diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 7b5f430df..80a699271 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -24,15 +24,41 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       branch:
+        description: |
+          branch: git branch the workflow run targets.
+          Required even when 'sha' is provided because it is also used for organizing artifacts.
         required: true
         type: string
       date:
+        description: "date: Date (YYYY-MM-DD) this run is for. Used to organize artifacts produced by nightly builds"
         required: true
         type: string
       sha:
+        description: "sha: full git commit SHA to check out"
         required: true
         type: string
       build_type:
+        description: "build_type: one of [branch, nightly, pull-request]"
+        type: string
+        default: nightly
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      branch:
+        description: |
+          branch: git branch the workflow run targets.
+          Required even when 'sha' is provided because it is also used for organizing artifacts.
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      date:
+        description: "date: Date (YYYY-MM-DD) this run is for. Used to organize artifacts produced by nightly builds"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      sha:
+        description: "sha: full git commit SHA to check out"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      build_type:
+        description: "build_type: one of [branch, nightly, pull-request]"
         type: string
         default: nightly
 
@@ -42,8 +68,9 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   cpp-build:
+    name: cpp-build
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/conda-cpp-build.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/conda-cpp-build.yaml@cuopt-testing
     with:
       build_type: ${{ inputs.build_type || 'branch' }}
       branch: ${{ inputs.branch }}
@@ -51,9 +78,10 @@ jobs:
       sha: ${{ inputs.sha }}
       script: ci/build_cpp.sh
   python-build:
+    name: python-build
     needs: [cpp-build]
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/conda-python-build.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/conda-python-build.yaml@cuopt-testing
     with:
       build_type: ${{ inputs.build_type || 'branch' }}
       branch: ${{ inputs.branch }}
@@ -61,17 +89,19 @@ jobs:
       sha: ${{ inputs.sha }}
       script: ci/build_python.sh
   upload-conda:
+    name: upload-conda
     needs: [cpp-build, python-build]
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/conda-upload-packages.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/conda-upload-packages.yaml@cuopt-testing
     with:
       build_type: ${{ inputs.build_type || 'branch' }}
       branch: ${{ inputs.branch }}
       date: ${{ inputs.date }}
       sha: ${{ inputs.sha }}
   wheel-build-cuopt-mps-parser:
+    name: wheel-build-cuopt-mps-parser
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-build.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-build.yaml@cuopt-testing
     with:
       build_type: ${{ inputs.build_type || 'branch' }}
       branch: ${{ inputs.branch }}
@@ -84,9 +114,10 @@ jobs:
       # need 1 build per Python version and arch (but CUDA version doesn't matter so choose the latest)
       matrix_filter: 'group_by([.ARCH, (.PY_VER |split(".") | map(tonumber))])|map(max_by([(.CUDA_VER|split(".")|map(tonumber))]))'
   wheel-publish-cuopt-mps-parser:
+    name: wheel-publish-cuopt-mps-parser
     needs: wheel-build-cuopt-mps-parser
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-publish.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-publish.yaml@cuopt-testing
     with:
       build_type: ${{ inputs.build_type || 'branch' }}
       branch: ${{ inputs.branch }}
@@ -95,9 +126,10 @@ jobs:
       package-name: cuopt_mps_parser
       package-type: python
   wheel-build-libcuopt:
+    name: wheel-build-libcuopt
     needs: wheel-build-cuopt-mps-parser
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-build.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-build.yaml@cuopt-testing
     with:
       build_type: ${{ inputs.build_type || 'branch' }}
       branch: ${{ inputs.branch }}
@@ -108,9 +140,10 @@ jobs:
       package-type: cpp
       matrix_filter: group_by([.ARCH, (.CUDA_VER|split(".")|map(tonumber)|.[0])]) | map(max_by(.PY_VER|split(".")|map(tonumber)))
   wheel-publish-libcuopt:
+    name: wheel-publish-libcuopt
     needs: wheel-build-libcuopt
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-publish.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-publish.yaml@cuopt-testing
     with:
       build_type: ${{ inputs.build_type || 'branch' }}
       branch: ${{ inputs.branch }}
@@ -119,9 +152,10 @@ jobs:
       package-name: libcuopt
       package-type: cpp
   wheel-build-cuopt:
+    name: wheel-build-cuopt
     needs: [wheel-build-cuopt-mps-parser, wheel-build-libcuopt]
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-build.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-build.yaml@cuopt-testing
     with:
       build_type: ${{ inputs.build_type || 'branch' }}
       branch: ${{ inputs.branch }}
@@ -131,9 +165,10 @@ jobs:
       package-name: cuopt
       package-type: python
   wheel-publish-cuopt:
+    name: wheel-publish-cuopt
     needs: wheel-build-cuopt
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-publish.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-publish.yaml@cuopt-testing
     with:
       build_type: ${{ inputs.build_type || 'branch' }}
       branch: ${{ inputs.branch }}
@@ -142,9 +177,10 @@ jobs:
       package-name: cuopt
       package-type: python
   wheel-build-cuopt-server:
+    name: wheel-build-cuopt-server
     needs: wheel-build-cuopt
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-build.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-build.yaml@cuopt-testing
     with:
       build_type: ${{ inputs.build_type || 'branch' }}
       branch: ${{ inputs.branch }}
@@ -154,9 +190,10 @@ jobs:
       package-name: cuopt_server
       package-type: python
   wheel-publish-cuopt-server:
+    name: wheel-publish-cuopt-server
     needs: wheel-build-cuopt-server
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-publish.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-publish.yaml@cuopt-testing
     with:
       build_type: ${{ inputs.build_type || 'branch' }}
       branch: ${{ inputs.branch }}
@@ -165,9 +202,10 @@ jobs:
       package-name: cuopt_server
       package-type: python
   docs-build:
+    name: docs-build
     needs: [python-build]
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/custom-job.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/custom-job.yaml@cuopt-testing
     with:
       build_type: ${{ inputs.build_type || 'branch' }}
       node_type: "gpu-l4-latest-1"
@@ -180,9 +218,10 @@ jobs:
       container_image: "rapidsai/ci-conda:25.10-latest"
       script: "ci/build_docs.sh"
   wheel-build-cuopt-sh-client:
+    name: wheel-build-cuopt-sh-client
     needs: wheel-build-cuopt
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-build.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-build.yaml@cuopt-testing
     with:
       build_type: ${{ inputs.build_type || 'branch' }}
       branch: ${{ inputs.branch }}
@@ -195,9 +234,10 @@ jobs:
       # only need 1 build (noarch package): this selects amd64, oldest-supported Python, latest-supported CUDA
       matrix_filter: '[map(select(.ARCH == "amd64")) | min_by((.PY_VER | split(".") | map(tonumber)), (.CUDA_VER | split(".") | map(-tonumber)))]'
   wheel-publish-cuopt-sh-client:
+    name: wheel-publish-cuopt-sh-client
     needs: wheel-build-cuopt-sh-client
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-publish.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-publish.yaml@cuopt-testing
     with:
       build_type: ${{ inputs.build_type || 'branch' }}
       branch: ${{ inputs.branch }}
@@ -206,6 +246,7 @@ jobs:
       package-name: cuopt_sh_client
       package-type: python
   build-images:
+    name: build-images
     needs: [wheel-publish-cuopt, wheel-publish-cuopt-server]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build_test_publish_images.yaml
     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_images.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_images.yaml
index ee1bcbe4c..8c455ec59 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_images.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_images.yaml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ jobs:
         PYTHON_VER: ["${{ inputs.PYTHON_VER }}"]
         LINUX_VER: ["${{ inputs.LINUX_VER }}"]
       fail-fast: false
+    name: ${{ matrix.CUDA_VER }}, ${{ matrix.PYTHON_VER }}, ${{ matrix.ARCH }}, ${{ matrix.LINUX_VER }}
     runs-on: "linux-${{ matrix.ARCH }}-cpu4"
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code repo
@@ -90,21 +91,21 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "CUDA_SHORT=$(echo '${{ inputs.CUDA_VER }}' | sed -E 's/([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\.[0-9]+/\1/')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "PYTHON_SHORT=$(echo '${{ inputs.PYTHON_VER }}' | sed -E 's/([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\.[0-9]+/\1/')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      - name: Build image and push to DockerHub and NGC
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
-        with:
-          context: ./ci/docker/context
-          file: ./ci/docker/Dockerfile
-          push: true
-          pull: true
-          build-args: |
-            CUDA_VER=${{ inputs.CUDA_VER }}
-            PYTHON_SHORT_VER=${{ steps.trim.outputs.PYTHON_SHORT }}
-            CUOPT_VER=${{ inputs.CUOPT_VER }}
-            LINUX_VER=${{ inputs.LINUX_VER }}
-          tags: nvidia/cuopt:${{ inputs.IMAGE_TAG_PREFIX }}-cuda${{ steps.trim.outputs.CUDA_SHORT }}-py${{ steps.trim.outputs.PYTHON_SHORT }}-${{ matrix.ARCH }}
+      # - name: Build image and push to DockerHub and NGC
+      #   uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+      #   with:
+      #     context: ./ci/docker/context
+      #     file: ./ci/docker/Dockerfile
+      #     push: true
+      #     pull: true
+      #     build-args: |
+      #       CUDA_VER=${{ inputs.CUDA_VER }}
+      #       PYTHON_SHORT_VER=${{ steps.trim.outputs.PYTHON_SHORT }}
+      #       CUOPT_VER=${{ inputs.CUOPT_VER }}
+      #       LINUX_VER=${{ inputs.LINUX_VER }}
+      #     tags: nvidia/cuopt:${{ inputs.IMAGE_TAG_PREFIX }}-cuda${{ steps.trim.outputs.CUDA_SHORT }}-py${{ steps.trim.outputs.PYTHON_SHORT }}-${{ matrix.ARCH }}
 
-      - name: Push image to NGC
-        run: |
-            docker tag nvidia/cuopt:${{ inputs.IMAGE_TAG_PREFIX }}-cuda${{ steps.trim.outputs.CUDA_SHORT }}-py${{ steps.trim.outputs.PYTHON_SHORT }}-${{ matrix.ARCH }} nvcr.io/nvstaging/nvaie/cuopt:${{ inputs.IMAGE_TAG_PREFIX }}-cuda${{ steps.trim.outputs.CUDA_SHORT }}-py${{ steps.trim.outputs.PYTHON_SHORT }}-${{ matrix.ARCH }}
-            docker push nvcr.io/nvstaging/nvaie/cuopt:${{ inputs.IMAGE_TAG_PREFIX }}-cuda${{ steps.trim.outputs.CUDA_SHORT }}-py${{ steps.trim.outputs.PYTHON_SHORT }}-${{ matrix.ARCH }}
+      # - name: Push image to NGC
+      #   run: |
+      #       docker tag nvidia/cuopt:${{ inputs.IMAGE_TAG_PREFIX }}-cuda${{ steps.trim.outputs.CUDA_SHORT }}-py${{ steps.trim.outputs.PYTHON_SHORT }}-${{ matrix.ARCH }} nvcr.io/nvstaging/nvaie/cuopt:${{ inputs.IMAGE_TAG_PREFIX }}-cuda${{ steps.trim.outputs.CUDA_SHORT }}-py${{ steps.trim.outputs.PYTHON_SHORT }}-${{ matrix.ARCH }}
+      #       docker push nvcr.io/nvstaging/nvaie/cuopt:${{ inputs.IMAGE_TAG_PREFIX }}-cuda${{ steps.trim.outputs.CUDA_SHORT }}-py${{ steps.trim.outputs.PYTHON_SHORT }}-${{ matrix.ARCH }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_test_publish_images.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_test_publish_images.yaml
index 5f107cc57..9568b8df7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_test_publish_images.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_test_publish_images.yaml
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   compute-matrix:
+    # Setting 'name' here helps differentiate jobs in the GitHub UI,
+    # especially when this workflow is >=2 levels deep (e.g. called by a workflow called by another workflow).
+    name: build-test-publish-images (compute-matrix)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
       image: rapidsai/ci-conda:25.10-latest
@@ -156,20 +159,20 @@ jobs:
           registry: "nvcr.io"
           username: "$oauthtoken"
           password: ${{ secrets.CUOPT_NGC_DOCKER_KEY }}
-      - name: Trim CUDA and Python versions
-        id: trim
-        run: |
-          echo "CUDA_SHORT=$(echo '${{ matrix.CUDA_VER }}' | sed -E 's/([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\.[0-9]+/\1/')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "PYTHON_SHORT=$(echo '${{ matrix.PYTHON_VER }}' | sed -E 's/([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\.[0-9]+/\1/')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      - name: Create multiarch manifest
-        shell: bash
-        env:
-          CUOPT_VER: ${{ needs.compute-matrix.outputs.CUOPT_VER }}
-          CUDA_SHORT: ${{ steps.trim.outputs.CUDA_SHORT }}
-          PYTHON_SHORT: ${{ steps.trim.outputs.PYTHON_SHORT }}
-          IMAGE_TAG_PREFIX: ${{ needs.compute-matrix.outputs.IMAGE_TAG_PREFIX }}
-          BUILD_TYPE: ${{ inputs.build_type }}
-        run: bash ci/docker/create_multiarch_manifest.sh
+      # - name: Trim CUDA and Python versions
+      #   id: trim
+      #   run: |
+      #     echo "CUDA_SHORT=$(echo '${{ matrix.CUDA_VER }}' | sed -E 's/([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\.[0-9]+/\1/')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      #     echo "PYTHON_SHORT=$(echo '${{ matrix.PYTHON_VER }}' | sed -E 's/([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\.[0-9]+/\1/')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      # - name: Create multiarch manifest
+      #   shell: bash
+      #   env:
+      #     CUOPT_VER: ${{ needs.compute-matrix.outputs.CUOPT_VER }}
+      #     CUDA_SHORT: ${{ steps.trim.outputs.CUDA_SHORT }}
+      #     PYTHON_SHORT: ${{ steps.trim.outputs.PYTHON_SHORT }}
+      #     IMAGE_TAG_PREFIX: ${{ needs.compute-matrix.outputs.IMAGE_TAG_PREFIX }}
+      #     BUILD_TYPE: ${{ inputs.build_type }}
+      #   run: bash ci/docker/create_multiarch_manifest.sh
 
   test-images:
     name: Test images
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml
index 2feece10e..ac1323507 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml
@@ -5,73 +5,56 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: "0 5 * * *" # 5am UTC / 1am EST
 
-
 jobs:
-  trigger-build:
+  compute-matrix:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        include:
-          - cuopt_version: "25.10"
+    outputs:
+      DATE: ${{ steps.compute-matrix.outputs.DATE }}
+      MATRIX: ${{ steps.compute-matrix.outputs.MATRIX }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Trigger Pipeline
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+      - name: compute matrix
+        id: compute-matrix
+        shell: bash
         run: |
-          export CUOPT_BRANCH="branch-${{ matrix.cuopt_version }}"
-          export DATE=$(date +%F)
-          export SHA=$(gh api -q '.commit.sha' "repos/nvidia/cuopt/branches/${CUOPT_BRANCH}")
-
-          gh workflow run build.yaml \
-            -f branch="${CUOPT_BRANCH}" \
-            -f sha="${SHA}" \
-            -f date="${DATE}" \
-            -f build_type=nightly
-
-          # Wait a short bit for the workflow to register (optional)
-          sleep 3
-
-          # Get the latest run ID for this workflow on this branch
-          RUN_ID=$(gh run list --workflow=build.yaml --branch="${CUOPT_BRANCH}" --json databaseId --limit 1 | jq -r '.[0].databaseId')
-
-          STATUS=$(gh run view $RUN_ID --json status,conclusion --jq '.status')
-          CONCLUSION=$(gh run view $RUN_ID --json status,conclusion --jq '.conclusion')
-
-          while [[ "$STATUS" != "completed" || "$CONCLUSION" == "null" ]]; do
-            echo "Status: $STATUS, Conclusion: $CONCLUSION — waiting 10 seconds..."
-            sleep 10
-            STATUS=$(gh run view $RUN_ID --json status,conclusion --jq '.status')
-            CONCLUSION=$(gh run view $RUN_ID --json status,conclusion --jq '.conclusion')
-          done
-
-          echo "Workflow run finished with conclusion: $CONCLUSION"
-
-          if [[ "$CONCLUSION" != "success" ]]; then
-            echo "Build did not succeed"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-
-  trigger-test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: trigger-build
+          # add more list items here to run nightlies for more branches
+          export CI_MATRIX="
+          - branch: 'branch-25.10'
+            sha: "\'$(git ls-remote https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git refs/heads/branch-25.10 | awk '{print $1}')\'"
+          "
+          MATRIX="$(
+            yq -n --indent 0 -o json 'env(CI_MATRIX)' \
+            | jq -c '{include: .}'
+          )"
+
+          echo "MATRIX=${MATRIX}" | tee --append "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+          echo "DATE=$(date +%F)" | tee --append "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+  build:
+    name: build (${{ matrix.branch }})
+    needs: [compute-matrix]
+    secrets: inherit
     strategy:
-      matrix:
-        include:
-          - cuopt_version: "25.10"
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Trigger Test
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-        run: |
-          export CUOPT_BRANCH="branch-${{ matrix.cuopt_version }}"
-          export DATE=$(date +%F)
-          export SHA=$(gh api -q '.commit.sha' "repos/nvidia/cuopt/branches/${CUOPT_BRANCH}")
-
-          gh workflow run test.yaml \
-            -f branch=${CUOPT_BRANCH} \
-            -f sha=${SHA} \
-            -f date=${DATE} \
-            -f build_type=nightly
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix: ${{ fromJSON(needs.compute-matrix.outputs.MATRIX) }}
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/build.yaml
+    with:
+      # Because build and test happen in the same workflow run, build_type="branch" is preferred here.
+      # That tells artifact-downloading code to just look for artifacts from this same run.
+      build_type: branch
+      branch: ${{ matrix.branch }}
+      date: ${{ needs.compute-matrix.outputs.DATE }}
+      sha: ${{ matrix.sha }}
+  test:
+    name: test (${{ matrix.branch }})
+    needs: [compute-matrix, build]
+    secrets: inherit
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix: ${{ fromJSON(needs.compute-matrix.outputs.MATRIX) }}
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/test.yaml
+    with:
+      # Because build and test happen in the same workflow run, build_type="branch" is preferred here.
+      # That tells artifact-downloading code to just look for artifacts from this same run.
+      build_type: branch
+      branch: ${{ matrix.branch }}
+      date: ${{ needs.compute-matrix.outputs.DATE }}
+      sha: ${{ matrix.sha }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
index 51203186f..b4a5e178e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ jobs:
       - wheel-build-cuopt-sh-client
       - test-self-hosted-server
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/pr-builder.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/pr-builder.yaml@cuopt-testing
   changed-files:
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/changed-files.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/changed-files.yaml@cuopt-testing
     with:
       files_yaml: |
         test_cpp:
@@ -111,21 +111,21 @@ jobs:
           - '!python/nvcf_client/**'
   checks:
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/checks.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/checks.yaml@cuopt-testing
     with:
       enable_check_generated_files: false
 
   conda-cpp-build:
     needs: checks
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/conda-cpp-build.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/conda-cpp-build.yaml@cuopt-testing
     with:
       build_type: pull-request
       script: ci/build_cpp.sh
   conda-cpp-tests:
     needs: [conda-cpp-build, changed-files]
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/conda-cpp-tests.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/conda-cpp-tests.yaml@cuopt-testing
     #if: fromJSON(needs.changed-files.outputs.changed_file_groups).test_cpp
     with:
       build_type: pull-request
@@ -133,14 +133,14 @@ jobs:
   conda-python-build:
     needs: conda-cpp-build
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/conda-python-build.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/conda-python-build.yaml@cuopt-testing
     with:
       build_type: pull-request
       script: ci/build_python.sh
   conda-python-tests:
     needs: [conda-python-build, changed-files]
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/conda-python-tests.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/conda-python-tests.yaml@cuopt-testing
     #if: fromJSON(needs.changed-files.outputs.changed_file_groups).test_python
     with:
       run_codecov: false
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ jobs:
   docs-build:
     needs: conda-python-build
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/custom-job.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/custom-job.yaml@cuopt-testing
     with:
       build_type: pull-request
       node_type: "gpu-l4-latest-1"
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ jobs:
       script: "ci/build_docs.sh"
   wheel-build-cuopt-mps-parser:
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-build.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-build.yaml@cuopt-testing
     with:
       build_type: pull-request
       script: ci/build_wheel_cuopt_mps_parser.sh
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ jobs:
   wheel-build-libcuopt:
     needs: wheel-build-cuopt-mps-parser
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-build.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-build.yaml@cuopt-testing
     with:
       # build for every combination of arch and CUDA version, but only for the latest Python
       matrix_filter: group_by([.ARCH, (.CUDA_VER|split(".")|map(tonumber)|.[0])]) | map(max_by(.PY_VER|split(".")|map(tonumber)))
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ jobs:
   wheel-build-cuopt:
     needs: [wheel-build-cuopt-mps-parser, wheel-build-libcuopt]
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-build.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-build.yaml@cuopt-testing
     with:
       build_type: pull-request
       script: ci/build_wheel_cuopt.sh
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ jobs:
   wheel-tests-cuopt:
     needs: [wheel-build-cuopt, wheel-build-cuopt-mps-parser, wheel-build-cuopt-sh-client, changed-files]
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-test.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-test.yaml@cuopt-testing
     #if: fromJSON(needs.changed-files.outputs.changed_file_groups).test_python_cuopt
     with:
       build_type: pull-request
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ jobs:
   wheel-build-cuopt-server:
     needs: wheel-build-cuopt
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-build.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-build.yaml@cuopt-testing
     with:
       build_type: pull-request
       script: ci/build_wheel_cuopt_server.sh
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ jobs:
       package-type: python
   wheel-build-cuopt-sh-client:
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-build.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-build.yaml@cuopt-testing
     with:
       build_type: pull-request
       script: ci/build_wheel_cuopt_sh_client.sh
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ jobs:
   wheel-tests-cuopt-server:
     needs: [wheel-build-cuopt-server, changed-files]
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-test.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-test.yaml@cuopt-testing
     #if: fromJSON(needs.changed-files.outputs.changed_file_groups).test_python_cuopt_server
     with:
       build_type: pull-request
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index 080d81a7a..55d26f37c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -19,22 +19,49 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       branch:
+        description: |
+          branch: git branch the workflow run targets.
+          Required even when 'sha' is provided because it is also used for organizing artifacts.
         required: true
         type: string
       date:
+        description: "date: Date (YYYY-MM-DD) this run is for. Used to organize artifacts produced by nightly builds"
         required: true
         type: string
       sha:
+        description: "sha: full git commit SHA to check out"
         required: true
         type: string
       build_type:
+        description: "build_type: one of [branch, nightly, pull-request]"
+        type: string
+        default: nightly
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      branch:
+        description: |
+          branch: git branch the workflow run targets.
+          Required even when 'sha' is provided because it is also used for organizing artifacts.
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      date:
+        description: "date: Date (YYYY-MM-DD) this run is for. Used to organize artifacts produced by nightly builds"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      sha:
+        description: "sha: full git commit SHA to check out"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      build_type:
+        description: "build_type: one of [branch, nightly, pull-request]"
         type: string
         default: nightly
 
 jobs:
   conda-cpp-tests:
+    name: conda-cpp-tests
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/conda-cpp-tests.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/conda-cpp-tests.yaml@cuopt-testing
     with:
       build_type: ${{ inputs.build_type }}
       branch: ${{ inputs.branch }}
@@ -42,8 +69,9 @@ jobs:
       sha: ${{ inputs.sha }}
       script: ci/test_cpp.sh
   conda-python-tests:
+    name: conda-python-tests
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/conda-python-tests.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/conda-python-tests.yaml@cuopt-testing
     with:
       run_codecov: false
       build_type: ${{ inputs.build_type }}
@@ -52,8 +80,9 @@ jobs:
       sha: ${{ inputs.sha }}
       script: ci/test_python.sh
   wheel-tests-cuopt:
+    name: wheel-tests-cuopt
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-test.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-test.yaml@cuopt-testing
     with:
       build_type: ${{ inputs.build_type }}
       branch: ${{ inputs.branch }}
@@ -61,8 +90,9 @@ jobs:
       sha: ${{ inputs.sha }}
       script: ci/test_wheel_cuopt.sh
   wheel-tests-cuopt-server:
+    name: wheel-tests-cuopt-server
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-test.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-test.yaml@cuopt-testing
     with:
       build_type: ${{ inputs.build_type }}
       branch: ${{ inputs.branch }}
@@ -71,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
       script: ci/test_wheel_cuopt_server.sh
   conda-notebook-tests:
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/custom-job.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/custom-job.yaml@cuopt-testing
     with:
       build_type: ${{ inputs.build_type }}
       branch: ${{ inputs.branch }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_images.yaml b/.github/workflows/test_images.yaml
index bfeda82f6..fb5ebaf88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_images.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_images.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
 
   prepare:
+    name: test-images (prepare)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       CUDA_SHORT: ${{ steps.trim.outputs.CUDA_SHORT }}
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "PYTHON_SHORT=$PYTHON_SHORT" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
   test:
+    name: test-images (${{ inputs.IMAGE_TAG_PREFIX }}-cuda${{ needs.prepare.outputs.CUDA_SHORT }}-py${{ needs.prepare.outputs.PYTHON_SHORT }})
     runs-on: "linux-${{ inputs.ARCH }}-gpu-a100-latest-1"
     needs: prepare
     container:
@@ -62,4 +64,4 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ inputs.sha }}
       - name: Test cuopt
         run: |
-          bash ./ci/docker/test_image.sh
+          exit 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/trigger-breaking-change-alert.yaml b/.github/workflows/trigger-breaking-change-alert.yaml
index 1317f4a8f..49223fcf0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/trigger-breaking-change-alert.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trigger-breaking-change-alert.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
   trigger-notifier:
     if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'breaking')
     secrets: inherit
-    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/breaking-change-alert.yaml@branch-25.10
+    uses: rapidsai/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/breaking-change-alert.yaml@cuopt-testing
     with:
       sender_login: ${{ github.event.sender.login }}
       sender_avatar: ${{ github.event.sender.avatar_url }}