diff --git a/.github/workflows/style.yml b/.github/workflows/style.yml
index 23ae36f7b1..7b269ccf4e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/style.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/style.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run Type Checks
         if: steps.changed-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
-        run: make type-check
+        run: make type-check-core
 
       - name: Dotenv check
         if: steps.changed-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 55871c86a7..c377b7c671 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ type-check:
 	@uv --directory api run mypy --exclude-gitignore --exclude 'tests/' --exclude 'migrations/' --check-untyped-defs --disable-error-code=import-untyped .
 	@echo "✅ Type checks complete"
 
+type-check-core:
+	@echo "📝 Running core type checks (basedpyright + mypy)..."
+	@./dev/basedpyright-check $(PATH_TO_CHECK)
+	@uv --directory api run mypy --exclude-gitignore --exclude 'tests/' --exclude 'migrations/' --check-untyped-defs --disable-error-code=import-untyped .
+	@echo "✅ Core type checks complete"
+
 test:
 	@echo "🧪 Running backend unit tests..."
 	@if [ -n "$(TARGET_TESTS)" ]; then \
@@ -133,6 +139,7 @@ help:
 	@echo "  make check          - Check code with ruff"
 	@echo "  make lint           - Format, fix, and lint code (ruff, imports, dotenv)"
 	@echo "  make type-check     - Run type checks (basedpyright, pyrefly, mypy)"
+	@echo "  make type-check-core - Run core type checks (basedpyright, mypy)"
 	@echo "  make test           - Run backend unit tests (or TARGET_TESTS=./api/tests/<target_tests>)"
 	@echo ""
 	@echo "Docker Build Targets:"