fix(ci): scope paths-ignore to PRs and add no-op bypass jobs

[Aryanbhargava18]

Description

Fixes #1474

This PR fixes an issue where docs-only PRs trigger heavy end-to-end testing workflows, or alternatively, get blocked because required checks never run.

It implements a clean bypass mechanism:

1. Skips heavy workflows (tests.yml, tests_v2.yml, docker-image.yml) when only markdown files are changed by adding paths-ignore: '**/*.md' to the pull_request trigger.
2. Introduces lightweight bypass workflows that exactly mimic the names and matrices of the original required CI jobs so branch protection rules are satisfied without consuming runner minutes.

Type of change

• Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
• Documentation update

Checklist:

• I have performed a self-review of my own code
• I have made corresponding changes to the documentation (if applicable)
• My changes generate no new warnings

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[paigerube14]

I'm not sure if we need the "bypass" jobs here, agree with the AI bot comment. Think the 'paths-ignore' should be sufficient

[Aryanbhargava18]

Hey @paigerube14, I actually thought the same thing initially!

But since this repo has required status checks (like Docker Image CI / build), using just paths-ignore leaves those checks stuck in Pending forever on docs-only PRs, which blocks the merge.

The AI bot was just pointing out that my dummy workflows didn't perfectly match the exact job names required by the branch protection. I updated them to match exactly so docs PRs can cleanly bypass the 30m tests but still satisfy GitHub's merge requirements. Let me know what you think!

[Aryanbhargava18]

@paigerube14 just circling back to see if you had any thoughts on the above.

I also went ahead and resolved the bot comment so the UI merge block is lifted. (FOSSA is failing, but since I only touched GH Actions, that looks like a pre-existing dependency issue on main).

Let me know if anything else is there.

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