diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark_coprocessor.yml b/.github/workflows/coprocessor-benchmark-cpu.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from .github/workflows/benchmark_coprocessor.yml
rename to .github/workflows/coprocessor-benchmark-cpu.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark_coprocessor_gpu.yml b/.github/workflows/coprocessor-benchmark-gpu.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from .github/workflows/benchmark_coprocessor_gpu.yml
rename to .github/workflows/coprocessor-benchmark-gpu.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cargo-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/coprocessor-cargo-tests.yml
similarity index 69%
rename from .github/workflows/cargo-tests.yml
rename to .github/workflows/coprocessor-cargo-tests.yml
index 6b484fbd..ae853444 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cargo-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coprocessor-cargo-tests.yml
@@ -1,20 +1,35 @@
-name: Rust tests
+name: Coprocessor Cargo tests
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - .github/workflows/cargo-tests.yml
-      - fhevm-engine/**
-      - proto/**
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' }}
 
 jobs:
+  check-changes:
+    permissions:
+      actions: 'read'
+      contents: 'read'
+      pull-requests: 'read'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      changes-rust-files: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.rust-files }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36  # v3.0.2
+        id: filter
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            rust-files:
+              - .github/workflows/coprocessor-cargo-tests.yml
+              - fhevm-engine/**
+              - proto/**
   cargo-tests:
+    needs: check-changes
+    if: ${{ needs.check-changes.outputs.changes-rust-files == 'true' }}
     runs-on: large_ubuntu_16
-
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
       uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency_analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/coprocessor-dependency-analysis.yml
similarity index 65%
rename from .github/workflows/dependency_analysis.yml
rename to .github/workflows/coprocessor-dependency-analysis.yml
index 165866b5..e5d6ccd7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependency_analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coprocessor-dependency-analysis.yml
@@ -1,17 +1,33 @@
-name: Dependency analysis
+name: Coprocessor Dependency analysis
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-    - "deployments/**"
-    - "hardhat/**"
 
 concurrency:
   group: deps-analysis-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' }}
 
 jobs:
+  check-changes:
+    permissions:
+      actions: 'read'
+      contents: 'read'
+      pull-requests: 'read'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      changes-rust-files: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.rust-files }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36  # v3.0.2
+        id: filter
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            rust-files:
+              - .github/workflows/coprocessor-dependency-analysis.yml
+              - fhevm-engine/**
   dependencies-check:
+    needs: check-changes
+    if: ${{ needs.check-changes.outputs.changes-rust-files == 'true' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coprocessor-docker-build-db-migration.yml b/.github/workflows/coprocessor-docker-build-db-migration.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d0352175
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/coprocessor-docker-build-db-migration.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+name: Docker - Fhevm DB migration
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  release:
+    types:
+      - published
+
+concurrency:
+  group: fhevm-db-migration-${{ github.ref_name }}
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' }}
+
+jobs:
+  check-changes:
+    permissions:
+      actions: 'read'
+      contents: 'read'
+      pull-requests: 'read'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      changes-db-migration-files: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.db-migration-files }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36  # v3.0.2
+        id: filter
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            db-migration-files:
+              - .github/workflows/coprocessor-docker-build-db-migration.yml
+              - fhevm-engine/fhevm-db/**
+  docker-fhevm-db-migration:
+    needs: check-changes
+    if: ${{ needs.check-changes.outputs.changes-db-migration-files == 'true' || github.event_name == 'release' }}
+    uses: zama-ai/ci-templates/.github/workflows/docker_common.yml@44333c96991d6747e0bef6a3308bfd98b20390f8 # main
+    secrets:
+      GHCR_ACTION_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BLOCKCHAIN_ACTIONS_TOKEN }}
+      GRAVITON_BUILDER_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRAVITON_BUILDER_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+    permissions:
+      contents: "read"
+      id-token: "write"
+      packages: "write"
+    with:
+      working-directory: "."
+      push_image: true
+      image-name: "fhevm-backend/db-migration"
+      generate-dev-image: false
+      docker-file: "fhevm-engine/fhevm-db/Dockerfile"
+      arm-build: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coprocessor-docker-build.yml b/.github/workflows/coprocessor-docker-build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d0f3a73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/coprocessor-docker-build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+name: Docker - Fhevm Coprocessor
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  release:
+    types:
+      - published
+
+concurrency:
+  group: fhevm-coprocessor-${{ github.ref_name }}
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' }}
+
+jobs:
+  check-changes:
+    permissions:
+      actions: 'read'
+      contents: 'read'
+      pull-requests: 'read'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      changes-coprocessor-files: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.coprocessor-files }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36  # v3.0.2
+        id: filter
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            coprocessor-files:
+              - .github/workflows/coprocessor-docker-build.yml
+              - fhevm-engine/**
+              - proto/**
+  docker-fhevm-coprocessor:
+    needs: check-changes
+    if: ${{ needs.check-changes.outputs.changes-coprocessor-files == 'true' || github.event_name == 'release' }}
+    uses: zama-ai/ci-templates/.github/workflows/docker_common.yml@44333c96991d6747e0bef6a3308bfd98b20390f8 # main
+    secrets:
+      GHCR_ACTION_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BLOCKCHAIN_ACTIONS_TOKEN }}
+      GRAVITON_BUILDER_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRAVITON_BUILDER_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+    permissions:
+      contents: "read"
+      id-token: "write"
+      packages: "write"
+    with:
+      working-directory: "."
+      push_image: true
+      image-name: "fhevm-backend/coprocessor"
+      generate-dev-image: false
+      docker-file: "fhevm-engine/coprocessor/Dockerfile"
+      arm-build: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gpu-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/coprocessor-gpu-tests.yml
similarity index 85%
rename from .github/workflows/gpu-tests.yml
rename to .github/workflows/coprocessor-gpu-tests.yml
index b0a40862..0e939259 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gpu-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coprocessor-gpu-tests.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Compile and test fhevm-backend on a single L40 GPU, on hyperstack
-name: GPU backend tests (L40)
+name: Coprocessor GPU backend tests (L40)
 
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
@@ -15,37 +15,9 @@ on:
   # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab as an alternative.
   workflow_dispatch:
   pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - fhevm-engine/Cargo.toml
-      - fhevm-engine/coprocessor/Cargo.toml
-      - fhevm-engine/coprocessor/build.rs
-      - fhevm-engine/coprocessor/src/**
-      - fhevm-engine/executor/Cargo.toml
-      - fhevm-engine/executor/build.rs
-      - fhevm-engine/executor/src/**
-      - fhevm-engine/scheduler/src/**
-      - fhevm-engine/scheduler/Cargo.toml
-      - fhevm-engine/scheduler/build.rs
-      - proto/**
-      - '.github/workflows/gpu-tests.yml'
-      - ci/slab.toml
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-    paths:
-      - fhevm-engine/Cargo.toml
-      - fhevm-engine/coprocessor/Cargo.toml
-      - fhevm-engine/coprocessor/build.rs
-      - fhevm-engine/coprocessor/src/**
-      - fhevm-engine/executor/Cargo.toml
-      - fhevm-engine/executor/build.rs
-      - fhevm-engine/executor/src/**
-      - fhevm-engine/scheduler/src/**
-      - fhevm-engine/scheduler/Cargo.toml
-      - fhevm-engine/scheduler/build.rs
-      - proto/**
-      - '.github/workflows/gpu-tests.yml'
-      - ci/slab.toml
 
 jobs:
   should-run:
@@ -78,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
               - fhevm-engine/scheduler/Cargo.toml
               - fhevm-engine/scheduler/build.rs
               - proto/**
-              - '.github/workflows/gpu-tests.yml'
+              - '.github/workflows/coprocessor_gpu-tests.yml'
               - ci/slab.toml
 
   setup-instance:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-coprocessor.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-coprocessor.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 312e4e41..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-coprocessor.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-name: "Docker - fhevm Coprocessor"
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - .github/workflows/docker-coprocessor.yml
-      - fhevm-engine/**
-      - proto/**
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-    paths:
-      - .github/workflows/docker-coprocessor.yml
-      - fhevm-engine/**
-      - proto/**
-  release:
-    types:
-      - published
-
-concurrency:
-  group: fhevm-coprocessor-${{ github.ref_name }}
-  cancel-in-progress: false
-
-jobs:
-  docker-fhevm-coprocessor:
-    uses: zama-ai/ci-templates/.github/workflows/docker_common.yml@44333c96991d6747e0bef6a3308bfd98b20390f8 # main
-    secrets:
-      GHCR_ACTION_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BLOCKCHAIN_ACTIONS_TOKEN }}
-      GRAVITON_BUILDER_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRAVITON_BUILDER_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-    permissions:
-      contents: "read"
-      id-token: "write"
-      packages: "write"
-    with:
-      working-directory: "."
-      push_image: true
-      image-name: "fhevm-backend/coprocessor"
-      generate-dev-image: false
-      docker-file: "fhevm-engine/coprocessor/Dockerfile"
-      arm-build: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-db-migration.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-db-migration.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index de1cc659..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-db-migration.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-name: "Docker - fhevm DB migration"
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - .github/workflows/docker-db-migration.yml
-      - fhevm-engine/fhevm-db/**
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-    paths:
-      - .github/workflows/docker-db-migration.yml
-      - fhevm-engine/fhevm-db/**
-  release:
-    types:
-      - published
-
-concurrency:
-  group: fhevm-db-migration-${{ github.ref_name }}
-  cancel-in-progress: false
-
-jobs:
-  docker-fhevm-db-migration:
-    uses: zama-ai/ci-templates/.github/workflows/docker_common.yml@44333c96991d6747e0bef6a3308bfd98b20390f8 # main
-    secrets:
-      GHCR_ACTION_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BLOCKCHAIN_ACTIONS_TOKEN }}
-      GRAVITON_BUILDER_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRAVITON_BUILDER_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-    permissions:
-      contents: "read"
-      id-token: "write"
-      packages: "write"
-    with:
-      working-directory: "."
-      push_image: true
-      image-name: "fhevm-backend/db-migration"
-      generate-dev-image: false
-      docker-file: "fhevm-engine/fhevm-db/Dockerfile"
-      arm-build: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-contracts.yml b/.github/workflows/host-contracts-docker-build.yml
similarity index 51%
rename from .github/workflows/docker-contracts.yml
rename to .github/workflows/host-contracts-docker-build.yml
index 202448ec..8f594578 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-contracts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/host-contracts-docker-build.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,10 @@
-name: "Docker - fhevm Host Contracts"
+name: Docker - Fhevm Host Contracts
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - .github/workflows/docker-contracts.yml
-      - contracts/**
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-    paths:
-      - .github/workflows/docker-contracts.yml
-      - contracts/**
   release:
     types:
       - published
@@ -20,7 +14,26 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' }}
 
 jobs:
+  check-changes:
+    permissions:
+      actions: 'read'
+      contents: 'read'
+      pull-requests: 'read'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      changes-contracts-files: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.contracts-files }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36  # v3.0.2
+        id: filter
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            contracts-files:
+              - .github/workflows/host-contracts-docker-build.yml
+              - contracts/**
   docker-fhevm-contracts:
+    needs: check-changes
+    if: ${{ needs.check-changes.outputs.changes-contracts-files == 'true' || github.event_name == 'release' }}
     uses: zama-ai/ci-templates/.github/workflows/docker_common.yml@44333c96991d6747e0bef6a3308bfd98b20390f8 # main
     secrets:
       GHCR_ACTION_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BLOCKCHAIN_ACTIONS_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fhevm-host-contracts-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/host-contracts-docker-deployment-tests.yml
similarity index 75%
rename from .github/workflows/fhevm-host-contracts-tests.yml
rename to .github/workflows/host-contracts-docker-deployment-tests.yml
index 3bab03df..13bfd37a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fhevm-host-contracts-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/host-contracts-docker-deployment-tests.yml
@@ -1,19 +1,34 @@
-name: fhevm Host Contracts Deployment Test
+name: Fhevm Host Contracts Deployment Tests
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - .github/workflows/fhevm-sc-tests.yml
-      - contracts/**
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' }}
 
 jobs:
+  check-changes:
+    permissions:
+      actions: 'read'
+      contents: 'read'
+      pull-requests: 'read'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      changes-contracts-files: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.contracts-files }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36  # v3.0.2
+        id: filter
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            contracts-files:
+              - .github/workflows/host-contracts-docker-deployment-tests.yml
+              - contracts/**
   docker-compose-tests:
+    needs: check-changes
+    if: ${{ needs.check-changes.outputs.changes-contracts-files == 'true' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
       uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/host-contracts-npm-tests.yml
similarity index 58%
rename from .github/workflows/test.yml
rename to .github/workflows/host-contracts-npm-tests.yml
index d9adf5a1..a8ff5891 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/host-contracts-npm-tests.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,29 @@
-name: Pull request tests (contracts)
+name: Fhevm Host Contracts npm Tests
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - "*"
-    paths:
-      - contracts/**
 
 jobs:
+  check-changes:
+    permissions:
+      actions: 'read'
+      contents: 'read'
+      pull-requests: 'read'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      changes-contracts-files: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.contracts-files }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36  # v3.0.2
+        id: filter
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            contracts-files:
+              - .github/workflows/host-contracts-npm-tests.yml
+              - contracts/**
   build:
+    needs: check-changes
+    if: ${{ needs.check-changes.outputs.changes-contracts-files == 'true' }}
     runs-on: large_ubuntu_32
     strategy:
       matrix:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fhevm-host-contracts-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/host-contracts-publish.yml
similarity index 97%
rename from .github/workflows/fhevm-host-contracts-publish.yml
rename to .github/workflows/host-contracts-publish.yml
index 2a2fe47f..642aa41d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fhevm-host-contracts-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/host-contracts-publish.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Publish fhevm Solidity core contracts
+name: Fhevm Host Contracts npm Publish
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/slither.yml b/.github/workflows/host-contracts-slither-analysis.yml
similarity index 59%
rename from .github/workflows/slither.yml
rename to .github/workflows/host-contracts-slither-analysis.yml
index 619ef3bb..afea6f71 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/slither.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/host-contracts-slither-analysis.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,30 @@
-name: Slither Analysis
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-  checks: write
+name: Fhevm Host Contracts Slither Analysis
+
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
-    paths:
-      - contracts/**
-      - .github/workflows/slither.yml
 jobs:
+  check-changes:
+    permissions:
+      actions: 'read'
+      contents: 'read'
+      pull-requests: 'read'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      changes-contracts-files: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.contracts-files }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36  # v3.0.2
+        id: filter
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            contracts-files:
+              - .github/workflows/host-contracts-slither-analysis.yml
+              - contracts/**
   analyze:
+    needs: check-changes
+    if: ${{ needs.check-changes.outputs.changes-contracts-files == 'true' }}
     runs-on: large_ubuntu_32
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -35,3 +49,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@6bb031afdd8eb862ea3fc1848194185e076637e5 # v3.28.11
         with:
           sarif_file: results.sarif
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  checks: write
\ No newline at end of file