diff --git a/checkout_repositories/action.yml b/checkout_repositories/action.yml
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+name: "BEC Plugin Repository Checkout"
+description: "Install and test a BEC plugin repository"
+inputs:
+  PLUGIN_REPO_NAME:
+    description: "URL of the BEC Plugin Repository to install"
+    required: true
+    default: ""
+  BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_BRANCH:
+    description: "Branch of the BEC Plugin Repository to install"
+    required: false
+    default: "main"
+  BEC_CORE_BRANCH:
+    description: "Branch of BEC Core to install"
+    required: false
+    default: "main"
+  BEC_WIDGETS_BRANCH:
+    description: "Branch of BEC Widgets to install"
+    required: false
+    default: "main"
+  OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH:
+    description: "Branch of Ophyd Devices to install"
+    required: false
+    default: "main"
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Checkout BEC Plugin Repository
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        chmod +x run_ci.sh
+        ./run_ci.sh "${{ inputs.BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_URL }}" \
+                    "${{ inputs.BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_BRANCH }}" \
+                    "${{ inputs.BEC_CORE_BRANCH }}" \ 
+                    "${{ inputs.BEC_WIDGETS_BRANCH }}" \
+                    "${{ inputs.OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH }}"
diff --git a/checkout_repositories/run_ci.sh b/checkout_repositories/run_ci.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+PLUGIN_REPO_NAME="https://gitea.psi.ch/bec/$1.git"
+PLUGIN_BRANCH="$2"
+CORE_BRANCH="$3"
+WIDGETS_BRANCH="$4"
+OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH="$5"
+
+echo "--- Repository checkouts begin ---"
+
+# --- Step 1: Checkout Plugin ---
+echo "=== Checkout BEC Plugin ==="
+mkdir -p ./_plugin_checkout_/
+cd ./_plugin_checkout_/
+if git clone --depth 1 --branch "$PLUGIN_BRANCH" "$PLUGIN_URL" plugin_repo; then
+    echo "Plugin checkout successful"
+else
+    echo "Plugin checkout failed, trying default branch"
+    git clone --depth 1 "$PLUGIN_URL" plugin_repo
+fi
+cd ..
+
+# --- Step 2: Checkout Core ---
+echo "=== Checkout BEC Core ==="
+mkdir -p ./_bec_checkout_/
+cd ./_bec_checkout_/
+if git clone --depth 1 --branch "$CORE_BRANCH" https://github.com/bec-project/bec.git bec_core; then
+    echo "Core checkout successful"
+else
+    echo "Core checkout failed, trying default branch"
+    git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bec-project/bec.git bec_core
+fi
+
+cd ..
+
+# --- Step 3: Checkout Widgets ---
+echo "=== Checkout BEC Widgets ==="
+mkdir -p ./_bec_widgets_checkout_/
+cd ./_bec_widgets_checkout_/
+if git clone --depth 1 --branch "$WIDGETS_BRANCH" https://github.com/bec-project/bec-widgets.git bec_widgets; then
+    echo "Widgets checkout successful"
+else
+    echo "Widgets checkout failed, trying default branch"
+    git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bec-project/bec-widgets.git bec_widgets  
+fi
+
+cd ..
+
+# --- Step 4: Checkout Ophyd Devices ---
+echo "=== Checkout Ophyd Devices ==="
+mkdir -p ./_ophyd_devices_checkout_/
+cd ./_ophyd_devices_checkout_/
+if git clone --depth 1 --branch "$OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH" https://github.com/bec-project/bec-ophyd-devices.git bec_ophyd_devices; then
+    echo "Ophyd Devices checkout successful"
+else
+    echo "Ophyd Devices checkout failed, trying default branch"
+    git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bec-project/bec-ophyd-devices.git bec_ophyd_devices
+fi
+
+cd ..
+
+echo "--- All checkouts complete ---"
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diff --git a/install_apt_packages/action.yml b/install_apt_packages/action.yml
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+name: "Install APT Packages"
+description: "Install system packages via apt-get"
+inputs:
+  APT_PACKAGES:
+    description: "List of system packages to install via apt-get"
+    required: false
+    default: ""
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Install APT Packages
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        chmod +x run_ci.sh
+        ./run_ci.sh "${{ inputs.APT_PACKAGES }}" \
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diff --git a/install_apt_packages/run_ci.sh b/install_apt_packages/run_ci.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+APT_PACKAGES="$1"
+
+echo "--- Installing APT Packages ---"
+
+# --- Step 1: Install APT Packages ---
+echo "=== Install APT Packages ==="
+
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install -y $APT_PACKAGES
+
+echo "=== Completed APT Package Installation ==="
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diff --git a/install_python_env/action.yml b/install_python_env/action.yml
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+name: Install Python Environment
+description: Set up a Python virtual environment and install required packages
+inputs:
+  PLUGIN_REPO_NAME:
+    description: "Name of the plugin repository to install dependencies for"
+    required: true
+    default: ""
+  PYTHON_VERSION:
+    description: "Python version to use"
+    required: false
+    default: "3.11"
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Setup Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ inputs.PYTHON_VERSION }}
+    - name: Install Python Environment
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        chmod +x run_ci.sh
+        ./run_ci.sh "${{ inputs.PLUGIN_REPO_NAME }}"
diff --git a/install_python_env/run_ci.sh b/install_python_env/run_ci.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+PLUGIN_REPO_NAME="$1"
+
+echo "--- Installing Python Environment ---"
+
+# --- Step 1: Install Python Packages ---
+echo "=== Install Python Environment ==="
+echo "Running on Python version $(python -V)"
+
+python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+pip install uv
+uv pip install --system -e ./_bec_checkout_/bec/bec_lib/[dev]
+uv pip install --system -e ./_bec_checkout_/bec/bec_ipython_client
+uv pip install --system -e ./_bec_checkout_/bec/bec_server[dev]
+uv pip install --system -e ./_bec_widgets_checkout_/bec_widgets[dev,pyside6]
+uv pip install --system -e ./_ophyd_devices_checkout_/ophyd_devices[dev]
+pip install -e "./_plugin_checkout_/${PLUGIN_REPO_NAME}[dev]"
+
+echo "=== Completed Python Environment Installation ==="
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diff --git a/run_pytest_for_plugin/action.yml b/run_pytest_for_plugin/action.yml
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+name: Run Pytest for Plugin
+description: "Run pytest for the specified BEC plugin repository"
+inputs:
+  PLUGIN_REPO_NAME:
+    description: "Name of the plugin repository to run tests for"
+    required: true
+    default: ""
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Run Pytest for Plugin
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        chmod +x run_ci.sh
+        ./run_ci.sh "${{ inputs.PLUGIN_REPO_NAME }}"
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diff --git a/run_pytest_for_plugin/run_ci.sh b/run_pytest_for_plugin/run_ci.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+PLUGIN_REPO_NAME="$1"
+
+echo "--- Running Pytest for Plugin: $PLUGIN_REPO_NAME ---"
+
+cd ./_plugin_checkout_/"$PLUGIN_REPO_NAME"
+
+# --- Step 1: Run Pytest ---
+pytest --random-order --cov=. --cov-config=./pyproject.toml --cov-branch --cov-report=xml --no-cov-on-fail ./tests/ || test $? -eq 5
+
+echo "=== Completed Pytest for Plugin: $PLUGIN_REPO_NAME ==="
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