Merge main into refactor/instance-split

Resolved conflicts in:
- pkg/instance/instance.go: Combined remote detection logic from main with refactored structure
- pkg/manager/manager_test.go: Updated manager initialization to include localNodeName parameter
- pkg/manager/remote_ops.go: Removed stripNodesFromOptions function that was deleted in main
- pkg/manager/remote_ops_test.go: Removed file that was deleted in main

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pkg/manager/remote_ops.go

@@ -10,31 +10,10 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 )
 
-// stripNodesFromOptions creates a copy of the instance options without the Nodes field
-// to prevent routing loops when sending requests to remote nodes
-func (im *instanceManager) stripNodesFromOptions(options *instance.Options) *instance.Options {
-	if options == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	// Create a copy of the options struct
-	optionsCopy := *options
-
-	// Clear the Nodes field to prevent the remote node from trying to route further
-	optionsCopy.Nodes = nil
-
-	return &optionsCopy
-}
-
 // makeRemoteRequest is a helper function to make HTTP requests to a remote node
 func (im *instanceManager) makeRemoteRequest(nodeConfig *config.NodeConfig, method, path string, body any) (*http.Response, error) {
 	var reqBody io.Reader
 	if body != nil {
-		// Strip nodes from CreateInstanceOptions to prevent routing loops
-		if options, ok := body.(*instance.Options); ok {
-			body = im.stripNodesFromOptions(options)
-		}
-
 		jsonData, err := json.Marshal(body)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal request body: %w", err)