diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index eb5494e7e43d..6709cc29daf3 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ parameters:
   workflow:
     description: Which workflow to run
     type: enum
-    enum: ['ci', 'pr', 'merged', 'daily']
-    default: 'ci'
+    enum: ['normal', 'merged', 'daily', 'skipped']
+    default: 'skipped'
 
 executors:
   sb_node_16_classic:
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ jobs:
     parameters:
       parallelism:
         type: integer
-        default: 2
     executor:
       class: medium
       name: sb_node_16_browsers
@@ -282,7 +281,6 @@ jobs:
     parameters:
       parallelism:
         type: integer
-        default: 2
     executor:
       class: medium
       name: sb_node_16_browsers
@@ -303,7 +301,6 @@ jobs:
     parameters:
       parallelism:
         type: integer
-        default: 2
     executor:
       class: large
       name: sb_node_16_browsers
@@ -338,7 +335,6 @@ jobs:
     parameters:
       parallelism:
         type: integer
-        default: 2
     executor:
       class: medium
       name: sb_playwright
@@ -359,7 +355,6 @@ jobs:
     parameters:
       parallelism:
         type: integer
-        default: 2
     executor:
       class: large
       name: sb_playwright
@@ -380,7 +375,6 @@ jobs:
     parameters:
       parallelism:
         type: integer
-        default: 2
     executor:
       class: medium
       name: sb_node_16_browsers
@@ -400,7 +394,6 @@ jobs:
     parameters:
       parallelism:
         type: integer
-        default: 2
     executor:
       class: medium
       name: sb_playwright
@@ -424,7 +417,6 @@ jobs:
     parameters:
       parallelism:
         type: integer
-        default: 2
     executor:
       class: medium
       name: sb_playwright
@@ -448,7 +440,6 @@ jobs:
     parameters:
       parallelism:
         type: integer
-        default: 2
     executor:
       class: medium
       name: sb_playwright
@@ -468,54 +459,9 @@ jobs:
           template: $(yarn get-template --cadence << pipeline.parameters.workflow >> --task bench)
 
 workflows:
-  ci:
+  normal:
     when:
-      and:
-        - equal: [api, << pipeline.trigger_source >>]
-        - equal: [ci, << pipeline.parameters.workflow >>]
-    jobs:
-      - pretty-docs
-      - build
-      - lint:
-          requires:
-            - build
-      - check:
-          requires:
-            - build
-      - unit-tests:
-          requires:
-            - build
-      - script-unit-tests:
-          requires:
-            - build
-      - chromatic-internal-storybooks:
-          requires:
-            - build
-      - create-sandboxes:
-          requires:
-            - build
-      - build-sandboxes:
-          requires:
-            - create-sandboxes
-      - chromatic-sandboxes:
-          requires:
-            - build-sandboxes
-      - e2e-production:
-          requires:
-            - build-sandboxes
-      - e2e-dev:
-          requires:
-            - create-sandboxes
-      - test-runner-production:
-          requires:
-            - build-sandboxes
-      # TODO: reenable once we find out the source of flakyness
-      # - test-runner-dev:
-      #     requires:
-      #       - create-sandboxes
-  pr:
-    when:
-      equal: [pr, << pipeline.parameters.workflow >>]
+      equal: [normal, << pipeline.parameters.workflow >>]
     jobs:
       - pretty-docs
       - build
@@ -554,6 +500,7 @@ workflows:
           requires:
             - build-sandboxes
       - e2e-dev:
+          parallelism: 2
           requires:
             - create-sandboxes
       - test-runner-production:
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 655dd310ffaf..c4caf9cb3f0e 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ Closes #
 
 #### Maintainers
 
-- [ ] If this PR should be tested against many or all sandboxes,
-      make sure to add the `ci:merged` or `ci:daily` GH label to it.
+- [ ] When this PR is ready for testing, make sure to add `ci:normal`, `ci:merged` or `ci:daily` GH label to it to run a specific set of sandboxes. The particular set of sandboxes can be found in `code/lib/cli/src/sandbox-templates.ts`
 - [ ] Make sure this PR contains **one** of the labels below.
 
 `["cleanup", "BREAKING CHANGE", "feature request", "bug", "documentation", "maintenance", "dependencies", "other"]`
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 23a8f37bfaa4..d319a540c376 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@ jobs:
       run:
         working-directory: scripts
     steps:
+      - name: Cancel if [skip ci]
+        if: contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip ci]')
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        # From https://stackoverflow.com/a/75809743
+        run: |
+          gh run cancel ${{ github.run_id }}
+          gh run watch ${{ github.run_id }}
+
       - name: Checkout ${{ github.ref_name }}
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
@@ -71,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.name "storybook-bot"
           git config --global user.email "32066757+storybook-bot@users.noreply.github.com"
           git add .
-          git commit -m "Bump version from $CURRENT_VERSION to $DEFERRED_NEXT_VERSION" || true
+          git commit -m "Bump version from $CURRENT_VERSION to $DEFERRED_NEXT_VERSION [skip ci]" || true
           git push origin ${{ github.ref_name }}
 
       - name: Get current version
@@ -149,7 +158,7 @@ jobs:
           git pull
           git checkout origin/main ./CHANGELOG.md
           git add ./CHANGELOG.md
-          git commit -m "Update CHANGELOG.md for v${{ steps.version.outputs.current-version }}"
+          git commit -m "Update CHANGELOG.md for v${{ steps.version.outputs.current-version }} [skip ci]"
           git push origin next
 
       - name: Sync versions/next.json from `next` to `main`
diff --git a/.github/workflows/trigger-circle-ci-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/trigger-circle-ci-workflow.yml
index 7b1f853bde1e..2547a08218a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/trigger-circle-ci-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trigger-circle-ci-workflow.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ on:
       - next
       - main
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   get-branch:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -32,31 +36,12 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       branch: ${{ env.branch }}
 
-  trigger-ci-tests:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: get-branch
-    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request_target' && github.event.pull_request.draft == true && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:pr') && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:merged') && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:daily')
-    steps:
-      - name: Trigger draft PR tests
-        run: >
-          curl -X POST --location "https://circleci.com/api/v2/project/gh/storybookjs/storybook/pipeline" \
-            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-            -H "Circle-Token: $CIRCLE_CI_TOKEN" \
-            -d '{
-                  "branch": "'"$BRANCH"'",
-                  "parameters": {
-                    "workflow": "ci"
-                  }
-                }'
-        env:
-          CIRCLE_CI_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CIRCLE_CI_TOKEN }}
-          BRANCH: ${{ needs.get-branch.outputs.branch }}
-  trigger-pr-tests:
+  trigger-normal-tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: get-branch
-    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request_target' && (((github.event.pull_request.draft == false && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'release')) || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:pr')) && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:merged') && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:daily'))
+    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request_target' && contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:normal')
     steps:
-      - name: Trigger PR tests
+      - name: Trigger Normal tests
         run: >
           curl -X POST --location "https://circleci.com/api/v2/project/gh/storybookjs/storybook/pipeline" \
             -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
@@ -64,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
             -d '{
                   "branch": "'"$BRANCH"'",
                   "parameters": {
-                    "workflow": "pr"
+                    "workflow": "normal"
                   }
                 }'
         env:
@@ -73,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
   trigger-merged-tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: get-branch
-    if: github.event_name == 'push' || (contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:merged') && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:daily'))
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:merged')
     steps:
       - name: Trigger merged tests
         run: >
diff --git a/code/lib/cli/src/sandbox-templates.ts b/code/lib/cli/src/sandbox-templates.ts
index a8babd756aff..5b19a3d8d4ad 100644
--- a/code/lib/cli/src/sandbox-templates.ts
+++ b/code/lib/cli/src/sandbox-templates.ts
@@ -534,9 +534,9 @@ export const allTemplates: Record<TemplateKey, Template> = {
   ...benchTemplates,
 };
 
-export const ci: TemplateKey[] = ['cra/default-ts', 'react-vite/default-ts'];
-export const pr: TemplateKey[] = [
-  ...ci,
+export const normal: TemplateKey[] = [
+  'cra/default-ts',
+  'react-vite/default-ts',
   'angular-cli/default-ts',
   'vue3-vite/default-ts',
   'vue-cli/vue2-default-js',
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ export const pr: TemplateKey[] = [
   'bench/react-webpack-18-ts',
 ];
 export const merged: TemplateKey[] = [
-  ...pr,
+  ...normal,
   'react-webpack/18-ts',
   'react-webpack/17-ts',
   'angular-cli/15-ts',
@@ -578,4 +578,4 @@ export const daily: TemplateKey[] = [
   'html-vite/default-js',
 ];
 
-export const templatesByCadence = { ci, pr, merged, daily };
+export const templatesByCadence = { normal, merged, daily };
diff --git a/code/lib/manager-api/src/modules/whatsnew.ts b/code/lib/manager-api/src/modules/whatsnew.ts
index 21d0596683f6..5890eaae6fc7 100644
--- a/code/lib/manager-api/src/modules/whatsnew.ts
+++ b/code/lib/manager-api/src/modules/whatsnew.ts
@@ -73,10 +73,12 @@ export const init: ModuleFn = ({ fullAPI, store }) => {
     const whatsNewData = await getLatestWhatsNewPost();
     setWhatsNewState(whatsNewData);
 
-    const isNewStoryBookUser = fullAPI.getUrlState().path.includes('onboarding');
+    const urlState = fullAPI.getUrlState();
+    const isOnboardingView =
+      urlState?.path === '/onboarding' || urlState.queryParams?.onboarding === 'true';
 
     if (
-      !isNewStoryBookUser &&
+      !isOnboardingView &&
       whatsNewData.status === 'SUCCESS' &&
       !whatsNewData.disableWhatsNewNotifications &&
       whatsNewData.showNotification
diff --git a/code/lib/telemetry/package.json b/code/lib/telemetry/package.json
index 31a3f8b1ffa7..8ad9770dfae6 100644
--- a/code/lib/telemetry/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/telemetry/package.json
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@storybook/client-logger": "7.1.0-rc.1",
     "@storybook/core-common": "7.1.0-rc.1",
+    "@storybook/csf-tools": "7.1.0-rc.1",
     "chalk": "^4.1.0",
     "detect-package-manager": "^2.0.1",
     "fetch-retry": "^5.0.2",
diff --git a/code/lib/telemetry/src/storybook-metadata.ts b/code/lib/telemetry/src/storybook-metadata.ts
index d17294256497..01a54d9c9ec0 100644
--- a/code/lib/telemetry/src/storybook-metadata.ts
+++ b/code/lib/telemetry/src/storybook-metadata.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   getProjectRoot,
 } from '@storybook/core-common';
 import type { StorybookConfig, PackageJson } from '@storybook/types';
+import { readConfig } from '@storybook/csf-tools';
 
 import type { StorybookMetadata, Dependency, StorybookAddon } from './types';
 import { getActualPackageVersion, getActualPackageVersions } from './package-json';
@@ -160,6 +161,16 @@ export const computeStorybookMetadata = async ({
   const hasStorybookEslint = !!allDependencies['eslint-plugin-storybook'];
 
   const storybookInfo = getStorybookInfo(packageJson);
+
+  const { previewConfig } = storybookInfo;
+  if (previewConfig) {
+    const config = await readConfig(previewConfig);
+    const usesGlobals = !!(
+      config.getFieldNode(['globals']) || config.getFieldNode(['globalTypes'])
+    );
+    metadata.preview = { ...metadata.preview, usesGlobals };
+  }
+
   const storybookVersion = storybookPackages[storybookInfo.frameworkPackage]?.version;
 
   return {
diff --git a/code/lib/telemetry/src/types.ts b/code/lib/telemetry/src/types.ts
index 25100149fd44..ba3af37719c0 100644
--- a/code/lib/telemetry/src/types.ts
+++ b/code/lib/telemetry/src/types.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ export type StorybookMetadata = {
   hasCustomBabel?: boolean;
   features?: StorybookConfig['features'];
   refCount?: number;
+  preview?: {
+    usesGlobals?: boolean;
+  };
 };
 
 export interface Payload {
diff --git a/code/yarn.lock b/code/yarn.lock
index 820f77a52beb..746279daa5dc 100644
--- a/code/yarn.lock
+++ b/code/yarn.lock
@@ -7452,6 +7452,7 @@ __metadata:
   dependencies:
     "@storybook/client-logger": 7.1.0-rc.1
     "@storybook/core-common": 7.1.0-rc.1
+    "@storybook/csf-tools": 7.1.0-rc.1
     chalk: ^4.1.0
     detect-package-manager: ^2.0.1
     fetch-retry: ^5.0.2
diff --git a/scripts/dangerfile.ts b/scripts/dangerfile.ts
index 375f45f176bf..6e8c5a2536ae 100644
--- a/scripts/dangerfile.ts
+++ b/scripts/dangerfile.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ const Versions = {
   MAJOR: 'MAJOR',
 };
 
+const ciLabels = ['ci:normal', 'ci:merged', 'ci:daily'];
+
 const branchVersion = Versions.MINOR;
 
 const checkRequiredLabels = (labels: string[]) => {
@@ -48,12 +50,20 @@ const checkRequiredLabels = (labels: string[]) => {
     fail(`Please choose only one of these labels: ${JSON.stringify(foundRequiredLabels)}`);
   }
 
-  const foundPatchLabels = intersection(['patch:no', 'patch:yes'], labels);
+  const labelsForPatchStatus = ['patch:no', 'patch:yes'];
+  const foundPatchLabels = intersection(labelsForPatchStatus, labels);
   if (isEmpty(foundPatchLabels)) {
-    fail(`PR is not labeled with one of: ${JSON.stringify(foundPatchLabels)}`);
+    fail(`PR is not labeled with one of: ${JSON.stringify(labelsForPatchStatus)}`);
   } else if (foundPatchLabels.length > 1) {
     fail(`Please choose only one of these labels: ${JSON.stringify(foundPatchLabels)}`);
   }
+
+  const foundCILabels = intersection(ciLabels, labels);
+  if (isEmpty(foundCILabels)) {
+    fail(`PR is not labeled with one of: ${JSON.stringify(ciLabels)}`);
+  } else if (foundCILabels.length > 1) {
+    fail(`Please choose only one of these labels: ${JSON.stringify(foundCILabels)}`);
+  }
 };
 
 const checkPrTitle = (title: string) => {