diff --git a/apps/server/src/routes/route_api.ts b/apps/server/src/routes/route_api.ts
index 10e3f078ea..fa2aabe2f8 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/routes/route_api.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/routes/route_api.ts
@@ -102,8 +102,7 @@ function internalRoute<P extends ParamsDictionary>(method: HttpMethod, path: str
                 return;
             }
 
-            if (result?.then) {
-                // promise
+            if (result instanceof Promise) {
                 result.then((promiseResult: unknown) => handleResponse(resultHandler, req, res, promiseResult, start)).catch((e: unknown) => handleException(e, method, path, res));
             } else {
                 handleResponse(resultHandler, req, res, result, start);
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/config.ts b/apps/server/src/services/config.ts
index 27643a79bf..30228ec05d 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/config.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/config.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  * ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
  */
 
-import utils from "@triliumnext/core";
+import { utils } from "@triliumnext/core";
 import fs from "fs";
 import ini from "ini";
 import path from "path";
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/export/zip/abstract_provider.ts b/apps/server/src/services/export/zip/abstract_provider.ts
index d3c5ea2220..edb5777c95 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/export/zip/abstract_provider.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/export/zip/abstract_provider.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import type BBranch from "../../../becca/entities/bbranch.js";
 import type BNote from "../../../becca/entities/bnote.js";
 import type { default as NoteMeta, NoteMetaFile } from "../../meta/note_meta.js";
 
-type RewriteLinksFn = (content: string, noteMeta: NoteMeta) => string;
+export type { ExportFormat, NoteMeta } from "@triliumnext/core";
 
-export type ExportFormat = "html" | "markdown" | "share";
+type RewriteLinksFn = (content: string, noteMeta: NoteMeta) => string;
 
 export interface AdvancedExportOptions {
     /**
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/meta/attachment_meta.ts b/apps/server/src/services/meta/attachment_meta.ts
index f0c50360f7..dfbb43af05 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/meta/attachment_meta.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/meta/attachment_meta.ts
@@ -1,8 +1 @@
-export default interface AttachmentMeta {
-    attachmentId?: string;
-    title: string;
-    role: string;
-    mime: string;
-    position?: number;
-    dataFileName: string;
-}
+export type { AttachmentMeta as default } from "@triliumnext/core";
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/meta/attribute_meta.ts b/apps/server/src/services/meta/attribute_meta.ts
index aa3d36b8c2..75bd6ba922 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/meta/attribute_meta.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/meta/attribute_meta.ts
@@ -1,10 +1 @@
-import type { AttributeType } from "@triliumnext/commons";
-
-export default interface AttributeMeta {
-    noteId?: string;
-    type: AttributeType;
-    name: string;
-    value: string;
-    isInheritable?: boolean;
-    position?: number;
-}
+export type { AttributeMeta as default } from "@triliumnext/core";
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/meta/note_meta.ts b/apps/server/src/services/meta/note_meta.ts
index 7a7a9f4b7c..e661899d5c 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/meta/note_meta.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/meta/note_meta.ts
@@ -1,32 +1 @@
-import type { NoteType } from "@triliumnext/commons";
-import type AttachmentMeta from "./attachment_meta.js";
-import type AttributeMeta from "./attribute_meta.js";
-import type { ExportFormat } from "../export/zip/abstract_provider.js";
-
-export interface NoteMetaFile {
-    formatVersion: number;
-    appVersion: string;
-    files: NoteMeta[];
-}
-
-export default interface NoteMeta {
-    noteId?: string;
-    notePath?: string[];
-    isClone?: boolean;
-    title?: string;
-    notePosition?: number;
-    prefix?: string | null;
-    isExpanded?: boolean;
-    type?: NoteType;
-    mime?: string;
-    /** 'html' or 'markdown', applicable to text notes only */
-    format?: ExportFormat;
-    dataFileName?: string;
-    dirFileName?: string;
-    /** this file should not be imported (e.g., HTML navigation) */
-    noImport?: boolean;
-    isImportRoot?: boolean;
-    attributes?: AttributeMeta[];
-    attachments?: AttachmentMeta[];
-    children?: NoteMeta[];
-}
+export { type NoteMeta as default, type NoteMetaFile } from "@triliumnext/core";
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/utils.ts b/apps/server/src/services/utils.ts
index e9f611f157..7b4d6cd1d3 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/utils.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/utils.ts
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ export function waitForStreamToFinish(stream: any): Promise<void> {
 }
 
 export default {
-    compareVersions,
     constantTimeCompare,
     escapeHtml,
     escapeRegExp,
diff --git a/packages/trilium-core/src/index.ts b/packages/trilium-core/src/index.ts
index 42bc8fb02d..1b7a181392 100644
--- a/packages/trilium-core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/trilium-core/src/index.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ export { default as setup } from "./services/setup";
 export { getPlatform, type PlatformProvider } from "./services/platform";
 export { t } from "i18next";
 export type { RequestProvider, ExecOpts, CookieJar } from "./services/request";
+export type * from "./meta";
 
 export async function initializeCore({ dbConfig, executionContext, crypto, translations, messaging, request, schema, extraAppInfo, platform }: {
     dbConfig: SqlServiceParams,
diff --git a/packages/trilium-core/src/meta.ts b/packages/trilium-core/src/meta.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44006bf37d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/trilium-core/src/meta.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import type { AttributeType, NoteType } from "@triliumnext/commons";
+
+export type ExportFormat = "html" | "markdown" | "share";
+
+export interface AttachmentMeta {
+    attachmentId?: string;
+    title: string;
+    role: string;
+    mime: string;
+    position?: number;
+    dataFileName: string;
+}
+
+export interface AttributeMeta {
+    noteId?: string;
+    type: AttributeType;
+    name: string;
+    value: string;
+    isInheritable?: boolean;
+    position?: number;
+}
+
+export interface NoteMetaFile {
+    formatVersion: number;
+    appVersion: string;
+    files: NoteMeta[];
+}
+
+export interface NoteMeta {
+    noteId?: string;
+    notePath?: string[];
+    isClone?: boolean;
+    title?: string;
+    notePosition?: number;
+    prefix?: string | null;
+    isExpanded?: boolean;
+    type?: NoteType;
+    mime?: string;
+    /** 'html' or 'markdown', applicable to text notes only */
+    format?: ExportFormat;
+    dataFileName?: string;
+    dirFileName?: string;
+    /** this file should not be imported (e.g., HTML navigation) */
+    noImport?: boolean;
+    isImportRoot?: boolean;
+    attributes?: AttributeMeta[];
+    attachments?: AttachmentMeta[];
+    children?: NoteMeta[];
+}