diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index b9dd554..3f42e27 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ make typecheck   # Type check with mypy
 make test        # Run tests
 make cov         # Run tests with coverage
 make perf        # Check spec-generation performance budgets
-make check-all   # Offline gate: lint-workflows + check + test + security
+make check       # Static gate: lint (format + mypy once) + Bandit + workflow lints
+make check-all   # Offline gate: check + test, each gate exactly once
 make integration # Real Functions host + Azurite smoke, using free ports
 make docs        # Strict documentation build, matching CI
 make wheel-smoke # Build and test an installed wheel outside the checkout
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3cd7fe5..c406015 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -106,11 +106,10 @@ security-development:
 security-browser:
 	@$(SECURITY_PYTHON) -m tools.browser_integrity --output "$(SECURITY_OUTPUT)"
 
-# `hatch run lint` is `style` followed by `typecheck`, so `check` is `lint`: a further
-# `make typecheck` would run the type check a second time.
+# `lint` already includes formatting and mypy; keep each static gate once.
 .PHONY: check
-check: lint
-	@echo "Lint and type check passed."
+check: lint security-bandit lint-workflows
+	@echo "Static checks passed including security and workflow lints."
 
 .PHONY: lint-workflows
 lint-workflows: ensure-hatch
@@ -120,10 +119,8 @@ lint-workflows: ensure-hatch
 
 .PHONY: check-all
 check-all: ensure-hatch
-	@$(MAKE) lint-workflows
 	@$(MAKE) check
 	@$(MAKE) test
-	@$(MAKE) security
 	@echo "All checks passed including tests and security scan."
 
 .PHONY: precommit
diff --git a/docs/development.md b/docs/development.md
index 84edfd0..aa133f7 100644
--- a/docs/development.md
+++ b/docs/development.md
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ Use these as the **golden commands** for local validation and CI parity. Prefer
 | `make e2e-local` | Run e2e tests against local Azurite on `:7071` |
 | `make e2e-azure` | Run e2e tests against Azure (`E2E_BASE_URL` required) |
 | `make lint-workflows` | Lint release workflows, action pins, and the Hatch matrix |
-| `make check` | Run `make lint`, which includes the type check, once |
-| `make check-all` | Offline gate: lint-workflows + check + test + security |
+| `make check` | Static gate: lint (format and mypy once), Bandit scope, and workflow lints |
+| `make check-all` | Offline gate: check + test, each gate exactly once |
 | `make verify` | Full local gate: check + test + integration + strict docs + wheel-smoke, in order, failing fast |
 | `make docs` | Build the MkDocs site with `mkdocs build --strict`, like the CI docs gate |
 | `make docs-serve` | Serve the docs locally with live reload |
@@ -208,8 +208,9 @@ locally (`PIP_NO_INDEX=1 PIP_FIND_LINKS=/path/to/wheels`). Neither smoke uses Az
 
 `make verify` runs check, test, integration, strict docs, then wheel-smoke
 sequentially, stopping at the first failing lane even under `make -j`.
-`make check-all` remains the offline gate (lint-workflows + check + test +
-security), with dependencies already installed; it does not invoke host smoke,
+`make check-all` remains the offline gate (`check` + `test`), with dependencies
+already installed. `check` includes lint, Bandit and workflow lints exactly once;
+the aggregate does not invoke host smoke,
 docs, or wheel installation.
 
 > For the full release workflow, see [Release Process](release_process.md).
diff --git a/tests/test_make_contract.py b/tests/test_make_contract.py
index 172cc33..7b2b4df 100644
--- a/tests/test_make_contract.py
+++ b/tests/test_make_contract.py
@@ -134,10 +134,11 @@ def test_each_check_runs_once(target: str, tests: int) -> None:
     assert runs == [1, 1, tests]
 
 
-def test_check_all_keeps_every_gate_it_had() -> None:
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("target", ["check", "check-all"])
+def test_checks_include_workflow_and_bandit_gates_once(target: str) -> None:
     gates = ("lint_release_workflows", "lint_workflow_pins", "lint_hatch_matrix", "bandit")
 
-    assert [plan("check-all").count(gate) for gate in gates] == [1, 1, 1, 1]
+    assert [plan(target).count(gate) for gate in gates] == [1, 1, 1, 1]
 
 
 def test_makefile_never_upgrades_pip() -> None: