Plan: Remove "needs: build" from ci.yml jobs

Analysis

The .github/workflows/ci.yml file currently has two jobs with unnecessary needs: build dependencies:

• Line 11: test job has needs: build
• Line 70: js job has needs: build

These dependencies force the jobs to wait for the build job to complete, but analysis shows:

• No artifacts are shared between jobs (only test uploads a coverage report)
• No job outputs are used by dependent jobs
• Each job independently checks out code and sets up its environment
• The dependencies create unnecessary sequential execution instead of parallel execution

Changes Required

• Remove needs: build from the test job (line 11)
• Remove needs: build from the js job (line 70)
• Verify the CI workflow still passes with parallel job execution
• Run local tests to ensure no regressions

Expected Impact

• Jobs will run in parallel instead of sequentially
• Faster CI execution time
• No functional changes to what each job does

Changes Made

✅ Removed needs: build from the test job
✅ Removed needs: build from the js job
✅ Validated YAML syntax with actionlint - passed
✅ Ran unit tests - all passed
✅ Verified build still works correctly

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