diff --git a/.ci/validation.sh b/.ci/validation.sh
index df1e027c2b5b..0263edfff3fb 100755
--- a/.ci/validation.sh
+++ b/.ci/validation.sh
@@ -1365,30 +1365,26 @@ spotless)
   ./mvnw -e --no-transfer-progress clean spotless:check -P spotless-autofix
   ;;
 
-openrewrite-recipes)
-  echo "Cloning and building OpenRewrite recipes..."
-  PROJECT_ROOT="$(pwd)"
+sanity-check)
   export MAVEN_OPTS="-Xmx4g -Xms2g"
-
+  echo "Sanity Check 🦢"
+  echo "Cloning and building OpenRewrite recipes 📥"
   cd /tmp
   git clone https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle-openrewrite-recipes.git
   cd checkstyle-openrewrite-recipes
   mvn -e --no-transfer-progress clean install -DskipTests
-
-  cd "$PROJECT_ROOT"
-
-  echo "Running Checkstyle validation to get report for openrewrite..."
+  cd "$(pwd)"
+  echo "Run Checkstyle validation to get report for openrewrite ☑️"
   set +e
   ./mvnw -e --no-transfer-progress clean compile antrun:run@ant-phase-verify
   set -e
-  echo "Running OpenRewrite recipes..."
+  echo "Run OpenRewrite recipes ☑️"
   ./mvnw -e --no-transfer-progress -Drewrite.recipeChangeLogLevel=INFO \
     rewrite:run -P checkstyle-autofix
-
-  echo "Checking for uncommitted changes..."
+  echo "Checking for uncommitted changes 📋"
   ./.ci/print-diff-as-patch.sh target/rewrite.patch
-
   rm -rf /tmp/checkstyle-openrewrite-recipes
+  echo "Complete ☑️"
   ;;
 
 *)
diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 598c7da5459d..4c1a70c48cad 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
-version: 2.1
-
+name: "CI ♻️"
+version: "2.1"
 jobs:
-
   run-inspections:
     docker:
-      - image: amitkumardeoghoria/idea-image:jdk21-idea2022.3.3-v1
-
+      - image: "amitkumardeoghoria/idea-image:jdk21-idea2022.3.3-v1"
     steps:
       - checkout
       - run:
-          name: Print versions
+          name: "Print Versions 📋"
           command: |
             echo "Maven version:"
             ./mvnw --version
@@ -18,57 +16,58 @@ jobs:
             echo "IDEA version:"
             echo $IDEA_VERSION
       - run:
-          name: Run inspections
+          name: "Run Inspections 🚀"
           command: |
             mkdir .idea
             cp config/intellij-idea-inspections-misc.xml .idea/misc.xml
             ./.ci/idea-inspection.sh
-          no_output_timeout: 25m
-          working_directory: ~/project
+          no_output_timeout: "25m"
+          working_directory: "~/project"
       - store_artifacts:
-          path: /home/circleci/project/target/inspection-results
-
+          name: "Store Artifacts 📦"
+          path: "/home/circleci/project/target/inspection-results"
   validate-with-maven-script:
     description: "Runs a maven script using the job name as the argument."
     parameters: &script_parameters
       image-name:
-        type: string
+        type: "string"
         default: "cimg/openjdk:21.0.6"
         description: "docker image to use"
       command:
         description: "command to run"
-        type: string
+        type: "string"
         default: ""
     docker:
-      - image: << parameters.image-name >>
+      - image: "<< parameters.image-name >>"
     steps:
       - checkout
       - restore_cache:
-          name: Restore Maven repo and wrapper cache
+          name: "Restore Cache 🔄"
           keys:
-            - mvn-cache-{{ checksum "pom.xml" }}
+            - "mvn-cache-{{ checksum \"pom.xml\" }}"
       - run:
-          command: << parameters.command >>
+          name: "Execute Command ⚡"
+          command: "<< parameters.command >>"
       - run:
+          name: "Run Validation Scripts ✅"
           command: |
             ./.ci/validation.sh git-diff
             ./.ci/validation.sh ci-temp-check
       - save_cache:
-          name: Save Maven repo and wrapper cache
-          key: mvn-cache-{{ checksum "pom.xml" }}
+          name: "Save Cache 💾"
+          key: "mvn-cache-{{ checksum \"pom.xml\" }}"
           paths:
-            - .m2
-            - .mvn/wrapper
-
+            - ".m2"
+            - ".mvn/wrapper"
   validate-with-script:
     description: "Runs a non-maven script using the job name as the argument."
     parameters: *script_parameters
     docker:
-      - image: << parameters.image-name >>
+      - image: "<< parameters.image-name >>"
     steps:
       - checkout
       - run:
-          name: run << parameters.command >>
+          name: "Run Validation Script 🛠️"
           command: |
             sudo apt update
             sudo apt install -y xmlstarlet --no-install-recommends apt-utils
@@ -76,262 +75,238 @@ jobs:
             export PR_HEAD_SHA=$CIRCLE_SHA1
             export PR_NUMBER=$CIRCLE_PR_NUMBER
             << parameters.command >>
-
   sonarqube:
     docker:
-      - image: amitkumardeoghoria/jdk-21-groovy-git-mvn-ant-jq:v1
-
+      - image: "amitkumardeoghoria/jdk-21-groovy-git-mvn-ant-jq:v1"
     steps:
       - checkout
       - run:
-          name: Run sonarqube
+          name: "Run SonarQube 🚀"
           command: |
             export PR_NUMBER=$CIRCLE_PR_NUMBER
             export PR_BRANCH_NAME=$CIRCLE_BRANCH
             export SONAR_API_TOKEN=$SONAR_TOKEN
             ./.ci/validation.sh sonarqube
-
   yamllint:
     docker:
-      - image: cimg/base:2022.11
-
+      - image: "cimg/base:2022.11"
     steps:
       - checkout
       - run:
-          name: Install dependencies
+          name: "Install Dependencies 📥"
           command: |
             sudo apt update
             sudo apt install -y yamllint
       - run:
-          name: Run yamllint
-          command: yamllint -f parsable -c config/yamllint.yaml .
-
+          name: "Run YAML Lint 🚀"
+          command: "yamllint -f parsable -c config/yamllint.yaml ."
 workflows:
-  #  sonarqube:
-  #    jobs:
-  #      - sonarqube:
-  #          context:
-  #            - sonarqube
-
   test:
     jobs:
-      # no-exception-test script
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "no-exception-lucene-and-others-javadoc"
+          name: "No Exception Lucene Javadoc 📚"
           image-name: &cs_img "amitkumardeoghoria/jdk-21-groovy-git-mvn-ant-jq:v1"
           command: "./.ci/no-exception-test.sh no-exception-lucene-and-others-javadoc"
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "no-exception-cassandra-storm-tapestry-javadoc"
+          name: "No Exception Cassandra Javadoc 📚"
           image-name: *cs_img
           command: "./.ci/no-exception-test.sh no-exception-cassandra-storm-tapestry-javadoc"
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "no-exception-hadoop-apache-groovy-scouter-javadoc"
+          name: "No Exception Hadoop Javadoc 📚"
           image-name: *cs_img
           command: "./.ci/no-exception-test.sh no-exception-hadoop-apache-groovy-scouter-javadoc"
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "no-exception-only-javadoc"
+          name: "No Exception Only Javadoc 📚"
           image-name: *cs_img
           command: "./.ci/no-exception-test.sh no-exception-only-javadoc"
-
-      # validation script
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "no-error-xwiki"
+          name: "No Error XWiki ✅"
           image-name: "cimg/openjdk:21.0.6"
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh no-error-xwiki"
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "no-error-pmd"
+          name: "No Error PMD ✅"
           image-name: *cs_img
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh no-error-pmd"
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "no-exception-struts"
+          name: "No Exception Struts ✅"
           image-name: *cs_img
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh no-exception-struts"
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "no-exception-checkstyle-sevntu"
+          name: "No Exception Checkstyle ✅"
           image-name: *cs_img
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh no-exception-checkstyle-sevntu"
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "no-exception-checkstyle-sevntu-javadoc"
+          name: "No Exception Checkstyle Javadoc 📚"
           image-name: *cs_img
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh no-exception-checkstyle-sevntu-javadoc"
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "no-exception-guava"
+          name: "No Exception Guava ✅"
           image-name: *cs_img
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh no-exception-guava"
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "no-exception-hibernate-orm"
+          name: "No Exception Hibernate ✅"
           image-name: *cs_img
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh no-exception-hibernate-orm"
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "no-exception-spotbugs"
+          name: "No Exception SpotBugs ✅"
           image-name: *cs_img
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh no-exception-spotbugs"
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "no-exception-spoon"
+          name: "No Exception Spoon ✅"
           image-name: *cs_img
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh no-exception-spoon"
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "no-exception-spring-framework"
+          name: "No Exception Spring ✅"
           image-name: *cs_img
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh no-exception-spring-framework"
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "no-exception-hbase"
+          name: "No Exception HBase ✅"
           image-name: *cs_img
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh no-exception-hbase"
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "no-exception-Pmd-elasticsearch-lombok-ast"
+          name: "No Exception PMD ElasticSearch ✅"
           image-name: *cs_img
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh no-exception-Pmd-elasticsearch-lombok-ast"
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "no-exception-alot-of-projects"
+          name: "No Exception Many Projects ✅"
           image-name: *cs_img
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh no-exception-alot-of-projects"
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "no-warning-imports-guava"
+          name: "No Warning Imports Guava ⚠️"
           image-name: *cs_img
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh no-warning-imports-guava"
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "no-warning-imports-java-design-patterns"
+          name: "No Warning Imports Design Patterns ⚠️"
           image-name: *cs_img
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh no-warning-imports-java-design-patterns"
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "checkstyle-and-sevntu"
+          name: "Checkstyle and Sevntu ✅"
           image-name: *cs_img
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh checkstyle-and-sevntu"
-      # https://github.com/spotbugs/spotbugs-maven-plugin/issues/806 explains
-      # why we need execution of spotbugs without any other maven plugins which can change binaries
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "spotbugs-and-pmd"
+          name: "SpotBugs and PMD ✅"
           image-name: *cs_img
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh spotbugs-and-pmd"
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "site"
+          name: "Site Generation 🌐"
           image-name: *cs_img
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh site"
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "release-dry-run"
+          name: "Release Dry Run 🚀"
           image-name: *cs_img
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh release-dry-run"
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "assembly-run-all-jar"
+          name: "Assembly Run All JAR 📦"
           image-name: *cs_img
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh assembly-run-all-jar"
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "no-error-test-sbe"
+          name: "No Error Test SBE ✅"
           image-name: "cimg/openjdk:21.0.6"
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh no-error-test-sbe"
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "no-error-spotbugs"
+          name: "No Error SpotBugs ✅"
           image-name: *cs_img
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh no-error-spotbugs"
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "no-error-pgjdbc"
+          name: "No Error PGJDBC ✅"
           image-name: "cimg/openjdk:21.0"
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh no-error-pgjdbc"
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "linkcheck-plugin"
+          name: "Link Check Plugin 🔗"
           image-name: "cimg/openjdk:21.0.6"
           command: "./.ci/run-link-check-plugin.sh --skip-external"
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "no-exception-samples-gradle"
+          name: "No Exception Gradle Samples ✅"
           image-name: "cimg/openjdk:17.0.7"
           command: "./.ci/no-exception-test.sh no-exception-samples-gradle"
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "no-exception-samples-maven"
+          name: "No Exception Maven Samples ✅"
           image-name: "cimg/openjdk:21.0.6"
           command: "./.ci/no-exception-test.sh no-exception-samples-maven"
-
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "no-exception-samples-ant"
+          name: "No Exception Ant Samples ✅"
           image-name: *cs_img
           command: "./.ci/no-exception-test.sh no-exception-samples-ant"
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "no-error-hazelcast"
+          name: "No Error Hazelcast ✅"
           image-name: *cs_img
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh no-error-hazelcast"
-
   idea:
     jobs:
       - run-inspections
-
   git-validation:
     jobs:
       - validate-with-script:
-          name: "git-no-merge-commits"
+          name: "Git No Merge Commits 🚫"
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh git-no-merge-commits"
       - validate-with-script:
-          name: "git-check-pull-number"
+          name: "Git Check Pull Number 🔢"
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh git-check-pull-number"
-
   cli-validation:
     jobs:
       - yamllint
       - validate-with-script:
-          name: "checkchmod"
+          name: "Check CHMOD Permissions 🔐"
           command: "./.ci/checkchmod.sh"
       - validate-with-script:
-          name: "check-github-workflows-concurrency"
+          name: "Check GitHub Workflows Concurrency 🔄"
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh check-github-workflows-concurrency"
       - validate-with-script:
-          name: "check-wildcards-on-pitest-target-classes"
+          name: "Check Wildcards on Pitest 🎯"
           image-name: "cimg/base:2022.11"
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh check-wildcards-on-pitest-target-classes"
-
   javac-validation:
     jobs:
       - validate-with-script:
-          name: "check-since-version"
+          name: "Check Since Version 🔍"
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh check-since-version"
       - validate-with-script:
-          name: "javac17_standard"
+          name: "JavaC 17 Standard 🟢"
           image-name: "cimg/openjdk:17.0.7"
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh javac17_standard"
       - validate-with-script:
-          name: "javac17"
+          name: "JavaC 17 🟢"
           image-name: "cimg/openjdk:17.0.7"
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh javac17"
       - validate-with-script:
-          name: "java 21 test resources compile"
+          name: "Java 21 Test Resources Compile 🧪"
           image-name: "cimg/openjdk:21.0.8"
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh compile-test-resources"
       - validate-with-script:
-          name: "javac19"
+          name: "JavaC 19 🟢"
           image-name: "cimg/openjdk:19.0.1"
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh javac19"
       - validate-with-script:
-          name: "javac20"
+          name: "JavaC 20 🟢"
           image-name: "cimg/openjdk:20.0.1"
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh javac20"
       - validate-with-script:
-          name: "javac21"
+          name: "JavaC 21 🟢"
           image-name: "cimg/openjdk:21.0.6"
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh javac21"
       - validate-with-script:
-          name: "javac22"
+          name: "JavaC 22 🟢"
           image-name: "cimg/openjdk:22.0.2"
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh javac22"
       - validate-with-script:
-          name: "javac25"
+          name: "JavaC 25 🟢"
           image-name: "cimg/openjdk:25.0"
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh javac25"
-
   site-validation:
     jobs:
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "jdk21-package-site"
+          name: "JDK 21 Package Site 📦"
           image-name: *cs_img
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh package-site"
-
-  openrewrite:
+  rewrite:
     jobs:
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: "openrewrite-recipes"
+          name: "Sanity Check 🦢"
           image-name: "cimg/openjdk:21.0"
-          command: "./.ci/validation.sh openrewrite-recipes"
-
+          command: "./.ci/validation.sh sanity-check"
   spotless:
     jobs:
       - validate-with-maven-script:
-          name: spotless
+          name: "Spotless ✨"
           image-name: "cimg/openjdk:21.0"
           command: "./.ci/validation.sh spotless"
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 91ad63779c9f..854d35f8022d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5455,7 +5455,7 @@
               <exportDatatables>true</exportDatatables>
               <skipMavenParsing>true</skipMavenParsing>
               <activeRecipes>
-                <recipe>org.checkstyle.AllAutoFixes</recipe>
+                <recipe>org.checkstyle.openrewrite.SanityCheck</recipe>
               </activeRecipes>
               <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>**.ci-temp**</exclusion>
diff --git a/rewrite.yml b/rewrite.yml
index 8139c1e90626..394b6a726ead 100644
--- a/rewrite.yml
+++ b/rewrite.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 type: specs.openrewrite.org/v1beta/recipe
-name: org.checkstyle.AllAutoFixes
+name: org.checkstyle.openrewrite.SanityCheck
 displayName: Auto Fixes
 description: List of auto fixes from different providers.
 recipeList: