diff --git a/.github/workflows/rit.yml b/.github/workflows/rit.yml
index 1b97e186b5..defd97e672 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rit.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 name: Rootstock Integration Tests
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches: ["master", "*-rc"]
   pull_request:
     types: [ opened, synchronize, reopened ]
     branches: ["master", "*-rc"]
@@ -17,35 +15,97 @@ on:
         required: false
         default: 'master'
 
+env:
+  REGEX_PARSE_BRANCH: '([a-zA-Z0-9/_-]+)'
+
 jobs:
   rootstock-integration-tests:
     name: Rootstock Integration Tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 60
     steps:
+      - name: Fetch Pull Request Description
+        id: fetch-pr-description
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          result-encoding: string
+          script: |
+            const pr = await github.rest.pulls.get({
+            owner: context.repo.owner,
+            repo: context.repo.repo,
+            pull_number: context.payload.pull_request.number
+            });
+            
+            function removeMarkdown(text) {
+              return text
+                .replace(/!\[.*?\]\(.*?\)/g, '') // Remove images
+                .replace(/\[.*?\]\(.*?\)/g, '') // Remove links
+                .replace(/`.*?`/g, '') // Remove inline code
+                .replace(/```[\s\S]*?```/g, '') // Remove code blocks
+                .replace(/#+\s/g, '') // Remove headers
+                .replace(/>\s/g, '') // Remove blockquotes
+                .replace(/[*_~]/g, '') // Remove emphasis
+                .replace(/-\s/g, '') // Remove list items
+                .replace(/\[ \]|\[x\]/gi, '') // Remove checkboxes
+                .replace(/<!--[\s\S]*?-->/g, '') // Remove comments
+                .replace(/\n{2,}/g, '\n'); // Remove extra newlines
+            }
+            
+            const cleanedBody = removeMarkdown(pr.data.body);
+            return cleanedBody;
+
       - name: Set Branch Variables
         id: set-branch-variables
         run: |
           # Default values
           RSKJ_BRANCH="master"
-          RIT_BRANCH="${{ github.event.inputs.rit-branch || 'main' }}"
-          POWPEG_BRANCH="${{ github.event.inputs.powpeg-branch || 'master' }}"
+          
+          PR_DESCRIPTION="${{ steps.fetch-pr-description.outputs.result }}"
 
+          # Set the RSKJ branch
           if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "push" && "${{ github.ref }}" == "refs/heads/*-rc" ]]; then
             RSKJ_BRANCH="${{ github.ref }}"
           elif [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "workflow_dispatch" ]]; then
             RSKJ_BRANCH="${{ github.ref_name }}"
+          elif [[ "$PR_DESCRIPTION" =~ rskj:${{ env.REGEX_PARSE_BRANCH }} ]]; then
+            RSKJ_BRANCH="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
           elif [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "pull_request" ]]; then
             RSKJ_BRANCH="${{ github.head_ref }}"
           fi
-
+        
+          # Set the Powpeg branch
+          if [[ -n "${{ github.event.inputs.powpeg-branch }}" ]]; then
+            POWPEG_BRANCH="${{ github.event.inputs.powpeg-branch }}"
+          elif [[ "$PR_DESCRIPTION" =~ fed:${{ env.REGEX_PARSE_BRANCH }} ]]; then
+            POWPEG_BRANCH="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+          else
+            POWPEG_BRANCH="master"
+          fi
+          
+          # Set the RIT branch
+          if [[ -n "${{ github.event.inputs.rit-branch }}" ]]; then
+            RIT_BRANCH="${{ github.event.inputs.rit-branch }}"
+          elif [[ "$PR_DESCRIPTION" =~ rit:${{ env.REGEX_PARSE_BRANCH }} ]]; then
+            RIT_BRANCH="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+          else
+            RIT_BRANCH="main"
+          fi
+          
           echo "RSKJ_BRANCH=$RSKJ_BRANCH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "RIT_BRANCH=$RIT_BRANCH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "POWPEG_BRANCH=$POWPEG_BRANCH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: Run Rootstock Integration Tests
-        uses: rsksmart/rootstock-integration-tests@497172fd38dcfaf48c77f9bb1eeb6617eef5eed6 #v1
+#      - name: Run Rootstock Integration Tests
+#        uses: rsksmart/rootstock-integration-tests@497172fd38dcfaf48c77f9bb1eeb6617eef5eed6 #v1
+#        with:
+#          rskj-branch: ${{ env.RSKJ_BRANCH }}
+#          powpeg-node-branch: ${{ env.POWPEG_BRANCH }}
+#          rit-branch: ${{ env.RIT_BRANCH }}
+
+      - name: Send Slack Notification
+        uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.27.0
         with:
-          rskj-branch: ${{ env.RSKJ_BRANCH }}
-          powpeg-node-branch: ${{ env.POWPEG_BRANCH }}
-          rit-branch: ${{ env.RIT_BRANCH }}
+          channel-id: 'C8X9Q4PBM' # integration-tests channel
+          slack-message: "Testing slack integration with GitHub Actions"
+        env:
+          SLACK_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GHA_SLACK_NOTIFICATION_TOKEN }}
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