diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-security.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-security.yaml
index 9d51bb72514f..6f3e9f0cc4ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-security.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-security.yaml
@@ -14,11 +14,9 @@ env:
     SEMGREP_IMAGE: semgrep/semgrep:1.167.0@sha256:06938c1f365d3f67b8cedd8bc117607ae64253f88a0e768e9da9408548927dd6
 
 jobs:
-    # Job to decide if we should run language-specific semgrep scans.
+    # Job to decide which path-scoped semgrep scans need to run.
     # See .github/actions/paths-filter/README.md for filter semantics
-    # NOTE: With token auth, paths-filter uses pulls.listFiles which caps at
-    # 3000 changed files. PRs exceeding that will silently truncate, but the
-    # outputs default to 'true' so scans run unconditionally (safe fallback).
+    # Pushes and PRs above GitHub's 3000-file API limit run every scan.
     changes:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         timeout-minutes: 5
@@ -28,18 +26,24 @@ jobs:
             contents: read
             pull-requests: read
         outputs:
-            python: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.python || 'true' }}
-            go: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.go || 'true' }}
-            rust: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.rust || 'true' }}
-            js: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.js || 'true' }}
-            products-frontend: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.products-frontend || 'true' }}
+            python: ${{ steps.oversized.outputs.force_all || steps.filter.outputs.python || 'true' }}
+            go: ${{ steps.oversized.outputs.force_all || steps.filter.outputs.go || 'true' }}
+            rust: ${{ steps.oversized.outputs.force_all || steps.filter.outputs.rust || 'true' }}
+            js: ${{ steps.oversized.outputs.force_all || steps.filter.outputs.js || 'true' }}
+            products-frontend: ${{ steps.oversized.outputs.force_all || steps.filter.outputs.products-frontend || 'true' }}
+            devex: ${{ steps.oversized.outputs.force_all || steps.filter.outputs.devex || 'true' }}
+            test-rules: ${{ steps.oversized.outputs.force_all || steps.filter.outputs.test-rules || 'true' }}
         steps:
             - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
               with:
                   clean: false
+            - name: Force all scans for oversized pull requests
+              id: oversized
+              if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.changed_files > 3000
+              run: echo "force_all=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             - uses: ./.github/actions/paths-filter
               id: filter
-              if: github.event_name != 'push' # Run all scans on master push
+              if: github.event_name != 'push' && steps.oversized.outputs.force_all != 'true'
               with:
                   filters: |
                       python:
@@ -72,6 +76,21 @@ jobs:
                         - 'products/**'
                         - '.semgrep/rules/security/prefer-codegen-api.yaml'
                         - '.github/workflows/ci-security.yaml'
+                      # Keep these paths aligned with semgrep-devex's scan targets.
+                      devex:
+                        - 'bin/**'
+                        - 'common/**'
+                        - 'ee/**'
+                        - 'frontend/**'
+                        - 'packages/**'
+                        - 'posthog/**'
+                        - 'products/**'
+                        - '.semgrep/rules/devex/**'
+                        - '.github/workflows/ci-security.yaml'
+                      # Rule tests only read fixtures under .semgrep/.
+                      test-rules:
+                        - '.semgrep/**'
+                        - '.github/workflows/ci-security.yaml'
 
     semgrep-python:
         needs: changes
@@ -331,6 +350,8 @@ jobs:
     #   - ERROR-severity rules fail the job on any finding (regression guards).
     # See `.semgrep/rules/devex/README.md`.
     semgrep-devex:
+        needs: changes
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.devex == 'true'
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         timeout-minutes: 20
 
@@ -382,6 +403,8 @@ jobs:
                       bin/ common/ ee/ frontend/ packages/ posthog/ products/
 
     semgrep-test-rules:
+        needs: changes
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.test-rules == 'true'
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         timeout-minutes: 10