diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-docker-container.yml b/.github/workflows/build-docker-container.yml
index 8be6aa24f..b1f2c2a05 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-docker-container.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-docker-container.yml
@@ -16,11 +16,10 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   deploy:
-    environment: development-fork 
+    environment: development-fork
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest # pnpm deploy does not work currently on Windows. Fails with EPERM.
-    
+
     steps:
-          
       - name: Setup Git LF
         run: |
           git config --global core.autocrlf false
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
         id: filter
+        continue-on-error: true
         with:
           filters: |
             ts:
@@ -38,19 +38,20 @@ jobs:
               - ".github/workflows/build-ts.yml"
 
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
-        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || steps.filter.outputs.ts == 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || steps.filter.outputs.ts != 'false' }}
         name: Install pnpm
         with:
           package_json_file: ts/package.json
 
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || steps.filter.outputs.ts == 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || steps.filter.outputs.ts != 'false' }}
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.version }}
           #cache: "pnpm"
           #cache-dependency-path: ts/pnpm-lock.yaml
 
       - name: Login to Azure
+        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || steps.filter.outputs.ts != 'false' }}
         uses: azure/login@v2.2.0
         with:
           client-id: ${{ secrets.AZUREAPPSERVICE_CLIENTID_5B0D2D6BA40F4710B45721D2112356DD }}
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ jobs:
           subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZUREAPPSERVICE_SUBSCRIPTIONID_F36C1F2C4B2C49CA8DD5C52FAB98FA30 }}
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || steps.filter.outputs.ts != 'false' }}
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
 
-      - run: az acr build -t typeagent:latest -r typeagentContainerRegistry --file ${{ github.workspace }}/ts/Dockerfile --subscription ${{ secrets.AZUREAPPSERVICE_SUBSCRIPTIONID_F36C1F2C4B2C49CA8DD5C52FAB98FA30 }} ${{ github.workspace }}/ts
+      - if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || steps.filter.outputs.ts != 'false' }}
+        run: az acr build -t typeagent:latest -r typeagentContainerRegistry --file ${{ github.workspace }}/ts/Dockerfile --subscription ${{ secrets.AZUREAPPSERVICE_SUBSCRIPTIONID_F36C1F2C4B2C49CA8DD5C52FAB98FA30 }} ${{ github.workspace }}/ts
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-dotnet.yml b/.github/workflows/build-dotnet.yml
index 7b0ea566c..cdba626fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-dotnet.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-dotnet.yml
@@ -36,23 +36,24 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
         id: filter
+        continue-on-error: true
         with:
           filters: |
             dotnet:
               - "dotnet/**"
               - ".github/workflows/build-dotnet.yml"
       - name: Setup MSBuild
-        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || steps.filter.outputs.dotnet == 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || steps.filter.outputs.dotnet != 'false' }}
         uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v2
       - name: Setup NuGet
-        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || steps.filter.outputs.dotnet == 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || steps.filter.outputs.dotnet != 'false' }}
         uses: NuGet/setup-nuget@v2.0.0
       - name: Restore Packages
-        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || steps.filter.outputs.dotnet == 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || steps.filter.outputs.dotnet != 'false' }}
         working-directory: dotnet
         run: nuget restore autoShell/AutoShell.sln
       - name: Build Solution
-        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || steps.filter.outputs.dotnet == 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || steps.filter.outputs.dotnet != 'false' }}
         working-directory: dotnet
         run: |
           msbuild.exe autoShell/AutoShell.sln /p:platform="Any CPU" /p:configuration="${{ matrix.configuration }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-ts.yml b/.github/workflows/build-ts.yml
index 7a891ef71..f22b18b04 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-ts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-ts.yml
@@ -45,39 +45,40 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
         id: filter
+        continue-on-error: true
         with:
           filters: |
             ts:
               - "ts/**"
               - ".github/workflows/build-ts.yml"
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
-        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || steps.filter.outputs.ts == 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || steps.filter.outputs.ts != 'false' }}
         name: Install pnpm
         with:
           package_json_file: ts/package.json
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || steps.filter.outputs.ts == 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || steps.filter.outputs.ts != 'false' }}
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.version }}
           cache: "pnpm"
           cache-dependency-path: ts/pnpm-lock.yaml
       - name: Install dependencies
-        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || steps.filter.outputs.ts == 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || steps.filter.outputs.ts != 'false' }}
         working-directory: ts
         run: |
           pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --strict-peer-dependencies
       - name: Build
-        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || steps.filter.outputs.ts == 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || steps.filter.outputs.ts != 'false' }}
         working-directory: ts
         run: |
           npm run build
       - name: Test
-        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || steps.filter.outputs.ts == 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || steps.filter.outputs.ts != 'false' }}
         working-directory: ts
         run: |
           npm run test:local
       - name: Lint
-        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || steps.filter.outputs.ts == 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || steps.filter.outputs.ts != 'false' }}
         working-directory: ts
         run: |
           npm run lint
diff --git a/.github/workflows/shell-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/shell-tests.yml
index 6a1c1cf4e..86e842d9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shell-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shell-tests.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
         id: filter
+        continue-on-error: true
         with:
           filters: |
             ts:
@@ -130,4 +131,4 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           rm ./.env
         working-directory: ts
-        if: always()          
+        if: always()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yml
index 92587115a..a76b70a66 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
         id: filter
+        continue-on-error: true
         with:
           filters: |
             ts: