diff --git a/.github/actions/check-for-CLA/index.js b/.github/actions/check-for-CLA/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..80ba503c216b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/check-for-CLA/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+console.log('Testing');
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/cla.yml b/.github/workflows/cla.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0d31437c9e01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/cla.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+name: CLA Checking
+on:
+  push:
+
+jobs:
+  check-cla:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: install node 20
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: '20'
+      - name: run script
+        run: node .github/actions/check-for-cla/index.js
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev.yml b/.github/workflows/dev.yml
index 0d9368b8080d..ddc7fed07917 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev.yml
@@ -16,66 +16,4 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: '20'
-      - name: npm install
-        run: npm install
-      - name: lint *.js
-        run: npm run eslint
-      - name: lint *.md
-        run: npm run markdownlint
-      - name: format code
-        run: npm run prettier-check
-  coverage:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.DEV_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
-      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.DEV_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
-      AWS_REGION: us-east-1
-      BRANCH: ${{ github.ref_name }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: install node 20
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version: '20'
-      - name: npm install
-        run: npm install
-      - name: build
-        run: npm run build
-      - name: coverage (firefox)
-        run: npm run coverage -- --browsers FirefoxHeadless --webgl-stub --failTaskOnError --suppressPassed
-      - name: upload coverage artifacts
-        if: ${{ env.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID != '' }}
-        run: aws s3 sync ./Build/Coverage s3://cesium-public-builds/cesium/$BRANCH/Build/Coverage --delete --color on
-  release-tests:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: install node 20
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version: '20'
-      - name: npm install
-        run: npm install
-      - name: release build
-        run: npm run make-zip
-      - name: release tests (chrome)
-        run: npm run test -- --browsers ChromeHeadless --failTaskOnError --webgl-stub --release --suppressPassed
-      - name: cloc
-        run: npm run cloc
-  node-18:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: install node 18
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version: '18'
-      - name: npm install
-        run: npm install
-      - name: release build
-        run: npm run build-release
-      - name: package cesium module
-        run: npm pack &> /dev/null
-      - name: package workspace modules
-        run: npm pack --workspaces &> /dev/null
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/verify-package
+# temporarily removed to test workflows faster - will add back in final commit
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