diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-linting.yml b/.github/workflows/test-linting.yml
index b9f8d7e7dfb..15fcab3e3bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-linting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-linting.yml
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
         run: |
-          uv sync --frozen --group proxy-dev --group e2e-dev --extra proxy
+          uv sync --frozen --group proxy-dev --group e2e-dev --extra proxy --no-install-package litellm-gateway
           uv run --no-sync python scripts/openapi_docs_gate.py --base "$GATE_BASE_SHA"
 
       - name: Print OpenAI version
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install backend dependencies
         if: steps.changes.outputs.relevant == 'true'
-        run: .github/scripts/uv_sync_with_retries.sh --frozen --group ci --group proxy-dev --extra google --extra proxy --extra semantic-router
+        run: .github/scripts/uv_sync_with_retries.sh --frozen --group ci --group proxy-dev --extra google --extra proxy --extra semantic-router --no-install-package litellm-gateway
 
       - name: Cache Prisma binaries
         if: steps.changes.outputs.relevant == 'true'
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/cache-cargo-build
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: uv sync --frozen --all-groups --all-extras
+        run: uv sync --frozen --all-groups --all-extras --no-install-package litellm-gateway
 
       - name: check_licenses
         run: uv run --no-sync python ./tests/code_coverage_tests/check_licenses.py
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-merge-smoke.yml b/.github/workflows/test-merge-smoke.yml
index f3f09523491..7519039507f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-merge-smoke.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-merge-smoke.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           version: "0.10.9"
 
+      - name: Set up Rust before concurrent package builds
+        run: rustup toolchain install --no-self-update
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: .github/scripts/uv_sync_with_retries.sh --frozen --extra proxy --extra cli --group dev --group proxy-dev --python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
@@ -100,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
   all-extras:
     name: all-extras-py${{ matrix.python-version }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    timeout-minutes: 10
+    timeout-minutes: 20
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -123,6 +126,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           version: "0.10.9"
 
+      - name: Set up Rust before concurrent package builds
+        run: rustup toolchain install --no-self-update
+
       - name: Install every extra and dependency group
         run: .github/scripts/uv_sync_with_retries.sh --frozen --all-groups --all-extras --python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-rust.yml b/.github/workflows/test-rust.yml
index 07e15bf19da..01f45dae96f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-rust.yml
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
 
-      - uses: $/.github/actions/setup-uv-with-retries
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-uv-with-retries
         with:
           version: "0.10.9"
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-unit.yml b/.github/workflows/test-unit.yml
index b4b7afb9a09..cff1fa17959 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-unit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-unit.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
         id: rust-bridge-key
         if: steps.changes.outputs.decision != 'skip'
         env:
-          RUST_BRIDGE_CACHE_KEY: ${{ runner.os }}-rust-bridge-editable-${{ hashFiles('litellm-rust/Cargo.lock', 'litellm-rust/Cargo.toml', 'litellm-rust/crates/**', 'pyproject.toml') }}
+          RUST_BRIDGE_CACHE_KEY: ${{ runner.os }}-rust-bridge-editable-${{ hashFiles('litellm-rust/Cargo.lock', 'litellm-rust/Cargo.toml', 'litellm-rust/crates/gateway/pyproject.toml', 'litellm-rust/crates/**', 'pyproject.toml') }}
         run: echo "key=$RUST_BRIDGE_CACHE_KEY" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Set up Python
@@ -73,15 +73,16 @@ jobs:
         timeout-minutes: 5
         uses: ./.github/actions/cache-cargo-build
 
-      - name: Build editable Rust bridge
+      - name: Build editable Rust bridge and gateway wheel
         if: steps.changes.outputs.decision != 'skip' && steps.rust-bridge-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        timeout-minutes: 15
+        timeout-minutes: 20
         run: |
           mkdir -p rust-bridge-dist
           uv run --no-project --with maturin==1.15.0 python -c 'import maturin; maturin.build_editable("rust-bridge-dist")'
           strip --strip-debug litellm/rust_bridge/_native.abi3.so
           mkdir -p rust-bridge-dist/litellm/rust_bridge
           cp litellm/rust_bridge/_native.abi3.so rust-bridge-dist/litellm/rust_bridge/_native.abi3.so
+          uv build --package litellm-gateway --wheel --out-dir rust-bridge-dist
 
       - name: Upload Rust bridge artifact
         if: steps.changes.outputs.decision != 'skip'
@@ -1001,7 +1002,7 @@ jobs:
           if [ -z "$RUST_BRIDGE_ARTIFACT" ]; then
             .github/scripts/uv_sync_with_retries.sh --frozen --group ci --group proxy-dev --extra google --extra proxy --extra semantic-router --extra saml --extra caching --extra extra_proxy --extra proxy-runtime --extra utils
           else
-            .github/scripts/uv_sync_with_retries.sh --frozen --group ci --group proxy-dev --extra google --extra proxy --extra semantic-router --extra saml --extra caching --extra extra_proxy --extra proxy-runtime --extra utils --no-install-project
+            .github/scripts/uv_sync_with_retries.sh --frozen --group ci --group proxy-dev --extra google --extra proxy --extra semantic-router --extra saml --extra caching --extra extra_proxy --extra proxy-runtime --extra utils --no-install-project --no-install-package litellm-gateway
             uv pip install --no-deps --python .venv/bin/python rust-bridge-dist/*.whl
             cp rust-bridge-dist/litellm/rust_bridge/_native.abi3.so litellm/rust_bridge/_native.abi3.so
             uv run --no-sync python -c "import importlib.metadata; import litellm.rust_bridge._native; print(importlib.metadata.version('litellm'))"
@@ -1439,7 +1440,7 @@ jobs:
           if [ -z "$RUST_BRIDGE_ARTIFACT" ]; then
             .github/scripts/uv_sync_with_retries.sh --frozen --group ci --group proxy-dev --extra google --extra proxy --extra semantic-router --extra saml --extra caching --extra extra_proxy --extra proxy-runtime --extra utils
           else
-            .github/scripts/uv_sync_with_retries.sh --frozen --group ci --group proxy-dev --extra google --extra proxy --extra semantic-router --extra saml --extra caching --extra extra_proxy --extra proxy-runtime --extra utils --no-install-project
+            .github/scripts/uv_sync_with_retries.sh --frozen --group ci --group proxy-dev --extra google --extra proxy --extra semantic-router --extra saml --extra caching --extra extra_proxy --extra proxy-runtime --extra utils --no-install-project --no-install-package litellm-gateway
             uv pip install --no-deps --python .venv/bin/python rust-bridge-dist/*.whl
             cp rust-bridge-dist/litellm/rust_bridge/_native.abi3.so litellm/rust_bridge/_native.abi3.so
           fi