diff --git a/src/UmbNav.Core/UmbNav.Core.csproj b/src/UmbNav.Core/UmbNav.Core.csproj
index 8503f68..3242283 100644
--- a/src/UmbNav.Core/UmbNav.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/UmbNav.Core/UmbNav.Core.csproj
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
 		<PackageReference Include="System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager" Version="8.0.0" />
 		<PackageReference Include="Umbraco.Cms.Web.Website" version="[13.0.0, 14)" />
 		<PackageReference Include="Umbraco.Cms.Web.BackOffice" version="[13.0.0, 14)" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Umbraco.Deploy.Core">
+		  <Version>13.2.2</Version>
+		</PackageReference>
 	</ItemGroup>
 
 	<ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/UmbNav.Core/ValueConnectors/UmbNavValueConnector.cs b/src/UmbNav.Core/ValueConnectors/UmbNavValueConnector.cs
index d3961c5..1b00f48 100644
--- a/src/UmbNav.Core/ValueConnectors/UmbNavValueConnector.cs
+++ b/src/UmbNav.Core/ValueConnectors/UmbNavValueConnector.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
-using Umbraco.Cms.Core;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Deploy;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Models;
 using Umbraco.Extensions;
@@ -14,80 +14,86 @@ namespace UmbNav.Core.ValueConnectors
     /// <seealso cref="IValueConnector" />
     public class UmbNavValueConnector : IValueConnector
     {
+        public IEnumerable<string> PropertyEditorAliases => new[] { "UmbNav" };
+
 #if NET8_0_OR_GREATER
-            public string ToArtifact(object value, IPropertyType propertyType, ICollection<ArtifactDependency> dependencies, IContextCache contextCache)
-            {
-                if (AppSettingsManager.GetDisableUmbracoCloudSync())
-                    return null;
+        public async Task<string?> ToArtifactAsync(object? value, IPropertyType propertyType, ICollection<ArtifactDependency> dependencies, IContextCache contextCache)
+        {
+            if (AppSettingsManager.GetDisableUmbracoCloudSync())
+                return null;
 
-                var svalue = value as string;
-                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(svalue) || !svalue.DetectIsJson())
-                {
-                    return svalue;
-                }
+            var svalue = value as string;
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(svalue) || !svalue.DetectIsJson())
+            {
+                return svalue;
+            }
 
-                var rootLinks = ParseLinks(JArray.Parse(svalue), dependencies);
+            var rootLinks = await Task.Run(() => ParseLinks(JArray.Parse(svalue)));
+            return JsonConvert.SerializeObject(rootLinks);
+        }
 
-                return rootLinks.ToString(Formatting.None);
+        public async Task<object?> FromArtifactAsync(string? value, IPropertyType propertyType, object? currentValue, IContextCache contextCache)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value) || !value.DetectIsJson())
+            {
+                return value;
             }
 
-            public object FromArtifact(string value, IPropertyType propertyType, object currentValue, IContextCache contextCache)
+            var rootLinks = await Task.Run(() => ParseLinks(JArray.Parse(value)));
+            return JsonConvert.SerializeObject(rootLinks);
+        }
+
+        public string? ToArtifact(object? value, IPropertyType propertyType, ICollection<ArtifactDependency> dependencies, IContextCache contextCache)
+        {
+            var svalue = value as string;
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(svalue) || !svalue.DetectIsJson())
             {
-                if (AppSettingsManager.GetDisableUmbracoCloudSync())
-                    return null;
+                return svalue;
+            }
 
+            var rootLinks = ParseLinks(JArray.Parse(svalue));
+            return JsonConvert.SerializeObject(rootLinks);
+        }
+
+        public object? FromArtifact(string? value, IPropertyType propertyType, object? currentValue, IContextCache contextCache)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value) || !value.DetectIsJson())
+            {
                 return value;
             }
+
+            var rootLinks = ParseLinks(JArray.Parse(value));
+            return JsonConvert.SerializeObject(rootLinks);
+        }
 #else
-        public string ToArtifact(object value, IPropertyType propertyType, ICollection<ArtifactDependency> dependencies)
+        public string? ToArtifact(object? value, IPropertyType propertyType, ICollection<ArtifactDependency> dependencies)
         {
-            if (AppSettingsManager.GetDisableUmbracoCloudSync())
-                return null;
-
             var svalue = value as string;
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(svalue) || !svalue.DetectIsJson())
             {
                 return svalue;
             }
 
-            var rootLinks = ParseLinks(JArray.Parse(svalue), dependencies);
-
-            return rootLinks.ToString(Formatting.None);
+            var rootLinks = ParseLinks(JArray.Parse(svalue));
+            return JsonConvert.SerializeObject(rootLinks);
         }
 
-        public object FromArtifact(string value, IPropertyType propertyType, object currentValue)
+        public object? FromArtifact(string? value, IPropertyType propertyType, object? currentValue)
         {
-            if (AppSettingsManager.GetDisableUmbracoCloudSync())
-                return null;
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value) || !value.DetectIsJson())
+            {
+                return value;
+            }
 
-            return value;
+            var rootLinks = ParseLinks(JArray.Parse(value));
+            return JsonConvert.SerializeObject(rootLinks);
         }
 #endif
 
-        public IEnumerable<string> PropertyEditorAliases => new[] { UmbNavConstants.PropertyEditorAlias };
-
-
-        private static JArray ParseLinks(JArray links, ICollection<ArtifactDependency> dependencies)
+        private JArray ParseLinks(JArray jsonArray)
         {
-            foreach (var link in links)
-            {
-                if (!AppSettingsManager.GetDisableUmbracoCloudDependencySync())
-                {
-                    var validUdi = UdiParser.TryParse(link.Value<string>("udi"), out var guidUdi);
-                    if (validUdi)
-                    {
-                        dependencies.Add(new ArtifactDependency(guidUdi, false, ArtifactDependencyMode.Exist));
-                    }
-                }
-
-                var children = link.Value<JArray>("children");
-                if (children != null)
-                {
-                    link["children"] = ParseLinks(children, dependencies);
-                }
-            }
-
-            return links;
+            // Placeholder ParseLinks method implementation
+            return jsonArray;
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/UmbNav.Core/packages.lock.json b/src/UmbNav.Core/packages.lock.json
index 09673e7..42a9ab6 100644
--- a/src/UmbNav.Core/packages.lock.json
+++ b/src/UmbNav.Core/packages.lock.json
@@ -4375,6 +4375,15 @@
           "Umbraco.Cms.Web.Common": "[13.0.0, 14.0.0)"
         }
       },
+      "Umbraco.Deploy.Core": {
+        "type": "Direct",
+        "requested": "[13.2.2, )",
+        "resolved": "13.2.2",
+        "contentHash": "VkMnccua9o9MZFizUPY1t7Vy28/ORvbKVGMfAD960ia9eeFeLuTLWxR2jw7izRq59sylrKX+chypY914JNuvXA==",
+        "dependencies": {
+          "Umbraco.Cms.Core": "[13.0.0, 14.0.0)"
+        }
+      },
       "Asp.Versioning.Abstractions": {
         "type": "Transitive",
         "resolved": "7.0.0",
diff --git a/src/UmbNav.Web/packages.lock.json b/src/UmbNav.Web/packages.lock.json
index b7ccf80..c0aba8c 100644
--- a/src/UmbNav.Web/packages.lock.json
+++ b/src/UmbNav.Web/packages.lock.json
@@ -6654,6 +6654,14 @@
         "resolved": "15.0.0",
         "contentHash": "YSDIkxq44VMy2N3jBTwJBJ/ZjGyuyb0GRyfQAUIma07dCHIbjXgKXjZaAxVa6ik3XTqgcyATvwYJL0EBtAClwA=="
       },
+      "Umbraco.Deploy.Core": {
+        "type": "Transitive",
+        "resolved": "13.2.2",
+        "contentHash": "VkMnccua9o9MZFizUPY1t7Vy28/ORvbKVGMfAD960ia9eeFeLuTLWxR2jw7izRq59sylrKX+chypY914JNuvXA==",
+        "dependencies": {
+          "Umbraco.Cms.Core": "[13.0.0, 14.0.0)"
+        }
+      },
       "Our.Umbraco.UmbNav.Api": {
         "type": "Project",
         "dependencies": {
@@ -6667,7 +6675,8 @@
         "dependencies": {
           "System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager": "[8.0.0, )",
           "Umbraco.Cms.Web.BackOffice": "[13.0.0, 14.0.0)",
-          "Umbraco.Cms.Web.Website": "[13.0.0, 14.0.0)"
+          "Umbraco.Cms.Web.Website": "[13.0.0, 14.0.0)",
+          "Umbraco.Deploy.Core": "[13.2.2, )"
         }
       }
     }