diff --git a/.github/workflows/install-smoke.yml b/.github/workflows/install-smoke.yml
index 5c8a97d4a..ace3ff072 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/install-smoke.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/install-smoke.yml
@@ -2,30 +2,16 @@
 name: Install Smoke Test
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main, 1.0-dev]
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '**.md'
-      - 'LICENSE'
-      - 'docs/**'
-      - '.github/CODEOWNERS'
-      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
-      - '.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md'
-      - '.github/dependabot.yml'
-      - '.gitignore'
-      - '.git-blame-ignore-revs'
-      - '.gemini/**'
+    branches: [main]
   pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '**.md'
-      - 'LICENSE'
-      - 'docs/**'
-      - '.github/CODEOWNERS'
-      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
-      - '.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md'
-      - '.github/dependabot.yml'
-      - '.gitignore'
-      - '.git-blame-ignore-revs'
-      - '.gemini/**'
+    paths:
+      - 'src/**'
+      - 'pyproject.toml'
+      - 'uv.lock'
+      - 'scripts/test_install_smoke.py'
+      - 'scripts/test_install_smoke.sh'
+      # Self-callout: re-run when this workflow changes so YAML edits are validated in PRs.
+      - '.github/workflows/install-smoke.yml'
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/itk.yaml b/.github/workflows/itk.yaml
index ab272d0e3..feb9325e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/itk.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/itk.yaml
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@ name: ITK
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main, 1.0-dev]
+    branches: [main]
   pull_request:
     paths:
       - 'src/**'
       - 'itk/**'
       - 'pyproject.toml'
+      - 'uv.lock'
+      # Self-callout: re-run when this workflow changes so YAML edits are validated in PRs.
+      - '.github/workflows/itk.yaml'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linter.yaml b/.github/workflows/linter.yaml
index ec4bd16fb..2c2a035a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linter.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linter.yaml
@@ -2,18 +2,15 @@
 name: Lint Code Base
 on:
   pull_request:
-    branches: [main, 1.0-dev]
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '**.md'
-      - 'LICENSE'
-      - 'docs/**'
-      - '.github/CODEOWNERS'
-      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
-      - '.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md'
-      - '.github/dependabot.yml'
-      - '.gitignore'
-      - '.git-blame-ignore-revs'
-      - '.gemini/**'
+    branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - '**.py'
+      - '**.pyi'
+      - 'pyproject.toml'
+      - 'uv.lock'
+      - '.jscpd.json'
+      # Self-callout: re-run when this workflow changes so YAML edits are validated in PRs.
+      - '.github/workflows/linter.yaml'
 permissions:
   contents: read
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tck.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-tck.yaml
index 62bbeebc0..53d55d4b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tck.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tck.yaml
@@ -3,30 +3,15 @@ name: Run TCK
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ "main" ]
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '**.md'
-      - 'LICENSE'
-      - 'docs/**'
-      - '.github/CODEOWNERS'
-      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
-      - '.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md'
-      - '.github/dependabot.yml'
-      - '.gitignore'
-      - '.git-blame-ignore-revs'
-      - '.gemini/**'
   pull_request:
     branches: [ "main" ]
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '**.md'
-      - 'LICENSE'
-      - 'docs/**'
-      - '.github/CODEOWNERS'
-      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
-      - '.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md'
-      - '.github/dependabot.yml'
-      - '.gitignore'
-      - '.git-blame-ignore-revs'
-      - '.gemini/**'
+    paths:
+      - 'src/**'
+      - 'tck/**'
+      - 'pyproject.toml'
+      - 'uv.lock'
+      # Self-callout: re-run when this workflow changes so YAML edits are validated in PRs.
+      - '.github/workflows/run-tck.yaml'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
index 098a14ecc..51f8bbc53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
@@ -2,30 +2,17 @@
 name: Run Unit Tests
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main, 1.0-dev]
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '**.md'
-      - 'LICENSE'
-      - 'docs/**'
-      - '.github/CODEOWNERS'
-      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
-      - '.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md'
-      - '.github/dependabot.yml'
-      - '.gitignore'
-      - '.git-blame-ignore-revs'
-      - '.gemini/**'
+    branches: [main]
   pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '**.md'
-      - 'LICENSE'
-      - 'docs/**'
-      - '.github/CODEOWNERS'
-      - '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
-      - '.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md'
-      - '.github/dependabot.yml'
-      - '.gitignore'
-      - '.git-blame-ignore-revs'
-      - '.gemini/**'
+    paths:
+      - 'src/**'
+      - 'tests/**'
+      - 'pyproject.toml'
+      - 'uv.lock'
+      - 'scripts/run_db_tests.sh'
+      - 'scripts/docker-compose.test.yml'
+      # Self-callout: re-run when this workflow changes so YAML edits are validated in PRs.
+      - '.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml'
 permissions:
   contents: read