diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
index 7e790e2f..ea02dc88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 name: "Lint"
+
+# Run these these whenever ...
 on:
-  pull_request:
+  pull_request: # ... a PR is opened / updated
+  merge_group: # ... the PR is added to the merge queue
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main # ... when merging into the main branch
 
 jobs:
   lint:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pace_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/pace_tests.yaml
index ce13a8cc..2a3fd66f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pace_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pace_tests.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 name: "pace main tests"
+
+# Run these these whenever ...
 on:
-  pull_request:
+  pull_request: # ... a PR is opened / updated
+  merge_group: # ... the PR is added to the merge queue
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main # ... when merging into the main branch
 
 jobs:
   pace_main_tests:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pyshield_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/pyshield_tests.yaml
index 10b8ff19..2ea3e44a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pyshield_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pyshield_tests.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 name: "pySHiELD translate tests"
+
+# Run these these whenever ...
 on:
-  pull_request:
+  pull_request: # ... a PR is opened / updated
+  merge_group: # ... the PR is added to the merge queue
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main # ... when merging into the main branch
 
 jobs:
   pyshield_translate_tests:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/translate.yaml b/.github/workflows/translate.yaml
index d28b7a2a..a9aa9acd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/translate.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/translate.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 name: "pyFV3 translate tests (subset)"
+
+# Run these these whenever ...
 on:
-  workflow_call:
+  workflow_call: # ... called from a downstream repo
     inputs:
       component_trigger:
         type: boolean
@@ -10,7 +12,11 @@ on:
         type: string
         default: ''
         required: false
-  pull_request:
+  pull_request: # ... a PR is opened / updated
+  merge_group: # ... the PR is added to the merge queue
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main # ... when merging into the main branch
 
 # cancel running jobs if theres a newer push
 concurrency: