diff --git a/.github/workflows/firebase-hosting-merge-beta.yml b/.github/workflows/firebase-hosting-merge-beta.yml
index 87f6ca9a..f3b2a1d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/firebase-hosting-merge-beta.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/firebase-hosting-merge-beta.yml
@@ -3,12 +3,20 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - beta
+    # Since this action only deploys the front-end SvelteKit SPA
+    # backend resources can be ignored.
     paths-ignore:
+      # An updated backend shouldn't trigger deploys
       - api/**
+      # We don't have automated Firestore rules deploys yet.
+      - firestore*
+      # Updated docs shouldn't trigger deploys
       - docs/**
       - README.md
       - CONTRIBUTING.md
       - SECURITY.md
+      # We don't have automated front-end tests.
+      - tests
 jobs:
   build_and_deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/firebase-hosting-merge-staging.yml b/.github/workflows/firebase-hosting-merge-staging.yml
index bf09f327..1969b0fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/firebase-hosting-merge-staging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/firebase-hosting-merge-staging.yml
@@ -3,12 +3,20 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - staging
+    # Since this action only deploys the front-end SvelteKit SPA
+    # backend resources can be ignored.
     paths-ignore:
+      # An updated backend shouldn't trigger deploys
       - api/**
+      # We don't have automated Firestore rules deploys yet.
+      - firestore*
+      # Updated docs shouldn't trigger deploys
       - docs/**
       - README.md
       - CONTRIBUTING.md
       - SECURITY.md
+      # We don't have automated front-end tests.
+      - tests
 jobs:
   build_and_deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/firebase-hosting-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/firebase-hosting-merge.yml
index 91aebe69..be88e017 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/firebase-hosting-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/firebase-hosting-merge.yml
@@ -3,12 +3,20 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+    # Since this action only deploys the front-end SvelteKit SPA
+    # backend resources can be ignored.
     paths-ignore:
+      # An updated backend shouldn't trigger deploys
       - api/**
+      # We don't have automated Firestore rules deploys yet.
+      - firestore*
+      # Updated docs shouldn't trigger deploys
       - docs/**
       - README.md
       - CONTRIBUTING.md
       - SECURITY.md
+      # We don't have automated front-end tests.
+      - tests
 jobs:
   build_and_deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/firebase-hosting-pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/firebase-hosting-pull-request.yml
index 0980a6f6..b6fadce3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/firebase-hosting-pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/firebase-hosting-pull-request.yml
@@ -2,12 +2,20 @@ name: Deploy to Firebase Hosting on PR
 on:
   pull_request:
     # This might happen https://github.com/actions/runner/issues/2324
+    # Since this action only deploys the front-end SvelteKit SPA
+    # backend resources can be ignored.
     paths-ignore:
+      # An updated backend shouldn't trigger deploys
       - api/**
+      # We don't have automated Firestore rules deploys yet.
+      - firestore*
+      # Updated docs shouldn't trigger deploys
       - docs/**
       - README.md
       - CONTRIBUTING.md
       - SECURITY.md
+      # We don't have automated front-end tests.
+      - tests
 jobs:
   build_and_preview:
     if: "${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository }}"