diff --git a/lefthook.yml b/lefthook.yml
index 404c23d..9fb368a 100644
--- a/lefthook.yml
+++ b/lefthook.yml
@@ -13,3 +13,9 @@ pre-commit:
             run: sh -c 'LEFTHOOK_FILES="$*" npm run check:cspell' sh {staged_files}
         typecheck:
             run: npm run check:tsc
+
+pre-push:
+    parallel: false
+    commands:
+        test:
+            run: npm test
diff --git a/project-specs.md b/project-specs.md
index b83a000..dd6f128 100644
--- a/project-specs.md
+++ b/project-specs.md
@@ -296,7 +296,8 @@ script does not belong in the standard pipeline.
 ### HOOKS
 
 - Lefthook runs the relevant `check:*` scripts on staged files in
-  parallel for pre-commit. See `lefthook.yml`.
+  parallel for pre-commit, and `npm test` on pre-push. See
+  `lefthook.yml`.
 
 ### CHECK TIERS — what runs where and why
 
@@ -307,22 +308,28 @@ deliberate design choice; the rule of thumb is:
 
 - **pre-commit hook**: fast, file-scoped, offline, deterministic.
   Catches what _you just changed_ in under a second or two.
+- **pre-push hook**: runs the unit test suite (`npm test`,
+  including a full `tsc` over the project). ~500ms. Catches
+  runtime/logic bugs across the whole codebase before the push
+  leaves your machine. The `tsc` step is technically redundant
+  with pre-commit but validates against unstaged changes too.
 - **`npm run check`**: full project audit. Slower, may query the
   network, runs everything that's not in pre-commit.
 - **CI build job**: authoritative. Runs `npm run check` and
   `npm run test:ci` on every push and PR. The ground truth —
   if CI passes, the codebase is clean.
 
-| Script            | pre-commit | `npm run check` | CI build | CI publish |
-| ----------------- | :--------: | :-------------: | :------: | :--------: |
-| `check:tsc`       |     ✅     |       ✅        |    ✅    |     —      |
-| `check:oxlint`    |     ✅     |       ✅        |    ✅    |     —      |
-| `check:oxfmt`     |     ✅     |       ✅        |    ✅    |     —      |
-| `check:cspell`    |     ✅     |       ✅        |    ✅    |     —      |
-| `check:knip`      |     —      |       ✅        |    ✅    |     —      |
-| `check:outdated`  |     —      |       ✅        |    ✅    |     —      |
-| `publish:publint` |     —      |        —        |    —     |     ✅     |
-| `publish:attw`    |     —      |        —        |    —     |     ✅     |
+| Script            | pre-commit | pre-push | `npm run check` | CI build | CI publish |
+| ----------------- | :--------: | :------: | :-------------: | :------: | :--------: |
+| `check:tsc`       |     ✅     |    ✅    |       ✅        |    ✅    |     —      |
+| `check:oxlint`    |     ✅     |    —     |       ✅        |    ✅    |     —      |
+| `check:oxfmt`     |     ✅     |    —     |       ✅        |    ✅    |     —      |
+| `check:cspell`    |     ✅     |    —     |       ✅        |    ✅    |     —      |
+| `test`            |     —      |    ✅    |        —        |    ✅    |     —      |
+| `check:knip`      |     —      |    —     |       ✅        |    ✅    |     —      |
+| `check:outdated`  |     —      |    —     |       ✅        |    ✅    |     —      |
+| `publish:publint` |     —      |    —     |        —        |    —     |     ✅     |
+| `publish:attw`    |     —      |    —     |        —        |    —     |     ✅     |
 
 #### Why these splits?
 
@@ -332,10 +339,19 @@ deliberate design choice; the rule of thumb is:
   `LEFTHOOK_FILES` env var convention. They give instant feedback
   on what you typed.
 
-- **`check:knip` is NOT in pre-commit** because it scans the whole
-  project (not staged files) and takes ~4s. Adding it would
-  roughly triple pre-commit time. It's still fast enough to run
-  locally before pushing, and CI catches it regardless.
+- **`test` (and the `tsc` it includes) is in pre-push** because it
+  runs the whole test suite across the whole project (~500ms
+  for the current 6 tests). The pre-commit `LEFTHOOK_FILES`
+  convention doesn't apply to the test runner, so pre-commit
+  isn't the right home. Pre-push is the natural place: it runs
+  after all commits are made but before the push leaves the
+  machine, catching regressions that span multiple commits.
+
+- **`check:knip` is NOT in pre-commit or pre-push** because it
+  scans the whole project (not staged files) and takes ~4s.
+  Adding it would noticeably slow both hooks. It's still fast
+  enough to run locally before pushing, and CI catches it
+  regardless.
 
 - **`check:outdated` is NOT in pre-commit** because (a) it queries
   the npm registry (~6.5s) which means network dependency in a