diff --git a/.github/actions/rust-cache/action.yml b/.github/actions/rust-cache/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..484624eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/rust-cache/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+name: Rust toolchain
+description: Set up Rust toolchain
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+      with:
+        toolchain: stable
+        profile: minimal
+        components: rustfmt, clippy
+        target: riscv32i-unknown-none-elf
+    - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index fe3a910b..6081cf5a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -8,54 +8,32 @@ on:
       - main
 
 jobs:
-  check-fmt:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
-        with:
-          toolchain: stable
-      - run: cargo fmt --all --check
-      - run: cd nova-benches && cargo fmt --check
-
   check-build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
-        with:
-          toolchain: stable
-          target: riscv32i-unknown-none-elf
-      - run: cargo check --all-features
-      - run: cargo check --all-features --examples
+      - name: Install tooling and use Rust cache
+        uses: ./.github/actions/rust-cache
+      - run: cargo fmt --all --check
       - run: cargo check -p example --target=riscv32i-unknown-none-elf
-      - run: cd nova-benches && cargo check --benches
-
-  cargo-clippy:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
-        with:
-          toolchain: stable
-      - run: cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features
+      - run: cargo check --bins --examples --tests --benches --all-features
 
-  test:
+  cargo-test:
     needs: check-build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
-        with:
-          toolchain: stable
-      - run: cargo test -r --all-features
+      - name: Install tooling and use Rust cache
+        uses: ./.github/actions/rust-cache
+      - run: cargo test --bins --examples --all-features
 
   test-smoke:
     needs: check-build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - run: rustup target add riscv32i-unknown-none-elf
+      - name: Install tooling and use Rust cache
+        uses: ./.github/actions/rust-cache
       - run: assets/scripts/smoke.sh examples/src/bin/fib3_profiling.rs
 
   test-sdk:
@@ -63,7 +41,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - run: rustup target add riscv32i-unknown-none-elf
+      - name: Install tooling and use Rust cache
+        uses: ./.github/actions/rust-cache
       - run: assets/scripts/test_sdk.sh examples/src/bin/fib3_profiling.rs
 
   detect-unused-crate:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-clippy.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-clippy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..07e9047f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-clippy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# This workflow uses actions that are not certified by GitHub.
+# They are provided by a third-party and are governed by
+# separate terms of service, privacy policy, and support
+# documentation.
+# rust-clippy is a tool that runs a bunch of lints to catch common
+# mistakes in your Rust code and help improve your Rust code.
+# More details at https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy
+# and https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/
+
+name: rust-clippy analyze
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+  pull_request:
+    # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '33 20 * * 4'
+
+jobs:
+  rust-clippy-analyze:
+    name: Run rust-clippy analyzing
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      security-events: write
+      actions: read # only required for a private repository by github/codeql-action/upload-sarif to get the Action run status
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      
+      - name: Install tooling and use Rust cache
+        uses: ./.github/actions/rust-cache
+
+      - name: Install required cargo
+        run: cargo install clippy-sarif sarif-fmt
+
+      - name: Run rust-clippy
+        run:
+          cargo clippy
+          --all-features
+          --all-targets
+          --message-format=json | clippy-sarif | tee rust-clippy-results.sarif | sarif-fmt
+        continue-on-error: true
+
+      - name: Upload analysis results to GitHub
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3
+        with:
+          sarif_file: rust-clippy-results.sarif
+          wait-for-processing: true
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