diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 76c09cb..01f278f 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -39,59 +39,86 @@ jobs:
     env:
       QTWEBENGINE_DISABLE_SANDBOX: 1
       QT_QPA_PLATFORM: "offscreen"
-
     steps:
-      - name: Setup Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: "${{ inputs.PYTHON_VERSION || '3.11' }}"
-
-      - name: Checkout BEC Core
+      - name: Checkout this shared action repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          repository: bec/bec
-          ref: "${{ inputs.BEC_CORE_BRANCH || 'main' }}"
-          path: ./bec
+          repository: bec/bec_shared_actions
+          ref: main
+          path: bec_shared_actions
 
-      - name: Checkout Ophyd Devices
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Run shared CI action
+        uses: ./bec_shared_actions
+        continue-on-error: true
         with:
-          repository: bec/ophyd_devices
-          ref: "${{ inputs.OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH || 'main' }}"
-          path: ./ophyd_devices
+          BEC_WIDGETS_BRANCH: "${{ inputs.BEC_WIDGETS_BRANCH }}"
+          BEC_CORE_BRANCH: "${{ inputs.BEC_CORE_BRANCH }}"
+          OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH: "${{ inputs.OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH }}"
+          BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_BRANCH: "${{ inputs.BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_BRANCH }}"
+          BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_URL: "https://gitea.psi.ch/bec/debye_bec.git" 
+          PYTHON_VERSION: "${{ inputs.PYTHON_VERSION }}"
+          APT_PACKAGES: "libgl1 libegl1 x11-utils libxkbcommon-x11-0 libdbus-1-3 xvfb libnss3 libxdamage1 libasound2t64 libatomic1 libxcursor1"
+        # with:
+        #   ref: "${{ github.head_ref || github.sha }}"
+      # - name: Checkout test-ci repo 
+      #     uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      #     with:
+      #       repository: tligui_y/test-ci
+      #       ref: main
+      #       path: test-ci
 
-      - name: Checkout BEC Widgets
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          repository: bec/bec_widgets
-          ref: "${{ inputs.BEC_WIDGETS_BRANCH || 'main' }}"
-          path: ./bec_widgets
+    # steps:
+    #   - name: Setup Python
+    #     uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+    #     with:
+    #       python-version: "${{ inputs.PYTHON_VERSION || '3.11' }}"
 
-      - name: Checkout BEC Plugin Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          repository: bec/debye_bec
-          ref: "${{ inputs.BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_BRANCH || github.head_ref || github.sha }}"
-          path: ./debye_bec
+    #   - name: Checkout BEC Core
+    #     uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    #     with:
+    #       repository: bec/bec
+    #       ref: "${{ inputs.BEC_CORE_BRANCH || 'main' }}"
+    #       path: ./bec
 
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y libgl1 libegl1 x11-utils libxkbcommon-x11-0 libdbus-1-3 xvfb
-          sudo apt-get -y install libnss3 libxdamage1 libasound2t64 libatomic1 libxcursor1
+    #   - name: Checkout Ophyd Devices
+    #     uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    #     with:
+    #       repository: bec/ophyd_devices
+    #       ref: "${{ inputs.OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH || 'main' }}"
+    #       path: ./ophyd_devices
 
-      - name: Install Python dependencies
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          pip install uv
-          uv pip install --system -e ./ophyd_devices
-          uv pip install --system -e ./bec/bec_lib[dev]
-          uv pip install --system -e ./bec/bec_ipython_client
-          uv pip install --system -e ./bec/bec_server[dev]
-          uv pip install --system -e ./bec_widgets[dev,pyside6]
-          uv pip install --system -e ./debye_bec
+    #   - name: Checkout BEC Widgets
+    #     uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    #     with:
+    #       repository: bec/bec_widgets
+    #       ref: "${{ inputs.BEC_WIDGETS_BRANCH || 'main' }}"
+    #       path: ./bec_widgets
 
-      - name: Run Pytest with Coverage
-        id: coverage
-        run: pytest --random-order --cov=./debye_bec --cov-config=./debye_bec/pyproject.toml --cov-branch --cov-report=xml --no-cov-on-fail ./debye_bec/tests/ || test $? -eq 5
+    #   - name: Checkout BEC Plugin Repository
+    #     uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    #     with:
+    #       repository: bec/debye_bec
+    #       ref: "${{ inputs.BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_BRANCH || github.head_ref || github.sha }}"
+    #       path: ./debye_bec
+
+    #   - name: Install dependencies
+    #     shell: bash
+    #     run: |
+    #       sudo apt-get update
+    #       sudo apt-get install -y libgl1 libegl1 x11-utils libxkbcommon-x11-0 libdbus-1-3 xvfb
+    #       sudo apt-get -y install libnss3 libxdamage1 libasound2t64 libatomic1 libxcursor1
+
+    #   - name: Install Python dependencies
+    #     shell: bash
+    #     run: |
+    #       pip install uv
+    #       uv pip install --system -e ./ophyd_devices
+    #       uv pip install --system -e ./bec/bec_lib[dev]
+    #       uv pip install --system -e ./bec/bec_ipython_client
+    #       uv pip install --system -e ./bec/bec_server[dev]
+    #       uv pip install --system -e ./bec_widgets[dev,pyside6]
+    #       uv pip install --system -e ./debye_bec
+
+    #   - name: Run Pytest with Coverage
+    #     id: coverage
+    #     run: pytest --random-order --cov=./debye_bec --cov-config=./debye_bec/pyproject.toml --cov-branch --cov-report=xml --no-cov-on-fail ./debye_bec/tests/ || test $? -eq 5