diff --git a/.asf.yaml b/.asf.yaml
index 2cc4b1d1b4..9aa07d545a 100644
--- a/.asf.yaml
+++ b/.asf.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ github:
   protected_branches:
     master:
       required_status_checks:
+        # Keep workflows providing these checks unfiltered; path skips can leave required checks pending.
         # strict means "Require PR to be up-to-date before merging". (enable when branch unstable)
         strict: false
         # contexts are the names of checks that must pass (now only enable the basic check)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-dependencies.yml b/.github/workflows/check-dependencies.yml
index 447162d67f..23efa75ddb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-dependencies.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-dependencies.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,19 @@ name: "3rd-party"
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - /^release-.*$/
+      - 'release-*'
   pull_request:
+    # Keep source/resources and shared build inputs; skip named documentation files.
+    paths:
+      - '**/pom.xml'
+      - '.mvn/**'
+      - '.github/configs/**'
+      - 'install-dist/**'
+      - '**/*.jar'
+      - '.github/workflows/check-dependencies.yml'
+      - '!**/README*'
+      - '!**/AGENTS.md'
+      - '!**/CLAUDE.md'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cluster-test-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/cluster-test-ci.yml
index 3ef269e878..c2972cb9f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cluster-test-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cluster-test-ci.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,24 @@ on:
       - 'release-*'
       - 'test-*'
   pull_request:
+    # Keep source/resources and shared build inputs; skip named documentation files.
+    paths:
+      - 'pom.xml'
+      - '.mvn/**'
+      - 'style/**'
+      - '.editorconfig'
+      - '.github/configs/**'
+      - 'hugegraph-commons/**'
+      - 'hugegraph-struct/**'
+      - 'hugegraph-pd/**'
+      - 'hugegraph-store/**'
+      - 'hugegraph-server/**'
+      - 'hugegraph-cluster-test/**'
+      - 'install-dist/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/cluster-test-ci.yml'
+      - '!**/README*'
+      - '!**/AGENTS.md'
+      - '!**/CLAUDE.md'
 
 jobs:
   cluster-test:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/commons-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/commons-ci.yml
index a03aaf09ff..fd01df1825 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/commons-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/commons-ci.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
-      - /^release-.*$/
-      - /^test-.*$/
+      - 'release-*'
+      - 'test-*'
   pull_request:
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-build-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-build-ci.yml
index 706ae52d56..97e2d37a41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-build-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-build-ci.yml
@@ -23,20 +23,26 @@ on:
       - master
       - 'release-*'
   pull_request:
+    # Keep source/resources and shared build inputs; skip named documentation files.
     paths:
-      - '.github/workflows/docker-build-ci.yml'
-      - 'docker/bake.hcl'
-      - '.dockerignore'
-      - '.mvn/**'
       - 'pom.xml'
+      - '.mvn/**'
+      - 'style/**'
+      - '.editorconfig'
+      - '.github/configs/**'
       - 'hugegraph-commons/**'
-      - 'hugegraph-cluster-test/**'
+      - 'hugegraph-struct/**'
       - 'hugegraph-pd/**'
       - 'hugegraph-store/**'
-      - 'hugegraph-struct/**'
       - 'hugegraph-server/**'
-      - 'docker/hbase/**'
+      - 'hugegraph-cluster-test/**'
       - 'install-dist/**'
+      - 'docker/**'
+      - '.dockerignore'
+      - '.github/workflows/docker-build-ci.yml'
+      - '!**/README*'
+      - '!**/AGENTS.md'
+      - '!**/CLAUDE.md'
 
 jobs:
   docker-bake-check:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pd-store-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pd-store-ci.yml
index 48b5ae8c0b..79217cfc58 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pd-store-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pd-store-ci.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,24 @@ on:
       - 'release-*'
       - 'test-*'
   pull_request:
+    # Keep source/resources and shared build inputs; skip named documentation files.
+    paths:
+      - 'pom.xml'
+      - '.mvn/**'
+      - 'style/**'
+      - '.editorconfig'
+      - '.github/configs/**'
+      - 'hugegraph-commons/**'
+      - 'hugegraph-struct/**'
+      - 'hugegraph-pd/**'
+      - 'hugegraph-store/**'
+      - 'hugegraph-server/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/pd-store-ci.yml'
+      - 'docker/**'
+      - 'install-dist/**'
+      - '!**/README*'
+      - '!**/AGENTS.md'
+      - '!**/CLAUDE.md'
 
 # TODO: consider merge to one ci.yml file
 jobs: