diff --git a/.github/workflows/mcg-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/mcg-ci.yml
index ed3eb898..afd8a3a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mcg-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mcg-ci.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,18 @@ jobs:
         stat $MCG_CFG
         [[ "$($MCG_CFG --prefix)" == "$(cd install; pwd)" ]] || exit 1
         [[ "$($MCG_CFG --revision)" == "$(git rev-parse HEAD)" ]] || exit 1
-  
+
+  # Make sure the cache file builds
+  graph-tools-cache-build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: cmake
+        run: cmake -B build -S . -C cmake/caches/GraphTools.cmake
+      - name: build
+        run: cmake --build build --parallel
+
   build-container:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/cmake/caches/FullBuild.cmake b/cmake/caches/FullBuild.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..867a26e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/caches/FullBuild.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# This is a CMake cache file for a full build
+set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE
+    Release
+    CACHE STRING ""
+)
+
+# Get external dependencies
+set(CUBE_DIR
+    "extern/install/cubelib"
+    CACHE STRING ""
+)
+set(EXTRAP_INCLUDE
+    "extern/install/extrap/include"
+    CACHE STRING ""
+)
+set(EXTRAP_LIB
+    "extern/install/extrap/lib"
+    CACHE STRING ""
+)
+
+# Enable all features from MetaCG
+set(METACG_BUILD_CGCOLLECTOR
+    ON
+    CACHE BOOL ""
+)
+set(METACG_BUILD_PGIS
+    ON
+    CACHE BOOL ""
+)
+set(METACG_BUILD_GRAPH_TOOLS
+    ON
+    CACHE BOOL ""
+)
diff --git a/cmake/caches/GraphTools.cmake b/cmake/caches/GraphTools.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3d4c394a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/caches/GraphTools.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# This is a CMake cache file for a full build
+set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE
+    Release
+    CACHE STRING ""
+)
+
+# Enable all features from MetaCG
+set(METACG_BUILD_CGCOLLECTOR
+    OFF
+    CACHE BOOL ""
+)
+set(METACG_BUILD_PGIS
+    OFF
+    CACHE BOOL ""
+)
+set(METACG_BUILD_GRAPH_TOOLS
+    ON
+    CACHE BOOL ""
+)