diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index b5ca94d16..8115d5cad 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ alias c := check
 alias f := fmt
 alias t := test
 alias p := pre-push
+alias vs := verify-standalone
+alias vsa := verify-standalone-all
 
 _default:
   @just --list
@@ -57,3 +59,76 @@ _test-testenv:
 
 # Run pre-push suite: format, check, and test
 pre-push: fmt check test
+
+# Verify that a crate can be built standalone without workspace dependencies
+# This ensures the crate is publishable and doesn't accidentally depend on
+# breaking changes from other workspace crates
+verify-standalone crate *args="":
+    #!/usr/bin/env bash
+    set -euo pipefail
+    
+    echo "Verifying {{crate}} can build standalone..."
+    
+    # Package the crate (default: --no-verify, can be overridden with args)
+    cargo package -p {{crate}} --no-verify {{args}}
+    
+    # Find the packaged tarball
+    CRATE_VERSION=$(cargo metadata --format-version 1 --no-deps | jq -r ".packages[] | select(.name == \"{{crate}}\") | .version")
+    TARBALL="target/package/{{crate}}-${CRATE_VERSION}.crate"
+    
+    if [ ! -f "$TARBALL" ]; then
+        echo "Error: Could not find packaged tarball at $TARBALL"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    
+    # Create a temporary directory for unpacking
+    TEMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
+    trap "rm -rf $TEMP_DIR" EXIT
+    
+    # Unpack the tarball
+    tar -xzf "$TARBALL" -C "$TEMP_DIR"
+    
+    # Build the unpacked crate with --locked to ensure it uses registry dependencies
+    cd "$TEMP_DIR/{{crate}}-${CRATE_VERSION}"
+    
+    # Set temporary directories to avoid using workspace dependencies
+    export CARGO_HOME="$TEMP_DIR/.cargo"
+    export CARGO_TARGET_DIR="$TEMP_DIR/target"
+    
+    echo "Building {{crate}} in isolation..."
+    cargo build --locked
+    
+    echo "✅ {{crate}} builds successfully in isolation!"
+
+# Verify all publishable crates can be built standalone
+verify-standalone-all *args="":
+    #!/usr/bin/env bash
+    set -euo pipefail
+    
+    # Get all workspace crates (excluding examples)
+    CRATES=$(cargo metadata --format-version 1 --no-deps | jq -r '.packages[] | select(.source == null and (.name | startswith("example_") | not)) | .name' | sort)
+    
+    echo "Verifying all publishable crates can build standalone..."
+    echo "Crates to verify:"
+    echo "$CRATES" | sed 's/^/  - /'
+    echo
+    
+    for crate in $CRATES; do
+        echo "========================================="
+        echo "Verifying $crate..."
+        echo "========================================="
+        
+        if ! just verify-standalone "$crate" {{args}}; then
+            echo "❌ $crate: FAILED"
+            echo "========================================="
+            echo "❌ VERIFICATION FAILED for: $crate"
+            echo "========================================="
+            exit 1
+        fi
+        echo "✅ $crate: SUCCESS"
+        echo
+    done
+    
+    echo "========================================="
+    echo "✅ All crates build successfully in isolation!"
+    echo "========================================="