diff --git a/bin/pyright.sh b/bin/pyright.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..dd55503e60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/pyright.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# Run from project root
+# Non-zero exit code on fail
+
+# Resolve pyright command, then delegate with repo config.
+if pyright --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    PYRIGHT_CMD_ARR=(pyright)
+elif uvx --from pyright pyright --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    PYRIGHT_CMD_ARR=(uvx --from pyright pyright)
+elif npx pyright --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    PYRIGHT_CMD_ARR=(npx pyright)
+else
+    echo "pyright could not be executed via pyright, uvx, or npx."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+PYRIGHT_EXTRA_ARGS_ARR=()
+if [ -n "${PYRIGHT_EXTRA_ARGS:-}" ]; then
+    read -r -a PYRIGHT_EXTRA_ARGS_ARR <<< "$PYRIGHT_EXTRA_ARGS"
+fi
+
+# Get the script directory and repo root
+SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+
+# Change to repo root
+cd "$REPO_ROOT"
+
+# Check if specific files were passed as arguments
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+    TARGET_ARGS=("graphistry")
+else
+    TARGET_ARGS=("$@")
+fi
+CONFIG_ARGS=(-p pyrightconfig.json)
+
+echo "Running pyright..."
+echo "Checking: ${TARGET_ARGS[*]}"
+
+"${PYRIGHT_CMD_ARR[@]}" --version
+CMD=( "${PYRIGHT_CMD_ARR[@]}" "${PYRIGHT_EXTRA_ARGS_ARR[@]}" "${CONFIG_ARGS[@]}" )
+CMD+=( "${TARGET_ARGS[@]}" )
+"${CMD[@]}"
+
+echo "Pyright check completed!"
diff --git a/pyrightconfig.json b/pyrightconfig.json
index f22e6a2ea2..962d445a57 100644
--- a/pyrightconfig.json
+++ b/pyrightconfig.json
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
 {
+    "include": [
+        "graphistry"
+    ],
     "typeCheckingMode": "basic",
     "ignore": [],
     "reportArgumentType": "none",
+    "reportMissingImports": "none",
+    "reportMissingModuleSource": "none",
     "reportMissingTypeArgument": "none",
     "reportUnknownMemberType": "none",
     "reportIncompatibleMethodOverride": "error",
-    "exclude": []
+    "reportPossiblyUnboundVariable": "warning",
+    "exclude": [
+        "graphistry/tests",
+        "graphistry/_version.py",
+        "versioneer.py",
+        "**/graph_vector_pb2*"
+    ]
 }