diff --git a/examples/chef/chef.py b/examples/chef/chef.py
index b6b08af34ddd35..afe840b757fe92 100755
--- a/examples/chef/chef.py
+++ b/examples/chef/chef.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 _DEVICE_LIST = [file[:-4] for file in os.listdir(_DEVICE_FOLDER) if file.endswith(".zap")]
 _CHEF_ZZZ_ROOT = os.path.join(_CHEF_SCRIPT_PATH, "zzz_generated")
 _CI_MANIFEST_FILE_NAME = os.path.join(_CHEF_SCRIPT_PATH, "cimanifest.json")
+_CICD_CONFIG_FILE_NAME = os.path.join(_CHEF_SCRIPT_PATH, "cicd_meta.json")
 _CI_ALLOW_LIST = ["lighting-app"]
 
 gen_dir = ""  # Filled in after sample app type is read from args.
@@ -139,13 +140,22 @@ def generate_device_manifest(
     return ci_manifest
 
 
-def load_cicd_config() -> dict:
-    pass
+def load_cicd_config() -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    with open(_CICD_CONFIG_FILE_NAME, "r", encoding="utf-8") as config_file:
+        config = json.loads(config_file.read())
+        for platform_name, platform_config in config.items():
+            has_build_dir = "build_dir" in platform_config
+            has_plat_label = "platform_label" in platform_config
+            if not has_build_dir or not has_plat_label:
+                print(f"{platform_name} CICD config missing build_dir or platform_label")
+                exit(1)
+    return config
 
 
 def main(argv: Sequence[str]) -> None:
     check_python_version()
     config = load_config()
+    cicd_config = load_cicd_config()
 
     #
     # Build environment switches
@@ -328,11 +338,8 @@ def main(argv: Sequence[str]) -> None:
     if options.ci:
         if options.build_target == "nrfconnect":
             os.environ['GNUARMEMB_TOOLCHAIN_PATH'] = os.environ['PW_ARM_CIPD_INSTALL_DIR']
-        for device_dir_item in os.listdir(_CHEF_DEVICES_DIR):
-            target_file_ext = ".zap"
-            if device_dir_item.endswith(target_file_ext) and device_dir_item in chef_util.ci_allowlist:
-                device_name = device_dir_item[:-len(target_file_ext)]
-                command = './chef.py -cbr --use_zzz -d {} -t {}'.format(device_name, options.build_target)
+        for device_name in [d for d in _DEVICE_LIST if d in _CI_ALLOW_LIST]:
+                command = f"./chef.py -cbr --use_zzz -d {device_name} -t {options.build_target}"
                 subprocess.check_call(command, cwd=_CHEF_SCRIPT_PATH, shell=True)
         exit(0)
 
@@ -347,17 +354,15 @@ def main(argv: Sequence[str]) -> None:
         if not os.path.exists(archive_prefix):
             os.mkdir(archive_prefix)
         archive_suffix = ".tar.gz"
-
-        cd_platforms_meta = chef_util.cd_platforms_meta
         for device_name in _DEVICE_LIST:
-            for platform, platform_meta in cd_platforms_meta.items():
+            for platform, platform_meta in cicd_config.items():
                 directory = platform_meta['build_dir']
                 label = platform_meta['platform_label']
                 output_dir = os.path.join(_CHEF_SCRIPT_PATH, directory)
                 command = f"./chef.py -cbr --use_zzz -d {device_name} -t {platform}"
-                print('-' * 64, flush=True)
+                print("-" * 64, flush=True)
                 print(f"Building {command}", flush=True)
-                print('-' * 64, flush=True)
+                print("-" * 64, flush=True)
                 subprocess.check_call(command, cwd=_CHEF_SCRIPT_PATH, shell=True)
                 archive_name = f"{label}-chef-{device_name}-wifi-rpc"
                 archive_full_name = archive_prefix + archive_name + archive_suffix