diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index a92044f15b78..3f36d9f1d771 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@
 name: Build
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches: ["main"]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: ["main"]
-  merge_group:
-    types: [checks_requested]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  # push:
+  #   branches: ["main"]
+  # pull_request:
+  #   branches: ["main"]
+  # merge_group:
+  #   types: [checks_requested]
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.head_ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/contrib-openai.yml b/.github/workflows/contrib-openai.yml
index 7e8fb0033177..c4b43a41c370 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/contrib-openai.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/contrib-openai.yml
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@
 name: OpenAI4ContribTests
 
 on:
-  pull_request:
-    branches: ["main"]
-    paths:
-      - "autogen/**"
-      - "test/agentchat/contrib/**"
-      - ".github/workflows/contrib-openai.yml"
-      - "setup.py"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  # pull_request:
+  #   branches: ["main"]
+  #   paths:
+  #     - "autogen/**"
+  #     - "test/agentchat/contrib/**"
+  #     - ".github/workflows/contrib-openai.yml"
+  #     - "setup.py"
 permissions:
   {}
   # actions: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/contrib-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/contrib-tests.yml
index 3abe257dfad6..c668fb93c5f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/contrib-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/contrib-tests.yml
@@ -4,15 +4,16 @@
 name: ContribTests
 
 on:
-  pull_request:
-    branches: ["main"]
-    paths:
-      - "autogen/**"
-      - "test/agentchat/contrib/**"
-      - "test/test_browser_utils.py"
-      - "test/test_retrieve_utils.py"
-      - ".github/workflows/contrib-tests.yml"
-      - "setup.py"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  # pull_request:
+  #   branches: ["main"]
+  #   paths:
+  #     - "autogen/**"
+  #     - "test/agentchat/contrib/**"
+  #     - "test/test_browser_utils.py"
+  #     - "test/test_retrieve_utils.py"
+  #     - ".github/workflows/contrib-tests.yml"
+  #     - "setup.py"
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.head_ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/openai.yml b/.github/workflows/openai.yml
index a9ab8e9e0c5f..cca6a59890d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openai.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openai.yml
@@ -4,15 +4,16 @@
 name: OpenAI
 
 on:
-  pull_request:
-    branches: ["main"]
-    paths:
-      - "autogen/**"
-      - "test/**"
-      - "notebook/agentchat_auto_feedback_from_code_execution.ipynb"
-      - "notebook/agentchat_function_call.ipynb"
-      - "notebook/agentchat_groupchat_finite_state_machine.ipynb"
-      - ".github/workflows/openai.yml"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  # pull_request:
+  #   branches: ["main"]
+  #   paths:
+  #     - "autogen/**"
+  #     - "test/**"
+  #     - "notebook/agentchat_auto_feedback_from_code_execution.ipynb"
+  #     - "notebook/agentchat_function_call.ipynb"
+  #     - "notebook/agentchat_groupchat_finite_state_machine.ipynb"
+  #     - ".github/workflows/openai.yml"
 permissions:
   {}
   # actions: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
index 8404de61154d..ec7e30a27c60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ name: Code formatting
 
 # see: https://help.github.com/en/actions/reference/events-that-trigger-workflows
 on:  # Trigger the workflow on pull request or merge
-  pull_request:
-  merge_group:
-    types: [checks_requested]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  # pull_request:
+  # merge_group:
+  #   types: [checks_requested]
 
 defaults:
   run:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
index f2967c13f5f0..548e79b825e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@
 name: python-package
 
 on:
-  release:
-    types: [published]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    branches: ["cmbagent"]
+  # release:
+  #   types: [published]
 permissions: {}
   # actions: read
   # checks: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/samples-tools-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/samples-tools-tests.yml
index e774e5cb0b1f..fd2cd2d52eb3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/samples-tools-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/samples-tools-tests.yml
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@
 name: SamplesToolsTests
 
 on:
-  pull_request:
-    branches: ["main"]
-    paths:
-      - "autogen/**"
-      - "samples/tools/**"
-      - ".github/workflows/samples-tools-tests.yml"
-      - "setup.py"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  # pull_request:
+  #   branches: ["main"]
+  #   paths:
+  #     - "autogen/**"
+  #     - "samples/tools/**"
+  #     - ".github/workflows/samples-tools-tests.yml"
+  #     - "setup.py"
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.head_ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/type-check.yml b/.github/workflows/type-check.yml
index c66fb6ad7b10..695766ae7db6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/type-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/type-check.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 name: Type check
 # see: https://help.github.com/en/actions/reference/events-that-trigger-workflows
 on: # Trigger the workflow on pull request or merge
-  pull_request:
-  merge_group:
-    types: [checks_requested]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  # pull_request:
+  # merge_group:
+  #   types: [checks_requested]
 defaults:
   run:
     shell: bash