diff --git a/.github/workflows/collect.yml b/.github/workflows/collect.yml
index 3b3541a2f1e..80382e79979 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/collect.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/collect.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 name: Collect Proxies
 
 on:
+  # Run a fresh collection after collector/source configuration changes on main.
+  # Generated output/state commits are excluded to prevent self-trigger loops.
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - "ProxyCollector/**"
+      - "ProxyCollector.Tests/**"
+      - "scripts/**"
+      - ".github/workflows/collect.yml"
   schedule:
     - cron: '17 * * * *'
   workflow_dispatch: