diff --git a/.github/workflows/clang-format-fix.yaml b/.github/workflows/clang-format-fix.yaml
index 92cf938f..e19d86be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clang-format-fix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clang-format-fix.yaml
@@ -53,15 +53,14 @@ permissions:
 
 env:
   local_checkout_path:
-    ${{ (github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && inputs.checkout-path) || format('{0}-src',
-    github.event.repository.name) }}
+    ${{ inputs.checkout-path || format('{0}-src', github.event.repository.name) }}
 
 jobs:
   pre-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Parse command
     if: >
-      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'workflow_call' || (
+      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.ref != '' || (
         github.event_name == 'issue_comment' &&
         github.event.issue.pull_request &&
         contains(fromJSON('["OWNER", "COLLABORATOR", "MEMBER"]'), github.event.comment.author_association) &&
@@ -71,15 +70,15 @@ jobs:
     # This covers repo owners, invited collaborators, and all org members.
     outputs:
       ref:
-        ${{ (github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && inputs.ref) || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' &&
+        ${{ inputs.ref || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' &&
         (github.event.inputs.ref || github.ref_name)) || steps.get_pr.outputs.ref }}
       repo:
-        ${{ (github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && inputs.repo) || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' &&
+        ${{ inputs.repo || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' &&
         github.repository) || steps.get_pr.outputs.repo }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Get PR Info
-        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment'
+        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && inputs.ref == ''
         id: get_pr
         uses: Framework-R-D/phlex/.github/actions/get-pr-info@main
 
@@ -118,10 +117,10 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.WORKFLOW_PAT }}
           pr-info-ref: ${{ needs.pre-check.outputs.ref }}
           pr-info-repo: ${{ needs.pre-check.outputs.repo }}
-          skip-comment: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && inputs.skip-comment || 'false' }}
+          skip-comment: ${{ inputs.skip-comment || 'false' }}
 
       - name: Remove eyes reaction
-        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment'
+        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && inputs.skip-comment != 'true'
         uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
         with:
           script: |
@@ -147,7 +146,7 @@ jobs:
             }
 
       - name: Add completion reaction
-        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment'
+        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && inputs.skip-comment != 'true'
         uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
         with:
           script: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake-format-fix.yaml b/.github/workflows/cmake-format-fix.yaml
index c2c7d3ac..2bb6f639 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake-format-fix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake-format-fix.yaml
@@ -53,15 +53,14 @@ permissions:
 
 env:
   local_checkout_path:
-    ${{ (github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && inputs.checkout-path) || format('{0}-src',
-    github.event.repository.name) }}
+    ${{ inputs.checkout-path || format('{0}-src', github.event.repository.name) }}
 
 jobs:
   pre-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Parse command
     if: >
-      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'workflow_call' || (
+      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.ref != '' || (
         github.event_name == 'issue_comment' &&
         github.event.issue.pull_request &&
         contains(fromJSON('["OWNER", "COLLABORATOR", "MEMBER"]'), github.event.comment.author_association) &&
@@ -71,15 +70,15 @@ jobs:
     # This covers repo owners, invited collaborators, and all org members.
     outputs:
       ref:
-        ${{ (github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && inputs.ref) || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' &&
+        ${{ inputs.ref || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' &&
         (github.event.inputs.ref || github.ref_name)) || steps.get_pr.outputs.ref }}
       repo:
-        ${{ (github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && inputs.repo) || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' &&
+        ${{ inputs.repo || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' &&
         github.repository) || steps.get_pr.outputs.repo }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Get PR Info
-        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment'
+        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && inputs.ref == ''
         id: get_pr
         uses: Framework-R-D/phlex/.github/actions/get-pr-info@main
 
@@ -125,10 +124,10 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.WORKFLOW_PAT }}
           pr-info-ref: ${{ needs.pre-check.outputs.ref }}
           pr-info-repo: ${{ needs.pre-check.outputs.repo }}
-          skip-comment: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && inputs.skip-comment || 'false' }}
+          skip-comment: ${{ inputs.skip-comment || 'false' }}
 
       - name: Remove eyes reaction
-        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment'
+        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && inputs.skip-comment != 'true'
         uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
         with:
           script: |
@@ -154,7 +153,7 @@ jobs:
             }
 
       - name: Add completion reaction
-        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment'
+        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && inputs.skip-comment != 'true'
         uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
         with:
           script: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/format-all.yaml b/.github/workflows/format-all.yaml
index 364d7c2d..53d99978 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/format-all.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/format-all.yaml
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ jobs:
 
           check_job() {
             local name="$1" result="$2" changes="$3" pushed="$4" patch_name="$5" sha_short="$6"
-            if [ "$result" == "failure" ] || [ "$result" == "cancelled" ]; then
+            if [ "$result" == "failure" ] || [ "$result" == "cancelled" ] || [ "$result" == "skipped" ]; then
               messages+=("❌ $name workflow $result")
               has_failures=true
             elif [ "$changes" == "true" ]; then
diff --git a/.github/workflows/header-guards-fix.yaml b/.github/workflows/header-guards-fix.yaml
index 9cbdcb03..2c0f7fb6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/header-guards-fix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/header-guards-fix.yaml
@@ -53,15 +53,14 @@ permissions:
 
 env:
   local_checkout_path:
-    ${{ (github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && inputs.checkout-path) || format('{0}-src',
-    github.event.repository.name) }}
+    ${{ inputs.checkout-path || format('{0}-src', github.event.repository.name) }}
 
 jobs:
   pre-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Parse command
     if: >
-      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'workflow_call' || (
+      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.ref != '' || (
         github.event_name == 'issue_comment' &&
         github.event.issue.pull_request &&
         contains(fromJSON('["OWNER", "COLLABORATOR", "MEMBER"]'), github.event.comment.author_association) &&
@@ -71,15 +70,15 @@ jobs:
     # This covers repo owners, invited collaborators, and all org members.
     outputs:
       ref:
-        ${{ (github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && inputs.ref) || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' &&
+        ${{ inputs.ref || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' &&
         (github.event.inputs.ref || github.ref_name)) || steps.get_pr.outputs.ref }}
       repo:
-        ${{ (github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && inputs.repo) || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' &&
+        ${{ inputs.repo || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' &&
         github.repository) || steps.get_pr.outputs.repo }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Get PR Info
-        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment'
+        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && inputs.ref == ''
         id: get_pr
         uses: Framework-R-D/phlex/.github/actions/get-pr-info@main
 
@@ -123,10 +122,10 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.WORKFLOW_PAT }}
           pr-info-ref: ${{ needs.pre-check.outputs.ref }}
           pr-info-repo: ${{ needs.pre-check.outputs.repo }}
-          skip-comment: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && inputs.skip-comment || 'false' }}
+          skip-comment: ${{ inputs.skip-comment || 'false' }}
 
       - name: Remove eyes reaction
-        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment'
+        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && inputs.skip-comment != 'true'
         uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
         with:
           script: |
@@ -152,7 +151,7 @@ jobs:
             }
 
       - name: Add completion reaction
-        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment'
+        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && inputs.skip-comment != 'true'
         uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
         with:
           script: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/jsonnet-format-fix.yaml b/.github/workflows/jsonnet-format-fix.yaml
index a75725aa..5a02e4aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jsonnet-format-fix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jsonnet-format-fix.yaml
@@ -53,15 +53,14 @@ permissions:
 
 env:
   local_checkout_path:
-    ${{ (github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && inputs.checkout-path) || format('{0}-src',
-    github.event.repository.name) }}
+    ${{ inputs.checkout-path || format('{0}-src', github.event.repository.name) }}
 
 jobs:
   pre-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Parse command
     if: >
-      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'workflow_call' || (
+      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.ref != '' || (
         github.event_name == 'issue_comment' &&
         github.event.issue.pull_request &&
         contains(fromJSON('["OWNER", "COLLABORATOR", "MEMBER"]'), github.event.comment.author_association) &&
@@ -71,15 +70,15 @@ jobs:
     # This covers repo owners, invited collaborators, and all org members.
     outputs:
       ref:
-        ${{ (github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && inputs.ref) || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' &&
+        ${{ inputs.ref || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' &&
         (github.event.inputs.ref || github.ref_name)) || steps.get_pr.outputs.ref }}
       repo:
-        ${{ (github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && inputs.repo) || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' &&
+        ${{ inputs.repo || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' &&
         github.repository) || steps.get_pr.outputs.repo }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Get PR Info
-        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment'
+        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && inputs.ref == ''
         id: get_pr
         uses: Framework-R-D/phlex/.github/actions/get-pr-info@main
 
@@ -124,10 +123,10 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.WORKFLOW_PAT }}
           pr-info-ref: ${{ needs.pre-check.outputs.ref }}
           pr-info-repo: ${{ needs.pre-check.outputs.repo }}
-          skip-comment: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && inputs.skip-comment || 'false' }}
+          skip-comment: ${{ inputs.skip-comment || 'false' }}
 
       - name: Remove eyes reaction
-        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment'
+        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && inputs.skip-comment != 'true'
         uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
         with:
           script: |
@@ -153,7 +152,7 @@ jobs:
             }
 
       - name: Add completion reaction
-        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment'
+        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && inputs.skip-comment != 'true'
         uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
         with:
           script: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/markdown-fix.yaml b/.github/workflows/markdown-fix.yaml
index 2793cfc3..aea46ace 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/markdown-fix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/markdown-fix.yaml
@@ -53,15 +53,14 @@ permissions:
 
 env:
   local_checkout_path:
-    ${{ (github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && inputs.checkout-path) || format('{0}-src',
-    github.event.repository.name) }}
+    ${{ inputs.checkout-path || format('{0}-src', github.event.repository.name) }}
 
 jobs:
   pre-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Parse command
     if: >
-      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'workflow_call' || (
+      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.ref != '' || (
         github.event_name == 'issue_comment' &&
         github.event.issue.pull_request &&
         contains(fromJSON('["OWNER", "COLLABORATOR", "MEMBER"]'), github.event.comment.author_association) &&
@@ -71,15 +70,15 @@ jobs:
     # This covers repo owners, invited collaborators, and all org members.
     outputs:
       ref:
-        ${{ (github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && inputs.ref) || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' &&
+        ${{ inputs.ref || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' &&
         (github.event.inputs.ref || github.ref_name)) || steps.get_pr.outputs.ref }}
       repo:
-        ${{ (github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && inputs.repo) || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' &&
+        ${{ inputs.repo || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' &&
         github.repository) || steps.get_pr.outputs.repo }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Get PR Info
-        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment'
+        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && inputs.ref == ''
         id: get_pr
         uses: Framework-R-D/phlex/.github/actions/get-pr-info@main
 
@@ -126,10 +125,10 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.WORKFLOW_PAT }}
           pr-info-ref: ${{ needs.pre-check.outputs.ref }}
           pr-info-repo: ${{ needs.pre-check.outputs.repo }}
-          skip-comment: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && inputs.skip-comment || 'false' }}
+          skip-comment: ${{ inputs.skip-comment || 'false' }}
 
       - name: Remove eyes reaction
-        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment'
+        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && inputs.skip-comment != 'true'
         uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
         with:
           script: |
@@ -155,7 +154,7 @@ jobs:
             }
 
       - name: Add completion reaction
-        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment'
+        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && inputs.skip-comment != 'true'
         uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
         with:
           script: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-fix.yaml b/.github/workflows/python-fix.yaml
index 41d29dc8..1f2bcc05 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-fix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-fix.yaml
@@ -53,15 +53,14 @@ permissions:
 
 env:
   local_checkout_path:
-    ${{ (github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && inputs.checkout-path) || format('{0}-src',
-    github.event.repository.name) }}
+    ${{ inputs.checkout-path || format('{0}-src', github.event.repository.name) }}
 
 jobs:
   pre-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Parse command
     if: >
-      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'workflow_call' || (
+      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.ref != '' || (
         github.event_name == 'issue_comment' &&
         github.event.issue.pull_request &&
         contains(fromJSON('["OWNER", "COLLABORATOR", "MEMBER"]'), github.event.comment.author_association) &&
@@ -71,14 +70,14 @@ jobs:
     # This covers repo owners, invited collaborators, and all org members.
     outputs:
       ref:
-        ${{ (github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && inputs.ref) || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' &&
+        ${{ inputs.ref || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' &&
         (github.event.inputs.ref || github.ref_name)) || steps.get_pr.outputs.ref }}
       repo:
-        ${{ (github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && inputs.repo) || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' &&
+        ${{ inputs.repo || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' &&
         github.repository) || steps.get_pr.outputs.repo }}
     steps:
       - name: Get PR Info
-        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment'
+        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && inputs.ref == ''
         id: get_pr
         uses: Framework-R-D/phlex/.github/actions/get-pr-info@main
 
@@ -129,10 +128,10 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.WORKFLOW_PAT }}
           pr-info-ref: ${{ needs.pre-check.outputs.ref }}
           pr-info-repo: ${{ needs.pre-check.outputs.repo }}
-          skip-comment: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && inputs.skip-comment || 'false' }}
+          skip-comment: ${{ inputs.skip-comment || 'false' }}
 
       - name: Remove eyes reaction
-        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment'
+        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && inputs.skip-comment != 'true'
         uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
         with:
           script: |
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ jobs:
             }
 
       - name: Add completion reaction
-        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment'
+        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && inputs.skip-comment != 'true'
         uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
         with:
           script: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/yaml-fix.yaml b/.github/workflows/yaml-fix.yaml
index 6c261ddc..bbef593b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/yaml-fix.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/yaml-fix.yaml
@@ -53,15 +53,14 @@ permissions:
 
 env:
   local_checkout_path:
-    ${{ (github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && inputs.checkout-path) || format('{0}-src',
-    github.event.repository.name) }}
+    ${{ inputs.checkout-path || format('{0}-src', github.event.repository.name) }}
 
 jobs:
   pre-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Parse command
     if: >
-      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'workflow_call' || (
+      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.ref != '' || (
         github.event_name == 'issue_comment' &&
         github.event.issue.pull_request &&
         contains(fromJSON('["OWNER", "COLLABORATOR", "MEMBER"]'), github.event.comment.author_association) &&
@@ -71,15 +70,15 @@ jobs:
     # This covers repo owners, invited collaborators, and all org members.
     outputs:
       ref:
-        ${{ (github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && inputs.ref) || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' &&
+        ${{ inputs.ref || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' &&
         (github.event.inputs.ref || github.ref_name)) || steps.get_pr.outputs.ref }}
       repo:
-        ${{ (github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && inputs.repo) || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' &&
+        ${{ inputs.repo || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' &&
         github.repository) || steps.get_pr.outputs.repo }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Get PR Info
-        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment'
+        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && inputs.ref == ''
         id: get_pr
         uses: Framework-R-D/phlex/.github/actions/get-pr-info@main
 
@@ -126,10 +125,10 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.WORKFLOW_PAT }}
           pr-info-ref: ${{ needs.pre-check.outputs.ref }}
           pr-info-repo: ${{ needs.pre-check.outputs.repo }}
-          skip-comment: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_call' && inputs.skip-comment || 'false' }}
+          skip-comment: ${{ inputs.skip-comment || 'false' }}
 
       - name: Remove eyes reaction
-        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment'
+        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && inputs.skip-comment != 'true'
         uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
         with:
           script: |
@@ -155,7 +154,7 @@ jobs:
             }
 
       - name: Add completion reaction
-        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment'
+        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && inputs.skip-comment != 'true'
         uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
         with:
           script: |