diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 25397006ee23c..51dd0f81ed147 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ jobs:
     env:
       CI_JOB_NAME: ${{ matrix.name }}
       CI_JOB_DOC_URL: ${{ matrix.doc_url }}
+      GITHUB_WORKFLOW_RUN_ID: ${{ github.run_id }}
+      GITHUB_REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
       CARGO_REGISTRIES_CRATES_IO_PROTOCOL: sparse
       # commit of PR sha or commit sha. `GITHUB_SHA` is not accurate for PRs.
       HEAD_SHA: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/utils/metrics.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/utils/metrics.rs
index 885fff9c32c5a..862c444962415 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/utils/metrics.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/utils/metrics.rs
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::BufWriter;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant, SystemTime};
 
+use build_helper::ci::CiEnv;
 use build_helper::metrics::{
-    JsonInvocation, JsonInvocationSystemStats, JsonNode, JsonRoot, JsonStepSystemStats, Test,
-    TestOutcome, TestSuite, TestSuiteMetadata,
+    CiMetadata, JsonInvocation, JsonInvocationSystemStats, JsonNode, JsonRoot, JsonStepSystemStats,
+    Test, TestOutcome, TestSuite, TestSuiteMetadata,
 };
 use sysinfo::{CpuRefreshKind, RefreshKind, System};
 
@@ -217,7 +218,12 @@ impl BuildMetrics {
             children: steps.into_iter().map(|step| self.prepare_json_step(step)).collect(),
         });
 
-        let json = JsonRoot { format_version: CURRENT_FORMAT_VERSION, system_stats, invocations };
+        let json = JsonRoot {
+            format_version: CURRENT_FORMAT_VERSION,
+            system_stats,
+            invocations,
+            ci_metadata: get_ci_metadata(CiEnv::current()),
+        };
 
         t!(std::fs::create_dir_all(dest.parent().unwrap()));
         let mut file = BufWriter::new(t!(File::create(&dest)));
@@ -245,6 +251,16 @@ impl BuildMetrics {
     }
 }
 
+fn get_ci_metadata(ci_env: CiEnv) -> Option<CiMetadata> {
+    if ci_env != CiEnv::GitHubActions {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let workflow_run_id =
+        std::env::var("GITHUB_WORKFLOW_RUN_ID").ok().and_then(|id| id.parse::<u64>().ok())?;
+    let repository = std::env::var("GITHUB_REPOSITORY").ok()?;
+    Some(CiMetadata { workflow_run_id, repository })
+}
+
 struct MetricsState {
     finished_steps: Vec<StepMetrics>,
     running_steps: Vec<StepMetrics>,
diff --git a/src/build_helper/src/metrics.rs b/src/build_helper/src/metrics.rs
index fdff9cd18cea7..8b82e62a32770 100644
--- a/src/build_helper/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/src/build_helper/src/metrics.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,19 @@ pub struct JsonRoot {
     pub format_version: usize,
     pub system_stats: JsonInvocationSystemStats,
     pub invocations: Vec<JsonInvocation>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub ci_metadata: Option<CiMetadata>,
+}
+
+/// Represents metadata about bootstrap's execution in CI.
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct CiMetadata {
+    /// GitHub run ID of the workflow where bootstrap was executed.
+    /// Note that the run ID will be shared amongst all jobs executed in that workflow.
+    pub workflow_run_id: u64,
+    /// Full name of a GitHub repository where bootstrap was executed in CI.
+    /// e.g. `rust-lang-ci/rust`.
+    pub repository: String,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
diff --git a/src/ci/citool/src/analysis.rs b/src/ci/citool/src/analysis.rs
index 2b001f28b0eb4..7fbfad467c641 100644
--- a/src/ci/citool/src/analysis.rs
+++ b/src/ci/citool/src/analysis.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::fmt::Debug;
+use std::time::Duration;
 
 use build_helper::metrics::{
     BuildStep, JsonRoot, TestOutcome, TestSuite, TestSuiteMetadata, escape_step_name,
@@ -184,11 +185,70 @@ fn render_table(suites: BTreeMap<String, TestSuiteRecord>) -> String {
 }
 
 /// Outputs a report of test differences between the `parent` and `current` commits.
-pub fn output_test_diffs(job_metrics: HashMap<JobName, JobMetrics>) {
+pub fn output_test_diffs(job_metrics: &HashMap<JobName, JobMetrics>) {
     let aggregated_test_diffs = aggregate_test_diffs(&job_metrics);
     report_test_diffs(aggregated_test_diffs);
 }
 
+/// Prints the ten largest differences in bootstrap durations.
+pub fn output_largest_duration_changes(job_metrics: &HashMap<JobName, JobMetrics>) {
+    struct Entry<'a> {
+        job: &'a JobName,
+        before: Duration,
+        after: Duration,
+        change: f64,
+    }
+
+    let mut changes: Vec<Entry> = vec![];
+    for (job, metrics) in job_metrics {
+        if let Some(parent) = &metrics.parent {
+            let duration_before = parent
+                .invocations
+                .iter()
+                .map(|i| BuildStep::from_invocation(i).duration)
+                .sum::<Duration>();
+            let duration_after = metrics
+                .current
+                .invocations
+                .iter()
+                .map(|i| BuildStep::from_invocation(i).duration)
+                .sum::<Duration>();
+            let pct_change = duration_after.as_secs_f64() / duration_before.as_secs_f64();
+            let pct_change = pct_change * 100.0;
+            // Normalize around 100, to get + for regression and - for improvements
+            let pct_change = pct_change - 100.0;
+            changes.push(Entry {
+                job,
+                before: duration_before,
+                after: duration_after,
+                change: pct_change,
+            });
+        }
+    }
+    changes.sort_by(|e1, e2| e1.change.partial_cmp(&e2.change).unwrap().reverse());
+
+    println!("# Job duration changes");
+    for (index, entry) in changes.into_iter().take(10).enumerate() {
+        println!(
+            "{}. `{}`: {:.1}s -> {:.1}s ({:.1}%)",
+            index + 1,
+            entry.job,
+            entry.before.as_secs_f64(),
+            entry.after.as_secs_f64(),
+            entry.change
+        );
+    }
+
+    println!();
+    output_details("How to interpret the job duration changes?", || {
+        println!(
+            r#"Job durations can vary a lot, based on the actual runner instance
+that executed the job, system noise, invalidated caches, etc. The table above is provided
+mostly for t-infra members, for simpler debugging of potential CI slow-downs."#
+        );
+    });
+}
+
 #[derive(Default)]
 struct TestSuiteRecord {
     passed: u64,
diff --git a/src/ci/citool/src/main.rs b/src/ci/citool/src/main.rs
index 5f5c50dc43a0e..6db5eab458cca 100644
--- a/src/ci/citool/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/ci/citool/src/main.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use clap::Parser;
 use jobs::JobDatabase;
 use serde_yaml::Value;
 
-use crate::analysis::output_test_diffs;
+use crate::analysis::{output_largest_duration_changes, output_test_diffs};
 use crate::cpu_usage::load_cpu_usage;
 use crate::datadog::upload_datadog_metric;
 use crate::jobs::RunType;
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ fn postprocess_metrics(
                     job_name,
                     JobMetrics { parent: Some(parent_metrics), current: metrics },
                 )]);
-                output_test_diffs(job_metrics);
+                output_test_diffs(&job_metrics);
                 return Ok(());
             }
             Err(error) => {
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ fn post_merge_report(db: JobDatabase, current: String, parent: String) -> anyhow
     let metrics = download_auto_job_metrics(&db, &parent, &current)?;
 
     println!("\nComparing {parent} (parent) -> {current} (this PR)\n");
-    output_test_diffs(metrics);
+    output_test_diffs(&metrics);
+    output_largest_duration_changes(&metrics);
 
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/ci/citool/src/metrics.rs b/src/ci/citool/src/metrics.rs
index 086aa5009f341..a816fb3c4f165 100644
--- a/src/ci/citool/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/src/ci/citool/src/metrics.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::path::Path;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 use anyhow::Context;
 use build_helper::metrics::{JsonNode, JsonRoot, TestSuite};
@@ -74,6 +74,17 @@ Maybe it was newly added?"#,
 }
 
 pub fn download_job_metrics(job_name: &str, sha: &str) -> anyhow::Result<JsonRoot> {
+    // Best effort cache to speed-up local re-executions of citool
+    let cache_path = PathBuf::from(".citool-cache").join(sha).join(format!("{job_name}.json"));
+    if cache_path.is_file() {
+        if let Ok(metrics) = std::fs::read_to_string(&cache_path)
+            .map_err(|err| err.into())
+            .and_then(|data| anyhow::Ok::<JsonRoot>(serde_json::from_str::<JsonRoot>(&data)?))
+        {
+            return Ok(metrics);
+        }
+    }
+
     let url = get_metrics_url(job_name, sha);
     let mut response = ureq::get(&url).call()?;
     if !response.status().is_success() {
@@ -87,6 +98,13 @@ pub fn download_job_metrics(job_name: &str, sha: &str) -> anyhow::Result<JsonRoo
         .body_mut()
         .read_json()
         .with_context(|| anyhow::anyhow!("cannot deserialize metrics from {url}"))?;
+
+    if let Ok(_) = std::fs::create_dir_all(cache_path.parent().unwrap()) {
+        if let Ok(data) = serde_json::to_string(&data) {
+            let _ = std::fs::write(cache_path, data);
+        }
+    }
+
     Ok(data)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ci/citool/src/utils.rs b/src/ci/citool/src/utils.rs
index b9b1bf4d45502..a4c6ff85ef73c 100644
--- a/src/ci/citool/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/ci/citool/src/utils.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ where
     println!(
         r"<details>
 <summary>{summary}</summary>
-
 "
     );
     func();
diff --git a/src/ci/docker/run.sh b/src/ci/docker/run.sh
index 2805bb1118d82..00d791eeb6b38 100755
--- a/src/ci/docker/run.sh
+++ b/src/ci/docker/run.sh
@@ -355,6 +355,8 @@ docker \
   --env GITHUB_ACTIONS \
   --env GITHUB_REF \
   --env GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY="/checkout/obj/${SUMMARY_FILE}" \
+  --env GITHUB_WORKFLOW_RUN_ID \
+  --env GITHUB_REPOSITORY \
   --env RUST_BACKTRACE \
   --env TOOLSTATE_REPO_ACCESS_TOKEN \
   --env TOOLSTATE_REPO \