diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_ski.yml b/.github/workflows/build_ski.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a7d015a300021
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_ski.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+name: 'build_ski'
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  build_ski:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          repository: johnny-mnemonic/ski
+          ref: master
+          path: ski
+
+      - name: install_prereqs
+        run: |
+          sudo apt update
+          # basic build depends:
+          sudo apt install binutils-dev libelf-dev libiberty-dev libncurses-dev
+          # dev-only depends:
+          #sudo apt install autoconf autoconf-archive automake flex bison gperf pkg-config
+
+      - name: Generate ./configure
+        run: |
+          cd ski
+          ./autogen.sh
+
+      - name: Configure
+        run: |
+          cd ski
+          ./configure --prefix=$PWD/install
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: |
+          cd ski
+          make -j$(nproc)
+
+      - name: Install
+        run: |
+          cd ski
+          make -j$(nproc) install
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mirror.yml b/.github/workflows/mirror.yml
index ed027c166ca40..7c64fffc54da1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mirror.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mirror.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 name: 'make-sandwich'
 on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-        - __mirror
+  #push:
+  #  branches:
+  #      - __mirror
   schedule:
     # Run everyday at 3 AM UTC
     - cron: '0 3 * * *'