diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test-dispatch.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test-dispatch.yml
index 57e88839..87b50b80 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test-dispatch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test-dispatch.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
   # Build and test whole matrix of options on linux
   # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   test-linux-serial:
-    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' || inputs.test_options == 'all' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'skip-ci') || inputs.test_options == 'all' }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ jobs:
       mfem-branch: ${{ matrix.mfem-branch }}
       python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       parallel: ${{ matrix.parallel }}
-      
+
   test-linux-parallel:
-    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' || inputs.test_options == 'all' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'skip-ci') || inputs.test_options == 'all' }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
       mfem-branch: ${{ matrix.mfem-branch }}
       python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       parallel: ${{ matrix.parallel }}
-      
+
   # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   # Fast test
   # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
   # Specific cases (we want these to use defaults, and not expand the dimensions of the matrix)
   # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   test-macos:
-    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' || inputs.test_options == 'all' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'skip-ci') || inputs.test_options == 'all' }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -91,21 +91,21 @@ jobs:
       mfem-branch: ${{ matrix.mfem-branch }}
 
   test-cuda:
-    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' || inputs.test_options == 'all' || inputs.test_options == 'cuda'}}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'skip-ci') || inputs.test_options == 'all' || inputs.test_options == 'cuda'}}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-and-test-callable.yml
     with:
       cuda: true
     name: test-cuda
 
   test-libceed:
-    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' || inputs.test_options == 'all' || inputs.test_options == 'libceed'}}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'skip-ci') || inputs.test_options == 'all' || inputs.test_options == 'libceed'}}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-and-test-callable.yml
     with:
       libceed: true
     name: test-libceed
 
   test-gslib:
-    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' || inputs.test_options == 'all' || inputs.test_options == 'gslib'}}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'skip-ci') || inputs.test_options == 'all' || inputs.test_options == 'gslib'}}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-and-test-callable.yml
     with:
       gslib: true
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a73a41b..00000000
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-{
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ci_scripts/add_cuda_10_1.sh b/ci_scripts/add_cuda_10_1.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index fbc8da44..00000000
--- a/ci_scripts/add_cuda_10_1.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -ev
-
-UBUNTU_VERSION=$(lsb_release -sr)
-UBUNTU_VERSION=ubuntu"${UBUNTU_VERSION//.}"
-CUDA=10.1.105-1
-CUDA_SHORT=10.1
-
-INSTALLER=cuda-repo-${UBUNTU_VERSION}_${CUDA}_amd64.deb
-wget http://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/repos/${UBUNTU_VERSION}/x86_64/${INSTALLER}
-sudo dpkg -i ${INSTALLER}
-wget https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/repos/${UBUNTU_VERSION}/x86_64/7fa2af80.pub
-sudo apt-key add 7fa2af80.pub
-sudo apt update -qq
-sudo apt install -y cuda-core-${CUDA_SHORT/./-} cuda-cudart-dev-${CUDA_SHORT/./-} cuda-cufft-dev-${CUDA_SHORT/./-}
-sudo apt clean
-
-
-
diff --git a/ci_scripts/add_cuda_11_1.sh b/ci_scripts/add_cuda_11_1.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index c004d6dc..00000000
--- a/ci_scripts/add_cuda_11_1.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -ev
-
-wget https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/repos/ubuntu2004/x86_64/cuda-ubuntu2004.pin
-sudo mv cuda-ubuntu2004.pin /etc/apt/preferences.d/cuda-repository-pin-600
-wget https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/11.1.1/local_installers/cuda-repo-ubuntu2004-11-1-local_11.1.1-455.32.00-1_amd64.deb
-sudo dpkg -i cuda-repo-ubuntu2004-11-1-local_11.1.1-455.32.00-1_amd64.deb
-sudo apt-key add /var/cuda-repo-ubuntu2004-11-1-local/7fa2af80.pub
-sudo apt-get update
-sudo apt-get -y install cuda
-
diff --git a/ci_scripts/add_cuda_11_5.sh b/ci_scripts/add_cuda_11_5.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c3c23fa..00000000
--- a/ci_scripts/add_cuda_11_5.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -ev
-wget https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/repos/ubuntu2004/x86_64/cuda-ubuntu2004.pin
-sudo mv cuda-ubuntu2004.pin /etc/apt/preferences.d/cuda-repository-pin-600
-wget https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/11.5.0/local_installers/cuda-repo-ubuntu2004-11-5-local_11.5.0-495.29.05-1_amd64.deb
-sudo dpkg -i cuda-repo-ubuntu2004-11-5-local_11.5.0-495.29.05-1_amd64.deb
-sudo apt-key add /var/cuda-repo-ubuntu2004-11-5-local/7fa2af80.pub
-sudo apt-get update
-sudo apt-get -y install cuda