diff --git a/forge/cli/blueprint.cue b/forge/cli/blueprint.cue
index 84e1f892..648faf4d 100644
--- a/forge/cli/blueprint.cue
+++ b/forge/cli/blueprint.cue
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@ project: {
 				"darwin/arm64",
 			]
 		}
+		test: retries: 3
 	}
 }
diff --git a/forge/cli/cmd/cmds/run.go b/forge/cli/cmd/cmds/run.go
index 5adaf4b3..bbaa8860 100644
--- a/forge/cli/cmd/cmds/run.go
+++ b/forge/cli/cmd/cmds/run.go
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 package cmds
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
-	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/input-output-hk/catalyst-forge/forge/cli/pkg/earthly"
+	"github.com/input-output-hk/catalyst-forge/forge/cli/pkg/earthfile"
 	"github.com/input-output-hk/catalyst-forge/forge/cli/pkg/executor"
 	"github.com/input-output-hk/catalyst-forge/forge/cli/pkg/secrets"
 )
@@ -21,40 +19,33 @@ type RunCmd struct {
 }
 
 func (c *RunCmd) Run(logger *slog.Logger) error {
-	if !strings.Contains(c.Path, "+") {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid Earthfile+Target pair: %s", c.Path)
+	ref, err := earthfile.ParseEarthfileRef(c.Path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
-	earthfileDir := strings.Split(c.Path, "+")[0]
-	target := strings.Split(c.Path, "+")[1]
-
-	project, err := loadProject(earthfileDir, logger)
+	project, err := loadProject(ref.Path, logger)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	logger.Info("Executing Earthly target", "project", project.Path, "target", ref.Target)
 	localExec := executor.NewLocalExecutor(
 		logger,
 		executor.WithRedirect(),
 	)
-
-	opts := generateOpts(target, c, &project.Blueprint)
-	earthlyExec := earthly.NewEarthlyExecutor(
-		earthfileDir,
-		target,
+	result, err := project.RunTarget(
+		ref.Target,
+		c.CI,
+		c.Local,
 		localExec,
 		secrets.NewDefaultSecretStore(),
-		logger,
-		opts...,
+		generateOpts(c)...,
 	)
-
-	logger.Info("Executing Earthly target", "earthfile", earthfileDir, "target", target)
-	result, err := earthlyExec.Run()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	printJson(result, c.Pretty)
-
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/forge/cli/cmd/cmds/scan.go b/forge/cli/cmd/cmds/scan.go
index 406f074f..ccd419d2 100644
--- a/forge/cli/cmd/cmds/scan.go
+++ b/forge/cli/cmd/cmds/scan.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ type ScanCmd struct {
 
 func (c *ScanCmd) Run(logger *slog.Logger) error {
 	walker := walker.NewDefaultFSWalker(logger)
-	loader := project.NewDefaultProjectLoader(loadRuntimes(logger), logger)
+	loader := project.NewDefaultProjectLoader(project.GetDefaultRuntimes(logger), logger)
 
 	var rootPath string
 	if c.Absolute {
diff --git a/forge/cli/cmd/cmds/util.go b/forge/cli/cmd/cmds/util.go
index 38b1a87e..6ff1a09a 100644
--- a/forge/cli/cmd/cmds/util.go
+++ b/forge/cli/cmd/cmds/util.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
 
-	"github.com/input-output-hk/catalyst-forge/blueprint/schema"
 	"github.com/input-output-hk/catalyst-forge/forge/cli/pkg/earthly"
 	"github.com/input-output-hk/catalyst-forge/forge/cli/pkg/project"
 )
@@ -22,50 +21,11 @@ func enumerate(data map[string][]string) []string {
 	return result
 }
 
-// generateOpts generates the options for the Earthly executor based on the configuration file and flags.
-func generateOpts(target string, flags *RunCmd, config *schema.Blueprint) []earthly.EarthlyExecutorOption {
+// generateOpts generates the options for the Earthly executor based on command
+// flags.
+func generateOpts(flags *RunCmd) []earthly.EarthlyExecutorOption {
 	var opts []earthly.EarthlyExecutorOption
 
-	if config != nil {
-		if _, ok := config.Project.CI.Targets[target]; ok {
-			targetConfig := config.Project.CI.Targets[target]
-
-			if len(targetConfig.Args) > 0 {
-				var args []string
-				for k, v := range targetConfig.Args {
-					args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--%s", k), v)
-				}
-
-				opts = append(opts, earthly.WithTargetArgs(args...))
-			}
-
-			// We only run multiple platforms in CI mode to avoid issues with local builds.
-			if targetConfig.Platforms != nil && flags.CI {
-				opts = append(opts, earthly.WithPlatforms(targetConfig.Platforms...))
-			}
-
-			if targetConfig.Privileged != nil && *targetConfig.Privileged {
-				opts = append(opts, earthly.WithPrivileged())
-			}
-
-			if targetConfig.Retries != nil {
-				opts = append(opts, earthly.WithRetries(*targetConfig.Retries))
-			}
-
-			if len(targetConfig.Secrets) > 0 {
-				opts = append(opts, earthly.WithSecrets(targetConfig.Secrets))
-			}
-		}
-
-		if config.Global.CI.Providers.Earthly.Satellite != nil && !flags.Local {
-			opts = append(opts, earthly.WithSatellite(*config.Global.CI.Providers.Earthly.Satellite))
-		}
-
-		if len(config.Global.CI.Secrets) > 0 {
-			opts = append(opts, earthly.WithSecrets(config.Global.CI.Secrets))
-		}
-	}
-
 	if flags != nil {
 		if flags.Artifact != "" {
 			opts = append(opts, earthly.WithArtifact(flags.Artifact))
@@ -80,7 +40,7 @@ func generateOpts(target string, flags *RunCmd, config *schema.Blueprint) []eart
 			opts = append(opts, earthly.WithPlatforms(flags.Platform...))
 		}
 
-		if flags.TargetArgs != nil && len(flags.TargetArgs) > 0 && flags.TargetArgs[0] != "" {
+		if len(flags.TargetArgs) > 0 && flags.TargetArgs[0] != "" {
 			opts = append(opts, earthly.WithTargetArgs(flags.TargetArgs...))
 		}
 	}
@@ -90,17 +50,10 @@ func generateOpts(target string, flags *RunCmd, config *schema.Blueprint) []eart
 
 // loadProject loads the project from the given root path.
 func loadProject(rootPath string, logger *slog.Logger) (project.Project, error) {
-	loader := project.NewDefaultProjectLoader(loadRuntimes(logger), logger)
+	loader := project.NewDefaultProjectLoader(project.GetDefaultRuntimes(logger), logger)
 	return loader.Load(rootPath)
 }
 
-// loadRuntimes loads the all runtime data collectors.
-func loadRuntimes(logger *slog.Logger) []project.RuntimeData {
-	return []project.RuntimeData{
-		project.NewGitRuntime(logger),
-	}
-}
-
 // printJson prints the given data as a JSON string.
 func printJson(data interface{}, pretty bool) {
 	var out []byte
diff --git a/forge/cli/pkg/earthfile/earthfile.go b/forge/cli/pkg/earthfile/earthfile.go
index fa97e6bb..24fd19cd 100644
--- a/forge/cli/pkg/earthfile/earthfile.go
+++ b/forge/cli/pkg/earthfile/earthfile.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package earthfile
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/earthly/earthly/ast"
 	"github.com/earthly/earthly/ast/spec"
@@ -13,6 +15,12 @@ type Earthfile struct {
 	spec spec.Earthfile
 }
 
+// EarthfileRef represents a reference to an Earthfile and a target.
+type EarthfileRef struct {
+	Path   string
+	Target string
+}
+
 // Targets returns the names of the targets in the Earthfile.
 func (e Earthfile) Targets() []string {
 	var targetNames []string
@@ -52,6 +60,20 @@ func ParseEarthfile(ctx context.Context, earthfile walker.FileSeeker) (Earthfile
 	}, nil
 }
 
+// ParseEarthfileRef parses an Earthfile+Target pair.
+func ParseEarthfileRef(ref string) (EarthfileRef, error) {
+	parts := strings.Split(ref, "+")
+
+	if len(parts) != 2 {
+		return EarthfileRef{}, fmt.Errorf("invalid Earthfile+Target pair: %s", ref)
+	}
+
+	return EarthfileRef{
+		Path:   parts[0],
+		Target: parts[1],
+	}, nil
+}
+
 // namedReader is a FileSeeker that also provides the name of the file.
 // This is used to interopt with the Earthly AST parser.
 type namedReader struct {
diff --git a/forge/cli/pkg/project/loader.go b/forge/cli/pkg/project/loader.go
index b8cc8e98..5b144f07 100644
--- a/forge/cli/pkg/project/loader.go
+++ b/forge/cli/pkg/project/loader.go
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ func (p *DefaultProjectLoader) Load(projectPath string) (Project, error) {
 		Path:         projectPath,
 		Repo:         repo,
 		RepoRoot:     gitRoot,
+		logger:       p.logger,
 		rawBlueprint: rbp,
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/forge/cli/pkg/project/project.go b/forge/cli/pkg/project/project.go
index a627129d..713df954 100644
--- a/forge/cli/pkg/project/project.go
+++ b/forge/cli/pkg/project/project.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package project
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -9,6 +10,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/input-output-hk/catalyst-forge/blueprint/pkg/blueprint"
 	"github.com/input-output-hk/catalyst-forge/blueprint/schema"
 	"github.com/input-output-hk/catalyst-forge/forge/cli/pkg/earthfile"
+	"github.com/input-output-hk/catalyst-forge/forge/cli/pkg/earthly"
+	"github.com/input-output-hk/catalyst-forge/forge/cli/pkg/executor"
+	"github.com/input-output-hk/catalyst-forge/forge/cli/pkg/secrets"
 )
 
 type TagInfo struct {
@@ -25,14 +29,10 @@ type Project struct {
 	Repo         *gg.Repository
 	RepoRoot     string
 	Tags         TagInfo
+	logger       *slog.Logger
 	rawBlueprint blueprint.RawBlueprint
 }
 
-// Raw returns the raw blueprint.
-func (p *Project) Raw() blueprint.RawBlueprint {
-	return p.rawBlueprint
-}
-
 // GetRelativePath returns the relative path of the project from the repo root.
 func (p *Project) GetRelativePath() (string, error) {
 	var projectPath, repoRoot string
@@ -67,3 +67,70 @@ func (p *Project) GetRelativePath() (string, error) {
 
 	return relPath, nil
 }
+
+// Raw returns the raw blueprint.
+func (p *Project) Raw() blueprint.RawBlueprint {
+	return p.rawBlueprint
+}
+
+func (p *Project) RunTarget(
+	target string,
+	ci bool,
+	local bool,
+	exec executor.Executor,
+	store secrets.SecretStore,
+	opts ...earthly.EarthlyExecutorOption,
+) (map[string]earthly.EarthlyExecutionResult, error) {
+	return earthly.NewEarthlyExecutor(
+		p.Path,
+		target,
+		exec,
+		store,
+		p.logger,
+		append(p.generateOpts(target, ci, local), opts...)...,
+	).Run()
+}
+
+func (p *Project) generateOpts(target string, ci, local bool) []earthly.EarthlyExecutorOption {
+	var opts []earthly.EarthlyExecutorOption
+
+	if _, ok := p.Blueprint.Project.CI.Targets[target]; ok {
+		targetConfig := p.Blueprint.Project.CI.Targets[target]
+
+		if len(targetConfig.Args) > 0 {
+			var args []string
+			for k, v := range targetConfig.Args {
+				args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--%s", k), v)
+			}
+
+			opts = append(opts, earthly.WithTargetArgs(args...))
+		}
+
+		// We only run multiple platforms in CI mode to avoid issues with local builds.
+		if targetConfig.Platforms != nil && ci {
+			opts = append(opts, earthly.WithPlatforms(targetConfig.Platforms...))
+		}
+
+		if targetConfig.Privileged != nil && *targetConfig.Privileged {
+			opts = append(opts, earthly.WithPrivileged())
+		}
+
+		if targetConfig.Retries != nil {
+			opts = append(opts, earthly.WithRetries(*targetConfig.Retries))
+		}
+
+		if len(targetConfig.Secrets) > 0 {
+			opts = append(opts, earthly.WithSecrets(targetConfig.Secrets))
+		}
+	}
+
+	if p.Blueprint.Global.CI.Providers.Earthly.Satellite != nil && !local {
+		opts = append(opts, earthly.WithSatellite(*p.Blueprint.Global.CI.Providers.Earthly.Satellite))
+	}
+
+	if len(p.Blueprint.Global.CI.Secrets) > 0 {
+		opts = append(opts, earthly.WithSecrets(p.Blueprint.Global.CI.Secrets))
+	}
+
+	return opts
+}
diff --git a/forge/cli/pkg/project/runtime.go b/forge/cli/pkg/project/runtime.go
index 37dd963e..9194de1d 100644
--- a/forge/cli/pkg/project/runtime.go
+++ b/forge/cli/pkg/project/runtime.go
@@ -69,8 +69,16 @@ func (g *GitRuntime) Load(project *Project) map[string]string {
 	return data
 }
 
+// NewGitRuntime creates a new GitRuntime.
 func NewGitRuntime(logger *slog.Logger) *GitRuntime {
 	return &GitRuntime{
 		logger: logger,
 	}
 }
+
+// GetDefaultRuntimes returns the default runtime data loaders.
+func GetDefaultRuntimes(logger *slog.Logger) []RuntimeData {
+	return []RuntimeData{
+		NewGitRuntime(logger),
+	}
+}