diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2ef8bdb58d..d927b8dc7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -244,8 +244,6 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         node-version:
           - '20.x'
-          - '22.x'
-          - '24.x'
         shard:
           - 'cli'
           - 'others'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gemini-cli-bot-brain.yml b/.github/workflows/gemini-cli-bot-brain.yml
index 64ba803b26..87efaa95f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gemini-cli-bot-brain.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gemini-cli-bot-brain.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           ref: '${{ steps.determine_ref.outputs.ref }}'
-          fetch-depth: 0
+          fetch-depth: 1
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: 'Setup Node.js'
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           ref: '${{ steps.determine_ref.outputs.ref }}'
-          fetch-depth: 0
+          fetch-depth: 1
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: 'Download Brain Data'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gemini-cli-bot-pulse.yml b/.github/workflows/gemini-cli-bot-pulse.yml
index b929444837..ed0aa65073 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gemini-cli-bot-pulse.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gemini-cli-bot-pulse.yml
@@ -23,26 +23,35 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v5
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
+          fetch-depth: 1
+
+      - name: 'Check for Reflex Scripts'
+        id: 'check_scripts'
+        run: |
+          if [ -d "tools/gemini-cli-bot/reflexes/scripts" ] && ls tools/gemini-cli-bot/reflexes/scripts/*.ts >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "has_scripts=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "has_scripts=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
 
       - name: 'Setup Node.js'
+        if: "steps.check_scripts.outputs.has_scripts == 'true'"
         uses: 'actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020' # ratchet:actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: '20'
           cache: 'npm'
 
       - name: 'Install dependencies'
+        if: "steps.check_scripts.outputs.has_scripts == 'true'"
         run: 'npm ci'
 
       - name: 'Run Reflex Processes'
+        if: "steps.check_scripts.outputs.has_scripts == 'true'"
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
         run: |
-          if [ -d "tools/gemini-cli-bot/reflexes/scripts" ] && [ "$(ls -A tools/gemini-cli-bot/reflexes/scripts)" ]; then
-            for script in tools/gemini-cli-bot/reflexes/scripts/*.ts; do
-              echo "Running reflex script: $script"
-              npx tsx "$script"
-            done
-          else
-            echo "No reflex scripts found."
-          fi
+          shopt -s nullglob
+          for script in tools/gemini-cli-bot/reflexes/scripts/*.ts; do
+            echo "Running reflex script: $script"
+            npx tsx "$script"
+          done