diff --git a/.github/actions/docker-login/action.yml b/.github/actions/docker-login/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b9e6d079c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/docker-login/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+name: 'Docker Login'
+description: 'Login to GitHub Container Registry'
+runs:
+  using: 'composite'
+  steps:
+    - name: Login in Github Container registry
+      uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # v3.6.0
+      with:
+        registry: ghcr.io
+        username: ${{ github.actor }}
+        password: ${{ github.token }}
diff --git a/.github/actions/launch-mechanical/action.yml b/.github/actions/launch-mechanical/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b72c27cc6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/launch-mechanical/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+name: 'Launch Mechanical Docker Container'
+description: 'Pull and launch Mechanical Docker container'
+inputs:
+  mechanical-image:
+    description: 'Docker image for Mechanical'
+    required: true
+  container-name:
+    description: 'Name for the Docker container'
+    required: true
+  license-server:
+    description: 'License server address'
+    required: true
+  port:
+    description: 'Port to expose'
+    required: true
+    default: '10000'
+runs:
+  using: 'composite'
+  steps:
+    - name: Pull and launch Mechanical service
+      shell: bash
+      env:
+        MECHANICAL_IMAGE: ${{ inputs.mechanical-image }}
+        DOCKER_MECH_CONTAINER_NAME: ${{ inputs.container-name }}
+        LICENSE_SERVER: ${{ inputs.license-server }}
+        PYMECHANICAL_PORT: ${{ inputs.port }}
+      run: |
+        docker pull ${MECHANICAL_IMAGE}
+
+        echo "Run docker in detached mode"
+        docker run -d --name ${DOCKER_MECH_CONTAINER_NAME} -e ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE=1055@${LICENSE_SERVER} -p ${PYMECHANICAL_PORT}:10000 ${MECHANICAL_IMAGE}
+
+        # Wait for Mechanical to initialize with intelligent polling
+        max_wait=300  # Maximum wait time in seconds
+        check_interval=10  # Check every 10 seconds
+        elapsed=0
+
+        echo "Waiting for Mechanical to initialize..."
+        while [ $elapsed -lt $max_wait ]; do
+          docker logs ${DOCKER_MECH_CONTAINER_NAME} > log.txt
+          if grep -q 'WB Initialize Done' log.txt 2>/dev/null; then
+            echo "Mechanical initialized successfully after ${elapsed} seconds"
+            break
+          fi
+          echo "Waiting for initialization... (${elapsed}/${max_wait}s)"
+          sleep $check_interval
+          elapsed=$((elapsed + check_interval))
+        done
+
+        # Final check
+        docker logs ${DOCKER_MECH_CONTAINER_NAME} > log.txt
+        if ! grep -q 'WB Initialize Done' log.txt 2>/dev/null; then
+          echo "ERROR: Mechanical failed to initialize within ${max_wait} seconds"
+          echo "=== Last 50 lines of log.txt ==="
+          tail -n 50 log.txt || echo "No log file found"
+          exit 1
+        fi
diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-python-container/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-python-container/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cab4a4f669
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-python-container/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+name: 'Setup Python Environment in Container'
+description: 'Setup Python environment with uv in a container'
+inputs:
+  python-version:
+    description: 'Python version to install'
+    required: true
+  install-testing-deps:
+    description: 'Whether to install testing dependencies'
+    required: false
+    default: 'true'
+  install-doc-deps:
+    description: 'Whether to install documentation dependencies'
+    required: false
+    default: 'false'
+runs:
+  using: 'composite'
+  steps:
+    - name: Set up Python
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        apt update
+        apt install lsb-release xvfb git curl make -y
+        curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
+        export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
+        uv python install python${{ inputs.python-version }}
+        uv venv /env
+
+    - name: Install packages for testing
+      if: inputs.install-testing-deps == 'true'
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        . /env/bin/activate
+        uv pip install --upgrade pip
+        uv pip install -e .[tests]
+
+    - name: Install packages for documentation
+      if: inputs.install-doc-deps == 'true'
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        . /env/bin/activate
+        uv pip install --upgrade pip
+        uv pip install -e .[doc]
diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-test-env/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-test-env/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fc90ce4512
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-test-env/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+name: 'Setup Test Environment Variables'
+description: 'Set common environment variables for testing jobs'
+inputs:
+  container-stable-exit:
+    description: 'Whether container tests should exit on failure'
+    required: true
+  python-version:
+    description: 'Python version being tested'
+    required: true
+  num-cores:
+    description: 'Number of cores to use'
+    required: false
+    default: '1'
+runs:
+  using: 'composite'
+  steps:
+    - name: Set common test environment
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        echo "ANSYS_WORKBENCH_LOGGING_CONSOLE=0" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "ANSYS_WORKBENCH_LOGGING=0" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "ANSYS_WORKBENCH_LOGGING_FILTER_LEVEL=2" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "CONTAINER_STABLE_EXIT=${{ inputs.container-stable-exit }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "MATRIX_PYTHON_VERSION=${{ inputs.python-version }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "NUM_CORES=${{ inputs.num-cores }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1" >> $GITHUB_ENV
diff --git a/.github/actions/upload-coverage/action.yml b/.github/actions/upload-coverage/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f884589363
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/upload-coverage/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+name: 'Upload Coverage Results'
+description: 'Upload coverage results as artifacts'
+inputs:
+  coverage-name:
+    description: 'Name suffix for coverage artifacts'
+    required: true
+  python-version:
+    description: 'Python version being tested'
+    required: true
+  main-python-version:
+    description: 'Main Python version to compare against'
+    required: true
+runs:
+  using: 'composite'
+  steps:
+    - name: Upload coverage results (.cov)
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
+      if: inputs.python-version == inputs.main-python-version
+      with:
+        include-hidden-files: true
+        name: coverage-${{ inputs.coverage-name }}
+        path: .cov
+        retention-days: 7
+
+    - name: Upload coverage results (.coverage)
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
+      if: inputs.python-version == inputs.main-python-version
+      with:
+        include-hidden-files: true
+        name: coverage-file-${{ inputs.coverage-name }}
+        path: .coverage
+        retention-days: 7
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
index f688217ed3..b207cdfcf8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
@@ -199,12 +199,13 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       packages: read         # Required to pull Docker images from GitHub Container Registry
     steps:
-      - name: Login in Github Container registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # v3.6.0
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
         with:
-          registry: ghcr.io
-          username: ${{ github.actor }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Login to Docker
+        uses: ./.github/actions/docker-login
 
       - name: Pull, launch, and validate Mechanical service
         id: get_sha
@@ -282,53 +283,23 @@ jobs:
       packages: read         # Required to pull Docker images from GitHub Container Registry
       checks: write          # Needed to publish test results and status checks
     steps:
-      - name: Login in Github Container registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # v3.6.0
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
         with:
-          registry: ghcr.io
-          username: ${{ github.actor }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Login to Docker
+        uses: ./.github/actions/docker-login
 
       - name: Pull, launch, and validate Mechanical service
+        uses: ./.github/actions/launch-mechanical
         env:
-          MECHANICAL_IMAGE: ${{ env.DOCKER_PACKAGE }}:${{ matrix.mechanical-version }}
-          # ANSYS_WORKBENCH_LOGGING_CONSOLE: 0
-          # ANSYS_WORKBENCH_LOGGING_DIRECTORY: /log_file  # workbench.log file
           ANSYS_WORKBENCH_LOGGING_AUTO_FLUSH: 0  # turn off autoflush for faster performance
-          DOCKER_MECH_CONTAINER_NAME: ${{ env.DOCKER_MECH_CONTAINER_NAME }}
-          LICENSE_SERVER: ${{ env.LICENSE_SERVER }}
-          PYMECHANICAL_PORT: ${{ env.PYMECHANICAL_PORT }}
-        run: |
-          docker pull ${MECHANICAL_IMAGE}
-
-          echo "Run docker in detached mode"
-          docker run -d --name ${DOCKER_MECH_CONTAINER_NAME} -e ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE=1055@${LICENSE_SERVER} -p ${PYMECHANICAL_PORT}:10000 ${MECHANICAL_IMAGE}
-
-          # Wait for Mechanical to initialize with intelligent polling
-          max_wait=300  # Maximum wait time in seconds
-          check_interval=10  # Check every 10 seconds
-          elapsed=0
-
-          echo "Waiting for Mechanical to initialize..."
-          while [ $elapsed -lt $max_wait ]; do
-            docker logs ${DOCKER_MECH_CONTAINER_NAME} > log.txt
-            if grep -q 'WB Initialize Done' log.txt 2>/dev/null; then
-              echo "Mechanical initialized successfully after ${elapsed} seconds"
-              break
-            fi
-            echo "Waiting for initialization... (${elapsed}/${max_wait}s)"
-            sleep $check_interval
-            elapsed=$((elapsed + check_interval))
-          done
-
-          # Final check
-          docker logs ${DOCKER_MECH_CONTAINER_NAME} > log.txt
-          if ! grep -q 'WB Initialize Done' log.txt 2>/dev/null; then
-            echo "ERROR: Mechanical failed to initialize within ${max_wait} seconds"
-            echo "=== Last 50 lines of log.txt ==="
-            tail -n 50 log.txt || echo "No log file found"
-            exit 1
-          fi
+        with:
+          mechanical-image: ${{ env.DOCKER_PACKAGE }}:${{ matrix.mechanical-version }}
+          container-name: ${{ env.DOCKER_MECH_CONTAINER_NAME }}
+          license-server: ${{ env.LICENSE_SERVER }}
+          port: ${{ env.PYMECHANICAL_PORT }}
 
       - name: Display info
         if: github.event_name == 'schedule'
@@ -367,22 +338,12 @@ jobs:
           fail_on_failure: true
 
       - name: Upload coverage results
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
-        if: matrix.mechanical-version == needs.revn-variations.outputs.test_docker_image_version
-        with:
-          include-hidden-files: true
-          name: coverage-tests
-          path: .cov
-          retention-days: 7
-
-      - name: Upload coverage results (as .coverage)
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
+        uses: ./.github/actions/upload-coverage
         if: matrix.mechanical-version == needs.revn-variations.outputs.test_docker_image_version
         with:
-          include-hidden-files: true
-          name: coverage-file-tests
-          path: .coverage
-          retention-days: 7
+          coverage-name: tests
+          python-version: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}
+          main-python-version: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Get Mechanical container logs
         if: always()
@@ -422,21 +383,10 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        shell: bash
-        env:
-          MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}
-        run: |
-          apt update
-          apt install lsb-release xvfb git curl make -y
-          curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
-          export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
-          uv python install python${MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION}
-          uv venv /env
-      - name: "Install packages for testing"
-        run: |
-          . /env/bin/activate
-          uv pip install --upgrade pip
-          uv pip install -e .[tests]
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-python-container
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}
+          install-testing-deps: 'true'
 
       - name: Unit Testing and coverage
         env:
@@ -456,22 +406,11 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
       - name: Upload coverage results
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
-        if: env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION == matrix.python-version
+        uses: ./.github/actions/upload-coverage
         with:
-          include-hidden-files: true
-          name: coverage-tests-embedding
-          path: .cov
-          retention-days: 7
-
-      - name: Upload coverage results (as .coverage)
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
-        if: env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION == matrix.python-version
-        with:
-          include-hidden-files: true
-          name: coverage-file-tests-embedding
-          path: .coverage
-          retention-days: 7
+          coverage-name: tests-embedding
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+          main-python-version: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Publish Test Report
         uses: mikepenz/action-junit-report@a294a61c909bd8a4b563024a2faa28897fd53ebc # v6.1.0
@@ -505,21 +444,10 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        shell: bash
-        env:
-          MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}
-        run: |
-          apt update
-          apt install lsb-release xvfb git curl make -y
-          curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
-          export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
-          uv python install python${MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION}
-          uv venv /env
-      - name: "Install packages for testing"
-        run: |
-          . /env/bin/activate
-          uv pip install --upgrade pip
-          uv pip install -e .[tests]
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-python-container
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}
+          install-testing-deps: 'true'
 
       - name: Embedding scripts unit testing and coverage
         env:
@@ -535,22 +463,11 @@ jobs:
           pytest -m cli -s --junitxml test_results_cli_scripts${MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION}.xml
 
       - name: Upload coverage results
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
-        if: env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION == matrix.python-version
-        with:
-          include-hidden-files: true
-          name: coverage-tests-embedding-scripts
-          path: .cov
-          retention-days: 7
-
-      - name: Upload coverage results (as .coverage)
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
-        if: env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION == matrix.python-version
+        uses: ./.github/actions/upload-coverage
         with:
-          include-hidden-files: true
-          name: coverage-file-tests-embedding-scripts
-          path: .coverage
-          retention-days: 7
+          coverage-name: tests-embedding-scripts
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+          main-python-version: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Publish Test Report
         uses: mikepenz/action-junit-report@a294a61c909bd8a4b563024a2faa28897fd53ebc # v6.1.0
@@ -584,21 +501,10 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        shell: bash
-        env:
-          MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}
-        run: |
-          apt update
-          apt install lsb-release xvfb git curl make -y
-          curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
-          export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
-          uv python install python${MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION}
-          uv venv /env
-      - name: "Install packages for testing"
-        run: |
-          . /env/bin/activate
-          uv pip install --upgrade pip
-          uv pip install -e .[tests]
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-python-container
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}
+          install-testing-deps: 'true'
 
       - name: Set environment variable
         env:
@@ -631,22 +537,11 @@ jobs:
           fail_on_failure: true
 
       - name: Upload coverage results
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
-        if: env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION == matrix.python-version
-        with:
-          include-hidden-files: true
-          name: coverage-tests-remote-session-launch
-          path: .cov
-          retention-days: 7
-
-      - name: Upload coverage results (as .coverage)
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
-        if: env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION == matrix.python-version
+        uses: ./.github/actions/upload-coverage
         with:
-          include-hidden-files: true
-          name: coverage-file-tests-remote-session-launch
-          path: .coverage
-          retention-days: 7
+          coverage-name: tests-remote-session-launch
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+          main-python-version: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}
 
   doc-build:
     name: Documentation
@@ -667,16 +562,11 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        shell: bash
-        env:
-          MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}
-        run: |
-          apt update
-          apt install lsb-release xvfb git curl make -y
-          curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
-          export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
-          uv python install python${MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION}
-          uv venv /env
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-python-container
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}
+          install-testing-deps: 'false'
+          install-doc-deps: 'true'
 
       - name: Install system dependencies
         env:
@@ -698,6 +588,8 @@ jobs:
           && apt install gh -y
 
       - name: Install quarto to build cheatsheet
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: | # zizmor: ignore[template-injection]
           echo "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" | gh auth login --with-token
           gh release download v1.6.43 --repo github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli --pattern *linux-amd64.deb
@@ -707,12 +599,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test quarto installation
         run: quarto --version
 
-      - name: Install Python requirements
-        run: |
-          . /env/bin/activate
-          uv pip install --upgrade pip
-          uv pip install -e .[doc]
-
       - name: Build docs
         env:
           NUM_CORES: 1
diff --git a/doc/changelog.d/1465.miscellaneous.md b/doc/changelog.d/1465.miscellaneous.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..69a482686e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changelog.d/1465.miscellaneous.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Ci/cd