCount, AvatarImage } from "./avatar";
+import { Avatar, AvatarFallback, AvatarImage } from "./avatar";
 
 describe("Avatar", () => {
 	it("renders with data-slot='avatar'", () => {
@@ -40,41 +40,6 @@ describe("AvatarFallback", () => {
 	});
 });
 
-describe("AvatarBadge", () => {
-	it("renders as span with data-slot='avatar-badge'", () => {
-		render(<AvatarBadge data-testid="b" />);
-		const badge = screen.getByTestId("b");
-		expect(badge.tagName).toBe("SPAN");
-		expect(badge).toHaveAttribute("data-slot", "avatar-badge");
-	});
-});
-
-describe("AvatarGroup", () => {
-	it("renders as div with data-slot='avatar-group'", () => {
-		render(<AvatarGroup data-testid="g" />);
-		const group = screen.getByTestId("g");
-		expect(group.tagName).toBe("DIV");
-		expect(group).toHaveAttribute("data-slot", "avatar-group");
-	});
-
-	it("supports children", () => {
-		render(
-			<AvatarGroup data-testid="g">
-				<Avatar />
-				<Avatar />
-			</AvatarGroup>,
-		);
-		expect(screen.getByTestId("g").children).toHaveLength(2);
-	});
-});
-
-describe("AvatarGroupCount", () => {
-	it("renders count children", () => {
-		render(<AvatarGroupCount>+3</AvatarGroupCount>);
-		expect(screen.getByText("+3")).toHaveAttribute("data-slot", "avatar-group-count");
-	});
-});
-
 describe("AvatarImage", () => {
 	it("accepts src prop without throwing", () => {
 		render(
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/avatar.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/avatar.tsx
index 0d3a56bbd..b81891e2e 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/avatar.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/avatar.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import type * as React from "react";
 import { Avatar as AvatarPrimitive } from "@base-ui/react/avatar";
 import { cn } from "@reactive-resume/utils/style";
 
@@ -48,46 +47,4 @@ function AvatarFallback({ className, ...props }: AvatarPrimitive.Fallback.Props)
 	);
 }
 
-function AvatarBadge({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"span">) {
-	return (
-		<span
-			data-slot="avatar-badge"
-			className={cn(
-				"absolute inset-e-0 bottom-0 z-10 inline-flex select-none items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-accent text-on-accent bg-blend-color ring-2 ring-bg",
-				"group-data-[size=sm]/avatar:size-2 group-data-[size=sm]/avatar:[&>svg]:hidden",
-				"group-data-[size=default]/avatar:size-2.5 group-data-[size=default]/avatar:[&>svg]:size-2",
-				"group-data-[size=lg]/avatar:size-3 group-data-[size=lg]/avatar:[&>svg]:size-2",
-				className,
-			)}
-			{...props}
-		/>
-	);
-}
-
-function AvatarGroup({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
-	return (
-		<div
-			data-slot="avatar-group"
-			className={cn(
-				"group/avatar-group flex -space-x-2 *:data-[slot=avatar]:ring-2 *:data-[slot=avatar]:ring-bg",
-				className,
-			)}
-			{...props}
-		/>
-	);
-}
-
-function AvatarGroupCount({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
-	return (
-		<div
-			data-slot="avatar-group-count"
-			className={cn(
-				"relative flex size-8 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-sunken text-ink-2 text-sm ring-2 ring-bg group-has-data-[size=lg]/avatar-group:size-10 group-has-data-[size=sm]/avatar-group:size-6 [&>svg]:size-4 group-has-data-[size=lg]/avatar-group:[&>svg]:size-5 group-has-data-[size=sm]/avatar-group:[&>svg]:size-3",
-				className,
-			)}
-			{...props}
-		/>
-	);
-}
-
-export { Avatar, AvatarBadge, AvatarFallback, AvatarGroup, AvatarGroupCount, AvatarImage };
+export { Avatar, AvatarFallback, AvatarImage };
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/button-group.test.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/button-group.test.tsx
index d8da8f1f1..9070c34e7 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/button-group.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/button-group.test.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { ButtonGroup, ButtonGroupSeparator, ButtonGroupText } from "./button-group";
+import { ButtonGroup } from "./button-group";
 
 describe("ButtonGroup", () => {
 	it("renders a fieldset with data-slot='button-group'", () => {
@@ -25,37 +25,3 @@ describe("ButtonGroup", () => {
 		expect(screen.getByTestId("g")).toHaveClass("my-custom");
 	});
 });
-
-describe("ButtonGroupText", () => {
-	it("renders content inside a div by default", () => {
-		render(<ButtonGroupText>Hello</ButtonGroupText>);
-		expect(screen.getByText("Hello").tagName).toBe("DIV");
-	});
-
-	it("merges custom className", () => {
-		render(<ButtonGroupText className="my-class">x</ButtonGroupText>);
-		expect(screen.getByText("x")).toHaveClass("my-class");
-	});
-
-	it("supports custom render function", () => {
-		render(<ButtonGroupText render={(props) => <span {...props} />}>label</ButtonGroupText>);
-		expect(screen.getByText("label").tagName).toBe("SPAN");
-	});
-});
-
-describe("ButtonGroupSeparator", () => {
-	it("defaults to vertical orientation", () => {
-		render(<ButtonGroupSeparator data-testid="sep" />);
-		expect(screen.getByTestId("sep")).toHaveAttribute("data-orientation", "vertical");
-	});
-
-	it("supports horizontal orientation", () => {
-		render(<ButtonGroupSeparator data-testid="sep" orientation="horizontal" />);
-		expect(screen.getByTestId("sep")).toHaveAttribute("data-orientation", "horizontal");
-	});
-
-	it("uses data-slot='button-group-separator'", () => {
-		render(<ButtonGroupSeparator data-testid="sep" />);
-		expect(screen.getByTestId("sep")).toHaveAttribute("data-slot", "button-group-separator");
-	});
-});
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/button-group.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/button-group.tsx
index f5f5fdabf..b6cc0d33b 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/button-group.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/button-group.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 import type { VariantProps } from "class-variance-authority";
-import { mergeProps } from "@base-ui/react/merge-props";
-import { useRender } from "@base-ui/react/use-render";
 import { cva } from "class-variance-authority";
-import { Separator } from "@reactive-resume/ui/components/separator";
 import { cn } from "@reactive-resume/utils/style";
 
 const buttonGroupVariants = cva(
@@ -37,41 +34,4 @@ function ButtonGroup({
 	);
 }
 
-function ButtonGroupText({ className, render, ...props }: useRender.ComponentProps<"div">) {
-	return useRender({
-		defaultTagName: "div",
-		props: mergeProps<"div">(
-			{
-				className: cn(
-					"flex items-center gap-2 rounded-md border border-line-2 bg-sunken px-2.5 font-medium text-ink-2 text-sm [&_svg:not([class*='size-'])]:size-4 [&_svg]:pointer-events-none",
-					className,
-				),
-			},
-			props,
-		),
-		render,
-		state: {
-			slot: "button-group-text",
-		},
-	});
-}
-
-function ButtonGroupSeparator({
-	className,
-	orientation = "vertical",
-	...props
-}: React.ComponentProps<typeof Separator>) {
-	return (
-		<Separator
-			data-slot="button-group-separator"
-			orientation={orientation}
-			className={cn(
-				"relative self-stretch bg-line-2 data-horizontal:mx-px data-vertical:my-px data-vertical:h-auto data-horizontal:w-auto",
-				className,
-			)}
-			{...props}
-		/>
-	);
-}
-
-export { ButtonGroup, ButtonGroupSeparator, ButtonGroupText, buttonGroupVariants };
+export { ButtonGroup, buttonGroupVariants };
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/input-group.test.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/input-group.test.tsx
index 58cddce1b..273788be9 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/input-group.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/input-group.test.tsx
@@ -3,14 +3,7 @@ import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
 import { describe, expect, it, test } from "vitest";
 import { createPortal } from "react-dom";
 import { FormControl, FormItem, FormLabel } from "./form";
-import {
-	InputGroup,
-	InputGroupAddon,
-	InputGroupButton,
-	InputGroupInput,
-	InputGroupText,
-	InputGroupTextarea,
-} from "./input-group";
+import { InputGroup, InputGroupAddon, InputGroupButton, InputGroupInput, InputGroupText } from "./input-group";
 
 function PortaledInput() {
 	return createPortal(<input aria-label="Portaled input" />, document.body);
@@ -203,12 +196,3 @@ describe("InputGroupInput", () => {
 		expect(screen.getByTestId("i")).toHaveAttribute("data-slot", "input-group-control");
 	});
 });
-
-describe("InputGroupTextarea", () => {
-	it("uses data-slot='input-group-control' and renders textarea", () => {
-		render(<InputGroupTextarea data-testid="t" />);
-		const t = screen.getByTestId("t");
-		expect(t.tagName).toBe("TEXTAREA");
-		expect(t).toHaveAttribute("data-slot", "input-group-control");
-	});
-});
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/input-group.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/input-group.tsx
index 60f3d90f5..bc6189ff8 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/input-group.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/input-group.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { cva } from "class-variance-authority";
 import { Button } from "@reactive-resume/ui/components/button";
 import { useFormControl } from "@reactive-resume/ui/components/form";
 import { Input } from "@reactive-resume/ui/components/input";
-import { Textarea } from "@reactive-resume/ui/components/textarea";
 import { cn } from "@reactive-resume/utils/style";
 
 function InputGroup({
@@ -161,31 +160,4 @@ function InputGroupInput({
 	);
 }
 
-function InputGroupTextarea({
-	className,
-	id: idProp,
-	"aria-describedby": ariaDescribedByProp,
-	"aria-invalid": ariaInvalidProp,
-	...props
-}: React.ComponentProps<"textarea">) {
-	const formControl = useFormControl();
-	const controlId = idProp ?? formControl.id;
-	const describedBy = ariaDescribedByProp ?? formControl["aria-describedby"];
-	const invalid = ariaInvalidProp ?? formControl["aria-invalid"];
-
-	return (
-		<Textarea
-			data-slot="input-group-control"
-			id={controlId}
-			aria-describedby={describedBy}
-			aria-invalid={invalid}
-			className={cn(
-				"flex-1 resize-none rounded-none border-0 bg-transparent py-2 shadow-none focus:shadow-none disabled:bg-transparent aria-invalid:focus:shadow-none",
-				className,
-			)}
-			{...props}
-		/>
-	);
-}
-
-export { InputGroup, InputGroupAddon, InputGroupButton, InputGroupInput, InputGroupText, InputGroupTextarea };
+export { InputGroup, InputGroupAddon, InputGroupButton, InputGroupInput, InputGroupText };
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/kbd.test.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/kbd.test.tsx
index 5cbab13fa..76d35c397 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/kbd.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/kbd.test.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { Kbd, KbdGroup } from "./kbd";
+import { Kbd } from "./kbd";
 
 describe("Kbd", () => {
 	it("renders as a <kbd> element with data-slot='kbd'", () => {
@@ -24,32 +24,3 @@ describe("Kbd", () => {
 		expect(screen.getByTestId("k")).toHaveClass("my-class");
 	});
 });
-
-describe("KbdGroup", () => {
-	it("renders as a <kbd> wrapper with data-slot='kbd-group'", () => {
-		render(<KbdGroup data-testid="g">x</KbdGroup>);
-		const g = screen.getByTestId("g");
-		expect(g.tagName).toBe("KBD");
-		expect(g).toHaveAttribute("data-slot", "kbd-group");
-	});
-
-	it("groups multiple Kbd elements", () => {
-		render(
-			<KbdGroup>
-				<Kbd>Ctrl</Kbd>
-				<Kbd>K</Kbd>
-			</KbdGroup>,
-		);
-		expect(screen.getByText("Ctrl")).toBeInTheDocument();
-		expect(screen.getByText("K")).toBeInTheDocument();
-	});
-
-	it("merges custom className", () => {
-		render(
-			<KbdGroup data-testid="g" className="my-group">
-				x
-			</KbdGroup>,
-		);
-		expect(screen.getByTestId("g")).toHaveClass("my-group");
-	});
-});
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/kbd.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/kbd.tsx
index 346e94bc5..491b600b3 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/kbd.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/kbd.tsx
@@ -13,8 +13,4 @@ function Kbd({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"kbd">) {
 	);
 }
 
-function KbdGroup({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
-	return <kbd data-slot="kbd-group" className={cn("inline-flex items-center gap-1", className)} {...props} />;
-}
-
-export { Kbd, KbdGroup };
+export { Kbd };
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/popover.test.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/popover.test.tsx
index 35a565999..dca6f8aef 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/popover.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/popover.test.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
 import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { Popover, PopoverContent, PopoverDescription, PopoverHeader, PopoverTitle, PopoverTrigger } from "./popover";
+import { Popover, PopoverContent, PopoverHeader, PopoverTitle, PopoverTrigger } from "./popover";
 
 describe("Popover", () => {
 	it("trigger element has data-slot='popover-trigger'", () => {
@@ -78,20 +78,6 @@ describe("PopoverTitle", () => {
 	});
 });
 
-describe("PopoverDescription", () => {
-	it("uses data-slot='popover-description'", () => {
-		render(
-			<Popover open>
-				<PopoverTrigger>Open</PopoverTrigger>
-				<PopoverContent>
-					<PopoverDescription>My description</PopoverDescription>
-				</PopoverContent>
-			</Popover>,
-		);
-		expect(screen.getByText("My description")).toHaveAttribute("data-slot", "popover-description");
-	});
-});
-
 describe("PopoverContent", () => {
 	it("uses data-slot='popover-content'", () => {
 		render(
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/popover.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/popover.tsx
index 92f6594b2..3776f1e20 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/popover.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/popover.tsx
@@ -51,10 +51,4 @@ function PopoverTitle({ className, ...props }: PopoverPrimitive.Title.Props) {
 	);
 }
 
-function PopoverDescription({ className, ...props }: PopoverPrimitive.Description.Props) {
-	return (
-		<PopoverPrimitive.Description data-slot="popover-description" className={cn("text-ink-2", className)} {...props} />
-	);
-}
-
-export { Popover, PopoverContent, PopoverDescription, PopoverHeader, PopoverTitle, PopoverTrigger };
+export { Popover, PopoverContent, PopoverHeader, PopoverTitle, PopoverTrigger };
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/locale.ts b/packages/utils/src/locale.ts
index ba8b41e20..328b9acc3 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/locale.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/locale.ts
@@ -67,10 +67,6 @@ export function isLocale(value: unknown): value is Locale {
 	return localeSchema.safeParse(value).success;
 }
 
-export function isCJKLocale(locale: Locale): boolean {
-	return locale === "zh-CN" || locale === "zh-TW" || locale === "ja-JP" || locale === "ko-KR";
-}
-
 // A writing system that needs a dedicated fallback font in the PDF renderer,
 // because react-pdf (unlike a browser) has no automatic system-font fallback:
 // a glyph only renders if a registered font contains it. We pick the matching
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/string.ts b/packages/utils/src/string.ts
index 6e6dd965b..68a535bf2 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/string.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/string.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,15 @@ export function generateRandomName() {
  * @param html - The HTML string to strip.
  * @returns The text content without HTML tags.
  */
+/** Text safe to place inside HTML: markup characters and both quote marks become entities. */
+export const escapeHtml = (text: string) =>
+	text
+		.replaceAll("&", "&amp;")
+		.replaceAll("<", "&lt;")
+		.replaceAll(">", "&gt;")
+		.replaceAll('"', "&quot;")
+		.replaceAll("'", "&#39;");
+
 export function stripHtml(html: string | undefined): string {
 	if (!html) return "";
 	return html.replace(/<[^>]*>/g, "").trim();
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 6dbd2875b..64becd1ef 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -386,9 +386,6 @@ importers:
       css-tree:
         specifier: ^3.2.1
         version: 3.2.1
-      deepmerge-ts:
-        specifier: ^8.0.2
-        version: 8.0.2
       drizzle-orm:
         specifier: 1.0.0-rc.4
         version: 1.0.0-rc.4(@types/pg@8.23.1)(pg@8.23.0)(zod@4.6.5)
@@ -1337,6 +1334,9 @@ importers:
       '@reactive-resume/schema':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../schema
+      '@reactive-resume/utils':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../utils
       css-tree:
         specifier: ^3.2.1
         version: 3.2.1
@@ -5883,10 +5883,6 @@ packages:
       babel-plugin-macros:
         optional: true
 
-  deepmerge-ts@8.0.2:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-uqbvqLUMrc6p0MO+WBRtTxY55hmyh94WRwI5a++PZe54X+bfVh59FSN7uWCBCW1CCVjzjnrwzfI8zidE2obMMw==}
-    engines: {node: '>=16.9.0'}
-
   deepmerge@4.3.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-3sUqbMEc77XqpdNO7FRyRog+eW3ph+GYCbj+rK+uYyRMuwsVy0rMiVtPn+QJlKFvWP/1PYpapqYn0Me2knFn+A==}
     engines: {node: '>=0.10.0'}
@@ -13085,8 +13081,6 @@ snapshots:
     optionalDependencies:
       babel-plugin-macros: 3.1.0
 
-  deepmerge-ts@8.0.2: {}
-
   deepmerge@4.3.1: {}
 
   default-browser-id@5.0.1: {}
diff --git a/tooling/turbo/source-cache.test.ts b/tooling/turbo/source-cache.test.ts
index 68309efe4..aa6f1d6e1 100644
--- a/tooling/turbo/source-cache.test.ts
+++ b/tooling/turbo/source-cache.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { afterAll, beforeAll, expect, it } from "vitest";
 
 const root = fileURLToPath(new URL("../../", import.meta.url));
 const turbo = join(root, "node_modules", "turbo", "bin", "turbo");
-const tasks = ["build", "check", "typecheck", "test", "test:coverage", "test:ci", "test:agent"];
+const tasks = ["build", "typecheck", "test", "test:coverage", "test:ci", "test:agent"];
 type DryTask = { taskId: string; task: string; hash: string; command: string; dependencies: string[] };
 let directory: string;
 let baseline: Map<string, DryTask>;
diff --git a/turbo.json b/turbo.json
index 36a00bee8..574528bbb 100644
--- a/turbo.json
+++ b/turbo.json
@@ -119,9 +119,6 @@
 			"outputs": ["dist/**", ".vercel/**"],
 			"dependsOn": ["transit"]
 		},
-		"check": {
-			"dependsOn": ["transit"]
-		},
 		"typecheck": {
 			"dependsOn": ["transit"]
 		},
@@ -134,9 +131,6 @@
 		"test:ci": {
 			"dependsOn": ["transit"]
 		},
-		"test:e2e": {
-			"cache": false
-		},
 		"test:agent": {
 			"dependsOn": ["transit"]
 		},