diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-mobile.yml b/.github/workflows/build-mobile.yml
index ca24e33b52..405f3e38da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-mobile.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-mobile.yml
@@ -32,24 +32,18 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
     outputs:
-      should_run: ${{ steps.found_paths.outputs.mobile == 'true' || steps.should_force.outputs.should_force == 'true' }}
+      should_run: ${{ steps.check.outputs.should_run }}
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
-        with:
-          persist-credentials: false
-
-      - id: found_paths
-        uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36 # v3.0.2
+      - name: Check what should run
+        id: check
+        uses: ./.github/actions/pre-job
         with:
           filters: |
             mobile:
               - 'mobile/**'
-            workflow:
-              - '.github/workflows/build-mobile.yml'
-      - name: Check if we should force jobs to run
-        id: should_force
-        run: echo "should_force=${{ steps.found_paths.outputs.workflow == 'true' || github.event_name == 'workflow_call' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          force-filters: |
+            - '.github/workflows/build-mobile.yml'
+          force-events: 'workflow_call,workflow_dispatch'
 
   build-sign-android:
     name: Build and sign Android
@@ -57,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
     # Skip when PR from a fork
-    if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' && needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run == 'true' }}
+    if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' && fromJSON(needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run).mobile == true }}
     runs-on: mich
 
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index 03f74dd7a3..1c6cdfd858 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -20,15 +20,11 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
     outputs:
-      should_run_server: ${{ steps.found_paths.outputs.server == 'true' || steps.should_force.outputs.should_force == 'true' }}
-      should_run_ml: ${{ steps.found_paths.outputs.machine-learning == 'true' || steps.should_force.outputs.should_force == 'true' }}
+      should_run: ${{ steps.check.outputs.should_run }}
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
-        with:
-          persist-credentials: false
-      - id: found_paths
-        uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36 # v3.0.2
+      - name: Check what should run
+        id: check
+        uses: ./.github/actions/pre-job
         with:
           filters: |
             server:
@@ -38,14 +34,11 @@ jobs:
               - 'i18n/**'
             machine-learning:
               - 'machine-learning/**'
-            workflow:
-              - '.github/workflows/docker.yml'
-              - '.github/workflows/multi-runner-build.yml'
-              - '.github/actions/image-build'
-
-      - name: Check if we should force jobs to run
-        id: should_force
-        run: echo "should_force=${{ steps.found_paths.outputs.workflow == 'true' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'release' }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          force-filters: |
+            - '.github/workflows/docker.yml'
+            - '.github/workflows/multi-runner-build.yml'
+            - '.github/actions/image-build'
+          force-events: 'workflow_dispatch,release'
 
   retag_ml:
     name: Re-Tag ML
@@ -53,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
       packages: write
-    if: ${{ needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run_ml == 'false' && !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork }}
+    if: ${{ fromJSON(needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run).machine-learning == false && !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -82,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
       packages: write
-    if: ${{ needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run_server == 'false' && !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork }}
+    if: ${{ fromJSON(needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run).server == false && !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -108,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
   machine-learning:
     name: Build and Push ML
     needs: pre-job
-    if: ${{ needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run_ml == 'true' }}
+    if: ${{ fromJSON(needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run).machine-learning == true }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -153,7 +146,7 @@ jobs:
   server:
     name: Build and Push Server
     needs: pre-job
-    if: ${{ needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run_server == 'true' }}
+    if: ${{ fromJSON(needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run).server == true }}
     uses: immich-app/devtools/.github/workflows/multi-runner-build.yml@129aeda75a450666ce96e8bc8126652e717917a7 # multi-runner-build-workflow-0.1.1
     permissions:
       contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-build.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-build.yml
index 93b6c8ad04..78297f5225 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-build.yml
@@ -18,30 +18,26 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
     outputs:
-      should_run: ${{ steps.found_paths.outputs.docs == 'true' ||  steps.should_force.outputs.should_force == 'true' }}
+      should_run: ${{ steps.check.outputs.should_run }}
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
-        with:
-          persist-credentials: false
-      - id: found_paths
-        uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36 # v3.0.2
+      - name: Check what should run
+        id: check
+        uses: ./.github/actions/pre-job
         with:
           filters: |
             docs:
               - 'docs/**'
-            workflow:
-              - '.github/workflows/docs-build.yml'
-      - name: Check if we should force jobs to run
-        id: should_force
-        run: echo "should_force=${{ steps.found_paths.outputs.workflow == 'true' || github.event_name == 'release' || github.ref_name == 'main' }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          force-filters: |
+            - '.github/workflows/docs-build.yml'
+          force-events: 'release'
+          force-branches: 'main'
 
   build:
     name: Docs Build
     needs: pre-job
     permissions:
       contents: read
-    if: ${{ needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run == 'true' }}
+    if: ${{ fromJSON(needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run).docs == true }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     defaults:
       run:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml
index 4cb788f5fa..da78d63504 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml
@@ -17,28 +17,23 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
     outputs:
-      should_run: ${{ steps.found_paths.outputs.mobile == 'true' || steps.should_force.outputs.should_force == 'true' }}
+      should_run: ${{ steps.check.outputs.should_run }}
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
-        with:
-          persist-credentials: false
-      - id: found_paths
-        uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36 # v3.0.2
+      - name: Check what should run
+        id: check
+        uses: ./.github/actions/pre-job
         with:
           filters: |
             mobile:
               - 'mobile/**'
-            workflow:
-              - '.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml'
-      - name: Check if we should force jobs to run
-        id: should_force
-        run: echo "should_force=${{ steps.found_paths.outputs.workflow == 'true' || github.event_name == 'release' }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          force-filters: |
+            - '.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml'
+          force-events: 'workflow_dispatch,release'
 
   mobile-dart-analyze:
     name: Run Dart Code Analysis
     needs: pre-job
-    if: ${{ needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run == 'true' }}
+    if: ${{ fromJSON(needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run).mobile == true }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 47a11c8232..3e296aeb0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -17,24 +17,12 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
     outputs:
-      should_run_i18n: ${{ steps.found_paths.outputs.i18n == 'true' || steps.should_force.outputs.should_force == 'true' }}
-      should_run_web: ${{ steps.found_paths.outputs.web == 'true' || steps.should_force.outputs.should_force == 'true' }}
-      should_run_server: ${{ steps.found_paths.outputs.server == 'true' || steps.should_force.outputs.should_force == 'true' }}
-      should_run_cli: ${{ steps.found_paths.outputs.cli == 'true' || steps.should_force.outputs.should_force == 'true' }}
-      should_run_e2e: ${{ steps.found_paths.outputs.e2e == 'true' || steps.should_force.outputs.should_force == 'true' }}
-      should_run_mobile: ${{ steps.found_paths.outputs.mobile == 'true' || steps.should_force.outputs.should_force == 'true' }}
-      should_run_ml: ${{ steps.found_paths.outputs.machine-learning == 'true' || steps.should_force.outputs.should_force == 'true' }}
-      should_run_e2e_web: ${{ steps.found_paths.outputs.e2e == 'true' || steps.found_paths.outputs.web == 'true' || steps.should_force.outputs.should_force == 'true' }}
-      should_run_e2e_server_cli: ${{ steps.found_paths.outputs.e2e == 'true' || steps.found_paths.outputs.server == 'true' || steps.found_paths.outputs.cli == 'true' || steps.should_force.outputs.should_force == 'true' }}
-      should_run_.github: ${{ steps.found_paths.outputs['.github'] == 'true' || steps.should_force.outputs.should_force == 'true' }} # redundant to have should_force but if someone changes the trigger then this won't have to be changed
+      # TODO: Test if the fromJSON can be pulled up to here
+      should_run: ${{ steps.check.outputs.should_run }}
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
-        with:
-          persist-credentials: false
-
-      - id: found_paths
-        uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36 # v3.0.2
+      - name: Check what should run
+        id: check
+        uses: ./.github/actions/pre-job
         with:
           filters: |
             i18n:
@@ -54,19 +42,16 @@ jobs:
               - 'mobile/**'
             machine-learning:
               - 'machine-learning/**'
-            workflow:
-              - '.github/workflows/test.yml'
             .github:
               - '.github/**'
-
-      - name: Check if we should force jobs to run
-        id: should_force
-        run: echo "should_force=${{ steps.found_paths.outputs.workflow == 'true' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          force-filters: |
+            - '.github/workflows/test.yml'
+          force-events: 'workflow_dispatch'
 
   server-unit-tests:
     name: Test & Lint Server
     needs: pre-job
-    if: ${{ needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run_server == 'true' }}
+    if: ${{ fromJSON(needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run).server == true }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -109,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
   cli-unit-tests:
     name: Unit Test CLI
     needs: pre-job
-    if: ${{ needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run_cli == 'true' }}
+    if: ${{ fromJSON(needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run).cli == true }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -156,7 +141,7 @@ jobs:
   cli-unit-tests-win:
     name: Unit Test CLI (Windows)
     needs: pre-job
-    if: ${{ needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run_cli == 'true' }}
+    if: ${{ fromJSON(needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run).cli == true }}
     runs-on: windows-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -196,7 +181,7 @@ jobs:
   web-lint:
     name: Lint Web
     needs: pre-job
-    if: ${{ needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run_web == 'true' }}
+    if: ${{ fromJSON(needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run).web == true }}
     runs-on: mich
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -239,7 +224,7 @@ jobs:
   web-unit-tests:
     name: Test Web
     needs: pre-job
-    if: ${{ needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run_web == 'true' }}
+    if: ${{ fromJSON(needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run).web == true }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -278,7 +263,7 @@ jobs:
   i18n-tests:
     name: Test i18n
     needs: pre-job
-    if: ${{ needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run_i18n == 'true' }}
+    if: ${{ fromJSON(needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run).i18n == true }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -320,7 +305,7 @@ jobs:
   e2e-tests-lint:
     name: End-to-End Lint
     needs: pre-job
-    if: ${{ needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run_e2e == 'true' }}
+    if: ${{ fromJSON(needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run).e2e == true }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -365,7 +350,7 @@ jobs:
   server-medium-tests:
     name: Medium Tests (Server)
     needs: pre-job
-    if: ${{ needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run_server == 'true' }}
+    if: ${{ fromJSON(needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run).server == true }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -396,7 +381,7 @@ jobs:
   e2e-tests-server-cli:
     name: End-to-End Tests (Server & CLI)
     needs: pre-job
-    if: ${{ needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run_e2e_server_cli == 'true' }}
+    if: ${{ fromJSON(needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run).e2e == true || fromJSON(needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run).server == true || fromJSON(needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run).cli == true }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -446,7 +431,7 @@ jobs:
   e2e-tests-web:
     name: End-to-End Tests (Web)
     needs: pre-job
-    if: ${{ needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run_e2e_web == 'true' }}
+    if: ${{ fromJSON(needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run).e2e == true || fromJSON(needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run).web == true }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -506,7 +491,7 @@ jobs:
   mobile-unit-tests:
     name: Unit Test Mobile
     needs: pre-job
-    if: ${{ needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run_mobile == 'true' }}
+    if: ${{ fromJSON(needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run).mobile == true }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -532,7 +517,7 @@ jobs:
   ml-unit-tests:
     name: Unit Test ML
     needs: pre-job
-    if: ${{ needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run_ml == 'true' }}
+    if: ${{ fromJSON(needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run).machine-learning == true }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -570,7 +555,7 @@ jobs:
   github-files-formatting:
     name: .github Files Formatting
     needs: pre-job
-    if: ${{ needs.pre-job.outputs['should_run_.github'] == 'true' }}
+    if: ${{ fromJSON(needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run)['.github'] == true }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/weblate-lock.yml b/.github/workflows/weblate-lock.yml
index 084e1a97d6..bf4032fc0e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/weblate-lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/weblate-lock.yml
@@ -12,25 +12,24 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
     outputs:
-      should_run: ${{ steps.found_paths.outputs.i18n == 'true' && github.head_ref != 'chore/translations'}}
+      should_run: ${{ steps.check.outputs.should_run }}
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
-        with:
-          persist-credentials: false
-      - id: found_paths
-        uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36 # v3.0.2
+      - name: Check what should run
+        id: check
+        uses: ./.github/actions/pre-job
         with:
           filters: |
             i18n:
               - 'i18n/!(en)**\.json'
+          exclude-branches: 'chore/translations'
+          skip-force-logic: 'true'
 
   enforce-lock:
     name: Check Weblate Lock
     needs: [pre-job]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions: {}
-    if: ${{ needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run == 'true' }}
+    if: ${{ fromJSON(needs.pre-job.outputs.should_run).i18n == true }}
     steps:
       - name: Check weblate lock
         run: |