diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index f8ea5ed07..2d96d0d8e 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
 [submodule "tools/yscope-dev-utils"]
 	path = tools/yscope-dev-utils
 	url = https://github.com/y-scope/yscope-dev-utils.git
-[submodule "submodules/Catch2"]
-	path = submodules/Catch2
-	url = https://github.com/catchorg/Catch2.git
-[submodule "submodules/abseil-cpp"]
-	path = submodules/abseil-cpp
-	url = https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp.git
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4d69104d8..e5063c164 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ else()
 endif()
 message(STATUS "Building using ${SPIDER_LIBS_STRING} libraries")
 
+if(PROJECT_IS_TOP_LEVEL)
+    # Include dependency settings if the project isn't being included as a subproject.
+    include("build/deps/cmake-settings/all.cmake")
+endif()
+
 # Find and setup Boost Library
 if(SPIDER_USE_STATIC_LIBS)
     set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON)
@@ -156,12 +161,35 @@ else()
     message(FATAL_ERROR "Could not find msgpack-cxx")
 endif()
 
-# Add abseil-cpp
+find_package(outcome REQUIRED)
+if(outcome_FOUND)
+    message(STATUS "Found outcome.")
+else()
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Could not find libraries for outcome.")
+endif()
+
+find_package(Catch2 3.8.0 REQUIRED)
+if(Catch2_FOUND)
+    message(STATUS "Found Catch2 ${Catch2_VERSION}.")
+else()
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Could not find libraries for Catch2.")
+endif()
+
+# Add abseil
 set(ABSL_PROPAGATE_CXX_STD ON)
-add_subdirectory(submodules/abseil-cpp)
+find_package(absl REQUIRED)
+if(absl_FOUND)
+    message(STATUS "Found abseil ${absl_VERSION}.")
+else()
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Could not find libraries for abseil.")
+endif()
 
-# Add catch2
-add_subdirectory(submodules/Catch2)
+# Add ystdlib-cpp
+add_subdirectory(
+    "${SPIDER_YSTDLIB_SOURCE_DIRECTORY}"
+    "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/ystdlib"
+    EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
+)
 
 find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 98e294315..66fc1a65d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ Follow the steps below to develop and contribute to the project.
 * [Task] 3.40.0 or higher
 
 ## Set up
-Initialize and update submodules:
+Run dependency installation task:
 ```shell
-git submodule update --init --recursive
+task deps:dep_install
 ```
 
 Set up the config files for our C++ linting tools:
diff --git a/dep-tasks.yaml b/dep-tasks.yaml
index a5cb8e17c..a2c7dbb84 100644
--- a/dep-tasks.yaml
+++ b/dep-tasks.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ tasks:
     dir: "{{.G_SCRIPT_DIR}}/lib_install/macOS"
     cmds:
       - "./install-lib.sh"
+      - task: "dep_install"
 
   lib_install_linux:
     internal: true
@@ -21,3 +22,99 @@ tasks:
     dir: "{{.G_SCRIPT_DIR}}/lib_install/linux"
     cmds:
       - "./install-lib.sh"
+      - task: "dep_install"
+
+  dep_install:
+    cmds:
+      - task: ":utils:cmake:install-deps-and-generate-settings"
+        vars:
+          CMAKE_SETTINGS_DIR: "{{.G_DEPS_CMAKE_SETTINGS_DIR}}"
+          DEP_TASK: "deps:install-all-run"
+
+  install-all-run:
+    internal: true
+    deps:
+      - task: "install-abseil"
+      - task: "install-Catch2"
+      - task: "install-outcome"
+      - task: "download-ystdlib"
+
+  install-abseil:
+    internal: true
+    run: "once"
+    cmds:
+      - task: ":utils:cmake:install-remote-tar"
+        vars:
+          NAME: "absl"
+          WORK_DIR: "{{.G_DEPS_DIR}}/absl"
+          FILE_SHA256: "b396401fd29e2e679cace77867481d388c807671dc2acc602a0259eeb79b7811"
+          URL: "https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp/archive/refs/tags/20250127.1.tar.gz"
+          CMAKE_SETTINGS_DIR: "{{.G_DEPS_CMAKE_SETTINGS_DIR}}"
+          GEN_ARGS:
+            - "-DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON"
+
+  install-Catch2:
+    internal: true
+    run: "once"
+    cmds:
+      - task: ":utils:cmake:install-remote-tar"
+        vars:
+          NAME: "Catch2"
+          WORK_DIR: "{{.G_DEPS_DIR}}/Catch2"
+          FILE_SHA256: "1ab2de20460d4641553addfdfe6acd4109d871d5531f8f519a52ea4926303087"
+          URL: "https://github.com/catchorg/Catch2/archive/refs/tags/v3.8.0.tar.gz"
+          CMAKE_SETTINGS_DIR: "{{.G_DEPS_CMAKE_SETTINGS_DIR}}"
+          GEN_ARGS:
+            - "-DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON"
+
+  install-outcome:
+    internal: true
+    run: "once"
+    deps:
+      - "install-quickcpplib"
+    cmds:
+      - task: ":utils:cmake:install-remote-tar"
+        vars:
+          NAME: "outcome"
+          WORK_DIR: "{{.G_DEPS_DIR}}/outcome"
+          FILE_SHA256: "0382248cbb00806ce4b5f3ce6939797dc3b597c85fd3531614959e31ef488b39"
+          URL: "https://github.com/ned14/outcome/archive/refs/tags/v2.2.11.tar.gz"
+          CMAKE_SETTINGS_DIR: "{{.G_DEPS_CMAKE_SETTINGS_DIR}}"
+          GEN_ARGS:
+            - "-C {{.G_DEPS_CMAKE_SETTINGS_DIR}}/quickcpplib.cmake"
+            - "-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF"
+            - "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release"
+            - "-DCMAKE_POLICY_DEFAULT_CMP0074=NEW"
+            - "-DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON"
+
+  install-quickcpplib:
+    internal: true
+    run: "once"
+    cmds:
+      - task: ":utils:cmake:install-remote-tar"
+        vars:
+          NAME: "quickcpplib"
+          WORK_DIR: "{{.G_DEPS_DIR}}/quickcpplib"
+          FILE_SHA256: "5d4c9b2d6fa177d3fb14f3fe3086867e43b44f4a7a944eb10ee4616b2b0f3c05"
+          URL: "https://github.com/ned14/quickcpplib/archive/f3e452e.tar.gz"
+          CMAKE_SETTINGS_DIR: "{{.G_DEPS_CMAKE_SETTINGS_DIR}}"
+          GEN_ARGS:
+            - "-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF"
+            - "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release"
+            - "-DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON"
+
+  download-ystdlib:
+    internal: true
+    run: "once"
+    cmds:
+      - task: ":utils:remote:download-and-extract-tar"
+        vars:
+          FILE_SHA256: "d3fc9804eacb3ee4f156ae0ca37151cb04847580"
+          OUTPUT_DIR: "{{.G_DEPS_DIR}}/ystdlib/ystdlib-src"
+          URL: "https://github.com/y-scope/ystdlib-cpp/archive/d3fc980.tar.gz"
+      - |
+        cat <<EOF >> "{{.G_DEPS_CMAKE_SETTINGS_DIR}}/ystdlib.cmake"
+        set(
+        SPIDER_YSTDLIB_SOURCE_DIRECTORY "{{.G_DEPS_DIR}}/ystdlib/ystdlib-src"
+        )
+        EOF
diff --git a/examples/quick-start/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/quick-start/CMakeLists.txt
index 119007660..1173f89c5 100644
--- a/examples/quick-start/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/quick-start/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.22.1)
 project(spider_getting_started)
 
+if(PROJECT_IS_TOP_LEVEL)
+    # Include dependency settings if the project isn't being included as a subproject.
+    include("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../../build/deps/cmake-settings/all.cmake")
+endif()
+
 # Add the Spider library
 add_subdirectory(../../ spider EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 
diff --git a/lint-tasks.yaml b/lint-tasks.yaml
index b99795673..d81b7247d 100644
--- a/lint-tasks.yaml
+++ b/lint-tasks.yaml
@@ -88,12 +88,21 @@ tasks:
             - "--config-file '{{.ROOT_DIR}}/.clang-tidy'"
             - "-p '{{.G_SPIDER_COMPILE_COMMANDS_DB}}'"
           INCLUDE_PATTERNS:
-            - "{{.G_EXAMPLES_DIR}}/**"
             - "{{.G_SRC_SPIDER_DIR}}/**"
             - "{{.G_TEST_DIR}}/**"
           OUTPUT_DIR: "{{.G_LINT_CLANG_TIDY_DIR}}"
           ROOT_PATHS: *cpp_source_files
           VENV_DIR: "{{.G_LINT_VENV_DIR}}"
+      - task: ":utils:cpp-lint:clang-tidy-find"
+        vars:
+          FLAGS:
+            - "--config-file '{{.ROOT_DIR}}/.clang-tidy'"
+            - "-p '{{.G_EXAMPLES_COMPILE_COMMANDS_DB}}'"
+          INCLUDE_PATTERNS:
+            - "{{.G_EXAMPLES_DIR}}/**"
+          OUTPUT_DIR: "{{.G_LINT_CLANG_TIDY_DIR}}"
+          ROOT_PATHS: *cpp_source_files
+          VENV_DIR: "{{.G_LINT_VENV_DIR}}"
 
   py-check:
     cmds:
diff --git a/src/spider/.clang-format b/src/spider/.clang-format
index 06150eeaf..18897e341 100644
--- a/src/spider/.clang-format
+++ b/src/spider/.clang-format
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ IncludeCategories:
   # Ex:
   # - Regex: "<(fmt|spdlog)"
   #   Priority: 3
-  - Regex: "^<(absl|boost|catch2|fmt|mariadb|msgpack|spdlog)"
+  - Regex: "^<(absl|boost|catch2|fmt|mariadb|msgpack|spdlog|ystdlib)"
     Priority: 3
   # C system headers
   - Regex: "^<.+\\.h>"
diff --git a/src/spider/CMakeLists.txt b/src/spider/CMakeLists.txt
index db0a773c0..b8f51c735 100644
--- a/src/spider/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/spider/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ target_link_libraries(
         MariaDBClientCpp::MariaDBClientCpp
         msgpack-cxx
         spdlog::spdlog
+        ystdlib::error_handling
 )
 target_link_libraries(spider_core PRIVATE fmt::fmt)
 
diff --git a/src/spider/worker/DllLoader.cpp b/src/spider/worker/DllLoader.cpp
index 59e26b1bb..1b202a25d 100644
--- a/src/spider/worker/DllLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/spider/worker/DllLoader.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ auto DllLoader::load_dll(std::string const& path_str) -> bool {
 
         auto const function_manager_func = boost::dll::import_alias<core::FunctionManager&()>(
                 library,
-                "function_manager_get_instance"
+                "g_function_manager_get_instance"
         );
         core::FunctionManager const& function_manager = function_manager_func();
         core::FunctionMap const& function_map = function_manager.get_function_map();
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ auto DllLoader::load_dll(std::string const& path_str) -> bool {
         auto const function_name_manager_func
                 = boost::dll::import_alias<core::FunctionNameManager&()>(
                         library,
-                        "function_name_manager_get_instance"
+                        "g_function_name_manager_get_instance"
                 );
         core::FunctionNameManager const& function_name_manager = function_name_manager_func();
         core::FunctionNameMap const& function_name_map
diff --git a/src/spider/worker/FunctionManager.cpp b/src/spider/worker/FunctionManager.cpp
index b7d31da39..719c7583a 100644
--- a/src/spider/worker/FunctionManager.cpp
+++ b/src/spider/worker/FunctionManager.cpp
@@ -115,4 +115,4 @@ auto FunctionManager::get_function(std::string const& name) const -> Function co
 }  // namespace spider::core
 
 // NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
-BOOST_DLL_ALIAS(spider::core::FunctionManager::get_instance, function_manager_get_instance)
+BOOST_DLL_ALIAS(spider::core::FunctionManager::get_instance, g_function_manager_get_instance)
diff --git a/src/spider/worker/FunctionNameManager.cpp b/src/spider/worker/FunctionNameManager.cpp
index 9d356ef32..ec36a0019 100644
--- a/src/spider/worker/FunctionNameManager.cpp
+++ b/src/spider/worker/FunctionNameManager.cpp
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ auto FunctionNameManager::get_function_name(void const* ptr) const -> std::optio
 // NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
 BOOST_DLL_ALIAS(
         spider::core::FunctionNameManager::get_instance,
-        function_name_manager_get_instance
+        g_function_name_manager_get_instance
 );
diff --git a/submodules/Catch2 b/submodules/Catch2
deleted file mode 160000
index a6ee7e20c..000000000
--- a/submodules/Catch2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit a6ee7e20cd4011129816df7992c1a9db2ef4b58f
diff --git a/submodules/abseil-cpp b/submodules/abseil-cpp
deleted file mode 160000
index 07fff76ed..000000000
--- a/submodules/abseil-cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 07fff76ed619672bb7bf00939231ba45aef2b043
diff --git a/taskfile.yaml b/taskfile.yaml
index cd5884ad3..556ef3486 100644
--- a/taskfile.yaml
+++ b/taskfile.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ vars:
   G_TEST_DIR: "{{.ROOT_DIR}}/tests"
   G_EXAMPLES_DIR: "{{.ROOT_DIR}}/examples"
 
+  G_DEPS_DIR: "{{.G_BUILD_DIR}}/deps"
+  # These should be kept in-sync with its usage in CMakeLists.txt
+  G_DEPS_CMAKE_SETTINGS_DIR: "{{.G_DEPS_DIR}}/cmake-settings"
+  G_DEPS_CMAKE_SETTINGS_FILE: "{{.G_DEPS_CMAKE_SETTINGS_DIR}}/settings.cmake"
+
 tasks:
   clean:
     cmds:
diff --git a/tools/yscope-dev-utils b/tools/yscope-dev-utils
index d22183ffa..e300d1bab 160000
--- a/tools/yscope-dev-utils
+++ b/tools/yscope-dev-utils
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit d22183ffa3fb95745b012eb38a6e13b7e5f06fca
+Subproject commit e300d1bab4c2f33cbf9ddf9f0c08185faf035070