diff --git a/.github/workflows/native.yaml b/.github/workflows/native.yaml
index 4a3c3eeb2..c954eba6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/native.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/native.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
       - "pkgs/native_assets_builder/**"
       - "pkgs/native_assets_cli/**"
       - "pkgs/native_toolchain_c/**"
+      - "tools/**"
   push:
     branches: [main]
     paths:
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ on:
       - "pkgs/native_assets_builder/**"
       - "pkgs/native_assets_cli/**"
       - "pkgs/native_toolchain_c/**"
+      - "tools/**"
   schedule:
     - cron: "0 0 * * 0" # weekly
 
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu, macos, windows]
         sdk: [stable, dev]
         package: [native_assets_builder, native_assets_cli, native_toolchain_c]
+        dependencies: [published, path]
         # Breaking changes temporarily break the example run on the Dart SDK until native_assets_builder is rolled into the Dart SDK dev build.
         breaking-change: [false]
         exclude:
@@ -38,6 +41,9 @@ jobs:
             sdk: dev
           - os: windows
             sdk: dev
+          # Only run path deps on dev
+          - sdk: stable
+            dependencies: published
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}-latest
 
@@ -57,6 +63,12 @@ jobs:
           ndk-version: r26b
         if: ${{ matrix.sdk == 'stable' }}
 
+      - run: dart pub get -C ../../tools/
+        if: ${{ matrix.dependencies == 'path' }}
+
+      - run: dart ../../tools/bin/change_dependencies.dart 
+        if: ${{ matrix.dependencies == 'path' }}
+
       - run: dart pub get
 
       - run: dart pub get -C test/data/dart_app/
@@ -114,11 +126,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install coverage
         run: dart pub global activate coverage
-        if: ${{ matrix.sdk == 'stable' }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.sdk == 'stable' && matrix.dependencies == 'published' }}
 
       - name: Collect coverage
         run: dart pub global run coverage:test_with_coverage
-        if: ${{ matrix.sdk == 'stable' }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.sdk == 'stable' && matrix.dependencies == 'published' }}
 
       - name: Upload coverage
         uses: coverallsapp/github-action@3dfc5567390f6fa9267c0ee9c251e4c8c3f18949
@@ -126,7 +138,7 @@ jobs:
           flag-name: ${{ matrix.package }}_${{ matrix.os }}
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           parallel: true
-        if: ${{ matrix.sdk == 'stable' }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.sdk == 'stable' && matrix.dependencies == 'published' }}
 
   coverage-finished:
     needs: [build]
diff --git a/tools/.gitignore b/tools/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b3e7bc22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Please keep consistent with .pubignore.
+
+# https://dart.dev/guides/libraries/private-files
+# Created by `dart pub`
+.dart_tool/
+
+# Avoid committing pubspec.lock for library packages; see
+# https://dart.dev/guides/libraries/private-files#pubspeclock.
+pubspec.lock
diff --git a/tools/bin/change_dependencies.dart b/tools/bin/change_dependencies.dart
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd7b93ee4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/bin/change_dependencies.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2023, the Dart project authors.  Please see the AUTHORS file
+// for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
+// BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+import 'dart:io';
+
+import 'package:glob/glob.dart';
+import 'package:glob/list_local_fs.dart';
+import 'package:yaml_edit/yaml_edit.dart';
+import 'package:yaml/yaml.dart';
+
+void main(List<String> args) {
+  final root = Platform.script.resolve('../../');
+  final glob = Glob('**pubspec.yaml');
+  final files = glob.listSync(root: root.toFilePath()).whereType<File>();
+  for (final file in files) {
+    final yamlEditor = YamlEditor(file.readAsStringSync());
+    final yaml = yamlEditor.parseAt([]);
+    if (yaml is! YamlMap) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    final dependencies = yaml['dependencies'];
+    if (dependencies is! YamlMap) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    for (final package in dependencies.keys) {
+      if (!packagesToPin.contains(package)) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      yamlEditor.update(
+        ['dependencies', package],
+        {
+          // Some packages contain full test projects that are copied in unit
+          // tests. So, use absolute paths.
+          'path':
+              root.resolve('pkgs/$package/').toFilePath().replaceAll(r'\', '/'),
+        },
+      );
+    }
+    if (yamlEditor.edits.isEmpty) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    yamlEditor.update(['publish_to'], 'none');
+    file.writeAsStringSync(yamlEditor.toString());
+  }
+}
+
+const packagesToPin = {
+  'native_assets_builder',
+  'native_assets_cli',
+  'native_toolchain_c',
+};
diff --git a/tools/pubspec.yaml b/tools/pubspec.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..396d15afe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/pubspec.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+name: tools_for_dart_lang_native
+description: >-
+  Some helper scripts for https://github.com/dart-lang/native.
+version: 0.1.0
+repository: https://github.com/dart-lang/native/tree/main/pkgs/native_assets_builder
+
+publish_to: none
+
+environment:
+  sdk: '>=3.0.0 <4.0.0'
+
+dependencies:
+  glob: ^2.1.2
+  yaml_edit: ^2.1.1