diff --git a/.github/workflows/android-ci-pull.yml b/.github/workflows/android-ci-pull.yml
index 0c6c07c27..601291e54 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android-ci-pull.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android-ci-pull.yml
@@ -5,33 +5,21 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
-    paths-ignore:
-      - ".gitignore"
-      - "**.md"
-      # ignore other platforms
-      - "platform/darwin/**"
-      - "platform/glfw/**"
-      - "platform/ios/**"
-      - "platform/node/**"
-      - "platform/qt/**"
-      # ignore CI for other platforms
-      - ".github/FUNDING.yml"
-      - ".github/actions/**"
+    paths:
+      - 'platform/android/**'
       - ".github/workflows/android-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/android-docker-base.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/android-docker-ndk-r21b.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/gh-pages-android-api.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/gh-pages-ios-api.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/ios-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/ios-pre-release.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/ios-release.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/macos-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/macos-release.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/node-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/node-release.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/qt-ci-windows.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/qt-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/update-gl-js.yml"
+      - "bin/**"
+      - "expression-test/**"
+      - "include/**"
+      - "metrics/**"
+      - "platform/default/**"
+      - "render-test/**"
+      - "scripts/**"
+      - "src/**"
+      - "test/**"
+      - "vendor/**"
+      - ".gitmodules"
+      - "!**/*.md"
 
 concurrency:
   # cancel jobs on PRs only
diff --git a/.github/workflows/android-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/android-ci.yml
index 8cfcc2e98..293ffc130 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android-ci.yml
@@ -3,36 +3,25 @@ name: android-ci
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   push:
-    tags-ignore:
-      - '**'
-    paths-ignore:
-      - ".gitignore"
-      - "**.md"
-      # ignore other platforms
-      - "platform/darwin/**"
-      - "platform/glfw/**"
-      - "platform/ios/**"
-      - "platform/macos/**"
-      - "platform/node/**"
-      - "platform/qt/**"
-      # ignore CI for other platforms
-      - ".github/FUNDING.yml"
-      - ".github/actions/**"
-      - ".github/workflows/android-ci-pull.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/android-docker-base.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/android-docker-ndk-r21b.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/gh-pages-android-api.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/gh-pages-ios-api.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/ios-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/ios-pre-release.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/ios-release.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/macos-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/macos-release.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/node-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/node-release.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/qt-ci-windows.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/qt-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/update-gl-js.yml"
+    branches:
+      - main
+    tags:
+      - 'android-*'
+    paths:
+      - 'platform/android/**'
+      - ".github/workflows/android-ci.yml"
+      - "bin/**"
+      - "expression-test/**"
+      - "include/**"
+      - "metrics/**"
+      - "platform/default/**"
+      - "render-test/**"
+      - "scripts/**"
+      - "src/**"
+      - "test/**"
+      - "vendor/**"
+      - ".gitmodules"
+      - "!**/*.md"
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ios-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ios-ci.yml
index 2f3d982bd..a6da002aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ios-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ios-ci.yml
@@ -3,67 +3,46 @@ name: ios-ci
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   push:
-    tags-ignore:
-      - '**'
-    paths-ignore:
-      - ".gitignore"
-      - "**.md"
-      # ignore other platforms
-      - "platform/android/**"
-      - "platform/glfw/**"
-      - "platform/macos/**"
-      - "platform/node/**"
-      - "platform/qt/**"
-      # ignore CI for other platforms
-      - ".github/FUNDING.yml"
-      - ".github/actions/**"
-      - ".github/workflows/android-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/android-ci-pull.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/android-docker-base.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/android-docker-ndk-r21b.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/android-release.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/gh-pages-android-api.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/gh-pages-ios-api.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/ios-pre-release.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/ios-release.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/macos-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/macos-release.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/node-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/node-release.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/qt-ci-windows.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/qt-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/update-gl-js.yml"
     branches:
       - main
+    tags:
+      - 'ios-*'
+    paths:
+      - 'platform/ios/**'
+      - 'platform/darwin/**'
+      - ".github/workflows/ios-ci.yml"
+      - "bin/**"
+      - "expression-test/**"
+      - "include/**"
+      - "metrics/**"
+      - "platform/default/**"
+      - "render-test/**"
+      - "scripts/**"
+      - "src/**"
+      - "test/**"
+      - "vendor/**"
+      - ".gitmodules"
+      - "!**/*.md"
   
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
-    paths-ignore:
-      - ".gitignore"
-      - "**.md"
-      # ignore other platforms
-      - "platform/android/**"
-      - "platform/glfw/**"
-      - "platform/node/**"
-      - "platform/qt/**"
-      # ignore CI for other platforms
-      - ".github/FUNDING.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/android-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/android-ci-pull.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/android-docker-base.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/android-docker-ndk-r21b.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/gh-pages-android-api.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/gh-pages-ios-api.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/ios-pre-release.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/ios-release.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/macos-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/macos-release.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/node-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/node-release.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/qt-ci-windows.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/qt-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/update-gl-js.yml"
+    paths:
+      - 'platform/ios/**'
+      - 'platform/darwin/**'
+      - ".github/workflows/ios-ci.yml"
+      - "bin/**"
+      - "expression-test/**"
+      - "include/**"
+      - "metrics/**"
+      - "platform/default/**"
+      - "render-test/**"
+      - "scripts/**"
+      - "src/**"
+      - "test/**"
+      - "vendor/**"
+      - ".gitmodules"
+      - "!**/*.md"
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/macos-ci.yml
index d8ef3f414..87f364e41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos-ci.yml
@@ -5,65 +5,44 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-    tags-ignore:
-      - '**'
-    paths-ignore:
-      - ".gitignore"
-      - "**.md"
-      # ignore other platforms
-      - "platform/android/**"
-      - "platform/glfw/**"
-      - "platform/node/**"
-      - "platform/qt/**"
-      # ignore CI for other platforms
-      - ".github/FUNDING.yml"
-      - ".github/actions/**"
-      - ".github/workflows/android-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/android-ci-pull.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/android-docker-base.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/android-docker-ndk-r21b.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/android-release.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/gh-pages-android-api.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/gh-pages-ios-api.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/ios-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/ios-pre-release.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/ios-release.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/macos-release.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/node-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/node-release.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/qt-ci-windows.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/qt-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/update-gl-js.yml"
+    tags:
+      - 'macos-*'
+    paths:
+      - 'platform/ios/**'
+      - 'platform/darwin/**'
+      - ".github/workflows/macos-ci.yml"
+      - "bin/**"
+      - "expression-test/**"
+      - "include/**"
+      - "metrics/**"
+      - "platform/default/**"
+      - "render-test/**"
+      - "scripts/**"
+      - "src/**"
+      - "test/**"
+      - "vendor/**"
+      - ".gitmodules"
+      - "!**/*.md"
 
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
-    paths-ignore:
-      - ".gitignore"
-      - "**.md"
-      # ignore other platforms
-      - "platform/android/**"
-      - "platform/glfw/**"
-      - "platform/ios/**"
-      - "platform/node/**"
-      - "platform/qt/**"
-      # ignore CI for other platforms
-      - ".github/FUNDING.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/android-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/android-ci-pull.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/android-docker-base.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/android-docker-ndk-r21b.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/gh-pages-android-api.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/gh-pages-ios-api.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/ios-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/ios-pre-release.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/ios-release.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/macos-release.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/node-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/node-release.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/qt-ci-windows.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/qt-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/update-gl-js.yml"
+    paths:
+      - 'platform/ios/**'
+      - 'platform/darwin/**'
+      - ".github/workflows/macos-ci.yml"
+      - "bin/**"
+      - "expression-test/**"
+      - "include/**"
+      - "metrics/**"
+      - "platform/default/**"
+      - "render-test/**"
+      - "scripts/**"
+      - "src/**"
+      - "test/**"
+      - "vendor/**"
+      - ".gitmodules"
+      - "!**/*.md"
 
 concurrency:
   # cancel jobs on PRs only
diff --git a/.github/workflows/node-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/node-ci.yml
index 90f90501f..e4936a4cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/node-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/node-ci.yml
@@ -3,68 +3,44 @@ name: node-ci
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   push:
-    tags-ignore:
-      - '**'
-    paths-ignore:
-      - ".gitignore"
-      - "**.md"
-      # ignore other platforms
-      - "platform/android/**"
-      - "platform/darwin/**"
-      - "platform/glfw/**"
-      - "platform/ios/**"
-      - "platform/macos/**"
-      - "platform/qt/**"
-      # ignore CI for other platforms
-      - ".github/FUNDING.yml"
-      - ".github/actions/**"
-      - ".github/workflows/android-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/android-ci-pull.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/android-docker-base.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/android-docker-ndk-r21b.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/android-release.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/gh-pages-android-api.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/gh-pages-ios-api.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/ios-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/ios-pre-release.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/ios-release.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/macos-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/macos-release.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/qt-ci-windows.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/qt-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/update-gl-js.yml"
     branches:
       - main
+    tags:
+      - 'node-*'
+    paths:
+      - 'platform/node/**'
+      - ".github/workflows/node-ci.yml"
+      - "bin/**"
+      - "expression-test/**"
+      - "include/**"
+      - "metrics/**"
+      - "platform/default/**"
+      - "render-test/**"
+      - "scripts/**"
+      - "src/**"
+      - "test/**"
+      - "vendor/**"
+      - ".gitmodules"
+      - "!**/*.md"
 
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
-    paths-ignore:
-      - ".gitignore"
-      - "**.md"
-      # ignore other platforms
-      - "platform/android/**"
-      - "platform/darwin/**"
-      - "platform/glfw/**"
-      - "platform/ios/**"
-      - "platform/macos/**"
-      - "platform/qt/**"
-      # ignore CI for other platforms
-      - ".github/FUNDING.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/android-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/android-ci-pull.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/android-docker-base.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/android-docker-ndk-r21b.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/gh-pages-android-api.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/gh-pages-ios-api.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/ios-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/ios-pre-release.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/ios-release.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/macos-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/macos-release.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/qt-ci-windows.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/qt-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/workflows/update-gl-js.yml"
+    paths:
+      - 'platform/node/**'
+      - ".github/workflows/node-ci.yml"
+      - "bin/**"
+      - "expression-test/**"
+      - "include/**"
+      - "metrics/**"
+      - "platform/default/**"
+      - "render-test/**"
+      - "scripts/**"
+      - "src/**"
+      - "test/**"
+      - "vendor/**"
+      - ".gitmodules"
+      - "!**/*.md"
 
 concurrency:
   # cancel jobs on PRs only
@@ -235,4 +211,4 @@ jobs:
           load: true
 
       - name: Run the docker build image and create node libs
-        run:  docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/data build
\ No newline at end of file
+        run:  docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/data build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/qt-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/qt-ci.yml
index 76adaf78e..ede7ffe2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qt-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qt-ci.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ on:
       - "test/**"
       - "vendor/**"
       - ".gitmodules"
+      - "!**/*.md"
+
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ on:
       - "test/**"
       - "vendor/**"
       - ".gitmodules"
+      - "!**/*.md"
 
 concurrency:
   # cancel jobs on PRs only