diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9ae1c199..680346ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -53,12 +53,14 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check formatting (rustfmt)
         id: fmt
-        run: cargo fmt --all --check
+        run: |
+          cargo metadata --format-version 1 --no-deps \
+            | jq -r '.packages[] | select(.name != "dt-tests") | "--package", .name' \
+            | xargs -r cargo fmt --check
 
       - name: Run lint checks (clippy)
         id: lint
-        # Assuming 'make lint' runs 'cargo clippy'
-        run: make lint
+        run: cargo clippy --workspace --exclude dt-tests
 
       # - name: Check for typos
       #   id: typos
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run cargo check
         id: check
-        run: cargo check --workspace --all-targets --all-features
+        run: cargo check --workspace --exclude dt-tests --all-targets --all-features
 
       - name: Summarize lint issues
         if: always()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
index 7b3e0b70..0b88cde3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name: Integration Tests
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, edited, ready_for_review]
     paths-ignore:
       - "**.md"
       - "docs/**"
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ env:
 jobs:
   discover:
     name: Discover integration suites
+    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || startsWith(github.event.pull_request.title, 'chore:') == false
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       suites: ${{ steps.suites.outputs.suites }}
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ jobs:
   integration-test:
     name: "Integration / ${{ matrix.suite }}"
     needs: discover
+    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || startsWith(github.event.pull_request.title, 'chore:') == false
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 90