diff --git a/.github/workflows/_pr_entrypoint.yaml b/.github/workflows/_pr_entrypoint.yaml
index 30bcbff21..c22194586 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_pr_entrypoint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_pr_entrypoint.yaml
@@ -89,6 +89,14 @@ jobs:
       ct-host: ${{ needs.sanity-checks.outputs.ct-host }}
       ct-docker: ${{ needs.sanity-checks.outputs.ct-docker }}
 
+  static_checks:
+    needs:
+      - sanity-checks
+      - compile
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/static_checks.yaml
+    with:
+      ct-matrix: ${{ needs.sanity-checks.outputs.ct-matrix }}
+
   build_slim_packages:
     needs:
       - sanity-checks
@@ -97,7 +105,6 @@ jobs:
   build_docker_for_test:
     needs:
       - sanity-checks
-      - compile
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build_docker_for_test.yaml
     with:
       version-emqx: ${{ needs.sanity-checks.outputs.version-emqx }}
@@ -105,8 +112,7 @@ jobs:
 
   spellcheck:
     needs:
-      - sanity-checks
-      - compile
+      - build_slim_packages
     uses: ./.github/workflows/spellcheck.yaml
 
   run_conf_tests:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_docker_for_test.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_docker_for_test.yaml
index 088d2432a..fa717825c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_docker_for_test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_docker_for_test.yaml
@@ -48,12 +48,7 @@ jobs:
           - ["emqx-enterprise", "5.0.1"]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: ${{ matrix.profile[0] }}
-      - name: extract artifact
-        run: |
-          unzip -o -q $EMQX_NAME.zip
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: build and export to Docker
         run: |
           docker build -t $EMQX_IMAGE_TAG --build-arg EMQX_NAME=$EMQX_NAME -f ./deploy/docker/Dockerfile .
@@ -82,6 +77,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: "${{ matrix.profile[0] }}-docker"
           path: "${{ env.EMQX_NAME }}-docker-${{ env.PKG_VSN }}.tar.gz"
+          retention-days: 7
       - name: cleanup
         if: always()
         working-directory: ./scripts/ui-tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_slim_packages.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_slim_packages.yaml
index 9c0ae7685..fe2fb8621 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_slim_packages.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_slim_packages.yaml
@@ -78,45 +78,14 @@ jobs:
       with:
         name: "${{ matrix.profile[0] }}-${{ matrix.profile[1] }}-${{ matrix.profile[2] }}"
         path: _packages/${{ matrix.profile[0] }}/*
+        retention-days: 7
     - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
       with:
         name: "${{ matrix.profile[0] }}_schema_dump"
         path: |
           scripts/spellcheck
           _build/docgen/${{ matrix.profile[0] }}/schema-en.json
-
-  mac:
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        profile:
-        - emqx
-        - emqx-enterprise
-        otp:
-        - 25.3.2-1
-        os:
-        - macos-11
-        - macos-12-arm64
-
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    env:
-      EMQX_NAME: ${{ matrix.profile }}
-
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - uses: ./.github/actions/package-macos
-      with:
-        profile: ${{ matrix.profile }}
-        otp: ${{ matrix.otp }}
-        os: ${{ matrix.os }}
-        apple_id_password: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID_PASSWORD }}
-        apple_developer_identity: ${{ secrets.APPLE_DEVELOPER_IDENTITY }}
-        apple_developer_id_bundle: ${{ secrets.APPLE_DEVELOPER_ID_BUNDLE }}
-        apple_developer_id_bundle_password: ${{ secrets.APPLE_DEVELOPER_ID_BUNDLE_PASSWORD }}
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-      with:
-        name: ${{ matrix.os }}
-        path: _packages/**/*
+        retention-days: 7
 
   windows:
     runs-on: windows-2019
@@ -163,3 +132,38 @@ jobs:
       with:
         name: windows
         path: _packages/${{ matrix.profile }}/*
+        retention-days: 7
+
+  mac:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        profile:
+        - emqx
+        - emqx-enterprise
+        otp:
+        - 25.3.2-1
+        os:
+        - macos-11
+        - macos-12-arm64
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    env:
+      EMQX_NAME: ${{ matrix.profile }}
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: ./.github/actions/package-macos
+      with:
+        profile: ${{ matrix.profile }}
+        otp: ${{ matrix.otp }}
+        os: ${{ matrix.os }}
+        apple_id_password: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID_PASSWORD }}
+        apple_developer_identity: ${{ secrets.APPLE_DEVELOPER_IDENTITY }}
+        apple_developer_id_bundle: ${{ secrets.APPLE_DEVELOPER_ID_BUNDLE }}
+        apple_developer_id_bundle_password: ${{ secrets.APPLE_DEVELOPER_ID_BUNDLE_PASSWORD }}
+    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      with:
+        name: ${{ matrix.os }}
+        path: _packages/**/*
+        retention-days: 7
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_test_cases.yaml b/.github/workflows/run_test_cases.yaml
index f304d6932..a78c92915 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_test_cases.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_test_cases.yaml
@@ -31,33 +31,6 @@ env:
   IS_CI: "yes"
 
 jobs:
-  static_checks:
-    runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'emqx' && 'aws-amd64' || 'ubuntu-22.04' }}
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        include: ${{ fromJson(inputs.ct-matrix) }}
-    container: "ghcr.io/emqx/emqx-builder/${{ matrix.builder }}:${{ matrix.elixir }}-${{ matrix.otp }}-ubuntu22.04"
-    steps:
-      - uses: AutoModality/action-clean@v1
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: ${{ matrix.profile }}
-      - name: extract artifact
-        run: |
-          unzip -o -q ${{ matrix.profile }}.zip
-          git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
-      - uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          path: "emqx_dialyzer_${{ matrix.otp }}_plt"
-          key: rebar3-dialyzer-plt-${{ matrix.profile }}-${{ matrix.otp }}-${{ hashFiles('rebar.*', 'apps/*/rebar.*', 'lib-ee/*/rebar.*') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            rebar3-dialyzer-plt-${{ matrix.profile }}-${{ matrix.otp }}-
-      - name: run static checks
-        env:
-          PROFILE: ${{ matrix.profile }}
-        run: make static_checks
-
   eunit_and_proper:
     runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'emqx' && 'aws-amd64' || 'ubuntu-22.04' }}
     strategy:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/spellcheck.yaml b/.github/workflows/spellcheck.yaml
index c7c68e019..220fe7851 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spellcheck.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spellcheck.yaml
@@ -35,11 +35,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
-          name: ${{ matrix.profile }}
-      - name: extract artifact
-        run: |
-          unzip -o -q ${{ matrix.profile }}.zip
-          git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+          name: "${{ matrix.profile }}_schema_dump"
+          path: /tmp/
       - name: Run spellcheck
         run: |
-          ./scripts/spellcheck/spellcheck.sh _build/docgen/${{ matrix.profile }}/schema-en.json
+          bash /tmp/scripts/spellcheck/spellcheck.sh /tmp/_build/docgen/${{ matrix.profile }}/schema-en.json
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static_checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/static_checks.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4fa537a19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/static_checks.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+name: Static checks
+
+concurrency:
+  group: static-checks-${{ github.event_name }}-${{ github.sha }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      ct-matrix:
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+# on:
+#   push:
+#     branches:
+#       - master
+#       - 'ci/**'
+#     tags:
+#       - v*
+#       - e*
+#   pull_request:
+
+env:
+  IS_CI: "yes"
+
+jobs:
+  static_checks:
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'emqx' && 'aws-amd64' || 'ubuntu-22.04' }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include: ${{ fromJson(inputs.ct-matrix) }}
+    container: "ghcr.io/emqx/emqx-builder/${{ matrix.builder }}:${{ matrix.elixir }}-${{ matrix.otp }}-ubuntu22.04"
+    steps:
+      - uses: AutoModality/action-clean@v1
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: ${{ matrix.profile }}
+      - name: extract artifact
+        run: |
+          unzip -o -q ${{ matrix.profile }}.zip
+          git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+      - uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: "emqx_dialyzer_${{ matrix.otp }}_plt"
+          key: rebar3-dialyzer-plt-${{ matrix.profile }}-${{ matrix.otp }}-${{ hashFiles('rebar.*', 'apps/*/rebar.*', 'lib-ee/*/rebar.*') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            rebar3-dialyzer-plt-${{ matrix.profile }}-${{ matrix.otp }}-
+      - name: run static checks
+        env:
+          PROFILE: ${{ matrix.profile }}
+        run: make static_checks