diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 82a7c29..1169d49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: swatinem/rust-cache@v2
 
       - name: Setup local MUSL linker dependencies
-        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && !matrix.use_cross
+        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && !matrix.use_cross }}
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y musl-tools
 
       - name: Execute Standard Native Compilation
-        if: !matrix.use_cross
+        if: ${{ !matrix.use_cross }}
         run: cargo build --release --target ${{ matrix.target }} --bin ostp
 
       - name: Execute Specialized Cross-Compilation
diff --git a/scripts/build.ps1 b/scripts/build.ps1
index 0c227cb..42dcc81 100644
--- a/scripts/build.ps1
+++ b/scripts/build.ps1
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # OSTP High-Performance Cross-Platform Build & Release Pipeline
 param(
-    [switch]$Flatten # Consolidate raw uncompressed binaries with arch suffixes under dist/release/
+    [switch]$Flatten,      # Consolidate raw uncompressed binaries with arch suffixes under dist/release/
+    [switch]$TriggerOnly   # Bypasses all local builds to instantly execute global cloud CI/CD tag injection
 )
 
 $ProjectRoot = Split-Path -Parent $PSScriptRoot
@@ -39,6 +40,11 @@ New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $DistDir | Out-Null
 # Collection for dynamically mapping successful build archives
 $ReleaseArchives = @()
 
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+# CONDITIONAL BUILD SUITE execution
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+if (-not $TriggerOnly) {
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 # PHASE 1: WINDOWS COMPILATION MATRIX (Native Host)
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -177,6 +183,10 @@ if ($ReleaseArchives.Count -gt 0) {
     exit 1
 }
 
+} else {
+    Write-Output "`n--> [TRIGGER ONLY MODE] Bypassing all local compilations as requested."
+}
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 # PHASE 3: TRIGGER GLOBAL CI/CD RELEASE PIPELINE (Via Git Tag)
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------