diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_race.yml b/.github/workflows/unit_race.yml
index 1e177872160..e6f0c389808 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit_race.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_race.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-name: unit_race
+name: unit_race_non_evalengine
 on: [push, pull_request]
 concurrency:
-  group: format('{0}-{1}', ${{ github.ref }}, 'unit_race')
+  group: format('{0}-{1}', ${{ github.ref }}, 'unit_race_non_evalengine')
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 permissions: read-all
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ env:
 jobs:
 
   build:
-    name: Unit Test (Race)
+    name: Unit Test (Non_Evalengine_Race)
     runs-on: gh-hosted-runners-16cores-1
     steps:
     - name: Skip CI
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
             - 'tools/**'
             - 'config/**'
             - 'bootstrap.sh'
-            - '.github/workflows/unit_race.yml'
+            - '.github/workflows/unit_race_non_evalengine.yml'
 
     - name: Set up Go
       if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.unit_tests == 'true'
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
         # Tell Launchable about the build you are producing and testing
         launchable record build --name "$GITHUB_RUN_ID" --no-commit-collection --source .
 
-    - name: unit_race
+    - name: unit_race_non_evalengine
       if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.unit_tests == 'true'
       timeout-minutes: 45
       run: |
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ jobs:
         # which musn't be more than 107 characters long.
         export VTDATAROOT="/tmp/"
         export NOVTADMINBUILD=1
+        export VT_EVALENGINE_TEST="-1"
 
         eatmydata -- make unit_test_race | tee -a output.txt | go-junit-report -set-exit-code > report.xml
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_race_evalengine.yml b/.github/workflows/unit_race_evalengine.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..06794e75fbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_race_evalengine.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+name: unit_race_evalengine
+on: [push, pull_request]
+concurrency:
+  group: format('{0}-{1}', ${{ github.ref }}, 'unit_race_evalengine')
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+permissions: read-all
+
+env:
+  LAUNCHABLE_ORGANIZATION: "vitess"
+  LAUNCHABLE_WORKSPACE: "vitess-app"
+  GITHUB_PR_HEAD_SHA: "${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}"
+
+jobs:
+
+  build:
+    name: Unit Test (Evalengine_Race)
+    runs-on: gh-hosted-runners-16cores-1
+    steps:
+    - name: Skip CI
+      run: |
+        if [[ "${{contains( github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'Skip CI')}}" == "true" ]]; then
+          echo "skipping CI due to the 'Skip CI' label"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+
+    - name: Check if workflow needs to be skipped
+      id: skip-workflow
+      run: |
+        skip='false'
+        if [[ "${{github.event.pull_request}}" ==  "" ]] && [[ "${{github.ref}}" != "refs/heads/main" ]] && [[ ! "${{github.ref}}" =~ ^refs/heads/release-[0-9]+\.[0-9]$ ]] && [[ ! "${{github.ref}}" =~ "refs/tags/.*" ]]; then
+          skip='true'
+        fi
+        echo Skip ${skip}
+        echo "skip-workflow=${skip}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        
+        PR_DATA=$(curl \
+          -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
+          -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
+          "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/pulls/${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}")
+        draft=$(echo "$PR_DATA" | jq .draft -r)
+        echo "is_draft=${draft}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+    - name: Check out code
+      if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false'
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Check for changes in relevant files
+      if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false'
+      uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3.0.1
+      id: changes
+      with:
+        token: ''
+        filters: |
+          unit_tests:
+            - 'go/**'
+            - 'test.go'
+            - 'Makefile'
+            - 'build.env'
+            - 'go.sum'
+            - 'go.mod'
+            - 'proto/*.proto'
+            - 'tools/**'
+            - 'config/**'
+            - 'bootstrap.sh'
+            - '.github/workflows/unit_race_evalengine.yml'
+
+    - name: Set up Go
+      if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.unit_tests == 'true'
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      with:
+        go-version: 1.22.2
+
+    - name: Set up python
+      if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.unit_tests == 'true'
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+
+    - name: Tune the OS
+      if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.unit_tests == 'true'
+      run: |
+        sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range="22768 65535"
+
+    - name: Get dependencies
+      if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.unit_tests == 'true'
+      run: |
+        export DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive"
+        sudo apt-get -qq update
+
+        # mysql80
+        sudo apt-get -qq install -y mysql-server mysql-client
+
+        sudo apt-get -qq install -y make unzip g++ curl git wget ant openjdk-11-jdk eatmydata
+        sudo service mysql stop
+        sudo bash -c "echo '/usr/sbin/mysqld { }' > /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.mysqld" # https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mariadb-10.1/+bug/1806263
+        sudo ln -s /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.mysqld /etc/apparmor.d/disable/
+        sudo apparmor_parser -R /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.mysqld || echo "could not remove mysqld profile"
+
+        mkdir -p dist bin
+        curl -s -L https://github.com/coreos/etcd/releases/download/v3.3.10/etcd-v3.3.10-linux-amd64.tar.gz | tar -zxC dist
+        mv dist/etcd-v3.3.10-linux-amd64/{etcd,etcdctl} bin/
+
+        go mod download
+        go install golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports@latest
+        
+        # install JUnit report formatter
+        go install github.com/vitessio/go-junit-report@HEAD
+
+    - name: Run make tools
+      if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.unit_tests == 'true'
+      run: |
+        make tools
+
+    - name: Setup launchable dependencies
+      if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.is_draft == 'false' && steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.unit_tests == 'true' && github.base_ref == 'main'
+      run: |
+        # Get Launchable CLI installed. If you can, make it a part of the builder image to speed things up
+        pip3 install --user launchable~=1.0 > /dev/null
+
+        # verify that launchable setup is all correct.
+        launchable verify || true
+
+        # Tell Launchable about the build you are producing and testing
+        launchable record build --name "$GITHUB_RUN_ID" --no-commit-collection --source .
+
+    - name: unit_race_evalengine
+      if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.unit_tests == 'true'
+      timeout-minutes: 45
+      run: |
+        # We set the VTDATAROOT to the /tmp folder to reduce the file path of mysql.sock file
+        # which musn't be more than 107 characters long.
+        export VTDATAROOT="/tmp/"
+        export NOVTADMINBUILD=1
+        export VT_EVALENGINE_TEST="1"
+
+        eatmydata -- make unit_test_race | tee -a output.txt | go-junit-report -set-exit-code > report.xml
+
+    - name: Print test output and Record test result in launchable if PR is not a draft
+      if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.unit_tests == 'true' && always()
+      run: |
+        if [[ "${{steps.skip-workflow.outputs.is_draft}}" ==  "false" ]]; then
+          # send recorded tests to launchable
+          launchable record tests --build "$GITHUB_RUN_ID" go-test . || true
+        fi
+
+        # print test output
+        cat output.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_test_mysql57.yml b/.github/workflows/unit_test_evalengine_mysql57.yml
similarity index 96%
rename from .github/workflows/unit_test_mysql57.yml
rename to .github/workflows/unit_test_evalengine_mysql57.yml
index 1a85297fc3c..15c0476183e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit_test_mysql57.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_test_evalengine_mysql57.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # DO NOT MODIFY: THIS FILE IS GENERATED USING "make generate_ci_workflows"
 
-name: Unit Test (mysql57)
+name: Unit Test (evalengine_mysql57)
 on: [push, pull_request]
 concurrency:
-  group: format('{0}-{1}', ${{ github.ref }}, 'Unit Test (mysql57)')
+  group: format('{0}-{1}', ${{ github.ref }}, 'Unit Test (evalengine_mysql57)')
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 permissions: read-all
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   test:
-    name: Unit Test (mysql57)
+    name: Unit Test (evalengine_mysql57)
     runs-on: gh-hosted-runners-4cores-1
 
     steps:
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
             - 'tools/**'
             - 'config/**'
             - 'bootstrap.sh'
-            - '.github/workflows/unit_test_mysql57.yml'
+            - '.github/workflows/unit_test_evalengine_mysql57.yml'
 
     - name: Set up Go
       if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.unit_tests == 'true'
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ jobs:
         export VTDATAROOT="/tmp/"
 
         export NOVTADMINBUILD=1
+        export VT_EVALENGINE_TEST="1"
+        
         eatmydata -- make unit_test | tee -a output.txt | go-junit-report -set-exit-code > report.xml
 
     - name: Print test output and Record test result in launchable if PR is not a draft
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_test_mysql80.yml b/.github/workflows/unit_test_evalengine_mysql80.yml
similarity index 96%
rename from .github/workflows/unit_test_mysql80.yml
rename to .github/workflows/unit_test_evalengine_mysql80.yml
index 8e55c0c0ae4..91dea083d99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit_test_mysql80.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_test_evalengine_mysql80.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # DO NOT MODIFY: THIS FILE IS GENERATED USING "make generate_ci_workflows"
 
-name: Unit Test (mysql80)
+name: Unit Test (evalengine_mysql80)
 on: [push, pull_request]
 concurrency:
-  group: format('{0}-{1}', ${{ github.ref }}, 'Unit Test (mysql80)')
+  group: format('{0}-{1}', ${{ github.ref }}, 'Unit Test (evalengine_mysql80)')
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 permissions: read-all
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   test:
-    name: Unit Test (mysql80)
+    name: Unit Test (evalengine_mysql80)
     runs-on: gh-hosted-runners-4cores-1
 
     steps:
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
             - 'tools/**'
             - 'config/**'
             - 'bootstrap.sh'
-            - '.github/workflows/unit_test_mysql80.yml'
+            - '.github/workflows/unit_test_evalengine_mysql80.yml'
 
     - name: Set up Go
       if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.unit_tests == 'true'
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ jobs:
         export VTDATAROOT="/tmp/"
 
         export NOVTADMINBUILD=1
+        export VT_EVALENGINE_TEST="1"
+        
         eatmydata -- make unit_test | tee -a output.txt | go-junit-report -set-exit-code > report.xml
 
     - name: Print test output and Record test result in launchable if PR is not a draft
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_test_non_evalengine_mysql57.yml b/.github/workflows/unit_test_non_evalengine_mysql57.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fe57cdfcfc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_test_non_evalengine_mysql57.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+# DO NOT MODIFY: THIS FILE IS GENERATED USING "make generate_ci_workflows"
+
+name: Unit Test (non_evalengine_mysql57)
+on: [push, pull_request]
+concurrency:
+  group: format('{0}-{1}', ${{ github.ref }}, 'Unit Test (non_evalengine_mysql57)')
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+permissions: read-all
+
+env:
+  LAUNCHABLE_ORGANIZATION: "vitess"
+  LAUNCHABLE_WORKSPACE: "vitess-app"
+  GITHUB_PR_HEAD_SHA: "${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}"
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    name: Unit Test (non_evalengine_mysql57)
+    runs-on: gh-hosted-runners-4cores-1
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Skip CI
+      run: |
+        if [[ "${{contains( github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'Skip CI')}}" == "true" ]]; then
+          echo "skipping CI due to the 'Skip CI' label"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+
+    - name: Check if workflow needs to be skipped
+      id: skip-workflow
+      run: |
+        skip='false'
+        if [[ "${{github.event.pull_request}}" ==  "" ]] && [[ "${{github.ref}}" != "refs/heads/main" ]] && [[ ! "${{github.ref}}" =~ ^refs/heads/release-[0-9]+\.[0-9]$ ]] && [[ ! "${{github.ref}}" =~ "refs/tags/.*" ]]; then
+          skip='true'
+        fi
+        echo Skip ${skip}
+        echo "skip-workflow=${skip}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+        PR_DATA=$(curl \
+          -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
+          -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
+          "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/pulls/${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}")
+        draft=$(echo "$PR_DATA" | jq .draft -r)
+        echo "is_draft=${draft}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+    - name: Check out code
+      if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false'
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Check for changes in relevant files
+      if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false'
+      uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3.0.1
+      id: changes
+      with:
+        token: ''
+        filters: |
+          unit_tests:
+            - 'go/**'
+            - 'test.go'
+            - 'Makefile'
+            - 'build.env'
+            - 'go.sum'
+            - 'go.mod'
+            - 'proto/*.proto'
+            - 'tools/**'
+            - 'config/**'
+            - 'bootstrap.sh'
+            - '.github/workflows/unit_test_non_evalengine_mysql57.yml'
+
+    - name: Set up Go
+      if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.unit_tests == 'true'
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      with:
+        go-version: 1.22.2
+
+    - name: Set up python
+      if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.unit_tests == 'true'
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+
+    - name: Tune the OS
+      if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.unit_tests == 'true'
+      run: |
+        sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range="22768 65535"
+        # Increase the asynchronous non-blocking I/O. More information at https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/innodb-parameters.html#sysvar_innodb_use_native_aio
+        echo "fs.aio-max-nr = 1048576" | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
+        sudo sysctl -p /etc/sysctl.conf
+
+    - name: Get dependencies
+      if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.unit_tests == 'true'
+      run: |
+        export DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive"
+        sudo apt-get -qq update
+
+        # Uninstall any previously installed MySQL first
+        sudo systemctl stop apparmor
+        sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive" apt-get -qq remove -y --purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common
+        sudo apt-get -qq -y autoremove
+        sudo apt-get -qq -y autoclean
+        sudo deluser mysql
+        sudo rm -rf /var/lib/mysql
+        sudo rm -rf /etc/mysql
+
+        # Get key to latest MySQL repo
+        sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys A8D3785C
+
+        # mysql57
+        wget -c https://dev.mysql.com/get/mysql-apt-config_0.8.29-1_all.deb
+        # Bionic packages are still compatible for Jammy since there's no MySQL 5.7
+        # packages for Jammy.
+        echo mysql-apt-config mysql-apt-config/repo-codename select bionic | sudo debconf-set-selections
+        echo mysql-apt-config mysql-apt-config/select-server select mysql-5.7 | sudo debconf-set-selections
+        sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive" dpkg -i mysql-apt-config*
+        sudo apt-get -qq update
+        sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive" apt-get -qq install -y mysql-client=5.7* mysql-community-server=5.7* mysql-server=5.7* libncurses5
+
+        sudo apt-get -qq install -y make unzip g++ curl git wget ant openjdk-11-jdk eatmydata
+        sudo service mysql stop
+        sudo bash -c "echo '/usr/sbin/mysqld { }' > /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.mysqld" # https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mariadb-10.1/+bug/1806263
+        sudo ln -s /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.mysqld /etc/apparmor.d/disable/
+        sudo apparmor_parser -R /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.mysqld || echo "could not remove mysqld profile"
+
+        mkdir -p dist bin
+        curl -s -L https://github.com/coreos/etcd/releases/download/v3.3.10/etcd-v3.3.10-linux-amd64.tar.gz | tar -zxC dist
+        mv dist/etcd-v3.3.10-linux-amd64/{etcd,etcdctl} bin/
+
+        go mod download
+        go install golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports@latest
+        
+        # install JUnit report formatter
+        go install github.com/vitessio/go-junit-report@HEAD
+
+    - name: Run make tools
+      if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.unit_tests == 'true'
+      run: |
+        make tools
+
+    - name: Setup launchable dependencies
+      if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.is_draft == 'false' && steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.unit_tests == 'true' && github.base_ref == 'main'
+      run: |
+        # Get Launchable CLI installed. If you can, make it a part of the builder image to speed things up
+        pip3 install --user launchable~=1.0 > /dev/null
+
+        # verify that launchable setup is all correct.
+        launchable verify || true
+
+        # Tell Launchable about the build you are producing and testing
+        launchable record build --name "$GITHUB_RUN_ID" --no-commit-collection --source .
+
+    - name: Run test
+      if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.unit_tests == 'true'
+      timeout-minutes: 30
+      run: |
+        set -exo pipefail
+        # We set the VTDATAROOT to the /tmp folder to reduce the file path of mysql.sock file
+        # which musn't be more than 107 characters long.
+        export VTDATAROOT="/tmp/"
+
+        export NOVTADMINBUILD=1
+        export VT_EVALENGINE_TEST="-1"
+        
+        eatmydata -- make unit_test | tee -a output.txt | go-junit-report -set-exit-code > report.xml
+
+    - name: Print test output and Record test result in launchable if PR is not a draft
+      if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.unit_tests == 'true' && always()
+      run: |
+        if [[ "${{steps.skip-workflow.outputs.is_draft}}" ==  "false" ]]; then
+          # send recorded tests to launchable
+          launchable record tests --build "$GITHUB_RUN_ID" go-test . || true
+        fi
+
+        # print test output
+        cat output.txt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_test_non_evalengine_mysql80.yml b/.github/workflows/unit_test_non_evalengine_mysql80.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aa9540a2f84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_test_non_evalengine_mysql80.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+# DO NOT MODIFY: THIS FILE IS GENERATED USING "make generate_ci_workflows"
+
+name: Unit Test (non_evalengine_mysql80)
+on: [push, pull_request]
+concurrency:
+  group: format('{0}-{1}', ${{ github.ref }}, 'Unit Test (non_evalengine_mysql80)')
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+permissions: read-all
+
+env:
+  LAUNCHABLE_ORGANIZATION: "vitess"
+  LAUNCHABLE_WORKSPACE: "vitess-app"
+  GITHUB_PR_HEAD_SHA: "${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}"
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    name: Unit Test (non_evalengine_mysql80)
+    runs-on: gh-hosted-runners-4cores-1
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Skip CI
+      run: |
+        if [[ "${{contains( github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'Skip CI')}}" == "true" ]]; then
+          echo "skipping CI due to the 'Skip CI' label"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+
+    - name: Check if workflow needs to be skipped
+      id: skip-workflow
+      run: |
+        skip='false'
+        if [[ "${{github.event.pull_request}}" ==  "" ]] && [[ "${{github.ref}}" != "refs/heads/main" ]] && [[ ! "${{github.ref}}" =~ ^refs/heads/release-[0-9]+\.[0-9]$ ]] && [[ ! "${{github.ref}}" =~ "refs/tags/.*" ]]; then
+          skip='true'
+        fi
+        echo Skip ${skip}
+        echo "skip-workflow=${skip}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+        PR_DATA=$(curl \
+          -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
+          -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
+          "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/pulls/${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}")
+        draft=$(echo "$PR_DATA" | jq .draft -r)
+        echo "is_draft=${draft}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+    - name: Check out code
+      if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false'
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Check for changes in relevant files
+      if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false'
+      uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3.0.1
+      id: changes
+      with:
+        token: ''
+        filters: |
+          unit_tests:
+            - 'go/**'
+            - 'test.go'
+            - 'Makefile'
+            - 'build.env'
+            - 'go.sum'
+            - 'go.mod'
+            - 'proto/*.proto'
+            - 'tools/**'
+            - 'config/**'
+            - 'bootstrap.sh'
+            - '.github/workflows/unit_test_non_evalengine_mysql80.yml'
+
+    - name: Set up Go
+      if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.unit_tests == 'true'
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      with:
+        go-version: 1.22.2
+
+    - name: Set up python
+      if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.unit_tests == 'true'
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+
+    - name: Tune the OS
+      if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.unit_tests == 'true'
+      run: |
+        sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range="22768 65535"
+        # Increase the asynchronous non-blocking I/O. More information at https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/innodb-parameters.html#sysvar_innodb_use_native_aio
+        echo "fs.aio-max-nr = 1048576" | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
+        sudo sysctl -p /etc/sysctl.conf
+
+    - name: Get dependencies
+      if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.unit_tests == 'true'
+      run: |
+        export DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive"
+        sudo apt-get -qq update
+
+        # Uninstall any previously installed MySQL first
+        sudo systemctl stop apparmor
+        sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive" apt-get -qq remove -y --purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common
+        sudo apt-get -qq -y autoremove
+        sudo apt-get -qq -y autoclean
+        sudo deluser mysql
+        sudo rm -rf /var/lib/mysql
+        sudo rm -rf /etc/mysql
+
+        # Get key to latest MySQL repo
+        sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys A8D3785C
+
+        # mysql80
+        wget -c https://dev.mysql.com/get/mysql-apt-config_0.8.29-1_all.deb
+        echo mysql-apt-config mysql-apt-config/select-server select mysql-8.0 | sudo debconf-set-selections
+        sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive" dpkg -i mysql-apt-config*
+        sudo apt-get -qq update
+        sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive" apt-get -qq install -y mysql-server mysql-client
+
+        sudo apt-get -qq install -y make unzip g++ curl git wget ant openjdk-11-jdk eatmydata
+        sudo service mysql stop
+        sudo bash -c "echo '/usr/sbin/mysqld { }' > /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.mysqld" # https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mariadb-10.1/+bug/1806263
+        sudo ln -s /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.mysqld /etc/apparmor.d/disable/
+        sudo apparmor_parser -R /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.mysqld || echo "could not remove mysqld profile"
+
+        mkdir -p dist bin
+        curl -s -L https://github.com/coreos/etcd/releases/download/v3.3.10/etcd-v3.3.10-linux-amd64.tar.gz | tar -zxC dist
+        mv dist/etcd-v3.3.10-linux-amd64/{etcd,etcdctl} bin/
+
+        go mod download
+        go install golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports@latest
+        
+        # install JUnit report formatter
+        go install github.com/vitessio/go-junit-report@HEAD
+
+    - name: Run make tools
+      if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.unit_tests == 'true'
+      run: |
+        make tools
+
+    - name: Setup launchable dependencies
+      if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.is_draft == 'false' && steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.unit_tests == 'true' && github.base_ref == 'main'
+      run: |
+        # Get Launchable CLI installed. If you can, make it a part of the builder image to speed things up
+        pip3 install --user launchable~=1.0 > /dev/null
+
+        # verify that launchable setup is all correct.
+        launchable verify || true
+
+        # Tell Launchable about the build you are producing and testing
+        launchable record build --name "$GITHUB_RUN_ID" --no-commit-collection --source .
+
+    - name: Run test
+      if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.unit_tests == 'true'
+      timeout-minutes: 30
+      run: |
+        set -exo pipefail
+        # We set the VTDATAROOT to the /tmp folder to reduce the file path of mysql.sock file
+        # which musn't be more than 107 characters long.
+        export VTDATAROOT="/tmp/"
+
+        export NOVTADMINBUILD=1
+        export VT_EVALENGINE_TEST="-1"
+        
+        eatmydata -- make unit_test | tee -a output.txt | go-junit-report -set-exit-code > report.xml
+
+    - name: Print test output and Record test result in launchable if PR is not a draft
+      if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.unit_tests == 'true' && always()
+      run: |
+        if [[ "${{steps.skip-workflow.outputs.is_draft}}" ==  "false" ]]; then
+          # send recorded tests to launchable
+          launchable record tests --build "$GITHUB_RUN_ID" go-test . || true
+        fi
+
+        # print test output
+        cat output.txt
diff --git a/test/ci_workflow_gen.go b/test/ci_workflow_gen.go
index 7e2bb338ed2..d7a5bc9a2ac 100644
--- a/test/ci_workflow_gen.go
+++ b/test/ci_workflow_gen.go
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 type unitTest struct {
-	Name, Platform, FileName string
+	Name, Platform, FileName, Evalengine string
 }
 
 type clusterTest struct {
@@ -405,19 +405,29 @@ func generateClusterWorkflows(list []string, tpl string) {
 
 func generateUnitTestWorkflows() {
 	for _, platform := range unitTestDatabases {
-		test := &unitTest{
-			Name:     fmt.Sprintf("Unit Test (%s)", platform),
-			Platform: string(platform),
-		}
-		test.FileName = fmt.Sprintf("unit_test_%s.yml", platform)
-		path := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", workflowConfigDir, test.FileName)
-		err := writeFileFromTemplate(unitTestTemplate, path, test)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Print(err)
+		for _, evalengine := range []string{"1", "-1"} {
+			test := &unitTest{
+				Name:       fmt.Sprintf("Unit Test (%s_%s)", evalengineToString(evalengine), platform),
+				Platform:   string(platform),
+				Evalengine: evalengine,
+			}
+			test.FileName = fmt.Sprintf("unit_test_%s_%s.yml", evalengineToString(evalengine), platform)
+			path := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", workflowConfigDir, test.FileName)
+			err := writeFileFromTemplate(unitTestTemplate, path, test)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Print(err)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+func evalengineToString(evalengine string) string {
+	if evalengine == "1" {
+		return "evalengine"
+	}
+	return "non_evalengine"
+}
+
 func setupTestDockerFile(test *selfHostedTest) error {
 	// remove the directory
 	relDirectoryName := fmt.Sprintf("../.github/docker/%s", test.directoryName)
diff --git a/test/templates/unit_test.tpl b/test/templates/unit_test.tpl
index 21689fb1c4c..e5fe78d1afa 100644
--- a/test/templates/unit_test.tpl
+++ b/test/templates/unit_test.tpl
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ jobs:
         export VTDATAROOT="/tmp/"
 
         export NOVTADMINBUILD=1
+        export VT_EVALENGINE_TEST="{{.Evalengine}}"
+        
         eatmydata -- make unit_test | tee -a output.txt | go-junit-report -set-exit-code > report.xml
 
     - name: Print test output and Record test result in launchable if PR is not a draft