diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 9792b33e..8dbe1c81 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,28 @@ name: Lint
 on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - '**.go'
+      - '**.sh'
+      - '**.bash'
+      - '**.cue'
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '.golangci.yml'
+      - 'Makefile'
+      - 'README.md'
+      - '.github/workflows/lint.yml'
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - '**.go'
+      - '**.sh'
+      - '**.bash'
+      - '**.cue'
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '.golangci.yml'
+      - 'Makefile'
+      - 'README.md'
+      - '.github/workflows/lint.yml'
 
 jobs:
   everything:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/test-docs.yml
index 7153405a..7b92576e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-docs.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,20 @@ name: "Test Docs"
 on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - '**.go'
+      - '**.cue'
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - 'Makefile'
+      - '.github/workflows/test-docs.yml'
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - '**.go'
+      - '**.cue'
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - 'Makefile'
+      - '.github/workflows/test-docs.yml'
 
 jobs:
   docs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-integration.yml b/.github/workflows/test-integration.yml
index 3e800b46..b876945c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-integration.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,26 @@ name: "Test Integration"
 on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - '**.sh'
+      - '**.bash'
+      - '**.go'
+      - '**.cue'
+      - 'Makefile'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/test-integration.yml'
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - '**.sh'
+      - '**.bash'
+      - '**.go'
+      - '**.cue'
+      - 'Makefile'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/test-integration.yml'
 
 jobs:
   integration:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-unit.yml b/.github/workflows/test-unit.yml
index 4dc9f06e..2cba616b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-unit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-unit.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,20 @@ name: "Test Unit"
 on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - '**.go'
+      - 'Makefile'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/test-unit.yml'
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - '**.go'
+      - 'Makefile'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/test-unit.yml'
 
 jobs:
   unit:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-universe.yml b/.github/workflows/test-universe.yml
index 25abb177..3ae36318 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-universe.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-universe.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,26 @@ name: "Test Universe"
 on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - '**.sh'
+      - '**.bash'
+      - '**.go'
+      - '**.cue'
+      - 'Makefile'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/test-universe.yml'
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - '**.sh'
+      - '**.bash'
+      - '**.go'
+      - '**.cue'
+      - 'Makefile'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/test-universe.yml'
 
 jobs:
   universe: