diff --git a/.github/workflows/contrib-graph-rag-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/contrib-graph-rag-tests.yml
index 85f295b2eb..83da82ac6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/contrib-graph-rag-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/contrib-graph-rag-tests.yml
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: "0 0 * * *" # daily at midnight UTC
   workflow_dispatch: # allows manual triggering of the workflow
-  pull_request_target:
-    branches: ["main"]
-    paths:
-      - "autogen/agentchat/contrib/graph_rag/**"
-      - "test/agentchat/contrib/graph_rag/**"
-      - ".github/workflows/contrib-graph-rag-tests.yml"
-      - "pyproject.toml"
+  # pull_request_target:
+  #   branches: ["main"]
+  #   paths:
+  #     - "autogen/agentchat/contrib/graph_rag/**"
+  #     - "test/agentchat/contrib/graph_rag/**"
+  #     - ".github/workflows/contrib-graph-rag-tests.yml"
+  #     - "pyproject.toml"
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.head_ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/contrib-llm-test.yml b/.github/workflows/contrib-llm-test.yml
index 32cffb41d0..28216f19af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/contrib-llm-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/contrib-llm-test.yml
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: "0 0 * * *" # daily at midnight UTC
   workflow_dispatch: # allows manual triggering of the workflow
-  pull_request_target:
-    branches: ["main"]
-    paths:
-      - "autogen/**"
-      - "test/agentchat/contrib/**"
-      - ".github/workflows/contrib-llm-test.yml"
-      - "pyproject.toml"
+  # pull_request_target:
+  #   branches: ["main"]
+  #   paths:
+  #     - "autogen/**"
+  #     - "test/agentchat/contrib/**"
+  #     - ".github/workflows/contrib-llm-test.yml"
+  #     - "pyproject.toml"
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.head_ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/contrib-test.yml b/.github/workflows/contrib-test.yml
index 229afb3633..c5c3c6b2cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/contrib-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/contrib-test.yml
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: "0 0 * * *" # daily at midnight UTC
   workflow_dispatch: # allows manual triggering of the workflow
-  pull_request:
-    branches: ["main"]
-    paths:
-      - "autogen/**"
-      - "test/agentchat/contrib/**"
-      - "test/test_browser_utils.py"
-      - "test/test_retrieve_utils.py"
-      - ".github/workflows/contrib-test.yml"
-      - "pyproject.toml"
+  # pull_request:
+  #   branches: ["main"]
+  #   paths:
+  #     - "autogen/**"
+  #     - "test/agentchat/contrib/**"
+  #     - "test/test_browser_utils.py"
+  #     - "test/test_retrieve_utils.py"
+  #     - ".github/workflows/contrib-test.yml"
+  #     - "pyproject.toml"
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.head_ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/core-llm-test.yml b/.github/workflows/core-llm-test.yml
index 649fccc173..ae20398c2c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/core-llm-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/core-llm-test.yml
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: "0 0 * * *" # daily at midnight UTC
   workflow_dispatch: # allows manual triggering of the workflow
-  pull_request_target:
-    branches: ["main"]
-    paths:
-      - "autogen/**"
-      - "test/**"
-      - "notebook/agentchat_auto_feedback_from_code_execution.ipynb"
-      - "notebook/agentchat_function_call.ipynb"
-      - "notebook/agentchat_groupchat_finite_state_machine.ipynb"
-      - ".github/workflows/core-llm-test.yml"
-      - "pyproject.toml"
+  # pull_request_target:
+  #   branches: ["main"]
+  #   paths:
+  #     - "autogen/**"
+  #     - "test/**"
+  #     - "notebook/agentchat_auto_feedback_from_code_execution.ipynb"
+  #     - "notebook/agentchat_function_call.ipynb"
+  #     - "notebook/agentchat_groupchat_finite_state_machine.ipynb"
+  #     - ".github/workflows/core-llm-test.yml"
+  #     - "pyproject.toml"
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.head_ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/core-test.yml b/.github/workflows/core-test.yml
index 81b07b3ee3..0d71b745a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/core-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/core-test.yml
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: "0 0 * * *" # daily at midnight UTC
   workflow_dispatch: # allows manual triggering of the workflow
-  pull_request:
-    branches: ["main"]
+  # pull_request:
+  #   branches: ["main"]
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.head_ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
index 3f8fe5a586..6de822bc45 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: "0 0 * * *" # daily at midnight UTC
   workflow_dispatch: # allows manual triggering of the workflow
-  pull_request_target:
-    branches: ["main"]
-    paths:
-      - "autogen/**"
-      - "test/**"
-      - ".github/workflows/integration-test.yml"
-      - "pyproject.toml"
+  # pull_request_target:
+  #   branches: ["main"]
+  #   paths:
+  #     - "autogen/**"
+  #     - "test/**"
+  #     - ".github/workflows/integration-test.yml"
+  #     - "pyproject.toml"
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.head_ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-with-optional-deps.yml b/.github/workflows/test-with-optional-deps.yml
index 7c119f05e3..448f690bda 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-with-optional-deps.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-with-optional-deps.yml
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: "0 0 * * *" # daily at midnight UTC
   workflow_dispatch: # allows manual triggering of the workflow
-  pull_request:
-    branches: ["main"]
+  # pull_request:
+  #   branches: ["main"]
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.head_ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/type-check.yml b/.github/workflows/type-check.yml
index 36a4a041a2..a380495804 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/type-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/type-check.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 name: Type check
 # see: https://help.github.com/en/actions/reference/events-that-trigger-workflows
 on: # Trigger the workflow on pull request or merge
-  pull_request:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 0 * * *" # daily at midnight UTC
+  workflow_dispatch: # allows manual triggering of the workflow
+  # pull_request:
+  # push:
+  #   branches:
+  #     - main
 
 defaults:
   run: