diff --git a/.github/actions/deploy-components/action.yaml b/.github/actions/deploy-components/action.yaml
index 5a15acef..c3c7b104 100644
--- a/.github/actions/deploy-components/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/deploy-components/action.yaml
@@ -5,11 +5,19 @@
 name: Deploy agntcy components
 description: Deploy agntcy components for integration testing
 inputs:
+  checkout-repository:
+    description: 'Checkout AGNTCY repository'
+    required: false
+    default: 'false'
+  checkout-path:
+    description: 'Path to checkout AGNTCY repository'
+    required: false
+    default: ''
   deploy-gateway:
     description: 'Deploy gateway to a kind cluster'
     required: false
     default: 'false'
-  gateway-image-version:
+  gateway-image-tag:
     description: 'Set gateway container image version'
     required: false
     default: ''
@@ -17,14 +25,14 @@ inputs:
     description: 'Deploy directory to a kind cluster'
     required: false
     default: 'false'
-  directory-image-version:
+  directory-image-tag:
     description: 'Set directory container image version'
     required: false
     default: ''
   kind-cluster-name:
     description: 'Set kind cluster name where components are deployed'
     required: false
-    default: 'agntcy-components'
+    default: 'agntcy-test'
   kind-cluster-namespace:
     description: 'Set cluster namespace where components are deployed'
     required: false
@@ -50,11 +58,12 @@ runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
     - name: Checkout agntcy repository
+      if: ${{ inputs.checkout-repository != 'false' }}
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         repository: 'agntcy/csit'
         ref: ${{ inputs.github-repository-ref }}
-        path: 'agntcy-csit'
+        path: ${{ inputs.checkout-path }}
 
     - name: Install KinD
       if: ${{ inputs.install-kind-depedency != 'false' }}
@@ -81,23 +90,18 @@ runs:
       with:
         version: 3.x
 
-    # Maybe /usr/local/bin is already in PATH by default
-    # - name: Update GITHUB_PATH
-    #   shell: bash
-    #   run: echo "/usr/local/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-
     - name: Create kind cluster
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        task -d agntcy-csit/ integrations:kind:create \
+        task -d ./${{ inputs.checkout-path }} integrations:kind:create \
           KIND_CLUSTER_NAME=${{ inputs.kind-cluster-name }}
 
     - name: Deploy Gateway
       if: ${{ inputs.deploy-gateway != 'false' }}
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        task -d agntcy-csit/ integrations:gateway:test-env:deploy \
-          GATEWAY_IMAGE_TAG=${{ inputs.gateway-image-version }}   \
+        task -d ./${{ inputs.checkout-path }} integrations:gateway:test-env:deploy \
+          GATEWAY_IMAGE_TAG=${{ inputs.gateway-image-tag }}   \
           KIND_CLUSTER_NAME=${{ inputs.kind-cluster-name }}       \
           HELM_NAMESPACE=${{ inputs.kind-cluster-namespace }}
 
@@ -105,7 +109,7 @@ runs:
       if: ${{ inputs.deploy-directory != 'false' }}
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        task -d agntcy-csit/ integrations:directory:test-env:deploy \
-          DIRECTORY_IMAGE_TAG=${{ inputs.directory-image-version }} \
+        task -d ./${{ inputs.checkout-path }} integrations:directory:test-env:deploy \
+          DIRECTORY_IMAGE_TAG=${{ inputs.directory-image-tag }} \
           KIND_CLUSTER_NAME=${{ inputs.kind-cluster-name }}         \
           HELM_NAMESPACE=${{ inputs.kind-cluster-namespace }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-integrations.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-integrations.yaml
index 3c24946d..ef9a2c09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-integrations.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-integrations.yaml
@@ -9,11 +9,18 @@ on:
   pull_request:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
-      kind-version:
+      kind_version:
         description: 'Kind version'
         required: false
         default: '0.24.0'
-
+      override_directory_image_tag:
+        description: 'Directory image tag'
+        required: false
+        default: ''
+      override_gateway_image_tag:
+        description: 'Gateway image tag'
+        required: false
+        default: ''
 jobs:
   set-kind-version:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -27,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == 'workflow_dispatch' ]; then
-              KIND_VERSION="${{ inputs.kind-version }}"
+              KIND_VERSION="${{ inputs.kind_version }}"
           fi
 
           echo "Set KinD version to: $KIND_VERSION"
@@ -67,13 +74,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           kind-version: ${{ needs.set-kind-version.outputs.kind-version }}
 
-      - name: Create kind cluster
-        run: task integrations:kind:create
-        shell: bash
-
-      - name: Deploy agntcy agp
-        run: task integrations:gateway:test-env:deploy
-        shell: bash
+      - name: Deploy Gateway
+        uses: ./.github/actions/deploy-components
+        with:
+          deploy-gateway: 'true'
+          gateway-image-tag: ${{ inputs.override_gateway_image_tag }}
 
       - name: Run simple gateway tests
         env:
@@ -119,14 +124,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           kind-version: ${{ needs.set-kind-version.outputs.kind-version }}
 
-      - name: Create kind cluster
-        run: task integrations:kind:create
-        shell: bash
-
-      - name: Deploy agntcy dir
-        run: task integrations:directory:test-env:deploy
-        shell: bash
+      - name: Deploy Directory
+        uses: ./.github/actions/deploy-components
+        with:
+          deploy-directory: 'true'
+          directory-image-tag: ${{ inputs.override_directory_image_tag}}
 
-      - name: Run agent build tests
+      - name: Run Directory tests
         run: task integrations:directory:test
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-remote-workflow-dispatch.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-remote-workflow-dispatch.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e1984fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-remote-workflow-dispatch.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Copyright AGNTCY Contributors (https://github.com/agntcy)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+name: test-remote-workflow-dispatch-trigger
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+    trigger-integration-workflow:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        permissions: write-all # TODO: Find the correct permission or create PAT token
+        steps:
+        - name: Repository Dispatch
+          uses: actions/github-script@v7
+          with:
+            script: |
+                await github.rest.actions.createWorkflowDispatch({
+                    owner: 'agntcy',
+                    repo: 'csit',
+                    workflow_id: 'test-integrations.yaml',
+                    ref: 'feat/gh-action-repository-dispatch',
+                    inputs: {
+                        override_gateway_image_tag: '0.3.11',
+                        override_directory_image_tag: 'v0.2.1',
+                    },
+                });
+            debug: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
index c55f4577..f6cf45c0 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ includes:
   integrations:
     taskfile: ./integrations/Taskfile.yml
     dir: ./integrations
+    vars:
+      DIRECTORY_IMAGE_TAG: '{{ .DIRECTORY_IMAGE_TAG }}'
+      GATEWAY_IMAGE_TAG: '{{ .GATEWAY_IMAGE_TAG }}'
+
   samples:
     taskfile: ./samples/Taskfile.yml
     dir: ./samples