diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 402d5e2def..7dbe2874f0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -2,11 +2,33 @@ name: Continuous integration
 
 on:
   push:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'explorer/**'
+    paths:
+      - 'clients/**'
+      - 'common/**'
+      - 'explorer-api/**'
+      - 'gateway/**'
+      - 'integrations/**'
+      - 'mixnode/**'
+      - 'sdk/rust/nym-sdk/**'
+      - 'service-providers/**'
+      - 'nym-api/**'
+      - 'nym-outfox/**'
+      - 'tools/nym-cli/**'
+      - 'tools/ts-rs-cli/**'
   pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'explorer/**'
+    paths:
+      - 'clients/**'
+      - 'common/**'
+      - 'explorer-api/**'
+      - 'gateway/**'
+      - 'integrations/**'
+      - 'mixnode/**'
+      - 'sdk/rust/nym-sdk/**'
+      - 'service-providers/**'
+      - 'nym-api/**'
+      - 'nym-outfox/**'
+      - 'tools/nym-cli/**'
+      - 'tools/ts-rs-cli/**'
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/connect.yml b/.github/workflows/connect.yml
index 1d56e12ad7..29e347586e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/connect.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/connect.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,23 @@ name: Nym Connect (rust)
 
 on:
   push:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'explorer/**'
+    paths:
+      - 'nym-connect/**'
+      - 'clients/client-core/**'
+      - 'clients/socks5/**'
+      - 'common/**'
+      - 'gateway/gateway-requests/**'
+      - 'contracts/vesting/**'
+      - 'nym-api/nym-api-requests/**'
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'nym-connect/**'
+      - 'clients/client-core/**'
+      - 'clients/socks5/**'
+      - 'common/**'
+      - 'gateway/gateway-requests/**'
+      - 'contracts/vesting/**'
+      - 'nym-api/nym-api-requests/**'
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/contracts.yml b/.github/workflows/contracts.yml
index 6d51356a80..0a5b5bd786 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/contracts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/contracts.yml
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ name: Contracts
 
 on:
   push:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'explorer/**'
+    paths:
+      - 'contracts/**'
+      - 'common/**'
   pull_request:
     paths-ignore:
-      - 'explorer/**'
+      - 'contracts/**'
+      - 'common/**'
 
 jobs:
   matrix_prep:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wallet.yml b/.github/workflows/wallet.yml
index 6e23f6833a..a2ffef460e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wallet.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wallet.yml
@@ -2,11 +2,17 @@ name: Nym Wallet (rust)
 
 on:
   push:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'explorer/**'
+    paths:
+      - 'nym-wallet/**'
+      - 'common/**'
+      - 'contracts/vesting/**'
+      - 'nym-api/nym-api-requests/**'
   pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'explorer/**'
+    paths:
+      - 'nym-wallet/**'
+      - 'common/**'
+      - 'contracts/vesting/**'
+      - 'nym-api/nym-api-requests/**'
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wasm_client_build.yml b/.github/workflows/wasm_client_build.yml
index 4067e81939..d5f2011dd5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wasm_client_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wasm_client_build.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,13 @@ name: Wasm Client
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'explorer/**'
+    paths:
+      - 'clients/webassembly/**'
+      - 'clients/client-core/**'
+      - 'common/**'
+      - 'contracts/**'
+      - 'gateway/gateway-requests/**'
+      - 'nym-api/nym-api-requests/**'
 
 jobs:
   wasm: