diff --git a/docs/plugins/argocd.md b/docs/plugins/argocd.md
index e8ccf6edb..4e672d528 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/argocd.md
+++ b/docs/plugins/argocd.md
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ tools:
 - name: argocd
   # name of the plugin
   plugin: argocd
+  # if specified, dtm will make sure the dependency is applied first before handling this tool.
+  dependsOn: [ "TOOL1_NAME.TOOL1_PLUGIN", "TOOL2_NAME.TOOL2_PLUGIN" ]
+  # options for the plugin
   options:
     # need to create the namespace or not, default: false
     create_namespace: true
diff --git a/docs/plugins/devlake.md b/docs/plugins/devlake.md
index 2dbeebaf0..1d1cc9a19 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/devlake.md
+++ b/docs/plugins/devlake.md
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ tools:
 - name: devlake
   # name of the plugin
   plugin: devlake
+  # if specified, dtm will make sure the dependency is applied first before handling this tool.
+  dependsOn: [ "TOOL1_NAME.TOOL1_PLUGIN", "TOOL2_NAME.TOOL2_PLUGIN" ]
 ```
 
 All the parameters in the example above are mandatory.
diff --git a/docs/plugins/github-repo-scaffolding-golang.md b/docs/plugins/github-repo-scaffolding-golang.md
index d2789e7a8..59fb6be92 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/github-repo-scaffolding-golang.md
+++ b/docs/plugins/github-repo-scaffolding-golang.md
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ tools:
 - name: go-webapp-repo
   # name of the plugin
   plugin: github-repo-scaffolding-golang
+  # if specified, dtm will make sure the dependency is applied first before handling this tool.
+  dependsOn: [ "TOOL1_NAME.TOOL1_PLUGIN", "TOOL2_NAME.TOOL2_PLUGIN" ]
   # options for the plugin
   options:
     # the repo's owner. It should be case-sensitive here; strictly use your GitHub user name; please change the value below.
diff --git a/docs/plugins/gitlabci-generic.md b/docs/plugins/gitlabci-generic.md
index 8e5e0f6c8..733c1e4fc 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/gitlabci-generic.md
+++ b/docs/plugins/gitlabci-generic.md
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ tools:
 - name: myapp-ci
   # name of the plugin
   plugin: gitlabci-generic
+  # optional; if specified, dtm will make sure the dependency is applied first before handling this tool.
+  dependsOn: [ "TOOL1_NAME.TOOL1_PLUGIN", "TOOL2_NAME.TOOL2_PLUGIN" ]
+  # options for the plugin
   options:
     # owner/repo; "path with namespace" is only GitLab API's way of saying the same thing; please change the values below.
     pathWithNamespace: YOUR_GITLAB_USERNAME/YOUR_GITLAB_REPO_NAME
diff --git a/docs/plugins/gitlabci-golang.md b/docs/plugins/gitlabci-golang.md
index 4793bb87f..3c371e738 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/gitlabci-golang.md
+++ b/docs/plugins/gitlabci-golang.md
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ tools:
 - name: go-hello-world
   # name of the plugin
   plugin: gitlabci-golang
+  # optional; if specified, dtm will make sure the dependency is applied first before handling this tool.
+  dependsOn: [ "TOOL1_NAME.TOOL1_PLUGIN", "TOOL2_NAME.TOOL2_PLUGIN" ]
   # options for the plugin
   options:
     # owner/repo; "path with namespace" is only GitLab API's way of saying the same thing; please change the values below.
diff --git a/docs/plugins/jenkins.md b/docs/plugins/jenkins.md
index 7953863fe..0d69632cb 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/jenkins.md
+++ b/docs/plugins/jenkins.md
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ tools:
 - name: jenkins-dev
   # name of the plugin
   plugin: jenkins
+  # optional; if specified, dtm will make sure the dependency is applied first before handling this tool.
+  dependsOn: [ "TOOL1_NAME.TOOL1_PLUGIN", "TOOL2_NAME.TOOL2_PLUGIN" ]
   # options for the plugin
   options:
     # need to create the namespace or not, default: false
diff --git a/docs/plugins/jira-github-integ.md b/docs/plugins/jira-github-integ.md
index 88773f45c..a23484d76 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/jira-github-integ.md
+++ b/docs/plugins/jira-github-integ.md
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ tools:
 - name: default
   # name of the plugin
   plugin: jira-github-integ
+  # optional; if specified, dtm will make sure the dependency is applied first before handling this tool.
+  dependsOn: [ "TOOL1_NAME.TOOL1_PLUGIN", "TOOL2_NAME.TOOL2_PLUGIN" ]
   # options for the plugin
   options:
     # the repo's owner
diff --git a/docs/plugins/kube-prometheus.md b/docs/plugins/kube-prometheus.md
index 303a93a97..2dca336ee 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/kube-prometheus.md
+++ b/docs/plugins/kube-prometheus.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ tools:
 - name: kube-prometheus-dev
   # name of the plugin
   plugin: kube-prometheus
+  # optional; if specified, dtm will make sure the dependency is applied first before handling this tool.
+  dependsOn: [ "TOOL1_NAME.TOOL1_PLUGIN", "TOOL2_NAME.TOOL2_PLUGIN" ]
   # options for the plugin
   options:
     # need to create the namespace or not, default: false
diff --git a/docs/plugins/openldap.md b/docs/plugins/openldap.md
index 18e81b89f..67a90bf3c 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/openldap.md
+++ b/docs/plugins/openldap.md
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ tools:
 - name: openldap
   # name of the plugin
   plugin: openldap
+  # optional; if specified, dtm will make sure the dependency is applied first before handling this tool.
+  dependsOn: [ "TOOL1_NAME.TOOL1_PLUGIN", "TOOL2_NAME.TOOL2_PLUGIN" ]
+  # options for the plugin  
   options:
     # need to create the namespace or not, default: false
     create_namespace: true
diff --git a/docs/plugins/trello-github-integ.md b/docs/plugins/trello-github-integ.md
index b8ca103aa..a8cc39e32 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/trello-github-integ.md
+++ b/docs/plugins/trello-github-integ.md
@@ -10,34 +10,41 @@ This plugin depends on and can be used together with the `trello` plugin (see do
 
 ```yaml
 tools:
-- name: my-trello-board
-  # name of the plugin
-  plugin: trello
-  dependsOn: ["demo.github-repo-scaffolding-golang"]
-  options:
-    owner: YOUR_GITHUB_USERNAME
-    repo: YOUR_REPO_NAME
-    kanbanBoardName: KANBAN_BOARD_NAME
-- name: trello-github
-  # name of the plugin
-  plugin: trello-github-integ
-  # optional; if specified, dtm will make sure the dependency is applied first before handling this tool.
-  dependsOn: [ "my-trello-board.trello" ]
-  # options for the plugin
-  options:
-    # the repo's owner. It should be case-sensitive here; strictly use your GitHub user name; please change the value below.
-    owner: YOUR_GITHUB_USERNAME
-    # the repo's org. If you set this property, then the new repo will be created under the org you're given, and the "owner" setting above will be ignored.
-    org: YOUR_ORGANIZATION_NAME
-    # the repo where you'd like to setup GitHub Actions; please change the value below.
-    repo: YOUR_REPO_NAME
-    # reference parameters come from dependency, their usage will be explained later
-    boardId: ${{ my-trello-board.trello.outputs.boardId }}
-    todoListId: ${{ my-trello-board.trello.outputs.todoListId }}
-    doingListId: ${{ my-trello-board.trello.outputs.doingListId }}
-    doneListId: ${{ my-trello-board.trello.outputs.doneListId }}
-    # main branch of the repo (to which branch the plugin will submit the workflows)
-    branch: main
+  - name: my-trello-board
+    # name of the plugin
+    plugin: trello
+    # optional; if specified, dtm will make sure the dependency is applied first before handling this tool
+    dependsOn: [ "TOOL1_NAME.TOOL1_PLUGIN", "TOOL2_NAME.TOOL2_PLUGIN" ]
+    # options for the plugin
+    options:
+      # the repo's owner
+      owner: YOUR_GITHUB_USERNAME
+      # the repo's org. If you set this property, then the new repo will be created under the org you're given, and the "owner" setting above will be ignored.
+      org: YOUR_ORGANIZATION_NAME
+      # for which repo this board will be used
+      repo: YOUR_REPO_NAME
+      # the Tello board name. If empty, use owner/repo as the board's name.
+      kanbanBoardName: KANBAN_BOARD_NAME
+  - name: trello-github
+    # name of the plugin
+    plugin: trello-github-integ
+    # optional; if specified, dtm will make sure the dependency is applied first before handling this tool.
+    dependsOn: [ "TRELLO_TOOL_NAME.trello" ]
+    # options for the plugin
+    options:
+      # the repo's owner. It should be case-sensitive here; strictly use your GitHub user name; please change the value below.
+      owner: YOUR_GITHUB_USERNAME
+      # the repo where you'd like to setup GitHub Actions; please change the value below.
+      # the repo's org. If you set this property, then the new repo will be created under the org you're given, and the "owner" setting above will be ignored.
+      org: YOUR_ORGANIZATION_NAME
+      repo: YOUR_REPO_NAME
+      # reference parameters come from dependency, their usage will be explained later
+      boardId: ${{ TRELLO_TOOL_NAME.trello.outputs.boardId }}
+      todoListId: ${{ TRELLO_TOOL_NAME.trello.outputs.todoListId }}
+      doingListId: ${{ TRELLO_TOOL_NAME.trello.outputs.doingListId }}
+      doneListId: ${{ TRELLO_TOOL_NAME.trello.outputs.doneListId }}
+      # main branch of the repo (to which branch the plugin will submit the workflows)
+      branch: main
 ```
 
 Replace the following from the config above:
diff --git a/docs/plugins/trello.md b/docs/plugins/trello.md
index f736166fc..e5f1f3e2f 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/trello.md
+++ b/docs/plugins/trello.md
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ tools:
 - name: my-trello-board
   # name of the plugin
   plugin: trello
-  # options for the plugin, checkout the version from the GitHub releases
+  # optional; if specified, dtm will make sure the dependency is applied first before handling this tool
+  dependsOn: [ "TOOL1_NAME.TOOL1_PLUGIN", "TOOL2_NAME.TOOL2_PLUGIN" ]
+  # options for the plugin
   options:
     # the repo's owner
     owner: YOUR_GITHUB_USERNAME
diff --git a/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/argocd.go b/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/argocd.go
index e4079ad01..c29b104fc 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/argocd.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/argocd.go
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ var ArgocdDefaultConfig = `tools:
 - name: argocd
   # name of the plugin
   plugin: argocd
+  # if specified, dtm will make sure the dependency is applied first before handling this tool.
+  dependsOn: [ "TOOL1_NAME.TOOL1_PLUGIN", "TOOL2_NAME.TOOL2_PLUGIN" ]
+  # options for the plugin
   options:
     # need to create the namespace or not, default: false
     create_namespace: true
diff --git a/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/devlake.go b/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/devlake.go
index 1e27ce73f..af9408b17 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/devlake.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/devlake.go
@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@ package plugin
 var DevlakeDefaultConfig = `tools:
 - name: devlake
   # name of the plugin
-  plugin: devlake`
+  plugin: devlake
+  # if specified, dtm will make sure the dependency is applied first before handling this tool.
+  dependsOn: [ "TOOL1_NAME.TOOL1_PLUGIN", "TOOL2_NAME.TOOL2_PLUGIN" ]`
diff --git a/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/github-repo-scaffolding-golang.go b/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/github-repo-scaffolding-golang.go
index 946c18b26..05dcabc7b 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/github-repo-scaffolding-golang.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/github-repo-scaffolding-golang.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ var GithubRepoScaffoldingGolangDefaultConfig = `tools:
 - name: go-webapp-repo
   # name of the plugin
   plugin: github-repo-scaffolding-golang
+  # if specified, dtm will make sure the dependency is applied first before handling this tool.
+  dependsOn: [ "TOOL1_NAME.TOOL1_PLUGIN", "TOOL2_NAME.TOOL2_PLUGIN" ]
   # options for the plugin
   options:
     # the repo's owner. It should be case-sensitive here; strictly use your GitHub user name; please change the value below.
diff --git a/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/gitlabci-generic.go b/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/gitlabci-generic.go
index 60a3a89eb..966a90ec0 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/gitlabci-generic.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/gitlabci-generic.go
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ var GitlabCIGenericDefaultConfig = `tools:
 - name: myapp-ci
   # name of the plugin
   plugin: gitlabci-generic
+  # optional; if specified, dtm will make sure the dependency is applied first before handling this tool.
+  dependsOn: [ "TOOL1_NAME.TOOL1_PLUGIN", "TOOL2_NAME.TOOL2_PLUGIN" ]
+  # options for the plugin
   options:
     # owner/repo; "path with namespace" is only GitLab API's way of saying the same thing; please change the values below.
     pathWithNamespace: YOUR_GITLAB_USERNAME/YOUR_GITLAB_REPO_NAME
diff --git a/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/gitlabci-golang.go b/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/gitlabci-golang.go
index 062daedd6..62c6526c1 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/gitlabci-golang.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/gitlabci-golang.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ var GitlabCIGolangDefaultConfig = `tools:
 - name: go-hello-world
   # name of the plugin
   plugin: gitlabci-golang
+  # optional; if specified, dtm will make sure the dependency is applied first before handling this tool.
+  dependsOn: [ "TOOL1_NAME.TOOL1_PLUGIN", "TOOL2_NAME.TOOL2_PLUGIN" ]
   # options for the plugin
   options:
     # owner/repo; "path with namespace" is only GitLab API's way of saying the same thing; please change the values below.
diff --git a/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/jenkins.go b/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/jenkins.go
index 744576231..bb1d7483a 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/jenkins.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/jenkins.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ var JenkinsDefaultConfig = `tools:
 - name: jenkins-dev
   # name of the plugin
   plugin: jenkins
+  # optional; if specified, dtm will make sure the dependency is applied first before handling this tool.
+  dependsOn: [ "TOOL1_NAME.TOOL1_PLUGIN", "TOOL2_NAME.TOOL2_PLUGIN" ]
   # options for the plugin
   options:
     # need to create the namespace or not, default: false
diff --git a/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/jira-github-integ.go b/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/jira-github-integ.go
index 7705f5baa..8977601f8 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/jira-github-integ.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/jira-github-integ.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ var JiraGithubDefaultConfig = `tools:
 - name: default
   # name of the plugin
   plugin: jira-github-integ
+  # optional; if specified, dtm will make sure the dependency is applied first before handling this tool.
+  dependsOn: [ "TOOL1_NAME.TOOL1_PLUGIN", "TOOL2_NAME.TOOL2_PLUGIN" ]
   # options for the plugin
   options:
     # the repo's owner
diff --git a/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/kube-prometheus.go b/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/kube-prometheus.go
index 00aa09ada..42c8316b2 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/kube-prometheus.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/kube-prometheus.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ var KubePrometheusDefaultConfig = `tools:
 - name: kube-prometheus-dev
   # name of the plugin
   plugin: kube-prometheus
+  # optional; if specified, dtm will make sure the dependency is applied first before handling this tool.
+  dependsOn: [ "TOOL1_NAME.TOOL1_PLUGIN", "TOOL2_NAME.TOOL2_PLUGIN" ]
   # options for the plugin
   options:
     # need to create the namespace or not, default: false
diff --git a/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/openldap.go b/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/openldap.go
index 860a2f42d..bbc6a8c7a 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/openldap.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/openldap.go
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ var OpenldapDefaultConfig = `tools:
 - name: openldap
   # name of the plugin
   plugin: openldap
+  # optional; if specified, dtm will make sure the dependency is applied first before handling this tool.
+  dependsOn: [ "TOOL1_NAME.TOOL1_PLUGIN", "TOOL2_NAME.TOOL2_PLUGIN" ]
+  # options for the plugin  
   options:
     # need to create the namespace or not, default: false
     create_namespace: true
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ var OpenldapDefaultConfig = `tools:
           type: NodePort  
         env:
           LDAP_ORGANISATION: "DevStream Inc."
-          LDAP_DOMAIN: "devstream.org"
+          LDAP_DOMAIN: "devstream.io"
         persistence:
           enabled: false
         adminPassword: Not@SecurePassw0rd
diff --git a/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/trello-github-integ.go b/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/trello-github-integ.go
index 0a8819387..c8f3021ce 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/trello-github-integ.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/trello-github-integ.go
@@ -1,19 +1,11 @@
 package plugin
 
 var TrelloGithubDefaultConfig = `tools:
-- name: my-trello-board
-  # name of the plugin
-  plugin: trello
-  dependsOn: ["demo.github-repo-scaffolding-golang"]
-  options:
-    owner: YOUR_GITHUB_USERNAME
-    repo: YOUR_REPO_NAME
-    kanbanBoardName: KANBAN_BOARD_NAME
 - name: trello-github
   # name of the plugin
   plugin: trello-github-integ
   # optional; if specified, dtm will make sure the dependency is applied first before handling this tool.
-  dependsOn: [ "my-trello-board.trello" ]
+  dependsOn: [ "TRELLO_TOOL_NAME.trello" ]
   # options for the plugin
   options:
     # the repo's owner. It should be case-sensitive here; strictly use your GitHub user name; please change the value below.
@@ -23,9 +15,9 @@ var TrelloGithubDefaultConfig = `tools:
     org: YOUR_ORGANIZATION_NAME
     repo: YOUR_REPO_NAME
     # reference parameters come from dependency, their usage will be explained later
-    boardId: ${{ my-trello-board.trello.outputs.boardId }}
-    todoListId: ${{ my-trello-board.trello.outputs.todoListId }}
-    doingListId: ${{ my-trello-board.trello.outputs.doingListId }}
-    doneListId: ${{ my-trello-board.trello.outputs.doneListId }}
+    boardId: ${{ TRELLO_TOOL_NAME.trello.outputs.boardId }}
+    todoListId: ${{ TRELLO_TOOL_NAME.trello.outputs.todoListId }}
+    doingListId: ${{ TRELLO_TOOL_NAME.trello.outputs.doingListId }}
+    doneListId: ${{ TRELLO_TOOL_NAME.trello.outputs.doneListId }}
     # main branch of the repo (to which branch the plugin will submit the workflows)
     branch: main`
diff --git a/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/trello.go b/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/trello.go
index 34f942bba..4cddb2be2 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/trello.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/show/config/plugin/trello.go
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ var TrelloDefaultConfig = `tools:
 - name: my-trello-board
   # name of the plugin
   plugin: trello
-  # options for the plugin, checkout the version from the GitHub releases
+  # optional; if specified, dtm will make sure the dependency is applied first before handling this tool
+  dependsOn: [ "TOOL1_NAME.TOOL1_PLUGIN", "TOOL2_NAME.TOOL2_PLUGIN" ]
+  # options for the plugin
   options:
     # the repo's owner
     owner: YOUR_GITHUB_USERNAME