diff --git a/.github/workflows/fast_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/fast_tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..11034cd9862
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/fast_tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+#  For more information about TARDIS pipelines, please refer to:
+#
+#    https://tardis-sn.github.io/tardis/development/continuous_integration.html
+
+name: fast tests
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+    - '*'
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+    - '*'
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - reopened
+      - synchronize
+      - labeled
+
+
+env:
+  CACHE_NUMBER: 0  # increase to reset cache manually
+  PYTEST_FLAGS: --tardis-refdata=${{ github.workspace }}/tardis-refdata --tardis-regression-data=${{ github.workspace }}/tardis-regression-data
+                --cov=tardis --cov-report=xml --cov-report=html
+  CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash -l {0}
+ 
+jobs:
+  test-matrix:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - id: set-matrix
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get install jq
+          echo 'folder-matrix=$(find "tardis" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | grep -v '__pycache__' | jq -R . | jq -cs .)' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo 'os-matrix=["ubuntu-latest", "macos-latest"]' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+    outputs:
+      folder-matrix: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.folder-matrix }}
+      os-matrix: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.os-matrix }}
+
+  non-continuum:
+    needs: test-matrix
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        test-path: ${{fromJson(needs.test-matrix.outputs.folder-matrix)}}
+        os: ${{fromJson(needs.test-matrix.outputs.os-matrix)}}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Setup tardis
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup_tardis
+        with: 
+          os-label: ${{ matrix.os=='macos-latest' && 'osx-arm64' || 'linux-64' }}
+      
+      - name: Install package editable
+        run: |
+          pip install -e .
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: pytest ${{ matrix.test-path }} ${{ env.PYTEST_FLAGS }} -m "not continuum"
+      
+      - name: Refdata Generation tests
+        run: pytest ${{ matrix.test-path }} ${{ env.PYTEST_FLAGS }} --generate-reference
+        if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'run-generation-tests') || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
+    
+  continuum_tests:
+    needs: test-matrix
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        test-path: ${{fromJson(needs.test-matrix.outputs.folder-matrix)}}
+        os: ${{fromJson(needs.test-matrix.outputs.os-matrix)}}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+        - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+        - name: Setup tardis
+          uses: ./.github/actions/setup_tardis
+          with: 
+            os-label: ${{ matrix.os=='macos-latest' && 'osx-arm64' || 'linux-64' }}
+
+        - name: Install package editable
+          run: |
+            pip install -e .
+
+        - name: Run continuum tests
+          run: pytest ${{ matrix.test-path }} ${{ env.PYTEST_FLAGS }} -m continuum
+
+        - name: Refdata Generation tests
+          run: pytest ${{ matrix.test-path }} ${{ env.PYTEST_FLAGS }} --generate-reference
+          if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'run-generation-tests') || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index ce247523e08..7dba9224d3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -1,38 +1,38 @@
-name: main
+# name: main
 
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-    - '*'
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-    - '*'
+# on:
+#   push:
+#     branches:
+#     - '*'
+#   pull_request:
+#     branches:
+#     - '*'
 
-concurrency:
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
+# concurrency:
+#   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.ref }}
+#   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 
-jobs:
-  matrix:
-    if: github.repository_owner == 'tardis-sn'
-    strategy:
-      # super important if you want to see all results, even if one fails
-      # fail-fast is true by default
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        label: [osx-arm64, linux-64]
-        include:
-          - label: osx-arm64
-            os: macos-latest
-            prefix: /Users/runner/miniconda3/envs/tardis
+# jobs:
+#   matrix:
+#     if: github.repository_owner == 'tardis-sn'
+#     strategy:
+#       # super important if you want to see all results, even if one fails
+#       # fail-fast is true by default
+#       fail-fast: false
+#       matrix:
+#         label: [osx-arm64, linux-64]
+#         include:
+#           - label: osx-arm64
+#             os: macos-latest
+#             prefix: /Users/runner/miniconda3/envs/tardis
 
-          - label: linux-64
-            os: ubuntu-latest
-            prefix: /usr/share/miniconda3/envs/tardis
+#           - label: linux-64
+#             os: ubuntu-latest
+#             prefix: /usr/share/miniconda3/envs/tardis
 
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/new_tests.yml
-    with:
-      run_label: ${{ matrix.label }}
-      run_os: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    secrets: inherit
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+#     uses: ./.github/workflows/new_tests.yml
+#     with:
+#       run_label: ${{ matrix.label }}
+#       run_os: ${{ matrix.os }}
+#     secrets: inherit
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/new_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/new_tests.yml
index 6d42f71ae12..3132b8bc73d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/new_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/new_tests.yml
@@ -1,101 +1,101 @@
-#  For more information about TARDIS pipelines, please refer to:
-#
-#    https://tardis-sn.github.io/tardis/development/continuous_integration.html
+# #  For more information about TARDIS pipelines, please refer to:
+# #
+# #    https://tardis-sn.github.io/tardis/development/continuous_integration.html
 
-name: tests
+# name: tests
 
-on:
-  workflow_call:
-    inputs:
-      run_label: 
-        required: true
-        type: string
-      run_os: 
-          required: true
-          type: string
+# on:
+#   workflow_call:
+#     inputs:
+#       run_label: 
+#         required: true
+#         type: string
+#       run_os: 
+#           required: true
+#           type: string
 
-  # push:
-  #   branches:
-  #   - '*'
+#   # push:
+#   #   branches:
+#   #   - '*'
 
-  # pull_request:
-  #   branches:
-  #   - '*'
+#   # pull_request:
+#   #   branches:
+#   #   - '*'
     
-  #   types:
-  #     - opened
-  #     - reopened
-  #     - synchronize
-  #     - labeled
+#   #   types:
+#   #     - opened
+#   #     - reopened
+#   #     - synchronize
+#   #     - labeled
 
-env:
-  CACHE_NUMBER: 0  # increase to reset cache manually
-  PYTEST_FLAGS: --tardis-refdata=${{ github.workspace }}/tardis-refdata --tardis-regression-data=${{ github.workspace }}/tardis-regression-data
-                --cov=tardis --cov-report=xml --cov-report=html
-  CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+# env:
+#   CACHE_NUMBER: 0  # increase to reset cache manually
+#   PYTEST_FLAGS: --tardis-refdata=${{ github.workspace }}/tardis-refdata --tardis-regression-data=${{ github.workspace }}/tardis-regression-data
+#                 --cov=tardis --cov-report=xml --cov-report=html
+#   CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
 
-defaults:
-  run:
-    shell: bash -l {0}
+# defaults:
+#   run:
+#     shell: bash -l {0}
  
-jobs:
-  base:
-    name: base-${{ inputs.run_label }}
-    runs-on: ${{ inputs.run_os }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: tardis-repo-${{ inputs.run_label }}
-          path: ./
-          retention-days: 1
+# jobs:
+#   test-matrix:
+#     name: base-${{ inputs.run_label }}
+#     runs-on: ${{ inputs.run_os }}
+#     steps:
+#       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+#       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+#         with:
+#           name: tardis-repo-${{ inputs.run_label }}
+#           path: ./
+#           retention-days: 1
 
-  non-continuum:
-    runs-on: ${{ inputs.run_os }}
-    needs: base
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: tardis-repo-${{ inputs.run_label }}
-          path: ./
+#   non-continuum:
+#     runs-on: ${{ inputs.run_os }}
+#     needs: test-matrix
+#     steps:
+#       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+#         with:
+#           name: tardis-repo-${{ inputs.run_label }}
+#           path: ./
 
-      - name: Setup tardis
-        uses: ./.github/actions/setup_tardis
-        with: 
-          os-label: ${{ inputs.run_label }}
+#       - name: Setup tardis
+#         uses: ./.github/actions/setup_tardis
+#         with: 
+#           os-label: ${{ inputs.run_label }}
       
-      - name: Install package editable
-        run: |
-          pip install -e . --user
+#       - name: Install package editable
+#         run: |
+#           pip install -e . --user
 
-      - name: Run tests
-        run: pytest tardis ${{ env.PYTEST_FLAGS }} -m "not continuum"
+#       - name: Run tests
+#         run: pytest tardis ${{ env.PYTEST_FLAGS }} -m "not continuum"
       
-      - name: Refdata Generation tests
-        run: pytest tardis ${{ env.PYTEST_FLAGS }} --generate-reference
-        if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'run-generation-tests') || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
+#       - name: Refdata Generation tests
+#         run: pytest tardis ${{ env.PYTEST_FLAGS }} --generate-reference
+#         if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'run-generation-tests') || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
     
-  continuum_tests:
-    needs: base
-    runs-on: ${{ inputs.run_label }}
-    steps:
-        - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-          with:
-            name: tardis-repo-${{ inputs.run_label }}
-            path: ./
+#   continuum_tests:
+#     needs: test-matrix
+#     runs-on: ${{ inputs.run_label }}
+#     steps:
+#         - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+#           with:
+#             name: tardis-repo-${{ inputs.run_label }}
+#             path: ./
 
-        - name: Setup tardis
-          uses: ./.github/actions/setup_tardis
-          with: 
-            os-label: ${{ inputs.run_label }}
+#         - name: Setup tardis
+#           uses: ./.github/actions/setup_tardis
+#           with: 
+#             os-label: ${{ inputs.run_label }}
 
-        - name: Install package editable
-          run: |
-            pip install -e .
+#         - name: Install package editable
+#           run: |
+#             pip install -e .
 
-        - name: Run continuum tests
-          run: pytest tardis ${{ env.PYTEST_FLAGS }} -m continuum
+#         - name: Run continuum tests
+#           run: pytest tardis ${{ env.PYTEST_FLAGS }} -m continuum
 
-        - name: Refdata Generation tests
-          run: pytest tardis ${{ env.PYTEST_FLAGS }} --generate-reference
-          if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'run-generation-tests') || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
+#         - name: Refdata Generation tests
+#           run: pytest tardis ${{ env.PYTEST_FLAGS }} --generate-reference
+#           if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'run-generation-tests') || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index dab7e450cdf..9f6a54850fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -1,104 +1,104 @@
-#  For more information about TARDIS pipelines, please refer to:
-#
-#    https://tardis-sn.github.io/tardis/development/continuous_integration.html
+# #  For more information about TARDIS pipelines, please refer to:
+# #
+# #    https://tardis-sn.github.io/tardis/development/continuous_integration.html
 
-name: tests
+# name: tests
 
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-    - '*'
+# on:
+#   push:
+#     branches:
+#     - '*'
 
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-    - '*'
+#   pull_request:
+#     branches:
+#     - '*'
     
-    types:
-      - opened
-      - reopened
-      - synchronize
-      - labeled
-
-env:
-  CACHE_NUMBER: 0  # increase to reset cache manually
-  PYTEST_FLAGS: --tardis-refdata=${{ github.workspace }}/tardis-refdata --tardis-regression-data=${{ github.workspace }}/tardis-regression-data
-                --cov=tardis --cov-report=xml --cov-report=html
-  CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
-
-concurrency:
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
-defaults:
-  run:
-    shell: bash -l {0}
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    if: github.repository_owner == 'tardis-sn'
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        pip: [true, false]
-        label: [osx-arm64, linux-64]
-        include:
-          - label: osx-arm64
-            os: macos-latest
-            prefix: /Users/runner/miniconda3/envs/tardis
-
-          - label: linux-64
-            os: ubuntu-latest
-            prefix: /usr/share/miniconda3/envs/tardis
-
-    name: ${{ matrix.label }}-pip-${{ matrix.pip }}
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Setup LFS
-        uses: ./.github/actions/setup_lfs
+#     types:
+#       - opened
+#       - reopened
+#       - synchronize
+#       - labeled
+
+# env:
+#   CACHE_NUMBER: 0  # increase to reset cache manually
+#   PYTEST_FLAGS: --tardis-refdata=${{ github.workspace }}/tardis-refdata --tardis-regression-data=${{ github.workspace }}/tardis-regression-data
+#                 --cov=tardis --cov-report=xml --cov-report=html
+#   CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+
+# concurrency:
+#   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.ref }}
+#   cancel-in-progress: true
+
+# defaults:
+#   run:
+#     shell: bash -l {0}
+
+# jobs:
+#   build:
+#     if: github.repository_owner == 'tardis-sn'
+#     strategy:
+#       matrix:
+#         pip: [true, false]
+#         label: [osx-arm64, linux-64]
+#         include:
+#           - label: osx-arm64
+#             os: macos-latest
+#             prefix: /Users/runner/miniconda3/envs/tardis
+
+#           - label: linux-64
+#             os: ubuntu-latest
+#             prefix: /usr/share/miniconda3/envs/tardis
+
+#     name: ${{ matrix.label }}-pip-${{ matrix.pip }}
+#     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+#     steps:
+#       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+#       - name: Setup LFS
+#         uses: ./.github/actions/setup_lfs
       
-      - name: Setup environment
-        uses: ./.github/actions/setup_env
-        with: 
-          os-label: ${{ matrix.label }}
-
-      - name: Install package editable
-        run: |
-          pip install -e .
-          echo "TARDIS_PIP_PATH=tardis" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        if: matrix.pip == false
-
-      - name: Install package git
-        run: pip install git+https://github.com/tardis-sn/tardis.git@${{ github.ref }}
-        if: matrix.pip == true
-
-      - name: Set pip path
-        if: matrix.pip == true
-        run: |
-          location_line=$(pip show tardis | grep -i -x "Location:.*")
-          directory_path=$(echo $location_line | awk -F " " '{print $2}')
-          echo "TARDIS_PIP_PATH=$directory_path" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+#       - name: Setup environment
+#         uses: ./.github/actions/setup_env
+#         with: 
+#           os-label: ${{ matrix.label }}
+
+#       - name: Install package editable
+#         run: |
+#           pip install -e .
+#           echo "TARDIS_PIP_PATH=tardis" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+#         if: matrix.pip == false
+
+#       - name: Install package git
+#         run: pip install git+https://github.com/tardis-sn/tardis.git@${{ github.ref }}
+#         if: matrix.pip == true
+
+#       - name: Set pip path
+#         if: matrix.pip == true
+#         run: |
+#           location_line=$(pip show tardis | grep -i -x "Location:.*")
+#           directory_path=$(echo $location_line | awk -F " " '{print $2}')
+#           echo "TARDIS_PIP_PATH=$directory_path" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       
-      - name: Set install path
-        if: matrix.pip == false
-        run: |
-          directory_path="."
-          echo "TARDIS_PIP_PATH=$directory_path" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Run tests
-        run: pytest tardis ${{ env.PYTEST_FLAGS }} -m "not continuum"
-        working-directory: ${{ env.TARDIS_PIP_PATH }}
-        if: always()
-
-      - name: Run continuum tests
-        run: pytest tardis ${{ env.PYTEST_FLAGS }} -m continuum
-        working-directory: ${{ env.TARDIS_PIP_PATH }}
-        if: always()
-
-      - name: Upload to Codecov
-        run: bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash)
+#       - name: Set install path
+#         if: matrix.pip == false
+#         run: |
+#           directory_path="."
+#           echo "TARDIS_PIP_PATH=$directory_path" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+#       - name: Run tests
+#         run: pytest tardis ${{ env.PYTEST_FLAGS }} -m "not continuum"
+#         working-directory: ${{ env.TARDIS_PIP_PATH }}
+#         if: always()
+
+#       - name: Run continuum tests
+#         run: pytest tardis ${{ env.PYTEST_FLAGS }} -m continuum
+#         working-directory: ${{ env.TARDIS_PIP_PATH }}
+#         if: always()
+
+#       - name: Upload to Codecov
+#         run: bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash)
       
-      - name: Refdata Generation tests
-        run: pytest tardis ${{ env.PYTEST_FLAGS }} --generate-reference
-        working-directory: ${{ env.TARDIS_PIP_PATH }}
-        if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'run-generation-tests') || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
+#       - name: Refdata Generation tests
+#         run: pytest tardis ${{ env.PYTEST_FLAGS }} --generate-reference
+#         working-directory: ${{ env.TARDIS_PIP_PATH }}
+#         if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'run-generation-tests') || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'