diff --git a/conftest.py b/conftest.py
index 4e81279432..786eff95b5 100644
--- a/conftest.py
+++ b/conftest.py
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ from _pytest.config import Config
 from _pytest.fixtures import FixtureRequest
 from artifacts_handler import ArtifactType
 from dynamic_pipelines.constants import TEST_RELATED_APPS_DOWNLOAD_URLS_FILENAME
-from idf_ci.app import import_apps_from_txt
-from idf_ci.uploader import AppDownloader, AppUploader
+from idf_ci_local.app import import_apps_from_txt
+from idf_ci_local.uploader import AppDownloader, AppUploader
 from idf_ci_utils import IDF_PATH, idf_relpath
 from idf_pytest.constants import DEFAULT_SDKCONFIG, ENV_MARKERS, SPECIAL_MARKERS, TARGET_MARKERS, PytestCase, \
     DEFAULT_LOGDIR
diff --git a/tools/ci/dynamic_pipelines/report.py b/tools/ci/dynamic_pipelines/report.py
index 1d6a4165ca..03342a9ee7 100644
--- a/tools/ci/dynamic_pipelines/report.py
+++ b/tools/ci/dynamic_pipelines/report.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from gitlab import GitlabUpdateError
 from gitlab_api import Gitlab
 from idf_build_apps import App
 from idf_build_apps.constants import BuildStatus
-from idf_ci.uploader import AppUploader
+from idf_ci_local.uploader import AppUploader
 from prettytable import PrettyTable
 
 from .constants import COMMENT_START_MARKER
diff --git a/tools/ci/dynamic_pipelines/scripts/child_pipeline_build_apps.py b/tools/ci/dynamic_pipelines/scripts/child_pipeline_build_apps.py
index cf4d3ebe9c..9eeffdf20b 100644
--- a/tools/ci/dynamic_pipelines/scripts/child_pipeline_build_apps.py
+++ b/tools/ci/dynamic_pipelines/scripts/child_pipeline_build_apps.py
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
 import argparse
 import sys
 
 import __init__  # noqa: F401 # inject the system path
 from dynamic_pipelines.constants import TEST_RELATED_APPS_FILENAME
-from idf_build_apps import build_apps, setup_logging
+from idf_build_apps import build_apps
+from idf_build_apps import setup_logging
 from idf_build_apps.utils import semicolon_separated_str_to_list
-from idf_ci.app import import_apps_from_txt
+from idf_ci_local.app import import_apps_from_txt
 from idf_pytest.constants import DEFAULT_IGNORE_WARNING_FILEPATH
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/tools/ci/dynamic_pipelines/scripts/generate_build_child_pipeline.py b/tools/ci/dynamic_pipelines/scripts/generate_build_child_pipeline.py
index 5941ce4dcd..a2728d61f9 100644
--- a/tools/ci/dynamic_pipelines/scripts/generate_build_child_pipeline.py
+++ b/tools/ci/dynamic_pipelines/scripts/generate_build_child_pipeline.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from dynamic_pipelines.models import BuildJob
 from dynamic_pipelines.models import EmptyJob
 from dynamic_pipelines.utils import dump_jobs_to_yaml
 from idf_build_apps.utils import semicolon_separated_str_to_list
-from idf_ci.app import dump_apps_to_txt
+from idf_ci_local.app import dump_apps_to_txt
 from idf_ci_utils import IDF_PATH
 from idf_pytest.constants import CollectMode
 from idf_pytest.constants import DEFAULT_CONFIG_RULES_STR
diff --git a/tools/ci/dynamic_pipelines/scripts/generate_build_report.py b/tools/ci/dynamic_pipelines/scripts/generate_build_report.py
index cef16271fe..6a55adb1ae 100644
--- a/tools/ci/dynamic_pipelines/scripts/generate_build_report.py
+++ b/tools/ci/dynamic_pipelines/scripts/generate_build_report.py
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
 import argparse
 import glob
 import os
 
 import __init__  # noqa: F401 # inject the system path
 from dynamic_pipelines.report import BuildReportGenerator
-from idf_ci.app import import_apps_from_txt
+from idf_ci_local.app import import_apps_from_txt
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
diff --git a/tools/ci/dynamic_pipelines/scripts/generate_target_test_child_pipeline.py b/tools/ci/dynamic_pipelines/scripts/generate_target_test_child_pipeline.py
index 025c0e2c03..55b4cd2beb 100644
--- a/tools/ci/dynamic_pipelines/scripts/generate_target_test_child_pipeline.py
+++ b/tools/ci/dynamic_pipelines/scripts/generate_target_test_child_pipeline.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from dynamic_pipelines.models import Job
 from dynamic_pipelines.models import TargetTestJob
 from dynamic_pipelines.utils import dump_jobs_to_yaml
 from idf_build_apps import App
-from idf_ci.app import import_apps_from_txt
+from idf_ci_local.app import import_apps_from_txt
 from idf_pytest.script import get_pytest_cases
 
 
diff --git a/tools/ci/exclude_check_tools_files.txt b/tools/ci/exclude_check_tools_files.txt
index 59017f6ce0..2afd994683 100644
--- a/tools/ci/exclude_check_tools_files.txt
+++ b/tools/ci/exclude_check_tools_files.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ tools/ci/get_known_failure_cases_file.py
 tools/unit-test-app/**/*
 tools/ci/gitlab_yaml_linter.py
 tools/ci/dynamic_pipelines/**/*
-tools/ci/idf_ci/**/*
+tools/ci/idf_ci_local/**/*
 tools/ci/get_supported_examples.sh
 tools/ci/python_packages/common_test_methods.py
 tools/ci/python_packages/gitlab_api.py
diff --git a/tools/ci/idf_ci/__init__.py b/tools/ci/idf_ci_local/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/ci/idf_ci/__init__.py
rename to tools/ci/idf_ci_local/__init__.py
diff --git a/tools/ci/idf_ci/app.py b/tools/ci/idf_ci_local/app.py
similarity index 93%
rename from tools/ci/idf_ci/app.py
rename to tools/ci/idf_ci_local/app.py
index 03bdb7d9d6..4dd91153d3 100644
--- a/tools/ci/idf_ci/app.py
+++ b/tools/ci/idf_ci_local/app.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ from typing import Literal
 from idf_build_apps import App
 from idf_build_apps import CMakeApp
 from idf_build_apps import json_to_app
-from idf_ci.uploader import AppUploader
-from idf_ci.uploader import get_app_uploader
+from idf_ci_local.uploader import AppUploader
+from idf_ci_local.uploader import get_app_uploader
 
 
 class IdfCMakeApp(CMakeApp):
diff --git a/tools/ci/idf_ci/uploader.py b/tools/ci/idf_ci_local/uploader.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/ci/idf_ci/uploader.py
rename to tools/ci/idf_ci_local/uploader.py
diff --git a/tools/ci/idf_pytest/script.py b/tools/ci/idf_pytest/script.py
index 0a2770bf5e..42efa83bff 100644
--- a/tools/ci/idf_pytest/script.py
+++ b/tools/ci/idf_pytest/script.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from idf_build_apps import App
 from idf_build_apps import find_apps
 from idf_build_apps.constants import BuildStatus
 from idf_build_apps.constants import SUPPORTED_TARGETS
-from idf_ci.app import IdfCMakeApp
+from idf_ci_local.app import IdfCMakeApp
 from idf_ci_utils import get_all_manifest_files
 from idf_ci_utils import IDF_PATH
 from idf_ci_utils import idf_relpath