diff --git a/docs/source/development.md b/docs/source/development.md
index 08e6ed329..0f84912ef 100644
--- a/docs/source/development.md
+++ b/docs/source/development.md
@@ -52,13 +52,12 @@ pre-commit install
 ```
 
 It would be hard to write unit tests for `viser`. We rely on static typing for
-robustness. From the `~/viser` root directory, you can run:
+robustness. To check your code, you can run the following:
 
-- `pyright . && mypy .`
-
-For formatting and linting:
-
-- `black . && ruff --fix .`
+```bash
+# runs linting, formatting, and type-checking
+viser-dev-checks
+```
 
 ## Message updates
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f74bbabfd..4e6474dea 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ trimesh = { version = ">=3.21.7", optional = true}
 dev = ["pyright", "mypy", "ruff", "black"]
 examples = ["smplx", "torch", "yourdfpy", "trimesh"]
 
+[tool.poetry.scripts]
+viser-dev-checks = "viser.scripts.dev_checks:entrypoint"
+
 [build-system]
 requires = ["poetry-core>=1.0.0"]
 build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
diff --git a/viser/scripts/__init__.py b/viser/scripts/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/viser/scripts/dev_checks.py b/viser/scripts/dev_checks.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e42afb766
--- /dev/null
+++ b/viser/scripts/dev_checks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""Runs formatting, linting, and type checking tests."""
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+import tyro
+from rich.style import Style
+
+from rich import console
+
+CONSOLE = console.Console()
+
+TYPE_TESTS = ["pyright .", "mypy ."]
+FORMAT_TESTS = ["black .", "ruff --fix ."]
+
+
+def run_command(command: str, continue_on_fail: bool = False) -> bool:
+    """Run a command kill actions if it fails
+
+    Args:
+        command: Command to run.
+        continue_on_fail: Whether to continue running commands if the current one fails..
+    """
+    ret_code = subprocess.call(command, shell=True)
+    if ret_code != 0:
+        CONSOLE.print(f"[bold red]Error: `{command}` failed.")
+        if not continue_on_fail:
+            sys.exit(1)
+    return ret_code == 0
+
+
+def run_code_checks(
+    continue_on_fail: bool = False,
+    skip_format_checks: bool = False,
+    skip_type_checks: bool = False,
+):
+    """Runs formatting, linting, and type checking tests.
+
+    Args:
+        continue_on_fail: Whether or not to continue running actions commands if the current one fails.
+        skip_format_checks: Whether or not to skip format tests.
+        skip_type_checks: Whether or not to skip type tests.
+    """
+
+    success = True
+
+    assert (
+        not skip_format_checks or not skip_type_checks
+    ), "Cannot skip format and type tests at the same time."
+    tests = []
+    if not skip_format_checks:
+        tests += FORMAT_TESTS
+    if not skip_type_checks:
+        tests += TYPE_TESTS
+
+    for test in tests:
+        CONSOLE.line()
+        CONSOLE.rule(f"[bold green]Running: {test}")
+        success = success and run_command(test, continue_on_fail=continue_on_fail)
+
+    if success:
+        CONSOLE.line()
+        CONSOLE.rule(characters="=")
+        CONSOLE.print(
+            "[bold green]:TADA: :TADA: :TADA: ALL CHECKS PASSED :TADA: :TADA: :TADA:",
+            justify="center",
+        )
+        CONSOLE.rule(characters="=")
+    else:
+        CONSOLE.line()
+        CONSOLE.rule(characters="=", style=Style(color="red"))
+        CONSOLE.print(
+            "[bold red]:skull: :skull: :skull: ERRORS FOUND :skull: :skull: :skull:",
+            justify="center",
+        )
+        CONSOLE.rule(characters="=", style=Style(color="red"))
+
+
+def entrypoint():
+    """Entrypoint for use with pyproject scripts."""
+    tyro.cli(run_code_checks)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    entrypoint()