diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 076493044..8e3954117 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: CI
+name: 🧪 CI
 on: [push, pull_request]
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -12,13 +12,22 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: 20
-      - name: Setup npm
-        run: npm install
-      - name: Run tests
-        run: npm test
-      - name: Build
-        run: npm run build-prod
+      - run: npm ci
+      - run: npm run build-prod
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           path: out/index.html
           retention-days: 1
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: false
+      - name: Setup node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 20
+      - run: npm ci
+      - run: npm test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 3eb00042d..836b8ec33 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
       SUBDOMAIN: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref_name || inputs.target_subdomain || 'main' }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Update deployment status
+      - name: 📝 Update deployment status
         env:
           FQDN: ${{ env.SUBDOMAIN && format('{0}.{1}', env.SUBDOMAIN, env.DOMAIN) || env.DOMAIN || 'openfront.dev' }}
         run: |
@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@ jobs:
 
           Deploying from $GITHUB_REF to $FQDN
           EOF
-      - name: Log in to Docker Hub
+      - name: 🔗 Log in to Docker Hub
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
           username: ${{ vars.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Create SSH private key
+      - name: 🔑 Create SSH private key
         env:
           SERVER_HOST_EU: ${{ secrets.SERVER_HOST_EU }}
           SERVER_HOST_STAGING: ${{ secrets.SERVER_HOST_STAGING }}
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
           test -n "$SERVER_HOST_US" && ssh-keyscan -H "$SERVER_HOST_US" >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
           test -n "$SERVER_HOST_EU" && ssh-keyscan -H "$SERVER_HOST_EU" >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
           chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
-      - name: Deploy
+      - name: 🚢 Deploy
         env:
           ADMIN_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ADMIN_TOKEN }}
           CF_ACCOUNT_ID: ${{ secrets.CF_ACCOUNT_ID }}
@@ -115,8 +115,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "::group::deploy.sh"
           ./deploy.sh "$ENV" "$HOST" "$SUBDOMAIN"
+          echo "Deployment created in ${SECONDS} seconds" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "::endgroup::"
-      - name: Wait for deployment to start
+      - name: ⏳ Wait for deployment to start
         run: |
           echo "::group::Wait for deployment to start"
           set -euxo pipefail
@@ -127,8 +128,9 @@ jobs:
             fi
             sleep 10
           done
+          echo "Deployment started in ${SECONDS} seconds" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "::endgroup::"
-      - name: Notify PR 🚀
+      - name: 🚀 Notify PR
         if: ${{ success() && github.event_name == 'push'
           && github.repository != 'openfrontio/OpenFrontIO'
           }}
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ jobs:
             exit 0;
           fi
           gh pr comment "$pr_url" --body "🚀 Deployed ${GITHUB_SHA} to [$FQDN](https://$FQDN)."
-      - name: Update deployment status ✅
+      - name: ✅ Update deployment status
         if: success()
         run: |
           cat <<EOF >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
@@ -155,7 +157,7 @@ jobs:
 
           Deployed from $GITHUB_REF to $FQDN
           EOF
-      - name: Update deployment status ❌
+      - name: ❌ Update deployment status
         if: failure()
         run: |
           cat <<EOF >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
diff --git a/.github/workflows/eslint.yml b/.github/workflows/eslint.yml
index 3cd72b90e..836b8284d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/eslint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/eslint.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: ESLint Check
+name: 🔍 ESLint
 
 on:
   pull_request:
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
     branches: [main]
 
 jobs:
-  eslint:
+  check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prettier.yml b/.github/workflows/prettier.yml
index 530ef7fcf..315b8031b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prettier.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prettier.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Prettier Check
+name: 🎨 Prettier
 
 on:
   pull_request:
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
     branches: [main]
 
 jobs:
-  prettier:
+  check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4