diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1ab39c3..7d7538d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.PHONY: test test-cover test-agent build install clean
+.PHONY: test test-cover test-agent lint build install clean
 
 test:
 	go test ./... -v
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ test-cover:
 test-agent:
 	go test -run TestAgent ./... -v
 
+lint:
+	@which golangci-lint > /dev/null || (echo "❌ golangci-lint not found. Install with:" && echo "  go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@latest" && exit 1)
+	golangci-lint run
+
 build:
 	@mkdir -p build
 	go build -ldflags "-s -w" -trimpath -o build/grokkit .
@@ -30,6 +34,7 @@ help:
 	@echo "  test         Run all tests"
 	@echo "  test-cover   Run tests + generate HTML coverage report"
 	@echo "  test-agent   Run only agent tests"
+	@echo "  lint         Run golangci-lint (matches CI pipeline)"
 	@echo "  build        Build optimized binary"
 	@echo "  install      Build and install to ~/.local/bin"
 	@echo "  clean        Remove build artifacts"
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