diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-cachix.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-cachix.yml
index f6da9c0d..e09ba31b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-cachix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-cachix.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ jobs:
         run: nix build .#docusaurus-lint
       - name: Check that vscode extension lints
         run: nix build .#vscode-lint
+      - name: Check that cli lints
+        run: nix build .#cli-lint
 
   flake-packages:
     name: Builds, tests, and bundles
@@ -80,6 +82,6 @@ jobs:
           name: quantified-uncertainty
           authToken: "${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}"
       - name: Build js devshell
-        run: nix develop .#js -c echo "built js devshell"
+        run: nix develop --profile just-js
       - name: Build js & wasm devshell
-        run: nix develop -c echo "built js & wasm devshell"
+        run: nix develop --profile full-shell
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0a649ec7..2663eb54 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -49,26 +49,26 @@ jobs:
         with:
           paths: '["packages/cli/**"]'
 
-  lang-lint:
-    name: Language lint
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: pre_check
-    if: ${{ needs.pre_check.outputs.should_skip_lang != 'true' }}
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: bash
-        working-directory: packages/squiggle-lang
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Install Dependencies
-        run: cd ../../ && yarn
-      - name: Check rescript lint
-        run: yarn lint:rescript
-      - name: Check javascript, typescript, and markdown lint
-        uses: creyD/prettier_action@v4.2
-        with:
-          dry: true
-          prettier_options: --check packages/squiggle-lang
+#  lang-lint:
+#    name: Language lint
+#    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+#    needs: pre_check
+#    if: ${{ needs.pre_check.outputs.should_skip_lang != 'true' }}
+#    defaults:
+#      run:
+#        shell: bash
+#        working-directory: packages/squiggle-lang
+#    steps:
+#      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+#      - name: Install Dependencies
+#        run: cd ../../ && yarn
+#      - name: Check rescript lint
+#        run: yarn lint:rescript
+#      - name: Check javascript, typescript, and markdown lint
+#        uses: creyD/prettier_action@v4.2
+#        with:
+#          dry: true
+#          prettier_options: --check packages/squiggle-lang
 
   lang-build-test-bundle:
     name: Language build, test, and bundle
@@ -98,96 +98,96 @@ jobs:
       - name: Upload typescript coverage report
         run: yarn coverage:ts:ci
 
-  components-lint:
-    name: Components lint
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: pre_check
-    if: ${{ needs.pre_check.outputs.should_skip_components != 'true' }}
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: bash
-        working-directory: packages/components
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Check javascript, typescript, and markdown lint
-        uses: creyD/prettier_action@v4.2
-        with:
-          dry: true
-          prettier_options: --check packages/components --ignore-path packages/components/.prettierignore
+#  components-lint:
+#    name: Components lint
+#    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+#    needs: pre_check
+#    if: ${{ needs.pre_check.outputs.should_skip_components != 'true' }}
+#    defaults:
+#      run:
+#        shell: bash
+#        working-directory: packages/components
+#    steps:
+#      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+#      - name: Check javascript, typescript, and markdown lint
+#        uses: creyD/prettier_action@v4.2
+#        with:
+#          dry: true
+#          prettier_options: --check packages/components --ignore-path packages/components/.prettierignore
+#
+#  components-bundle-build:
+#    name: Components bundle and build
+#    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+#    needs: pre_check
+#    if: ${{ (needs.pre_check.outputs.should_skip_components != 'true') || (needs.pre_check.outputs.should_skip_lang != 'true') }}
+#    defaults:
+#      run:
+#        shell: bash
+#        working-directory: packages/components
+#    steps:
+#      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+#      - name: Install dependencies from monorepo level
+#        run: cd ../../ && yarn
+#      - name: Build rescript codebase in squiggle-lang
+#        run: cd ../squiggle-lang && yarn build
+#      - name: Run webpack
+#        run: yarn bundle
+#      - name: Build storybook
+#        run: yarn build
 
-  components-bundle-build:
-    name: Components bundle and build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: pre_check
-    if: ${{ (needs.pre_check.outputs.should_skip_components != 'true') || (needs.pre_check.outputs.should_skip_lang != 'true') }}
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: bash
-        working-directory: packages/components
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Install dependencies from monorepo level
-        run: cd ../../ && yarn
-      - name: Build rescript codebase in squiggle-lang
-        run: cd ../squiggle-lang && yarn build
-      - name: Run webpack
-        run: yarn bundle
-      - name: Build storybook
-        run: yarn build
-
-  website-lint:
-    name: Website lint
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: pre_check
-    if: ${{ needs.pre_check.outputs.should_skip_website != 'true' }}
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: bash
-        working-directory: packages/website
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Check javascript, typescript, and markdown lint
-        uses: creyD/prettier_action@v4.2
-        with:
-          dry: true
-          prettier_options: --check packages/website
-
-  website-build:
-    name: Website build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: pre_check
-    if: ${{ (needs.pre_check.outputs.should_skip_website != 'true') || (needs.pre_check.outputs.should_skip_lang != 'true')  || (needs.pre_check.outputs.should_skip_components != 'true') }}
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: bash
-        working-directory: packages/website
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Install dependencies from monorepo level
-        run: cd ../../ && yarn
-      - name: Build rescript in squiggle-lang
-        run: cd ../squiggle-lang && yarn build
-      - name: Build components
-        run: cd ../components && yarn build
-      - name: Build website assets
-        run: yarn build
-
-  vscode-ext-lint:
-    name: VS Code extension lint
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: pre_check
-    if: ${{ needs.pre_check.outputs.should_skip_vscodeext != 'true' }}
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: bash
-        working-directory: packages/vscode-ext
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Check javascript, typescript, and markdown lint
-        uses: creyD/prettier_action@v4.2
-        with:
-          dry: true
-          prettier_options: --check packages/vscode-ext
+#  website-lint:
+#    name: Website lint
+#    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+#    needs: pre_check
+#    if: ${{ needs.pre_check.outputs.should_skip_website != 'true' }}
+#    defaults:
+#      run:
+#        shell: bash
+#        working-directory: packages/website
+#    steps:
+#      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+#      - name: Check javascript, typescript, and markdown lint
+#        uses: creyD/prettier_action@v4.2
+#        with:
+#          dry: true
+#          prettier_options: --check packages/website
+#
+#  website-build:
+#    name: Website build
+#    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+#    needs: pre_check
+#    if: ${{ (needs.pre_check.outputs.should_skip_website != 'true') || (needs.pre_check.outputs.should_skip_lang != 'true')  || (needs.pre_check.outputs.should_skip_components != 'true') }}
+#    defaults:
+#      run:
+#        shell: bash
+#        working-directory: packages/website
+#    steps:
+#      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+#      - name: Install dependencies from monorepo level
+#        run: cd ../../ && yarn
+#      - name: Build rescript in squiggle-lang
+#        run: cd ../squiggle-lang && yarn build
+#      - name: Build components
+#        run: cd ../components && yarn build
+#      - name: Build website assets
+#        run: yarn build
+#
+#  vscode-ext-lint:
+#    name: VS Code extension lint
+#    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+#    needs: pre_check
+#    if: ${{ needs.pre_check.outputs.should_skip_vscodeext != 'true' }}
+#    defaults:
+#      run:
+#        shell: bash
+#        working-directory: packages/vscode-ext
+#    steps:
+#      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+#      - name: Check javascript, typescript, and markdown lint
+#        uses: creyD/prettier_action@v4.2
+#        with:
+#          dry: true
+#          prettier_options: --check packages/vscode-ext
 
   vscode-ext-build:
     name: VS Code extension build
@@ -205,19 +205,19 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         run: yarn compile
 
-  cli-lint:
-    name: CLI lint
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: pre_check
-    if: ${{ needs.pre_check.outputs.should_skip_cli != 'true' }}
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: bash
-        working-directory: packages/cli
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Check javascript, typescript, and markdown lint
-        uses: creyD/prettier_action@v4.2
-        with:
-          dry: true
-          prettier_options: --check packages/cli
+#  cli-lint:
+#    name: CLI lint
+#    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+#    needs: pre_check
+#    if: ${{ needs.pre_check.outputs.should_skip_cli != 'true' }}
+#    defaults:
+#      run:
+#        shell: bash
+#        working-directory: packages/cli
+#    steps:
+#      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+#      - name: Check javascript, typescript, and markdown lint
+#        uses: creyD/prettier_action@v4.2
+#        with:
+#          dry: true
+#          prettier_options: --check packages/cli
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 4e02f68b..9e0ee063 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@
         import ./nix/squiggle-vscode.nix {
           inherit pkgs commonFn langFn componentsFn;
         };
+      cliFn = { pkgs, ... }:
+        import ./nix/squiggle-cli.nix {
+          inherit pkgs commonFn;
+        };
 
       # local machines
       localFlakeOutputs = { pkgs, ... }:
@@ -50,6 +54,7 @@
           components = componentsFn pkgs;
           website = websiteFn pkgs;
           vscodeext = vscodeextFn pkgs;
+          cli = cliFn pkgs;
         in {
           # validating
           checks = flake-utils.lib.flattenTree {
@@ -57,6 +62,7 @@
             lang-test = lang.test;
             components-lint = components.lint;
             docusaurus-lint = website.lint;
+            cli-lint = cli.lint;
           };
           # building
           packages = flake-utils.lib.flattenTree {
@@ -71,6 +77,7 @@
             components-lint = components.lint;
             docusaurus-lint = website.lint;
             vscode-lint = vscodeext.lint;
+            cli-lint = cli.lint;
           };
 
           # developing
diff --git a/nix/squiggle-cli.nix b/nix/squiggle-cli.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4dd7998b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix/squiggle-cli.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{ pkgs, commonFn }:
+
+rec {
+  common = commonFn pkgs;
+
+  lint = pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
+    name = "squiggle-cli-lint";
+    buildInputs = common.buildInputs ++ common.prettier;
+    src = ../packages/cli;
+    buildPhase = "prettier --check .";
+    installPhase = "mkdir -p $out";
+  };
+}