diff --git a/.github/actions/read-config/action.yml b/.github/actions/read-config/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5d20028a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/read-config/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+name: read config
+description: Reads workflow config
+
+outputs:
+  json:
+    description: JSON config
+    value: ${{ steps.config.outputs.json }}
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - id: config
+      run: |
+        eof="EOF$RANDOM"
+        path="${GITHUB_WORKFLOW_REF%.yml@*}"
+        path="./${path#*/*/}-config.json"
+        printf "json<<$eof\n%s\n$eof" "$(cat "$path" || echo '{}')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      shell: bash
+    - env:
+        CONFIG: ${{ steps.config.outputs.json }}
+      run: echo "$CONFIG"
+      shell: bash
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c3af2b84..7d3e59f2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ To completely disable running 32-bit tests set `skip32bit` to `true` in `.github
 }
 ```
 
+If your project cannot be built on one of the supported operating systems, you can disable it by setting `skipOSes` to a list of operating systems in `.github/workflows/go-test-config.json`:
+```json
+{
+  "skipOSes": ["windows", "macos"]
+}
+```
+
 ## Technical Preview
 
 You can opt-in to receive early updates from the `next` branch in-between official Unified CI releases.
diff --git a/templates/.github/workflows/go-check.yml b/templates/.github/workflows/go-check.yml
index b834b1c4..f87cd7c3 100644
--- a/templates/.github/workflows/go-check.yml
+++ b/templates/.github/workflows/go-check.yml
@@ -5,24 +5,18 @@ jobs:
   unit:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: All
-    env:
-      RUNGOGENERATE: false
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: recursive
+      - id: config
+        uses: protocol/.github/.github/actions/read-config@master
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
           go-version: "1.19.x"
       - name: Run repo-specific setup
         uses: ./.github/actions/go-check-setup
         if: hashFiles('./.github/actions/go-check-setup') != ''
-      - name: Read config
-        if: hashFiles('./.github/workflows/go-check-config.json') != ''
-        run: |
-          if jq -re .gogenerate ./.github/workflows/go-check-config.json; then
-            echo "RUNGOGENERATE=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          fi
       - name: Install staticcheck
         run: go install honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck@376210a89477dedbe6fdc4484b233998650d7b3c # 2022.1.3 (v0.3.3)
       - name: Check that go.mod is tidy
@@ -57,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
             staticcheck ./... | sed -e 's@\(.*\)\.go@./\1.go@g'
       - name: go generate
         uses: protocol/multiple-go-modules@v1.2
-        if: (success() || failure()) && env.RUNGOGENERATE == 'true'
+        if: (success() || failure()) && fromJSON(steps.config.outputs.json).gogenerate == true
         with:
           run: |
             git clean -fd # make sure there aren't untracked files / directories
diff --git a/templates/.github/workflows/go-test.yml b/templates/.github/workflows/go-test.yml
index c229ce10..0fd34a7e 100644
--- a/templates/.github/workflows/go-test.yml
+++ b/templates/.github/workflows/go-test.yml
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@ jobs:
         go: [ "1.18.x", "1.19.x" ]
     env:
       COVERAGES: ""
-      SKIP32BIT: false
     runs-on: ${{ fromJSON(vars[format('UCI_GO_TEST_RUNNER_{0}', matrix.os)] || format('"{0}-latest"', matrix.os)) }}
     name: ${{ matrix.os }} (go ${{ matrix.go }})
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: recursive
+      - id: config
+        uses: protocol/.github/.github/actions/read-config@master
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
           go-version: ${{ matrix.go }}
@@ -35,14 +36,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run repo-specific setup
         uses: ./.github/actions/go-test-setup
         if: hashFiles('./.github/actions/go-test-setup') != ''
-      - name: Read config
-        if: hashFiles('./.github/workflows/go-test-config.json') != ''
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          if jq -re .skip32bit ./.github/workflows/go-test-config.json; then
-            echo "SKIP32BIT=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          fi
       - name: Run tests
+        if: contains(fromJSON(steps.config.outputs.json).skipOSes, matrix.os) == false
         uses: protocol/multiple-go-modules@v1.2
         with:
           # Use -coverpkg=./..., so that we include cross-package coverage.
@@ -50,7 +45,10 @@ jobs:
           # this means ./B's coverage will be significantly higher than 0%.
           run: go test -v -shuffle=on -coverprofile=module-coverage.txt -coverpkg=./... ./...
       - name: Run tests (32 bit)
-        if: matrix.os != 'macos' && env.SKIP32BIT == 'false' # can't run 32 bit tests on OSX.
+        # can't run 32 bit tests on OSX.
+        if: matrix.os != 'macos' &&
+          fromJSON(steps.config.outputs.json).skip32bit != true &&
+          contains(fromJSON(steps.config.outputs.json).skipOSes, matrix.os) == false
         uses: protocol/multiple-go-modules@v1.2
         env:
           GOARCH: 386
@@ -59,7 +57,9 @@ jobs:
             export "PATH=${{ env.PATH_386 }}:$PATH"
             go test -v -shuffle=on ./...
       - name: Run tests with race detector
-        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu' }} # speed things up. Windows and OSX VMs are slow
+        # speed things up. Windows and OSX VMs are slow
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu' &&
+          contains(fromJSON(steps.config.outputs.json).skipOSes, matrix.os) == false
         uses: protocol/multiple-go-modules@v1.2
         with:
           run: go test -v -race ./...