diff --git a/.github/workflows/full_build.yml b/.github/workflows/full_build.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index fab101da..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/full_build.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,253 +0,0 @@
-name: Houdini build
-on: [push, pull_request]
-jobs:
-  install_gems:
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        node: [14.6.0]
-        ruby: [2.6.6]
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up Ruby
-      # To automatically get bug fixes and new Ruby versions for ruby/setup-ruby,
-      # change this to (see https://github.com/ruby/setup-ruby#versioning):
-      # uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
-        uses: ruby/setup-ruby@ec106b438a1ff6ff109590de34ddc62c540232e0
-      - uses: actions/cache@v1
-        name: Use Gem cache
-        with:
-          path: vendor/bundle
-          key: bundle-use-ruby-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.ruby }}-${{ hashFiles('**/Gemfile.lock') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            bundle-use-ruby-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.ruby }}-
-      - name: bundle install
-        run: |
-          bundle config deployment true
-          bundle config path vendor/bundle
-          bundle install --jobs 4
-  install_yarn:
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        node: [14.6.0]
-        ruby: [2.6.6]
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Setup Node.js environment
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v1.4.2
-      - uses: actions/cache@v1
-        name: Use Node package cache
-        with:
-          path: node_modules
-          key: bundle-use-node-js-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.node }}-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock', '**/package.json') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            bundle-use-node-js-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.node }}-
-      - name: install node packages
-        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
-
-  notice_ruby:
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        node: [14.6.0]
-        ruby: [2.6.6]
-    needs: ['install_gems']
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up Ruby
-      # To automatically get bug fixes and new Ruby versions for ruby/setup-ruby,
-      # change this to (see https://github.com/ruby/setup-ruby#versioning):
-      # uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
-        uses: ruby/setup-ruby@ec106b438a1ff6ff109590de34ddc62c540232e0
-      - uses: actions/cache@v1
-        name: Use Gem cache
-        with:
-          path: vendor/bundle
-          key: bundle-use-ruby-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.ruby }}-${{ hashFiles('**/Gemfile.lock') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            bundle-use-ruby-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.ruby }}-
-      - name: bundle setup
-        run: |
-          bundle config deployment true
-          bundle config path vendor/bundle
-      - name: run notice:ruby:verify
-        run: |
-            bin/rails notice:ruby:verify
-  notice_js:
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        node: [14.6.0]
-        ruby: [2.6.6]
-    needs: ['install_gems', 'install_yarn']
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up Ruby
-      # To automatically get bug fixes and new Ruby versions for ruby/setup-ruby,
-      # change this to (see https://github.com/ruby/setup-ruby#versioning):
-      # uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
-        uses: ruby/setup-ruby@ec106b438a1ff6ff109590de34ddc62c540232e0
-      - name: Setup Node.js environment
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v1.4.2
-      - uses: actions/cache@v1
-        name: Use Node package cache
-        with:
-          path: node_modules
-          key: bundle-use-node-js-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.node }}-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock', '**/package.json') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            bundle-use-node-js-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.node }}-
-      - uses: actions/cache@v1
-        name: Use Gem cache
-        with:
-          path: vendor/bundle
-          key: bundle-use-ruby-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.ruby }}-${{ hashFiles('**/Gemfile.lock') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            bundle-use-ruby-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.ruby }}-
-      - name: bundle setup
-        run: |
-          bundle config deployment true
-          bundle config path vendor/bundle
-      - name: run notice:js:verify
-        run: |
-            bin/rails notice:js:verify
-  jest:
-    needs:  ['install_yarn']
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        node: [14.6.0]
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - name: Setup Node.js environment
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v1.4.2
-    - uses: actions/cache@v1
-      name: Use Node package cache
-      with:
-        path: node_modules
-        key: bundle-use-node-js-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.node }}-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock', '**/package.json') }}
-        restore-keys: |
-          bundle-use-node-js-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.node }}-
-    - name: run jest
-      run: yarn jest
-  lint:
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        node: [14.6.0]
-    needs: ['install_yarn']
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Setup Node.js environment
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v1.4.2
-      - uses: actions/cache@v1
-        name: Use Node package cache
-        with:
-          path: node_modules
-          key: bundle-use-node-js-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.node }}-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock', '**/package.json') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            bundle-use-node-js-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.node }}-
-      - name: run yarn eslint
-        run: |
-            yarn eslint
-      - name: run yarn markdownlint
-        run: |
-            yarn markdownlint
-  main_build:
-    needs: ['install_yarn', 'install_gems']
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        node: [14.6.0]
-        ruby: [2.6.6]
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - name: Setup PostgreSQL with PostgreSQL extensions and unprivileged user
-      uses: Daniel-Marynicz/postgresql-action@0.1.0
-      with:
-        postgres_image_tag: 12-alpine
-        postgres_user: houdini_user
-        postgres_password: password
-    - name: Set up Ruby
-    # To automatically get bug fixes and new Ruby versions for ruby/setup-ruby,
-    # change this to (see https://github.com/ruby/setup-ruby#versioning):
-    # uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
-      uses: ruby/setup-ruby@ec106b438a1ff6ff109590de34ddc62c540232e0
-    - name: Setup Node.js environment
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v1.4.2
-    - uses: actions/cache@v1
-      name: Use Gem cache
-      with:
-        path: vendor/bundle
-        key: bundle-use-ruby-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.ruby }}-${{ hashFiles('**/Gemfile.lock') }}
-        restore-keys: |
-          bundle-use-ruby-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.ruby }}-
-    - name: bundle setup
-      run: |
-        bundle config deployment true
-        bundle config path vendor/bundle
-    - uses: actions/cache@v1
-      name: Use Node package cache
-      with:
-        path: node_modules
-        key: bundle-use-node-js-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.node }}-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock', '**/package.json') }}
-        restore-keys: |
-          bundle-use-node-js-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.node }}-
-    - name: run setup
-      run: bin/setup ci
-    - name: run spec
-      run: bin/rails spec
-  webpack:
-    needs: ['install_yarn', 'install_gems']
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        node: [14.6.0]
-        ruby: [2.6.6]
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - name: Setup PostgreSQL with PostgreSQL extensions and unprivileged user
-      uses: Daniel-Marynicz/postgresql-action@0.1.0
-      with:
-        postgres_image_tag: 11-alpine
-        postgres_user: houdini_user
-        postgres_password: password
-    - name: Set up Ruby
-    # To automatically get bug fixes and new Ruby versions for ruby/setup-ruby,
-    # change this to (see https://github.com/ruby/setup-ruby#versioning):
-    # uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
-      uses: ruby/setup-ruby@ec106b438a1ff6ff109590de34ddc62c540232e0
-    - name: Setup Node.js environment
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v1.4.2
-    - uses: actions/cache@v1
-      name: Use Gem cache
-      with:
-        path: vendor/bundle
-        key: bundle-use-ruby-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.ruby }}-${{ hashFiles('**/Gemfile.lock') }}
-        restore-keys: |
-          bundle-use-ruby-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.ruby }}-
-    - name: bundle setup
-      run: |
-        bundle config deployment true
-        bundle config path vendor/bundle
-    - uses: actions/cache@v1
-      name: Use Node package cache
-      with:
-        path: node_modules
-        key: bundle-use-node-js-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.node }}-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock', '**/package.json') }}
-        restore-keys: |
-          bundle-use-node-js-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.node }}-
-    - name: run setup
-      run: bin/setup ci
-    - name: Webpack compile everything
-      run: bin/webpack
-    - name: Verify storybook compiles
-      run: npm run build-storybook
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/js.yml b/.github/workflows/js.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17ec57b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/js.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+# License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
+name: Javascript build and test
+on: 
+  push:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "**.md"
+  pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "**.md"
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+        node: [14.6.0]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v1.4.2
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
+      - uses: actions/cache@v1
+        name: Use Node package cache
+        with:
+          path: node_modules
+          key: bundle-use-node-js-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.node }}-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock', '**/package.json') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            bundle-use-node-js-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.node }}-
+      - run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+      - name: run eslint
+        run: yarn eslint
+  jest:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+        node: [14.6.0]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v1.4.2
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
+      - uses: actions/cache@v1
+        name: Use Node package cache
+        with:
+          path: node_modules
+          key: bundle-use-node-js-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.node }}-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock', '**/package.json') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            bundle-use-node-js-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.node }}-
+      - run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+      - name: run jest
+        run: yarn jest
+  webpack:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+        node: [14.6.0]
+        ruby: [2.6.6]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Setup PostgreSQL with PostgreSQL extensions and unprivileged user
+        uses: Daniel-Marynicz/postgresql-action@0.1.0
+        with:
+          postgres_image_tag: 11-alpine
+          postgres_user: houdini_user
+          postgres_password: password
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v1.4.2
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
+      - uses: actions/cache@v1
+        name: Use Node package cache
+        with:
+          path: node_modules
+          key: bundle-use-node-js-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.node }}-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock', '**/package.json') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            bundle-use-node-js-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.node }}-
+      - run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+      - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@ec106b438a1ff6ff109590de34ddc62c540232e0
+        with:
+          ruby-version: ${{ matrix.ruby }}
+      - uses: actions/cache@v1
+        name: Use Gem cache
+        with:
+          path: vendor/bundle
+          key: bundle-use-ruby-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.ruby }}-${{ hashFiles('**/Gemfile.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            bundle-use-ruby-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.ruby }}-
+      - run: |
+          bundle config deployment true
+          bundle config path vendor/bundle
+          bundle install --jobs 4
+      - name: run setup
+        run: bin/setup ci
+      - name: Webpack compile everything
+        run: bin/webpack
+      - name: Verify storybook compiles
+        run: yarn build-storybook
+    
+
+
+    
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/js_placeholder.yml b/.github/workflows/js_placeholder.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..04ed03bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/js_placeholder.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
+# These jobs must pass even on builds where it shouldn't run
+# We address this by making a placeholder action
+name: Placeholder for Javascript build and test
+on: [push, pull_request]
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+        node: [14.6.0]
+    steps:
+      - run: 'echo "Placeholder for lint"'
+  jest:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+        node: [14.6.0]
+    steps:
+      - run: 'echo "Placeholder for jest"'
+  webpack:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+        node: [14.6.0]
+        ruby: [2.6.6]
+    steps:
+      - run: 'echo "Placeholder for webpack"'
+    
+
+
+    
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/markdown.yml b/.github/workflows/markdown.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..55e16881
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/markdown.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
+name: Markdown lint
+on: 
+  push:
+    paths: ["**.md"]
+  pull_request:
+    paths: ["**.md"]
+jobs:
+  markdownlint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Setup Node.js environment
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v1.4.2
+        with:
+          node-version: 14.6.0
+      - name: lint Markdown
+        run: yarn markdownlint
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/notice_js.yml b/.github/workflows/notice_js.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..76264831
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/notice_js.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
+name: NOTICE-js verification
+on: 
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - yarn.lock
+      - package.json
+      - included.json
+      - NOTICE-js
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - yarn.lock
+      - package.json
+      - included.json
+      - NOTICE-js
+jobs:
+  notice_js:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v1.4.2
+        with:
+          node-version: 14.6.0
+      - uses: actions/cache@v1
+        name: Use Node package cache
+        with:
+          path: node_modules
+          key: bundle-use-node-js-ubuntu-latest-14.6.0-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock', '**/package.json') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            bundle-use-node-js-ubuntu-latest-14.6.0-
+      - run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+      - name: Verify NOTICE-js
+        run: yarn notice:js
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/notice_js_placeholder.yml b/.github/workflows/notice_js_placeholder.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..faecabd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/notice_js_placeholder.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
+# notice_js must pass even on builds where it shouldn't run
+# We address this by making a placeholder action
+name: Placeholder for NOTICE-js verification
+on: ['push', 'pull_request']
+jobs:
+  notice_js:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - run: 'echo "Placeholder for notice_js"'
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/notice_ruby.yml b/.github/workflows/notice_ruby.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ceea679f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/notice_ruby.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
+name: NOTICE-ruby verification
+on: 
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - Gemfile
+      - Gemfile.lock
+      - NOTICE-ruby
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - Gemfile
+      - Gemfile.lock
+      - NOTICE-ruby
+jobs:
+  notice_ruby:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@ec106b438a1ff6ff109590de34ddc62c540232e0
+        with:
+          ruby-version: 2.6.6
+      - uses: actions/cache@v1
+        name: Use Gem cache
+        with:
+          path: vendor/bundle
+          key: bundle-use-ruby-ubuntu-latest-2.6.6-${{ hashFiles('**/Gemfile.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            bundle-use-ruby-ubuntu-latest-2.6.6-
+      - run: |
+          bundle config deployment true
+          bundle config path vendor/bundle
+          bundle install --jobs 4
+      - name: run notice:ruby:verify
+        run: |
+            bin/rails notice:ruby:verify
diff --git a/.github/workflows/notice_ruby_placeholder.yml b/.github/workflows/notice_ruby_placeholder.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b9659e1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/notice_ruby_placeholder.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# notice_ruby must pass even on builds where it shouldn't run
+# We address this by making a placeholder action
+name: Placeholder for NOTICE-ruby verification
+on: ['push', 'pull_request']
+jobs:
+  notice_ruby:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - run: 'echo "Placeholder for notice_ruby"'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ruby.yml b/.github/workflows/ruby.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f7adc48b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ruby.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
+name: Ruby test and build
+on: 
+  push:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "**.[jt]sx?"
+      - "**.es6"
+      - "**.md"
+      - "NOTICE-js"
+      - "NOTICE-ruby"
+      - "package.json"
+      - "yarn.lock"
+  pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "**.[jt]sx?"
+      - "**.es6"
+      - "**.md"
+      - "**.md"
+      - "NOTICE-js"
+      - "NOTICE-ruby"
+      - "package.json"
+      - "yarn.lock"
+jobs:
+  main_build:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+        node: [14.6.0]
+        ruby: [2.6.6]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Setup PostgreSQL with PostgreSQL extensions and unprivileged user
+        uses: Daniel-Marynicz/postgresql-action@0.1.0
+        with:
+          postgres_image_tag: 11-alpine
+          postgres_user: houdini_user
+          postgres_password: password
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v1.4.2
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
+      - uses: actions/cache@v1
+        name: Use Node package cache
+        with:
+          path: node_modules
+          key: bundle-use-node-js-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.node }}-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock', '**/package.json') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            bundle-use-node-js-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.node }}-
+      - run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+      - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@ec106b438a1ff6ff109590de34ddc62c540232e0
+        with:
+          ruby-version: ${{ matrix.ruby }}
+      - uses: actions/cache@v1
+        name: Use Gem cache
+        with:
+          path: vendor/bundle
+          key: bundle-use-ruby-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.ruby }}-${{ hashFiles('**/Gemfile.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            bundle-use-ruby-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.ruby }}-
+      - run: |
+          bundle config deployment true
+          bundle config path vendor/bundle
+          bundle install --jobs 4
+      - run: bin/setup ci
+      - name: run spec
+        run: bin/rails spec
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/ruby_placeholder.yml b/.github/workflows/ruby_placeholder.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1e95a82f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ruby_placeholder.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
+# main_build must pass even on builds where it shouldn't run
+# We address this by making a placeholder action
+name: Placeholder for Ruby test and build
+on: [push, pull_request]
+jobs:
+  main_build:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+        node: [14.6.0]
+        ruby: [2.6.6]
+    steps:
+      - run: 'echo "Placeholder for main_build"'
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