diff --git a/.github/workflows/clang-format-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/clang-format-check.yaml
index 599147739..c999aa740 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clang-format-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clang-format-check.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
 
   clang-format-check:
     needs: detect-clang-format-changes
-    if: ${{ needs.detect-clang-format-changes.outputs.has_changes == 'true' }}
+    if: ${{ (needs.detect-clang-format-changes.outputs.has_changes == 'true') || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch') || (env.ACT == 'true') }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
 
   clang-format-check-skipped:
     needs: detect-clang-format-changes
-    if: ${{ needs.detect-clang-format-changes.outputs.has_changes != 'true' }}
+    if: ${{ (needs.detect-clang-format-changes.outputs.has_changes != 'true') && (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch') && (env.ACT != 'true') }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/clang-format-fix.yaml b/.github/workflows/clang-format-fix.yaml
index 47e616b0f..477d311b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clang-format-fix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clang-format-fix.yaml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ jobs:
           path: phlex-src
           ref: ${{ needs.check.outputs.ref_name }}
           repository: ${{ needs.check.outputs.repo_name }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.WORKFLOW_PAT }}
 
       - uses: DoozyX/clang-format-lint-action@bcb4eb2cb0d707ee4f3e5cc3b456eb075f12cf73 # v0.20
         with:
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@a94899bca583c204427a224a7af87c02f9b325d5 # v9.1.4
         id: add_and_commit
         with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.WORKFLOW_PAT }}
           cwd: phlex-src
           author_name: "github-actions[bot]"
           author_email: "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/clang-tidy-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/clang-tidy-check.yaml
index 3ad7bde27..86e78ca61 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clang-tidy-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clang-tidy-check.yaml
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ jobs:
     needs: [ detect-clang-tidy-changes, check_comment_trigger ]
     if: |
       (github.event_name == 'pull_request' && needs.detect-clang-tidy-changes.outputs.has_changes == 'true') ||
-      (github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && needs.check_comment_trigger.outputs.match_result == 'match' && (github.event.comment.author_association == 'COLLABORATOR' || github.event.comment.author_association == 'OWNER'))
+      (github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && needs.check_comment_trigger.outputs.match_result == 'match' && (github.event.comment.author_association == 'COLLABORATOR' || github.event.comment.author_association == 'OWNER')) ||
+      (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch') || (env.ACT == 'true')
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     container:
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ jobs:
 
   clang-tidy-check-skipped:
     needs: detect-clang-tidy-changes
-    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && needs.detect-clang-tidy-changes.outputs.has_changes != 'true'
+    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && (needs.detect-clang-tidy-changes.outputs.has_changes != 'true') && (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch') && (env.ACT != 'true')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/clang-tidy-fix.yaml b/.github/workflows/clang-tidy-fix.yaml
index 40ab85338..a92969d64 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clang-tidy-fix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clang-tidy-fix.yaml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ jobs:
           path: phlex-src
           ref: ${{ needs.check.outputs.ref_name }}
           repository: ${{ needs.check.outputs.repo_name }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.WORKFLOW_PAT }}
 
       - name: Setup build environment
         uses: Framework-R-D/phlex/.github/actions/setup-build-env@main
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@a94899bca583c204427a224a7af87c02f9b325d5 # v9.1.4
         id: add_and_commit
         with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.WORKFLOW_PAT }}
           cwd: phlex-src
           author_name: "github-actions[bot]"
           author_email: "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake-format-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/cmake-format-check.yaml
index f91a4fbf7..2ce49d2ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake-format-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake-format-check.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
 
   cmake-format-check:
     needs: detect-cmake-format-changes
-    if: ${{ needs.detect-cmake-format-changes.outputs.has_changes == 'true' }}
+    if: ${{ (needs.detect-cmake-format-changes.outputs.has_changes == 'true') || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch') || (env.ACT == 'true') }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
 
   cmake-format-check-skipped:
     needs: detect-cmake-format-changes
-    if: ${{ needs.detect-cmake-format-changes.outputs.has_changes != 'true' }}
+    if: ${{ (needs.detect-cmake-format-changes.outputs.has_changes != 'true') && (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch') && (env.ACT != 'true') }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake-format-fix.yaml b/.github/workflows/cmake-format-fix.yaml
index d03a2223b..fc4563899 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake-format-fix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake-format-fix.yaml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           path: phlex-src
           ref: ${{ needs.check.outputs.ref_name }}
           repository: ${{ needs.check.outputs.repo_name }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.WORKFLOW_PAT }}
 
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@e797f83bcb11b83ae66e0230d6156d7c80228e7c # v6
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@a94899bca583c204427a224a7af87c02f9b325d5 # v9.1.4
         id: add_and_commit
         with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.WORKFLOW_PAT }}
           cwd: phlex-src
           author_name: "github-actions[bot]"
           author_email: "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage.yaml b/.github/workflows/coverage.yaml
index c608d2b27..8923ab5cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage.yaml
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ jobs:
       packages: read
 
     outputs:
-      has_changes: ${{ steps.act_force.outputs.matched == 'true' && 'true' || steps.filter.outputs.matched }}
-      changed_files: ${{ steps.act_force.outputs.matched == 'true' && steps.act_force.outputs.matched_files || steps.filter.outputs.matched_files }}
+      has_changes: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.matched }}
+      changed_files: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.matched_files }}
 
     steps:
     - name: Check out source code
@@ -40,25 +40,8 @@ jobs:
         fetch-depth: 0
         path: phlex-src
 
-    - name: Detect act environment
-      id: detect_act
-      run: |
-        if [ "${GITHUB_ACTOR}" = "nektos/act" ] || [ "${ACT:-}" = "true" ] || [ "${ACT:-}" = "1" ]; then
-          echo "is_act=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-        else
-          echo "is_act=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-        fi
-
-    - name: Force coverage execution when running under act
-      id: act_force
-      if: ${{ steps.detect_act.outputs.is_act == 'true' }}
-      run: |
-        echo "matched=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-        echo "matched_files=act-run: forced coverage execution" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-
     - name: Detect coverage relevant changes
       id: filter
-      if: ${{ steps.detect_act.outputs.is_act != 'true' }}
       uses: Framework-R-D/phlex/.github/actions/detect-relevant-changes@main
       with:
         repo-path: phlex-src
@@ -69,29 +52,18 @@ jobs:
           cmake
 
     - name: Report detection outcome
-      env:
-        IS_ACT: ${{ steps.detect_act.outputs.is_act }}
-        ACT_MATCHED: ${{ steps.act_force.outputs.matched }}
-        ACT_FILES: ${{ steps.act_force.outputs.matched_files }}
-        FILTER_MATCHED: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.matched }}
-        FILTER_FILES: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.matched_files }}
       run: |
-        if [ "${IS_ACT}" = "true" ]; then
-          echo "::notice::Running under act; forcing coverage workflow to execute."
-          if [ -n "${ACT_FILES}" ]; then
-            printf '%s\n' "${ACT_FILES}"
-          fi
-        elif [ "${FILTER_MATCHED}" != "true" ]; then
+        if [ "${{ steps.filter.outputs.matched }}" != "true" ]; then
           echo "::notice::No coverage relevant changes detected; workflow will be skipped."
         else
           echo "::group::Coverage relevant files"
-          printf '%s\n' "${FILTER_FILES}"
+          printf '%s\n' "${{ steps.filter.outputs.matched_files }}"
           echo "::endgroup::"
         fi
 
   coverage:
     needs: detect-coverage-changes
-    if: ${{ needs.detect-coverage-changes.outputs.has_changes == 'true' }}
+    if: ${{ (needs.detect-coverage-changes.outputs.has_changes == 'true') || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch') || (env.ACT == 'true') }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     container:
@@ -366,7 +338,7 @@ jobs:
 
   coverage-skipped:
     needs: detect-coverage-changes
-    if: ${{ needs.detect-coverage-changes.outputs.has_changes != 'true' }}
+    if: ${{ (needs.detect-coverage-changes.outputs.has_changes != 'true') && (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch') && (env.ACT != 'true') }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read