diff --git a/.github/scripts/s3_client.py b/.github/scripts/s3_client.py
index 0b37751..27ea444 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/s3_client.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/s3_client.py
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from datetime import timedelta
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Iterator
+from typing import Iterator, Optional
 
 # import requests  # type: ignore
 from loguru import logger  # type: ignore
 from minio import Minio  # type: ignore
+import minio.error
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -38,12 +39,12 @@ def __post_init__(self):
             raise Exception("target bucket does not exist: {self.bucket}")
         logger.debug("Created S3-Client: {}", self)
 
-    def bucket_exists(self, bucket):
+    def bucket_exists(self, bucket) -> bool:
         return self._client.bucket_exists(bucket)
 
     def put(
         self, path, file_object, length=-1, content_type="application/octet-stream"
-    ):
+    ) -> None:
         # For unknown length (ie without reading file into mem) give `part_size`
         part_size = 0
         if length == -1:
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ def ls(self, path, only_folders=False, only_files=False) -> Iterator[str]:
                 continue
             yield Path(obj.object_name).name
 
-    def load_file(self, path) -> str:
+    def load_file(self, path) -> bytes:
         """Load file from S3"""
         path = f"{self.prefix}/{path}"
         try:
@@ -166,11 +167,11 @@ def get_status(self, resource_path: str, version: str) -> dict:
         logger.debug("resource_path: {}, version: {}", resource_path, version)
         status_path = f"{version_path}/status.json"
         logger.debug("Getting status using path {}", status_path)
-        status = self.load_file(status_path)
-        status = json.loads(status)
+        status_str = self.load_file(status_path)
+        status = json.loads(status_str)
         return status
 
-    def put_status(self, resource_path: str, version: str, status: dict):
+    def put_status(self, resource_path: str, version: str, status: dict) -> None:
         logger.debug(
             "Updating status for {}-{}, with {}", resource_path, version, status
         )
@@ -189,11 +190,14 @@ def get_log(self, resource_path: str, version: str) -> dict:
         logger.debug("resource_path: {}, version: {}", resource_path, version)
         path = f"{version_path}/log.json"
         logger.debug("Getting log using path {}", path)
-        log = self.load_file(path)
-        log = json.loads(log)
+        try:
+            log_str = self.load_file(path)
+            log = json.loads(log_str)
+        except minio.error.S3Error:
+            log = {}
         return log
 
-    def put_log(self, resource_path: str, version: str, log: dict):
+    def put_log(self, resource_path: str, version: str, log: dict) -> None:
         logger.debug("Updating log for {}-{}, with {}", resource_path, version, log)
         contents = json.dumps(log).encode()
         file_object = io.BytesIO(contents)
@@ -205,6 +209,11 @@ def put_log(self, resource_path: str, version: str, log: dict):
             content_type="application/json",
         )
 
+    def get_url_for_file(self, resource_path: str, filename: str, version: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
+        if version is None:
+            resource_path, version = version_from_resource_path_or_s3(resource_path, self)
+        return f"https://{self.host}/{self.bucket}/{self.prefix}/{resource_path}/{version}/files/{filename}"
+
 
 def create_client() -> Client:
     """
@@ -230,3 +239,21 @@ def create_client() -> Client:
         secret_key=secret_access_key,
     )
     return client
+
+
+def version_from_resource_path_or_s3(resource_path, client : Optional[Client] = None) -> tuple[str, str]:
+    """
+    Extract version from resource_path if present
+    Otherwise try and determine from model folder
+    """
+    parts = resource_path.split("/")
+    if len(parts) == 2:
+        resource_path = parts[0]
+        version = parts[1]
+        logger.info("Version: {}", version)
+    else:
+        if client is None:
+            client = create_client()
+        version = client.get_unpublished_version(resource_path)
+        logger.info("Version detected: {}", version)
+    return resource_path, version
diff --git a/.github/scripts/update_log.py b/.github/scripts/update_log.py
index 12e95c4..66f6cb0 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/update_log.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/update_log.py
@@ -3,15 +3,14 @@
 from typing import Optional
 
 from loguru import logger
-from s3_client import create_client
+from s3_client import create_client, version_from_resource_path_or_s3
 
 
 def create_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-    parser.add_argument("resource_path", help="Model name")
+    parser.add_argument("resource_path", help="Resource name")
     parser.add_argument("category", help="Log category")
     parser.add_argument("summary", help="Log summary")
-    parser.add_argument("--version", help="Version")
     return parser
 
 
@@ -28,11 +27,10 @@ def main():
     resource_path = args.resource_path
     category = args.category
     summary = args.summary
-    version = args.version
-    add_log_entry(resource_path, category, summary, version=version)
+    add_log_entry(resource_path, category, summary)
 
 
-def add_log_entry(resource_path, category, summary, version=None):
+def add_log_entry(resource_path, category, summary):
     timenow = datetime.datetime.now().isoformat()
     client = create_client()
     logger.info(
@@ -42,11 +40,7 @@ def add_log_entry(resource_path, category, summary, version=None):
         summary,
     )
 
-    if version is None:
-        version = client.get_unpublished_version(resource_path)
-        logger.info("Version detected: {}", version)
-    else:
-        logger.info("Version requested: {}", version)
+    resource_path, version = version_from_resource_path_or_s3(resource_path)
     log = client.get_log(resource_path, version)
 
     if category not in log:
diff --git a/.github/scripts/update_status.py b/.github/scripts/update_status.py
index ad1c2d8..9b06bcd 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/update_status.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/update_status.py
@@ -3,14 +3,12 @@
 from typing import Optional
 
 from loguru import logger
-from s3_client import create_client
-
+from s3_client import create_client, version_from_resource_path_or_s3
 
 def create_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument("resource_path", help="Model name")
     parser.add_argument("status", help="Status")
-    parser.add_argument("--version", help="Version")
     parser.add_argument("--step", help="Step", default=0, type=int)
     parser.add_argument("--num_steps", help="Status", default=0, type=int)
     return parser
@@ -27,14 +25,13 @@ def get_args(argv: Optional[list] = None):
 def main():
     args = get_args()
     resource_path = args.resource_path
-    version = args.version
     step = args.step
     num_steps = args.num_steps
     status = args.status
-    update_status(resource_path, status, version=version, step=step, num_steps=num_steps)
+    update_status(resource_path, status, step=step, num_steps=num_steps)
 
 
-def update_status(resource_path: str, status_text: str, version: Optional[str] = None, step: Optional[int], num_steps: int = 6):
+def update_status(resource_path: str, status_text: str, step: Optional[int]=None, num_steps: int = 6):
     assert step is None or step <= num_steps
     timenow = datetime.datetime.now().isoformat()
     client = create_client()
@@ -46,11 +43,7 @@ def update_status(resource_path: str, status_text: str, version: Optional[str] =
         num_steps,
     )
 
-    if version is None:
-        version = client.get_unpublished_version(resource_path)
-        logger.info("Version detected: {}", version)
-    else:
-        logger.info("Version requested: {}", version)
+    resource_path, version = version_from_resource_path_or_s3(resource_path, client)
     status = client.get_status(resource_path, version)
 
     if "messages" not in status:
diff --git a/.github/scripts/update_status.sh b/.github/scripts/update_status.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index dcc8505..0000000
--- a/.github/scripts/update_status.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-# Updated to use S3 creds:
-# S3_HOST
-# S3_BUCKET
-# S3_FOLDER
-# S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID
-# S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
-# First arg is now resource_path
-
-FILENAME=status.json
-
-resource_path=$1
-STATUS=$2
-
-if [ -z "$resource_path" ]; then
-    printf '%s\n' "resource_path is unset or empty" >&2;
-    exit 1
-fi
-if [ -z "$S3_HOST" ]; then
-    printf '%s\n' "S3_HOST is unset or empty" >&2;
-    exit 1
-fi
-if [ -z "$S3_BUCKET" ]; then
-    printf '%s\n' "S3_BUCKET is unset or empty" >&2;
-    exit 1
-fi
-if [ -z "$S3_FOLDER" ]; then
-    printf '%s\n' "S3_FOLDER is unset or empty" >&2;
-    exit 1
-fi
-if [ -z "$S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID" ]; then
-    printf '%s\n' "S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID is unset or empty" >&2;
-    exit 1
-fi
-if [ -z "$S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY" ]; then
-    printf '%s\n' "S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY is unset or empty" >&2;
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-
-#curl -X PUT -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"status": "'"$2"'"}' "$1"
-
-RESOURCE="/${S3_BUCKET}/${S3_FOLDER}/${resource_path}/${FILENAME}"
-CONTENT_TYPE="application/json"
-DATE=`date -R`
-_SIGNATURE="PUT\n\n${CONTENT_TYPE}\n${DATE}\n${RESOURCE}"
-SIGNATURE=`echo -en ${_SIGNATURE} | openssl sha1 -hmac ${S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY} -binary | base64`
-
-curl -X PUT -d '{"status": "'"$STATUS"'"}' \
-          -H "Host: ${S3_HOST}" \
-          -H "Date: ${DATE}" \
-          -H "Content-Type: ${CONTENT_TYPE}" \
-          -H "Authorization: AWS ${S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID}:${SIGNATURE}" \
-          https://${S3_HOST}${RESOURCE}
-
diff --git a/.github/scripts/upload_model_to_zenodo.py b/.github/scripts/upload_model_to_zenodo.py
index aa0ddaf..ce1b24d 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/upload_model_to_zenodo.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/upload_model_to_zenodo.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 from loguru import logger  # type: ignore
 from packaging.version import parse as parse_version
 from ruyaml import YAML  # type: ignore
-from s3_client import create_client
+from s3_client import create_client, version_from_resource_path_or_s3
 from update_status import update_status
 
 yaml = YAML(typ="safe")
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ def assert_good_response(response, message, info=None):
 
 def create_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-    parser.add_argument("--resource_path", help="Model name", required=True)
-    parser.add_argument("--version", help="Version", nargs="?", default=None)
+    parser.add_argument("resource_path", help="Resource path")
     return parser
 
 
@@ -76,12 +75,9 @@ def main():
     params = {"access_token": ACCESS_TOKEN}
 
     client = create_client()
+    resource_path, version = version_from_resource_path_or_s3(args.resource_path, client)
 
-    # TODO: GET THE CURRENT VERSION
-    if args.version is None:
-        version = client.get_unpublished_version(args.resource_path)
-
-    s3_path = f"{args.resource_path}/{version}/files"
+    s3_path = f"{resource_path}/{version}/files"
 
     # List the files at the model URL
     file_urls = client.get_file_urls(path=s3_path)
diff --git a/.github/scripts/validate_format.py b/.github/scripts/validate_format.py
index 4eb7b80..b5c0333 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/validate_format.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/validate_format.py
@@ -6,22 +6,23 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union
 
-import requests
-import typer
-from bioimageio.spec import load_raw_resource_description, validate
-from bioimageio.spec.model.raw_nodes import Model, WeightsFormat
-from bioimageio.spec.rdf.raw_nodes import RDF_Base
-from bioimageio.spec.shared import yaml
-from bioimageio.spec.shared.raw_nodes import URI, Dependencies
+import requests  # type: ignore
+import typer  # type: ignore
+from bioimageio.spec import load_raw_resource_description, validate  # type: ignore
+from bioimageio.spec.model.raw_nodes import Model, WeightsFormat  # type: ignore
+from bioimageio.spec.rdf.raw_nodes import RDF_Base  # type: ignore
+from bioimageio.spec.shared import yaml  # type: ignore
+from bioimageio.spec.shared.raw_nodes import URI, Dependencies  # type: ignore
 from marshmallow import missing
 from marshmallow.utils import _Missing
 from packaging.version import Version
-from tqdm import tqdm
+from tqdm import tqdm  # type: ignore
+from update_log import add_log_entry
+from s3_client import create_client, version_from_resource_path_or_s3
 
 tqdm.__init__ = partialmethod(tqdm.__init__, disable=True)  # silence tqdm
 
 
-from update_log import add_log_entry
 
 
 def set_multiple_gh_actions_outputs(outputs: Dict[str, Union[str, Any]]):
@@ -250,7 +251,12 @@ def prepare_dynamic_test_cases(descr_id: str, rd: RDF_Base) -> List[Dict[str, st
     return validation_cases
 
 
-def validate_format(descr_id: str, source: str):
+def validate_format(descr_id: str):
+
+    client = create_client()
+    resource_path, version = version_from_resource_path_or_s3(descr_id, client)
+    source = client.get_url_for_file(resource_path, "rdf.yaml", version=version)
+
     dynamic_test_cases: List[Dict[str, str]] = []
 
     summaries = [validate(source)]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_runner.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci_runner.yaml
index 6a768dd..479d526 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_runner.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_runner.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
             id: validate
             run: |
                 python .github/scripts/update_status.py "${{ inputs.resource_path }}" "Starting validation" "2"
-                python .github/scripts/validate_format.py    "${{ inputs.resource_path }}" "${{env.S3_HOST}}/${{env.S3_BUCKET}}/${{env.S3_FOLDER}}/${{inputs.resource_path}}/files/rdf.yaml"
+                python .github/scripts/validate_format.py "${{ inputs.resource_path }}" 
           - run: |
               python .github/scripts/update_status.py "${{ inputs.resource_path }}" "Starting additional tests" "3"
             if: steps.validate.outputs.has_dynamic_test_cases == 'yes'
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
             run: pip install typer bioimageio.spec
           - name: dynamic validation
             shell: bash -l {0}
-            run: python scripts/test_dynamically.py "${{env.S3_HOST}}/${{env.S3_BUCKET}}/${{env.S3_FOLDER}}/${{inputs.resource_path}}/files/rdf.yaml" ${{ matrix.weight_format }} --create-env-outcome ${{ steps.create_env.outcome }} --${{ contains(inputs.deploy_to, 'gh-pages') && 'no-ignore' || 'ignore' }}-rdf-source-field-in-validation
+            run: python scripts/test_dynamically.py "https://${{env.S3_HOST}}/${{env.S3_BUCKET}}/${{env.S3_FOLDER}}/${{inputs.resource_path}}/files/rdf.yaml" ${{ matrix.weight_format }} --create-env-outcome ${{ steps.create_env.outcome }} --${{ contains(inputs.deploy_to, 'gh-pages') && 'no-ignore' || 'ignore' }}-rdf-source-field-in-validation
             timeout-minutes: 60
 
     conclude:
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6f9de21..01e5200 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ dist/
 coverage/
 tests/__snapshots__/
 functions_off/
-.local/
+.local/.env
diff --git a/.local/test_logging.sh b/.local/test_logging.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eaa2db1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.local/test_logging.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+SCRIPT_DIR="$( dirname -- "$( readlink -f -- "$0"; )"; )"
+
+set -o allexport
+source $SCRIPT_DIR/.env 
+set +o allexport
+
+DATE=$( date )
+resource_name="willing-pig"
+echo "Testing update_log on $resource_name"
+python $SCRIPT_DIR/../.github/scripts/update_log.py $resource_name "ci_testing" "Adding a log at $DATE" 
+ 
+
diff --git a/.local/test_status_update.sh b/.local/test_status_update.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8bbfa53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.local/test_status_update.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+SCRIPT_DIR="$( dirname -- "$( readlink -f -- "$0"; )"; )"
+
+set -o allexport
+source $SCRIPT_DIR/.env 
+set +o allexport
+
+DATE=$( date )
+resource_name="willing-pig"
+echo "Testing update-status on $resource_name"
+python $SCRIPT_DIR/../.github/scripts/update_status.py $resource_name "Setting random status from testing at $DATE" 
+ 
+
diff --git a/.local/test_validate_format.sh b/.local/test_validate_format.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..978c4d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.local/test_validate_format.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+SCRIPT_DIR="$( dirname -- "$( readlink -f -- "$0"; )"; )"
+
+set -o allexport
+source $SCRIPT_DIR/.env 
+set +o allexport
+
+DATE=$( date )
+resource_path="willing-pig"
+echo "Testing update_log on $resource_path" 
+python $SCRIPT_DIR/../.github/scripts/validate_format.py "$resource_path" 
+ 
+
diff --git a/.local/test_zenodo_upload.sh b/.local/test_zenodo_upload.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d082b97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.local/test_zenodo_upload.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+SCRIPT_DIR="$( dirname -- "$( readlink -f -- "$0"; )"; )"
+
+set -o allexport
+source $SCRIPT_DIR/.env 
+set +o allexport
+
+python $SCRIPT_DIR/../.github/scripts/upload_model_to_zenodo.py "willing-pig"