diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 58ffabe..ed04136 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -3,32 +3,13 @@ name: 🚨 CI Checks
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
-      - '**'
+      - main
+      - staging
 
 jobs:
-  check-main-override:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: 🛑 Block direct pushes to main (unless override flag)
-        run: |
-          echo "🔍 Event: ${{ github.event_name }} | Ref: ${{ github.ref }}"
-          if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "push" && "${{ github.ref }}" == "refs/heads/main" ]]; then
-            COMMIT_MSG="${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}"
-            echo "🔍 Commit message: $COMMIT_MSG"
-            if [[ "$COMMIT_MSG" != *"[override-main]"* ]]; then
-              echo "❌ Direct push to main is blocked. Use a PR or include [override-main] in your commit message."
-              exit 1
-            else
-              echo "✅ Override flag found. Proceeding."
-            fi
-          else
-            echo "ℹ️ Not a direct push to main. Proceeding."
-          fi
-
   lint:
     name: 🔍 Lint
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: check-main-override
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
@@ -41,7 +22,6 @@ jobs:
   typecheck:
     name: ✅ Type Check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: check-main-override
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
@@ -54,7 +34,6 @@ jobs:
   build:
     name: 🔨 Build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: check-main-override
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
@@ -70,3 +49,10 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             next-${{ runner.os }}-
       - run: yarn build
+
+  ci:
+    name: 🚨 CI Checks
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [lint, typecheck, build]
+    steps:
+      - run: echo "✅ All checks completed successfully."
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8759cb9..c76783c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -207,10 +207,10 @@ Core styling configuration files:
 - `yarn lint:fix` - Fix ESLint errors
 - `yarn format` - Format code with Prettier
 - `yarn check-format` - Check code formatting
+- `yarn typecheck` - Check Typescript types
 
 ## CI & Deployments
 
-[![Deploy with Vercel](https://vercel.com/button)](https://vercel.com/import/project?template=https://github.com/CFsylvester/next.js-tailwind-typescript-TEMPLATE)
 [![CI Checks](https://github.com/CFsylvester/next.js-tailwind-typescript-TEMPLATE/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/CFsylvester/next.js-tailwind-typescript-TEMPLATE/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
 
 This template includes a built-in GitHub Actions workflow (`ci.yml`) that runs automatically on all pull requests and pushes to `main` and `staging`.
@@ -220,10 +220,6 @@ This template includes a built-in GitHub Actions workflow (`ci.yml`) that runs a
 - 🔍 Linting with ESLint
 - ✅ Type-checking with TypeScript
 - 🔨 Build verification (`next build`)
-- 🛑 Main branch is protected — requires `[override-main]` in commit message to push directly
-
-> All CI checks must pass before merging into `main` or `staging`.  
-> Preview deployments are automatically handled by Vercel for all branches and PRs.
 
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