diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request-develop.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request-develop.yml
index 77ea12c2c..6f258119b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request-develop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request-develop.yml
@@ -67,6 +67,26 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Check formatting"
         run: npx prettier ./packages --check
 
+  # type-checks all test folders (fast fail on compile errors)
+  typecheck:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: install
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: 22.9.0
+          cache: npm
+
+      - name: "Install dependencies"
+        run: npm ci --workspaces --include-workspace-root
+
+      - name: "Build"
+        run: npm run build
+
+      - name: "Type-check tests"
+        run: npm run test:check
+
   # tests all packages
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 41ced0d57..d423b74cf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     "lint:staged": "eslint",
     "format": "prettier --check \"packages/*/src/**/*.ts\" \"packages/*/test/**/*.ts\" \"packages/*/*.{cjs,json}\"",
     "format:write": "prettier --write \"packages/*/src/**/*.ts\" \"packages/*/test/**/*.ts\" \"packages/*/*.{cjs,json}\"",
+    "test:check": "npx lerna run test:check",
     "test": "npx lerna run test -- --passWithNoTests",
     "test:ci": "npx lerna run test --concurrency=1 -- --passWithNoTests --forceExit",
     "test:integration": "npx lerna run test:integration --concurrency=1 -- --passWithNoTests --forceExit",
diff --git a/packages/api/package.json b/packages/api/package.json
index 5ed16c570..862de0c71 100644
--- a/packages/api/package.json
+++ b/packages/api/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     "lint": "eslint ./src ./test",
     "test:file": "node --experimental-vm-modules --experimental-wasm-modules ../../node_modules/jest/bin/jest.js",
     "test": "npm run test:file -- ./test/**",
+    "test:check": "tsc --noEmit -p test/tsconfig.json",
     "test:watch": "npm run test:file -- ./test/** --watch"
   },
   "main": "dist/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/common/package.json b/packages/common/package.json
index 2a3b8d49d..4a10c9135 100644
--- a/packages/common/package.json
+++ b/packages/common/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     "lint": "eslint ./src ./test",
     "test:file": "node --experimental-vm-modules --experimental-wasm-modules ../../node_modules/jest/bin/jest.js",
     "test": "npm run test:file -- ./test/**",
+    "test:check": "tsc --noEmit -p test/tsconfig.json",
     "test:watch": "npm run test:file -- ./test/** --watch"
   },
   "main": "dist/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/deployment/package.json b/packages/deployment/package.json
index 360e6777e..17bd76f4c 100644
--- a/packages/deployment/package.json
+++ b/packages/deployment/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "test:file": "node --experimental-vm-modules --experimental-wasm-modules ../../node_modules/jest/bin/jest.js",
     "test": "npm run test:file -- ./test/**",
     "test:watch": "npm run test:file -- ./test/** --watch",
+    "test:check": "tsc --noEmit -p test/tsconfig.json && tsc --noEmit -p test-integration/tsconfig.json",
     "test:integration": "npm run test:file -- ./test-integration/** --runInBand"
   },
   "main": "dist/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/indexer/package.json b/packages/indexer/package.json
index 280fb3fdc..bf6d64283 100644
--- a/packages/indexer/package.json
+++ b/packages/indexer/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "lint": "eslint ./src ./test",
     "test:file": "node --experimental-vm-modules --experimental-wasm-modules ../../node_modules/jest/bin/jest.js",
     "test": "npm run test:file -- ./src/** ./test/**",
+    "test:check": "tsc --noEmit -p test/tsconfig.json",
     "test:watch": "npm run test:file -- ./src/** ./test/** --watch",
     "prisma:generate": "prisma generate --schema=./prisma/schema.prisma",
     "prisma:migrate": "prisma migrate dev --schema=./prisma/schema.prisma"
diff --git a/packages/library/package.json b/packages/library/package.json
index c61439243..09b099a49 100644
--- a/packages/library/package.json
+++ b/packages/library/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     "lint": "eslint ./src ./test",
     "test:file": "node --experimental-vm-modules --experimental-wasm-modules ../../node_modules/jest/bin/jest.js",
     "test": "npm run test:file -- ./test/**",
+    "test:check": "tsc --noEmit -p test/tsconfig.json",
     "test:watch": "npm run test:file -- ./test/** --watch"
   },
   "main": "dist/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/module/package.json b/packages/module/package.json
index d645791b6..f0027a940 100644
--- a/packages/module/package.json
+++ b/packages/module/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     "lint": "eslint ./src ./test",
     "test:file": "node --experimental-vm-modules --experimental-wasm-modules ../../node_modules/jest/bin/jest.js",
     "test": "npm run test:file -- ./test/**",
+    "test:check": "tsc --noEmit -p test/tsconfig.json",
     "test:watch": "npm run test:file -- ./test/** --watch"
   },
   "main": "dist/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/persistance/package.json b/packages/persistance/package.json
index f32d864c9..b1ad7999d 100644
--- a/packages/persistance/package.json
+++ b/packages/persistance/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     "lint": "eslint ./src ./test ./test-integration",
     "test:file": "node --experimental-vm-modules --experimental-wasm-modules ../../node_modules/jest/bin/jest.js",
     "test": "npm run test:file -- ./test/**",
+    "test:check": "tsc --noEmit -p test/tsconfig.json && tsc --noEmit -p test-integration/tsconfig.json",
     "test:integration": "npm run test:file -- ./test-integration/** --runInBand",
     "test:watch": "npm run test:file -- ./test/** --watch"
   },
diff --git a/packages/processor/package.json b/packages/processor/package.json
index 3d81e2add..c84b05819 100644
--- a/packages/processor/package.json
+++ b/packages/processor/package.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     "test:file": "node --experimental-vm-modules --experimental-wasm-modules ../../node_modules/jest/bin/jest.js",
     "prisma:generate": "prisma generate --schema=./test/prisma/schema.prisma",
     "test": "npm run test:file -- ./src/** ./test/**",
+    "test:check": "tsc --noEmit -p test/tsconfig.json",
     "test:watch": "npm run test:file -- ./src/** ./test/** --watch"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
diff --git a/packages/protocol/package.json b/packages/protocol/package.json
index fb63d3cce..65f53a8b8 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/package.json
+++ b/packages/protocol/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     "lint": "eslint ./src ./test",
     "test:file": "node --experimental-vm-modules --experimental-wasm-modules ../../node_modules/jest/bin/jest.js",
     "test": "npm run test:file -- ./test/**",
+    "test:check": "tsc --noEmit -p test/tsconfig.json",
     "test:watch": "npm run test:file -- ./test/** --watch"
   },
   "main": "dist/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/sdk/package.json b/packages/sdk/package.json
index 63f2d9419..b25922a81 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/sdk/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     "lint": "eslint ./src ./test",
     "test:file": "node --experimental-vm-modules --experimental-wasm-modules ../../node_modules/jest/bin/jest.js",
     "test": "npm run test:file -- ./test/**",
+    "test:check": "tsc --noEmit -p test/tsconfig.json",
     "test:watch": "npm run test:file -- ./test/** --watch"
   },
   "main": "dist/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/sequencer/package.json b/packages/sequencer/package.json
index 2fe6b483e..d8705b23e 100644
--- a/packages/sequencer/package.json
+++ b/packages/sequencer/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "test:file": "node --experimental-vm-modules --experimental-wasm-modules ../../node_modules/jest/bin/jest.js",
     "test": "npm run test:file -- ./test/**",
     "test:watch": "npm run test:file -- ./test/** --watch",
+    "test:check": "tsc --noEmit -p test/tsconfig.json && tsc --noEmit -p test-integration/tsconfig.json && tsc --noEmit -p test-proven/tsconfig.json",
     "test:integration": "npm run test:file -- ./test-integration/** --runInBand",
     "start": "npm run build && node --experimental-vm-modules --experimental-wasm-modules --es-module-specifier-resolution=node ./dist/src/entry.js"
   },
diff --git a/packages/stack/package.json b/packages/stack/package.json
index 742155463..f5a757ecf 100644
--- a/packages/stack/package.json
+++ b/packages/stack/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "test:file": "node --experimental-vm-modules ../../node_modules/jest/bin/jest.js",
     "test": "npm run test:file -- ./test/**",
     "test:watch": "npm run test:file -- ./test/** --watch",
+    "test:check": "tsc --noEmit -p test/tsconfig.json && tsc --noEmit -p test-integration/tsconfig.json",
     "test:integration": "npm run test:file -- ./test-integration/** --runInBand",
     "graphql": "npm run build && node --experimental-vm-modules --experimental-wasm-modules --es-module-specifier-resolution=node ./dist/scripts/graphql/run-graphql.js",
     "start": "node --experimental-vm-modules --es-module-specifier-resolution=node ./dist/start.js"