diff --git a/CLDConfig/CLDReconstruction.py b/CLDConfig/CLDReconstruction.py
index b82f84a..297b780 100644
--- a/CLDConfig/CLDReconstruction.py
+++ b/CLDConfig/CLDReconstruction.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 import os
-from Gaudi.Configuration import INFO, WARNING, DEBUG
+from Gaudi.Configuration import INFO, WARNING, INFO
 
 from Configurables import k4DataSvc, MarlinProcessorWrapper
 from k4MarlinWrapper.inputReader import create_reader, attach_edm4hep2lcio_conversion
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@
 JetClusteringAndRefiner.OutputLevel = WARNING
 JetClusteringAndRefiner.ProcessorType = "LcfiplusProcessor"
 JetClusteringAndRefiner.Parameters = {
-                                      "Algorithms": ["JetClustering", "JetVertexRefiner"],
+                                      "Algorithms": ["JetClustering"],
                                       "JetClustering.AlphaParameter": ["1.0"],
                                       "JetClustering.BetaParameter": ["1.0"],
                                       "JetClustering.GammaParameter": ["1.0"],
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@
                              "DropCollectionNames": [],
                              "DropCollectionTypes": ["MCParticle", "LCRelation", "SimCalorimeterHit", "CalorimeterHit", "SimTrackerHit", "TrackerHit", "TrackerHitPlane", "Track", "ReconstructedParticle", "LCFloatVec"],
                              "FullSubsetCollections": ["EfficientMCParticles", "InefficientMCParticles", "MCPhysicsParticles"],
-                             "KeepCollectionNames": ["MCParticlesSkimmed", "MCPhysicsParticles", "RecoMCTruthLink", "SiTracks", "SiTracks_Refitted", "PandoraClusters", "PandoraPFOs", "SelectedPandoraPFOs", "LooseSelectedPandoraPFOs", "TightSelectedPandoraPFOs", "RefinedVertexJets", "RefinedVertexJets_rel", "RefinedVertexJets_vtx", "RefinedVertexJets_vtx_RP", "BuildUpVertices", "BuildUpVertices_res", "BuildUpVertices_RP", "BuildUpVertices_res_RP", "BuildUpVertices_V0", "BuildUpVertices_V0_res", "BuildUpVertices_V0_RP", "BuildUpVertices_V0_res_RP", "PrimaryVertices", "PrimaryVertices_res", "PrimaryVertices_RP", "PrimaryVertices_res_RP", "RefinedVertices", "RefinedVertices_RP"],
+                             "KeepCollectionNames": ["MCParticlesSkimmed", "MCPhysicsParticles", "RecoMCTruthLink", "SiTracks", "SiTracks_Refitted", "PandoraClusters", "PandoraPFOs", "SelectedPandoraPFOs", "LooseSelectedPandoraPFOs", "TightSelectedPandoraPFOs", "BuildUpVertices", "BuildUpVertices_res", "BuildUpVertices_RP", "BuildUpVertices_res_RP", "BuildUpVertices_V0", "BuildUpVertices_V0_res", "BuildUpVertices_V0_RP", "BuildUpVertices_V0_res_RP", "PrimaryVertices", "PrimaryVertices_res", "PrimaryVertices_RP", "PrimaryVertices_res_RP", "RefinedVertices", "RefinedVertices_RP"],
                              "LCIOOutputFile": [f"{reco_args.outputBasename}_DST.slcio"],
                              "LCIOWriteMode": ["WRITE_NEW"]
                              }
@@ -1111,13 +1111,15 @@
     lcioConvTool.collNameMapping = {
         "MCParticle": "MCParticles"
     }
-    lcioConvTool.OutputLevel = DEBUG
+    lcioConvTool.OutputLevel = INFO
 # attach to the last non output processor
     EventNumber.Lcio2EDM4hepTool = lcioConvTool
 
     from Configurables import PodioOutput
     out = PodioOutput("PodioOutput", filename = f"{reco_args.outputBasename}_edm4hep.root")
-    out.outputCommands = ["keep *"]
+    out.outputCommands = [
+        "keep *",
+    ]
     algList.append(out)
 
 # We need to convert the inputs in case we have EDM4hep input
diff --git a/CLDConfig/CLDReconstruction.xml b/CLDConfig/CLDReconstruction.xml
index 65272cc..ccb43c6 100644
--- a/CLDConfig/CLDReconstruction.xml
+++ b/CLDConfig/CLDReconstruction.xml
@@ -1474,16 +1474,6 @@
       MCPhysicsParticles
     </parameter>
     <parameter name="DropCollectionTypes" type="StringVec">
-      MCParticle
-      LCRelation
-      SimCalorimeterHit
-      CalorimeterHit
-      SimTrackerHit
-      TrackerHit
-      TrackerHitPlane
-      Track
-      ReconstructedParticle
-      LCFloatVec
     </parameter>
     <parameter name="KeepCollectionNames" type="StringVec">
       MCParticlesSkimmed
diff --git a/CLDConfig/p8_ee_tt_dilep_ecm365.cmd b/CLDConfig/p8_ee_tt_dilep_ecm365.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a45ca30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CLDConfig/p8_ee_tt_dilep_ecm365.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+Random:setSeed = on
+Main:numberOfEvents = 1000         ! number of events to generate
+Main:timesAllowErrors = 5          ! how many aborts before run stops
+
+! 2) Settings related to output in init(), next() and stat().
+Init:showChangedSettings = on      ! list changed settings
+Init:showChangedParticleData = off ! list changed particle data
+Next:numberCount = 100             ! print message every n events
+Next:numberShowInfo = 1            ! print event information n times
+Next:numberShowProcess = 1         ! print process record n times
+Next:numberShowEvent = 0           ! print event record n times
+
+Beams:idA = 11                   ! first beam, e+ = 11
+Beams:idB = -11                   ! second beam, e- = -11
+
+Beams:allowMomentumSpread  = off
+
+! Vertex smearing :
+Beams:allowVertexSpread = on
+Beams:sigmaVertexX = 27.3e-3   
+Beams:sigmaVertexY = 48.8E-6    
+Beams:sigmaVertexZ = 1.33       
+Beams:sigmaTime = 1.94    !  6.46 ps
+
+
+! 3) Hard process : tt at 365 GeV
+Beams:eCM = 365  ! CM energy of collision
+Top:ffbar2ttbar(s:gmZ) = on
+
+! Control W decay modes
+24:onMode = off
+24:onIfMatch = 11 -12   ! W+ → e⁺ νₑ
+24:onIfMatch = 13 -14   ! W+ → μ⁺ ν_μ
+! 24:onIfAny = 1 2 3 4    ! W→qq
+
+-24:onMode = off
+-24:onIfMatch = -11 12  ! W− → e⁻ anti-νₑ
+-24:onIfMatch = -13 14  ! W− → μ⁻ anti-ν_μ
+! -24:onIfAny = 1 2 3 4    ! W→qq
+
+! 4) Settings for the event generation process in the Pythia8 library.
+PartonLevel:ISR = on               ! no initial-state radiation
+PartonLevel:FSR = on               ! no final-state radiation
+
diff --git a/CLDConfig/p8_ee_tt_ecm240.cmd b/CLDConfig/p8_ee_tt_ecm240.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f146992
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CLDConfig/p8_ee_tt_ecm240.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+Random:setSeed = on
+Main:numberOfEvents = 1000         ! number of events to generate
+Main:timesAllowErrors = 5          ! how many aborts before run stops
+
+! 2) Settings related to output in init(), next() and stat().
+Init:showChangedSettings = on      ! list changed settings
+Init:showChangedParticleData = off ! list changed particle data
+Next:numberCount = 100             ! print message every n events
+Next:numberShowInfo = 1            ! print event information n times
+Next:numberShowProcess = 1         ! print process record n times
+Next:numberShowEvent = 0           ! print event record n times
+
+Beams:idA = 11                   ! first beam, e+ = 11
+Beams:idB = -11                   ! second beam, e- = -11
+
+Beams:allowMomentumSpread  = off
+
+! Vertex smearing :
+Beams:allowVertexSpread = on
+Beams:sigmaVertexX = 27.3e-3   
+Beams:sigmaVertexY = 48.8E-6    
+Beams:sigmaVertexZ = 1.33       
+Beams:sigmaTime = 1.94    !  6.46 ps
+
+
+! 3) Hard process : tt at 365 GeV
+Beams:eCM = 240  ! CM energy of collision
+Top:ffbar2ttbar(s:gmZ) = on
+
+! 4) Settings for the event generation process in the Pythia8 library.
+PartonLevel:ISR = on               ! no initial-state radiation
+PartonLevel:FSR = on               ! no final-state radiation
+
diff --git a/CLDConfig/p8_ee_tt_ecm365.cmd b/CLDConfig/p8_ee_tt_ecm365.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..448739c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CLDConfig/p8_ee_tt_ecm365.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+Random:setSeed = on
+Main:numberOfEvents = 1000         ! number of events to generate
+Main:timesAllowErrors = 5          ! how many aborts before run stops
+
+! 2) Settings related to output in init(), next() and stat().
+Init:showChangedSettings = on      ! list changed settings
+Init:showChangedParticleData = off ! list changed particle data
+Next:numberCount = 100             ! print message every n events
+Next:numberShowInfo = 1            ! print event information n times
+Next:numberShowProcess = 1         ! print process record n times
+Next:numberShowEvent = 0           ! print event record n times
+
+Beams:idA = 11                   ! first beam, e+ = 11
+Beams:idB = -11                   ! second beam, e- = -11
+
+Beams:allowMomentumSpread  = off
+
+! Vertex smearing :
+Beams:allowVertexSpread = on
+Beams:sigmaVertexX = 27.3e-3   
+Beams:sigmaVertexY = 48.8E-6    
+Beams:sigmaVertexZ = 1.33       
+Beams:sigmaTime = 1.94    !  6.46 ps
+
+
+! 3) Hard process : tt at 365 GeV
+Beams:eCM = 365  ! CM energy of collision
+Top:ffbar2ttbar(s:gmZ) = on
+
+! 4) Settings for the event generation process in the Pythia8 library.
+PartonLevel:ISR = on               ! no initial-state radiation
+PartonLevel:FSR = on               ! no final-state radiation
+
diff --git a/CLDConfig/p8_ee_ww_lvqq_ecm365.cmd b/CLDConfig/p8_ee_ww_lvqq_ecm365.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfb9727
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CLDConfig/p8_ee_ww_lvqq_ecm365.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+Random:setSeed = on
+Main:numberOfEvents = 1000         ! number of events to generate
+Main:timesAllowErrors = 5          ! how many aborts before run stops
+
+! 2) Settings related to output in init(), next() and stat().
+Init:showChangedSettings = on      ! list changed settings
+Init:showChangedParticleData = off ! list changed particle data
+Next:numberCount = 100             ! print message every n events
+Next:numberShowInfo = 1            ! print event information n times
+Next:numberShowProcess = 1         ! print process record n times
+Next:numberShowEvent = 0           ! print event record n times
+
+Beams:idA = 11                   ! first beam, e+ = 11
+Beams:idB = -11                   ! second beam, e- = -11
+
+Beams:allowMomentumSpread  = off
+
+! Vertex smearing :
+Beams:allowVertexSpread = on
+Beams:sigmaVertexX = 27.3e-3   
+Beams:sigmaVertexY = 48.8E-6    
+Beams:sigmaVertexZ = 1.33       
+Beams:sigmaTime = 1.94    !  6.46 ps
+
+
+! 3) Hard process : WW at 365 GeV 
+Beams:eCM = 365  ! CM energy of collision
+WeakDoubleBoson:ffbar2gmZgmZ = off
+WeakDoubleBoson:ffbar2WW = on
+WeakDoubleBoson:ffbar2ZW = off
+
+! Control W decay modes
+! => W → (mu,nu) or (udsc) 
+| W-> muv = 0.1, W->qq = 0.67
+! 0.2% muvmuv, 23% muvqq, 76% qqqq
+24:onMode = off
+24:onIfMatch = 13 -14          ! W -> mu+ nu_mu (and charge-conjugate)
+24:onIfAny   = 1 2 3 4         ! W -> qq′ (u,d,s,c)
+
+-24:onMode = off
+-24:onIfMatch = -13 14         ! W− → μ⁻ anti-ν_μ
+-24:onIfAny = 1 2 3 4          ! W→qq
+
+! 4) Settings for the event generation process in the Pythia8 library.
+PartonLevel:ISR = on               ! no initial-state radiation
+PartonLevel:FSR = on               ! no final-state radiation
+
diff --git a/CLDConfig/p8_ee_zh_vvbb_ecm365.cmd b/CLDConfig/p8_ee_zh_vvbb_ecm365.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc3528a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CLDConfig/p8_ee_zh_vvbb_ecm365.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+Random:setSeed = on
+Main:numberOfEvents = 1000         ! number of events to generate
+Main:timesAllowErrors = 5          ! how many aborts before run stops
+
+! 2) Settings related to output in init(), next() and stat().
+Init:showChangedSettings = on      ! list changed settings
+Init:showChangedParticleData = off ! list changed particle data
+Next:numberCount = 100             ! print message every n events
+Next:numberShowInfo = 1            ! print event information n times
+Next:numberShowProcess = 1         ! print process record n times
+Next:numberShowEvent = 0           ! print event record n times
+
+Beams:idA = 11                   ! first beam, e+ = 11
+Beams:idB = -11                   ! second beam, e- = -11
+
+Beams:allowMomentumSpread  = off
+
+! Vertex smearing :
+Beams:allowVertexSpread = on
+Beams:sigmaVertexX = 27.3e-3   
+Beams:sigmaVertexY = 48.8E-6    
+Beams:sigmaVertexZ = 1.33       
+Beams:sigmaTime = 1.94    !  6.46 ps
+
+
+! 3) Hard process : ZH at 365 GeV (not the Higgs factory of 240 GeV)
+Beams:eCM = 365  ! CM energy of collision
+HiggsSM:ffbar2HZ = on
+HiggsSM:gg2H    = off
+HiggsSM:ffbar2H = off
+
+! Control Z decay modes
+23:onMode = off
+23:onIfAny = 12 14 16   ! Z->vv
+
+! Control H decay modes
+25:onMode = off
+25:onIfMatch = 5 -5     ! H->bb
+25:onIfMatch = 4 -4     ! H->cc
+
+! 4) Settings for the event generation process in the Pythia8 library.
+PartonLevel:ISR = on               ! no initial-state radiation
+PartonLevel:FSR = on               ! no final-state radiation
+
diff --git a/CLDConfig/p8_ee_zz_vvqq_ecm365.cmd b/CLDConfig/p8_ee_zz_vvqq_ecm365.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c26dc07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CLDConfig/p8_ee_zz_vvqq_ecm365.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+Random:setSeed = on
+Main:numberOfEvents = 1000         ! number of events to generate
+Main:timesAllowErrors = 5          ! how many aborts before run stops
+
+! 2) Settings related to output in init(), next() and stat().
+Init:showChangedSettings = on      ! list changed settings
+Init:showChangedParticleData = off ! list changed particle data
+Next:numberCount = 100             ! print message every n events
+Next:numberShowInfo = 1            ! print event information n times
+Next:numberShowProcess = 1         ! print process record n times
+Next:numberShowEvent = 0           ! print event record n times
+
+Beams:idA = 11                   ! first beam, e+ = 11
+Beams:idB = -11                   ! second beam, e- = -11
+
+Beams:allowMomentumSpread  = off
+
+! Vertex smearing :
+Beams:allowVertexSpread = on
+Beams:sigmaVertexX = 27.3e-3   
+Beams:sigmaVertexY = 48.8E-6    
+Beams:sigmaVertexZ = 1.33       
+Beams:sigmaTime = 1.94    !  6.46 ps
+
+
+! 3) Hard process : ZZ at 365 GeV 
+Beams:eCM = 365  ! CM energy of collision
+WeakDoubleBoson:ffbar2gmZgmZ = on
+WeakDoubleBoson:ffbar2WW = off
+WeakDoubleBoson:ffbar2ZW = off
+
+! Control Z decay modes
+! => Z → (u,d,s,c,b) or (v_e,v_mu,v_tau) will get qq+qq, qq+vv, vv+vv
+! Z->qq = 0.7, Z->vv = 0.2
+! 35% vvqq, 5% vvvv, 60% qqqq
+23:onMode = off
+23:onIfAny = 1 2 3 4 5 12 14 16
+
+
+! 4) Settings for the event generation process in the Pythia8 library.
+PartonLevel:ISR = on               ! no initial-state radiation
+PartonLevel:FSR = on               ! no final-state radiation
+
diff --git a/CLDConfig/pythia.py b/CLDConfig/pythia.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b54e4d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CLDConfig/pythia.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+"""
+Pythia8, integrated in the FCCSW framework.
+
+Generates according to a pythia .cmd file and saves them in fcc edm format.
+
+"""
+
+import os
+from GaudiKernel import SystemOfUnits as units
+from Gaudi.Configuration import *
+
+from Configurables import ApplicationMgr
+ApplicationMgr().EvtSel = 'NONE' 
+ApplicationMgr().EvtMax = 1000
+ApplicationMgr().OutputLevel = INFO
+ApplicationMgr().ExtSvc +=["RndmGenSvc"]
+
+#### Data service
+from Configurables import k4DataSvc
+podioevent = k4DataSvc("EventDataSvc")
+ApplicationMgr().ExtSvc += [podioevent]
+
+from Configurables import GaussSmearVertex
+smeartool = GaussSmearVertex()
+smeartool.xVertexSigma =   0.5*units.mm
+smeartool.yVertexSigma =   0.5*units.mm
+smeartool.zVertexSigma =  40.0*units.mm
+smeartool.tVertexSigma = 180.0*units.picosecond
+
+from Configurables import PythiaInterface
+pythia8gentool = PythiaInterface()
+### Example of pythia configuration file to generate events
+# take from $K4GEN if defined, locally if not
+pythia8gentool.pythiacard = "p8_ee_Z_Ztautau_ecm125.cmd"
+pythia8gentool.doEvtGenDecays = False
+pythia8gentool.printPythiaStatistics = True
+
+from Configurables import GenAlg
+pythia8gen = GenAlg("Pythia8")
+pythia8gen.SignalProvider = pythia8gentool
+pythia8gen.VertexSmearingTool = smeartool
+pythia8gen.hepmc.Path = "hepmc"
+ApplicationMgr().TopAlg += [pythia8gen]
+
+### Reads an HepMC::GenEvent from the data service and writes a collection of EDM Particles
+from Configurables import HepMCToEDMConverter
+hepmc_converter = HepMCToEDMConverter()
+ApplicationMgr().TopAlg += [hepmc_converter]
+
+### Filters generated particles
+# accept is a list of particle statuses that should be accepted
+from Configurables import GenParticleFilter
+genfilter = GenParticleFilter("StableParticles")
+genfilter.accept = [1]
+genfilter.GenParticles.Path = "GenParticles"
+genfilter.GenParticlesFiltered.Path = "GenParticlesStable"
+ApplicationMgr().TopAlg += [genfilter]
+
+from Configurables import EDMToHepMCConverter
+edm_converter = EDMToHepMCConverter("BackConverter")
+edm_converter.GenParticles.Path="GenParticleStable"
+
+from Configurables import HepMCFileWriter
+dumper = HepMCFileWriter("Dumper")
+dumper.hepmc.Path = "hepmc"
+ApplicationMgr().TopAlg += [dumper]
+
+#from Configurables import PodioOutput
+#out = PodioOutput("out")
+#out.filename = "out_pythia.root"
+#out.outputCommands = ["keep *"]
+
+