diff --git a/.release-please/next-manifest.json b/.release-please/next-manifest.json
index 76d5538..dbd1af6 100644
--- a/.release-please/next-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please/next-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.9.0"
+  ".": "0.13.0-next.1"
 }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 55e2521..a7c64c4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -270,6 +270,17 @@ site's own `lefthook.yml` can add commands (for example image compression) but
 cannot override ones defined here. Differences go through `package.json`
 scripts: define `test:unit:precommit` (for example excluding tests that need a
 built `dist/`) and the pre-commit unit step runs it instead of `test:unit`.
+Likewise, define `check:precommit` and the typecheck step runs it instead of
+`check`. CI keeps calling the full scripts, so these only narrow what runs
+locally. Common uses:
+
+- bun: `"test:unit:precommit": "bun test --changed"` runs only the test files
+  whose imports reach an uncommitted change.
+- pnpm workspace: `pnpm -r --filter '...[HEAD]' run <script>` runs only the
+  changed packages and their dependents. Fall back to the full run when a
+  root-level file (lockfile, shared tsconfig) changed, since those don't
+  belong to any package. If the root `package.json` defines the same script
+  as a recursive run, add `--filter '!{.}'` so it doesn't recurse.
 
 Hook-level options merge too. Don't set `parallel: true` under `pre-commit:` in
 the site's `lefthook.yml`: it applies to the merged hook, so every step,
@@ -360,7 +371,7 @@ Semver, released with [release-please](https://github.com/googleapis/release-ple
 | maintenance | `release/N.x` | `0.9.4` | `release-N.x` |
 
 release-please keeps a standing release PR open on each channel's branch, updated as commits land.
-Merging it bumps `package.json` (and [`CHANGELOG.md`](CHANGELOG.md) on stable), tags `vX.Y.Z`,
+Merging it bumps `package.json` (and [`CHANGELOG.md`](CHANGELOG.md) on stable), tags `vX.Y.Z` (`vX.Y.Z-next[.N]` on `next`),
 creates the GitHub release and publishes to npm and JSR under the channel's dist-tag. The PR is
 opened with the org's release-bot GitHub App token (`RELEASE_BOT_CLIENT_ID` /
 `RELEASE_BOT_APP_PRIVATE_KEY`) so CI runs on it.
diff --git a/jsr.json b/jsr.json
index 636d704..3c2f91e 100644
--- a/jsr.json
+++ b/jsr.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@taraxvoid/voidflow",
-  "version": "0.12.4",
+  "version": "0.13.0-next.1",
   "license": "MIT",
   "exports": {
     "./playwright": "./playwright/index.mjs"
diff --git a/lefthook/site.yml b/lefthook/site.yml
index 47dc8e6..c9e049a 100644
--- a/lefthook/site.yml
+++ b/lefthook/site.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 # Lefthook merges lefthook.yml < remotes < lefthook-local.yml, so a site's own
 # lefthook.yml can ADD commands (e.g. image compression) but cannot override
 # one defined here. Differences go through package.json scripts instead, e.g.
-# `test:unit:precommit` replaces `test:unit` for the pre-commit unit step.
+# `test:unit:precommit` replaces `test:unit` for the pre-commit unit step, and
+# `check:precommit` replaces `check` for the typecheck step.
 
 templates:
   # Package manager: pnpm when the repo is a pnpm project, bun otherwise.
@@ -39,7 +40,15 @@ pre-commit:
       run: "{pm} run --if-present lint:actions"
     typecheck:
       priority: 3
-      run: "{pm} run --if-present check"
+      # A site that can check less than everything pre-commit (e.g. only the
+      # workspace packages a commit touches) defines `check:precommit`;
+      # otherwise check runs. CI keeps calling `check` directly.
+      run: |
+        if grep -q '"check:precommit"' package.json; then
+          {pm} run check:precommit
+        else
+          {pm} run --if-present check
+        fi
     unit:
       priority: 3
       # A site that can't run its whole suite pre-commit (e.g. tests that need
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 28db73f..63d832e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@taraxvoid/voidflow",
-    "version": "0.12.4",
+    "version": "0.13.0-next.1",
     "description": "Shared workflows, actions and tooling for @taraxvoid sites",
     "license": "MIT",
     "keywords": [
diff --git a/test/lefthook-site.test.ts b/test/lefthook-site.test.ts
index f44c796..458ccc6 100644
--- a/test/lefthook-site.test.ts
+++ b/test/lefthook-site.test.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ describe('lefthook/site.yml', () => {
         expect(text).toContain('{pm} run --if-present test:unit')
     })
 
+    test('pre-commit typecheck step prefers check:precommit when a site defines it', async () => {
+        const text = await Bun.file(config).text()
+        expect(text).toContain('grep -q \'"check:precommit"\' package.json')
+        expect(text).toContain('{pm} run check:precommit')
+        expect(text).toContain('{pm} run --if-present check\n')
+    })
+
     test('picks the package manager from the lockfile instead of hardcoding bun', async () => {
         const text = await Bun.file(config).text()
         expect(text).toContain('pnpm-lock.yaml ]; then echo pnpm; else echo bun')