diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7f3a25df..83c888c2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -89,4 +89,5 @@ android/.gradle
 yalc.lock
 
 # Typescript
+**/.tsbuild/
 **/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
diff --git a/config/tsconfig.json b/config/tsconfig.json
index 8f33adf8..199aaac7 100644
--- a/config/tsconfig.json
+++ b/config/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,17 +1,5 @@
 {
   "extends": "@tsconfig/react-native/tsconfig.json",
-  "include": ["**/*.ts", "**/*.tsx"],
-  "exclude": [
-    "**/node_modules",
-    "**/Pods",
-    "**/lib",
-    "**/.eslintrc.js",
-    "**/.prettierrc.js",
-    "**/jest.config.js",
-    "**/babel.config.js",
-    "**/metro.config.js",
-    "**/tsconfig.json"
-  ],
   "compilerOptions": {
     "composite": true,
     "allowUnreachableCode": false,
diff --git a/example/babel.config.js b/example/babel.config.js
index 91e4533a..4686b33c 100644
--- a/example/babel.config.js
+++ b/example/babel.config.js
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ module.exports = {
           'stream': 'readable-stream',
           'buffer': 'react-native-quick-crypto',
           'react-native-sqlite-storage': 'react-native-nitro-sqlite',
+          '^@nitro-sqlite/(.+)':
+            '../packages/react-native-nitro-sqlite/src/\\1',
           '^@/(.+)': './src/\\1',
           '^@tests/(.+)': './tests/\\1',
         },
diff --git a/example/package.json b/example/package.json
index 8bdaa535..0c709806 100644
--- a/example/package.json
+++ b/example/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "ios": "react-native run-ios",
     "bundle-install": "bundle install",
     "pods": "cd ios && bundle exec pod install",
-    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
+    "typecheck": "tsc --build",
     "lint": "eslint \"**/*.{js,ts,tsx}\" --fix",
     "codegen": "bun react-native codegen",
     "test:harness": "react-native-harness",
diff --git a/example/tests/db.ts b/example/tests/db.ts
index 6da35edb..fe3c12b2 100644
--- a/example/tests/db.ts
+++ b/example/tests/db.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { open } from 'react-native-nitro-sqlite'
 import {
   getDatabaseQueue,
   type DatabaseQueue,
-} from '../../packages/react-native-nitro-sqlite/src/DatabaseQueue'
+} from '@nitro-sqlite/DatabaseQueue'
 
 const chance = new Chance()
 
diff --git a/example/tests/unit/specs/operations/execute.spec.ts b/example/tests/unit/specs/operations/execute.spec.ts
index f8fa7ce1..6f724b41 100644
--- a/example/tests/unit/specs/operations/execute.spec.ts
+++ b/example/tests/unit/specs/operations/execute.spec.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import { chance, expect, isNitroSQLiteError } from '@tests/unit/common'
 import { describe, it } from '@tests/TestApi'
 import { createArrayBufferTestDb, testDb } from '@tests/db'
 import { open } from 'react-native-nitro-sqlite'
-import { buildJSQueryResult } from '../../../../../packages/react-native-nitro-sqlite/src/operations/execute'
-import type { NitroSQLiteQueryResult } from '../../../../../packages/react-native-nitro-sqlite/src/specs/NitroSQLiteQueryResult.nitro'
+import { buildJSQueryResult } from '@nitro-sqlite/operations/execute'
+import type { NitroSQLiteQueryResult } from '@nitro-sqlite/specs/NitroSQLiteQueryResult.nitro'
 
 const QUERY_RESULT_SIZES = [60, 1_000, 10_000]
 
diff --git a/example/tsconfig.json b/example/tsconfig.json
index 6e335f84..91542814 100644
--- a/example/tsconfig.json
+++ b/example/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,18 +1,13 @@
 {
   "extends": "../config/tsconfig.json",
-  "include": [
-    "src",
-    "tests",
-    "index.js",
-    "../packages/react-native-nitro-sqlite/src",
-    "rn-harness.config.mjs"
-  ],
+  "include": ["src", "tests", "index.js", "rn-harness.config.mjs"],
+  "references": [{ "path": "../packages/react-native-nitro-sqlite" }],
   "compilerOptions": {
     "paths": {
       "react-native-nitro-sqlite": [
-        "../packages/react-native-nitro-sqlite/src"
+        "../packages/react-native-nitro-sqlite/src/index.ts"
       ],
-      "*": ["./*"],
+      "@nitro-sqlite/*": ["../packages/react-native-nitro-sqlite/src/*"],
       "@/*": ["./src/*"],
       "@tests/*": ["./tests/*"]
     }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d15caee1..6fa736e5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/margelo/react-native-nitro-sqlite#readme",
   "scripts": {
     "postinstall": "patch-package",
-    "typecheck": "bun --filter=\"**\" typecheck",
+    "typecheck": "tsc --build",
     "lint": "bun sqlite lint && bun example lint",
     "lint-cpp": "./scripts/clang-format.sh",
     "prettier": "prettier --write .",
-    "clean": "rm -rf **/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo node_modules packages/react-native-nitro-sqlite/node_module packages/react-native-nitro-sqlite/lib",
+    "clean": "rm -rf **/.tsbuild **/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo node_modules packages/react-native-nitro-sqlite/node_module packages/react-native-nitro-sqlite/lib",
     "release": "./scripts/release.sh",
     "sqlite": "bun --cwd packages/react-native-nitro-sqlite",
     "example": "bun --cwd example"
diff --git a/packages/react-native-nitro-sqlite-vec/package.json b/packages/react-native-nitro-sqlite-vec/package.json
index ef61a014..dd2a3614 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-nitro-sqlite-vec/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-native-nitro-sqlite-vec/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "README.md"
   ],
   "scripts": {
-    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
+    "typecheck": "tsc --build",
     "lint": "eslint \"**/*.{js,ts,tsx}\" --fix",
     "release": "release-it",
     "prepublishOnly": "bun typecheck"
diff --git a/packages/react-native-nitro-sqlite-vec/tsconfig.json b/packages/react-native-nitro-sqlite-vec/tsconfig.json
index b42cdafe..a3e0c454 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-nitro-sqlite-vec/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/react-native-nitro-sqlite-vec/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 {
   "extends": "../../config/tsconfig.json",
-  "include": ["src", "../react-native-nitro-sqlite/src"],
+  "include": ["src"],
+  "references": [{ "path": "../react-native-nitro-sqlite" }],
   "compilerOptions": {
+    "rootDir": "src",
     "paths": {
-      "react-native-nitro-sqlite": ["../react-native-nitro-sqlite/src"]
+      "react-native-nitro-sqlite": ["../react-native-nitro-sqlite/src/index.ts"]
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-native-nitro-sqlite/tsconfig.json b/packages/react-native-nitro-sqlite/tsconfig.json
index 810346ee..1f319653 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-nitro-sqlite/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/react-native-nitro-sqlite/tsconfig.json
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
   "include": ["src"],
   "compilerOptions": {
     "rootDir": "src",
-    "outDir": "lib"
+    "outDir": ".tsbuild",
+    "emitDeclarationOnly": true,
+    "noEmit": false,
+    "tsBuildInfoFile": ".tsbuild/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo"
   }
 }
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae8a25a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "files": [],
+  "references": [
+    { "path": "./packages/react-native-nitro-sqlite" },
+    { "path": "./packages/react-native-nitro-sqlite-vec" },
+    { "path": "./example" }
+  ]
+}