diff --git a/metagpt/actions/design_api.py b/metagpt/actions/design_api.py
index 4060d211c..cb6013538 100644
--- a/metagpt/actions/design_api.py
+++ b/metagpt/actions/design_api.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class WriteDesign(Action):
     )
 
     async def run(self, with_messages: Message, schema: str = None):
-        # Use `git status` to identify which PRD documents have been modified in the `docs/prds` directory.
+        # Use `git status` to identify which PRD documents have been modified in the `docs/prd` directory.
         changed_prds = self.repo.docs.prd.changed_files
         # Use `git status` to identify which design documents in the `docs/system_designs` directory have undergone
         # changes.
diff --git a/metagpt/actions/prepare_documents.py b/metagpt/actions/prepare_documents.py
index 84a4fc1d7..ab069dc11 100644
--- a/metagpt/actions/prepare_documents.py
+++ b/metagpt/actions/prepare_documents.py
@@ -48,5 +48,5 @@ class PrepareDocuments(Action):
         # Write the newly added requirements from the main parameter idea to `docs/requirement.txt`.
         doc = await self.repo.docs.save(filename=REQUIREMENT_FILENAME, content=with_messages[0].content)
         # Send a Message notification to the WritePRD action, instructing it to process requirements using
-        # `docs/requirement.txt` and `docs/prds/`.
+        # `docs/requirement.txt` and `docs/prd/`.
         return ActionOutput(content=doc.content, instruct_content=doc)
diff --git a/metagpt/roles/engineer.py b/metagpt/roles/engineer.py
index ee1a019bd..40ade2110 100644
--- a/metagpt/roles/engineer.py
+++ b/metagpt/roles/engineer.py
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class Engineer(Role):
             is_pass, reason = await self._is_pass(summary)
             if not is_pass:
                 todo.i_context.reason = reason
-                tasks.append(todo.i_context.dict())
+                tasks.append(todo.i_context.model_dump())
 
                 await self.project_repo.docs.code_summary.save(
                     filename=Path(todo.i_context.design_filename).name,
diff --git a/metagpt/utils/dependency_file.py b/metagpt/utils/dependency_file.py
index 7cf9a1d49..c8b3bc4a4 100644
--- a/metagpt/utils/dependency_file.py
+++ b/metagpt/utils/dependency_file.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
+import re
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Set
 
@@ -36,7 +37,9 @@ class DependencyFile:
         """Load dependencies from the file asynchronously."""
         if not self._filename.exists():
             return
-        self._dependencies = json.loads(await aread(self._filename))
+        json_data = await aread(self._filename)
+        json_data = re.sub(r"\\+", "/", json_data)  # Compatible with windows path
+        self._dependencies = json.loads(json_data)
 
     @handle_exception
     async def save(self):
@@ -60,17 +63,20 @@ class DependencyFile:
             key = Path(filename).relative_to(root)
         except ValueError:
             key = filename
-
+        skey = re.sub(r"\\+", "/", str(key))  # Compatible with windows path
         if dependencies:
             relative_paths = []
             for i in dependencies:
                 try:
-                    relative_paths.append(str(Path(i).relative_to(root)))
+                    s = str(Path(i).relative_to(root))
                 except ValueError:
-                    relative_paths.append(str(i))
-            self._dependencies[str(key)] = relative_paths
-        elif str(key) in self._dependencies:
-            del self._dependencies[str(key)]
+                    s = str(i)
+                s = re.sub(r"\\+", "/", s)  # Compatible with windows path
+                relative_paths.append(s)
+
+            self._dependencies[skey] = relative_paths
+        elif skey in self._dependencies:
+            del self._dependencies[skey]
 
         if persist:
             await self.save()
diff --git a/metagpt/utils/file_repository.py b/metagpt/utils/file_repository.py
index 94d6fe76d..d2a06963a 100644
--- a/metagpt/utils/file_repository.py
+++ b/metagpt/utils/file_repository.py
@@ -101,21 +101,28 @@ class FileRepository:
         path_name = self.workdir / filename
         if not path_name.exists():
             return None
+        if not path_name.is_file():
+            return None
         doc.content = await aread(path_name)
         return doc
 
-    async def get_all(self) -> List[Document]:
+    async def get_all(self, filter_ignored=True) -> List[Document]:
         """Get the content of all files in the repository.
 
         :return: List of Document instances representing files.
         """
         docs = []
-        for root, dirs, files in os.walk(str(self.workdir)):
-            for file in files:
-                file_path = Path(root) / file
-                relative_path = file_path.relative_to(self.workdir)
-                doc = await self.get(relative_path)
+        if filter_ignored:
+            for f in self.all_files:
+                doc = await self.get(f)
                 docs.append(doc)
+        else:
+            for root, dirs, files in os.walk(str(self.workdir)):
+                for file in files:
+                    file_path = Path(root) / file
+                    relative_path = file_path.relative_to(self.workdir)
+                    doc = await self.get(relative_path)
+                    docs.append(doc)
         return docs
 
     @property