diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0d0c7f61..58f6d0eb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@
   ],
   "pre-commit": "lint:staged",
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "lerna run --parallel watch",
-    "clean": "cd packages && rimraf */.cache */*.js */*.css */*.svg */*.map",
-    "reset": "yarn clean && lerna clean --yes && lerna bootstrap && cd packages/netlify-cms-core && yarn link netlify-cms-lib-auth netlify-cms-lib-util netlify-cms-ui-default netlify-cms-editor-component-image"
+    "bootstrap": "lerna bootstrap && lerna link --force-local",
+    "start": "yarn bootstrap && yarn watch",
+    "watch": "lerna run watch --parallel",
+    "clean": "cd packages && rimraf */.cache */*.js */*.css */*.svg */*.map"
   },
   "jest": {
     "moduleNameMapper": {
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-backend-github/package.json b/packages/netlify-cms-backend-github/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa98b2f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-backend-github/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{
+  "name": "netlify-cms-backend-github",
+  "description": "GitHub backend for Netlify CMS",
+  "version": "2.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "keywords": [
+    "netlify",
+    "netlify-cms",
+    "backend",
+    "github"
+  ],
+  "scripts": {
+    "watch": "parcel watch src/*.js --out-dir . --no-cache",
+    "build": "parcel build src/*.js --out-dir . --no-cache"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "js-base64": "^2.4.8",
+    "lodash": "^4.17.10",
+    "netlify-cms-lib-auth": "file:../netlify-cms-lib-auth",
+    "netlify-cms-lib-util": "file:../netlify-cms-lib-util",
+    "netlify-cms-ui-default": "file:../netlify-cms-ui-default",
+    "prop-types": "^15.6.2",
+    "react": "^16.4.1",
+    "react-emotion": "^9.2.6",
+    "semaphore": "^1.1.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "parcel-bundler": "^1.9.4"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/github/API.js b/packages/netlify-cms-backend-github/src/API.js
similarity index 98%
rename from packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/github/API.js
rename to packages/netlify-cms-backend-github/src/API.js
index c528460d..920e3ac5 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/github/API.js
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-backend-github/src/API.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import localForage from "netlify-cms-lib-util/localForage";
 import { Base64 } from "js-base64";
 import { uniq, initial, last, get, find, hasIn, partial } from "lodash";
 import { filterPromises, resolvePromiseProperties } from "netlify-cms-lib-util/promise";
-import AssetProxy from "ValueObjects/AssetProxy";
-import { SIMPLE, EDITORIAL_WORKFLOW, status } from "Constants/publishModes";
 import APIError from "netlify-cms-lib-util/APIError";
 import EditorialWorkflowError from "netlify-cms-lib-util/EditorialWorkflowError";
 
@@ -17,6 +15,8 @@ export default class API {
     this.repo = config.repo || "";
     this.repoURL = `/repos/${ this.repo }`;
     this.merge_method = config.squash_merges ? "squash" : "merge";
+    this.initialStatus = config.initialStatus;
+
   }
 
   user() {
@@ -287,13 +287,13 @@ export default class API {
     const fileTree = this.composeFileTree(files);
 
     return Promise.all(uploadPromises).then(() => {
-      if (!options.mode || (options.mode && options.mode === SIMPLE)) {
+      if (!options.useWorkflow) {
         return this.getBranch()
         .then(branchData => this.updateTree(branchData.commit.sha, "/", fileTree))
         .then(changeTree => this.commit(options.commitMessage, changeTree))
         .then(response => this.patchBranch(this.branch, response.sha));
 
-      } else if (options.mode && options.mode === EDITORIAL_WORKFLOW) {
+      } else {
         const mediaFilesList = mediaFiles.map(file => ({ path: file.path, sha: file.sha }));
         return this.editorialWorkflowGit(fileTree, entry, mediaFilesList, options);
       }
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ export default class API {
             head: prResponse.head && prResponse.head.sha,
           },
           user: user.name || user.login,
-          status: status.first(),
+          status: this.initialStatus,
           branch: branchName,
           collection: options.collectionName,
           title: options.parsedData && options.parsedData.title,
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/github/AuthenticationPage.js b/packages/netlify-cms-backend-github/src/AuthenticationPage.js
similarity index 56%
rename from packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/github/AuthenticationPage.js
rename to packages/netlify-cms-backend-github/src/AuthenticationPage.js
index 7ecf16b6..e8bbdaad 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/github/AuthenticationPage.js
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-backend-github/src/AuthenticationPage.js
@@ -1,7 +1,39 @@
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import React from 'react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import styled from 'react-emotion';
 import Authenticator from 'netlify-cms-lib-auth/netlify-auth';
 import Icon from 'netlify-cms-ui-default/Icon';
+import { buttons, shadows } from 'netlify-cms-ui-default/styles';
+
+const StyledAuthenticationPage = styled.section`
+  display: flex;
+  flex-flow: column nowrap;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  height: 100vh;
+`
+
+const AuthenticationPageLogo = styled(Icon)`
+  color: #c4c6d2;
+  margin-top: -300px;
+`
+
+const LoginButton = styled.button`
+  ${buttons.button};
+  ${shadows.dropDeep};
+  ${buttons.default};
+  ${buttons.gray};
+
+  padding: 0 30px;
+  margin-top: -80px;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  position: relative;
+
+  ${Icon} {
+    margin-right: 18px;
+  }
+`
 
 export default class AuthenticationPage extends React.Component {
   static propTypes = {
@@ -37,17 +69,13 @@ export default class AuthenticationPage extends React.Component {
     const { inProgress } = this.props;
 
     return (
-      <section className="nc-githubAuthenticationPage-root">
-        <Icon className="nc-githubAuthenticationPage-logo" size="500px" type="netlify-cms"/>
-        {loginError && <p>{loginError}</p>}
-        <button
-          className="nc-githubAuthenticationPage-button"
-          disabled={inProgress}
-          onClick={this.handleLogin}
-        >
+      <StyledAuthenticationPage>
+        <AuthenticationPageLogo size="500px" type="netlify-cms"/>
+        {loginError ? <p>{loginError}</p> : null}
+        <LoginButton disabled={inProgress} onClick={this.handleLogin}>
           <Icon type="github" /> {inProgress ? "Logging in..." : "Login with GitHub"}
-        </button>
-      </section>
+        </LoginButton>
+      </StyledAuthenticationPage>
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/github/__tests__/API.spec.js b/packages/netlify-cms-backend-github/src/__tests__/API.spec.js
similarity index 96%
rename from packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/github/__tests__/API.spec.js
rename to packages/netlify-cms-backend-github/src/__tests__/API.spec.js
index de2a74bb..8a027623 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/github/__tests__/API.spec.js
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-backend-github/src/__tests__/API.spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import AssetProxy from "ValueObjects/AssetProxy";
 import API from "../API";
 
 describe('github API', () => {
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/github/implementation.js b/packages/netlify-cms-backend-github/src/index.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/github/implementation.js
rename to packages/netlify-cms-backend-github/src/index.js
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-backend-test/package.json b/packages/netlify-cms-backend-test/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8e078b2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-backend-test/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{
+  "name": "netlify-cms-backend-test",
+  "description": "Development testing backend for Netlify CMS",
+  "version": "2.0.0-alpha.0",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "keywords": [
+    "netlify",
+    "netlify-cms",
+    "backend"
+  ],
+  "scripts": {
+    "watch": "parcel watch src/*.js --out-dir . --no-cache",
+    "build": "parcel build src/*.js --out-dir . --no-cache"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "immutable": "^3.8.2",
+    "lodash": "^4.17.10",
+    "netlify": "^1.2.0",
+    "netlify-cms-lib-util": "file:../netlify-cms-lib-util",
+    "netlify-cms-ui-default": "file:../netlify-cms-ui-default",
+    "prop-types": "^15.6.2",
+    "react": "^16.4.1",
+    "react-emotion": "^9.2.6",
+    "react-immutable-proptypes": "^2.1.0",
+    "uuid": "^3.3.2"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "parcel-bundler": "^1.9.4"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/test-repo/AuthenticationPage.js b/packages/netlify-cms-backend-test/src/AuthenticationPage.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/test-repo/AuthenticationPage.js
rename to packages/netlify-cms-backend-test/src/AuthenticationPage.js
index fa11250d..5c288e8a 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/test-repo/AuthenticationPage.js
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-backend-test/src/AuthenticationPage.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
-import React from 'react';
 import Icon from 'netlify-cms-ui-default/Icon';
 
 export default class AuthenticationPage extends React.Component {
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/test-repo/implementation.js b/packages/netlify-cms-backend-test/src/index.js
similarity index 96%
rename from packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/test-repo/implementation.js
rename to packages/netlify-cms-backend-test/src/index.js
index 44b1f127..f9578a93 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/test-repo/implementation.js
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-backend-test/src/index.js
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
+import { fromJS } from 'immutable';
 import { remove, attempt, isError, take } from 'lodash';
 import uuid from 'uuid/v4';
-import { fromJS } from 'immutable';
-import { EDITORIAL_WORKFLOW, status } from 'Constants/publishModes';
 import EditorialWorkflowError from 'netlify-cms-lib-util/EditorialWorkflowError';
-import Cursor, { CURSOR_COMPATIBILITY_SYMBOL } from 'ValueObjects/Cursor'
+import Cursor, { CURSOR_COMPATIBILITY_SYMBOL } from 'netlify-cms-lib-util/Cursor'
 import AuthenticationPage from './AuthenticationPage';
 
 window.repoFiles = window.repoFiles || {};
@@ -47,6 +46,7 @@ export default class TestRepo {
   constructor(config) {
     this.config = config;
     this.assets = [];
+    this.initialStatus = config.initialStatus;
   }
 
   authComponent() {
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ export default class TestRepo {
   }
 
   persistEntry({ path, raw, slug }, mediaFiles = [], options = {}) {
-    if (options.mode === EDITORIAL_WORKFLOW) {
+    if (options.useWorkflow) {
       const unpubStore = window.repoFilesUnpublished;
       const existingEntryIndex = unpubStore.findIndex(e => e.file.path === path);
       if (existingEntryIndex >= 0) {
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export default class TestRepo {
           },
           metaData: {
             collection: options.collectionName,
-            status: status.first(),
+            status: this.initialStatus,
             title: options.parsedData && options.parsedData.title,
             description: options.parsedData && options.parsedData.description,
           },
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-core/package.json b/packages/netlify-cms-core/package.json
index 0051b1e6..b7da4b6d 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-core/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   ],
   "scripts": {
     "watch": "cross-env NETLIFY_CMS_VERSION=$npm_package_version parcel example/index.html --no-cache --open",
-    "build": "cross-env NETLIFY_CMS_VERSION=$npm_package_version parcel build example/index.html --no-cache"
+    "build": "cross-env NETLIFY_CMS_VERSION=$npm_package_version parcel build example/index.html --no-cache "
   },
   "keywords": [
     "netlify",
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/actions/entries.js b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/actions/entries.js
index 3f5e1449..705ced49 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/actions/entries.js
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/actions/entries.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { getIntegrationProvider } from 'Integrations';
 import { getAsset, selectIntegration } from 'Reducers';
 import { selectFields } from 'Reducers/collections';
 import { selectCollectionEntriesCursor } from 'Reducers/cursors';
-import Cursor from 'ValueObjects/Cursor';
+import Cursor from 'netlify-cms-lib-util/Cursor'
 import { createEntry } from 'ValueObjects/Entry';
 import ValidationErrorTypes from 'Constants/validationErrorTypes';
 import isArray from 'lodash/isArray';
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/backend.js b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/backend.js
index bde9ec1e..b2d66ed9 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/backend.js
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/backend.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { attempt, flatten, isError } from 'lodash';
 import { fromJS, Map } from 'immutable';
 import fuzzy from 'fuzzy';
+import GitHubBackend from "netlify-cms-backend-github";
+import TestRepoBackend from "netlify-cms-backend-test";
 import { resolveFormat } from "Formats/formats";
 import { selectIntegration } from 'Reducers/integrations';
 import {
@@ -15,13 +17,12 @@ import {
 } from "Reducers/collections";
 import { createEntry } from "ValueObjects/Entry";
 import { sanitizeSlug } from "Lib/urlHelper";
-import TestRepoBackend from "./test-repo/implementation";
-import GitHubBackend from "./github/implementation";
 import GitLabBackend from "./gitlab/implementation";
 import BitBucketBackend from "./bitbucket/implementation";
 import GitGatewayBackend from "./git-gateway/implementation";
 import { registerBackend, getBackend } from 'Lib/registry';
-import Cursor, { CURSOR_COMPATIBILITY_SYMBOL } from '../valueObjects/Cursor';
+import Cursor, { CURSOR_COMPATIBILITY_SYMBOL } from 'netlify-cms-lib-util/Cursor'
+import { EDITORIAL_WORKFLOW, status } from 'Constants/publishModes';
 
 /**
  * Register internal backends
@@ -395,7 +396,7 @@ class Backend {
 
     const commitMessage = commitMessageFormatter(newEntry ? 'create' : 'update', config, { collection, slug: entryObj.slug, path: entryObj.path });
 
-    const mode = config.get("publish_mode");
+    const useWorkflow = config.get("publish_mode") === EDITORIAL_WORKFLOW;
 
     const collectionName = collection.get("name");
 
@@ -404,7 +405,15 @@ class Backend {
      */
     const hasAssetStore = integrations && !!selectIntegration(integrations, null, 'assetStore');
     const updatedOptions = { ...options, hasAssetStore };
-    const opts = { newEntry, parsedData, commitMessage, collectionName, mode, ...updatedOptions };
+    const opts = {
+      newEntry,
+      parsedData,
+      commitMessage,
+      collectionName,
+      useWorkflow,
+      initialStatus: status.first(),
+      ...updatedOptions
+    };
 
     return this.implementation.persistEntry(entryObj, MediaFiles, opts)
       .then(() => entryObj.slug);
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/git-gateway/API.js b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/git-gateway/API.js
index 88aa7207..451a7825 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/git-gateway/API.js
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/git-gateway/API.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import GithubAPI from "Backends/github/API";
+import GithubAPI from "netlify-cms-backend-github/API";
 import APIError from "netlify-cms-lib-util/APIError";
 
 export default class API extends GithubAPI {
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/git-gateway/GitHubAPI.js b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/git-gateway/GitHubAPI.js
index 88aa7207..451a7825 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/git-gateway/GitHubAPI.js
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/git-gateway/GitHubAPI.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import GithubAPI from "Backends/github/API";
+import GithubAPI from "netlify-cms-backend-github/API";
 import APIError from "netlify-cms-lib-util/APIError";
 
 export default class API extends GithubAPI {
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/git-gateway/implementation.js b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/git-gateway/implementation.js
index b6899486..4d5e596e 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/git-gateway/implementation.js
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/git-gateway/implementation.js
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import GoTrue from "gotrue-js";
 import jwtDecode from 'jwt-decode';
 import {List} from 'immutable';
 import { get, pick, intersection } from "lodash";
-import unsentRequest from "Lib/unsentRequest";
-import GitHubBackend from "Backends/github/implementation";
+import { unsentRequest } from "netlify-cms-lib-util";
+import GitHubBackend from "netlify-cms-backend-github";
 import GitLabBackend from "Backends/gitlab/implementation";
 import BitBucketBackend from "Backends/bitbucket/implementation";
 import GitHubAPI from "./GitHubAPI";
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/github/AuthenticationPage.css b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/github/AuthenticationPage.css
deleted file mode 100644
index 124099ae..00000000
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/github/AuthenticationPage.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-.nc-githubAuthenticationPage-root {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-flow: column nowrap;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: center;
-  height: 100vh;
-}
-
-.nc-githubAuthenticationPage-logo {
-  color: #c4c6d2;
-  margin-top: -300px;
-}
-
-.nc-githubAuthenticationPage-button {
-  @apply(--button);
-  @apply(--dropShadowDeep);
-  @apply(--buttonDefault);
-  @apply(--buttonGray);
-
-  padding: 0 30px;
-  margin-top: -80px;
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  position: relative;
-
-  & .nc-icon {
-    margin-right: 18px;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/gitlab/API.js b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/gitlab/API.js
index b4cc58a2..a737693c 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/gitlab/API.js
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/gitlab/API.js
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import { cond, flow, isString, partial, partialRight, pick, omit, set, update, g
 import unsentRequest from "netlify-cms-lib-util/unsentRequest";
 import { then } from "netlify-cms-lib-util/promise";
 import APIError from "netlify-cms-lib-util/APIError";
+import Cursor from 'netlify-cms-lib-util/Cursor'
 import AssetProxy from "ValueObjects/AssetProxy";
-import Cursor from "ValueObjects/Cursor"
 
 export default class API {
   constructor(config) {
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/gitlab/implementation.js b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/gitlab/implementation.js
index 79299874..60e5a322 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/gitlab/implementation.js
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/backends/gitlab/implementation.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import trimStart from 'lodash/trimStart';
 import semaphore from "semaphore";
+import { fileExtension } from 'netlify-cms-lib-util/path';
+import Cursor, { CURSOR_COMPATIBILITY_SYMBOL } from 'netlify-cms-lib-util/Cursor'
 import AuthenticationPage from "./AuthenticationPage";
 import API from "./API";
-import { CURSOR_COMPATIBILITY_SYMBOL } from 'ValueObjects/Cursor';
 import { EDITORIAL_WORKFLOW } from "Constants/publishModes";
 
 const MAX_CONCURRENT_DOWNLOADS = 10;
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/components/Collection/Entries/EntriesCollection.js b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/components/Collection/Entries/EntriesCollection.js
index da88a752..7b10241e 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/components/Collection/Entries/EntriesCollection.js
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/components/Collection/Entries/EntriesCollection.js
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { partial } from 'lodash';
+import Cursor from 'netlify-cms-lib-util/Cursor'
 import {
   loadEntries as actionLoadEntries,
   traverseCollectionCursor as actionTraverseCollectionCursor,
 } from 'Actions/entries';
 import { selectEntries } from 'Reducers';
 import { selectCollectionEntriesCursor } from 'Reducers/cursors';
-import Cursor from 'ValueObjects/Cursor';
 import Entries from './Entries';
 
 class EntriesCollection extends React.Component {
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/components/Collection/Entries/EntriesSearch.js b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/components/Collection/Entries/EntriesSearch.js
index 97d1d599..fc3cc1ca 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/components/Collection/Entries/EntriesSearch.js
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/components/Collection/Entries/EntriesSearch.js
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
+import Cursor from 'netlify-cms-lib-util/Cursor'
 import { selectSearchedEntries } from 'Reducers';
 import {
   searchEntries as actionSearchEntries,
   clearSearch as actionClearSearch
 } from 'Actions/search';
-import Cursor from 'ValueObjects/Cursor';
 import Entries from './Entries';
 
 class EntriesSearch extends React.Component {
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/components/Collection/Entries/EntryListing.js b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/components/Collection/Entries/EntryListing.js
index c245d934..72b129ef 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/components/Collection/Entries/EntryListing.js
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/components/Collection/Entries/EntryListing.js
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import styled from 'react-emotion';
 import Waypoint from 'react-waypoint';
 import { Map } from 'immutable';
+import Cursor from 'netlify-cms-lib-util/Cursor';
 import { selectFields, selectInferedField } from 'Reducers/collections';
 import EntryCard from './EntryCard';
-import Cursor from 'ValueObjects/Cursor';
 
 const CardsGrid = styled.div`
   display: flex;
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/index.css b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/index.css
index 9ffb00f2..1f37b104 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/index.css
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/index.css
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@
  * Backend auth pages
  */
 @import "./backends/git-gateway/AuthenticationPage.css";
-@import "./backends/github/AuthenticationPage.css";
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/reducers/cursors.js b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/reducers/cursors.js
index 525f53b2..5fecb308 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/reducers/cursors.js
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/reducers/cursors.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { fromJS, Map } from 'immutable';
-import Cursor from "ValueObjects/Cursor";
+import Cursor from 'netlify-cms-lib-util/Cursor'
 import {
   ENTRIES_SUCCESS,
 } from 'Actions/entries';
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-lib-auth/src/index.js b/packages/netlify-cms-lib-auth/src/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 5625b435..00000000
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-lib-auth/src/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-import implicitOauth from './implicit-oauth';
-import netlifyAuth from './netlify-auth';
-
-export { implicitOauth, netlifyAuth };
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/valueObjects/Cursor.js b/packages/netlify-cms-lib-util/src/Cursor.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/netlify-cms-core/src/valueObjects/Cursor.js
rename to packages/netlify-cms-lib-util/src/Cursor.js
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index bd976d41..ad9eedec 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@ balanced-match@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/balanced-match/-/balanced-match-1.0.0.tgz#89b4d199ab2bee49de164ea02b89ce462d71b767"
 
-base64-js@^1.0.2:
+base64-js@>=0.0.4, base64-js@^1.0.2:
   version "1.3.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/base64-js/-/base64-js-1.3.0.tgz#cab1e6118f051095e58b5281aea8c1cd22bfc0e3"
 
@@ -3180,7 +3180,7 @@ glob-parent@^3.1.0:
     is-glob "^3.1.0"
     path-dirname "^1.0.0"
 
-glob@^7.0.3, glob@^7.0.5, glob@^7.1.1, glob@^7.1.2:
+glob@>=3.2.6, glob@^7.0.3, glob@^7.0.5, glob@^7.1.1, glob@^7.1.2:
   version "7.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/glob/-/glob-7.1.2.tgz#c19c9df9a028702d678612384a6552404c636d15"
   dependencies:
@@ -3234,6 +3234,12 @@ gotrue-js@^0.9.15:
   dependencies:
     micro-api-client "^3.2.1"
 
+graceful-fs@^3.0.4:
+  version "3.0.11"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graceful-fs/-/graceful-fs-3.0.11.tgz#7613c778a1afea62f25c630a086d7f3acbbdd818"
+  dependencies:
+    natives "^1.1.0"
+
 graceful-fs@^4.1.11, graceful-fs@^4.1.2, graceful-fs@^4.1.4, graceful-fs@^4.1.6:
   version "4.1.11"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graceful-fs/-/graceful-fs-4.1.11.tgz#0e8bdfe4d1ddb8854d64e04ea7c00e2a026e5658"
@@ -3551,7 +3557,7 @@ immediate@~3.0.5:
   version "3.0.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/immediate/-/immediate-3.0.6.tgz#9db1dbd0faf8de6fbe0f5dd5e56bb606280de69b"
 
-immutable@^3.7.6:
+immutable@^3.7.6, immutable@^3.8.2:
   version "3.8.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/immutable/-/immutable-3.8.2.tgz#c2439951455bb39913daf281376f1530e104adf3"
 
@@ -4347,6 +4353,10 @@ js-base64@^2.1.9:
   version "2.4.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/js-base64/-/js-base64-2.4.5.tgz#e293cd3c7c82f070d700fc7a1ca0a2e69f101f92"
 
+js-base64@^2.4.8:
+  version "2.4.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/js-base64/-/js-base64-2.4.8.tgz#57a9b130888f956834aa40c5b165ba59c758f033"
+
 js-beautify@^1.7.5:
   version "1.7.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/js-beautify/-/js-beautify-1.7.5.tgz#69d9651ef60dbb649f65527b53674950138a7919"
@@ -5051,6 +5061,10 @@ nanomatch@^1.2.9:
     snapdragon "^0.8.1"
     to-regex "^3.0.1"
 
+natives@^1.1.0:
+  version "1.1.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/natives/-/natives-1.1.4.tgz#2f0f224fc9a7dd53407c7667c84cf8dbe773de58"
+
 natural-compare@^1.4.0:
   version "1.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/natural-compare/-/natural-compare-1.4.0.tgz#4abebfeed7541f2c27acfb29bdbbd15c8d5ba4f7"
@@ -5104,6 +5118,16 @@ needle@^2.2.0:
     react-toggled "^1.1.2"
     react-transition-group "^2.2.1"
 
+netlify@^1.2.0:
+  version "1.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/netlify/-/netlify-1.2.0.tgz#ebf89b94b01b478d539630174decb496c2bbe315"
+  dependencies:
+    base64-js ">=0.0.4"
+    glob ">=3.2.6"
+    graceful-fs "^3.0.4"
+    semaphore "^1.0.5"
+    when "^3.7.5"
+
 nice-try@^1.0.4:
   version "1.0.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nice-try/-/nice-try-1.0.4.tgz#d93962f6c52f2c1558c0fbda6d512819f1efe1c4"
@@ -7239,7 +7263,7 @@ selection-is-backward@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/selection-is-backward/-/selection-is-backward-1.0.0.tgz#97a54633188a511aba6419fc5c1fa91b467e6be1"
 
-semaphore@^1.0.5:
+semaphore@^1.0.5, semaphore@^1.1.0:
   version "1.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semaphore/-/semaphore-1.1.0.tgz#aaad8b86b20fe8e9b32b16dc2ee682a8cd26a8aa"
 
@@ -8266,7 +8290,7 @@ uuid@^2.0.1:
   version "2.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/uuid/-/uuid-2.0.3.tgz#67e2e863797215530dff318e5bf9dcebfd47b21a"
 
-uuid@^3.0.1, uuid@^3.1.0:
+uuid@^3.0.1, uuid@^3.1.0, uuid@^3.3.2:
   version "3.3.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/uuid/-/uuid-3.3.2.tgz#1b4af4955eb3077c501c23872fc6513811587131"
 
@@ -8403,6 +8427,10 @@ whatwg-url@^6.4.0, whatwg-url@^6.4.1:
     tr46 "^1.0.1"
     webidl-conversions "^4.0.2"
 
+when@^3.7.5:
+  version "3.7.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/when/-/when-3.7.8.tgz#c7130b6a7ea04693e842cdc9e7a1f2aa39a39f82"
+
 whet.extend@~0.9.9:
   version "0.9.9"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/whet.extend/-/whet.extend-0.9.9.tgz#f877d5bf648c97e5aa542fadc16d6a259b9c11a1"