diff --git a/.github/workflows/doc.yml b/.github/workflows/doc.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a849cc96f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/doc.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Runs documentation related jobs.
+
+name: doc
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main, next]
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, reopened, synchronize]
+
+jobs:
+  doc:
+    name: doc stable on ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Install Rust
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          profile: minimal
+          override: true
+      - name: Install cargo make
+        run: cargo install cargo-make
+      - name: cargo make - doc
+        run: cargo make doc
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
similarity index 56%
rename from .github/workflows/ci.yml
rename to .github/workflows/lint.yml
index af5cc2278..7a4c33576 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-# Runs the CI
+# Runs linting related jobs.
 
-name: CI
+name: lint
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches:
-      - main
+    branches: [main, next]
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, reopened, synchronize]
 
@@ -35,8 +34,8 @@ jobs:
           override: true
       - name: Install cargo make
         run: cargo install cargo-make
-      - name: cargo make - format
-        run: cargo make format
+      - name: cargo make - format-check
+        run: cargo make format-check
 
   clippy:
     name: clippy stable on ubuntu-latest
@@ -53,35 +52,3 @@ jobs:
         run: cargo install cargo-make
       - name: cargo make - clippy
         run: cargo make clippy
-
-  doc:
-    name: doc stable on ubuntu-latest
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Install Rust
-        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
-        with:
-          profile: minimal
-          override: true
-      - name: Install cargo make
-        run: cargo install cargo-make
-      - name: cargo make - format
-        run: cargo make doc
-
-  test:
-    name: test stable on ubuntu-latest
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 30
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Install Rust
-        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
-        with:
-          profile: minimal
-          override: true
-      - name: Install cargo make
-        run: cargo install cargo-make
-      - name: cargo make - format
-        run: cargo make test
-
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fd2778950
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Runs testing related jobs.
+
+name: test
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main, next]
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, reopened, synchronize]
+
+jobs:
+  unit-and-integration:
+    name: test stable on ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 30
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Install Rust
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          profile: minimal
+          override: true
+      - name: Install cargo make
+        run: cargo install cargo-make
+      - name: cargo make - test
+        run: cargo make test
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4dad628e1..405589d94 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Miden node
 
 <a href="https://github.com/0xPolygonMiden/miden-node/blob/main/LICENSE"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg"></a>
-<a href="https://github.com/0xPolygonMiden/miden-node/actions/workflows/ci.yml"><img src="https://github.com/0xPolygonMiden/miden-node/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg?branch=main"></a>
+<a href="https://github.com/0xPolygonMiden/miden-node/actions/workflows/test.yml"><img src="https://github.com/0xPolygonMiden/miden-node/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg?branch=main"></a>
 <a href="https://crates.io/crates/miden-node"><img src="https://img.shields.io/crates/v/miden-node"></a>
 
 This repository holds the Miden node; that is, the software which processes transactions and creates blocks for the Miden rollup.
diff --git a/miden-node.toml b/miden-node.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 04f582981..000000000
--- a/miden-node.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# This is an example configuration file for the Miden node.
-
-[block_producer]
-# port defined as: sum(ord(c)**p for (p, c) in enumerate('miden-block-producer', 1)) % 2**16
-endpoint = { host = "localhost", port = 48046 }
-store_url = "http://localhost:28943"
-# enables or disables the verification of transaction proofs before they are accepted into the
-# transaction queue.
-verify_tx_proofs = true
-
-[rpc]
-# port defined as: sum(ord(c)**p for (p, c) in enumerate('miden-rpc', 1)) % 2**16
-endpoint = { host = "0.0.0.0", port = 57291 }
-block_producer_url = "http://localhost:48046"
-store_url = "http://localhost:28943"
-
-[store]
-# port defined as: sum(ord(c)**p for (p, c) in enumerate('miden-store', 1)) % 2**16
-endpoint = { host = "localhost", port = 28943 }
-database_filepath = "db/miden-store.sqlite3"
-genesis_filepath = "genesis.dat"