diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 699709b..2d196fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -236,6 +236,27 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
 
+  check:
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          repository: "kpenfound/dag"
+          ref: "3ea64a3711c2d785db3133dd380ae74ac1440f79"
+          path: "./dag"
+      - name: "Test check"
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          check: "**"
+          workdir: "./dag/hello"
+          enable-github-summary: true
+      - name: "Test check"
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          verb: "check"
+          workdir: "./dag/hello"
+
   shell:
     runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
     steps:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ab75ff1..92d79a9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,11 +2,23 @@
 
 ## Usage Examples
 
+### `dagger check`
+
+```yaml
+- name: Hello
+  uses: dagger/dagger-for-github@v8.3.0
+  with:
+    check: "**"
+    version: "latest"  # semver vX.Y.Z
+```
+
+Note: As a convenience for `dagger check` you can use the [dagger/checks](https://github.com/dagger/checks) action instead.
+
 ### `dagger call`
 
 ```yaml
 - name: Hello
-  uses: dagger/dagger-for-github@v8.2.0
+  uses: dagger/dagger-for-github@v8.3.0
   with:
     module: github.com/shykes/daggerverse/hello
     call: hello --greeting Hola --name Jeremy
@@ -18,7 +30,7 @@
 
 ```yaml
 - name: Hello
-  uses: dagger/dagger-for-github@v8.2.0
+  uses: dagger/dagger-for-github@v8.3.0
   with:
     shell: container | from alpine | with-exec echo,"hello, world!" | stdout
     cloud-token: ${{ secrets.DAGGER_CLOUD_TOKEN }}
@@ -28,7 +40,7 @@
 
 ```yaml
 - name: Integration Test
-  uses: dagger/dagger-for-github@v8.2.0
+  uses: dagger/dagger-for-github@v8.3.0
   with:
     workdir: db-service
     verb: run
@@ -55,6 +67,7 @@ By setting the version to `latest`, this action will install the latest version
 | `args`                          | Arguments to pass to CLI                                          | false    | ''                 |
 | `call`                          | Arguments to pass to CLI (Alias for args with verb:call)          | false    | ''                 |
 | `shell`                         | Arguments to pass to CLI (Alias for args with verb:shell)         | false    | ''                 |
+| `check`                         | Arguments to pass to CLI (Alias for args with verb:check)         | false    | ''                 |
 | `summary-path`                  | File path to write the job summary to                             | false    | ''                 |
 | `enable-github-summary`         | Whether to automatically write a GitHub Actions job summary       | false    | 'false'            |
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 11ed53e..9434161 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     default: "--progress plain"
   verb:
-    description: "CLI verb (call, run, download, up, functions, shell, query)"
+    description: "CLI verb (check, call, run, download, up, functions, shell, query)"
     required: false
     default: "call"
   workdir:
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ inputs:
     description: "Function and arguments for dagger shell"
     required: false
     default: ""
+  check:
+    description: "Function and arguments for dagger check"
+    required: false
+    default: ""
   summary-path:
     description: "File path to write the job summary"
     required: false
@@ -104,8 +108,25 @@ runs:
         BIN_DIR=${prefix_dir}/bin DAGGER_VERSION="$VERSION" DAGGER_COMMIT="$COMMIT" sh
         echo "::endgroup::"
 
+    - id: should-exec
+      shell: bash
+      env:
+        INPUT_CALL: ${{ inputs.call }}
+        INPUT_SHELL: ${{ inputs.shell }}
+        INPUT_ARGS: ${{ inputs.args }}
+        INPUT_CHECK: ${{ inputs.check }}
+        INPUT_VERB: ${{ inputs.verb }}
+      run: |
+        # Determine if the user wants to execute a dagger command or just install
+        if [[ -n "$INPUT_CALL" ]] || \
+           [[ -n "$INPUT_SHELL" ]] || \
+           [[ -n "$INPUT_ARGS" ]] || \
+           [[ -n "$INPUT_CHECK" ]] || \
+           [[ "$INPUT_VERB" != "call" ]]; then
+          echo "result=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        fi
     - id: assemble
-      if: inputs.call != '' || inputs.shell != '' || inputs.args != ''
+      if: steps.should-exec.outputs.result == 'true'
       shell: bash
       env:
         INPUT_MODULE: ${{ inputs.module }}
@@ -115,8 +136,13 @@ runs:
         dagger_flags=$(echo '${{ toJSON(inputs.dagger-flags) }}' | jq -rj .)
         args=$(echo '${{ toJSON(inputs.args) }}' | jq -rj .)
         call=$(echo '${{ toJSON(inputs.call) }}' | jq -rj .)
+        check=$(echo '${{ toJSON(inputs.check) }}' | jq -rj .)
         if [[ -n "${{ inputs.call }}" ]]; then
           verb="call"
+        elif [[ -n "$check" ]]; then
+          verb="check"
+          # check input is used as a trigger; don't pass glob patterns as args
+          check=""
         elif [[ "$shell" != "" ]]; then
           verb=""
           script=$(mktemp)
@@ -127,13 +153,13 @@ runs:
         echo "dagger-flags=$dagger_flags" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         echo "args=$args" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         echo "call=$call" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        echo "check=$check" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
     - id: exec
-      if: inputs.call != '' || inputs.shell != '' || inputs.args != ''
+      if: steps.should-exec.outputs.result == 'true'
       shell: bash
       env:
         INPUT_MODULE: ${{ inputs.module }}
         VERB: ${{ steps.assemble.outputs.verb }}
-        CMD: ${{ steps.assemble.outputs.args || steps.assemble.outputs.call || steps.assemble.outputs.script }}
         SCRIPT: ${{ steps.assemble.outputs.script }}
       run: |
         tmpout=$(mktemp)
@@ -142,9 +168,9 @@ runs:
         DAGGER_CLOUD_TOKEN=${{ inputs.cloud-token }} \
         dagger \
         ${{ steps.assemble.outputs.dagger-flags }} \
-        ${{ steps.assemble.outputs.verb }} \
+        ${VERB} \
         ${INPUT_MODULE:+-m $INPUT_MODULE} \
-        ${{ steps.assemble.outputs.args || steps.assemble.outputs.call || steps.assemble.outputs.script }}; } 1> >(tee "${tmpout}") 2> >(tee "${tmperr}" >&2)
+        ${{ steps.assemble.outputs.args || steps.assemble.outputs.call || steps.assemble.outputs.script || steps.assemble.outputs.check }}; } 1> >(tee "${tmpout}") 2> >(tee "${tmperr}" >&2)
 
         {
           # we need a delim that doesn't appear in the output - a hash of the
@@ -167,7 +193,7 @@ runs:
         summary_content(){
           echo -e "## Command\n"
           echo '```bash'
-          cmd="dagger $VERB $CMD"
+          cmd="dagger $VERB ${{ steps.assemble.outputs.args || steps.assemble.outputs.call || steps.assemble.outputs.script || steps.assemble.outputs.check }}"
           if [[ -n "$INPUT_MODULE" ]]; then
             echo -e -E "DAGGER_MODULE=\"$INPUT_MODULE\" $cmd"
           else