dorny/paths-filter

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A GitHub Action that conditionally runs workflow jobs and steps based on which files were modified in a pull request, feature branch, or pushed commits. It enables selective CI execution, saving time and resources especially in monorepo setups.

Use cases

• run integration tests only when relevant files changed
• skip deployment jobs for unaffected components in a monorepo
• conditionally lint only changed code in a PR
• detect modified files between feature branch and base branch
• filter workflow steps by changed paths in GitHub Actions

When to choose

• you need per-job or per-step path filtering beyond GitHub's built-in on.push.paths
• you maintain a monorepo and want to avoid running the full pipeline on every change
• you need change detection across pull_request, push, and merge_group events

When to avoid

• you only need simple top-level trigger path filters, which GitHub Actions supports natively
• your CI runs outside GitHub Actions
• you need change detection for non-git version control systems

Facets

plugin · maturity active

ci-cd workflow-automation developer-tools developer-tools cloud cli github-actions change-detection monorepo conditional-execution path-filtering devops automation

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