Set notebook_starts_kernel=False only for specific notebooks?

Hello,

Is there a way to make it so that jupyterlab will open some notebooks without starting the kernel, while at the same time automatically starting the kernel for other notebooks? I am working on a project where some of the notebooks only contain markdown, while others have cells that include code to run.

I would like jupyterlab to only automatically start a kernel for certain notebooks (those which include code) while not starting a kernel for notebooks which only include markdown.

I am aware that you can right click → open with → notebook (no kernel) but I would rather that users don’t need to do that in order to open notebooks without a kernel. Further the notebooks are sequential and contain hyperlinks to the next notebook which would bypass this method.

Is this possible in jupyterhub?

Thank you!