diff --git a/.github/workflows/stackhpc.yml b/.github/workflows/stackhpc.yml
index 711d24c21..52856a18f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stackhpc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stackhpc.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,21 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+    paths:
+      - '**'
+      - '!dev/**'
+      - 'dev/setup-env.sh'
+      - '!docs/**'
+      - '!README.md'
+      - '!.gitignore'
   pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - '**'
+      - '!dev/**'
+      - 'dev/setup-env.sh'
+      - '!docs/**'
+      - '!README.md'
+      - '!.gitignore'
 jobs:
   openstack:
     name: openstack-ci
@@ -39,11 +53,11 @@ jobs:
           echo "${{ secrets[format('{0}_SSH_KEY', vars.CI_CLOUD)] }}" > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
           chmod 0600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
         shell: bash
-        
+
       - name: Add bastion's ssh key to known_hosts
         run: cat environments/.stackhpc/bastion_fingerprints >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
         shell: bash
-      
+
       - name: Install ansible etc
         run: dev/setup-env.sh
 
@@ -51,11 +65,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: opentofu/setup-opentofu@v1
         with:
           tofu_version: 1.6.2
-      
+
       - name: Initialise terraform
         run: terraform init
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/environments/.stackhpc/terraform
-        
+
       - name: Write clouds.yaml
         run: |
           mkdir -p ~/.config/openstack/
@@ -111,14 +125,14 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           . venv/bin/activate
           . environments/.stackhpc/activate
-          
+
           # load ansible variables into shell:
           ansible-playbook ansible/ci/output_vars.yml \
             -e output_vars_hosts=openondemand \
             -e output_vars_path=$APPLIANCES_ENVIRONMENT_ROOT/vars.txt \
             -e output_vars_items=bastion_ip,bastion_user,openondemand_servername
           source $APPLIANCES_ENVIRONMENT_ROOT/vars.txt
-          
+
           # setup ssh proxying:
           sudo apt-get --yes install proxychains
           echo proxychains installed
@@ -155,7 +169,7 @@ jobs:
       #     ansible login -v -a "sudo scontrol reboot ASAP nextstate=RESUME reason='rebuild image:${{ steps.packer_build.outputs.NEW_COMPUTE_IMAGE_ID }}' ${TF_VAR_cluster_name}-compute-[0-3]"
       #     ansible compute -m wait_for_connection -a 'delay=60 timeout=600' # delay allows node to go down
       #     ansible-playbook -v ansible/ci/check_slurm.yml
-      
+
       - name: Test reimage of login and control nodes (via rebuild adhoc)
         run: |
           . venv/bin/activate
@@ -164,7 +178,7 @@ jobs:
           ansible all -m wait_for_connection -a 'delay=60 timeout=600' # delay allows node to go down
           ansible-playbook -v ansible/site.yml
           ansible-playbook -v ansible/ci/check_slurm.yml
-      
+
       - name: Check sacct state survived reimage
         run: |
           . venv/bin/activate
diff --git a/dev/extract_logs.py b/dev/extract_logs.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91923f1a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/extract_logs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+"""
+Process packer build workflow logs into CSV. Useful for timing 
+dissemination.
+
+Usage:
+    extract_logs.py <logs.txt>
+
+Where logs.txt is the name of the workflow log downloaded.
+It will list task name, against task directory path, against time to complete.
+"""
+
+import csv
+import re
+import os
+import sys
+
+def convert_time_to_seconds(time_str):
+    h, m, s = time_str.split(':')
+    return int(h) * 3600 + int(m) * 60 + float(s)
+
+def extract_log_info_and_generate_csv(log_file_path, output_csv_path, target_directory):
+    data = []
+
+    unwanted_chars = re.compile(r'(\x1B\[[0-9;]*m)|([^\x00-\x7F])')
+
+    with open(log_file_path, 'r') as file:
+        lines = file.readlines()
+
+        previous_task = None
+
+        for i in range(len(lines)):
+            if "TASK [" in lines[i]:
+                task_name = lines[i].strip().split('TASK [')[1].split(']')[0]
+
+                full_task_path = lines[i + 1].strip().split('task path: ')[1]
+                if target_directory in full_task_path:
+                    start_index = full_task_path.find(target_directory) + len(target_directory)
+                    partial_task_path = full_task_path[start_index:]
+                else:
+                    partial_task_path = full_task_path
+
+                partial_task_path = unwanted_chars.sub('', partial_task_path).strip()
+
+                time_to_complete = lines[i + 2].strip().split('(')[1].split(')')[0]
+
+                if previous_task:
+                    previous_task[2] = time_to_complete  # Shift the time to the previous task
+                    data.append(previous_task)
+
+                previous_task = [task_name, partial_task_path, None]  # Placeholder for the next time_to_complete
+
+        if previous_task:
+            previous_task[2] = time_to_complete if time_to_complete else 'N/A'
+            data.append(previous_task)
+
+    for row in data:
+        if row[2] != 'N/A':
+            row[2] = convert_time_to_seconds(row[2])
+
+    data.sort(key=lambda x: x[2], reverse=True)
+
+    for row in data:
+        if isinstance(row[2], float):
+            row[2] = f'{int(row[2] // 3600):02}:{int((row[2] % 3600) // 60):02}:{row[2] % 60:.3f}'
+
+    with open(output_csv_path, 'w', newline='') as csvfile:
+        csvwriter = csv.writer(csvfile)
+        csvwriter.writerow(['Task Name', 'Task Path', 'Time to Complete'])
+        csvwriter.writerows(data)
+
+    print(f"Data extracted, sorted, and saved to {output_csv_path}")
+    
+if len(sys.argv) != 2:
+    print("Path to workflow log plain text file should be provided as the only arg to this script")
+    sys.exit(1)
+log_file_path = sys.argv[1] # Input workflow log name
+output_csv_path = log_file_path.replace('.txt.', '.csv') # Output CSV name
+target_directory = '/ansible/' # Shared directory for task path
+
+extract_log_info_and_generate_csv(log_file_path, output_csv_path, target_directory)