diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 263ca59..eee8955 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,15 @@ name: CI
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main]
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**.md'
+      - '**.html'
   pull_request:
-    branches: [main]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**.md'
+      - '**.html'
 
 # Cancel any in-flight jobs for the same PR/branch so there's only one active at a time
 concurrency:
@@ -18,6 +24,19 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.x'
+    - run: pip install mypy wasmtime
+
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        repository: singlestore-labs/writ
+        path: writ
+    - run: |
+        echo "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/writ/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+        chmod +x $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/writ/bin/writ
+
     - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
       with:
         toolchain: stable
@@ -36,11 +55,6 @@ jobs:
         curl https://github.com/WebAssembly/wasi-sdk/releases/download/wasi-sdk-16/wasi-sdk-16.0-linux.tar.gz -L | tar xzvf - -C $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/
         echo "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/wasi-sdk-16.0/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
 
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-      with:
-        python-version: '3.x'
-    - run: pip install mypy wasmtime
-
     - name: Test cpp build
       run: make cpp-debug cpp-release
       working-directory: ./examples
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml b/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
index fc94612..aaf5319 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@ on:
   push:
     paths:
       - '**.md'
+      - '**.html'
     branches:
       - main
   pull_request:
-
+    paths:
+      - '**.md'
+      - '**.html'
 jobs:
   deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/examples/Makefile b/examples/Makefile
index 13547f6..5bbd672 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile
+++ b/examples/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ cpp:
 	    echo "=====================================================" ; \
 	    echo "Building CPP example '`basename $$D`'" ; \
 	    echo "=====================================================" ; \
-		make -C $$D $(TARGET) ; \
+		make -C $$D $(TARGET) test; \
 	done
 
 ##############################################################################
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ rust:
 	    echo "=====================================================" ; \
 	    echo "Building Rust example '`basename $$D`'" ; \
 	    echo "=====================================================" ; \
-		make -C $$D $(TARGET) ; \
+		make -C $$D $(TARGET) test; \
 	done
 
 ##############################################################################
diff --git a/examples/cpp/power/Makefile b/examples/cpp/power/Makefile
index 77133e1..fc8fd27 100644
--- a/examples/cpp/power/Makefile
+++ b/examples/cpp/power/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ power.wasm: gen
 	    power.c
 
 .PHONY: test
-test: debug
+test:
 	writ --expect 8 --wit power.wit power.wasm power-of 2 3
 	@echo PASS
 	writ --expect 1 --wit power.wit power.wasm power-of 2 0
diff --git a/examples/cpp/split/Makefile b/examples/cpp/split/Makefile
index 50191c4..0b42015 100644
--- a/examples/cpp/split/Makefile
+++ b/examples/cpp/split/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ split.wasm: gen
 	    split_impl.cpp
 
 .PHONY: test
-test: debug
+test:
 	writ \
 	    -e '[{"str": "hello", "idx": 0}, {"str": "there", "idx": 6}, {"str": "people", "idx": 12}]' \
             --wit split.wit split.wasm split-str "hello there people" " "
diff --git a/examples/rust/dates/Makefile b/examples/rust/dates/Makefile
index 6b00a06..410da02 100644
--- a/examples/rust/dates/Makefile
+++ b/examples/rust/dates/Makefile
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ wasm:
 	cargo wasi build --lib $(RELFLAGS)
 
 .PHONY: test
-test: debug
+test:
 	writ \
 	    -e "2022-07-30" \
             --wit $(MODULE).wit target/wasm32-wasi/debug/$(MODULE).wasm next-saturday \
             "2022-07-23"
+	cargo wasi test
 	@echo PASS
 
 .PHONY: clean
diff --git a/examples/rust/echo-remote-debug/Makefile b/examples/rust/echo-remote-debug/Makefile
index af51617..d1d04fc 100644
--- a/examples/rust/echo-remote-debug/Makefile
+++ b/examples/rust/echo-remote-debug/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ wasm:
 	cargo wasi build --lib $(RELFLAGS)
 
 .PHONY: test
-test: debug
+test:
 	writ \
 	    -e "hello there hello there" \
             --wit $(MODULE).wit target/wasm32-wasi/debug/$(MODULE).wasm echo \
diff --git a/examples/rust/sentimentable/Makefile b/examples/rust/sentimentable/Makefile
index f30ebb4..215356c 100644
--- a/examples/rust/sentimentable/Makefile
+++ b/examples/rust/sentimentable/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ wasm:
 	cargo wasi build --lib $(RELFLAGS)
 
 .PHONY: test
-test: debug
+test:
 	writ \
 	    -e '[{"compound": 0.5573704017131537, "positive": 0.5454545454545455, "negative": 0.0, "neutral": 0.4545454545454546 }]' \
             --wit $(MODULE).wit target/wasm32-wasi/debug/$(MODULE).wasm sentimentable\
diff --git a/examples/rust/split/Makefile b/examples/rust/split/Makefile
index ac7ba97..4fd754a 100644
--- a/examples/rust/split/Makefile
+++ b/examples/rust/split/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ wasm:
 	cargo wasi build --lib $(RELFLAGS)
 
 .PHONY: test
-test: debug
+test:
 	writ \
 	    -e '[{"str": "hello", "idx": 0}, {"str": "there", "idx": 6}, {"str": "people", "idx": 12}]' \
             --wit $(MODULE).wit target/wasm32-wasi/debug/$(MODULE).wasm split-str \
diff --git a/examples/rust/usergenerator-remote-debug/Makefile b/examples/rust/usergenerator-remote-debug/Makefile
index c546aff..3cfdbc6 100644
--- a/examples/rust/usergenerator-remote-debug/Makefile
+++ b/examples/rust/usergenerator-remote-debug/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ wasm:
 # This function produces random output, so we can't check it against a
 # standard.  Instead, just verify that it runs without error.
 .PHONY: test
-test: debug
+test:
 	writ --wit $(MODULE).wit target/wasm32-wasi/debug/$(MODULE).wasm gen-users 3
 	@echo PASS
 
diff --git a/examples/rust/usergenerator/Makefile b/examples/rust/usergenerator/Makefile
index c546aff..3cfdbc6 100644
--- a/examples/rust/usergenerator/Makefile
+++ b/examples/rust/usergenerator/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ wasm:
 # This function produces random output, so we can't check it against a
 # standard.  Instead, just verify that it runs without error.
 .PHONY: test
-test: debug
+test:
 	writ --wit $(MODULE).wit target/wasm32-wasi/debug/$(MODULE).wasm gen-users 3
 	@echo PASS