From bc3dcee1979e322035b3e0ee0c556a644fff5400 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Kerfoot <17726042+ericspod@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2025 12:34:52 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 01/13] Refactoring min-dep tests

Signed-off-by: Eric Kerfoot <17726042+ericspod@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/pythonapp-min.yml | 283 ++++++++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 179 insertions(+), 104 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pythonapp-min.yml b/.github/workflows/pythonapp-min.yml
index 0d147ca264..87b991c532 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pythonapp-min.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pythonapp-min.yml
@@ -18,23 +18,45 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
-  # caching of these jobs:
-  #   - docker-py3-pip- (shared)
-  #   - ubuntu py37 pip-
-  #   - os-latest-pip- (shared)
-  min-dep-os:  # min dependencies installed tests for different OS
+  min-dep:  # min dependencies installed tests for different OS
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [windows-latest, macOS-latest, ubuntu-latest]
+        python-version: ['3.9']
+        pytorch-version: ['2.5.1']
+        include:
+        # Test Python versions under Ubuntu with lowest PyTorch version supported
+        - os: ubuntu-latest
+          pytorch-version: '2.5.1'
+          python-version: '3.10'
+        - os: ubuntu-latest
+          pytorch-version: '2.5.1'
+          python-version: '3.11'
+        - os: ubuntu-latest
+          pytorch-version: '2.5.1'
+          python-version: '3.12'
+
+        # test PyTorch versions under Ubuntu and lowest Python version supported
+        - os: ubuntu-latest
+          python-version: '3.9'
+          pytorch-version: '2.6.0'
+        - os: ubuntu-latest
+          python-version: '3.9'
+          pytorch-version: '2.7.1'
+        - os: ubuntu-latest
+          python-version: '3.9'
+          pytorch-version: '2.8.0'
+
+
     timeout-minutes: 40
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: Set up Python 3.9
+    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: '3.9'
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Prepare pip wheel
       run: |
         which python
@@ -51,10 +73,10 @@ jobs:
       with:
         path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
         key: ${{ matrix.os }}-latest-pip-${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.datew }}
-    - name: Install the dependencies
+    - name: Install the dependencies with PyTorch ${{ matrix.pytorch-version }}
       run: |
         # min. requirements
-        python -m pip install torch --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
+        python -m pip install torch==${{ matrix.pytorch-version }}
         python -m pip install -r requirements-min.txt
         python -m pip list
         BUILD_MONAI=0 python setup.py develop  # no compile of extensions
@@ -63,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python -c 'import torch; print(torch.__version__); print(torch.rand(5,3))'
         python -c "import monai; monai.config.print_config()"
-        ./runtests.sh --min
+        # ./runtests.sh --min
       shell: bash
       env:
         QUICKTEST: True
@@ -71,98 +93,151 @@ jobs:
         NGC_ORG: ${{ secrets.NGC_ORG }}
         NGC_TEAM: ${{ secrets.NGC_TEAM }}
 
-  min-dep-py3:  # min dependencies installed tests for different python
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
-    timeout-minutes: 40
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-      with:
-        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-    - name: Prepare pip wheel
-      run: |
-        which python
-        python -m pip install --user --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
-    - name: cache weekly timestamp
-      id: pip-cache
-      run: |
-        echo "datew=$(date '+%Y-%V')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        echo "dir=$(pip cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      shell: bash
-    - name: cache for pip
-      uses: actions/cache@v4
-      id: cache
-      with:
-        path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
-        key: ubuntu-latest-latest-pip-${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.datew }}
-    - name: Install the dependencies
-      run: |
-        # min. requirements
-        python -m pip install torch --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
-        python -m pip install -r requirements-min.txt
-        python -m pip list
-        BUILD_MONAI=0 python setup.py develop  # no compile of extensions
-      shell: bash
-    - name: Run quick tests (CPU ${{ runner.os }})
-      run: |
-        python -c 'import torch; print(torch.__version__); print(torch.rand(5,3))'
-        python -c "import monai; monai.config.print_config()"
-        ./runtests.sh --min
-      env:
-        QUICKTEST: True
-        NGC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.NGC_API_KEY }}
-        NGC_ORG: ${{ secrets.NGC_ORG }}
-        NGC_TEAM: ${{ secrets.NGC_TEAM }}
+  # # caching of these jobs:
+  # #   - docker-py3-pip- (shared)
+  # #   - ubuntu py37 pip-
+  # #   - os-latest-pip- (shared)
+  # min-dep-os:  # min dependencies installed tests for different OS
+  #   runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+  #   strategy:
+  #     fail-fast: false
+  #     matrix:
+  #       os: [windows-latest, macOS-latest, ubuntu-latest]
+  #   timeout-minutes: 40
+  #   steps:
+  #   - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  #   - name: Set up Python 3.9
+  #     uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+  #     with:
+  #       python-version: '3.9'
+  #   - name: Prepare pip wheel
+  #     run: |
+  #       which python
+  #       python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel
+  #   - name: cache weekly timestamp
+  #     id: pip-cache
+  #     run: |
+  #       echo "datew=$(date '+%Y-%V')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+  #       echo "dir=$(pip cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+  #     shell: bash
+  #   - name: cache for pip
+  #     uses: actions/cache@v4
+  #     id: cache
+  #     with:
+  #       path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
+  #       key: ${{ matrix.os }}-latest-pip-${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.datew }}
+  #   - name: Install the dependencies
+  #     run: |
+  #       # min. requirements
+  #       python -m pip install torch --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
+  #       python -m pip install -r requirements-min.txt
+  #       python -m pip list
+  #       BUILD_MONAI=0 python setup.py develop  # no compile of extensions
+  #     shell: bash
+  #   - name: Run quick tests (CPU ${{ runner.os }})
+  #     run: |
+  #       python -c 'import torch; print(torch.__version__); print(torch.rand(5,3))'
+  #       python -c "import monai; monai.config.print_config()"
+  #       ./runtests.sh --min
+  #     shell: bash
+  #     env:
+  #       QUICKTEST: True
+  #       NGC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.NGC_API_KEY }}
+  #       NGC_ORG: ${{ secrets.NGC_ORG }}
+  #       NGC_TEAM: ${{ secrets.NGC_TEAM }}
 
-  min-dep-pytorch:  # min dependencies installed tests for different pytorch
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        pytorch-version: ['2.5.1', '2.6.0', '2.7.1', '2.8.0']
-    timeout-minutes: 40
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: Set up Python 3.9
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-      with:
-        python-version: '3.9'
-    - name: Prepare pip wheel
-      run: |
-        which python
-        python -m pip install --user --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
-    - name: cache weekly timestamp
-      id: pip-cache
-      run: |
-        echo "datew=$(date '+%Y-%V')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        echo "dir=$(pip cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      shell: bash
-    - name: cache for pip
-      uses: actions/cache@v4
-      id: cache
-      with:
-        path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
-        key: ubuntu-latest-latest-pip-${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.datew }}
-    - name: Install the dependencies
-      run: |
-        # min. requirements
-        python -m pip install torch==${{ matrix.pytorch-version }}
-        python -m pip install -r requirements-min.txt
-        python -m pip list
-        BUILD_MONAI=0 python setup.py develop  # no compile of extensions
-      shell: bash
-    - name: Run quick tests (pytorch ${{ matrix.pytorch-version }})
-      run: |
-        python -c 'import torch; print(torch.__version__); print(torch.rand(5,3))'
-        python -c "import monai; monai.config.print_config()"
-        ./runtests.sh --min
-      env:
-        QUICKTEST: True
-        NGC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.NGC_API_KEY }}
-        NGC_ORG: ${{ secrets.NGC_ORG }}
-        NGC_TEAM: ${{ secrets.NGC_TEAM }}
+  # min-dep-py3:  # min dependencies installed tests for different python
+  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  #   strategy:
+  #     fail-fast: false
+  #     matrix:
+  #       python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+  #   timeout-minutes: 40
+  #   steps:
+  #   - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  #   - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+  #     uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+  #     with:
+  #       python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+  #   - name: Prepare pip wheel
+  #     run: |
+  #       which python
+  #       python -m pip install --user --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
+  #   - name: cache weekly timestamp
+  #     id: pip-cache
+  #     run: |
+  #       echo "datew=$(date '+%Y-%V')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+  #       echo "dir=$(pip cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+  #     shell: bash
+  #   - name: cache for pip
+  #     uses: actions/cache@v4
+  #     id: cache
+  #     with:
+  #       path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
+  #       key: ubuntu-latest-latest-pip-${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.datew }}
+  #   - name: Install the dependencies
+  #     run: |
+  #       # min. requirements
+  #       python -m pip install torch --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
+  #       python -m pip install -r requirements-min.txt
+  #       python -m pip list
+  #       BUILD_MONAI=0 python setup.py develop  # no compile of extensions
+  #     shell: bash
+  #   - name: Run quick tests (CPU ${{ runner.os }})
+  #     run: |
+  #       python -c 'import torch; print(torch.__version__); print(torch.rand(5,3))'
+  #       python -c "import monai; monai.config.print_config()"
+  #       ./runtests.sh --min
+  #     env:
+  #       QUICKTEST: True
+  #       NGC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.NGC_API_KEY }}
+  #       NGC_ORG: ${{ secrets.NGC_ORG }}
+  #       NGC_TEAM: ${{ secrets.NGC_TEAM }}
+
+  # min-dep-pytorch:  # min dependencies installed tests for different pytorch
+  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  #   strategy:
+  #     fail-fast: false
+  #     matrix:
+  #       pytorch-version: ['2.5.1', '2.6.0', '2.7.1', '2.8.0']
+  #   timeout-minutes: 40
+  #   steps:
+  #   - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  #   - name: Set up Python 3.9
+  #     uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+  #     with:
+  #       python-version: '3.9'
+  #   - name: Prepare pip wheel
+  #     run: |
+  #       which python
+  #       python -m pip install --user --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
+  #   - name: cache weekly timestamp
+  #     id: pip-cache
+  #     run: |
+  #       echo "datew=$(date '+%Y-%V')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+  #       echo "dir=$(pip cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+  #     shell: bash
+  #   - name: cache for pip
+  #     uses: actions/cache@v4
+  #     id: cache
+  #     with:
+  #       path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
+  #       key: ubuntu-latest-latest-pip-${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.datew }}
+  #   - name: Install the dependencies
+  #     run: |
+  #       # min. requirements
+  #       python -m pip install torch==${{ matrix.pytorch-version }}
+  #       python -m pip install -r requirements-min.txt
+  #       python -m pip list
+  #       BUILD_MONAI=0 python setup.py develop  # no compile of extensions
+  #     shell: bash
+  #   - name: Run quick tests (pytorch ${{ matrix.pytorch-version }})
+  #     run: |
+  #       python -c 'import torch; print(torch.__version__); print(torch.rand(5,3))'
+  #       python -c "import monai; monai.config.print_config()"
+  #       ./runtests.sh --min
+  #     env:
+  #       QUICKTEST: True
+  #       NGC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.NGC_API_KEY }}
+  #       NGC_ORG: ${{ secrets.NGC_ORG }}
+  #       NGC_TEAM: ${{ secrets.NGC_TEAM }}

From 2b9a9924d0ea66f272158cd451e477f58edbbb14 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Kerfoot <17726042+ericspod@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2025 12:39:52 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 02/13] Update test

Signed-off-by: Eric Kerfoot <17726042+ericspod@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/pythonapp-min.yml | 10 +---------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pythonapp-min.yml b/.github/workflows/pythonapp-min.yml
index 87b991c532..3b70fb100b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pythonapp-min.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pythonapp-min.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# Jenkinsfile.monai-premerge
 name: premerge-min
 
 on:
@@ -29,27 +28,20 @@ jobs:
         include:
         # Test Python versions under Ubuntu with lowest PyTorch version supported
         - os: ubuntu-latest
-          pytorch-version: '2.5.1'
           python-version: '3.10'
         - os: ubuntu-latest
-          pytorch-version: '2.5.1'
           python-version: '3.11'
         - os: ubuntu-latest
-          pytorch-version: '2.5.1'
           python-version: '3.12'
 
-        # test PyTorch versions under Ubuntu and lowest Python version supported
+        # Test PyTorch versions under Ubuntu with lowest Python version supported
         - os: ubuntu-latest
-          python-version: '3.9'
           pytorch-version: '2.6.0'
         - os: ubuntu-latest
-          python-version: '3.9'
           pytorch-version: '2.7.1'
         - os: ubuntu-latest
-          python-version: '3.9'
           pytorch-version: '2.8.0'
 
-
     timeout-minutes: 40
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4

From 44bc1aedc282140cdc09abe32a1f2879ff7c7814 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Kerfoot <17726042+ericspod@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2025 12:43:34 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 03/13] Update test

Signed-off-by: Eric Kerfoot <17726042+ericspod@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/pythonapp-min.yml | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pythonapp-min.yml b/.github/workflows/pythonapp-min.yml
index 3b70fb100b..8f019e1f54 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pythonapp-min.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pythonapp-min.yml
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [windows-latest, macOS-latest, ubuntu-latest]
-        python-version: ['3.9']
-        pytorch-version: ['2.5.1']
+        python-version: '3.9'
+        pytorch-version: '2.5.1'
         include:
         # Test Python versions under Ubuntu with lowest PyTorch version supported
         - os: ubuntu-latest

From 0c8c868577549356c8298d5fcc91223142c620e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Kerfoot <17726042+ericspod@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2025 12:45:13 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 04/13] Restoring include that worked

Signed-off-by: Eric Kerfoot <17726042+ericspod@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/pythonapp-min.yml | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pythonapp-min.yml b/.github/workflows/pythonapp-min.yml
index 8f019e1f54..48f422af26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pythonapp-min.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pythonapp-min.yml
@@ -23,23 +23,29 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [windows-latest, macOS-latest, ubuntu-latest]
-        python-version: '3.9'
-        pytorch-version: '2.5.1'
+        python-version: ['3.9']
+        pytorch-version: ['2.5.1']
         include:
         # Test Python versions under Ubuntu with lowest PyTorch version supported
         - os: ubuntu-latest
+          pytorch-version: '2.5.1'
           python-version: '3.10'
         - os: ubuntu-latest
+          pytorch-version: '2.5.1'
           python-version: '3.11'
         - os: ubuntu-latest
+          pytorch-version: '2.5.1'
           python-version: '3.12'
 
         # Test PyTorch versions under Ubuntu with lowest Python version supported
         - os: ubuntu-latest
+          python-version: '3.9'
           pytorch-version: '2.6.0'
         - os: ubuntu-latest
+          python-version: '3.9'
           pytorch-version: '2.7.1'
         - os: ubuntu-latest
+          python-version: '3.9'
           pytorch-version: '2.8.0'
 
     timeout-minutes: 40

From e3616e4e262437f24ddfd260f89c0309b228c8d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Kerfoot <17726042+ericspod@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2025 12:57:07 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 05/13] Renaming file

Signed-off-by: Eric Kerfoot <17726042+ericspod@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/{pythonapp-min.yml => cicd_tests.yml} | 0
 1 file changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
 rename .github/workflows/{pythonapp-min.yml => cicd_tests.yml} (100%)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pythonapp-min.yml b/.github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from .github/workflows/pythonapp-min.yml
rename to .github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml

From 53cb0a4f31ec054c57b0a0d59cb1f0dce5ac8a56 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Kerfoot <17726042+ericspod@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2025 13:05:26 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 06/13] Combining tests

Signed-off-by: Eric Kerfoot <17726042+ericspod@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml | 367 ++++++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 220 insertions(+), 147 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml
index 48f422af26..a8ccc110ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: premerge-min
+name: tests
 
 on:
   # quick tests for pull requests and the releasing branches
@@ -17,6 +17,39 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
+  static-checks:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        opt: ["codeformat", "pytype", "mypy"]
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Set up Python 3.9
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.9'
+    - name: cache weekly timestamp
+      id: pip-cache
+      run: |
+        echo "datew=$(date '+%Y-%V')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+    - name: cache for pip
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
+      id: cache
+      with:
+        path: ~/.cache/pip
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.datew }}
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        find  /opt/hostedtoolcache/* -maxdepth 0 ! -name 'Python' -exec rm -rf {} \;
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel
+        python -m pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+    - name: Lint and type check
+      run: |
+        # clean up temporary files
+        $(pwd)/runtests.sh --build --clean
+        # Github actions have 2 cores, so parallelize pytype
+        $(pwd)/runtests.sh --build --${{ matrix.opt }} -j 2
+        
   min-dep:  # min dependencies installed tests for different OS
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
@@ -91,151 +124,191 @@ jobs:
         NGC_ORG: ${{ secrets.NGC_ORG }}
         NGC_TEAM: ${{ secrets.NGC_TEAM }}
 
-  # # caching of these jobs:
-  # #   - docker-py3-pip- (shared)
-  # #   - ubuntu py37 pip-
-  # #   - os-latest-pip- (shared)
-  # min-dep-os:  # min dependencies installed tests for different OS
-  #   runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-  #   strategy:
-  #     fail-fast: false
-  #     matrix:
-  #       os: [windows-latest, macOS-latest, ubuntu-latest]
-  #   timeout-minutes: 40
-  #   steps:
-  #   - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-  #   - name: Set up Python 3.9
-  #     uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-  #     with:
-  #       python-version: '3.9'
-  #   - name: Prepare pip wheel
-  #     run: |
-  #       which python
-  #       python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel
-  #   - name: cache weekly timestamp
-  #     id: pip-cache
-  #     run: |
-  #       echo "datew=$(date '+%Y-%V')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-  #       echo "dir=$(pip cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-  #     shell: bash
-  #   - name: cache for pip
-  #     uses: actions/cache@v4
-  #     id: cache
-  #     with:
-  #       path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
-  #       key: ${{ matrix.os }}-latest-pip-${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.datew }}
-  #   - name: Install the dependencies
-  #     run: |
-  #       # min. requirements
-  #       python -m pip install torch --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
-  #       python -m pip install -r requirements-min.txt
-  #       python -m pip list
-  #       BUILD_MONAI=0 python setup.py develop  # no compile of extensions
-  #     shell: bash
-  #   - name: Run quick tests (CPU ${{ runner.os }})
-  #     run: |
-  #       python -c 'import torch; print(torch.__version__); print(torch.rand(5,3))'
-  #       python -c "import monai; monai.config.print_config()"
-  #       ./runtests.sh --min
-  #     shell: bash
-  #     env:
-  #       QUICKTEST: True
-  #       NGC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.NGC_API_KEY }}
-  #       NGC_ORG: ${{ secrets.NGC_ORG }}
-  #       NGC_TEAM: ${{ secrets.NGC_TEAM }}
+  full-dep:  # full dependencies installed tests for different OS
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [windows-latest, macOS-latest, ubuntu-latest]
+    timeout-minutes: 120
+    steps:
+    - if: runner.os == 'windows'
+      name: Config pagefile (Windows only)
+      uses: al-cheb/configure-pagefile-action@v1.4
+      with:
+        minimum-size: 8GB
+        maximum-size: 16GB
+        disk-root: "D:"
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Set up Python 3.9
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.9'
+    - name: Prepare pip wheel
+      run: |
+        which python
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel
+    - name: cache weekly timestamp
+      id: pip-cache
+      run: |
+        echo "datew=$(date '+%Y-%V')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "dir=$(pip cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      shell: bash
+    - name: cache for pip
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
+      id: cache
+      with:
+        path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
+        key: ${{ matrix.os }}-latest-pip-${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.datew }}
+    - if: runner.os == 'windows'
+      name: Install torch cpu from pytorch.org (Windows only)
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install torch==2.5.1 torchvision==0.20.1+cpu --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
+    - if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+      name: Install itk pre-release (Linux only)
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --pre -U itk
+        find  /opt/hostedtoolcache/* -maxdepth 0 ! -name 'Python' -exec rm -rf {} \;
+    - name: Install the dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --user --upgrade pip wheel
+        python -m pip install torch==2.5.1 torchvision==0.20.1
+        cat "requirements-dev.txt"
+        python -m pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+        python -m pip list
+        python setup.py develop  # test no compile installation
+      shell: bash
+    - name: Run compiled (${{ runner.os }})
+      run: |
+        python setup.py develop --uninstall
+        BUILD_MONAI=1 python setup.py develop  # compile the cpp extensions
+      shell: bash
+    - name: Run quick tests (CPU ${{ runner.os }})
+      run: |
+        python -c 'import torch; print(torch.__version__); print(torch.rand(5,3))'
+        python -c "import monai; monai.config.print_config()"
+        # python -m unittest -v
+      env:
+        QUICKTEST: True
+        PROTOCOL_BUFFERS_PYTHON_IMPLEMENTATION: python  # https://github.com/Project-MONAI/MONAI/issues/4354
+
+  packaging:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      QUICKTEST: True
+      shell: bash
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+    - name: Set up Python 3.9
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.9'
+    - name: cache weekly timestamp
+      id: pip-cache
+      run: |
+        echo "datew=$(date '+%Y-%V')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+    - name: cache for pip
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
+      id: cache
+      with:
+        path: |
+          ~/.cache/pip
+          ~/.cache/torch
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.datew }}
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        find  /opt/hostedtoolcache/* -maxdepth 0 ! -name 'Python' -exec rm -rf {} \;
+        python -m pip install --user --upgrade pip setuptools wheel twine packaging
+        # install the latest pytorch for testing
+        # however, "pip install monai*.tar.gz" will build cpp/cuda with an isolated
+        # fresh torch installation according to pyproject.toml
+        python -m pip install torch>=2.5.1 torchvision
+    - name: Check packages
+      run: |
+        pip uninstall monai
+        pip list | grep -iv monai
+        git fetch --depth=1 origin +refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*
+        set -e
 
-  # min-dep-py3:  # min dependencies installed tests for different python
-  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-  #   strategy:
-  #     fail-fast: false
-  #     matrix:
-  #       python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
-  #   timeout-minutes: 40
-  #   steps:
-  #   - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-  #   - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-  #     uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-  #     with:
-  #       python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-  #   - name: Prepare pip wheel
-  #     run: |
-  #       which python
-  #       python -m pip install --user --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
-  #   - name: cache weekly timestamp
-  #     id: pip-cache
-  #     run: |
-  #       echo "datew=$(date '+%Y-%V')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-  #       echo "dir=$(pip cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-  #     shell: bash
-  #   - name: cache for pip
-  #     uses: actions/cache@v4
-  #     id: cache
-  #     with:
-  #       path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
-  #       key: ubuntu-latest-latest-pip-${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.datew }}
-  #   - name: Install the dependencies
-  #     run: |
-  #       # min. requirements
-  #       python -m pip install torch --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
-  #       python -m pip install -r requirements-min.txt
-  #       python -m pip list
-  #       BUILD_MONAI=0 python setup.py develop  # no compile of extensions
-  #     shell: bash
-  #   - name: Run quick tests (CPU ${{ runner.os }})
-  #     run: |
-  #       python -c 'import torch; print(torch.__version__); print(torch.rand(5,3))'
-  #       python -c "import monai; monai.config.print_config()"
-  #       ./runtests.sh --min
-  #     env:
-  #       QUICKTEST: True
-  #       NGC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.NGC_API_KEY }}
-  #       NGC_ORG: ${{ secrets.NGC_ORG }}
-  #       NGC_TEAM: ${{ secrets.NGC_TEAM }}
+        # build tar.gz and wheel
+        python setup.py check -m -s
+        python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+        python -m twine check dist/*
+    - run: echo "pwd=$PWD" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      id: root
+    - run: echo "tmp_dir=$(mktemp -d)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      id: mktemp
+    - name: Move packages
+      run: |
+        printf ${{ steps.root.outputs.pwd }}
+        printf ${{ steps.mktemp.outputs.tmp_dir }}
+        # move packages to a temp dir
+        cp dist/monai* "${{ steps.mktemp.outputs.tmp_dir }}"
+        rm -r build dist monai.egg-info
+        cd "${{ steps.mktemp.outputs.tmp_dir }}"
+        ls -al
+    - name: Install wheel file
+      working-directory: ${{ steps.mktemp.outputs.tmp_dir }}
+      run: |
+        # install from wheel
+        python -m pip install monai*.whl
+        python -c 'import monai; monai.config.print_config()' 2>&1 | grep -iv "unknown"
+        python -c 'import monai; print(monai.__file__)'
+        python -m pip uninstall -y monai
+        rm monai*.whl
+    - name: Install source archive
+      working-directory: ${{ steps.mktemp.outputs.tmp_dir }}
+      run: |
+        # install from tar.gz
+        name=$(ls *.tar.gz | head -n1)
+        echo $name
+        python -m pip install $name[all]
+        python -c 'import monai; monai.config.print_config()' 2>&1 | grep -iv "unknown"
+        python -c 'import monai; print(monai.__file__)'
+    - name: Quick test
+      working-directory: ${{ steps.mktemp.outputs.tmp_dir }}
+      run: |
+        # run min tests
+        cp ${{ steps.root.outputs.pwd }}/requirements*.txt .
+        cp -r ${{ steps.root.outputs.pwd }}/tests .
+        ls -al
+        python -m pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+        python -m unittest -v
+      env:
+        PROTOCOL_BUFFERS_PYTHON_IMPLEMENTATION: python  # https://github.com/Project-MONAI/MONAI/issues/4354
 
-  # min-dep-pytorch:  # min dependencies installed tests for different pytorch
-  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-  #   strategy:
-  #     fail-fast: false
-  #     matrix:
-  #       pytorch-version: ['2.5.1', '2.6.0', '2.7.1', '2.8.0']
-  #   timeout-minutes: 40
-  #   steps:
-  #   - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-  #   - name: Set up Python 3.9
-  #     uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-  #     with:
-  #       python-version: '3.9'
-  #   - name: Prepare pip wheel
-  #     run: |
-  #       which python
-  #       python -m pip install --user --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
-  #   - name: cache weekly timestamp
-  #     id: pip-cache
-  #     run: |
-  #       echo "datew=$(date '+%Y-%V')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-  #       echo "dir=$(pip cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-  #     shell: bash
-  #   - name: cache for pip
-  #     uses: actions/cache@v4
-  #     id: cache
-  #     with:
-  #       path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
-  #       key: ubuntu-latest-latest-pip-${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.datew }}
-  #   - name: Install the dependencies
-  #     run: |
-  #       # min. requirements
-  #       python -m pip install torch==${{ matrix.pytorch-version }}
-  #       python -m pip install -r requirements-min.txt
-  #       python -m pip list
-  #       BUILD_MONAI=0 python setup.py develop  # no compile of extensions
-  #     shell: bash
-  #   - name: Run quick tests (pytorch ${{ matrix.pytorch-version }})
-  #     run: |
-  #       python -c 'import torch; print(torch.__version__); print(torch.rand(5,3))'
-  #       python -c "import monai; monai.config.print_config()"
-  #       ./runtests.sh --min
-  #     env:
-  #       QUICKTEST: True
-  #       NGC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.NGC_API_KEY }}
-  #       NGC_ORG: ${{ secrets.NGC_ORG }}
-  #       NGC_TEAM: ${{ secrets.NGC_TEAM }}
+  build-docs:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Set up Python 3.9
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.9'
+    - name: cache weekly timestamp
+      id: pip-cache
+      run: |
+        echo "datew=$(date '+%Y-%V')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+    - name: cache for pip
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
+      id: cache
+      with:
+        path: |
+          ~/.cache/pip
+          ~/.cache/torch
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.datew }}
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel
+        python -m pip install -r docs/requirements.txt
+    - name: Make html
+      run: |
+        cd docs/
+        make clean
+        make html 2>&1 | tee tmp_log
+        if [[ $(grep -c "ERROR:" tmp_log) != 0 ]]; then echo "found errors"; grep "ERROR:" tmp_log; exit 1; fi
+        sed '/WARNING.*pip/d' tmp_log > tmp_log1; mv tmp_log1 tmp_log  # monai#7133
+        if [[ $(grep -c "WARNING:" tmp_log) != 0 ]]; then echo "found warnings"; grep "WARNING:" tmp_log; exit 1; fi
+      shell: bash

From 28f06ff8e75b4c617ccd163f183c78f8cff5e618 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Kerfoot <17726042+ericspod@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2025 13:06:16 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 07/13] Removing combined file

Signed-off-by: Eric Kerfoot <17726042+ericspod@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/pythonapp.yml | 245 --------------------------------
 1 file changed, 245 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 .github/workflows/pythonapp.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pythonapp.yml b/.github/workflows/pythonapp.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index c68c879231..0000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/pythonapp.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,245 +0,0 @@
-# Jenkinsfile.monai-premerge
-name: premerge
-
-on:
-  # quick tests for pull requests and the releasing branches
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - dev
-      - main
-      - releasing/*
-  pull_request:
-    head_ref-ignore:
-      - dev
-
-concurrency:
-  # automatically cancel the previously triggered workflows when there's a newer version
-  group: build-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
-jobs:
-  # caching of these jobs:
-  #   - docker-py3-pip- (shared)
-  #   - ubuntu py37 pip-
-  #   - os-latest-pip- (shared)
-  flake8-py3:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        opt: ["codeformat", "pytype", "mypy"]
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: Set up Python 3.9
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-      with:
-        python-version: '3.9'
-    - name: cache weekly timestamp
-      id: pip-cache
-      run: |
-        echo "datew=$(date '+%Y-%V')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-    - name: cache for pip
-      uses: actions/cache@v4
-      id: cache
-      with:
-        path: ~/.cache/pip
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.datew }}
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: |
-        find  /opt/hostedtoolcache/* -maxdepth 0 ! -name 'Python' -exec rm -rf {} \;
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel
-        python -m pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
-    - name: Lint and type check
-      run: |
-        # clean up temporary files
-        $(pwd)/runtests.sh --build --clean
-        # Github actions have 2 cores, so parallelize pytype
-        $(pwd)/runtests.sh --build --${{ matrix.opt }} -j 2
-
-  quick-py3:  # full dependencies installed tests for different OS
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        os: [windows-latest, macOS-latest, ubuntu-latest]
-    timeout-minutes: 120
-    steps:
-    - if: runner.os == 'windows'
-      name: Config pagefile (Windows only)
-      uses: al-cheb/configure-pagefile-action@v1.4
-      with:
-        minimum-size: 8GB
-        maximum-size: 16GB
-        disk-root: "D:"
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: Set up Python 3.9
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-      with:
-        python-version: '3.9'
-    - name: Prepare pip wheel
-      run: |
-        which python
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel
-    - name: cache weekly timestamp
-      id: pip-cache
-      run: |
-        echo "datew=$(date '+%Y-%V')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        echo "dir=$(pip cache dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      shell: bash
-    - name: cache for pip
-      uses: actions/cache@v4
-      id: cache
-      with:
-        path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
-        key: ${{ matrix.os }}-latest-pip-${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.datew }}
-    - if: runner.os == 'windows'
-      name: Install torch cpu from pytorch.org (Windows only)
-      run: |
-        python -m pip install torch==2.5.1 torchvision==0.20.1+cpu --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
-    - if: runner.os == 'Linux'
-      name: Install itk pre-release (Linux only)
-      run: |
-        python -m pip install --pre -U itk
-        find  /opt/hostedtoolcache/* -maxdepth 0 ! -name 'Python' -exec rm -rf {} \;
-    - name: Install the dependencies
-      run: |
-        python -m pip install --user --upgrade pip wheel
-        python -m pip install torch==2.5.1 torchvision==0.20.1
-        cat "requirements-dev.txt"
-        python -m pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
-        python -m pip list
-        python setup.py develop  # test no compile installation
-      shell: bash
-    - name: Run compiled (${{ runner.os }})
-      run: |
-        python setup.py develop --uninstall
-        BUILD_MONAI=1 python setup.py develop  # compile the cpp extensions
-      shell: bash
-    - name: Run quick tests (CPU ${{ runner.os }})
-      run: |
-        python -c 'import torch; print(torch.__version__); print(torch.rand(5,3))'
-        python -c "import monai; monai.config.print_config()"
-        python -m unittest -v
-      env:
-        QUICKTEST: True
-        PROTOCOL_BUFFERS_PYTHON_IMPLEMENTATION: python  # https://github.com/Project-MONAI/MONAI/issues/4354
-
-  packaging:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      QUICKTEST: True
-      shell: bash
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with:
-        fetch-depth: 0
-    - name: Set up Python 3.9
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-      with:
-        python-version: '3.9'
-    - name: cache weekly timestamp
-      id: pip-cache
-      run: |
-        echo "datew=$(date '+%Y-%V')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-    - name: cache for pip
-      uses: actions/cache@v4
-      id: cache
-      with:
-        path: |
-          ~/.cache/pip
-          ~/.cache/torch
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.datew }}
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: |
-        find  /opt/hostedtoolcache/* -maxdepth 0 ! -name 'Python' -exec rm -rf {} \;
-        python -m pip install --user --upgrade pip setuptools wheel twine packaging
-        # install the latest pytorch for testing
-        # however, "pip install monai*.tar.gz" will build cpp/cuda with an isolated
-        # fresh torch installation according to pyproject.toml
-        python -m pip install torch>=2.5.1 torchvision
-    - name: Check packages
-      run: |
-        pip uninstall monai
-        pip list | grep -iv monai
-        git fetch --depth=1 origin +refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*
-        set -e
-
-        # build tar.gz and wheel
-        python setup.py check -m -s
-        python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
-        python -m twine check dist/*
-    - run: echo "pwd=$PWD" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      id: root
-    - run: echo "tmp_dir=$(mktemp -d)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      id: mktemp
-    - name: Move packages
-      run: |
-        printf ${{ steps.root.outputs.pwd }}
-        printf ${{ steps.mktemp.outputs.tmp_dir }}
-        # move packages to a temp dir
-        cp dist/monai* "${{ steps.mktemp.outputs.tmp_dir }}"
-        rm -r build dist monai.egg-info
-        cd "${{ steps.mktemp.outputs.tmp_dir }}"
-        ls -al
-    - name: Install wheel file
-      working-directory: ${{ steps.mktemp.outputs.tmp_dir }}
-      run: |
-        # install from wheel
-        python -m pip install monai*.whl
-        python -c 'import monai; monai.config.print_config()' 2>&1 | grep -iv "unknown"
-        python -c 'import monai; print(monai.__file__)'
-        python -m pip uninstall -y monai
-        rm monai*.whl
-    - name: Install source archive
-      working-directory: ${{ steps.mktemp.outputs.tmp_dir }}
-      run: |
-        # install from tar.gz
-        name=$(ls *.tar.gz | head -n1)
-        echo $name
-        python -m pip install $name[all]
-        python -c 'import monai; monai.config.print_config()' 2>&1 | grep -iv "unknown"
-        python -c 'import monai; print(monai.__file__)'
-    - name: Quick test
-      working-directory: ${{ steps.mktemp.outputs.tmp_dir }}
-      run: |
-        # run min tests
-        cp ${{ steps.root.outputs.pwd }}/requirements*.txt .
-        cp -r ${{ steps.root.outputs.pwd }}/tests .
-        ls -al
-        python -m pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
-        python -m unittest -v
-      env:
-        PROTOCOL_BUFFERS_PYTHON_IMPLEMENTATION: python  # https://github.com/Project-MONAI/MONAI/issues/4354
-
-  build-docs:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: Set up Python 3.9
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-      with:
-        python-version: '3.9'
-    - name: cache weekly timestamp
-      id: pip-cache
-      run: |
-        echo "datew=$(date '+%Y-%V')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-    - name: cache for pip
-      uses: actions/cache@v4
-      id: cache
-      with:
-        path: |
-          ~/.cache/pip
-          ~/.cache/torch
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.datew }}
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: |
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel
-        python -m pip install -r docs/requirements.txt
-    - name: Make html
-      run: |
-        cd docs/
-        make clean
-        make html 2>&1 | tee tmp_log
-        if [[ $(grep -c "ERROR:" tmp_log) != 0 ]]; then echo "found errors"; grep "ERROR:" tmp_log; exit 1; fi
-        sed '/WARNING.*pip/d' tmp_log > tmp_log1; mv tmp_log1 tmp_log  # monai#7133
-        if [[ $(grep -c "WARNING:" tmp_log) != 0 ]]; then echo "found warnings"; grep "WARNING:" tmp_log; exit 1; fi
-      shell: bash

From 4d8807555e420f0aa4f1adfa52c599fb2913fb0f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Kerfoot <17726042+ericspod@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2025 13:38:11 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 08/13] Script update

Signed-off-by: Eric Kerfoot <17726042+ericspod@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml | 28 ++++++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml
index a8ccc110ec..25870c4e9a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml
@@ -13,11 +13,15 @@ on:
 
 concurrency:
   # automatically cancel the previously triggered workflows when there's a newer version
-  group: build-min-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+  group: cicd-tests-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+# These jobs run the CICD tests, type checking, and testing packaging and documentation generation. These use the 
+# minimum supported versions of Python and PyTorch in many places hard-coded as literals, so when support is dropped
+# for a version it is important to go through all jobs and check the versions they use are correct.
+
 jobs:
-  static-checks:
+  static-checks:  # Perform static type and other checks using runtests.sh
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -43,14 +47,14 @@ jobs:
         find  /opt/hostedtoolcache/* -maxdepth 0 ! -name 'Python' -exec rm -rf {} \;
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel
         python -m pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
-    - name: Lint and type check
+    - name: Lint and type check with "./runtests.sh --build --${{ matrix.opt }}"
       run: |
         # clean up temporary files
         $(pwd)/runtests.sh --build --clean
-        # Github actions have 2 cores, so parallelize pytype
-        $(pwd)/runtests.sh --build --${{ matrix.opt }} -j 2
+        # Github actions have multiple cores, so parallelize pytype
+        $(pwd)/runtests.sh --build --${{ matrix.opt }} -j $(nproc --all)
         
-  min-dep:  # min dependencies installed tests for different OS
+  min-dep:  # Test with minumum dependencies installed for different OS, Python, and PyTorch combinations
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -124,7 +128,7 @@ jobs:
         NGC_ORG: ${{ secrets.NGC_ORG }}
         NGC_TEAM: ${{ secrets.NGC_TEAM }}
 
-  full-dep:  # full dependencies installed tests for different OS
+  full-dep:  # Test with full dependencies installed for different OS runners
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -192,7 +196,7 @@ jobs:
         QUICKTEST: True
         PROTOCOL_BUFFERS_PYTHON_IMPLEMENTATION: python  # https://github.com/Project-MONAI/MONAI/issues/4354
 
-  packaging:
+  packaging:  # Test package generation
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       QUICKTEST: True
@@ -279,7 +283,7 @@ jobs:
       env:
         PROTOCOL_BUFFERS_PYTHON_IMPLEMENTATION: python  # https://github.com/Project-MONAI/MONAI/issues/4354
 
-  build-docs:
+  build-docs:  # Test building documentation
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -308,7 +312,7 @@ jobs:
         cd docs/
         make clean
         make html 2>&1 | tee tmp_log
-        if [[ $(grep -c "ERROR:" tmp_log) != 0 ]]; then echo "found errors"; grep "ERROR:" tmp_log; exit 1; fi
+        if [[ $(grep -c "ERROR:" tmp_log) != 0 ]]; then echo "Found errors:"; grep "ERROR:" tmp_log; exit 1; fi
         sed '/WARNING.*pip/d' tmp_log > tmp_log1; mv tmp_log1 tmp_log  # monai#7133
-        if [[ $(grep -c "WARNING:" tmp_log) != 0 ]]; then echo "found warnings"; grep "WARNING:" tmp_log; exit 1; fi
-      shell: bash
+        if [[ $(grep -c "WARNING:" tmp_log) != 0 ]]; then echo "Found warnings:"; grep "WARNING:" tmp_log; exit 1; fi
+      shell: bash
\ No newline at end of file

From d7e1451086822cf4f39a0d6357621451d4926ca4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Kerfoot <17726042+ericspod@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2025 13:55:12 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 09/13] Fix

Signed-off-by: Eric Kerfoot <17726042+ericspod@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml
index 25870c4e9a..2c47923beb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ concurrency:
   group: cicd-tests-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
-# These jobs run the CICD tests, type checking, and testing packaging and documentation generation. These use the 
+# These jobs run the CICD tests, type checking, and testing packaging and documentation generation. These use the
 # minimum supported versions of Python and PyTorch in many places hard-coded as literals, so when support is dropped
 # for a version it is important to go through all jobs and check the versions they use are correct.
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
         $(pwd)/runtests.sh --build --clean
         # Github actions have multiple cores, so parallelize pytype
         $(pwd)/runtests.sh --build --${{ matrix.opt }} -j $(nproc --all)
-        
+
   min-dep:  # Test with minumum dependencies installed for different OS, Python, and PyTorch combinations
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
@@ -315,4 +315,4 @@ jobs:
         if [[ $(grep -c "ERROR:" tmp_log) != 0 ]]; then echo "Found errors:"; grep "ERROR:" tmp_log; exit 1; fi
         sed '/WARNING.*pip/d' tmp_log > tmp_log1; mv tmp_log1 tmp_log  # monai#7133
         if [[ $(grep -c "WARNING:" tmp_log) != 0 ]]; then echo "Found warnings:"; grep "WARNING:" tmp_log; exit 1; fi
-      shell: bash
\ No newline at end of file
+      shell: bash

From 7fc61070bef6540afbd8de7a3034b87de3a1057d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Kerfoot <17726042+ericspod@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2025 00:21:57 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 10/13] Update with GPU runner

Signed-off-by: Eric Kerfoot <17726042+ericspod@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml
index 2c47923beb..1af6a783bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [windows-latest, macOS-latest, ubuntu-latest]
+        os: [windows-latest, macOS-latest, ubuntu-latest, linux-gpu-runner]
         python-version: ['3.9']
         pytorch-version: ['2.5.1']
         include:
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ jobs:
         key: ${{ matrix.os }}-latest-pip-${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.datew }}
     - name: Install the dependencies with PyTorch ${{ matrix.pytorch-version }}
       run: |
+        /usr/bin/env nvidia-smi &> /dev/null || echo "No nvidia-smi found"
         # min. requirements
         python -m pip install torch==${{ matrix.pytorch-version }}
         python -m pip install -r requirements-min.txt

From 3a2381c646bc526cddab79c52219fb69d525dc1a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Kerfoot <17726042+ericspod@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2025 00:32:46 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 11/13] Whoops

Signed-off-by: Eric Kerfoot <17726042+ericspod@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml
index 1af6a783bd..1fbc2e6376 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ jobs:
         key: ${{ matrix.os }}-latest-pip-${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.datew }}
     - name: Install the dependencies with PyTorch ${{ matrix.pytorch-version }}
       run: |
-        /usr/bin/env nvidia-smi &> /dev/null || echo "No nvidia-smi found"
+        /usr/bin/env nvidia-smi 2> /dev/null || echo "No nvidia-smi found"
         # min. requirements
         python -m pip install torch==${{ matrix.pytorch-version }}
         python -m pip install -r requirements-min.txt

From 95b731071258c9e57d99fa3aaa279eb8dbcc6dbd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Kerfoot <17726042+ericspod@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2025 00:42:02 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 12/13] Adding GPU check

Signed-off-by: Eric Kerfoot <17726042+ericspod@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml | 23 +++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml
index 1fbc2e6376..139a755261 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml
@@ -66,13 +66,7 @@ jobs:
         # Test Python versions under Ubuntu with lowest PyTorch version supported
         - os: ubuntu-latest
           pytorch-version: '2.5.1'
-          python-version: '3.10'
-        - os: ubuntu-latest
-          pytorch-version: '2.5.1'
-          python-version: '3.11'
-        - os: ubuntu-latest
-          pytorch-version: '2.5.1'
-          python-version: '3.12'
+          python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
 
         # Test PyTorch versions under Ubuntu with lowest Python version supported
         - os: ubuntu-latest
@@ -108,16 +102,21 @@ jobs:
       with:
         path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
         key: ${{ matrix.os }}-latest-pip-${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.datew }}
-    - name: Install the dependencies with PyTorch ${{ matrix.pytorch-version }}
+    - name: Install the minimum dependencies
       run: |
-        /usr/bin/env nvidia-smi 2> /dev/null || echo "No nvidia-smi found"
         # min. requirements
         python -m pip install torch==${{ matrix.pytorch-version }}
         python -m pip install -r requirements-min.txt
         python -m pip list
         BUILD_MONAI=0 python setup.py develop  # no compile of extensions
       shell: bash
-    - name: Run quick tests (CPU ${{ runner.os }})
+    - if: matrix.os == 'linux-gpu-runner'
+      name: Print GPU Info
+      run: |
+        nvidia-smi
+        python -c 'import torch; print(torch.rand(2,2).to("cuda:0"))'
+      shell: bash
+    - name: Run quick tests
       run: |
         python -c 'import torch; print(torch.__version__); print(torch.rand(5,3))'
         python -c "import monai; monai.config.print_config()"
@@ -174,7 +173,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python -m pip install --pre -U itk
         find  /opt/hostedtoolcache/* -maxdepth 0 ! -name 'Python' -exec rm -rf {} \;
-    - name: Install the dependencies
+    - name: Install the complete dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --user --upgrade pip wheel
         python -m pip install torch==2.5.1 torchvision==0.20.1
@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ jobs:
         python setup.py develop --uninstall
         BUILD_MONAI=1 python setup.py develop  # compile the cpp extensions
       shell: bash
-    - name: Run quick tests (CPU ${{ runner.os }})
+    - name: Run quick tests
       run: |
         python -c 'import torch; print(torch.__version__); print(torch.rand(5,3))'
         python -c "import monai; monai.config.print_config()"

From d8128f4b4208615bd981441acf8a06bfde8a8f58 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Kerfoot <17726042+ericspod@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2025 00:43:20 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 13/13] Fix

Signed-off-by: Eric Kerfoot <17726042+ericspod@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml
index 139a755261..b48b8468f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cicd_tests.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,13 @@ jobs:
         # Test Python versions under Ubuntu with lowest PyTorch version supported
         - os: ubuntu-latest
           pytorch-version: '2.5.1'
-          python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+          python-version: '3.10'
+        - os: ubuntu-latest
+          pytorch-version: '2.5.1'
+          python-version: '3.11'
+        - os: ubuntu-latest
+          pytorch-version: '2.5.1'
+          python-version: '3.12'
 
         # Test PyTorch versions under Ubuntu with lowest Python version supported
         - os: ubuntu-latest