diff --git a/.woodpecker.yml b/.woodpecker.yml
index 3d26ff5..ca7a92b 100644
--- a/.woodpecker.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker.yml
@@ -1,19 +1,24 @@
 # Woodpecker CI pipeline for Helix Engage
 #
 # Triggered on push or manual run.
-# Runs E2E smoke tests against live EC2 deployment.
 
 when:
   - event: [push, manual]
 
 steps:
+  typecheck:
+    image: node:20
+    commands:
+      - corepack enable
+      - yarn install --frozen-lockfile || yarn install
+      - yarn tsc --noEmit
+
   e2e-tests:
     image: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.52.0-noble
     commands:
-      - node --version
-      - npm install --registry=https://registry.npmjs.org --ignore-scripts 2>&1 || npm install --registry=https://registry.npmjs.org --ignore-scripts --legacy-peer-deps
+      - corepack enable
+      - yarn install --frozen-lockfile || yarn install
       - npx playwright install chromium
       - npx playwright test --reporter=list
     environment:
       E2E_BASE_URL: https://ramaiah.engage.healix360.net
-      NODE_OPTIONS: --max-old-space-size=4096