diff --git a/docs/whats-new.md b/docs/whats-new.md
index 6f95ba206c..491dbec697 100644
--- a/docs/whats-new.md
+++ b/docs/whats-new.md
@@ -9,7 +9,33 @@ Target Date: Q4, 2024
 Production quality WebGPU backend
 
 **General**
-- TypeScript v5.6, strictNullChecks enabled.
+- TypeScript v5.6, all `"strict"` TypeScript options are now applied to all luma.gl modules.
+- Website tooling upgrades
+- All examples run on WebGPU
+- Documentation improvements (TBD)
+- Improved GitHub issue templates
+
+**@luma.gl/core**
+
+- Shader type APIs have been improved.
+- `CommandEncoder`/`CommandBuffer` API improvements
+- `Texture` class refactors complete.
+
+**@luma.gl/engine**
+
+- `AsyncTexture` now supports mipmap generation for WebGPU textures
+
+**@luma.gl/effects**
+
+- All postprocessing effects ported to WGSL (in progress)
+
+**@luma.gl/shadertools**
+
+- All shader modules ported to WGSL (in progress)
+
+**@luma.gl/gltf**
+
+- glTF and PRB now supported on WebGPU (in progress)
 
 
 ## Version 9.1 (In Beta)
diff --git a/modules/core/tsconfig.json b/modules/core/tsconfig.json
index eb0fd2ae45..c46add9685 100644
--- a/modules/core/tsconfig.json
+++ b/modules/core/tsconfig.json
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   "include": ["src/**/*"],
   "exclude": ["node_modules"],
   "compilerOptions": {
-    "noImplicitAny": true,
     "composite": true,
     "rootDir": "src",
     "outDir": "dist"
diff --git a/modules/effects/tsconfig.json b/modules/effects/tsconfig.json
index d4164f6786..f79744bbb1 100644
--- a/modules/effects/tsconfig.json
+++ b/modules/effects/tsconfig.json
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   "include": ["src/**/*"],
   "exclude": ["node_modules", "test"],
   "compilerOptions": {
-    "noImplicitAny": true,
     "composite": true,
     "rootDir": "src",
     "outDir": "dist"
diff --git a/modules/gltf/src/gltf/create-gltf-model.ts b/modules/gltf/src/gltf/create-gltf-model.ts
index 4231d3f6ce..4172a24f57 100644
--- a/modules/gltf/src/gltf/create-gltf-model.ts
+++ b/modules/gltf/src/gltf/create-gltf-model.ts
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export function createGLTFModel(device: Device, options: CreateGLTFModelOptions)
   // Calculate managedResources
   // TODO: Implement resource management logic that will
   // not deallocate resources/textures/buffers that are shared
-  const managedResources = [];
+  const managedResources: any[] = [];
   // managedResources.push(...parsedMaterial.generatedTextures);
   // managedResources.push(...Object.values(attributes).map((attribute) => attribute.buffer));
 
diff --git a/modules/gltf/src/gltf/gltf-animator.ts b/modules/gltf/src/gltf/gltf-animator.ts
index d9e26e7fa3..70e91c4273 100644
--- a/modules/gltf/src/gltf/gltf-animator.ts
+++ b/modules/gltf/src/gltf/gltf-animator.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 // Copyright (c) vis.gl contributors
 
+// @ts-nocheck TODO
+
 import {log, TypedArray} from '@luma.gl/core';
 import {Matrix4, Quaternion} from '@math.gl/core';
 
diff --git a/modules/gltf/src/gltf/gltf-instantiator.ts b/modules/gltf/src/gltf/gltf-instantiator.ts
index d92a950608..7afe055bb5 100644
--- a/modules/gltf/src/gltf/gltf-instantiator.ts
+++ b/modules/gltf/src/gltf/gltf-instantiator.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 // Copyright (c) vis.gl contributors
 
+// @ts-nocheck TODO - fix types
+
 import {Device, Buffer, PrimitiveTopology} from '@luma.gl/core';
 import {Geometry, GeometryAttribute, GroupNode, ModelNode, ModelProps} from '@luma.gl/engine';
 import {Matrix4} from '@math.gl/core';
diff --git a/modules/gltf/src/pbr/parse-pbr-material.ts b/modules/gltf/src/pbr/parse-pbr-material.ts
index 6e4b336a91..1585ac46c6 100644
--- a/modules/gltf/src/pbr/parse-pbr-material.ts
+++ b/modules/gltf/src/pbr/parse-pbr-material.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+// luma.gl
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+// Copyright (c) vis.gl contributors
+
+// @ts-nocheck TODO
+
 import type {Device, Texture, Parameters} from '@luma.gl/core';
 import {log} from '@luma.gl/core';
 import {PBREnvironment} from './pbr-environment';
@@ -46,7 +52,7 @@ enum GLEnum {
  */
 export function parsePBRMaterial(
   device: Device,
-  material,
+  material: any,
   attributes: Record<string, any>,
   options: ParsePBRMaterialOptions
 ): ParsedPBRMaterial {
diff --git a/modules/gltf/src/pbr/pbr-environment.ts b/modules/gltf/src/pbr/pbr-environment.ts
index 4c6a82c485..07a115c93e 100644
--- a/modules/gltf/src/pbr/pbr-environment.ts
+++ b/modules/gltf/src/pbr/pbr-environment.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-// luma.gl, MIT license
+// luma.gl
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+// Copyright (c) vis.gl contributors
 
 import {Device, SamplerProps} from '@luma.gl/core';
 import {AsyncTexture} from '@luma.gl/engine';
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ function makeCube(
 ): AsyncTexture {
   const data = {};
   FACES.forEach(face => {
+    // @ts-ignore TODO
     data[String(face)] = getTextureForFace(face);
   });
   return new AsyncTexture(device, {
diff --git a/modules/gltf/test/gltf/gltf.spec.ts b/modules/gltf/test/gltf/gltf.spec.ts
index b1ce8dc010..3b48024dd5 100644
--- a/modules/gltf/test/gltf/gltf.spec.ts
+++ b/modules/gltf/test/gltf/gltf.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+// luma.gl
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+// Copyright (c) vis.gl contributors
+
 import test from 'tape-promise/tape';
 import {getWebGLTestDevice} from '@luma.gl/test-utils';
 
diff --git a/modules/gltf/test/index.ts b/modules/gltf/test/index.ts
index 7786b12f6c..0732eb8980 100644
--- a/modules/gltf/test/index.ts
+++ b/modules/gltf/test/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
-// GLTF
+// luma.gl
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+// Copyright (c) vis.gl contributors
+
 import './gltf/gltf.spec';
diff --git a/modules/gltf/tsconfig.json b/modules/gltf/tsconfig.json
index 84b400e383..01c66bd9e2 100644
--- a/modules/gltf/tsconfig.json
+++ b/modules/gltf/tsconfig.json
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   "include": ["src/**/*"],
   "exclude": ["node_modules"],
   "compilerOptions": {
-    "noImplicitAny": false,
     "composite": true,
     "rootDir": "src",
     "outDir": "dist"
diff --git a/modules/test-utils/src/create-test-device.ts b/modules/test-utils/src/create-test-device.ts
index df246ae8ae..4756af48a9 100644
--- a/modules/test-utils/src/create-test-device.ts
+++ b/modules/test-utils/src/create-test-device.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const withResolvers = <T>(): {
     resolve = _resolve;
     reject = _reject;
   });
+  // @ts-ignore Assigned in callback.
   return {promise, resolve, reject};
 };
 
diff --git a/modules/test-utils/src/snapshot-test-runner.ts b/modules/test-utils/src/snapshot-test-runner.ts
index eb86d805a9..5d099536b9 100644
--- a/modules/test-utils/src/snapshot-test-runner.ts
+++ b/modules/test-utils/src/snapshot-test-runner.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export class SnapshotTestRunner extends TestRunner {
     };
 
     // Take screenshot and compare
+    // @ts-ignore implicit any
     const result = await globalThis.browserTestDriver_captureAndDiffScreen(diffOptions);
 
     // invoke user callback
diff --git a/modules/test-utils/src/utils/deep-copy.ts b/modules/test-utils/src/utils/deep-copy.ts
index 8b32fa7024..fdcefd96a2 100644
--- a/modules/test-utils/src/utils/deep-copy.ts
+++ b/modules/test-utils/src/utils/deep-copy.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /** Recursively copies objects */
-export function deepCopy(object: Record<string, any>) {
+export function deepCopy(object: any): any {
   if (Array.isArray(object)) {
     return object.map(element => deepCopy(element));
   }
 
   if (object !== null && typeof object === 'object') {
-    const newObject = {};
+    const newObject: Record<string, any> = {};
     for (const key in object) {
       newObject[key] = deepCopy(object[key]);
     }
diff --git a/modules/test-utils/tsconfig.json b/modules/test-utils/tsconfig.json
index 9fd415ee12..7ff32a2f9b 100644
--- a/modules/test-utils/tsconfig.json
+++ b/modules/test-utils/tsconfig.json
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   "include": ["src/**/*"],
   "exclude": ["node_modules"],
   "compilerOptions": {
-    "noImplicitAny": false,
     "composite": true,
     "rootDir": "src",
     "outDir": "dist"
diff --git a/modules/webgl/src/adapter/converters/webgl-shadertypes.ts b/modules/webgl/src/adapter/converters/webgl-shadertypes.ts
index a1951cd154..1f8680ebc3 100644
--- a/modules/webgl/src/adapter/converters/webgl-shadertypes.ts
+++ b/modules/webgl/src/adapter/converters/webgl-shadertypes.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export function convertDataTypeToGLDataType(normalizedType: NormalizedDataType):
 export function convertShaderVariableTypeToGLDataType(
   normalizedType: VariableShaderType
 ): GLDataType {
+  // @ts-ignore TODO
   return NORMALIZED_SHADER_TYPE_TO_WEBGL[normalizedType];
 }
 
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ export function convertGLUniformTypeToShaderVariableType(
 
 /** Check if a WebGL "uniform:" is a texture binding */
 export function isGLSamplerType(type: GLUniformType | GLSamplerType): type is GLSamplerType {
+  // @ts-ignore TODO
   return Boolean(WEBGL_SAMPLER_TO_TEXTURE_BINDINGS[type]);
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/webgl/src/adapter/helpers/format-utils.ts b/modules/webgl/src/adapter/helpers/format-utils.ts
index bf3fd94b64..4e5a3b889c 100644
--- a/modules/webgl/src/adapter/helpers/format-utils.ts
+++ b/modules/webgl/src/adapter/helpers/format-utils.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import {GL} from '@luma.gl/constants';
 
 // Returns number of components in a specific readPixels WebGL format
-export function glFormatToComponents(format) {
+export function glFormatToComponents(format: GL): 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 {
   switch (format) {
     case GL.ALPHA:
     case GL.R32F:
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export function glFormatToComponents(format) {
 }
 
 // Return byte count for given readPixels WebGL type
-export function glTypeToBytes(type) {
+export function glTypeToBytes(type: GL): 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 {
   switch (type) {
     case GL.UNSIGNED_BYTE:
       return 1;
diff --git a/modules/webgl/src/adapter/resources/webgl-command-buffer.ts b/modules/webgl/src/adapter/resources/webgl-command-buffer.ts
index e48d8f4209..458bb65b69 100644
--- a/modules/webgl/src/adapter/resources/webgl-command-buffer.ts
+++ b/modules/webgl/src/adapter/resources/webgl-command-buffer.ts
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ function getFramebuffer(source: Texture | Framebuffer): {
  * Returns number of components in a specific readPixels WebGL format
  * @todo use shadertypes utils instead?
  */
-export function glFormatToComponents(format): 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 {
+export function glFormatToComponents(format: GL): 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 {
   switch (format) {
     case GL.ALPHA:
     case GL.R32F:
diff --git a/modules/webgl/src/adapter/resources/webgl-render-pass.ts b/modules/webgl/src/adapter/resources/webgl-render-pass.ts
index 78ffa73b8e..f48d6ee3fd 100644
--- a/modules/webgl/src/adapter/resources/webgl-render-pass.ts
+++ b/modules/webgl/src/adapter/resources/webgl-render-pass.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export class WEBGLRenderPass extends RenderPass {
     this.device = device;
 
     // If no viewport is provided, apply reasonably defaults
-    let viewport;
+    let viewport: NumberArray4 | undefined;
     if (!props?.parameters?.viewport) {
       if (props?.framebuffer) {
         // Set the viewport to the size of the framebuffer
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export class WEBGLRenderPass extends RenderPass {
       console.warn('RenderPassParameters.stencilReference not yet implemented in WebGL');
       // parameters.stencilFunc = [func, ref, mask];
       // Does this work?
-      parameters[GL.STENCIL_REF] = parameters.stencilReference;
+      glParameters[GL.STENCIL_REF] = parameters.stencilReference;
     }
 
     if ('colorMask' in parameters) {
diff --git a/modules/webgl/src/context/debug/spector-types.ts b/modules/webgl/src/context/debug/spector-types.ts
index f97de571c7..6f9d527814 100644
--- a/modules/webgl/src/context/debug/spector-types.ts
+++ b/modules/webgl/src/context/debug/spector-types.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // Forked from https://github.com/BabylonJS/Spector.js/blob/master/dist/spector.d.ts
 /* eslint-disable camelcase, no-shadow */
 
+// @ts-nocheck
+
 interface IEvent<T> {
   add(callback: (element: T) => void, context?: any): number;
   remove(id: number): void;
diff --git a/modules/webgl/src/context/debug/webgl-developer-tools.ts b/modules/webgl/src/context/debug/webgl-developer-tools.ts
index 2603dceac7..d1d6d976eb 100644
--- a/modules/webgl/src/context/debug/webgl-developer-tools.ts
+++ b/modules/webgl/src/context/debug/webgl-developer-tools.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ function getDebugContext(
 
 // DEBUG TRACING
 
-function getFunctionString(functionName: string, functionArgs): string {
+function getFunctionString(functionName: string, functionArgs: unknown[]): string {
   // Cover bug in webgl-debug-tools
   functionArgs = Array.from(functionArgs).map(arg => (arg === undefined ? 'undefined' : arg));
   let args = globalThis.WebGLDebugUtils.glFunctionArgsToString(functionName, functionArgs);
@@ -120,7 +120,12 @@ function getFunctionString(functionName: string, functionArgs): string {
   return `gl.${functionName}(${args})`;
 }
 
-function onGLError(props: DebugContextProps, err, functionName: string, args: any[]): void {
+function onGLError(
+  props: DebugContextProps,
+  err: number,
+  functionName: string,
+  args: unknown[]
+): void {
   // Cover bug in webgl-debug-tools
   args = Array.from(args).map(arg => (arg === undefined ? 'undefined' : arg));
   const errorMessage = globalThis.WebGLDebugUtils.glEnumToString(err);
@@ -135,7 +140,7 @@ function onGLError(props: DebugContextProps, err, functionName: string, args: an
 function onValidateGLFunc(
   props: DebugContextProps,
   functionName: string,
-  functionArgs: any[]
+  functionArgs: unknown[]
 ): void {
   let functionString: string = '';
   if (log.level >= 1) {
diff --git a/modules/webgl/src/context/helpers/webgl-extensions.ts b/modules/webgl/src/context/helpers/webgl-extensions.ts
index cd289e6823..b3e37d2c24 100644
--- a/modules/webgl/src/context/helpers/webgl-extensions.ts
+++ b/modules/webgl/src/context/helpers/webgl-extensions.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@ export function getWebGLExtension(
   name: string,
   extensions: GLExtensions
 ): unknown {
+  // @ts-ignore TODO
   if (extensions[name] === undefined) {
+    // @ts-ignore TODO
     extensions[name] = gl.getExtension(name) || null;
   }
+  // @ts-ignore TODO
   return extensions[name];
 }
diff --git a/modules/webgl/src/context/parameters/unified-parameter-api.ts b/modules/webgl/src/context/parameters/unified-parameter-api.ts
index 4ff51c64d6..59cc98554a 100644
--- a/modules/webgl/src/context/parameters/unified-parameter-api.ts
+++ b/modules/webgl/src/context/parameters/unified-parameter-api.ts
@@ -32,16 +32,19 @@ export function setGLParameters(gl: WebGL2RenderingContext, parameters: GLParame
 
   for (const key in parameters) {
     const glConstant = Number(key);
+    // @ts-ignore TODO
     const setter = GL_PARAMETER_SETTERS[key];
     if (setter) {
       // Composite setters should only be called once, so save them
       if (typeof setter === 'string') {
+        // @ts-ignore TODO
         compositeSetters[setter] = true;
       } else {
         // if (gl[glConstant] !== undefined) {
         // TODO - added above check since this is being called on WebGL2 parameters in WebGL1...
         // TODO - deep equal on values? only call setter if value has changed?
         // NOTE - the setter will automatically update this.state
+        // @ts-ignore TODO
         setter(gl, parameters[key], glConstant);
       }
     }
@@ -59,6 +62,7 @@ export function setGLParameters(gl: WebGL2RenderingContext, parameters: GLParame
   if (cache) {
     for (const key in compositeSetters) {
       // TODO - avoid calling composite setters if values have not changed.
+      // @ts-ignore TODO
       const compositeSetter = GL_COMPOSITE_PARAMETER_SETTERS[key];
       // Note - if `trackContextState` has been called,
       // the setter will automatically update this.state.cache
@@ -92,15 +96,18 @@ export function getGLParameters(
   if (typeof parameters === 'number') {
     // single GL enum
     const key = parameters;
+    // @ts-ignore TODO
     const getter = GL_PARAMETER_GETTERS[key];
     return getter ? getter(gl, key) : gl.getParameter(key);
   }
 
   const parameterKeys = Array.isArray(parameters) ? parameters : Object.keys(parameters);
 
-  const state = {};
+  const state: GLParameters = {};
   for (const key of parameterKeys) {
+    // @ts-ignore TODO
     const getter = GL_PARAMETER_GETTERS[key];
+    // @ts-ignore TODO
     state[key] = getter ? getter(gl, Number(key)) : gl.getParameter(Number(key));
   }
   return state;
@@ -119,7 +126,7 @@ export function resetGLParameters(gl: WebGL2RenderingContext): void {
 // Helpers
 
 // Returns true if given object is empty, false otherwise.
-function isObjectEmpty(object) {
+function isObjectEmpty(object: Record<string, unknown>): boolean {
   // @ts-ignore dummy key variable
   for (const key in object) {
     return false;
diff --git a/modules/webgl/src/context/parameters/webgl-parameter-tables.ts b/modules/webgl/src/context/parameters/webgl-parameter-tables.ts
index 01a6a40917..90f91ea84c 100644
--- a/modules/webgl/src/context/parameters/webgl-parameter-tables.ts
+++ b/modules/webgl/src/context/parameters/webgl-parameter-tables.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 // Copyright (c) vis.gl contributors
 
+// @ts-nocheck TODO fix
+
 // Tables describing WebGL parameters
 import {GL, GLParameters} from '@luma.gl/constants';
 
diff --git a/modules/webgl/src/context/polyfills/polyfill-webgl1-extensions.ts b/modules/webgl/src/context/polyfills/polyfill-webgl1-extensions.ts
index b9219ba902..aecc39a77d 100644
--- a/modules/webgl/src/context/polyfills/polyfill-webgl1-extensions.ts
+++ b/modules/webgl/src/context/polyfills/polyfill-webgl1-extensions.ts
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ export function polyfillWebGL1Extensions(gl: WebGL2RenderingContext): void {
 
     // Injected extensions
     if (extensionName in boundExtensions) {
+      // @ts-ignore TODO string index
       return boundExtensions[extensionName];
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/webgl/src/context/state-tracker/deep-array-equal.ts b/modules/webgl/src/context/state-tracker/deep-array-equal.ts
index 740a887c50..7721bcdc1b 100644
--- a/modules/webgl/src/context/state-tracker/deep-array-equal.ts
+++ b/modules/webgl/src/context/state-tracker/deep-array-equal.ts
@@ -12,11 +12,7 @@ export function deepArrayEqual(
   if (x === y) {
     return true;
   }
-  const isArrayX = Array.isArray(x) || ArrayBuffer.isView(x);
-  const isArrayY = Array.isArray(y) || ArrayBuffer.isView(y);
-  // @ts-expect-error TODO fix
-  if (isArrayX && isArrayY && x.length === y.length) {
-    // @ts-expect-error TODO fix
+  if (isArray(x) && isArray(y) && x.length === y.length) {
     for (let i = 0; i < x.length; ++i) {
       if (x[i] !== y[i]) {
         return false;
@@ -26,3 +22,7 @@ export function deepArrayEqual(
   }
   return false;
 }
+
+function isArray(x: unknown): x is unknown[] {
+  return Array.isArray(x) || ArrayBuffer.isView(x);
+}
diff --git a/modules/webgl/src/context/state-tracker/with-parameters.ts b/modules/webgl/src/context/state-tracker/with-parameters.ts
index 7b178da23a..98d98e3805 100644
--- a/modules/webgl/src/context/state-tracker/with-parameters.ts
+++ b/modules/webgl/src/context/state-tracker/with-parameters.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export function withGLParameters(
 // Helpers
 
 // Returns true if given object is empty, false otherwise.
-function isObjectEmpty(object) {
+function isObjectEmpty(object: unknown): boolean {
   // @ts-ignore - dummy key variable
   for (const key in object) {
     return false;
diff --git a/modules/webgl/tsconfig.json b/modules/webgl/tsconfig.json
index 831bb07c00..f83b9b9d4d 100644
--- a/modules/webgl/tsconfig.json
+++ b/modules/webgl/tsconfig.json
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   "include": ["src/**/*"],
   "exclude": ["node_modules"],
   "compilerOptions": {
-    "noImplicitAny": false,
     "composite": true,
     "rootDir": "src",
     "outDir": "dist"
diff --git a/modules/webgpu/tsconfig.json b/modules/webgpu/tsconfig.json
index b787097330..016a4567cb 100644
--- a/modules/webgpu/tsconfig.json
+++ b/modules/webgpu/tsconfig.json
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   "exclude": ["node_modules"],
   "compilerOptions": {
     "typeRoots": ["../../node_modules/@webgpu/types"],
-    "noImplicitAny": true,
     "composite": true,
     "rootDir": "src",
     "outDir": "dist"
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 6be97b70ea..9ff687f6bf 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
     "skipLibCheck": true,
 
     "strict": true,
-
     "noImplicitAny": true, // covered by strict
     "noImplicitThis": true, // covered by strict
     "strictBindCallApply": true, // covered by strict