diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-all.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-all.yml
index 00c98701a..dd39656fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-all.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-all.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ on:
       - "host/**"
       - "lib/**"
       - "script/**"
+  merge_group:
+
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
   GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-lint.yml
index 0bc43b6cb..c42d8363e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-lint.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name: CI - Lint
 on:
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, reopened, edited, synchronize]
+  merge_group:
 
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-provers.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-provers.yml
index 5bf3f3e03..16dd7cb1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-provers.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-provers.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ on:
     paths:
       - "pipelines/**"
       - "harness/**"
+  merge_group:
+
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
   GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-risc0.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-risc0.yml
index bc0d95f2f..f0590c027 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-risc0.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-risc0.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: CI - RISC0
 
-on: 
+on:
   workflow_call:
   push:
     branches: ["main"]
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     paths:
       - "provers/risc0/**"
-
+  merge_group:
 
 jobs:
     build-test-risc0:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-sgx-all.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-sgx-all.yml
index d08512cf8..f3af7f9ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-sgx-all.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-sgx-all.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     paths:
       - "provers/sgx/**"
+  merge_group:
 
 jobs:
     build-test-sgx:
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     build-test-sgx-docker:
       name: Build and test sgx with Docker
       uses: ./.github/workflows/ci-sgx-docker.yml
-        
+
     build-test-sgx-hardware:
       name: Build and test sgx in hardware
       uses: ./.github/workflows/ci-sgx-hardware.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-sgx-docker.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-sgx-docker.yml
index 0299738d6..9e8f743bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-sgx-docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-sgx-docker.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     paths:
       - "docker/**"
+  merge_group:
 
 jobs:
   build-test-sgx-with-docker:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-sp1.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-sp1.yml
index 6c0654b98..4da98dd70 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-sp1.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-sp1.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     paths:
       - "provers/sp1/**"
+  merge_group:
 
 jobs:
     build-test-sgx:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/openapi-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/openapi-deploy.yml
index a27375797..ee83ae59e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openapi-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openapi-deploy.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: ["main"]
   pull_request:
+  merge_group:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/lib/src/utils.rs b/lib/src/utils.rs
index fe9860a9d..14ff9bff0 100644
--- a/lib/src/utils.rs
+++ b/lib/src/utils.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use crate::consts::{ChainSpec, Network};
 use crate::no_std::*;
 
 pub fn decode_transactions(tx_list: &[u8]) -> Vec<TransactionSigned> {
+    #[allow(clippy::useless_asref)]
     Vec::<TransactionSigned>::decode(&mut tx_list.as_ref()).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
         // If decoding fails we need to make an empty block
         println!("decode_transactions not successful: {e:?}, use empty tx_list");
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ fn validate_calldata_tx_list(tx_list: &[u8]) -> bool {
 }
 
 fn get_tx_list(chain_spec: &ChainSpec, is_blob_data: bool, tx_list: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
+    #[allow(clippy::collapsible_else_if)]
     if chain_spec.is_taiko() {
         // taiko has some limitations to be aligned with taiko-client
         if is_blob_data {