Skip CI on docs-only / gitignore-only changes#3
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The full pipeline (server build + tests, SPA type-check + build, mac app build) costs ~5 minutes per push. README tweaks and .gitignore edits don't change any compiled artifact, so there's no signal worth gating on. paths-ignore is conservative: GitHub only skips a run when *every* changed file matches the list, so mixed commits (e.g. README + a code change) still trigger a full run. Add to the list as new doc-shaped top-level files appear.
This was referenced May 23, 2026
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Summary
Adds `paths-ignore` to both the `push` and `pull_request` triggers in .github/workflows/ci.yml so the full pipeline (Vapor build + tests, SPA type-check + build, mac app build) doesn't run on:
GitHub's path-filter semantics are conservative: the run is only skipped when every changed file matches the list. A commit that touches `README.md` and a source file still triggers a full run, so this never hides a real signal.
Tag-triggered release workflows (`release-app.yml`, `release-service.yml`) are unaffected — they don't run on push or PR.
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