diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-extension-catalog.yml b/.github/workflows/build-extension-catalog.yml
index 2a81b51b361..2f4b7c52d08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-extension-catalog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-extension-catalog.yml
@@ -12,22 +12,43 @@ on:
       tagged_release:
         required: false
         type: string
+      is_test:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+      test_ext_repo:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+      test_ext_branch:
+        required: false
+        type: string
     secrets:
       registry_token:
         required: true
+    outputs:
+      build-extension-catalog-job-status: 
+        value: ${{ jobs.build-extension-catalog.outputs.build-status }}
 
 jobs:
   build-extension-catalog:
     name: Build container image
-    if: github.ref_type == 'tag' || (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && github.event_name != 'pull_request')
+    if: github.ref_type == 'tag' || (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && github.event_name != 'pull_request') || inputs.is_test == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       actions: write
       contents: read
       packages: write
-
+    outputs:
+      build-status: ${{ job.status }}
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
+      - if: inputs.is_test == 'true'
+        name: Checkout repository (test flow)
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          repository: rancher/${{ inputs.test_ext_repo }}
+          ref: ${{ inputs.test_ext_branch }}
+      
+      - if: inputs.is_test != 'true'
+        name: Checkout repository (normal flow)
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Enable Corepack
@@ -60,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
         run: yarn
 
       - name: Parse Extension Name
-        if: github.ref_type == 'tag'
+        if: github.ref_type == 'tag' || inputs.is_test == 'true'
         id: parsed-name
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
@@ -69,7 +90,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build and push UI image
         run: |
-          publish="yarn publish-pkgs -cp -r ${{ inputs.registry_target }} -o ${{ github.repository_owner }}"
+          publish="yarn publish-pkgs -c"
+
+          if [[ "${{ inputs.is_test }}" != "true" ]]; then
+            publish="$publish -p"
+          fi
+
+          publish="$publish -r ${{ inputs.registry_target }} -o ${{ github.repository_owner }}"
 
           if [[ -n "${{ inputs.tagged_release }}" ]]; then
             publish="$publish -t ${{ inputs.tagged_release }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-extension-charts.yml b/.github/workflows/build-extension-charts.yml
index 0cb43d4408d..edba881700d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-extension-charts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-extension-charts.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,20 @@ on:
       tagged_release:
         required: true
         type: string
+      is_test:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+      test_ext_repo:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+      test_ext_branch:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+    outputs:
+      build-job-status: 
+        value: ${{ jobs.build-extension-artifact.outputs.build-status }}
+      release-job-status: 
+        value: ${{ jobs.release.outputs.release-status }}
 
 env:
   ACTIONS_RUNNER_DEBUG: false
@@ -26,8 +40,19 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       actions: write
       contents: read
+    outputs:
+      build-status: ${{ job.status }}
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout
+      - if: inputs.is_test == 'true'
+        name: Checkout (test flow)
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          repository: rancher/${{ inputs.test_ext_repo }}
+          ref: ${{ inputs.test_ext_branch }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      
+      - if: inputs.is_test != 'true'
+        name: Checkout (normal flow)
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -55,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
         run: yarn
 
       - name: Parse Extension Name
-        if: github.ref_type == 'tag'
+        if: github.ref_type == 'tag' || inputs.is_test == 'true'
         id: parsed-name
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
@@ -72,10 +97,14 @@ jobs:
             publish="$publish -t ${{ inputs.tagged_release }}"
           fi
 
+          if [[ "${{ inputs.is_test }}" == "true" ]]; then
+            publish="$publish -f"
+          fi
+
           $publish
 
       - name: Upload charts artifact
-        if: github.ref_type == 'tag' || (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && github.event_name != 'pull_request')
+        if: github.ref_type == 'tag' || (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && github.event_name != 'pull_request') || inputs.is_test == 'true'
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: charts
@@ -83,7 +112,7 @@ jobs:
 
   release:
     name: Release Build
-    if: github.ref_type == 'tag' || (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && github.event_name != 'pull_request')
+    if: github.ref_type == 'tag' || (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && github.event_name != 'pull_request') || inputs.is_test != 'true'
     needs: build-extension-artifact
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
@@ -91,6 +120,8 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
       deployments: write
       pages: write
+    outputs:
+      release-status: ${{ job.status }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -119,4 +150,4 @@ jobs:
           charts_dir: ./charts/*
         env:
           CR_TOKEN: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
-          CR_SKIP_EXISTING: true
+          CR_SKIP_EXISTING: true
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-shell-pkg.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-shell-pkg.yaml
index 9caef82bee0..1e414250782 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-shell-pkg.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-shell-pkg.yaml
@@ -5,15 +5,43 @@ on:
     tags:
       - 'shell-pkg-v*'
       - 'creators-pkg-v*'
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+      is_test:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+      test_branch:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+    outputs:
+      build-release-shell-creators-status: 
+        value: ${{ jobs.build.outputs.build-status }}
 
 jobs:
+  
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
       packages: write
+    if: github.repository == 'rancher/dashboard' && (github.event_name == 'workflow_call' || (github.event_name == 'push' && github.event.ref == 'refs/tags/${{ github.ref_name }}'))
+    outputs:
+      build-status: ${{ job.status }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - if: inputs.is_test == 'true' && inputs.test_branch != ''
+        name: Checkout (test flow)
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+          ref: ${{ inputs.test_branch }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      
+      - if: inputs.is_test != 'true'
+        name: Checkout (normal flow)
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           persist-credentials: false
@@ -29,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check Tags Version Matching
         env:
-          TAG: ${{github.ref_name}}
+          TAG: ${{ inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}
         run: ./.github/workflows/scripts/check-package-tag-version.sh
         shell: bash
 
@@ -59,5 +87,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Publish Shell Package to npm
         run: ./shell/scripts/publish-shell.sh --npm
         env:
-          TAG: ${{github.ref_name}}
+          TAG: ${{ inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}
+          DRY_RUN: ${{ inputs.is_test }}
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-extension-workflows.yml b/.github/workflows/test-extension-workflows.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e6a5adbb3c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-extension-workflows.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+name: Test Extension workflows
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 0 * * *"
+
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash
+    working-directory: ./
+
+jobs:
+  retrieve-tags-master:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      SHELL_TAG: ${{ steps.retrieve-data.outputs.SHELL_TAG }}
+      CREATORS_TAG: ${{ steps.retrieve-data.outputs.CREATORS_TAG }}
+      ECI_TAG: ${{ steps.retrieve-data.outputs.ECI_TAG }}
+      EXTENSIONS_TAG: ${{ steps.retrieve-data.outputs.EXTENSIONS_TAG }}
+      CURR_JOB_ID: ${{ github.job }}
+      tags-job-status: ${{ job.status }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: master
+
+      - name: Retrieve Shell and Creators versions
+        run: source ./shell/scripts/retrieve-versions.sh
+        id: retrieve-data
+        shell: bash
+  test-build-extension-charts-master:
+    needs: retrieve-tags-master
+    uses: rancher/dashboard/.github/workflows/build-extension-charts.yml@master
+    permissions:
+      actions: write
+      contents: write
+      deployments: write
+      pages: write
+    with:
+      target_branch: 'gh-pages'
+      tagged_release:  ${{ needs.retrieve-tags-master.outputs.EXTENSIONS_TAG }}
+      is_test:  'true'
+      test_ext_repo: 'ui-plugin-examples'
+      test_ext_branch:  'main'
+  test-build-extension-catalog-master:
+    needs: retrieve-tags-master
+    uses: rancher/dashboard/.github/workflows/build-extension-catalog.yml@master
+    permissions:
+      actions: write
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+    with:
+      registry_target: ghcr.io
+      registry_user: ${{ github.actor }}
+      tagged_release: ${{ needs.retrieve-tags-master.outputs.ECI_TAG }}
+      is_test:  'true'
+      test_ext_repo: 'ui-plugin-examples'
+      test_ext_branch:  'main'
+    secrets: 
+      registry_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+  test-release-shell-pkg-master:
+    needs: retrieve-tags-master
+    uses: rancher/dashboard/.github/workflows/release-shell-pkg.yaml@master
+    with:
+      is_test:  'true'
+      test_branch:  'master'
+      tag: ${{ needs.retrieve-tags-master.outputs.SHELL_TAG }}
+  test-release-creators-pkg-master:
+    needs: retrieve-tags-master
+    uses: rancher/dashboard/.github/workflows/release-shell-pkg.yaml@master
+    with:
+      is_test: 'true'
+      test_branch: 'master'
+      tag: ${{ needs.retrieve-tags-master.outputs.CREATORS_TAG }}
+
+  slack-message:
+    if: ${{ always() }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [retrieve-tags-master, test-build-extension-charts-master, test-build-extension-catalog-master, test-release-shell-pkg-master, test-release-creators-pkg-master]
+    steps: 
+      - name: Slack message for workflow
+        if: always()
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL_EXT_WFS }}
+        run: |
+          OUTPUT_ARRAY=("${{ needs.retrieve-tags-master.outputs.tags-job-status }}" "${{ needs.test-build-extension-charts-master.outputs.build-job-status }}" "${{ needs.test-build-extension-charts-master.outputs.release-job-status }}" "${{ needs.test-build-extension-catalog-master.outputs.build-extension-catalog-job-status }}" "${{ needs.test-release-shell-pkg-master.outputs.build-release-shell-creators-status }}" "${{ needs.test-release-creators-pkg-master.outputs.build-release-shell-creators-status }}")
+
+          if [[ ${OUTPUT_ARRAY[@]} =~ "failure" ]]; then
+            MSG_PREFIX="Workflows testing for extensions failed! 🆘"
+          else
+            MSG_PREFIX="Workflows testing for extensions succedded! ✅"
+          fi
+
+          echo "message prefix ::: $MSG_PREFIX"
+
+          TAGS_OUTPUT_STRING="status for retrieve-tags-master - build => ${{ needs.retrieve-tags-master.outputs.tags-job-status }}"
+          EXT_CHART_BUILD_OUTPUT_STRING="status for test-build-extension-charts-master - build => ${{ needs.test-build-extension-charts-master.outputs.build-job-status }}"    
+          EXT_CHART_RELEASE_OUTPUT_STRING="status for test-build-extension-charts-master - release => ${{ needs.test-build-extension-charts-master.outputs.release-job-status }}"    
+          EXT_CATALOG_BUILD_OUTPUT_STRING="status for test-build-extension-catalog-master - build => ${{ needs.test-build-extension-catalog-master.outputs.build-extension-catalog-job-status }}"    
+          RELEASE_SHELL_PKG_OUTPUT_STRING="status for test-release-shell-pkg-master - release => ${{ needs.test-release-shell-pkg-master.outputs.build-release-shell-creators-status }}"    
+          RELEASE_CREATORS_PKG_OUTPUT_STRING="status for test-release-creators-pkg-master - release => ${{ needs.test-release-creators-pkg-master.outputs.build-release-shell-creators-status }}"    
+
+          echo $TAGS_OUTPUT_STRING    
+          echo $EXT_CHART_BUILD_OUTPUT_STRING    
+          echo $EXT_CHART_RELEASE_OUTPUT_STRING
+          echo $EXT_CATALOG_BUILD_OUTPUT_STRING
+          echo $RELEASE_SHELL_PKG_OUTPUT_STRING    
+          echo $RELEASE_CREATORS_PKG_OUTPUT_STRING    
+        
+          MSG="$MSG_PREFIX ::: $TAGS_OUTPUT_STRING ::: $EXT_CHART_BUILD_OUTPUT_STRING ::: $EXT_CHART_RELEASE_OUTPUT_STRING ::: $EXT_CATALOG_BUILD_OUTPUT_STRING ::: $RELEASE_SHELL_PKG_OUTPUT_STRING ::: $RELEASE_CREATORS_PKG_OUTPUT_STRING"
+
+          echo "message sent: $MSG"
+
+          curl -X POST -H 'Content-type: application/json; charset=utf-8' \
+          --data '{ branch: "master", message: $MSG }' $SLACK_WEBHOOK
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