🐞[Bug]: Prevent workflow from running on checkbox toggles in PR body

[sheikhlimon]

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Describe the bug

Our "Sync Issue Metadata to PR" workflow currently triggers on pull_request_target events with types [opened, edited, synchronize, reopened]. This means that toggling checkboxes in the PR description triggers the workflow, even though no new issue references are added. This causes unnecessary runs, redundant API calls, and log spam.

Expected behavior

• A PR is opened
• Commits are pushed (synchronize)
• A PR is reopened
• Issue references (#123) are added or removed in the PR title/body

The workflow should NOT run when:

• Only checkboxes in the PR description are toggled
• Minor edits that do not affect linked issues

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