diff --git a/.github/workflows/a11y.yml b/.github/workflows/a11y.yml
index 344592cf3e..5e1e14c45e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/a11y.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/a11y.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     paths:
       - 'client/src/**'
+      - '!**.md'
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       run_workflow:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/agents-integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/agents-integration-tests.yml
index 8e841daa4c..558163a505 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/agents-integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/agents-integration-tests.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ on:
       - 'packages/api/src/agents/**'
       - 'packages/api/package.json'
       - '.github/workflows/agents-integration-tests.yml'
+      - '!**.md'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend-review.yml b/.github/workflows/backend-review.yml
index 46a698cd5a..f49f33cd3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend-review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend-review.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
     paths:
       - 'api/**'
       - 'packages/**'
+      - '!**.md'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cache-integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/cache-integration-tests.yml
index 1a70e4b6b0..2800c8c7f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cache-integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cache-integration-tests.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ on:
       - 'packages/api/src/stream/**'
       - 'redis-config/**'
       - '.github/workflows/cache-integration-tests.yml'
+      - '!**.md'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/config-review.yml b/.github/workflows/config-review.yml
index fc25989aa8..f781bf3a9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/config-review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/config-review.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
       - 'packages/data-provider/src/**'
       - 'packages/api/src/acl/**'
       - 'packages/api/src/shared-links/**'
+      - '!**.md'
 
 env:
   NODE_ENV: CI
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev-branch-images.yml b/.github/workflows/dev-branch-images.yml
index f0e2ba54b5..8fbd0a69a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev-branch-images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev-branch-images.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
       - 'package-lock.json'
       - 'Dockerfile'
       - 'Dockerfile.multi'
+      - '!**.md'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev-images.yml b/.github/workflows/dev-images.yml
index efdd202754..75f7de18cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev-images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev-images.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
       - 'package-lock.json'
       - 'Dockerfile'
       - 'Dockerfile.multi'
+      - '!**.md'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-smoke.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-smoke.yml
index 3780959d8b..a9e8694029 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-smoke.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-smoke.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ on:
       - 'packages/client/**'
       - 'packages/data-provider/**'
       - 'packages/data-schemas/**'
+      - '!**.md'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/eslint-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/eslint-ci.yml
index 3ab8528b04..115ad522dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/eslint-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/eslint-ci.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ on:
       - 'client/**'
       - 'packages/**'
       - '.github/workflows/eslint-ci.yml'
+      - '!**.md'
 
 jobs:
   eslint_checks:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/frontend-review.yml b/.github/workflows/frontend-review.yml
index db84d055c5..2df43add32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/frontend-review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/frontend-review.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
       - 'packages/client/**'
       - 'packages/data-provider/**'
       - '.github/workflows/frontend-review.yml'
+      - '!**.md'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/i18n-unused-keys.yml b/.github/workflows/i18n-unused-keys.yml
index 6341c19d14..f33d3437b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/i18n-unused-keys.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/i18n-unused-keys.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
       - "packages/data-provider/src/**"
       - "packages/client/**"
       - "packages/data-schemas/src/**"
+      - "!**.md"
 
 jobs:
   detect-unused-i18n-keys:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/langfuse-fanout.yml b/.github/workflows/langfuse-fanout.yml
index b9aeaf4616..fbf4f25a6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/langfuse-fanout.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/langfuse-fanout.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ on:
     paths:
       - '.github/workflows/langfuse-fanout.yml'
       - 'otel/langfuse-fanout/**'
+      - '!**.md'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/locize-i18n-sync.yml b/.github/workflows/locize-i18n-sync.yml
index c0b9af5a5f..a38b8fff1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/locize-i18n-sync.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/locize-i18n-sync.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ name: Sync Locize Translations & Create Translation PR
 on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**.md'
   repository_dispatch:
     types: [locize/versionPublished]
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/playwright-mock.yml b/.github/workflows/playwright-mock.yml
index fc94dc02d6..c2b35a072d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/playwright-mock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/playwright-mock.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ name: Playwright E2E Tests
 
 on:
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**.md'
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       reason:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-helm-chart-tags.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-helm-chart-tags.yml
index bde4c2f49a..13add36fcf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-helm-chart-tags.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-helm-chart-tags.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**.md'
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       release_existing_tag:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unused-packages.yml b/.github/workflows/unused-packages.yml
index 5401d37d5b..9e9f13e371 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unused-packages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unused-packages.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
       - 'api/**'
       - 'packages/client/**'
       - 'packages/api/**'
+      - '!**.md'
 
 jobs:
   detect-unused-packages: