diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeflash-optimize.yaml b/.github/workflows/codeflash-optimize.yaml
index bdfab8c25..ab2453154 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeflash-optimize.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeflash-optimize.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 name: CodeFlash
 
 on:
+  # Use pull_request_target for everything to ensure access to secrets
   pull_request_target:
     paths:
-      - "**"
+      - '**'  # Trigger for all paths
+
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/end-to-end-test-bubblesort-pytest-no-git.yaml b/.github/workflows/end-to-end-test-bubblesort-pytest-no-git.yaml
index ef0dc5149..a5d6ad42d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/end-to-end-test-bubblesort-pytest-no-git.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/end-to-end-test-bubblesort-pytest-no-git.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 name: end-to-end-test
 
 on:
+  # Use pull_request_target for everything to ensure access to secrets
   pull_request_target:
+    paths:
+      - '**'  # Trigger for all paths
+
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/end-to-end-test-bubblesort-unittest.yaml b/.github/workflows/end-to-end-test-bubblesort-unittest.yaml
index e8c367ee2..521bc41d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/end-to-end-test-bubblesort-unittest.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/end-to-end-test-bubblesort-unittest.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 name: end-to-end-test
 
 on:
+  # Use pull_request_target for everything to ensure access to secrets
   pull_request_target:
+    paths:
+      - '**'  # Trigger for all paths
+
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/end-to-end-test-coverage.yaml b/.github/workflows/end-to-end-test-coverage.yaml
index 5bdbde9e6..93ffb4b46 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/end-to-end-test-coverage.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/end-to-end-test-coverage.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 name: Coverage E2E
 
 on:
+  # Use pull_request_target for everything to ensure access to secrets
   pull_request_target:
+    paths:
+      - '**'  # Trigger for all paths
+
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/end-to-end-test-futurehouse.yaml b/.github/workflows/end-to-end-test-futurehouse.yaml
index 86b654152..349753bf3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/end-to-end-test-futurehouse.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/end-to-end-test-futurehouse.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 name: end-to-end-test
 
 on:
+  # Use pull_request_target for everything to ensure access to secrets
   pull_request_target:
+    paths:
+      - '**'  # Trigger for all paths
+
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/end-to-end-test-init-optim.yaml b/.github/workflows/end-to-end-test-init-optim.yaml
index 9e35d171f..f3c1f7a4c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/end-to-end-test-init-optim.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/end-to-end-test-init-optim.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 name: end-to-end-test
 
 on:
+  # Use pull_request_target for everything to ensure access to secrets
   pull_request_target:
+    paths:
+      - '**'  # Trigger for all paths
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/end-to-end-test-tracer-replay.yaml b/.github/workflows/end-to-end-test-tracer-replay.yaml
index e999b8f32..82d11b9cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/end-to-end-test-tracer-replay.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/end-to-end-test-tracer-replay.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 name: end-to-end-test
 
 on:
+  # Use pull_request_target for everything to ensure access to secrets
   pull_request_target:
+    paths:
+      - '**'  # Trigger for all paths
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/end-to-end-topological-sort-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/end-to-end-topological-sort-test.yaml
index e8a1ac519..0e65c51c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/end-to-end-topological-sort-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/end-to-end-topological-sort-test.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 name: end-to-end-test
 
 on:
+  # Use pull_request_target for everything to ensure access to secrets
   pull_request_target:
+    paths:
+      - '**'  # Trigger for all paths
+
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
@@ -23,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: Validate PR
+      - name: Validate PR for workflow changes
         run: |
           # Check for any workflow changes
           if git diff --name-only "${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}" "${{ github.sha }}" | grep -q "^.github/workflows/"; then
@@ -34,8 +38,8 @@ jobs:
             # Allowlist check
             if [[ "$AUTHOR" == "misrasaurabh1" || "$AUTHOR" == "KRRT7" ]]; then
               echo "✅ Authorized user ($AUTHOR). Proceeding."
-            elif [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "pull_request_target" && "${{ github.event.pull_request.state }}" == "open" ]]; then
-              echo "✅ PR triggered by 'pull_request_target' and is open. Assuming protection rules are in place. Proceeding."
+            elif [[ "${{ github.event.pull_request.state }}" == "open" ]]; then
+              echo "✅ PR is open. Assuming protection rules are in place. Proceeding."
             else
               echo "⛔ Unauthorized user ($AUTHOR) attempting to modify workflows. Exiting."
               exit 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/label-workflow-changes.yml b/.github/workflows/label-workflow-changes.yml
index 1738c5309..ec074af53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/label-workflow-changes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/label-workflow-changes.yml
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ jobs:
                 owner: context.repo.owner,
                 repo: context.repo.repo
               });
-              
+
               const labelExists = labels.data.some(label => label.name === labelName);
-              
+
               if (!labelExists) {
                 // Create the label if it doesn't exist
                 await github.rest.issues.createLabel({