ci: skip heavy verify for docs-only changes

Author: BENZOOgataga

.github/workflows/verify.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,46 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
+  changes:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      code_changed: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.code }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Detect code changes
+        id: filter
+        uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            code:
+              - '**/*'
+              - '!docs/**'
+              - '!**/*.md'
+              - '!**/*.mdx'
+              - '!LICENSE'
+              - '!.editorconfig'
+              - '!.gitattributes'
+              - '!.gitignore'
+              - '!.npmrc'
+              - '!**/.DS_Store'
+              - '!.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**'
+              - '!.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE*'
+
+  docs-only:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: changes
+    if: needs.changes.outputs.code_changed != 'true'
+    steps:
+      - name: Docs-only change set
+        run: echo "Docs-only change detected; skipping heavy verification gates."
+
   verify:
+    needs: changes
+    if: needs.changes.outputs.code_changed == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 30
     services:

.releases/unreleased/ci-docs-only-verify-fast-path.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+type: patch
+area: ci
+summary: Skip heavy verify gates for docs-only changes by adding path-based change detection.
+---