diff --git a/.github/workflows/cryo_gen.yml b/.github/workflows/cryo_gen.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 87e6f2216..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/cryo_gen.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-name: Cryo Generator Workflow
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-  pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - 'openfasoc/common/**'
-      - 'openfasoc/generators/common/**'
-      - 'openfasoc/generators/cryo-gen/**'
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  cryoGenerator:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        platform: [sky130hd, sky130hs, sky130hvl]
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Remove unnecessary files
-        run: |
-          du . -h
-          sudo rm -rf /usr/share/dotnet
-          sudo rm -rf "$AGENT_TOOLSDIRECTORY"
-          du . -h
-
-      - name: Checkout repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-      - name: Test ${{ matrix.platform }} Cryo Gen
-        env:
-                IMAGE_NAME: msaligane/openfasoc:stable
-        run: |
-          cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
-          touch file.log
-          docker run --rm \
-            -v $PWD:$PWD\
-            -w $PWD\
-            $IMAGE_NAME\
-            bash -c "\
-              cp ./.github/scripts/parse_rpt.py ./openfasoc/generators/cryo-gen/. &&\
-              pip3 install -r requirements.txt &&\
-              cd ./openfasoc/generators/cryo-gen &&\
-              make ${{ matrix.platform }}_cryo &&\
-              python3 parse_rpt.py ${{ matrix.platform }}
-            " && exit_code=$? | tee -a file.log
-            if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
-            if grep "^Error" file.log; then exit 1; else exit 0; fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ldo_sky130hvl.yml b/.github/workflows/ldo_sky130hvl.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5597b422e..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/ldo_sky130hvl.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-name: sky130hvl_ldo-generator
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-    - main
-  pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - 'openfasoc/common/**'
-      - 'openfasoc/generators/common/**'
-      - 'openfasoc/generators/ldo-gen/**'
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  sky130hd_ldoGen:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Remove unnecessary files
-        run: |
-          du . -h
-          sudo rm -rf /usr/share/dotnet
-          sudo rm -rf "$AGENT_TOOLSDIRECTORY"
-          du . -h
-
-      - name: Checkout repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-      - name: Test sky130hvl LDO
-        env:
-                IMAGE_NAME: msaligane/openfasoc:stable
-        run: |
-          cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
-          touch file.log
-          docker run --rm \
-            -v $PWD:$PWD\
-            -w $PWD\
-            $IMAGE_NAME\
-            bash -c "\
-              cp ./.github/scripts/parse_rpt.py ./openfasoc/generators/ldo-gen/. &&\
-              pip3 install -r requirements.txt &&\
-              cd ./openfasoc/generators/ldo-gen &&\
-              make sky130hvl_ldo &&\
-              python3 parse_rpt.py sky130hvl_ldo
-            " && exit_code=$? | tee -a file.log
-            if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
-            if grep "\[ERROR\]" file.log; then exit 1; else exit 0; fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tempSense_sky130hd.yml b/.github/workflows/tempSense_sky130hd.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 92ddee223..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/tempSense_sky130hd.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-name: sky130hd_temp-sense-generator
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-    - main
-  pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - 'openfasoc/common/**'
-      - 'openfasoc/generators/common/**'
-      - 'openfasoc/generators/temp-sense-gen/**'
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  sky130hd_temp:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Remove unnecessary files
-        run: |
-          du . -h
-          sudo rm -rf /usr/share/dotnet
-          sudo rm -rf "$AGENT_TOOLSDIRECTORY"
-          du . -h
-
-      - name: Checkout repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-      - name: Test sky130hd Temp sensor
-        env:
-                IMAGE_NAME: msaligane/openfasoc:stable
-        run: |
-          cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
-          touch file.log
-          docker run --rm \
-            -v $PWD:$PWD\
-            -w $PWD\
-            $IMAGE_NAME\
-            bash -c "\
-              cp ./.github/scripts/parse_rpt.py ./openfasoc/generators/temp-sense-gen/. &&\
-              pip3 install -r requirements.txt &&\
-              cd ./openfasoc/generators/temp-sense-gen &&\
-              make sky130hd_temp &&\
-              python3 parse_rpt.py
-            " && exit_code=$? | tee -a file.log
-            if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
-            if grep "\[ERROR\]" file.log; then exit 1; else exit 0; fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_python_api.yml b/.github/workflows/test_python_api.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index bec0bf60f..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/test_python_api.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
----
-name: Lint and Test Python API
-# https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/actions/guides/building-and-testing-python
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - 'openfasoc/common/**'
-      - 'openfasoc/generators/common/**'
-      - 'tests/**'
-      - 'requirements.txt'
-      - 'pytest.ini'
-  push:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: 0 2 * * * # run at 2 AM UTC
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    strategy:
-      max-parallel: 12
-      matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10"]
-        os: [ubuntu-latest]
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Cancel Workflow Action
-        uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@0.9.1
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
-        with:
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          sudo apt install -y ngspice
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -r requirements.txt
-          pip install pytest
-          # pip install .
-      - name: Test with pytest
-        run: pytest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify_gen_gds.yml b/.github/workflows/verify_gen_gds.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3189470a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify_gen_gds.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+name: Basic Installation, gds setup
+on: [push, pull_request]
+jobs:
+  Install-Dependencies_Data-Prep_CPU-Training_CPU-Inference:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repository code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - run: echo "${{ github.repository }} repository has been cloned to the runner."
+      - run: echo "Currently on ${{ github.ref }} branch"
+      - name: ls of directory
+        run: |
+          ls ${{ github.workspace }}
+             # Caching pip dependencies
+      - name: Cache pip dependencies
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: ~/.cache/pip
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-${{ hashFiles('**/requirements_cpu.txt') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-pip-
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          $CONDA/bin/conda env update --file environment.yml --name base
+          source git_runner_deps.sh
+          source ~/miniconda3/bin/activate
+          cd openfasoc/generators/gdsfactory-gen
+          python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
+          ls
+          cd tapeout_and_RL
+          ls
+          python3 sky130_nist_tapeout.py gen_opamp -output_gds test.gds
+          python3 sky130_nist_tapeout.py test -output_dir test_output_dir
+          ls
+