diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7bba5e2..1e61cf8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ python-preference = "managed"
 [dependency-groups]
 dev = [
     "ruff>=0.12.0",
+    "pyright>=1.1.400",
 ]
 
 
@@ -29,3 +30,11 @@ select = ["E", "F", "I", "UP", "B", "SIM"]
 
 [tool.ruff.format]
 quote-style = "double"
+
+
+[tool.pyright]
+include = ["packages"]
+pythonVersion = "3.12"
+typeCheckingMode = "basic"
+venvPath = "."
+venv = ".venv"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index a4c901a..708b378 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ members = [
 ]
 
 [manifest.dependency-groups]
-dev = [{ name = "ruff", specifier = ">=0.12.0" }]
+dev = [
+    { name = "pyright", specifier = ">=1.1.400" },
+    { name = "ruff", specifier = ">=0.12.0" },
+]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "create-awesome-python-app"
@@ -27,6 +30,28 @@ name = "create-python-app-core"
 version = "0.0.0"
 source = { editable = "packages/create-python-app-core" }
 
+[[package]]
+name = "nodeenv"
+version = "1.10.0"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
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+wheels = [
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+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "pyright"
+version = "1.1.411"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
+dependencies = [
+    { name = "nodeenv" },
+    { name = "typing-extensions" },
+]
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/7e/ab/265f7dc69d28113ebba19092e57b075f41543b2ed048429c5f56e2b88eac/pyright-1.1.411.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:d885a0551f2e763b089a02702174e7f4ba77548cddabc972ab86d1f7f1b0f998", size = 4112861, upload-time = "2026-06-25T02:14:06.37Z" }
+wheels = [
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+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ruff"
 version = "0.15.21"
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+
+[[package]]
+name = "typing-extensions"
+version = "4.16.0"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
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+wheels = [
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