diff --git a/.github/workflows/binaries_dev.yml b/.github/workflows/binaries_dev.yml
index 851f7368a..ed4280d37 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/binaries_dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/binaries_dev.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ name: "go: build dev binaries"
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths:
+      - 'weed/**'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/binaries_dev.yml'
 
 concurrency:
   group: binaries-dev-${{ github.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index bffe122a2..e9ec91859 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ name: "Code Scanning - Action"
 
 on:
   pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - '**/*.go'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/codeql.yml'
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.head_ref }}/codeql
diff --git a/.github/workflows/container_dev.yml b/.github/workflows/container_dev.yml
index 2d8ea5070..6ccca0a1e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/container_dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/container_dev.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ name: "docker: build dev containers"
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths:
+      - 'weed/**'
+      - 'docker/**'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/container_dev.yml'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index cd20839aa..11a1346d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,20 @@ name: "End to End"
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths:
+      - 'weed/**'
+      - 'docker/**'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/e2e.yml'
   pull_request:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths:
+      - 'weed/**'
+      - 'docker/**'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/e2e.yml'
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.head_ref }}/e2e
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ec-integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ec-integration-tests.yml
index 14899d6ca..5a99dfc56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ec-integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ec-integration-tests.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,20 @@ name: "EC Integration Tests"
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths:
+      - 'weed/**'
+      - 'test/erasure_coding/**'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/ec-integration-tests.yml'
   pull_request:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths:
+      - 'weed/**'
+      - 'test/erasure_coding/**'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/ec-integration-tests.yml'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index 8c97bed1e..7af21292a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,18 @@ name: "go: build binary"
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths:
+      - '**/*.go'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/go.yml'
   pull_request:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths:
+      - '**/*.go'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/go.yml'
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.head_ref }}/go
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kafka-quicktest.yml b/.github/workflows/kafka-quicktest.yml
index 441154984..aab3c1442 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kafka-quicktest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kafka-quicktest.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,24 @@ name: "Kafka Quick Test (Load Test with Schema Registry)"
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths:
+      - 'weed/mq/**'
+      - 'weed/pb/mq_pb/**'
+      - 'weed/pb/schema_pb/**'
+      - 'test/kafka/**'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/kafka-quicktest.yml'
   pull_request:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths:
+      - 'weed/mq/**'
+      - 'weed/pb/mq_pb/**'
+      - 'weed/pb/schema_pb/**'
+      - 'test/kafka/**'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/kafka-quicktest.yml'
   workflow_dispatch:  # Allow manual trigger
 
 concurrency:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kafka-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/kafka-tests.yml
index 81205d6ef..081a8300a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kafka-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kafka-tests.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,24 @@ name: "Kafka Gateway Tests"
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths:
+      - 'weed/mq/**'
+      - 'weed/pb/mq_pb/**'
+      - 'weed/pb/schema_pb/**'
+      - 'test/kafka/**'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/kafka-tests.yml'
   pull_request:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths:
+      - 'weed/mq/**'
+      - 'weed/pb/mq_pb/**'
+      - 'weed/pb/schema_pb/**'
+      - 'test/kafka/**'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/kafka-tests.yml'
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.head_ref }}/kafka-tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/plugin-workers.yml b/.github/workflows/plugin-workers.yml
index 61fa0fe45..a09f36b87 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/plugin-workers.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/plugin-workers.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,20 @@ name: "Plugin Worker Integration Tests"
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths:
+      - 'weed/**'
+      - 'test/plugin_workers/**'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/plugin-workers.yml'
   pull_request:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths:
+      - 'weed/**'
+      - 'test/plugin_workers/**'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/plugin-workers.yml'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/postgres-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/postgres-tests.yml
index d8fd1272e..0eed1dad2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/postgres-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/postgres-tests.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,24 @@ name: "PostgreSQL Gateway Tests"
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths:
+      - 'weed/server/postgres/**'
+      - 'weed/query/**'
+      - 'weed/mq/**'
+      - 'test/postgres/**'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/postgres-tests.yml'
   pull_request:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths:
+      - 'weed/server/postgres/**'
+      - 'weed/query/**'
+      - 'weed/mq/**'
+      - 'test/postgres/**'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/postgres-tests.yml'
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.head_ref }}/postgres-tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/s3-example-integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/s3-example-integration-tests.yml
index 447e362ec..aaf6f83db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/s3-example-integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/s3-example-integration-tests.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,16 @@ name: "S3 Authenticated Integration Tests"
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-  
+    paths:
+      - 'weed/s3api/**'
+      - 'weed/iam/**'
+      - 'weed/filer/**'
+      - 'weed/server/**'
+      - 'test/s3/normal/**'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/s3-example-integration-tests.yml'
+
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.head_ref }}/s3-integration-tests
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/s3-filer-group-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/s3-filer-group-tests.yml
index 8e86f788c..988a95c08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/s3-filer-group-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/s3-filer-group-tests.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,15 @@ name: "S3 Filer Group Tests"
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-  
+    paths:
+      - 'weed/s3api/**'
+      - 'weed/filer/**'
+      - 'weed/server/**'
+      - 'test/s3/filer_group/**'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/s3-filer-group-tests.yml'
+
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.head_ref }}/s3-filer-group-tests
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/s3-go-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/s3-go-tests.yml
index ffd7c2db2..10872f9d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/s3-go-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/s3-go-tests.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,15 @@ name: "S3 Go Tests"
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-  
+    paths:
+      - 'weed/s3api/**'
+      - 'weed/filer/**'
+      - 'weed/server/**'
+      - 'test/s3/**'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/s3-go-tests.yml'
+
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.head_ref }}/s3-go-tests
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/s3-proxy-signature-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/s3-proxy-signature-tests.yml
index 73da34702..be7e36107 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/s3-proxy-signature-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/s3-proxy-signature-tests.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,22 @@ name: "S3 Proxy Signature Tests"
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths:
+      - 'weed/s3api/**'
+      - 'weed/server/**'
+      - 'test/s3/proxy_signature/**'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/s3-proxy-signature-tests.yml'
   pull_request:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths:
+      - 'weed/s3api/**'
+      - 'weed/server/**'
+      - 'test/s3/proxy_signature/**'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/s3-proxy-signature-tests.yml'
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.head_ref || github.ref }}/s3-proxy-signature-tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/s3-tables-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/s3-tables-tests.yml
index 2b4404eee..1a8c02bd2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/s3-tables-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/s3-tables-tests.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@ name: "S3 Tables Integration Tests"
 
 on:
   pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'weed/s3api/**'
+      - 'weed/filer/**'
+      - 'weed/server/**'
+      - 'test/s3tables/**'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/s3-tables-tests.yml'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/s3tests.yml b/.github/workflows/s3tests.yml
index 3ba43e816..a7838dd45 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/s3tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/s3tests.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,26 @@ name: "Ceph S3 tests"
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths:
+      - 'weed/s3api/**'
+      - 'weed/filer/**'
+      - 'weed/server/**'
+      - 'weed/iam/**'
+      - 'test/s3/compatibility/**'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/s3tests.yml'
   pull_request:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths:
+      - 'weed/s3api/**'
+      - 'weed/filer/**'
+      - 'weed/server/**'
+      - 'weed/iam/**'
+      - 'test/s3/compatibility/**'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/s3tests.yml'
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.head_ref }}/s3tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-s3-over-https-using-awscli.yml b/.github/workflows/test-s3-over-https-using-awscli.yml
index fe4e5b3c4..cea8f2614 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-s3-over-https-using-awscli.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-s3-over-https-using-awscli.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,20 @@ name: "test s3 over https using aws-cli"
 on:
   push:
     branches: [master, test-https-s3-awscli]
+    paths:
+      - 'weed/s3api/**'
+      - 'weed/server/**'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/test-s3-over-https-using-awscli.yml'
   pull_request:
     branches: [master, test-https-s3-awscli]
+    paths:
+      - 'weed/s3api/**'
+      - 'weed/server/**'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/test-s3-over-https-using-awscli.yml'
 
 env:
   AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: some_access_key1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tls-rotation-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tls-rotation-tests.yml
index 7b010e430..c9b69334b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tls-rotation-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tls-rotation-tests.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,20 @@ name: "TLS Rotation Integration Tests"
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths:
+      - 'weed/**'
+      - 'test/tls_rotation/**'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/tls-rotation-tests.yml'
   pull_request:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths:
+      - 'weed/**'
+      - 'test/tls_rotation/**'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/tls-rotation-tests.yml'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tus-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tus-tests.yml
index 2acfa6e1d..bd5a7bd2f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tus-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tus-tests.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@ name: "TUS Protocol Tests"
 
 on:
   pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'weed/server/**'
+      - 'weed/filer/**'
+      - 'test/tus/**'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/tus-tests.yml'
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.head_ref || github.ref }}/tus-tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vacuum-integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/vacuum-integration-tests.yml
index 26d6b8c75..158f1a20b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vacuum-integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vacuum-integration-tests.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,20 @@ name: "Vacuum Integration Tests"
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths:
+      - 'weed/**'
+      - 'test/vacuum/**'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/vacuum-integration-tests.yml'
   pull_request:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths:
+      - 'weed/**'
+      - 'test/vacuum/**'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/vacuum-integration-tests.yml'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read