Add pre-merge pipeline for baremetal and helm projects with no Docker support

Author: hemanthsm

.github/workflows/pre-merge.yml

@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         project_folder: ${{ fromJson(needs.pre-checks.outputs.filtered_projects) }}
+        exclude:
+          - project_folder: baremetal
+          - project_folder: helm
     uses: open-edge-platform/orch-ci/.github/workflows/pre-merge.yml@8fc2349c02d438e1707f99343069963fb49d3eba  # 2026.0.6
     with:
       run_security_scans: true
@@ -103,18 +106,44 @@ jobs:
       version_suffix: "-pr-${{ github.event.number }}"
     secrets:  # zizmor: ignore[secrets-inherit]
       inherit
+  pre-merge-pipeline-no-docker:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    needs: pre-checks
+    if: ${{ contains(fromJson(needs.pre-checks.outputs.filtered_projects), 'baremetal') || contains(fromJson(needs.pre-checks.outputs.filtered_projects), 'helm') }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        project_folder: [baremetal, helm]
+    uses: open-edge-platform/orch-ci/.github/workflows/pre-merge.yml@8fc2349c02d438e1707f99343069963fb49d3eba  # 2026.0.6
+    with:
+      run_security_scans: true
+      run_version_check: false
+      run_build: true
+      run_lint: true
+      run_test: true
+      run_docker_build: false
+      run_docker_push: false
+      run_helm_build: true
+      run_helm_push: true
+      run_artifact: false
+      project_folder: ${{ matrix.project_folder }}
+      version_suffix: "-pr-${{ github.event.number }}"
+    secrets:  # zizmor: ignore[secrets-inherit]
+      inherit
   final-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: ${{ always() }}
-    needs: [pre-merge-root, pre-merge-pipeline]
+    needs: [pre-merge-root, pre-merge-pipeline, pre-merge-pipeline-no-docker]
     steps:
       - name: Final Status Check
         env:
           pre_merge_pipeline: ${{ needs.pre-merge-pipeline.result }}
+          pre_merge_pipeline_no_docker: ${{ needs.pre-merge-pipeline-no-docker.result }}
           pre_merge_root_pipeline: ${{ needs.pre-merge-root.result }}
         run: |
 
-          results=("pre_merge_root_pipeline" "pre_merge_pipeline")
+          results=("pre_merge_root_pipeline" "pre_merge_pipeline" "pre_merge_pipeline_no_docker")
           status="OK"
 
           for result in "${results[@]}"; do