diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-deploy-local.yml b/.github/workflows/test-deploy-local.yml
index 33448d236e..d236438540 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-deploy-local.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-deploy-local.yml
@@ -72,13 +72,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         env:
           WHITELIST: ${{ inputs.whitelist }}
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          apps="$(./scripts/meta/resolve/apps.sh)"
-          [[ -n "$apps" ]] || apps='[]'
-          echo "apps=$apps" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "apps_json=$apps" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "apps_json=$apps"
+        run: ./scripts/github/output_apps.sh
 
   deploy:
     name: 🚀 Deploy ${{ needs.discover.outputs.test_deploy_type }} app (${{ matrix.apps }})
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-deploy-server.yml b/.github/workflows/test-deploy-server.yml
index e0750eb080..8c9db3898b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-deploy-server.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-deploy-server.yml
@@ -60,13 +60,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         env:
           WHITELIST: ${{ inputs.whitelist }}
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          apps="$(./scripts/meta/resolve/apps.sh)"
-          [[ -n "$apps" ]] || apps='[]'
-          echo "apps=$apps" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "apps_json=$apps" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "apps_json=$apps"
+        run: ./scripts/github/output_apps.sh
 
   server:
     name: 🌐 Deploy ${{ matrix.apps }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-deploy-universal.yml b/.github/workflows/test-deploy-universal.yml
index 3c2a39055d..1739b07b83 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-deploy-universal.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-deploy-universal.yml
@@ -56,13 +56,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         env:
           WHITELIST: ${{ inputs.whitelist }}
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          apps="$(./scripts/meta/resolve/apps.sh)"
-          [[ -n "$apps" ]] || apps='[]'
-          echo "apps=$apps" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "apps_json=$apps" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "apps_json=$apps"
+        run: ./scripts/github/output_apps.sh
 
   universal:
     name: ✨ Deploy ${{ matrix.apps }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-deploy-workstation.yml b/.github/workflows/test-deploy-workstation.yml
index 1ee9ac5676..2db55c249c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-deploy-workstation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-deploy-workstation.yml
@@ -56,13 +56,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         env:
           WHITELIST: ${{ inputs.whitelist }}
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          apps="$(./scripts/meta/resolve/apps.sh)"
-          [[ -n "$apps" ]] || apps='[]'
-          echo "apps=$apps" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "apps_json=$apps" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "apps_json=$apps"
+        run: ./scripts/github/output_apps.sh
 
   workstation:
     name: 🖥️ Deploy ${{ matrix.apps }}
diff --git a/scripts/github/output_apps.sh b/scripts/github/output_apps.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..471100421a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/github/output_apps.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# scripts/github/output_apps.sh
+#
+# Resolve the app list and write it to GITHUB_OUTPUT.
+# Inputs via env (forwarded to scripts/meta/resolve/apps.sh):
+#   TEST_DEPLOY_TYPE  — required (server|workstation|universal)
+#   WHITELIST         — optional space-separated allowlist
+set -euo pipefail
+
+apps="$(./scripts/meta/resolve/apps.sh)"
+[[ -n "$apps" ]] || apps='[]'
+
+echo "apps=$apps" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+echo "apps_json=$apps" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+echo "apps_json=$apps"