diff --git a/.github/workflows/event-processor.yml b/.github/workflows/event-processor.yml
index 16370e2edabb..ab576a2a1c5b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/event-processor.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/event-processor.yml
@@ -17,30 +17,24 @@ on:
 permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
-  # This event requires the Azure CLI to get the LABEL_SERVICE_API_KEY from the vault.
-  # Because the azure/login step adds time costly pre/post Az CLI commands to any every job
-  # it's used in, split this into its own job so only the event that needs the Az CLI pays
-  # the cost.
+  # Only newly opened issues need Azure login and secrets from Key Vault.
   event-handler-with-azure:
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'issues' && github.event.action == 'opened' }}
     permissions:
       issues: write
-      pull-requests: write
       # For OIDC auth
       id-token: write
-      contents: read
     name: Handle ${{ github.event_name }} ${{ github.event.action }} event with azure login
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: 'Az CLI login'
         uses: azure/login@7ddb5af1ef8758cf1353cf3b42f940aee27ba21c # v3.0.2
-        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'issues' && github.event.action == 'opened' }}
         with:
             client-id: e4cb9fd5-0875-4ca1-bc43-56196f5dfb8f
             tenant-id: 72f988bf-86f1-41af-91ab-2d7cd011db47
             allow-no-subscriptions: true
 
       - name: 'Run Azure CLI commands'
-        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'issues' && github.event.action == 'opened' }}
         run: |
           LABEL_SERVICE_API_KEY=$(az keyvault secret show \
             --vault-name issue-labeler \
@@ -60,10 +54,6 @@ jobs:
           echo "::add-mask::$APP_CONFIG_ENDPOINT"
           echo "APP_CONFIG_ENDPOINT=$APP_CONFIG_ENDPOINT" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
-      # To run github-event-processor built from source, for testing purposes, uncomment everything
-      # in between the Start/End-Build From Source comments and comment everything in between the
-      # Start/End-Install comments
-      # Start-Install
       - name: Install GitHub Event Processor
         run: >
           dotnet tool install
@@ -72,28 +62,6 @@ jobs:
           --add-source https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/azure-sdk/public/_packaging/azure-sdk-for-net/nuget/v3/index.json
           --global
         shell: bash
-      # End-Install
-
-      # Testing checkout of sources from the Azure/azure-sdk-tools repository
-      # The ref: is the SHA from the pull request in that repository or the
-      # refs/pull/<PRNumber>/merge for the latest on any given PR. If the repository
-      # is a fork eg. <User>/azure-sdk-tools then the repository down below will
-      # need to point to that fork
-      # Start-Build
-      # - name: Checkout tools repo for GitHub Event Processor sources
-      #   uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      #   with:
-      #     repository: Azure/azure-sdk-tools
-      #     path: azure-sdk-tools
-      #     ref: <refs/pull/<PRNumber>/merge> or <sha>
-
-      # - name: Build and install GitHubEventProcessor from sources
-      #   run: |
-      #     dotnet pack
-      #     dotnet tool install --global --prerelease --add-source ../../../artifacts/packages/Debug Azure.Sdk.Tools.GitHubEventProcessor
-      #   shell: bash
-      #   working-directory: azure-sdk-tools/tools/github-event-processor/Azure.Sdk.Tools.GitHubEventProcessor
-      # End-Build
 
       - name: Process Action Event
         run: |
@@ -112,3 +80,35 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: event
           path: ${{ github.event_path }}
+
+  event-handler:
+    if: ${{ !(github.event_name == 'issues' && github.event.action == 'opened') }}
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+      # PR events can dismiss approvals after untrusted changes.
+      pull-requests: write
+    name: Handle ${{ github.event_name }} ${{ github.event.action }} event
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Install GitHub Event Processor
+        run: >
+          dotnet tool install
+          Azure.Sdk.Tools.GitHubEventProcessor
+          --version 1.0.0-dev.20260403.1
+          --add-source https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/azure-sdk/public/_packaging/azure-sdk-for-net/nuget/v3/index.json
+          --global
+        shell: bash
+
+      - name: Process Action Event
+        run: |
+          github-event-processor ${{ github.event_name }} ${{ github.event_path }}
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Archive github event data
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
+        if: always()
+        with:
+          name: event
+          path: ${{ github.event_path }}