diff --git a/.github/workflows/ndsl-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/ndsl-checks.yml
index 5d33c4152..d97a19abe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ndsl-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ndsl-checks.yml
@@ -1,39 +1,58 @@
-name: NDSL checks
+name: NDSL Lint & Translate Tests
 
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [ dsl/develop ]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+# cancel running jobs if theres a newer push
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
-  lint:
+  main:
+    env:
+      DATA_PATH: ./test_data/11.5.2/TBC_C24_L72/moist
+      DATA_URL: "https://portal.nccs.nasa.gov/datashare/astg/smt/geos-fp/translate/11.5.2/x86_GNU/Moist/TBC_C24L72.tar.gz"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-        - name: Checkout NDSL
-          uses: actions/checkout@master
-          with:
-            repository: NOAA-GFDL/NDSL
-            submodules: 'recursive'
-            path: 'ndsl'
-        - name: Checkout repository
-          uses: actions/checkout@master
-          with:
-            submodules: 'recursive'
-            path: 'GCMGridComp'
-        - name: Step Python 3.11.9
-          uses: actions/setup-python@v4.6.0
-          with:
-            python-version: '3.11.9'
-        - name: Install OpenMPI for gt4py
-          run: |
-            sudo apt-get install libopenmpi-dev
-        - name: Install Python packages
-          run: |
-            python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel pre-commit
-            cd ndsl
-            pip install -e .[develop]
-            pip install -e ../GCMGridComp/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSmoist_GridComp/pyMoist
-        - name: Run lint via pre-commit
-          run: |
-            cd ./GCMGridComp/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSmoist_GridComp/pyMoist
-            pre-commit run --all-files
\ No newline at end of file
+      - name: Checkout NDSL
+        uses: actions/checkout@master
+        with:
+          repository: NOAA-GFDL/NDSL
+          submodules: 'recursive'
+          path: '${{ github.workspace }}/ndsl'
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@master
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
+          path: '${{ github.workspace }}/GCMGridComp'
+      - name: Step Python 3.11.9
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4.6.0
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11.9'
+      - name: Install OpenMPI for gt4py
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get install libopenmpi-dev
+      - name: Install Python packages
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel pre-commit
+          cd ${{ github.workspace }}/ndsl
+          pip install -e .[develop]
+          cd ${{ github.workspace }}/GCMGridComp
+          pip install -e ./GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSmoist_GridComp/pyMoist
+      - name: Run lint via pre-commit
+        run: |
+          cd ${{ github.workspace }}/GCMGridComp/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSmoist_GridComp/pyMoist
+          pre-commit run --all-files
+      - name: Download test_data (if not cached)
+        run: |
+          cd ${{ github.workspace }}/GCMGridComp/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSmoist_GridComp/pyMoist
+          mkdir -p ${{ env.DATA_PATH }} && cd ${{ env.DATA_PATH }}
+          wget ${{ env.DATA_URL }}
+          tar -xzvf TBC_C24L72.tar.gz
+      - name: Run all tests
+        run: |
+          cd ${{ github.workspace }}/GCMGridComp/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSmoist_GridComp/pyMoist/tests/scripts/
+          ./run_all.sh ../../${{ env.DATA_PATH }} dace:cpu_kfirst
diff --git a/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSmoist_GridComp/pyMoist/setup.py b/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSmoist_GridComp/pyMoist/setup.py
index d966b1e35..815a707f2 100644
--- a/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSmoist_GridComp/pyMoist/setup.py
+++ b/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSmoist_GridComp/pyMoist/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     readme = readme_file.read()
 
 test_requirements = ["pytest", "pytest-subtests", "serialbox", "coverage"]
-ndsl_requirements = ["ndsl @ git+https://github.com/NOAA-GFDL/NDSL.git@2025.10.00"]
+ndsl_requirements = ["ndsl @ git+https://github.com/NOAA-GFDL/NDSL.git@develop"]
 develop_requirements = test_requirements + ndsl_requirements + ["pre-commit"]
 
 extras_requires = {
diff --git a/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSmoist_GridComp/pyMoist/tests/savepoint/__init__.py b/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSmoist_GridComp/pyMoist/tests/savepoint/__init__.py
index 5018802c2..6bbb13da3 100644
--- a/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSmoist_GridComp/pyMoist/tests/savepoint/__init__.py
+++ b/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSmoist_GridComp/pyMoist/tests/savepoint/__init__.py
@@ -20,3 +20,29 @@
 from .saturation_tables.translate_saturation_tables import Translatesaturation_tables
 from .translate_aer_activation import TranslateAerActivation
 from .translate_compute_uwshcu import TranslateComputeUwshcuInv
+
+
+__all__ = [
+    "TranslateGFDL_1M_driver",
+    "TranslateGFDL_1M_driver_finish",
+    "TranslateGFDL_1M_driver_setup",
+    "TranslateGFDL_1M_fall_speed",
+    "TranslateGFDL_1M_ice_cloud",
+    "TranslateGFDL_1M_terminal_fall",
+    "TranslateGFDL_1M_warm_rain",
+    "TranslateGFDL_driver_tables",
+    "TranslateGFDL_1M_bergeron_partition",
+    "TranslateGFDL_1M_evaporate",
+    "TranslateGFDL_1M_hydrostatic_pdf",
+    "TranslateGFDL_1M_melt_freeze",
+    "TranslateGFDL_1M_phase_change",
+    "TranslateGFDL_1M_sublimate",
+    "TranslateGFDL_1M_finalize",
+    "TranslateGFDL_1M_radiation_coupling",
+    "TranslateGFDL_1M_redistribute_clouds",
+    "TranslateGFDL_1M_setup",
+    "Translateqsat_functions",
+    "Translatesaturation_tables",
+    "TranslateAerActivation",
+    "TranslateComputeUwshcuInv",
+]
diff --git a/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSmoist_GridComp/pyMoist/tests/scripts/overrides.yml b/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSmoist_GridComp/pyMoist/tests/scripts/overrides.yml
index 113b3e297..546efea71 100644
--- a/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSmoist_GridComp/pyMoist/tests/scripts/overrides.yml
+++ b/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSmoist_GridComp/pyMoist/tests/scripts/overrides.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,13 @@ ComputeUwshcuInv:
       absolute_epsilon: 1.00e-08
       relative_fraction: 1.00e-04
       ulp_threshold: 1700.0
+
+GFDL_1M_sublimate:
+  - backend: dace:cpu_kfirst
+    multimodal:
+      ulp_threshold: 32
+
+GFDL_1M_hydrostatic_pdf:
+  - backend: dace:cpu_kfirst
+    multimodal:
+      ulp_threshold: 250
diff --git a/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSmoist_GridComp/pyMoist/tests/scripts/run_all.sh b/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSmoist_GridComp/pyMoist/tests/scripts/run_all.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..7e74edd4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSmoist_GridComp/pyMoist/tests/scripts/run_all.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Usage: ./run_tests.sh [/path/to/data] [debug|dace:cpu_kfirst]
+
+export NDSL_LITERAL_PRECISION=32
+export NDSL_TEST_N_THRESHOLD_SAMPLES=0
+export GT4PY_COMPILE_OPT_LEVEL=0
+export FV3_DACEMODE=Python
+export NDSL_LOGLEVEL=Critical
+
+# UW specific
+export GT4PY_EXTRA_COMPILE_OPT_FLAGS='-fconstexpr-ops-limit=1000000000'
+
+python -m pytest -s --disable-warnings --multimodal_metric \
+    -x \
+    --data_path=$1 \
+    --backend=$2\
+    --grid=default \
+    --no_report \
+    --threshold_overrides_file=./overrides.yml \
+    ..
diff --git a/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSmoist_GridComp/pyMoist/tests/scripts/run_tests.sh b/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSmoist_GridComp/pyMoist/tests/scripts/run_tests.sh
index c91cf0105..dd8efe4e6 100755
--- a/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSmoist_GridComp/pyMoist/tests/scripts/run_tests.sh
+++ b/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSmoist_GridComp/pyMoist/tests/scripts/run_tests.sh
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-#rm -rf ./.gt_cache_*
-export PACE_FLOAT_PRECISION=32
-export GT4PY_LITERAL_PRECISION=32
-export PACE_TEST_N_THRESHOLD_SAMPLES=0
+# Usage: ./run_tests.sh [/path/to/data] [debug|dace:cpu_kfirst] [TranslateName]
+
+export NDSL_LITERAL_PRECISION=32
+export NDSL_TEST_N_THRESHOLD_SAMPLES=0
 export GT4PY_COMPILE_OPT_LEVEL=0
 export FV3_DACEMODE=Python
-#export OPENMP_LDFLAGS=""
-# export OPENMP_CPPFLAGS="-I/opt/homebrew/opt/libomp/include"
-# export OPENMP_LDFLAGS="-L/opt/homebrew/opt/libomp/lib -lomp -Xpreprocessor -fopenmp"
-#export GT4PY_EXTRA_COMPILE_OPT_FLAGS="-fbracket-depth=512"
+
+# UW specific
 export GT4PY_EXTRA_COMPILE_OPT_FLAGS='-fconstexpr-ops-limit=1000000000'
+
 python -m pytest -s -v --disable-warnings --multimodal_metric \
-    --data_path=/Users/kfandric/netcdf \
-    --backend=dace:cpu\
-    --which_rank=5 \
-    --which_savepoint=0\
-    --which_modules=ComputeUwshcuInv \
+    -x \
+    --data_path=$1 \
+    --backend=$2\
+    --which_modules=$3 \
     --grid=default \
+    --no_report \
+    --threshold_overrides_file=./overrides.yml \
     ..