diff --git a/__tests__/cmds/categories/create.test.ts b/__tests__/cmds/categories/create.test.ts
index 99a35450a..7429792f4 100644
--- a/__tests__/cmds/categories/create.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/cmds/categories/create.test.ts
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ describe('rdme categories:create', () => {
   });
 
   it('should error in CI if no API key provided', async () => {
-    process.env.TEST_CI = 'true';
+    process.env.TEST_RDME_CI = 'true';
     await expect(categoriesCreate.run({})).rejects.toStrictEqual(
       new Error('No project API key provided. Please use `--key`.')
     );
-    delete process.env.TEST_CI;
+    delete process.env.TEST_RDME_CI;
   });
 
   it('should error if no title provided', () => {
diff --git a/__tests__/cmds/categories/index.test.ts b/__tests__/cmds/categories/index.test.ts
index 0c9bf8956..ddcc0d658 100644
--- a/__tests__/cmds/categories/index.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/cmds/categories/index.test.ts
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ describe('rdme categories', () => {
   });
 
   it('should error in CI if no API key provided', async () => {
-    process.env.TEST_CI = 'true';
+    process.env.TEST_RDME_CI = 'true';
     await expect(categories.run({})).rejects.toStrictEqual(
       new Error('No project API key provided. Please use `--key`.')
     );
-    delete process.env.TEST_CI;
+    delete process.env.TEST_RDME_CI;
   });
 
   it('should return all categories for a single page', async () => {
diff --git a/__tests__/cmds/changelogs/index.test.ts b/__tests__/cmds/changelogs/index.test.ts
index b655ba02d..f7e65e87f 100644
--- a/__tests__/cmds/changelogs/index.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/cmds/changelogs/index.test.ts
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ describe('rdme changelogs', () => {
   });
 
   it('should error in CI if no API key provided', async () => {
-    process.env.TEST_CI = 'true';
+    process.env.TEST_RDME_CI = 'true';
     await expect(changelogs.run({})).rejects.toStrictEqual(
       new Error('No project API key provided. Please use `--key`.')
     );
-    delete process.env.TEST_CI;
+    delete process.env.TEST_RDME_CI;
   });
 
   it('should error if no path provided', () => {
diff --git a/__tests__/cmds/changelogs/single.test.ts b/__tests__/cmds/changelogs/single.test.ts
index 83f883f6c..032eedba0 100644
--- a/__tests__/cmds/changelogs/single.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/cmds/changelogs/single.test.ts
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ describe('rdme changelogs (single)', () => {
   });
 
   it('should error in CI if no API key provided', async () => {
-    process.env.TEST_CI = 'true';
+    process.env.TEST_RDME_CI = 'true';
     await expect(changelogs.run({})).rejects.toStrictEqual(
       new Error('No project API key provided. Please use `--key`.')
     );
-    delete process.env.TEST_CI;
+    delete process.env.TEST_RDME_CI;
   });
 
   it('should error if no file path provided', () => {
diff --git a/__tests__/cmds/custompages/index.test.ts b/__tests__/cmds/custompages/index.test.ts
index abdb5dc1a..461f19e0d 100644
--- a/__tests__/cmds/custompages/index.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/cmds/custompages/index.test.ts
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ describe('rdme custompages', () => {
   });
 
   it('should error in CI if no API key provided', async () => {
-    process.env.TEST_CI = 'true';
+    process.env.TEST_RDME_CI = 'true';
     await expect(custompages.run({})).rejects.toStrictEqual(
       new Error('No project API key provided. Please use `--key`.')
     );
-    delete process.env.TEST_CI;
+    delete process.env.TEST_RDME_CI;
   });
 
   it('should error if no path provided', () => {
diff --git a/__tests__/cmds/custompages/single.test.ts b/__tests__/cmds/custompages/single.test.ts
index 2456d70fa..15c0a7c02 100644
--- a/__tests__/cmds/custompages/single.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/cmds/custompages/single.test.ts
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ describe('rdme custompages (single)', () => {
   });
 
   it('should error in CI if no API key provided', async () => {
-    process.env.TEST_CI = 'true';
+    process.env.TEST_RDME_CI = 'true';
     await expect(custompages.run({})).rejects.toStrictEqual(
       new Error('No project API key provided. Please use `--key`.')
     );
-    delete process.env.TEST_CI;
+    delete process.env.TEST_RDME_CI;
   });
 
   it('should error if no file path provided', () => {
diff --git a/__tests__/cmds/docs/edit.test.ts b/__tests__/cmds/docs/edit.test.ts
index 02bf91f46..ebd3364da 100644
--- a/__tests__/cmds/docs/edit.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/cmds/docs/edit.test.ts
@@ -40,15 +40,15 @@ describe('rdme docs:edit', () => {
   });
 
   it('should error in CI if no API key provided', async () => {
-    process.env.TEST_CI = 'true';
+    process.env.TEST_RDME_CI = 'true';
     await expect(docsEdit.run({})).rejects.toStrictEqual(new Error('No project API key provided. Please use `--key`.'));
-    delete process.env.TEST_CI;
+    delete process.env.TEST_RDME_CI;
   });
 
   it('should log deprecation notice', async () => {
-    process.env.TEST_CI = 'true';
+    process.env.TEST_RDME_CI = 'true';
     await expect(docsEdit.run({})).rejects.toStrictEqual(new Error('No project API key provided. Please use `--key`.'));
-    delete process.env.TEST_CI;
+    delete process.env.TEST_RDME_CI;
     expect(getWarningCommandOutput()).toMatch('is now deprecated');
   });
 
diff --git a/__tests__/cmds/docs/index.test.ts b/__tests__/cmds/docs/index.test.ts
index 0e46e33ed..6002fa3d5 100644
--- a/__tests__/cmds/docs/index.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/cmds/docs/index.test.ts
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ describe('rdme docs', () => {
   });
 
   it('should error in CI if no API key provided', async () => {
-    process.env.TEST_CI = 'true';
+    process.env.TEST_RDME_CI = 'true';
     await expect(docs.run({})).rejects.toStrictEqual(new Error('No project API key provided. Please use `--key`.'));
-    delete process.env.TEST_CI;
+    delete process.env.TEST_RDME_CI;
   });
 
   it('should error if no path provided', async () => {
diff --git a/__tests__/cmds/docs/prune.test.ts b/__tests__/cmds/docs/prune.test.ts
index 055f389a7..ccbcd1398 100644
--- a/__tests__/cmds/docs/prune.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/cmds/docs/prune.test.ts
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ describe('rdme docs:prune', () => {
   });
 
   it('should error in CI if no API key provided', async () => {
-    process.env.TEST_CI = 'true';
+    process.env.TEST_RDME_CI = 'true';
     await expect(docsPrune.run({})).rejects.toStrictEqual(
       new Error('No project API key provided. Please use `--key`.')
     );
-    delete process.env.TEST_CI;
+    delete process.env.TEST_RDME_CI;
   });
 
   it('should error if no folder provided', () => {
diff --git a/__tests__/cmds/docs/single.test.ts b/__tests__/cmds/docs/single.test.ts
index 8e37368db..e030eb854 100644
--- a/__tests__/cmds/docs/single.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/cmds/docs/single.test.ts
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ describe('rdme docs (single)', () => {
   });
 
   it('should error in CI if no API key provided', async () => {
-    process.env.TEST_CI = 'true';
+    process.env.TEST_RDME_CI = 'true';
     await expect(docs.run({})).rejects.toStrictEqual(new Error('No project API key provided. Please use `--key`.'));
-    delete process.env.TEST_CI;
+    delete process.env.TEST_RDME_CI;
   });
 
   it('should error if no file path provided', async () => {
diff --git a/__tests__/cmds/openapi/index.test.ts b/__tests__/cmds/openapi/index.test.ts
index 86eb35779..7d6cc1e8b 100644
--- a/__tests__/cmds/openapi/index.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/cmds/openapi/index.test.ts
@@ -405,11 +405,11 @@ describe('rdme openapi', () => {
 
     describe('CI spec selection', () => {
       beforeEach(() => {
-        process.env.TEST_CI = 'true';
+        process.env.TEST_RDME_CI = 'true';
       });
 
       afterEach(() => {
-        delete process.env.TEST_CI;
+        delete process.env.TEST_RDME_CI;
       });
 
       it('should error out if multiple possible spec matches were found', () => {
@@ -737,11 +737,11 @@ describe('rdme openapi', () => {
 
     describe('CI version handling', () => {
       beforeEach(() => {
-        process.env.TEST_CI = 'true';
+        process.env.TEST_RDME_CI = 'true';
       });
 
       afterEach(() => {
-        delete process.env.TEST_CI;
+        delete process.env.TEST_RDME_CI;
       });
 
       it('should omit version header in CI environment', async () => {
@@ -842,11 +842,11 @@ describe('rdme openapi', () => {
     });
 
     it('should error in CI if no API key provided', async () => {
-      process.env.TEST_CI = 'true';
+      process.env.TEST_RDME_CI = 'true';
       await expect(openapi.run({})).rejects.toStrictEqual(
         new Error('No project API key provided. Please use `--key`.')
       );
-      delete process.env.TEST_CI;
+      delete process.env.TEST_RDME_CI;
     });
 
     it('should error if `--create` and `--update` flags are passed simultaneously', () => {
diff --git a/__tests__/cmds/openapi/validate.test.ts b/__tests__/cmds/openapi/validate.test.ts
index dfa768296..4d31631b4 100644
--- a/__tests__/cmds/openapi/validate.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/cmds/openapi/validate.test.ts
@@ -115,18 +115,18 @@ describe('rdme openapi:validate', () => {
 
   describe('CI tests', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
-      process.env.TEST_CI = 'true';
+      process.env.TEST_RDME_CI = 'true';
     });
 
     afterEach(() => {
-      delete process.env.TEST_CI;
+      delete process.env.TEST_RDME_CI;
     });
 
     it('should successfully validate prompt and not run GHA onboarding', async () => {
-      process.env.TEST_CREATEGHA = 'true';
+      process.env.TEST_RDME_CREATEGHA = 'true';
       const spec = '__tests__/__fixtures__/petstore-simple-weird-version.json';
       await expect(validate.run({ spec })).resolves.toBe(chalk.green(`${spec} is a valid OpenAPI API definition!`));
-      delete process.env.TEST_CREATEGHA;
+      delete process.env.TEST_RDME_CREATEGHA;
     });
 
     it('should fail if user attempts to pass `--github` flag in CI environment', () => {
diff --git a/__tests__/cmds/versions/create.test.ts b/__tests__/cmds/versions/create.test.ts
index 765c5336e..879c03a26 100644
--- a/__tests__/cmds/versions/create.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/cmds/versions/create.test.ts
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ describe('rdme versions:create', () => {
   });
 
   it('should error in CI if no API key provided', async () => {
-    process.env.TEST_CI = 'true';
+    process.env.TEST_RDME_CI = 'true';
     await expect(createVersion.run({})).rejects.toStrictEqual(
       new Error('No project API key provided. Please use `--key`.')
     );
-    delete process.env.TEST_CI;
+    delete process.env.TEST_RDME_CI;
   });
 
   it('should error if no version provided', () => {
diff --git a/__tests__/cmds/versions/delete.test.ts b/__tests__/cmds/versions/delete.test.ts
index d27443335..0817d866a 100644
--- a/__tests__/cmds/versions/delete.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/cmds/versions/delete.test.ts
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ describe('rdme versions:delete', () => {
   });
 
   it('should error in CI if no API key provided', async () => {
-    process.env.TEST_CI = 'true';
+    process.env.TEST_RDME_CI = 'true';
     await expect(deleteVersion.run({})).rejects.toStrictEqual(
       new Error('No project API key provided. Please use `--key`.')
     );
-    delete process.env.TEST_CI;
+    delete process.env.TEST_RDME_CI;
   });
 
   it('should delete a specific version', async () => {
diff --git a/__tests__/cmds/versions/index.test.ts b/__tests__/cmds/versions/index.test.ts
index 3c64ea5ff..c5893c071 100644
--- a/__tests__/cmds/versions/index.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/cmds/versions/index.test.ts
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ describe('rdme versions', () => {
   });
 
   it('should error in CI if no API key provided', async () => {
-    process.env.TEST_CI = 'true';
+    process.env.TEST_RDME_CI = 'true';
     await expect(versions.run({})).rejects.toStrictEqual(new Error('No project API key provided. Please use `--key`.'));
-    delete process.env.TEST_CI;
+    delete process.env.TEST_RDME_CI;
   });
 
   it('should make a request to get a list of existing versions', async () => {
diff --git a/__tests__/cmds/versions/update.test.ts b/__tests__/cmds/versions/update.test.ts
index a45c7d0b7..0848e9504 100644
--- a/__tests__/cmds/versions/update.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/cmds/versions/update.test.ts
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ describe('rdme versions:update', () => {
   });
 
   it('should error in CI if no API key provided', async () => {
-    process.env.TEST_CI = 'true';
+    process.env.TEST_RDME_CI = 'true';
     await expect(updateVersion.run({})).rejects.toStrictEqual(
       new Error('No project API key provided. Please use `--key`.')
     );
-    delete process.env.TEST_CI;
+    delete process.env.TEST_RDME_CI;
   });
 
   it('should update a specific version object', async () => {
diff --git a/__tests__/helpers/get-gha-setup.ts b/__tests__/helpers/get-gha-setup.ts
index 031ac459a..e880d0fc9 100644
--- a/__tests__/helpers/get-gha-setup.ts
+++ b/__tests__/helpers/get-gha-setup.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export function before(writeFileSyncCb) {
   // no need to construct everything
   global.Date = jest.fn(() => DATE_TO_USE);
 
-  process.env.TEST_CREATEGHA = 'true';
+  process.env.TEST_RDME_CREATEGHA = 'true';
 
   const spy = jest.spyOn(getPkgVersion, 'getPkgVersion');
   spy.mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve('7.8.9'));
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export function before(writeFileSyncCb) {
  */
 export function after() {
   configstore.clear();
-  delete process.env.TEST_CREATEGHA;
+  delete process.env.TEST_RDME_CREATEGHA;
   jest.clearAllMocks();
   process.chdir(testWorkingDir);
 }
diff --git a/__tests__/index.test.ts b/__tests__/index.test.ts
index c6ac6fd32..c2ce54132 100644
--- a/__tests__/index.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/index.test.ts
@@ -92,24 +92,9 @@ describe('cli', () => {
     await expect(cli([])).resolves.toContain('OpenAPI / Swagger');
   });
 
-  it('should add stored apiKey to opts', async () => {
-    expect.assertions(1);
-    const key = '123456';
-    const version = '1.0.0';
-    conf.set('apiKey', key);
-
-    const versionMock = getAPIMock().get(`/api/v1/version/${version}`).basicAuth({ user: key }).reply(200, { version });
-
-    await expect(cli(['docs', `--version=${version}`])).rejects.toStrictEqual(
-      new Error('No path provided. Usage `rdme docs <path> [options]`.')
-    );
-
-    conf.clear();
-    versionMock.done();
-  });
-
-  describe('logged-in user notifications', () => {
+  describe('stored API key', () => {
     let consoleInfoSpy;
+    const key = '123456';
     const getCommandOutput = () => {
       return [consoleInfoSpy.mock.calls.join('\n\n')].filter(Boolean).join('\n\n');
     };
@@ -117,7 +102,7 @@ describe('cli', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       conf.set('email', 'owlbert@readme.io');
       conf.set('project', 'owlbert');
-      conf.set('apiKey', '123456');
+      conf.set('apiKey', key);
       consoleInfoSpy = jest.spyOn(console, 'info').mockImplementation();
     });
 
@@ -126,6 +111,23 @@ describe('cli', () => {
       conf.clear();
     });
 
+    it('should add stored apiKey to opts', async () => {
+      expect.assertions(1);
+      const version = '1.0.0';
+
+      const versionMock = getAPIMock()
+        .get(`/api/v1/version/${version}`)
+        .basicAuth({ user: key })
+        .reply(200, { version });
+
+      await expect(cli(['docs', `--version=${version}`])).rejects.toStrictEqual(
+        new Error('No path provided. Usage `rdme docs <path> [options]`.')
+      );
+
+      conf.clear();
+      versionMock.done();
+    });
+
     it('should inform a logged in user which project is being updated', async () => {
       await expect(cli(['openapi', '--create', '--update'])).rejects.toThrow(
         'The `--create` and `--update` options cannot be used simultaneously. Please use one or the other!'
diff --git a/__tests__/lib/createGHA.test.ts b/__tests__/lib/createGHA.test.ts
index 86e15434d..be018d6d9 100644
--- a/__tests__/lib/createGHA.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/lib/createGHA.test.ts
@@ -175,11 +175,19 @@ describe('#createGHA', () => {
       });
 
       it('should not run if in a CI environment', async () => {
-        process.env.TEST_CI = 'true';
+        process.env.TEST_RDME_CI = 'true';
         await expect(createGHA('success!', cmd, command.args, opts)).resolves.toBe('success!');
         // asserts that git commands aren't run in CI
         expect(git.checkIsRepo).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-        delete process.env.TEST_CI;
+        delete process.env.TEST_RDME_CI;
+      });
+
+      it('should not run if in an npm lifecycle', async () => {
+        process.env.TEST_RDME_NPM_SCRIPT = 'true';
+        await expect(createGHA('success!', cmd, command.args, opts)).resolves.toBe('success!');
+        // asserts that git commands aren't run in CI
+        expect(git.checkIsRepo).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        delete process.env.TEST_RDME_NPM_SCRIPT;
       });
 
       it('should not run if repo only contains non-GitHub remotes', () => {
diff --git a/__tests__/setup.js b/__tests__/setup.js
index 029058c1c..c46a875ec 100644
--- a/__tests__/setup.js
+++ b/__tests__/setup.js
@@ -2,3 +2,7 @@
 // colorization here for all tests.
 // https://github.com/chalk/supports-color/issues/106
 process.env.FORCE_COLOR = 0;
+
+// Sets our test NODE_ENV to a custom value in case of false positives
+// if someone is using this tool in a testing environment
+process.env.NODE_ENV = 'rdme-test';
diff --git a/config/test.json b/config/rdme-test.json
similarity index 100%
rename from config/test.json
rename to config/rdme-test.json
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e2037f9ae..3aae87a5b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
         "jest": "^29.0.3",
         "jest-extended": "^3.0.0",
         "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
+        "keyv": "^4.5.0",
         "nock": "^13.2.7",
         "prettier": "^2.7.1",
         "ts-jest": "^29.0.0",
@@ -1789,11 +1790,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-FhpRzf927MNQdRZP0J5DLIdTXhjLYzeUTmLAu69mnVksLH9CJY3IuSeEgbKUki7GQZm0WqDkGzyxju2EZGD2wA==",
       "dev": true
     },
-    "node_modules/@types/json-buffer": {
-      "version": "3.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/json-buffer/-/json-buffer-3.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-3YP80IxxFJB4b5tYC2SUPwkg0XQLiu0nWvhRgEatgjf+29IcWO9X1k8xRv5DGssJ/lCrjYTjQPcobJr2yWIVuQ=="
-    },
     "node_modules/@types/json-schema": {
       "version": "7.0.11",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/json-schema/-/json-schema-7.0.11.tgz",
@@ -3047,23 +3043,6 @@
         "node": ">= 12.0.0"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/compress-brotli": {
-      "version": "1.3.8",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/compress-brotli/-/compress-brotli-1.3.8.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-lVcQsjhxhIXsuupfy9fmZUFtAIdBmXA7EGY6GBdgZ++qkM9zG4YFT8iU7FoBxzryNDMOpD1HIFHUSX4D87oqhQ==",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "@types/json-buffer": "~3.0.0",
-        "json-buffer": "~3.0.1"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 12"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/compress-brotli/node_modules/json-buffer": {
-      "version": "3.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json-buffer/-/json-buffer-3.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-4bV5BfR2mqfQTJm+V5tPPdf+ZpuhiIvTuAB5g8kcrXOZpTT/QwwVRWBywX1ozr6lEuPdbHxwaJlm9G6mI2sfSQ=="
-    },
     "node_modules/compute-gcd": {
       "version": "1.2.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/compute-gcd/-/compute-gcd-1.2.1.tgz",
@@ -5300,20 +5279,6 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sindresorhus/got?sponsor=1"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/hercule/node_modules/json-buffer": {
-      "version": "3.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json-buffer/-/json-buffer-3.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-4bV5BfR2mqfQTJm+V5tPPdf+ZpuhiIvTuAB5g8kcrXOZpTT/QwwVRWBywX1ozr6lEuPdbHxwaJlm9G6mI2sfSQ=="
-    },
-    "node_modules/hercule/node_modules/keyv": {
-      "version": "4.3.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/keyv/-/keyv-4.3.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-AcysI17RvakTh8ir03+a3zJr5r0ovnAH/XTXei/4HIv3bL2K/jzvgivLK9UuI/JbU1aJjM3NSAnVvVVd3n+4DQ==",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "compress-brotli": "^1.3.8",
-        "json-buffer": "3.0.1"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/hercule/node_modules/lowercase-keys": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lowercase-keys/-/lowercase-keys-2.0.0.tgz",
@@ -7083,6 +7048,11 @@
         "node": ">=4"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/json-buffer": {
+      "version": "3.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json-buffer/-/json-buffer-3.0.1.tgz",
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+    },
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       "version": "2.3.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json-parse-even-better-errors/-/json-parse-even-better-errors-2.3.1.tgz",
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/keyv": {
+      "version": "4.5.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/keyv/-/keyv-4.5.0.tgz",
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+      "dependencies": {
+        "json-buffer": "3.0.1"
+      }
+    },
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       "version": "6.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/kind-of/-/kind-of-6.0.3.tgz",
@@ -9737,19 +9715,6 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sindresorhus/got?sponsor=1"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/update-notifier-cjs/node_modules/json-buffer": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json-buffer/-/json-buffer-3.0.1.tgz",
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/keyv/-/keyv-4.5.0.tgz",
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-      "dependencies": {
-        "json-buffer": "3.0.1"
-      }
-    },
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       "dev": true
     },
-    "@types/json-buffer": {
-      "version": "3.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/json-buffer/-/json-buffer-3.0.0.tgz",
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-    },
     "@types/json-schema": {
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/json-schema/-/json-schema-7.0.11.tgz",
@@ -12368,22 +12328,6 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
-    "compress-brotli": {
-      "version": "1.3.8",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/compress-brotli/-/compress-brotli-1.3.8.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-lVcQsjhxhIXsuupfy9fmZUFtAIdBmXA7EGY6GBdgZ++qkM9zG4YFT8iU7FoBxzryNDMOpD1HIFHUSX4D87oqhQ==",
-      "requires": {
-        "@types/json-buffer": "~3.0.0",
-        "json-buffer": "~3.0.1"
-      },
-      "dependencies": {
-        "json-buffer": {
-          "version": "3.0.1",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json-buffer/-/json-buffer-3.0.1.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-4bV5BfR2mqfQTJm+V5tPPdf+ZpuhiIvTuAB5g8kcrXOZpTT/QwwVRWBywX1ozr6lEuPdbHxwaJlm9G6mI2sfSQ=="
-        }
-      }
-    },
     "compute-gcd": {
       "version": "1.2.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/compute-gcd/-/compute-gcd-1.2.1.tgz",
@@ -14035,20 +13979,6 @@
             "responselike": "^2.0.0"
           }
         },
-        "json-buffer": {
-          "version": "3.0.1",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json-buffer/-/json-buffer-3.0.1.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-4bV5BfR2mqfQTJm+V5tPPdf+ZpuhiIvTuAB5g8kcrXOZpTT/QwwVRWBywX1ozr6lEuPdbHxwaJlm9G6mI2sfSQ=="
-        },
-        "keyv": {
-          "version": "4.3.3",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/keyv/-/keyv-4.3.3.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-AcysI17RvakTh8ir03+a3zJr5r0ovnAH/XTXei/4HIv3bL2K/jzvgivLK9UuI/JbU1aJjM3NSAnVvVVd3n+4DQ==",
-          "requires": {
-            "compress-brotli": "^1.3.8",
-            "json-buffer": "3.0.1"
-          }
-        },
         "lowercase-keys": {
           "version": "2.0.0",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lowercase-keys/-/lowercase-keys-2.0.0.tgz",
@@ -15323,6 +15253,11 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "json-buffer": {
+      "version": "3.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json-buffer/-/json-buffer-3.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-4bV5BfR2mqfQTJm+V5tPPdf+ZpuhiIvTuAB5g8kcrXOZpTT/QwwVRWBywX1ozr6lEuPdbHxwaJlm9G6mI2sfSQ=="
+    },
     "json-parse-even-better-errors": {
       "version": "2.3.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json-parse-even-better-errors/-/json-parse-even-better-errors-2.3.1.tgz",
@@ -15415,6 +15350,14 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "keyv": {
+      "version": "4.5.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/keyv/-/keyv-4.5.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-2YvuMsA+jnFGtBareKqgANOEKe1mk3HKiXu2fRmAfyxG0MJAywNhi5ttWA3PMjl4NmpyjZNbFifR2vNjW1znfA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "json-buffer": "3.0.1"
+      }
+    },
     "kind-of": {
       "version": "6.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/kind-of/-/kind-of-6.0.3.tgz",
@@ -17297,19 +17240,6 @@
             "responselike": "^2.0.0"
           }
         },
-        "json-buffer": {
-          "version": "3.0.1",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json-buffer/-/json-buffer-3.0.1.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-4bV5BfR2mqfQTJm+V5tPPdf+ZpuhiIvTuAB5g8kcrXOZpTT/QwwVRWBywX1ozr6lEuPdbHxwaJlm9G6mI2sfSQ=="
-        },
-        "keyv": {
-          "version": "4.5.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/keyv/-/keyv-4.5.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-2YvuMsA+jnFGtBareKqgANOEKe1mk3HKiXu2fRmAfyxG0MJAywNhi5ttWA3PMjl4NmpyjZNbFifR2vNjW1znfA==",
-          "requires": {
-            "json-buffer": "3.0.1"
-          }
-        },
         "lowercase-keys": {
           "version": "2.0.0",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lowercase-keys/-/lowercase-keys-2.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0484ae129..0289bf22e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
     "jest": "^29.0.3",
     "jest-extended": "^3.0.0",
     "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
+    "keyv": "^4.5.0",
     "nock": "^13.2.7",
     "prettier": "^2.7.1",
     "ts-jest": "^29.0.0",
@@ -99,12 +100,13 @@
     "bump": "npm version -m 'build: %s release'",
     "debug": "ts-node src/cli.ts",
     "lint": "eslint . bin/rdme bin/set-version-output --ext .js,.ts",
-    "lint-docs": "npx alex@10 . && npm run prettier",
+    "lint-docs": "npx alex@10 . && npm run prettier:docs",
     "postversion": "git tag $npm_package_version",
     "prebuild": "rm -rf dist/",
     "prepack": "npm run build",
     "pretest": "npm run lint && npm run lint-docs",
     "prettier": "prettier --list-different \"./**/**.{md,js,ts}\"",
+    "prettier:docs": "prettier --list-different \"./**/**.md\"",
     "prettier:write": "prettier --list-different --write \"./**/**.{md,js,ts}\"",
     "release": "npx conventional-changelog-cli -i CHANGELOG.md -s",
     "test": "jest --coverage",
diff --git a/src/lib/createGHA/index.ts b/src/lib/createGHA/index.ts
index 48c850974..17d147af6 100644
--- a/src/lib/createGHA/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/createGHA/index.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { transcludeString } from 'hercule/promises';
 import { checkFilePath, cleanFileName } from '../checkFile';
 import configstore from '../configstore';
 import { getPkgVersion } from '../getPkgVersion';
-import isCI from '../isCI';
+import isCI, { isNpmScript, isTest } from '../isCI';
 import { debug, info } from '../logger';
 import promptTerminal from '../promptWrapper';
 
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ export default async function createGHA(
 
   // if in a CI environment,
   // don't even bother running the git commands
-  if (!opts.github && isCI()) {
+  if (!opts.github && (isCI() || isNpmScript())) {
     return msg;
   }
 
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ export default async function createGHA(
       // is a repo, but only contains non-GitHub remotes
       (isRepo && containsNonGitHubRemote && !containsGitHubRemote) ||
       // not testing this function
-      (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test' && !process.env.TEST_CREATEGHA)
+      (isTest() && !process.env.TEST_RDME_CREATEGHA)
     ) {
       debug('not running GHA onboarding workflow, exiting');
       // We return the original command message and pretend this command flow never happened.
diff --git a/src/lib/isCI.ts b/src/lib/isCI.ts
index df2621c63..0c1e06776 100644
--- a/src/lib/isCI.ts
+++ b/src/lib/isCI.ts
@@ -9,13 +9,36 @@ export function isGHA() {
   return ciDetect() === 'github-actions';
 }
 
+/**
+ * Small env check to determine if we're running our testbed
+ */
+export function isTest() {
+  return process.env.NODE_ENV === 'rdme-test';
+}
+
+/**
+ * Small env check to determine if the current command is being run
+ * via an npm (or yarn) script.
+ *
+ * The reason we have this weird conditional logic is because we run our tests via
+ * an npm script and we don't want false positives when running tests.
+ *
+ * @see {@link https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v8/using-npm/scripts#current-lifecycle-event}
+ * @see {@link https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v6/using-npm/scripts#current-lifecycle-event}
+ * @see {@link https://yarnpkg.com/advanced/lifecycle-scripts}
+ */
+export function isNpmScript() {
+  /* istanbul ignore next */
+  return (!!process.env.npm_lifecycle_event && !isTest()) || !!process.env.TEST_RDME_NPM_SCRIPT;
+}
+
 /**
  * Small check to ensure we're in a safe CI environment.
  *
- * The reason we have this `env` variable is because we run our tests in a CI environment
- * and we don't want false positives when running tests on logic only intended for CI.
+ * The reason we have this weird conditional logic is because we run our tests in
+ * a CI environment and we don't want false positives when running tests.
  */
 export default function isCI() {
   /* istanbul ignore next */
-  return (ciDetect() && process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'test') || process.env.TEST_CI;
+  return (ciDetect() && !isTest()) || !!process.env.TEST_RDME_CI;
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/logger.ts b/src/lib/logger.ts
index f3d1b9135..26caa8433 100644
--- a/src/lib/logger.ts
+++ b/src/lib/logger.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import chalk from 'chalk';
 import config from 'config';
 import debugModule from 'debug';
 
-import { isGHA } from './isCI';
+import { isGHA, isTest } from './isCI';
 
 const debugPackage = debugModule(config.get('cli'));
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const debugPackage = debugModule(config.get('cli'));
  */
 function debug(input: string) {
   /* istanbul ignore next */
-  if (isGHA() && process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'test') core.debug(`rdme: ${input}`);
+  if (isGHA() && !isTest()) core.debug(`rdme: ${input}`);
   return debugPackage(input);
 }
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ function debug(input: string) {
  */
 function warn(input: string) {
   /* istanbul ignore next */
-  if (isGHA() && process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'test') return core.warning(input);
+  if (isGHA() && !isTest()) return core.warning(input);
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
   return console.warn(chalk.yellow(`⚠️  Warning! ${input}`));
 }
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function warn(input: string) {
  */
 function info(input: string, includeEmojiPrefix = true) {
   /* istanbul ignore next */
-  if (isGHA() && process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'test') return core.notice(input);
+  if (isGHA() && !isTest()) return core.notice(input);
   /* istanbul ignore next */
   if (!includeEmojiPrefix) return console.info(input); // eslint-disable-line no-console
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function info(input: string, includeEmojiPrefix = true) {
 
 function oraOptions() {
   // Disables spinner in tests so it doesn't pollute test output
-  const opts: Writable<OraOptions> = { isSilent: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test' };
+  const opts: Writable<OraOptions> = { isSilent: isTest() };
 
   // Cleans up ora output so it prints nicely alongside debug logs
   /* istanbul ignore next */
diff --git a/src/lib/promptWrapper.ts b/src/lib/promptWrapper.ts
index 644bea791..540160ff3 100644
--- a/src/lib/promptWrapper.ts
+++ b/src/lib/promptWrapper.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import ciDetect from '@npmcli/ci-detect';
 import prompts from 'prompts';
 
+import isCI from './isCI';
+
 /**
  * The `prompts` library doesn't always interpret CTRL+C and release the terminal back to the user
  * so we need handle this ourselves. This function is just a simple overload of the main `prompts`
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ export default async function promptTerminal<T extends string = string>(
    * prompt is not being run in a CI environment.
    */
   function onRender() {
-    if (ciDetect() && process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'test') {
+    if (isCI()) {
       process.stdout.write('\n');
       process.stdout.write(
         'Yikes! Looks like we were about to prompt you for something in a CI environment. Are you missing an argument?'