diff --git a/.github/actions/xahau-ga-build/action.yml b/.github/actions/xahau-ga-build/action.yml
index a7bd7ace4..247d3af85 100644
--- a/.github/actions/xahau-ga-build/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/xahau-ga-build/action.yml
@@ -75,37 +75,17 @@ runs:
         SAFE_BRANCH=$(echo "${{ github.ref_name }}" | tr -c 'a-zA-Z0-9_.-' '-')
         echo "name=${SAFE_BRANCH}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-    - name: Restore ccache directory for main branch
-      if: inputs.gha_cache_enabled == 'true' && inputs.ccache_enabled == 'true'
-      id: ccache-restore
-      uses: ./.github/actions/xahau-ga-cache-restore
-      with:
-        path: ~/.ccache-main
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-ccache-v${{ inputs.cache_version }}-${{ inputs.compiler-id }}-${{ inputs.configuration }}-${{ inputs.main_branch }}
-        restore-keys: |
-          ${{ runner.os }}-ccache-v${{ inputs.cache_version }}-${{ inputs.compiler-id }}-${{ inputs.configuration }}-
-          ${{ runner.os }}-ccache-v${{ inputs.cache_version }}-${{ inputs.compiler-id }}-
-        cache-type: ccache-main
-
-    - name: Restore ccache directory for current branch
-      if: inputs.gha_cache_enabled == 'true' && inputs.ccache_enabled == 'true' && steps.safe-branch.outputs.name != inputs.main_branch
-      id: ccache-restore-current-branch
-      uses: ./.github/actions/xahau-ga-cache-restore
-      with:
-        path: ~/.ccache-current
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-ccache-v${{ inputs.cache_version }}-${{ inputs.compiler-id }}-${{ inputs.configuration }}-${{ steps.safe-branch.outputs.name }}
-        restore-keys: |
-          ${{ runner.os }}-ccache-v${{ inputs.cache_version }}-${{ inputs.compiler-id }}-${{ inputs.configuration }}-${{ inputs.main_branch }}
-          ${{ runner.os }}-ccache-v${{ inputs.cache_version }}-${{ inputs.compiler-id }}-${{ inputs.configuration }}-
-          ${{ runner.os }}-ccache-v${{ inputs.cache_version }}-${{ inputs.compiler-id }}-
-        cache-type: ccache-current
-
     - name: Configure ccache
       if: inputs.ccache_enabled == 'true'
       shell: bash
       run: |
         # Create cache directories
-        mkdir -p ~/.ccache-main ~/.ccache-current
+        mkdir -p ~/.ccache-cache
+
+        # Keep config separate from cache_dir so configs aren't swapped when CCACHE_DIR changes between steps
+        mkdir -p ~/.config/ccache
+        export CCACHE_CONFIGPATH="$HOME/.config/ccache/ccache.conf"
+        echo "CCACHE_CONFIGPATH=$CCACHE_CONFIGPATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
         # Keep config separate from cache_dir so configs aren't swapped when CCACHE_DIR changes between steps
         mkdir -p ~/.config/ccache
@@ -116,20 +96,9 @@ runs:
         ccache --set-config=max_size=${{ inputs.ccache_max_size }}
         ccache --set-config=hash_dir=${{ inputs.ccache_hash_dir }}
         ccache --set-config=compiler_check=${{ inputs.ccache_compiler_check }}
-
-        # Determine if we're on the main branch
-        if [ "${{ steps.safe-branch.outputs.name }}" = "${{ inputs.main_branch }}" ]; then
-          # Main branch: use main branch cache only
-          ccache --set-config=cache_dir="$HOME/.ccache-main"
-          echo "CCACHE_DIR=$HOME/.ccache-main" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "📦 Main branch: using ~/.ccache-main"
-        else
-          # Feature branch: use current branch cache with main as secondary (read-only fallback)
-          ccache --set-config=cache_dir="$HOME/.ccache-current"
-          ccache --set-config=secondary_storage="file:$HOME/.ccache-main"
-          echo "CCACHE_DIR=$HOME/.ccache-current" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "📦 Feature branch: using ~/.ccache-current with ~/.ccache-main as secondary"
-        fi
+        ccache --set-config=cache_dir="$HOME/.ccache-cache"
+        echo "CCACHE_DIR=$HOME/.ccache-cache" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "📦 using ~/.ccache-cache as ccache cache directory"
 
         # Print config for verification
         echo "=== ccache configuration ==="
@@ -244,17 +213,3 @@ runs:
       if: inputs.ccache_enabled == 'true'
       shell: bash
       run: ccache -s
-
-    - name: Save ccache directory for main branch
-      if: success() && inputs.gha_cache_enabled == 'true' && inputs.ccache_enabled == 'true' && steps.safe-branch.outputs.name == inputs.main_branch
-      uses: actions/cache/save@v4
-      with:
-        path: ~/.ccache-main
-        key: ${{ steps.ccache-restore.outputs.cache-primary-key }}
-
-    - name: Save ccache directory for current branch
-      if: success() && inputs.gha_cache_enabled == 'true' && inputs.ccache_enabled == 'true' && steps.safe-branch.outputs.name != inputs.main_branch
-      uses: actions/cache/save@v4
-      with:
-        path: ~/.ccache-current
-        key: ${{ steps.ccache-restore-current-branch.outputs.cache-primary-key }}
diff --git a/.github/actions/xahau-ga-dependencies/action.yml b/.github/actions/xahau-ga-dependencies/action.yml
index 6a491f9f2..376448ff6 100644
--- a/.github/actions/xahau-ga-dependencies/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/xahau-ga-dependencies/action.yml
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ inputs:
     description: 'Cache version for invalidation'
     required: false
     default: '1'
-  gha_cache_enabled:
-    description: 'Whether to use actions/cache (disable for self-hosted with volume mounts)'
-    required: false
-    default: 'true'
   main_branch:
     description: 'Main branch name for restore keys'
     required: false
@@ -63,18 +59,14 @@ outputs:
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
-    - name: Restore Conan cache
-      if: inputs.gha_cache_enabled == 'true'
-      id: cache-restore-conan
-      uses: ./.github/actions/xahau-ga-cache-restore
-      with:
-        path: ~/.conan2
-        # Note: compiler-id format is compiler-version-stdlib[-gccversion]
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-conan-v${{ inputs.cache_version }}-${{ inputs.compiler-id }}-${{ hashFiles('**/conanfile.py') }}-${{ inputs.configuration }}
-        restore-keys: |
-          ${{ runner.os }}-conan-v${{ inputs.cache_version }}-${{ inputs.compiler-id }}-${{ hashFiles('**/conanfile.py') }}-
-          ${{ runner.os }}-conan-v${{ inputs.cache_version }}-${{ inputs.compiler-id }}-
-        cache-type: Conan
+    - name: Configure Conan cache paths
+      if: inputs.os == 'Linux'
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        mkdir -p /.conan-cache/conan2 /.conan-cache/conan2_download /.conan-cache/conan2_sources
+        echo 'core.cache:storage_path=/.conan-cache/conan2' > ~/.conan2/global.conf
+        echo 'core.download:download_cache=/.conan-cache/conan2_download' >> ~/.conan2/global.conf
+        echo 'core.sources:download_cache=/.conan-cache/conan2_sources' >> ~/.conan2/global.conf
 
     - name: Configure Conan cache paths
       if: inputs.gha_cache_enabled == 'false'
@@ -161,10 +153,3 @@ runs:
           --build missing \
           --settings build_type=${{ inputs.configuration }} \
           ..
-
-    - name: Save Conan cache
-      if: success() && inputs.gha_cache_enabled == 'true' && steps.cache-restore-conan.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      uses: actions/cache/save@v4
-      with:
-        path: ~/.conan2
-        key: ${{ steps.cache-restore-conan.outputs.cache-primary-key }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/xahau-ga-macos.yml b/.github/workflows/xahau-ga-macos.yml
index 4ade81978..8615a773a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/xahau-ga-macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/xahau-ga-macos.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
           - Ninja
         configuration:
           - Debug
-    runs-on: macos-15
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, macOS]
     env:
       build_dir: .build
       # Bump this number to invalidate all caches globally.
@@ -30,61 +30,29 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Get commit message
-        id: get-commit-message
-        uses: ./.github/actions/xahau-ga-get-commit-message
-        with:
-          event-name: ${{ github.event_name }}
-          head-commit-message: ${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}
-          pr-head-sha: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
-
-      - name: Install Conan
+      - name: Add Homebrew to PATH
         run: |
-          brew install conan
-          # Verify Conan 2 is installed
-          conan --version
+          echo "/opt/homebrew/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+          echo "/opt/homebrew/sbin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
 
       - name: Install Coreutils
         run: |
           brew install coreutils
           echo "Num proc: $(nproc)"
 
-      - name: Install Ninja
-        if: matrix.generator == 'Ninja'
-        run: brew install ninja
+      # To isolate environments for each Runner, instead of installing globally with brew, 
+      # use mise to isolate environments for each Runner directory.
+      - name: Setup toolchain (mise)
+        uses: jdx/mise-action@v2
+        with:
+          install: true
 
-      - name: Install Python
+      - name: Install tools via mise
         run: |
-          if which python3 > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-              echo "Python 3 executable exists"
-              python3 --version
-          else
-              brew install python@3.12
-          fi
-          # Create 'python' symlink if it doesn't exist (for tools expecting 'python')
-          if ! which python > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-              sudo ln -sf $(which python3) /usr/local/bin/python
-          fi
-
-      - name: Install CMake
-        run: |
-          # Install CMake 3.x to match local dev environments
-          # With Conan 2 and the policy args passed to CMake, newer versions
-          # can have issues with dependencies that require cmake_minimum_required < 3.5
-          brew uninstall cmake --ignore-dependencies 2>/dev/null || true
-
-          # Download and install CMake 3.31.7 directly
-          curl -L https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v3.31.7/cmake-3.31.7-macos-universal.tar.gz -o cmake.tar.gz
-          tar -xzf cmake.tar.gz
-
-          # Move the entire CMake.app to /Applications
-          sudo mv cmake-3.31.7-macos-universal/CMake.app /Applications/
-
-          echo "/Applications/CMake.app/Contents/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-          /Applications/CMake.app/Contents/bin/cmake --version
-
-      - name: Install ccache
-        run: brew install ccache
+          mise install
+          mise use cmake@3.23.1 python@3.12 pipx@latest conan@2 ninja@latest ccache@latest
+          mise reshim
+          echo "$HOME/.local/share/mise/shims" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
 
       - name: Check environment
         run: |
@@ -98,6 +66,14 @@ jobs:
           echo "---- Full Environment ----"
           env
 
+      - name: Get commit message
+        id: get-commit-message
+        uses: ./.github/actions/xahau-ga-get-commit-message
+        with:
+          event-name: ${{ github.event_name }}
+          head-commit-message: ${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}
+          pr-head-sha: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+
       - name: Detect compiler version
         id: detect-compiler
         run: |
@@ -129,6 +105,7 @@ jobs:
           cache_version: ${{ env.CACHE_VERSION }}
           main_branch: ${{ env.MAIN_BRANCH_NAME }}
           stdlib: libcxx
+          ccache_max_size: '100G'
 
       - name: Test
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/xahau-ga-nix.yml b/.github/workflows/xahau-ga-nix.yml
index c63cbe1fe..6477d2cbe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/xahau-ga-nix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/xahau-ga-nix.yml
@@ -181,8 +181,7 @@ jobs:
       image: ubuntu:24.04
       volumes:
         - /home/runner/.conan-cache:/.conan-cache
-        - /home/runner/.ccache-main:/github/home/.ccache-main
-        - /home/runner/.ccache-current:/github/home/.ccache-current
+        - /home/runner/.ccache-cache:/github/home/.ccache-cache
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: bash
@@ -325,7 +324,6 @@ jobs:
           main_branch: ${{ env.MAIN_BRANCH_NAME }}
           stdlib: ${{ matrix.stdlib }}
           clang_gcc_toolchain: ${{ matrix.clang_gcc_toolchain || '' }}
-          gha_cache_enabled: 'false' # Disable caching for self hosted runner
           ccache_max_size: '100G'
 
       - name: Set artifact name