diff --git a/src/extensions/score_metamodel/BUILD b/src/extensions/score_metamodel/BUILD
index 3ddd80e15..dd991fe03 100644
--- a/src/extensions/score_metamodel/BUILD
+++ b/src/extensions/score_metamodel/BUILD
@@ -74,16 +74,41 @@ score_pytest(
 )
 
 score_pytest(
-    name = "file_based_tests",
-    size = "medium",
+    name = "file_based_tests_architecture",
     srcs = ["tests/test_rules_file_based.py"],
-    # All requirements already in the library so no need to have it double
-    data = glob(
-        [
-            "tests/**/*.rst",
-            "tests/**/*.yaml",
-        ],
-    ) + ["tests/rst/conf.py"],
+    data = glob(["tests/rst/architecture/*.rst"]) + ["tests/rst/conf.py"],
+    pytest_config = "//:pyproject.toml",
+    deps = [":score_metamodel"],
+)
+
+score_pytest(
+    name = "file_based_tests_attributes",
+    srcs = ["tests/test_rules_file_based.py"],
+    data = glob(["tests/rst/attributes/*.rst"]) + ["tests/rst/conf.py", "tests/rst/attributes/needs.json"],
+    pytest_config = "//:pyproject.toml",
+    deps = [":score_metamodel"],
+)
+
+score_pytest(
+    name = "file_based_tests_graph",
+    srcs = ["tests/test_rules_file_based.py"],
+    data = glob(["tests/rst/graph/*.rst"]) + ["tests/rst/conf.py"],
+    pytest_config = "//:pyproject.toml",
+    deps = [":score_metamodel"],
+)
+
+score_pytest(
+    name = "file_based_tests_id_contains_feature",
+    srcs = ["tests/test_rules_file_based.py"],
+    data = glob(["tests/rst/id_contains_feature/*.rst"]) + ["tests/rst/conf.py"],
+    pytest_config = "//:pyproject.toml",
+    deps = [":score_metamodel"],
+)
+
+score_pytest(
+    name = "file_based_tests_options",
+    srcs = ["tests/test_rules_file_based.py"],
+    data = glob(["tests/rst/options/*.rst"]) + ["tests/rst/conf.py"],
     pytest_config = "//:pyproject.toml",
     deps = [":score_metamodel"],
 )
diff --git a/src/extensions/score_metamodel/tests/rst/attributes/needs.json b/src/extensions/score_metamodel/tests/rst/attributes/needs.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3f9a83ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/extensions/score_metamodel/tests/rst/attributes/needs.json
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  "current_version": "1.0",
+  "project": "test",
+  "project_url": "https://eclipse-score.github.io/process_description/main/",
+  "versions": {
+    "1.0": {
+      "needs": {
+        "doc_getstrt__req__process": {
+          "docname": "getting_started",
+          "id": "doc_getstrt__req__process",
+          "lineno": 1,
+          "status": "valid",
+          "title": "Process requirement (stub for tests)",
+          "type": "doc_req",
+          "type_name": "doc_req"
+        },
+        "gd_guidl__req__engineering": {
+          "docname": "guidelines",
+          "id": "gd_guidl__req__engineering",
+          "lineno": 1,
+          "status": "valid",
+          "title": "Engineering guideline requirement (stub for tests)",
+          "type": "gd_req",
+          "type_name": "gd_req"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/extensions/score_metamodel/tests/rst/conf.py b/src/extensions/score_metamodel/tests/rst/conf.py
index 180333964..d69dd9562 100644
--- a/src/extensions/score_metamodel/tests/rst/conf.py
+++ b/src/extensions/score_metamodel/tests/rst/conf.py
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@
     "score_metamodel",
 ]
 
-needs_external_needs = [
-    {
-        "base_url": "https://eclipse-score.github.io/process_description/main/",
-        "json_url": "https://eclipse-score.github.io/process_description/main/needs.json",
-    }
-]
 # We add these suppress_warnings here to ease the load of the warnings
 # In the future we might want to check if ANY warnings comes in the document
 # And then ensure that we error, as this could also be parsing errors etc.
diff --git a/src/extensions/score_metamodel/tests/test_rules_file_based.py b/src/extensions/score_metamodel/tests/test_rules_file_based.py
index b80527446..53728e3af 100644
--- a/src/extensions/score_metamodel/tests/test_rules_file_based.py
+++ b/src/extensions/score_metamodel/tests/test_rules_file_based.py
@@ -287,6 +287,21 @@ def test_rst_files(
 
     # Build the documentation with the enabled checks
     app.config.score_metamodel_checks = rst_data.enabled_checks
+
+    # Replace any network json_url with a local json_path to avoid network I/O in tests
+    local_needs = RST_DIR / Path(rst_file).parent / "needs.json"
+    if local_needs.exists():
+        shutil.copy(local_needs, app.srcdir)
+        app.config.needs_external_needs = [
+            {k: v for k, v in ext.items() if k != "json_url"}
+            | {"json_path": "needs.json"}
+            if "json_url" in ext
+            else ext
+            for ext in (app.config.needs_external_needs or [])
+        ]
+    else:
+        app.config.needs_external_needs = []
+
     app.build()
 
     # Collect the warnings