diff --git a/.github/workflows/markdown-lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/markdown-lint.yaml
index 70ce029166..2bd03ffe49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/markdown-lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/markdown-lint.yaml
@@ -7,15 +7,19 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     paths:
       - '**.md'
+      - 'book/**'
 
 jobs:
-  markdown-link:
+  markdown-lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Lint
       run: make markdown-lint
 
+    - name: Spell check
+      run: pip install codespell && make -C book codespell
+
     - id: setup-chrome
       uses: browser-actions/setup-chrome@v2
       with:
@@ -29,13 +33,13 @@ jobs:
         fail_on_error: true
         filter_mode: nofilter
 
-    - name: Inform Slack users of link check failures
+    - name: Inform Slack users of check failures
       uses: tiloio/slack-webhook-action@v1.1.2
       if: failure() && github.ref_name == 'main'
       with:
         slack_web_hook_url: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_BRIMLABS_DOCS }}
         slack_json: |
           {
-            "username": "markdown-link",
-            "text": "Markdown link check failed: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}"
+            "username": "markdown-lint",
+            "text": "Markdown lint check failed: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}"
           }
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6367d44e61..95142f7981 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ markdown-lint:
 # CI performs these actions individually since that looks nicer in the UI;
 # this is a shortcut so that a local dev can easily run everything.
 test-ci: fmt tidy vet test-generate test-unit test-system test-heavy
+	$(MAKE) -C book codespell
 
 clean:
 	@rm -rf dist
diff --git a/book/Makefile b/book/Makefile
index e1761806cd..256d5d738d 100644
--- a/book/Makefile
+++ b/book/Makefile
@@ -14,3 +14,7 @@ node_modules:
 
 vet:
 	GOOS=js GOARCH=wasm go vet super-example/main.go
+
+.PHONY: codespell
+codespell:
+	git ls-files -c -o --exclude-standard | xargs codespell -S src/tutorials/prs.json
diff --git a/book/README.md b/book/README.md
index 1f189cf700..50a643d4bc 100644
--- a/book/README.md
+++ b/book/README.md
@@ -32,6 +32,17 @@ After editing any JavaScript or Go files run `make` in this directory.
 This will update the Wasm file so playground examples use a version of
 SuperDB built from Go source files in the local repository.
 
+The docs are spell checked with [codespell](https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell).
+Install it with Homebrew:
+```sh
+brew install codespell
+```
+then check your work with
+```sh
+make codespell
+```
+This also runs as part of `make test-ci` and in CI.
+
 ## Conventions
 
 The following is an evolving set of style conventions we've adopted when