fix(workflows): run static telemetry tests for config changes

[Bill Berry (WilliamBerryiii)]

Description

Updated the generic pytest matrix so the Copilot OTel metrics project runs its non-slow suite when committed IaC, Collector, Compose, dashboard, dependency, or managed-settings inputs change. Other Python projects retain the reusable workflow's Python-only default.

Added focused workflow contracts for the telemetry-only condition, representative included and excluded paths, and the unchanged strict runtime lane. Added nearby workflow comments explaining the conditional override and empty fallback.

Related Issue(s)

Fixes #2849

Type of Change

Select all that apply:

Code & Documentation:

• Bug fix (non-breaking change fixing an issue)
• New feature (non-breaking change adding functionality)
• Breaking change (fix or feature causing existing functionality to change)
• Documentation update

Infrastructure & Configuration:

• GitHub Actions workflow
• Linting configuration (markdown, PowerShell, etc.)
• Security configuration
• DevContainer configuration
• Dependency update

AI Artifacts:

• Reviewed contribution with hve-builder and addressed all actionable findings
• Copilot instructions (.github/instructions/*.instructions.md)
• Copilot prompt (.github/prompts/*.prompt.md)
• Copilot agent (.github/agents/*.agent.md)
• Copilot skill (.github/skills/*/SKILL.md)
• Copilot hook (.github/hooks/*/*.json)
• Eval spec added/updated for changed AI artifacts (evals/)

Note for AI Artifact Contributors:

• Agents: Research, indexing/referencing other project (using standard VS Code GitHub Copilot/MCP tools), planning, and general implementation agents likely already exist. Review .github/agents/ before creating new ones.
• Skills: Must include both bash and PowerShell scripts. See Skills.
• Model Versions: Contributions MUST target models listed in the model catalog (scripts/linting/model-catalog.json) whose provider appears in providerAllowlist and whose status is ga or preview. Run npm run lint:models to validate references.
• See Agents Not Accepted and Model Version Requirements.

Other:

• Script/automation (.ps1, .sh, .py)
• Other (please describe):

Sample Prompts (for AI Artifact Contributions)

User Request:

Execution Flow:

Output Artifacts:

Success Indicators:

For detailed contribution requirements, see:

• Common Standards: docs/contributing/ai-artifacts-common.md - Shared standards for XML blocks, markdown quality, RFC 2119, validation, and testing
• Agents: docs/contributing/custom-agents.md - Agent configurations with tools and behavior patterns
• Prompts: docs/contributing/prompts.md - Workflow-specific guidance and examples
• Instructions: docs/contributing/custom-instructions.md - Technology-specific standards with glob patterns
• Skills: docs/contributing/skills.md - Task execution utilities with cross-platform scripts

Testing

• npm run test:ps -- -TestPath scripts/tests/extension/Workflow-PackagingContracts.Tests.ps1: passed, 211 tests
• npm run lint:yaml -- -ChangedFilesOnly -BaseBranch origin/main: passed for one changed workflow
• npm run lint:ps -- -ChangedFilesOnly -BaseBranch origin/main: passed for one changed PowerShell file
• Non-link local validation components: passed except repository-wide Python discovery, which entered ignored tracking worktrees; this change contains no Python files
• npm run validate:docs: passed
• npm run spell-check: passed
• git diff --check: passed before commit
• Link validation: skipped by user direction
• Manual testing was not performed

Checklist

Required Checks

• Documentation is updated (N/A - no documentation changed)
• Files follow existing naming conventions
• Changes are backwards compatible
• Tests added for new functionality

AI Artifact Contributions

• Used hve-builder review mode to review contribution
• Addressed all actionable findings from the hve-builder review
• Verified contribution follows common standards and type-specific requirements

Required Local Checks

The following local-safe validation commands must pass before merging:

• Local validation aggregate: npm run validate:local (not complete: link checks skipped and Python discovery entered ignored worktrees)
• Documentation validation (if docs changed): npm run validate:docs
• Spell checking: npm run spell-check
• Link validation: npm run lint:md-links (skipped by user direction)

Security Considerations

• This PR does not contain any sensitive or NDA information
• Any new dependencies have been reviewed for security issues (N/A - no dependencies changed)
• Security-related scripts follow the principle of least privilege (N/A - no security scripts changed)

Additional Notes

The change updates static PR selection only. It does not alter workflow permissions, the reusable pytest workflow, or the separate container-backed runtime lane. Hosted pull-request execution remains the downstream selector validation.

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Eval Execution

⚠️ No eval summary was produced.

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Codecov Report

✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 83.24%. Comparing base (bb0ac58) to head (12733ec).
⚠️ Report is 2 commits behind head on main.

Additional details and impacted files

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