diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 83c72ccd80d..9b89d247bdf 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ workflow:
 # Place the default settings in `.gitlab/ci/common.yml` instead
 
 include:
+  - project: "ci/actions/common"
+    file:
+      - "templates/idf/integration-test.yml"
   - '.gitlab/ci/common.yml'
   - '.gitlab/ci/rules.yml'
   - '.gitlab/ci/upload_cache.yml'
@@ -25,7 +28,6 @@ include:
   - '.gitlab/ci/static-code-analysis.yml'
   - '.gitlab/ci/pre_check.yml'
   - '.gitlab/ci/build.yml'
-  - '.gitlab/ci/integration_test.yml'
   - '.gitlab/ci/host-test.yml'
   - '.gitlab/ci/target-test.yml'
   - '.gitlab/ci/deploy.yml'
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/integration_test.yml b/.gitlab/ci/integration_test.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ba8d77dab1..00000000000
--- a/.gitlab/ci/integration_test.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-# generate dynamic integration pipeline by `idf-integration-ci` project
-
-.patterns-integration_test: &patterns-integration_test
-  # add all possible patterns to make sure `gen_integration_pipeline` can be triggered.
-  # fine-grained control will be done while generating the pipeline
-  # find `patterns` in `idf-integration-ci` project
-  - "components/**/*"
-  - "tools/**/*"
-  - ".gitlab-ci.yml"
-  - ".gitlab/ci/common.yml"
-  - ".gitlab/ci/integration_test.yml"
-  - ".gitmodules"
-  - "CMakeLists.txt"
-  - "install.sh"
-  - "export.sh"
-  - "Kconfig"
-  - "sdkconfig.rename"
-
-# Simplify the rules
-.integration_test_rules:
-  rules:
-    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE != "merge_request_event"'
-    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'
-      changes: *patterns-integration_test
-    # support trigger by ci labels
-    - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_LABELS =~ /^(?:[^,\n\r]+,)*target_test(?:,[^,\n\r]+)*$/i'
-    - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_LABELS =~ /^(?:[^,\n\r]+,)*integration_test(?:,[^,\n\r]+)*$/i'
-    - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_LABELS =~ /^(?:[^,\n\r]+,)*build(?:,[^,\n\r]+)*$/i'
-
-gen_integration_pipeline:
-  extends:
-    - .before_script:minimal
-    - .integration_test_rules
-  image: ${CI_INTEGRATION_ASSIGN_ENV}
-  stage: assign_test
-  cache: []
-  tags:
-    - assign_test
-  variables:
-    SUBMODULES_TO_FETCH: "none"
-    GIT_LFS_SKIP_SMUDGE: 1
-  needs:
-    - job: fast_template_app
-      artifacts: false
-      optional: true
-  artifacts:
-    paths:
-      - idf-integration-ci/child_pipeline/
-    expire_in: 2 weeks
-  script:
-    - add_gitlab_ssh_keys
-    - retry_failed git clone ${CI_GEN_INTEGRATION_PIPELINE_REPO} idf-integration-ci
-    - python $CHECKOUT_REF_SCRIPT idf-integration-ci idf-integration-ci
-    - cd idf-integration-ci
-    - python tools/generate_child_pipeline.py -o child_pipeline/
-
-child_integration_test_pipeline:
-  extends:
-    - .integration_test_rules
-  stage: assign_test
-  needs:
-    - gen_integration_pipeline
-  trigger:
-    include:
-      - artifact: idf-integration-ci/child_pipeline/pipeline.yml
-        job: gen_integration_pipeline
-    forward:
-      yaml_variables: false
-    strategy: depend
diff --git a/tools/ci/check_rules_yml.py b/tools/ci/check_rules_yml.py
index 5a551324569..b30174e935b 100755
--- a/tools/ci/check_rules_yml.py
+++ b/tools/ci/check_rules_yml.py
@@ -1,18 +1,21 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 #
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021-2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021-2026 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
 """
 Check if all rules in rules.yml used or not in CI yaml files.
 """
-
 import argparse
 import os
 import re
 import sys
 from copy import deepcopy
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Set, Union
+from typing import Any
+from typing import Dict
+from typing import List
+from typing import Optional
+from typing import Set
+from typing import Union
 
 import yaml
 from idf_ci_utils import IDF_PATH
@@ -49,6 +52,13 @@ class YMLConfig:
 
         all_config = dict()
         for item in self.root_yml['include']:
+            if isinstance(item, dict):
+                if 'project' in item:
+                    continue
+                elif 'local' in item:
+                    item = item['local']
+                else:
+                    continue
             all_config.update(load_yaml(os.path.join(IDF_PATH, item)))
         self._config = all_config
         return self._config
diff --git a/tools/ci/idf_ci_utils.py b/tools/ci/idf_ci_utils.py
index f58de750ba9..f31e1bc27be 100644
--- a/tools/ci/idf_ci_utils.py
+++ b/tools/ci/idf_ci_utils.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020-2026 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # internal use only for CI
 # some CI related util functions