diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 4eea49fc85cb71..2c319aecf7dbf2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -19,311 +19,8 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.sha }}
 
 jobs:
-  ci-config:
-    name: config
-    if: vars.CI_BRANCHES == '' || contains(vars.CI_BRANCHES, github.ref_name)
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      enabled: ${{ steps.check-ref.outputs.enabled }}${{ steps.skip-if-redundant.outputs.enabled }}
-      skip_concurrent: ${{ steps.check-ref.outputs.skip_concurrent }}
-    steps:
-      - name: try to clone ci-config branch
-        run: |
-          git -c protocol.version=2 clone \
-            --no-tags \
-            --single-branch \
-            -b ci-config \
-            --depth 1 \
-            --no-checkout \
-            --filter=blob:none \
-            https://github.com/${{ github.repository }} \
-            config-repo &&
-          cd config-repo &&
-          git checkout HEAD -- ci/config || : ignore
-      - id: check-ref
-        name: check whether CI is enabled for ref
-        run: |
-          enabled=yes
-          if test -x config-repo/ci/config/allow-ref
-          then
-            echo "::warning::ci/config/allow-ref is deprecated; use CI_BRANCHES instead"
-            if ! config-repo/ci/config/allow-ref '${{ github.ref }}'
-            then
-              enabled=no
-            fi
-          fi
-
-          skip_concurrent=yes
-          if test -x config-repo/ci/config/skip-concurrent &&
-             ! config-repo/ci/config/skip-concurrent '${{ github.ref }}'
-          then
-            skip_concurrent=no
-          fi
-          echo "enabled=$enabled" >>$GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "skip_concurrent=$skip_concurrent" >>$GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      - name: skip if the commit or tree was already tested
-        id: skip-if-redundant
-        uses: actions/github-script@v7
-        if: steps.check-ref.outputs.enabled == 'yes'
-        with:
-          github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
-          script: |
-            try {
-              // Figure out workflow ID, commit and tree
-              const { data: run } = await github.rest.actions.getWorkflowRun({
-                owner: context.repo.owner,
-                repo: context.repo.repo,
-                run_id: context.runId,
-              });
-              const workflow_id = run.workflow_id;
-              const head_sha = run.head_sha;
-              const tree_id = run.head_commit.tree_id;
-
-              // See whether there is a successful run for that commit or tree
-              const { data: runs } = await github.rest.actions.listWorkflowRuns({
-                owner: context.repo.owner,
-                repo: context.repo.repo,
-                per_page: 500,
-                status: 'success',
-                workflow_id,
-              });
-              for (const run of runs.workflow_runs) {
-                if (head_sha === run.head_sha) {
-                  core.warning(`Successful run for the commit ${head_sha}: ${run.html_url}`);
-                  core.setOutput('enabled', ' but skip');
-                  break;
-                }
-                if (run.head_commit && tree_id === run.head_commit.tree_id) {
-                  core.warning(`Successful run for the tree ${tree_id}: ${run.html_url}`);
-                  core.setOutput('enabled', ' but skip');
-                  break;
-                }
-              }
-            } catch (e) {
-              core.warning(e);
-            }
-
-  windows-build:
-    name: win build
-    needs: ci-config
-    if: needs.ci-config.outputs.enabled == 'yes'
-    runs-on: windows-latest
-    concurrency:
-      group: windows-build-${{ github.ref }}
-      cancel-in-progress: ${{ needs.ci-config.outputs.skip_concurrent == 'yes' }}
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - uses: git-for-windows/setup-git-for-windows-sdk@v1
-    - name: build
-      shell: bash
-      env:
-        HOME: ${{runner.workspace}}
-        NO_PERL: 1
-      run: . /etc/profile && ci/make-test-artifacts.sh artifacts
-    - name: zip up tracked files
-      run: git archive -o artifacts/tracked.tar.gz HEAD
-    - name: upload tracked files and build artifacts
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: windows-artifacts
-        path: artifacts
-  windows-test:
-    name: win test
-    runs-on: windows-latest
-    needs: [ci-config, windows-build]
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        nr: [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
-    concurrency:
-      group: windows-test-${{ matrix.nr }}-${{ github.ref }}
-      cancel-in-progress: ${{ needs.ci-config.outputs.skip_concurrent == 'yes' }}
-    steps:
-    - name: download tracked files and build artifacts
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: windows-artifacts
-        path: ${{github.workspace}}
-    - name: extract tracked files and build artifacts
-      shell: bash
-      run: tar xf artifacts.tar.gz && tar xf tracked.tar.gz
-    - uses: git-for-windows/setup-git-for-windows-sdk@v1
-    - name: test
-      shell: bash
-      run: . /etc/profile && ci/run-test-slice.sh ${{matrix.nr}} 10
-    - name: print test failures
-      if: failure() && env.FAILED_TEST_ARTIFACTS != ''
-      shell: bash
-      run: ci/print-test-failures.sh
-    - name: Upload failed tests' directories
-      if: failure() && env.FAILED_TEST_ARTIFACTS != ''
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: failed-tests-windows
-        path: ${{env.FAILED_TEST_ARTIFACTS}}
-  vs-build:
-    name: win+VS build
-    needs: ci-config
-    if: github.event.repository.owner.login == 'git-for-windows' && needs.ci-config.outputs.enabled == 'yes'
-    env:
-      NO_PERL: 1
-      GIT_CONFIG_PARAMETERS: "'user.name=CI' 'user.email=ci@git'"
-    runs-on: windows-latest
-    concurrency:
-      group: vs-build-${{ github.ref }}
-      cancel-in-progress: ${{ needs.ci-config.outputs.skip_concurrent == 'yes' }}
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - uses: git-for-windows/setup-git-for-windows-sdk@v1
-    - name: initialize vcpkg
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with:
-        repository: 'microsoft/vcpkg'
-        path: 'compat/vcbuild/vcpkg'
-    - name: download vcpkg artifacts
-      shell: powershell
-      run: |
-        $urlbase = "https://dev.azure.com/git/git/_apis/build/builds"
-        $id = ((Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing "${urlbase}?definitions=9&statusFilter=completed&resultFilter=succeeded&`$top=1").content | ConvertFrom-JSON).value[0].id
-        $downloadUrl = ((Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing "${urlbase}/$id/artifacts").content | ConvertFrom-JSON).value[0].resource.downloadUrl
-        (New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile($downloadUrl, "compat.zip")
-        Expand-Archive compat.zip -DestinationPath . -Force
-        Remove-Item compat.zip
-    - name: add msbuild to PATH
-      uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1
-    - name: copy dlls to root
-      shell: cmd
-      run: compat\vcbuild\vcpkg_copy_dlls.bat release
-    - name: generate Visual Studio solution
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        cmake `pwd`/contrib/buildsystems/ -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=`pwd`/compat/vcbuild/vcpkg/installed/x64-windows \
-        -DNO_GETTEXT=YesPlease -DPERL_TESTS=OFF -DPYTHON_TESTS=OFF -DCURL_NO_CURL_CMAKE=ON
-    - name: MSBuild
-      run: msbuild git.sln -property:Configuration=Release -property:Platform=x64 -maxCpuCount:4 -property:PlatformToolset=v142
-    - name: bundle artifact tar
-      shell: bash
-      env:
-        MSVC: 1
-        VCPKG_ROOT: ${{github.workspace}}\compat\vcbuild\vcpkg
-      run: |
-        mkdir -p artifacts &&
-        eval "$(make -n artifacts-tar INCLUDE_DLLS_IN_ARTIFACTS=YesPlease ARTIFACTS_DIRECTORY=artifacts NO_GETTEXT=YesPlease 2>&1 | grep ^tar)"
-    - name: zip up tracked files
-      run: git archive -o artifacts/tracked.tar.gz HEAD
-    - name: upload tracked files and build artifacts
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: vs-artifacts
-        path: artifacts
-  vs-test:
-    name: win+VS test
-    runs-on: windows-latest
-    needs: [ci-config, vs-build]
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        nr: [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
-    concurrency:
-      group: vs-test-${{ matrix.nr }}-${{ github.ref }}
-      cancel-in-progress: ${{ needs.ci-config.outputs.skip_concurrent == 'yes' }}
-    steps:
-    - uses: git-for-windows/setup-git-for-windows-sdk@v1
-    - name: download tracked files and build artifacts
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: vs-artifacts
-        path: ${{github.workspace}}
-    - name: extract tracked files and build artifacts
-      shell: bash
-      run: tar xf artifacts.tar.gz && tar xf tracked.tar.gz
-    - name: test
-      shell: bash
-      env:
-        NO_SVN_TESTS: 1
-      run: . /etc/profile && ci/run-test-slice.sh ${{matrix.nr}} 10
-    - name: print test failures
-      if: failure() && env.FAILED_TEST_ARTIFACTS != ''
-      shell: bash
-      run: ci/print-test-failures.sh
-    - name: Upload failed tests' directories
-      if: failure() && env.FAILED_TEST_ARTIFACTS != ''
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: failed-tests-windows
-        path: ${{env.FAILED_TEST_ARTIFACTS}}
-  regular:
-    name: ${{matrix.vector.jobname}} (${{matrix.vector.pool}})
-    needs: ci-config
-    if: needs.ci-config.outputs.enabled == 'yes'
-    concurrency:
-      group: ${{ matrix.vector.jobname }}-${{ matrix.vector.pool }}-${{ github.ref }}
-      cancel-in-progress: ${{ needs.ci-config.outputs.skip_concurrent == 'yes' }}
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        vector:
-          - jobname: linux-sha256
-            cc: clang
-            pool: ubuntu-latest
-          - jobname: linux-gcc
-            cc: gcc
-            cc_package: gcc-8
-            pool: ubuntu-20.04
-          - jobname: linux-TEST-vars
-            cc: gcc
-            cc_package: gcc-8
-            pool: ubuntu-20.04
-          - jobname: osx-clang
-            cc: clang
-            pool: macos-13
-          - jobname: osx-gcc
-            cc: gcc
-            cc_package: gcc-13
-            pool: macos-13
-          - jobname: linux-gcc-default
-            cc: gcc
-            pool: ubuntu-latest
-          - jobname: linux-leaks
-            cc: gcc
-            pool: ubuntu-latest
-          - jobname: linux-asan-ubsan
-            cc: clang
-            pool: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      CC: ${{matrix.vector.cc}}
-      CC_PACKAGE: ${{matrix.vector.cc_package}}
-      jobname: ${{matrix.vector.jobname}}
-      runs_on_pool: ${{matrix.vector.pool}}
-    runs-on: ${{matrix.vector.pool}}
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - run: ci/install-dependencies.sh
-    - run: ci/run-build-and-tests.sh
-    - name: print test failures
-      if: failure() && env.FAILED_TEST_ARTIFACTS != ''
-      run: ci/print-test-failures.sh
-    - name: Upload failed tests' directories
-      if: failure() && env.FAILED_TEST_ARTIFACTS != ''
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: failed-tests-${{matrix.vector.jobname}}
-        path: ${{env.FAILED_TEST_ARTIFACTS}}
-  fuzz-smoke-test:
-    name: fuzz smoke test
-    needs: ci-config
-    if: needs.ci-config.outputs.enabled == 'yes'
-    env:
-      CC: clang
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - run: ci/install-dependencies.sh
-    - run: ci/run-build-and-minimal-fuzzers.sh
   dockerized:
     name: ${{matrix.vector.jobname}} (${{matrix.vector.image}})
-    needs: ci-config
-    if: needs.ci-config.outputs.enabled == 'yes'
     concurrency:
       group: dockerized-${{ matrix.vector.jobname }}-${{ matrix.vector.image }}-${{ github.ref }}
       cancel-in-progress: ${{ needs.ci-config.outputs.skip_concurrent == 'yes' }}
@@ -331,12 +28,8 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         vector:
-        - jobname: linux-musl
-          image: alpine
         - jobname: linux32
           image: daald/ubuntu32:xenial
-        - jobname: pedantic
-          image: fedora
     env:
       jobname: ${{matrix.vector.jobname}}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -344,73 +37,16 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       if: matrix.vector.jobname != 'linux32'
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       if: matrix.vector.jobname == 'linux32'
     - run: ci/install-docker-dependencies.sh
-    - run: ci/run-build-and-tests.sh
-    - name: print test failures
-      if: failure() && env.FAILED_TEST_ARTIFACTS != ''
-      run: ci/print-test-failures.sh
-    - name: Upload failed tests' directories
-      if: failure() && env.FAILED_TEST_ARTIFACTS != '' && matrix.vector.jobname != 'linux32'
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: failed-tests-${{matrix.vector.jobname}}
-        path: ${{env.FAILED_TEST_ARTIFACTS}}
+    - run: |
+        mkdir fff &&
+        echo "FAILED_TEST_ARTIFACTS=$PWD/fff" >>$GITHUB_ENV
+        exit 123
     - name: Upload failed tests' directories
       if: failure() && env.FAILED_TEST_ARTIFACTS != '' && matrix.vector.jobname == 'linux32'
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: failed-tests-${{matrix.vector.jobname}}
         path: ${{env.FAILED_TEST_ARTIFACTS}}
-  static-analysis:
-    needs: ci-config
-    if: needs.ci-config.outputs.enabled == 'yes'
-    env:
-      jobname: StaticAnalysis
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    concurrency:
-      group: static-analysis-${{ github.ref }}
-      cancel-in-progress: ${{ needs.ci-config.outputs.skip_concurrent == 'yes' }}
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - run: ci/install-dependencies.sh
-    - run: ci/run-static-analysis.sh
-    - run: ci/check-directional-formatting.bash
-  sparse:
-    needs: ci-config
-    if: needs.ci-config.outputs.enabled == 'yes'
-    env:
-      jobname: sparse
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    concurrency:
-      group: sparse-${{ github.ref }}
-      cancel-in-progress: ${{ needs.ci-config.outputs.skip_concurrent == 'yes' }}
-    steps:
-    - name: Download a current `sparse` package
-      # Ubuntu's `sparse` version is too old for us
-      uses: git-for-windows/get-azure-pipelines-artifact@v0
-      with:
-        repository: git/git
-        definitionId: 10
-        artifact: sparse-20.04
-    - name: Install the current `sparse` package
-      run: sudo dpkg -i sparse-20.04/sparse_*.deb
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: Install other dependencies
-      run: ci/install-dependencies.sh
-    - run: make sparse
-  documentation:
-    name: documentation
-    needs: ci-config
-    if: needs.ci-config.outputs.enabled == 'yes'
-    concurrency:
-      group: documentation-${{ github.ref }}
-      cancel-in-progress: ${{ needs.ci-config.outputs.skip_concurrent == 'yes' }}
-    env:
-      jobname: Documentation
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - run: ci/install-dependencies.sh
-    - run: ci/test-documentation.sh