diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/quality.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/quality.yaml
index 7768e52..ff25abd 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/quality.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/quality.yaml
@@ -267,9 +267,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -euxo pipefail
           sh scripts/ci/pnpm-ci.sh
-          pnpm --filter @evofw/api run typecheck
-          pnpm --filter @evofw/db run typecheck
-          pnpm --filter @evofw/shared run typecheck
+          # turbo builds @evofw/{shared,db} first — api typecheck resolves their dist types
+          pnpm exec turbo run typecheck --filter=@evofw/api --filter=@evofw/db --filter=@evofw/shared
           pnpm exec turbo run test --filter=@evofw/api --filter=@evofw/shared
           pnpm exec turbo run build --filter=@evofw/api
 
diff --git a/turbo.json b/turbo.json
index f3058ae..55f2f82 100644
--- a/turbo.json
+++ b/turbo.json
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
     "test": {
       "dependsOn": ["^build"]
     },
+    "typecheck": {
+      "dependsOn": ["^build"]
+    },
     "lint": {}
   }
 }