diff --git a/.github/CICD_GUIDE.md b/.github/CICD_GUIDE.md
index 423f9bd..1298905 100644
--- a/.github/CICD_GUIDE.md
+++ b/.github/CICD_GUIDE.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ The Janus project uses GitHub Actions for continuous integration and deployment.
 ### Manual Trigger
 
 ```bash
-# Via GitHub UI: Actions tab → CI/CD Pipeline → Run workflow
+# Via GitHub UI: Actions tab → choose `Fast PR Checks` or `Release And Extended CI` → Run workflow
 ```
 
 ## Jobs Overview
@@ -313,7 +313,8 @@ Common issues:
 
 ### Main Configuration
 
-- `.github/workflows/ci.yml` - Main pipeline
+- `.github/workflows/fast-pr.yml` - Fast pull request validation
+- `.github/workflows/release.yml` - Extended branch, release, and scheduled checks
 
 ### Supporting Files
 
@@ -355,4 +356,4 @@ Common issues:
 - Simplified from 9 jobs to 5-6 jobs
 - Reduced pipeline time by ~70%
 - Added dependency review for PRs
-- Updated publish job to remove Rust dependencies
\ No newline at end of file
+- Updated publish job to remove Rust dependencies
diff --git a/.github/copilot-instructions.md b/.github/copilot-instructions.md
index b5f9cde..16e8f41 100644
--- a/.github/copilot-instructions.md
+++ b/.github/copilot-instructions.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ make fmt            # Format all code
 make clippy         # Lint checks
 ```
 
-**CI Pipeline:** GitHub Actions runs `rustfmt`, `clippy`, and tests on Ubuntu/Windows/macOS with stable/beta Rust. See `.github/workflows/ci.yml`.
+**CI Pipeline:** GitHub Actions runs fast PR checks from `.github/workflows/fast-pr.yml` and extended push/release checks from `.github/workflows/release.yml`.
 
 ### Benchmarking
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index d44b732..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,273 +0,0 @@
-name: CI/CD Pipeline
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [main, develop]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [main, develop]
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-env:
-  RUST_VERSION: stable
-  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
-
-jobs:
-  # Check code formatting
-  fmt:
-    name: Rustfmt
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Install Rust toolchain
-        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
-        with:
-          components: rustfmt
-
-      - name: Check formatting
-        run: cargo fmt --all -- --check
-
-  # Lint with Clippy
-  clippy:
-    name: Clippy
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Install Rust toolchain
-        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
-        with:
-          components: clippy
-
-      - name: Cache cargo registry
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: ~/.cargo/registry
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-registry-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-
-      - name: Cache cargo index
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: ~/.cargo/git
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-index-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-
-      - name: Cache cargo build
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: target
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-build-target-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-
-      - name: Run Clippy
-        run: cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings
-
-  # Run tests
-  test:
-    name: Test Suite
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
-        rust: [stable, beta]
-        exclude:
-          - os: windows-latest
-            rust: beta
-          - os: macos-latest
-            rust: beta
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Install Rust toolchain
-        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
-        with:
-          toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
-
-      - name: Cache cargo registry
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: ~/.cargo/registry
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.rust }}-cargo-registry-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-
-      - name: Cache cargo index
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: ~/.cargo/git
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.rust }}-cargo-index-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-
-      - name: Cache cargo build
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: target
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.rust }}-cargo-build-target-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-
-      - name: Run tests
-        run: cargo test --all-features --verbose
-
-      - name: Run doc tests
-        run: cargo test --doc --all-features --verbose
-
-  # Test with Docker services
-  integration-test:
-    name: Integration Tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Install Rust toolchain
-        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
-
-      - name: Cache cargo registry
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: ~/.cargo/registry
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-registry-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-
-      - name: Cache cargo index
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: ~/.cargo/git
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-index-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-
-      - name: Cache cargo build
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: target
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-build-target-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-
-      - name: Run integration tests
-        run: cargo test --test '*' --all-features --verbose
-
-  # Code coverage
-  coverage:
-    name: Code Coverage
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Install Rust toolchain
-        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
-        with:
-          components: llvm-tools-preview
-
-      - name: Install cargo-llvm-cov
-        uses: taiki-e/install-action@cargo-llvm-cov
-
-      - name: Cache cargo registry
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: ~/.cargo/registry
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-registry-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-
-      - name: Cache cargo index
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: ~/.cargo/git
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-index-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-
-      - name: Generate coverage
-        run: cargo llvm-cov --all-features --workspace --lcov --output-path lcov.info
-
-      - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
-        with:
-          files: lcov.info
-          flags: rust
-          name: rust-coverage
-
-  # Build release binaries
-  build:
-    name: Build
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    needs: [fmt, clippy, test]
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        include:
-          - os: ubuntu-latest
-            target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
-          - os: windows-latest
-            target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
-          - os: macos-latest
-            target: x86_64-apple-darwin
-          - os: macos-latest
-            target: aarch64-apple-darwin
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Install Rust toolchain
-        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
-        with:
-          targets: ${{ matrix.target }}
-
-      - name: Cache cargo registry
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: ~/.cargo/registry
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-registry-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-
-      - name: Cache cargo index
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: ~/.cargo/git
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-index-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-
-      - name: Cache cargo build
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: target
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-build-target-${{ matrix.target }}-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-
-      - name: Build release binary
-        run: cargo build --release --target ${{ matrix.target }} --verbose
-
-      - name: Upload build artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: janus-${{ matrix.target }}
-          path: |
-            target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/janus${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && '.exe' || '' }}
-
-  # Security audit
-  security:
-    name: Security Audit
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Install Rust toolchain
-        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
-
-      - name: Install cargo-audit
-        run: cargo install cargo-audit
-
-      - name: Run security audit
-        run: cargo audit
-
-  # Publish to crates.io (on release tags)
-  publish:
-    name: Publish to crates.io
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
-    needs: [fmt, clippy, test, integration-test, build, security]
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Install Rust toolchain
-        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
-
-      - name: Publish to crates.io
-        run: cargo publish --token ${{ secrets.CRATES_IO_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Create GitHub Release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
-        with:
-          generate_release_notes: true
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fast-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/fast-pr.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c538132
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/fast-pr.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+name: Fast PR Checks
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main, develop]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "**/*.md"
+      - "docs/**"
+
+concurrency:
+  group: fast-pr-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+
+jobs:
+  fmt:
+    name: Rustfmt
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install Rust toolchain
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          components: rustfmt
+
+      - name: Check formatting
+        run: cargo fmt --all -- --check
+
+  clippy:
+    name: Clippy
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install Rust toolchain
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          components: clippy
+
+      - name: Cache Rust build artifacts
+        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+
+      - name: Run Clippy
+        run: cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings
+
+  test:
+    name: Test Suite
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install Rust toolchain
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+
+      - name: Cache Rust build artifacts
+        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: cargo test --all-features --verbose
+
+      - name: Run doc tests
+        run: cargo test --doc --all-features --verbose
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3272c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+name: Release And Extended CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main, develop]
+    tags:
+      - "v*"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 6 * * 1"
+
+concurrency:
+  group: release-${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+
+jobs:
+  test-matrix:
+    name: Test Suite (${{ matrix.os }}, ${{ matrix.rust }})
+    if: github.event_name != 'schedule'
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            rust: stable
+          - os: windows-latest
+            rust: stable
+          - os: macos-latest
+            rust: stable
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            rust: beta
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install Rust toolchain
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
+
+      - name: Cache Rust build artifacts
+        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        with:
+          shared-key: ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.rust }}
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: cargo test --all-features --verbose
+
+      - name: Run doc tests
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && matrix.rust == 'stable'
+        run: cargo test --doc --all-features --verbose
+
+  security:
+    name: Security Audit
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install Rust toolchain
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+
+      - name: Install cargo-audit
+        uses: taiki-e/install-action@cargo-audit
+
+      - name: Cache advisory database
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ~/.cargo/advisory-db
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-advisory-db
+
+      - name: Run security audit
+        run: cargo audit
+
+  coverage:
+    name: Code Coverage
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install Rust toolchain
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          components: llvm-tools-preview
+
+      - name: Install cargo-llvm-cov
+        uses: taiki-e/install-action@cargo-llvm-cov
+
+      - name: Cache Rust build artifacts
+        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+
+      - name: Generate coverage
+        run: cargo llvm-cov --all-features --workspace --lcov --output-path lcov.info
+
+      - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
+        with:
+          files: lcov.info
+          flags: rust
+          name: rust-coverage
+
+  build-release:
+    name: Build Release (${{ matrix.target }})
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    needs: [test-matrix, security]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+          - os: windows-latest
+            target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
+          - os: macos-latest
+            target: x86_64-apple-darwin
+          - os: macos-latest
+            target: aarch64-apple-darwin
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install Rust toolchain
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          targets: ${{ matrix.target }}
+
+      - name: Cache Rust build artifacts
+        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        with:
+          shared-key: release-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.target }}
+
+      - name: Build release binary
+        run: cargo build --release --target ${{ matrix.target }} --verbose
+
+      - name: Upload build artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: janus-${{ matrix.target }}
+          path: target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/janus${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && '.exe' || '' }}
+
+  publish:
+    name: Publish to crates.io
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    needs: [test-matrix, security, build-release]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install Rust toolchain
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+
+      - name: Publish to crates.io
+        run: cargo publish --token ${{ secrets.CRATES_IO_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          generate_release_notes: true
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}