diff --git a/.github/actions/godot-build/action.yml b/.github/actions/godot-build/action.yml
index 2405cc22be22..5d31f5bd912e 100644
--- a/.github/actions/godot-build/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/godot-build/action.yml
@@ -5,25 +5,24 @@ inputs:
   target:
     description: Build target (editor, template_release, template_debug).
     default: editor
-  tests:
-    description: Unit tests.
-    default: false
-    required: false
+    type: choice
+    options: [editor, template_debug, template_release]
   platform:
     description: Target platform.
-    required: false
+    type: string
   sconsflags:
     description: Additional SCons flags.
-    default: ""
-    required: false
+    type: string
   scons-cache:
     description: The SCons cache path.
     default: ${{ github.workspace }}/.scons_cache/
+    type: string
   scons-cache-limit:
     description: The SCons cache size limit.
     # actions/cache has 10 GiB limit, and GitHub runners have a 14 GiB disk.
     # Limit to 7 GiB to avoid having the extracted cache fill the disk.
     default: 7
+    type: number
 
 runs:
   using: composite
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ runs:
       env:
         SCONSFLAGS: ${{ inputs.sconsflags }}
       run: |
-        echo "Building with flags:" platform=${{ inputs.platform }} target=${{ inputs.target }} tests=${{ inputs.tests }} ${{ env.SCONSFLAGS }} "cache_path=${{ inputs.scons-cache }}" cache_limit=${{ inputs.scons-cache-limit }}
+        echo "Building with flags:" platform=${{ inputs.platform }} target=${{ inputs.target }} ${{ env.SCONSFLAGS }} "cache_path=${{ inputs.scons-cache }}" cache_limit=${{ inputs.scons-cache-limit }}
 
         if [ "${{ inputs.target }}" != "editor" ]; then
           # Ensure we don't include editor code in export template builds.
@@ -47,5 +46,5 @@ runs:
           export BUILD_NAME="gh"
         fi
 
-        scons platform=${{ inputs.platform }} target=${{ inputs.target }} tests=${{ inputs.tests }} ${{ env.SCONSFLAGS }} "cache_path=${{ inputs.scons-cache }}" cache_limit=${{ inputs.scons-cache-limit }}
+        scons platform=${{ inputs.platform }} target=${{ inputs.target }} ${{ env.SCONSFLAGS }} "cache_path=${{ inputs.scons-cache }}" cache_limit=${{ inputs.scons-cache-limit }}
         ls -l bin/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/android_builds.yml b/.github/workflows/android_builds.yml
index bb4ee25f7c22..1238a87f5a1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android_builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android_builds.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ on:
 env:
   # Used for the cache key. Add version suffix to force clean build.
   GODOT_BASE_BRANCH: master
-  SCONSFLAGS: verbose=yes warnings=extra werror=yes debug_symbols=no module_text_server_fb_enabled=yes strict_checks=yes
+  SCONSFLAGS: >-
+    dev_mode=yes
+    module_text_server_fb_enabled=yes
+    tests=no
+    swappy=yes
 
 jobs:
   build-android:
@@ -20,23 +24,19 @@ jobs:
           - name: Editor (target=editor)
             cache-name: android-editor
             target: editor
-            tests: false
-            sconsflags: arch=arm64 production=yes swappy=yes
-            cache-limit: 1
+            sconsflags: >-
+              arch=arm64
+              production=yes
 
           - name: Template arm32 (target=template_release, arch=arm32)
             cache-name: android-template-arm32
             target: template_release
-            tests: false
-            sconsflags: arch=arm32 swappy=yes
-            cache-limit: 1
+            sconsflags: arch=arm32
 
           - name: Template arm64 (target=template_release, arch=arm64)
             cache-name: android-template-arm64
             target: template_release
-            tests: false
-            sconsflags: arch=arm64 swappy=yes
-            cache-limit: 1
+            sconsflags: arch=arm64
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ jobs:
           sconsflags: ${{ env.SCONSFLAGS }} ${{ matrix.sconsflags }}
           platform: android
           target: ${{ matrix.target }}
-          tests: ${{ matrix.tests }}
-          scons-cache-limit: ${{ matrix.cache-limit }}
+          scons-cache-limit: 1
 
       - name: Save Godot build cache
         uses: ./.github/actions/godot-cache-save
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ios_builds.yml b/.github/workflows/ios_builds.yml
index f5a4f755dedd..24a396fa30fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ios_builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ios_builds.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ on:
 env:
   # Used for the cache key. Add version suffix to force clean build.
   GODOT_BASE_BRANCH: master
-  SCONSFLAGS: verbose=yes warnings=extra werror=yes debug_symbols=no module_text_server_fb_enabled=yes strict_checks=yes
+  SCONSFLAGS: >-
+    dev_mode=yes
+    module_text_server_fb_enabled=yes
+    tests=no
+    debug_symbols=no
 
 jobs:
   ios-template:
@@ -33,7 +37,6 @@ jobs:
           sconsflags: ${{ env.SCONSFLAGS }}
           platform: ios
           target: template_release
-          tests: false
           scons-cache-limit: 1
 
       - name: Save Godot build cache
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux_builds.yml b/.github/workflows/linux_builds.yml
index 4d0a215c8010..20917ba4fb8c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux_builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux_builds.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ on:
 env:
   # Used for the cache key. Add version suffix to force clean build.
   GODOT_BASE_BRANCH: master
-  SCONSFLAGS: verbose=yes warnings=extra werror=yes module_text_server_fb_enabled=yes strict_checks=yes
+  SCONSFLAGS: >-
+    dev_mode=yes
+    module_text_server_fb_enabled=yes
   DOTNET_NOLOGO: true
   DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: true
   TSAN_OPTIONS: suppressions=misc/error_suppressions/tsan.txt
@@ -28,68 +30,75 @@ jobs:
             sconsflags: module_mono_enabled=yes
             bin: ./bin/godot.linuxbsd.editor.x86_64.mono
             build-mono: true
-            tests: false # Disabled due freeze caused by mix Mono build and CI
             doc-test: true
             proj-conv: true
             api-compat: true
             artifact: true
             cache-limit: 1
 
-          - name: Editor with doubles and GCC sanitizers (target=editor, tests=yes, dev_build=yes, scu_build=yes, precision=double, use_asan=yes, use_ubsan=yes, linker=gold)
+          - name: Editor with doubles and GCC sanitizers (target=editor, dev_build=yes, scu_build=yes, precision=double, use_asan=yes, use_ubsan=yes, linker=gold)
             cache-name: linux-editor-double-sanitizers
             target: editor
             # Debug symbols disabled as they're huge on this build and we hit the 14 GB limit for runners.
-            sconsflags: dev_build=yes scu_build=yes debug_symbols=no precision=double use_asan=yes use_ubsan=yes linker=gold
+            sconsflags: >-
+              dev_build=yes
+              scu_build=yes
+              debug_symbols=no
+              precision=double
+              use_asan=yes
+              use_ubsan=yes
+              linker=gold
             bin: ./bin/godot.linuxbsd.editor.dev.double.x86_64.san
-            build-mono: false
-            tests: true
             proj-test: true
             # Generate an API dump for godot-cpp tests.
             api-dump: true
-            # Skip 2GiB artifact speeding up action.
-            artifact: false
             cache-limit: 7
 
-          - name: Editor with clang sanitizers (target=editor, tests=yes, dev_build=yes, use_asan=yes, use_ubsan=yes, use_llvm=yes, linker=lld)
+          - name: Editor with clang sanitizers (target=editor, dev_build=yes, use_asan=yes, use_ubsan=yes, use_llvm=yes, linker=lld)
             cache-name: linux-editor-llvm-sanitizers
             target: editor
-            sconsflags: dev_build=yes use_asan=yes use_ubsan=yes use_llvm=yes linker=lld
+            sconsflags: >-
+              dev_build=yes
+              use_asan=yes
+              use_ubsan=yes
+              use_llvm=yes
+              linker=lld
             bin: ./bin/godot.linuxbsd.editor.dev.x86_64.llvm.san
-            build-mono: false
-            tests: true
-            # Skip 2GiB artifact speeding up action.
-            artifact: false
             # Test our oldest supported SCons/Python versions on one arbitrary editor build.
             legacy-scons: true
             cache-limit: 7
 
-          - name: Editor with ThreadSanitizer (target=editor, tests=yes, dev_build=yes, use_tsan=yes, use_llvm=yes, linker=lld)
+          - name: Editor with ThreadSanitizer (target=editor, dev_build=yes, use_tsan=yes, use_llvm=yes, linker=lld)
             cache-name: linux-editor-thread-sanitizer
             target: editor
-            tests: true
-            sconsflags: dev_build=yes use_tsan=yes use_llvm=yes linker=lld
+            sconsflags: >-
+              dev_build=yes
+              use_tsan=yes
+              use_llvm=yes
+              linker=lld
             bin: ./bin/godot.linuxbsd.editor.dev.x86_64.llvm.san
-            build-mono: false
-            # Skip 2GiB artifact speeding up action.
-            artifact: false
             cache-limit: 5
 
-          - name: Template w/ Mono (target=template_release, tests=yes)
+          - name: Template w/ Mono (target=template_release)
             cache-name: linux-template-mono
             target: template_release
             sconsflags: module_mono_enabled=yes
             bin: ./bin/godot.linuxbsd.template_release.x86_64.mono
-            build-mono: false
-            tests: true
             artifact: true
             cache-limit: 1
 
-          - name: Minimal template (target=template_release, tests=yes, everything disabled)
+          - name: Minimal template (target=template_release, everything disabled)
             cache-name: linux-template-minimal
             target: template_release
-            sconsflags: modules_enabled_by_default=no disable_3d=yes disable_advanced_gui=yes deprecated=no minizip=no
+            sconsflags: >-
+              modules_enabled_by_default=no
+              module_text_server_fb_enabled=no
+              disable_3d=yes
+              disable_advanced_gui=yes
+              deprecated=no
+              minizip=no
+              brotli=no
             bin: ./bin/godot.linuxbsd.template_release.x86_64
-            tests: true
             artifact: true
             cache-limit: 1
 
@@ -155,7 +164,6 @@ jobs:
           sconsflags: ${{ env.SCONSFLAGS }} ${{ matrix.sconsflags }}
           platform: linuxbsd
           target: ${{ matrix.target }}
-          tests: ${{ matrix.tests }}
           scons-cache-limit: ${{ matrix.cache-limit }}
 
       - name: Save Godot build cache
@@ -194,7 +202,6 @@ jobs:
           bin: ${{ matrix.bin }}
 
       - name: Unit tests
-        if: matrix.tests
         run: |
           ${{ matrix.bin }} --version
           ${{ matrix.bin }} --help
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos_builds.yml b/.github/workflows/macos_builds.yml
index 3923b918f49e..0e5c37ae9252 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos_builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos_builds.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ on:
 env:
   # Used for the cache key. Add version suffix to force clean build.
   GODOT_BASE_BRANCH: master
-  SCONSFLAGS: verbose=yes warnings=extra werror=yes module_text_server_fb_enabled=yes strict_checks=yes
+  SCONSFLAGS: >-
+    dev_mode=yes
+    module_text_server_fb_enabled=yes
 
 jobs:
   build-macos:
@@ -17,17 +19,15 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
-          - name: Editor (target=editor, tests=yes)
+          - name: Editor (target=editor)
             cache-name: macos-editor
             target: editor
-            tests: true
             bin: ./bin/godot.macos.editor.universal
             cache-limit: 1
 
-          - name: Template (target=template_release, tests=yes)
+          - name: Template (target=template_release)
             cache-name: macos-template
             target: template_release
-            tests: true
             sconsflags: debug_symbols=no
             bin: ./bin/godot.macos.template_release.universal
             cache-limit: 1
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ jobs:
           sconsflags: ${{ env.SCONSFLAGS }} arch=x86_64
           platform: macos
           target: ${{ matrix.target }}
-          tests: ${{ matrix.tests }}
           scons-cache-limit: 0 # Only cap on second run to avoid purging unnecessarily
 
       - name: Compilation (arm64)
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@ jobs:
           sconsflags: ${{ env.SCONSFLAGS }} arch=arm64
           platform: macos
           target: ${{ matrix.target }}
-          tests: ${{ matrix.tests }}
           scons-cache-limit: ${{ matrix.cache-limit }}
 
       - name: Save Godot build cache
@@ -88,7 +86,6 @@ jobs:
           name: ${{ matrix.cache-name }}
 
       - name: Unit tests
-        if: matrix.tests
         run: |
           ${{ matrix.bin }} --version
           ${{ matrix.bin }} --help
diff --git a/.github/workflows/web_builds.yml b/.github/workflows/web_builds.yml
index 2f08d8c2f956..ad617017cfd8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/web_builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/web_builds.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ on:
 env:
   # Used for the cache key. Add version suffix to force clean build.
   GODOT_BASE_BRANCH: master
-  SCONSFLAGS: verbose=yes warnings=extra werror=yes debug_symbols=no use_closure_compiler=yes strict_checks=yes
+  SCONSFLAGS: >-
+    dev_mode=yes
+    tests=no
+    debug_symbols=no
+    use_closure_compiler=yes
   EM_VERSION: 3.1.64
 
 jobs:
@@ -22,14 +26,12 @@ jobs:
             cache-name: web-template
             target: template_release
             sconsflags: threads=yes
-            tests: false
             artifact: true
 
           - name: Template w/o threads (target=template_release, threads=no)
             cache-name: web-nothreads-template
             target: template_release
             sconsflags: threads=no
-            tests: false
             artifact: true
 
     steps:
@@ -63,7 +65,6 @@ jobs:
           sconsflags: ${{ env.SCONSFLAGS }} ${{ matrix.sconsflags }}
           platform: web
           target: ${{ matrix.target }}
-          tests: ${{ matrix.tests }}
           scons-cache-limit: 0.5
 
       - name: Save Godot build cache
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows_builds.yml b/.github/workflows/windows_builds.yml
index 8d5ff5ec38ec..a46298202155 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows_builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows_builds.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,12 @@ on:
 env:
   # Used for the cache key. Add version suffix to force clean build.
   GODOT_BASE_BRANCH: master
-  SCONSFLAGS: verbose=yes warnings=extra werror=yes module_text_server_fb_enabled=yes d3d12=yes strict_checks=yes "angle_libs=${{ github.workspace }}/"
+  SCONSFLAGS: >-
+    dev_mode=yes
+    module_text_server_fb_enabled=yes
+    debug_symbols=no
+    d3d12=yes
+    "angle_libs=${{ github.workspace }}/"
   SCONS_CACHE_MSVC_CONFIG: true
 
 jobs:
@@ -20,40 +25,39 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
-          - name: Editor (target=editor, tests=yes)
+          - name: Editor (target=editor)
             cache-name: windows-editor
             target: editor
-            tests: true
-            # Skip debug symbols, they're way too big with MSVC.
-            sconsflags: debug_symbols=no vsproj=yes vsproj_gen_only=no windows_subsystem=console
+            sconsflags: >-
+              windows_subsystem=console
+              vsproj=yes
+              vsproj_gen_only=no
             bin: ./bin/godot.windows.editor.x86_64.exe
             compiler: msvc
             cache-limit: 2
 
-          - name: Editor w/ clang-cl (target=editor, tests=yes, use_llvm=yes)
+          - name: Editor w/ clang-cl (target=editor, use_llvm=yes)
             cache-name: windows-editor-clang
             target: editor
-            tests: true
-            sconsflags: debug_symbols=no windows_subsystem=console use_llvm=yes
+            sconsflags: >-
+              windows_subsystem=console
+              use_llvm=yes
             bin: ./bin/godot.windows.editor.x86_64.llvm.exe
             compiler: clang
             cache-limit: 1
 
-          - name: Template (target=template_release, tests=yes)
+          - name: Template (target=template_release)
             cache-name: windows-template
             target: template_release
-            tests: true
-            sconsflags: debug_symbols=no
             bin: ./bin/godot.windows.template_release.x86_64.console.exe
             compiler: msvc
             cache-limit: 2
 
-          - name: Template w/ GCC (target=template_release, tests=yes, use_mingw=yes)
+          - name: Template w/ GCC (target=template_release, use_mingw=yes)
             cache-name: windows-template-gcc
             # MinGW takes MUCH longer to compile; save time by only targeting Template.
             target: template_release
-            tests: true
-            sconsflags: debug_symbols=no use_mingw=yes
+            sconsflags: use_mingw=yes
             bin: ./bin/godot.windows.template_release.x86_64.console.exe
             compiler: gcc
             cache-limit: 1
@@ -93,7 +97,6 @@ jobs:
           sconsflags: ${{ env.SCONSFLAGS }} ${{ matrix.sconsflags }}
           platform: windows
           target: ${{ matrix.target }}
-          tests: ${{ matrix.tests }}
           scons-cache-limit: ${{ matrix.cache-limit }}
 
       - name: Save Godot build cache
@@ -114,7 +117,6 @@ jobs:
           name: ${{ matrix.cache-name }}
 
       - name: Unit tests
-        if: matrix.tests
         run: |
           ${{ matrix.bin }} --version
           ${{ matrix.bin }} --help