diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 655ff06..796d04f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@ name: ci
 on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "docs/**"
+      - "*.md"
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "docs/**"
+      - "*.md"
 
 # Cancel superseded evidence for the same pull request or branch. This keeps the
 # runner queue bounded during review-fix loops while preserving the newest head.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 2a4dcef..9b3b713 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@ name: CodeQL
 on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "docs/**"
+      - "*.md"
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "docs/**"
+      - "*.md"
 
 # Code scanning evidence is head-specific; cancel scans made obsolete by a
 # newer commit on the same pull request or branch.