diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 732960d..2dd69d1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@
         "bun": ">=1.0.0"
     },
     "scripts": {
-        "dev": "tsc --watch"
+        "dev": "tsc --watch",
+        "compile": "rm -rf dist tsconfig.tsbuildinfo && tsc -p tsconfig.json",
+        "typecheck": "tsc -p tsconfig.json --noEmit",
+        "prepublishOnly": "bun run compile"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "@types/bun": "latest",
diff --git a/publish.sh b/publish.sh
index 04ba013..1365913 100755
--- a/publish.sh
+++ b/publish.sh
@@ -2,23 +2,51 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+
 if [ -z "${1:-}" ]; then
     msg="Updates"
 else
     msg="$1"
 fi
 
-tsc --noEmit
-rm -rf dist
-tsc
+# Always use the project's TypeScript (global `tsc` may not emit)
+export PATH="$(pwd)/node_modules/.bin:$PATH"
 
-# Ensure CLI shebang survived compile
-if ! head -1 dist/commands/index.js | grep -q '#!/usr/bin/env bun'; then
-    echo "ERROR: dist/commands/index.js is missing the bun shebang"
+if [ ! -x "./node_modules/.bin/tsc" ]; then
+    echo "Installing dependencies..."
+    bun install
+fi
+
+echo "Typechecking..."
+tsc -p tsconfig.json --noEmit
+
+echo "Compiling..."
+# Clear emit output AND incremental cache. Otherwise a prior --noEmit run leaves
+# tsbuildinfo "up to date" and tsc emits nothing after `rm -rf dist`.
+rm -rf dist tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
+tsc -p tsconfig.json
+
+if [ ! -f dist/commands/index.js ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: compile failed — dist/commands/index.js was not produced"
     exit 1
 fi
 
-git add .
+# Ensure CLI shebang survived compile
+if ! head -1 dist/commands/index.js | grep -q '^#!/usr/bin/env bun'; then
+    echo "Restoring bun shebang on dist/commands/index.js"
+    printf '%s\n' '#!/usr/bin/env bun' | cat - dist/commands/index.js > dist/commands/index.js.tmp
+    mv dist/commands/index.js.tmp dist/commands/index.js
+fi
+
+chmod +x dist/commands/index.js
+
+echo "Build OK: $(head -1 dist/commands/index.js)"
+
+echo "Publishing package..."
+git add -A
 git commit -m "$msg" || true
-git push
+git push || true
 bun publish
+
+echo "Done."