diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 3f8c3d3a1a..32d803aa14 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -23,8 +23,13 @@ jobs:
     name: "Determine changes"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
+      # Flag that is raised when any code that affects linter is changed
       linter: ${{ steps.changed.outputs.linter_any_changed }}
+      # Flag that is raised when any code that affects formatter is changed
       formatter: ${{ steps.changed.outputs.formatter_any_changed }}
+      # Flag that is raised when any code is changed
+      # This is superset of the linter and formatter
+      code: ${{ steps.changed.outputs.code_any_changed }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -62,6 +67,12 @@ jobs:
               - python/**
               - .github/workflows/ci.yaml
 
+            code:
+              - "*/**"
+              - "!**/*.md"
+              - "!docs/**"
+              - "!assets/**"
+
   cargo-fmt:
     name: "cargo fmt"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -74,6 +85,8 @@ jobs:
   cargo-clippy:
     name: "cargo clippy"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: determine_changes
+    if: needs.determine_changes.outputs.code == 'true' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: "Install Rust toolchain"
@@ -88,6 +101,8 @@ jobs:
 
   cargo-test-linux:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: determine_changes
+    if: needs.determine_changes.outputs.code == 'true' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     name: "cargo test (linux)"
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -112,6 +127,8 @@ jobs:
 
   cargo-test-windows:
     runs-on: windows-latest
+    needs: determine_changes
+    if: needs.determine_changes.outputs.code == 'true' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     name: "cargo test (windows)"
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -129,6 +146,8 @@ jobs:
 
   cargo-test-wasm:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: determine_changes
+    if: needs.determine_changes.outputs.code == 'true' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     name: "cargo test (wasm)"
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -148,6 +167,8 @@ jobs:
 
   cargo-fuzz:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: determine_changes
+    if: needs.determine_changes.outputs.code == 'true' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     name: "cargo fuzz"
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -165,6 +186,8 @@ jobs:
   scripts:
     name: "test scripts"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: determine_changes
+    if: needs.determine_changes.outputs.code == 'true' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: "Install Rust toolchain"
@@ -188,8 +211,7 @@ jobs:
     # Only runs on pull requests, since that is the only we way we can find the base version for comparison.
     # Ecosystem check needs linter and/or formatter changes.
     if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && ${{
-      needs.determine_changes.outputs.linter == 'true' ||
-      needs.determine_changes.outputs.formatter == 'true'
+      needs.determine_changes.outputs.code == 'true'
       }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -298,6 +320,8 @@ jobs:
   cargo-udeps:
     name: "cargo udeps"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: determine_changes
+    if: needs.determine_changes.outputs.code == 'true' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: "Install nightly Rust toolchain"
@@ -417,7 +441,10 @@ jobs:
   check-ruff-lsp:
     name: "test ruff-lsp"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: cargo-test-linux
+    needs:
+      - cargo-test-linux
+      - determine_changes
+    if: needs.determine_changes.outputs.code == 'true' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     steps:
       - uses: extractions/setup-just@v1
         env:
@@ -455,6 +482,8 @@ jobs:
 
   benchmarks:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: determine_changes
+    if: needs.determine_changes.outputs.code == 'true' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout Branch"
         uses: actions/checkout@v4