diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
index 1ace5e01..4fa3a0f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
         id: metadata
         uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@08eff52bf64351f401fb50d4972fa95b9f2c2d1b
         with:
-          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+          github-token: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
       - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot Patch / Minor PRs
         if: steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch' || steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-minor'
         run: gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL" && gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
diff --git a/builder/package.json b/builder/package.json
index 1f249f21..fb5b6179 100644
--- a/builder/package.json
+++ b/builder/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     "yaml": "^2.8.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/minimist": "^1.2.5",
     "@types/node": "^22.13.15",
     "tsup": "^8.4.0"
   }
diff --git a/library/factories/package.json b/library/factories/package.json
index 534c5ee0..4d89e24d 100644
--- a/library/factories/package.json
+++ b/library/factories/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/react": "^19.0.12",
-    "@w3ux/types": "^2.1.13",
+    "@w3ux/types": "^2.2.3",
     "builder": "workspace:*",
     "gulp": "^5.0.0",
     "gulp-sourcemaps": "^3.0.0",
diff --git a/library/hooks/package.json b/library/hooks/package.json
index 84ee5867..28fe8830 100644
--- a/library/hooks/package.json
+++ b/library/hooks/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/react": "^19.0.12",
-    "@w3ux/types": "^2.1.13",
+    "@w3ux/types": "^2.2.3",
     "builder": "workspace:*",
     "gulp": "^5.0.0",
     "gulp-sourcemaps": "^3.0.0",
diff --git a/library/observables-connect/package.json b/library/observables-connect/package.json
index 47a8e4c0..17a2afa6 100644
--- a/library/observables-connect/package.json
+++ b/library/observables-connect/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "@w3ux/utils": "^2.0.10"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@w3ux/types": "^2.1.13",
+    "@w3ux/types": "^2.2.3",
     "builder": "workspace:*",
     "gulp": "^5.0.0",
     "gulp-sourcemaps": "^3.0.0",
diff --git a/library/observables-connect/src/accounts/get.ts b/library/observables-connect/src/accounts/get.ts
index 2390ad7d..bb855edd 100644
--- a/library/observables-connect/src/accounts/get.ts
+++ b/library/observables-connect/src/accounts/get.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export const getAccountsFromExtensions = async (
   try {
     const results = await Promise.allSettled(
       Array.from(extensions.values()).map(({ extension }) =>
-        extension.accounts.get()
+        extension!.accounts.get()
       )
     )
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export const getAccountsFromExtensions = async (
     for (let i = 0; i < results.length; i++) {
       const result = results[i]
       const source = extensionEntries[i][0]
-      const signer = extensionEntries[i][1].extension.signer
+      const signer = extensionEntries[i][1].extension!.signer
 
       if (result.status === 'fulfilled' && signer) {
         const { value } = result
diff --git a/library/observables-connect/src/extensions/discover.ts b/library/observables-connect/src/extensions/discover.ts
index c335e925..7f246a9e 100644
--- a/library/observables-connect/src/extensions/discover.ts
+++ b/library/observables-connect/src/extensions/discover.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import { _extensionsStatus, _gettingExtensions } from '../subjects'
 // Gets extensions from injectedWeb3
 export const getExtensions = async () => {
   _gettingExtensions.next(true)
-  let injectedWeb3Interval: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null
+  let injectedWeb3Interval: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | undefined =
+    undefined
 
   // Format installed extensions
   const formatInstalled = () =>
diff --git a/library/observables-connect/src/extensions/enable.ts b/library/observables-connect/src/extensions/enable.ts
index 0c0f88f5..c8cff30f 100644
--- a/library/observables-connect/src/extensions/enable.ts
+++ b/library/observables-connect/src/extensions/enable.ts
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ const doEnable = async (
       (id) =>
         withTimeoutThrow(
           1000,
-          window.injectedWeb3[id].enable(dappName)
-        ) as Promise<ExtensionInterface | undefined>
+          window.injectedWeb3![id].enable(dappName)
+        ) as Promise<ExtensionInterface>
     )
   )
 
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ const formatEnabledExtensions = (
       })
     } else if (result.status === 'rejected') {
       extensionsState.set(id, {
+        extension: null,
         connected: false,
         error: result.reason,
       })
diff --git a/library/observables-connect/src/extensions/init.ts b/library/observables-connect/src/extensions/init.ts
index 237a09f1..9f202450 100644
--- a/library/observables-connect/src/extensions/init.ts
+++ b/library/observables-connect/src/extensions/init.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export const initExtensions = async (
     newStatus[id] = 'connected'
   })
   Array.from(withError.entries()).forEach(([id, { error }]) => {
-    if (error.startsWith('Error')) {
+    if (error?.startsWith('Error')) {
       // Extension not found - remove from state
       if (error.substring(0, 17) === 'NotInstalledError') {
         delete newStatus[id]
diff --git a/library/observables-connect/src/extensions/reconnect.ts b/library/observables-connect/src/extensions/reconnect.ts
index 21c76041..e4f12f9d 100644
--- a/library/observables-connect/src/extensions/reconnect.ts
+++ b/library/observables-connect/src/extensions/reconnect.ts
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ export const reconnectExtensions = async (dappName: string, ss58: number) => {
 
     // If available, subscribe to accounts for each connected extension
     for (const [id, { extension }] of Array.from(connected.entries())) {
-      if (typeof extension.accounts.subscribe === 'function') {
-        const unsub = extension.accounts.subscribe((accounts) => {
+      if (typeof extension!.accounts.subscribe === 'function') {
+        const unsub = extension!.accounts.subscribe((accounts) => {
           processExtensionAccounts(
             {
               source: id,
               ss58,
             },
-            extension.signer,
+            extension!.signer,
             accounts
           )
         })
diff --git a/library/react-connect-kit/package.json b/library/react-connect-kit/package.json
index 2b02a8e7..f188ac7b 100644
--- a/library/react-connect-kit/package.json
+++ b/library/react-connect-kit/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/react": "^19.0.12",
-    "@w3ux/types": "^2.2.1",
+    "@w3ux/types": "^2.2.3",
     "builder": "workspace:*",
     "gulp": "^5.0.0",
     "gulp-sourcemaps": "^3.0.0",
diff --git a/library/react-odometer/src/index.tsx b/library/react-odometer/src/index.tsx
index 9e714623..0718f9cc 100644
--- a/library/react-odometer/src/index.tsx
+++ b/library/react-odometer/src/index.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* @license Copyright 2024 w3ux authors & contributors
 SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only */
 
+import type { RefObject } from 'react'
 import { createRef, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import './index.css'
 import type { Digit, DigitRef, Direction, Props, Status } from './types'
@@ -48,7 +49,9 @@ export const Odometer = ({
   const [digitRefs, setDigitRefs] = useState<DigitRef[]>([])
 
   // Store refs of each `all` digit.
-  const [allDigitRefs, setAllDigitRefs] = useState<Record<string, DigitRef>>({})
+  const [allDigitRefs, setAllDigitRefs] = useState<
+    Record<string, RefObject<HTMLSpanElement | null>>
+  >({})
 
   // Keep track of active transitions.
   const activeTransitionCounter = useRef<number>(0)
@@ -59,7 +62,10 @@ export const Odometer = ({
 
   // Phase 0: populate `allDigitRefs`.
   useEffect(() => {
-    const all: Record<string, DigitRef> = Object.fromEntries(
+    const all: Record<
+      string,
+      RefObject<HTMLSpanElement | null>
+    > = Object.fromEntries(
       Object.values(allDigits).map((v) => [`d_${v}`, createRef()])
     )
 
@@ -105,7 +111,7 @@ export const Odometer = ({
     }
   }, [status, digitRefs])
 
-  const odometerCurrent: Element = odometerRef?.current
+  const odometerCurrent: HTMLSpanElement | null = odometerRef.current
   let lineHeight = odometerCurrent
     ? window.getComputedStyle(odometerCurrent).lineHeight
     : 'inherit'
diff --git a/library/react-polkicon/src/utils.tsx b/library/react-polkicon/src/utils.tsx
index dca37537..a84542ce 100644
--- a/library/react-polkicon/src/utils.tsx
+++ b/library/react-polkicon/src/utils.tsx
@@ -126,8 +126,10 @@ export const getCircleCoordinates = (): Coordinate[] => {
  * In effect, this function acts like a weighted random selector. Each scheme has a chance of being
  * picked based on its `freq` relative to the total frequency across all schemes.
  */
-const findScheme = (d: number): Scheme =>
-  Object.values(SCHEMA).find((scheme) => (d -= scheme.freq) < 0)
+const findScheme = (d: number): Scheme => {
+  const schemes = Object.values(SCHEMA)
+  return schemes.find((scheme) => (d -= scheme.freq) < 0) ?? schemes[0]
+}
 
 /**
  * Converts an address string into a unique identifier by first encoding and decoding the address
diff --git a/library/types/package.json b/library/types/package.json
index 71bb4cfb..3dbe45f6 100644
--- a/library/types/package.json
+++ b/library/types/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@w3ux/types-source",
   "license": "GPL-3.0-only",
-  "version": "2.2.1",
+  "version": "2.2.3",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "clear": "rm -rf node_modules dist tsconfig.tsbuildinfo",
diff --git a/library/types/src/extensions.ts b/library/types/src/extensions.ts
index cbcb4dc6..3b672b12 100644
--- a/library/types/src/extensions.ts
+++ b/library/types/src/extensions.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export type ExtensionEnableStatus =
 export type ExtensionEnableResults = Map<string, ExtensionEnableResult>
 
 export interface ExtensionEnableResult {
-  extension?: ExtensionInterface
+  extension: ExtensionInterface | null
   connected: boolean
   error?: string
 }
diff --git a/library/utils/src/base.ts b/library/utils/src/base.ts
index 1b3a06f6..4667e622 100644
--- a/library/utils/src/base.ts
+++ b/library/utils/src/base.ts
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export const camelize = (str: string) => {
   }
 
   const w = toWords(str)?.map((a) => a.toLowerCase())
-  return simpleCamelCase(w)
+  return simpleCamelCase(w || [])
 }
 
 /**
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ export const rmCommas = (val: string): string => val.replace(/,/g, '')
  * @name rmDecimals
  * @summary Removes the decimal point and decimals from a string.
  */
-export const rmDecimals = (str) => str.split('.')[0]
+export const rmDecimals = (str: string) => str.split('.')[0]
 
 /**
  * @name shuffle
diff --git a/library/utils/src/unit.ts b/library/utils/src/unit.ts
index 92bbf754..cc7e3c19 100644
--- a/library/utils/src/unit.ts
+++ b/library/utils/src/unit.ts
@@ -235,6 +235,14 @@ export const removeVarFromUrlHash = (key: string) => {
  */
 export const sortWithNull =
   (ascending: boolean) => (a: unknown, b: unknown) => {
+    // if both items are undefined, treat them as equal
+    if (typeof a === 'undefined' && typeof b === 'undefined') {
+      return 0
+    }
+    // if either item is undefined, sort it last
+    if (typeof a === 'undefined' || typeof b === 'undefined') {
+      return typeof a === 'undefined' ? 1 : -1
+    }
     // equal items sort equally
     if (a === b) {
       return 0
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index f8491d90..86f3e716 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^2.8.0
         version: 2.8.0
     devDependencies:
+      '@types/minimist':
+        specifier: ^1.2.5
+        version: 1.2.5
       '@types/node':
         specifier: ^22.13.15
         version: 22.15.29
@@ -145,8 +148,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^19.0.12
         version: 19.1.6
       '@w3ux/types':
-        specifier: ^2.1.13
-        version: 2.2.1
+        specifier: ^2.2.3
+        version: 2.2.3
       builder:
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../builder
@@ -185,8 +188,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^19.0.12
         version: 19.1.6
       '@w3ux/types':
-        specifier: ^2.1.13
-        version: 2.2.1
+        specifier: ^2.2.3
+        version: 2.2.3
       builder:
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../builder
@@ -225,8 +228,8 @@ importers:
         version: 7.8.2
     devDependencies:
       '@w3ux/types':
-        specifier: ^2.1.13
-        version: 2.2.1
+        specifier: ^2.2.3
+        version: 2.2.3
       builder:
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../builder
@@ -274,8 +277,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^19.0.12
         version: 19.1.6
       '@w3ux/types':
-        specifier: ^2.2.1
-        version: 2.2.1
+        specifier: ^2.2.3
+        version: 2.2.3
       builder:
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../builder
@@ -1086,6 +1089,9 @@ packages:
   '@types/json5@0.0.29':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-dRLjCWHYg4oaA77cxO64oO+7JwCwnIzkZPdrrC71jQmQtlhM556pwKo5bUzqvZndkVbeFLIIi+9TC40JNF5hNQ==}
 
+  '@types/minimist@1.2.5':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-hov8bUuiLiyFPGyFPE1lwWhmzYbirOXQNNo40+y3zow8aFVTeyn3VWL0VFFfdNddA8S4Vf0Tc062rzyNr7Paag==}
+
   '@types/ms@2.1.0':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-GsCCIZDE/p3i96vtEqx+7dBUGXrc7zeSK3wwPHIaRThS+9OhWIXRqzs4d6k1SVU8g91DrNRWxWUGhp5KXQb2VA==}
 
@@ -1309,8 +1315,8 @@ packages:
     peerDependencies:
       rxjs: ^7.8.2
 
-  '@w3ux/types@2.2.1':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-4SmN8QAZSAKN5N9OVNyc4zMOrewvaXTLiw3HZg7X1EAD3xz0AftWr/iZwCAlC1PhprF4gQexIOly24qwIg+Kaw==}
+  '@w3ux/types@2.2.3':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-6i2qfTDZX+nQxMRQujskM5DWcr8ANRLRmxZhDXjkUvRQ8rwbWxd8l/pS0GPhGmQOdP6Dx3tx3oY44FeN0V0Pug==}
 
   '@w3ux/utils@2.0.10':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-utJhLwZyCTxQDxtlZIskPsM7FgckNllBT1Z/XGgAITt0UxqHhMW4mJr7TViV9s4GHCaFhBYwhUrb5PpoDgnZNw==}
@@ -4359,6 +4365,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@types/json5@0.0.29': {}
 
+  '@types/minimist@1.2.5': {}
+
   '@types/ms@2.1.0':
     optional: true
 
@@ -4619,7 +4627,7 @@ snapshots:
       - react
       - utf-8-validate
 
-  '@w3ux/types@2.2.1': {}
+  '@w3ux/types@2.2.3': {}
 
   '@w3ux/utils@2.0.10':
     dependencies:
diff --git a/tsconfig.base.json b/tsconfig.base.json
index a2cd310a..9ed714a6 100644
--- a/tsconfig.base.json
+++ b/tsconfig.base.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "resolveJsonModule": true,
     "esModuleInterop": true,
     "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
-    "strict": false
+    "strict": true
   },
   "exclude": ["**/node_modules", "**/dist", "vite.config.js"]
 }