diff --git a/.github/workflows/__call-codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/__call-codeql.yml
index 08e1347..2e7559b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/__call-codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/__call-codeql.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ on:
       - master
   pull_request:
   workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      runner:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: "[ubuntu-latest]"
 
 jobs:
   languages:
@@ -19,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       matrix: ${{ steps.lang.outputs.result }}
       continue: ${{ steps.continue.outputs.result }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ (inputs && inputs.runner && fromJson(inputs.runner)) || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
@@ -27,6 +32,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get repo languages
         id: lang
         uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd  # v8.0.0
+        env:
+          RUNNER_INPUT: ${{ inputs.runner }}
         with:
           script: |
             // CodeQL supports the following:
@@ -64,6 +71,18 @@ jobs:
               'typescript': 'javascript',
             }
 
+            // Get custom runner input if provided
+            const runnerInput = process.env.RUNNER_INPUT || '["ubuntu-latest"]'
+            let customRunners = []
+            try {
+              customRunners = JSON.parse(runnerInput)
+              console.log(`Custom runners provided: ${JSON.stringify(customRunners)}`)
+            } catch (e) {
+              console.log(`Failed to parse runner input, using default behavior: ${e}`)
+            }
+
+            const useCustomRunners = customRunners.length > 0 && runnerInput !== '["ubuntu-latest"]'
+
             const repo = context.repo
             const response = await github.rest.repos.listLanguages(repo)
             let matrix = {
@@ -86,6 +105,7 @@ jobs:
                 "language": "actions",
                 "name": "actions",
                 "os": "ubuntu-latest",
+                "runner": useCustomRunners ? customRunners : "ubuntu-latest",
                 "build-mode": "none",
               });
             }
@@ -104,15 +124,9 @@ jobs:
                 addedLanguages.add(normalizedKey)
 
                 console.log(`Found supported language: ${normalizedKey}`)
-                let osList = ['ubuntu-latest'];
-                if (normalizedKey === 'swift') {
-                  osList = ['macos-latest'];
-                }
-                for (let os of osList) {
-                  // set name for matrix
-                  let name = osList.length === 1 ? normalizedKey : `${normalizedKey}, ${os}`
 
-                  // set category for matrix
+                if (useCustomRunners) {
+                  // Use custom runners as a group/pool
                   let category = `/language:${normalizedKey}`
                   let build_mode = 'none';
 
@@ -131,14 +145,60 @@ jobs:
                       build_mode = 'none'
                   }
 
-                  // add to matrix
+                  // Determine OS based on language (for display purposes)
+                  let os = 'ubuntu-latest'
+                  if (normalizedKey === 'swift') {
+                    os = 'macos-latest'
+                  }
+
+                  // add to matrix with runner group
                   matrix['include'].push({
                     "category": category,
                     "language": normalizedKey,
-                    "name": name,
+                    "name": normalizedKey,
                     "os": os,
+                    "runner": customRunners,
                     "build-mode": build_mode,
                   })
+                } else {
+                  // Use default OS-based behavior
+                  let osList = ['ubuntu-latest'];
+                  if (normalizedKey === 'swift') {
+                    osList = ['macos-latest'];
+                  }
+                  for (let os of osList) {
+                    // set name for matrix
+                    let name = osList.length === 1 ? normalizedKey : `${normalizedKey}, ${os}`
+
+                    // set category for matrix
+                    let category = `/language:${normalizedKey}`
+                    let build_mode = 'none';
+
+                    // Set build mode based on language
+                    switch (normalizedKey) {
+                      case 'csharp':
+                        build_mode = 'autobuild'
+                        break
+                      case 'go':
+                        build_mode = 'autobuild'
+                        break
+                      case 'java':
+                        build_mode = 'autobuild'
+                        break
+                      default:
+                        build_mode = 'none'
+                    }
+
+                    // add to matrix
+                    matrix['include'].push({
+                      "category": category,
+                      "language": normalizedKey,
+                      "name": name,
+                      "os": os,
+                      "runner": os,
+                      "build-mode": build_mode,
+                    })
+                  }
                 }
               }
             }
@@ -172,7 +232,7 @@ jobs:
       actions: read
       contents: read
       security-events: write
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.languages.outputs.matrix) }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/__call-common-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/__call-common-lint.yml
index d804306..b69be1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/__call-common-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/__call-common-lint.yml
@@ -8,13 +8,22 @@ permissions: {}
 on:
   pull_request:
   workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      actionlint_config:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+      runner:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: "[ubuntu-latest]"
 
 jobs:
   lint:
     name: Common Lint
     permissions:
       contents: read
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+      pull-requests: read
+    runs-on: ${{ (inputs && inputs.runner && fromJson(inputs.runner)) || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     env:
       CLANG_FORMAT_VERSION: 20
     steps:
@@ -64,8 +73,8 @@ jobs:
 
           for name in "${!files[@]}"; do
             if [ ! -f "${name}.json" ]; then
-              echo "Downloading ${name}.json"
               url="${files[$name]}"
+              echo "Downloading ${name}.json from ${url}"
               curl \
                -fsSL \
                --retry 3 \
@@ -101,15 +110,22 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install actionlint
         id: get_actionlint
         shell: bash
+        env:
+          ACTIONLINT_CONFIG: ${{ inputs.actionlint_config }}
         run: |
           bash <(curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rhysd/actionlint/main/scripts/download-actionlint.bash)
 
-          if [ ! -f ".github/actionlint.yml" ]; then
+          if [ -n "${ACTIONLINT_CONFIG}" ]; then
+            mkdir -p .github
+            printf "%s" "${ACTIONLINT_CONFIG}" > .github/actionlint.yml
+          elif [ ! -f ".github/actionlint.yml" ]; then
+            url="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LizardByte/.github/master/.github/actionlint.yml"
+            echo "Downloading ${url} with curl"
             curl \
               -fsS \
               --retry 3 \
               -o ".github/actionlint.yml" \
-              "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LizardByte/.github/master/.github/actionlint.yml"
+              ${url}
           fi
 
       - name: Replace shell
@@ -349,6 +365,15 @@ jobs:
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
           # PSScriptAnalyzer is already installed on GitHub runners
+          if ($env:RUNNER_NAME -notlike 'GitHub Actions*') {
+            $repo = Get-PSRepository -Name PSGallery -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+            if (-not $repo) {
+              Register-PSRepository -Default -InstallationPolicy Trusted
+            } else {
+              Set-PSRepository -Name PSGallery -InstallationPolicy Trusted
+            }
+            Install-Module -Name PSScriptAnalyzer -Force
+          }
 
           # To see a list of available rules, run the following command:
           # Get-ScriptAnalyzerRule | Format-List