diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 2980b92..3d9c4ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -33,10 +33,9 @@ jobs:
         run: docker build -t bootstrap-script-test-fish -f ./bootstrap-test.Dockerfile . --build-arg SHELL_VAR=fish
       - name: Run bats-fish test via devbox
         run: docker run bootstrap-script-test-fish bats test/bootstrap-agnostic.bats test/bootstrap-fish.bats
-  nix-flake-check:
+  check-linting-and-formatting:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Install Nix
-        uses: DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action@main
-      - run: nix flake check --keep-going --print-build-logs
+      - uses: jetpack-io/devbox-install-action@v0.7.0
+      - run: devbox run lint
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5b08603..4189168 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,3 +5,13 @@ Devbox is something we're trialing internally, we need some plugins. So putting
 This repo is public as it's only used to configure open source software, there will likely be a bit of company specific stuff in here but nothing sensitive.
 
 Once we're happy with there plugins we'll attempt to upstream them as appropriate.
+
+# Formatting and linting
+
+```sh
+# check formatting and linting
+devbox run lint
+
+# autofix (where possible) formatting and linting
+devbox run lint:fix
+```
diff --git a/devbox.json b/devbox.json
index 94014d7..acdcf73 100644
--- a/devbox.json
+++ b/devbox.json
@@ -14,6 +14,18 @@
   ],
   "shell": {
     "scripts": {
+      "lint": [
+        "nixpkgs-fmt --check . &",
+        "statix check --ignore .devbox &",
+        "shellcheck **/*.{sh,bats} &",
+        "shfmt --diff **/*.{sh,bats} &",
+        "wait"
+      ],
+      "lint:fix": [
+        "nixpkgs-fmt .",
+        "statix fix --ignore .devbox",
+        "shfmt --write **/*.{sh,bats}"
+      ],
       "test": [
         "devbox run test-bash",
         "devbox run test-zsh",
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 285f038..c2fbdb1 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -10,46 +10,11 @@
     flake-utils.lib.eachDefaultSystem (system:
       let
         pkgs = import nixpkgs { system = "${system}"; config.allowUnfree = true; };
-
-        # common parts of making derivations for flake checks
-        # from: https://msfjarvis.dev/posts/writing-your-own-nix-flake-checks/
-        mkCheck = { name, nativeBuildInputs, checkPhase }: pkgs.stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
-          inherit name nativeBuildInputs checkPhase;
-          src = ./.;
-          dontBuild = true;
-          doCheck = true;
-          installPhase = ''
-            mkdir "$out"
-          '';
-        };
       in
       {
         # set formatter binary for `nix fmt` command
         formatter = pkgs.nixpkgs-fmt;
 
-        checks = {
-          nix-formatting = mkCheck {
-            name = "nix-formatting";
-            nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgs.nixpkgs-fmt ];
-            checkPhase = "nixpkgs-fmt --check .";
-          };
-          nix-linting = mkCheck {
-            name = "nix-linting";
-            nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgs.statix ];
-            checkPhase = "statix check";
-          };
-          shell-linting = mkCheck {
-            name = "shell-linting";
-            nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgs.shellcheck ];
-            checkPhase = "shellcheck **/*.{sh,bash,bats}";
-          };
-          shell-formatting = mkCheck {
-            name = "shell-formatting";
-            nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgs.shfmt ];
-            checkPhase = "shfmt --write **/*.{sh,bash,bats}";
-          };
-        };
-
         packages = {
           mongodb-4_4 = pkgs.callPackage ./packages/mongodb-4_4.nix { };
           dynamodb_local = pkgs.callPackage ./packages/dynamodb_local.nix { };