diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-tooltips.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-tooltips.yml
index ef489e5d..47e2602e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-tooltips.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-tooltips.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 name: Validate Tooltip Imports
 
+# "Check tooltip imports" is a required status check on main, so this workflow
+# must run on every PR. Do not add a paths filter: a filtered-out run leaves the
+# required check stuck in "expected" and blocks merging (e.g. docs.json-only PRs).
+# The validate script scans all .mdx files in ~0.1s, so unconditional runs are cheap.
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
-    paths:
-      - '**.mdx'
-      - 'snippets/tooltips.jsx'
-      - 'scripts/validate-tooltips.js'
-      - '.github/workflows/validate-tooltips.yml'
 
 jobs:
   validate-tooltips:
diff --git a/serverless/overview.mdx b/serverless/overview.mdx
index fecc5d0f..6f0c3b46 100644
--- a/serverless/overview.mdx
+++ b/serverless/overview.mdx
@@ -172,4 +172,4 @@ flowchart TD
 
     linkStyle default stroke-width:2px,stroke:#5F4CFE
 ```
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>