diff --git a/.github/default-labels.yml b/.github/default-labels.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6dc35f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/default-labels.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+labels:
+  - use-deploys
+  - initialized
+  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/initialize-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/initialize-pr.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..028b74d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/initialize-pr.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+name: ⚙ Initialize PR
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [develop, main, shared/*]
+    types: [opened, reopened]
+jobs:
+  init-pr:
+    name: Initialized
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      drafted: ${{ steps.mark-draft.outputs.drafted || false }}
+      labeled: ${{ steps.default-label.outputs.labeled || false }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Mark as draft
+        id: mark-draft
+        shell: bash
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: |
+          gh pr ready ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} --undo --repo ${{ github.repository }}
+          echo "drafted=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Default labeling
+        id: default-label
+        shell: bash
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: |
+          if [ -f $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.github/default-labels.yml ]; then
+            labels=$(yq e '.labels[]' $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.github/default-labels.yml)
+            for label in $labels; do
+              gh pr edit ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} --add-label "$label" --repo ${{ github.repository }}
+            done
+            echo "labeled=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "No default-labels.yml file found"
+            echo "labeled=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}          
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/percy-on-demand.yml b/.github/workflows/percy-on-demand.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a467dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/percy-on-demand.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: Percy On Demand Run
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  percy-check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
+
+    - name: Install Percy CLI
+      run: npm install -g @percy/cli
+  
+    - name: Run Percy check site1
+      run: |
+            cd packages/site1
+            percy snapshot --base-url https://site1-uwh-deploy-test.netlify.app snaplist.yml
+      env:
+        PERCY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets["PERCY_TOKEN_site1"] }}
+    - name: Run Percy check site2
+      run: |
+            cd packages/site2
+            percy snapshot --base-url https://site2-uwh-deploy-test.netlify.app snaplist.yml
+      env:
+        PERCY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets["PERCY_TOKEN_site2"] }}        
diff --git a/netlify-ignore.sh b/netlify-ignore.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ccacb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netlify-ignore.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+
+# netlify-ignore.sh
+# logic based shell script for the Netlify based on enivonment variables
+# exiting script with code 1 means build, code 0 means no changes so cancel
+
+# Optional Environmental Inputs:
+# ALWAYS_BUILD: true,yes,on,1
+#   forces an always build
+# WATCHED_BUILD_PATHS: example ( "../../common" )
+#   space separated paths to append to the default git diff statement
+
+# Required Inputs Supplied from Netlify build environment variables
+# CACHED_COMMIT_REF
+# COMMIT_REF
+# SITE_NAME
+
+# Function to display usage
+usage() {
+  echo -e "\033[1;33mUsage: $0 [--no-default-path]\033[0m"
+  echo -e "\033[1;33mDefault watch build path is set to '.' before other paths are included.\033[0m"
+  exit 0  # Exit script after printing usage and do not trigger a build
+}
+
+# Parse optional flag
+DEFAULT_WATCH_BUILD_PATH="."
+while [[ "$1" != "" ]]; do
+  case $1 in
+    --no-default-path ) DEFAULT_WATCH_BUILD_PATH="" # remove default path
+                        ;;
+    -h | --help )       usage
+                        ;;
+    * )                 usage
+                        ;;
+  esac
+  shift
+done
+
+set -x
+shopt -s nocasematch
+regex="^(build|deploy|build $SITE_NAME|deploy $SITE_NAME)$"
+
+if [[ ! "$WATCHED_BUILD_PATHS" =~ (false|no|off|0) ]]; then BUILD_PATHS="$WATCHED_BUILD_PATHS"; fi;
+# shellcheck disable=SC2046
+if [[ "$ALWAYS_BUILD" =~ (true|yes|on|1) ]]; then (exit 1);
+elif [ "$CACHED_COMMIT_REF" == "$COMMIT_REF" ]; then (exit 1);
+elif [[ $(git rev-parse "$COMMIT_REF^{tree}") == $(git rev-parse "$COMMIT_REF^1^{tree}") && $(git -P show -s "$COMMIT_REF" --format=%s ) =~  $regex ]]; then (exit 1);
+else git diff --quiet "$CACHED_COMMIT_REF" "$COMMIT_REF" $([[ -n "$DEFAULT_WATCH_BUILD_PATH" ]] && echo "$DEFAULT_WATCH_BUILD_PATH ")$([[ -n "$BUILD_PATHS" ]] && echo " $BUILD_PATHS"); fi;
diff --git a/packages/site1/netlify.toml b/packages/site1/netlify.toml
index c488343..d0a8d98 100644
--- a/packages/site1/netlify.toml
+++ b/packages/site1/netlify.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [build]
-  ignore = "echo $CACHED_COMMIT_REF && echo $COMMIT_REF && git diff --quiet $CACHED_COMMIT_REF $COMMIT_REF . ../../common.md"
+  ignore = "bash ../../netlify-ignore.sh"
   #ignore = "exit 1"
   command = "sleep 3s && echo 'Site 1 finishes last by 3 seconds' && exit $BUILD_EXIT_CODE"
   #command = "echo $CACHED_COMMIT_REF && echo $COMMIT_REF"
diff --git a/packages/site2/netlify.toml b/packages/site2/netlify.toml
index d409d0c..05c5a62 100644
--- a/packages/site2/netlify.toml
+++ b/packages/site2/netlify.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [build]
-  ignore = "echo $CACHED_COMMIT_REF && echo $COMMIT_REF && git diff --quiet $CACHED_COMMIT_REF $COMMIT_REF . ../../common.md"
+  ignore = "bash ../../netlify-ignore.sh"
   #ignore = "exit 0"
   command = "echo $CACHED_COMMIT_REF && echo $COMMIT_REF && exit $BUILD_EXIT_CODE"
   base = "packages/site2"