diff --git a/.github/actions/install-deps-github-script/action.yaml b/.github/actions/install-deps-github-script/action.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..74d7b0a92c55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/install-deps-github-script/action.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+name: Install dependencies for github-script actions
+description: Installs dependencies for github-script actions
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+
+  steps:
+    - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node-install-deps
+      with:
+        # actions/github-script@v8 uses Node 24
+        node-version: 24.x
+        # "--no-audit": improves performance
+        # "--omit dev": not needed at runtime, improves performance
+        install-command: "npm ci --no-audit --omit dev"
+        working-directory: ./.github
diff --git a/.github/workflows/arm-auto-signoff-code.yaml b/.github/workflows/arm-auto-signoff-code.yaml
index f75bf2fbf2de..632d9a2a6061 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/arm-auto-signoff-code.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/arm-auto-signoff-code.yaml
@@ -35,15 +35,8 @@ jobs:
           sparse-checkout: |
             .github
 
-      - name: Setup Node 24 and install deps
-        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node-install-deps
-        with:
-          # actions/github-script@v8 uses Node 24
-          node-version: 24.x
-          # "--no-audit": improves performance
-          # "--omit dev": not needed at runtime, improves performance
-          install-command: "npm ci --no-audit --omit dev"
-          working-directory: ./.github
+      - name: Install dependencies for github-script actions
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-deps-github-script
 
       # Output is "true" if PR contains only incremental changes to an existing TypeSpec RP
       - id: incremental-typespec
diff --git a/.github/workflows/avocado-code.yaml b/.github/workflows/avocado-code.yaml
index ed5d0e920cb7..ed281801da25 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/avocado-code.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/avocado-code.yaml
@@ -66,19 +66,12 @@ jobs:
           TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG: ${{ github.repository }}
           TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
 
-      - name: Setup Node 24 and install deps (under .github)
-        if: ${{ always() && (steps.run-avocado.outputs.output-file) }}
-        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node-install-deps
-        with:
-          # actions/github-script@v8 uses Node 24
-          node-version: 24.x
-          # "--no-audit": improves performance
-          # "--omit dev": not needed at runtime, improves performance
-          install-command: "npm ci --no-audit --omit dev"
-          working-directory: ./.github
+      - if: ${{ always() && (steps.run-avocado.outputs.output-file) }}
+        name: Install dependencies for github-script actions
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-deps-github-script
 
-      - name: Generate job summary
-        if: ${{ always() && (steps.run-avocado.outputs.output-file) }}
+      - if: ${{ always() && (steps.run-avocado.outputs.output-file) }}
+        name: Generate job summary
         id: generate-job-summary
         uses: actions/github-script@v8
         with:
@@ -90,8 +83,8 @@ jobs:
           AVOCADO_OUTPUT_FILE: ${{ steps.run-avocado.outputs.output-file }}
 
       # Used by other workflows like set-status
-      - name: Set job-summary artifact
-        if: ${{ always() && steps.generate-job-summary.outputs.summary }}
+      - if: ${{ always() && steps.generate-job-summary.outputs.summary }}
+        name: Set job-summary artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: job-summary
diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/github-test.yaml
index 363cb48aeee4..60d07bdce08b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-test.yaml
@@ -46,15 +46,8 @@ jobs:
           args: -color -verbose
 
       - if: ${{ matrix.folder == '.github' }}
-        name: Setup Node 24 and install runtime deps
-        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node-install-deps
-        with:
-          # actions/github-script@v8 uses Node 24
-          node-version: 24.x
-          # "--no-audit": improves performance
-          # "--omit dev": not needed at runtime, improves performance
-          install-command: "npm ci --no-audit --omit dev"
-          working-directory: ./${{ matrix.folder }}
+        name: Install dependencies for github-script actions
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-deps-github-script
 
       - if: ${{ matrix.folder == '.github' }}
         name: Verify all modules are importable
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sdk-breaking-change-labels.yaml b/.github/workflows/sdk-breaking-change-labels.yaml
index f9dd5c061fc3..15661cd55131 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sdk-breaking-change-labels.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sdk-breaking-change-labels.yaml
@@ -39,15 +39,8 @@ jobs:
           ADO_TOKEN=$(az account get-access-token --resource "499b84ac-1321-427f-aa17-267ca6975798" --query "accessToken" -o tsv)
           echo "ADO_TOKEN=$ADO_TOKEN" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
-      - name: Setup Node 24 and install deps
-        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node-install-deps
-        with:
-          # actions/github-script@v8 uses Node 24
-          node-version: 24.x
-          # "--no-audit": improves performance
-          # "--omit dev": not needed at runtime, improves performance
-          install-command: "npm ci --no-audit --omit dev"
-          working-directory: ./.github
+      - name: Install dependencies for github-script actions
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-deps-github-script
 
       - name: Get label and action
         id: get-label-and-action
diff --git a/.github/workflows/spec-gen-sdk-status.yml b/.github/workflows/spec-gen-sdk-status.yml
index 8283755efb04..cfc4ba446c08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spec-gen-sdk-status.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spec-gen-sdk-status.yml
@@ -39,15 +39,8 @@ jobs:
           ADO_TOKEN=$(az account get-access-token --resource "499b84ac-1321-427f-aa17-267ca6975798" --query "accessToken" -o tsv)
           echo "ADO_TOKEN=$ADO_TOKEN" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
-      - name: Setup Node 24 and install deps
-        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node-install-deps
-        with:
-          # actions/github-script@v8 uses Node 24
-          node-version: 24.x
-          # "--no-audit": improves performance
-          # "--omit dev": not needed at runtime, improves performance
-          install-command: "npm ci --no-audit --omit dev"
-          working-directory: ./.github
+      - name: Install dependencies for github-script actions
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-deps-github-script
 
       - name: "SDK Validation Set Status"
         id: sdk-validation-status
diff --git a/.github/workflows/summarize-checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/summarize-checks.yaml
index eb71df0dc597..ce2ac57c13a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/summarize-checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/summarize-checks.yaml
@@ -53,15 +53,8 @@ jobs:
           sparse-checkout: |
             .github
 
-      - name: Setup Node 24 and install deps
-        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node-install-deps
-        with:
-          # actions/github-script@v8 uses Node 24
-          node-version: 24.x
-          # "--no-audit": improves performance
-          # "--omit dev": not needed at runtime, improves performance
-          install-command: "npm ci --no-audit --omit dev"
-          working-directory: ./.github
+      - name: Install dependencies for github-script actions
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-deps-github-script
 
       - id: dump-trigger-metadata
         name: Dump Trigger Metadata