diff --git a/.github/workflows/self_check.yml b/.github/workflows/self_check.yml
index 0290ecd..1b81fa1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/self_check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/self_check.yml
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/tests.yml
     with:
-      library: strong_ptr
       repo: libhal/strong_ptr
     secrets: inherit
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 8cbde55..ec54598 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -17,40 +17,50 @@ name: 🧪 tests
 on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
-      library:
+      repo:
         type: string
-        default: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
+        default: ${{ github.repository }}
+        description: "The repo with the conan package to build from"
       version:
         type: string
         default: ""
-      coverage:
-        type: boolean
-        default: false
-      fail_on_coverage:
-        type: boolean
-        default: false
-      coverage_threshold:
-        type: string
-        default: "40 80"
-      repo:
+        description: "Version of the git repo to checkout. Must match an available git ref or tag. The tag must follow SEMVER-2."
+      dir:
         type: string
-        required: true
+        default: "."
+        description: "Directory where the conan package exists"
       conan_version:
         type: string
         default: 2.22.2
+        description: "Which conan version to install"
       config2_version:
         type: string
         default: main
-      # Directory where the conan package exists
-      dir:
+        description: "Set the version to pull the libhal conan-config2 info. This must be a tagged version of the config-conan2 repo"
+
+      # ========================================================================
+      # Deprecated inputs
+      # ========================================================================
+      library:
         type: string
-        default: "."
-      # (DEPRECATED) Version of LLVM to install via homebrew, no longer used
-      # The llvm binary comes from the llvm-toolchain package within the llvm
-      # profile.
+        default: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
+        description: "(DEPRECATED) No longer needed or used."
       llvm:
         type: string
         default: "17"
+        description: "(DEPRECATED) Version of LLVM to install via homebrew, no longer used The llvm binary comes from the llvm-toolchain package within the llvm profile."
+      coverage:
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+        description: "(DEPRECATED) No longer used, coverage should be handled by the package itself."
+      fail_on_coverage:
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+        description: "(DEPRECATED) No longer used, coverage should be handled by the package itself."
+      coverage_threshold:
+        type: string
+        default: "40 80"
+        description: "(DEPRECATED) No longer used, coverage should be handled by the package itself."
 jobs:
   run_tests:
     strategy:
@@ -105,4 +115,4 @@ jobs:
         run: conan config install https://github.com/libhal/conan-config2.git --args="-b ${{ inputs.config2_version }}"
 
       - name: 🔬 Create & Run Unit Tests
-        run: conan create ${{ inputs.dir }} -s:h build_type=Debug --version='latest' -s:h os=${{ matrix.os }} -s:h arch=${{ matrix.arch }} --build=missing -pr:h hal/tc/llvm -o "*:enable_clang_tidy=True"
+        run: conan create ${{ inputs.dir }} -s:h build_type=Debug --version=latest -s:h os=${{ matrix.os }} -s:h arch=${{ matrix.arch }} --build=missing -pr:h hal/tc/llvm -o "*:enable_clang_tidy=True"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 20459e3..5901790 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ Creates Conan packages for a specific platform/architecture and uploads to a rep
 - `conan_remote_password`: Password for Conan repository
 
 **Usage:**
+
 ```yaml
 jobs:
   deploy:
@@ -399,21 +400,23 @@ jobs:
 
 ### tests.yml
 
-Runs unit tests on multiple platforms with optional coverage reporting.
+Runs unit tests on multiple platforms.
 
 **Inputs:**
 
-- `library` (string, **required**): Library name
-- `version` (string): Version/tag to checkout. Default: ""
-- `coverage` (boolean, **required**): Enable code coverage
-- `fail_on_coverage` (boolean, **required**): Fail on coverage threshold
-- `coverage_threshold` (string, **required**): Coverage thresholds
-- `repo` (string, **required**): GitHub repository
-- `conan_version` (string, **required**): Conan version
+- `repo` (string): GitHub repository to build from. Default: current repository
+- `version` (string): Version/tag to checkout. Default: "" (uses current branch)
+- `dir` (string): Directory containing the Conan package. Default: "."
+- `conan_version` (string): Conan version. Default: "2.22.2"
 - `config2_version` (string): conan-config2 branch/tag. Default: "main"
-- `dir` (string): Package directory. Default: "."
-- `llvm` (string): **(DEPRECATED NO LONGER USED)**. Tests will use the latest
-  version of LLVM available in the libhal conan-config2 repo.
+
+**Deprecated Inputs (no longer used):**
+
+- `library` (string): No longer needed, repo name is auto-detected
+- `llvm` (string): LLVM version now comes from llvm-toolchain package in llvm profile
+- `coverage` (boolean): Coverage should be handled by the package itself
+- `fail_on_coverage` (boolean): Coverage should be handled by the package itself
+- `coverage_threshold` (string): Coverage should be handled by the package itself
 
 Runs tests on:
 
@@ -422,16 +425,21 @@ Runs tests on:
 
 **Usage:**
 
+```yaml
+jobs:
+  tests:
+    uses: libhal/ci/.github/workflows/tests.yml@5.x.y
+    secrets: inherit
+```
+
+Or with custom options:
+
 ```yaml
 jobs:
   tests:
     uses: libhal/ci/.github/workflows/tests.yml@5.x.y
     with:
-      library: libhal-util
       repo: libhal/libhal-util
-      coverage: true
-      fail_on_coverage: false
-      coverage_threshold: "40 80"
       conan_version: "2.22.2"
     secrets: inherit
 ```