diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index f389d17..5974f41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -128,6 +128,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: cargo check (workspace)
         run: cargo check --workspace --all-targets
 
+      # Library tests only — no runtime/GPU deps. Linux-gated to keep
+      # the macOS + Windows legs focused on compile coverage.
+      - name: cargo test (workspace, libs)
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04'
+        run: cargo test --workspace --lib
+
   frontend:
     name: svelte build + lint
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
@@ -149,3 +155,9 @@ jobs:
       # Svelte/Vite frontend compiles cleanly.
       - name: Build frontend (Vite only)
         run: npm run build
+
+      # svelte-check catches type and template errors that Vite's build
+      # step happily lets through (Vite only type-checks .ts; .svelte
+      # type drift slips past until svelte-check runs).
+      - name: svelte-check
+        run: npm run check