diff --git a/.trunk/trunk.yaml b/.trunk/trunk.yaml
index d034821ab..0d0a231bf 100644
--- a/.trunk/trunk.yaml
+++ b/.trunk/trunk.yaml
@@ -19,16 +19,20 @@ plugins:
 
 lint:
   # enabled linters inherited from github.com/trunk-io/configs plugin
-  enabled: []
-
+  enabled:
+    - mypy@1.5.1
   disabled:
     - pylint # pylint diagnostics are too strict
 
+
   ignore:
     - linters: [ALL]
       paths:
         - "**/test_data" # required for golangci-lint, which runs on directories
         - "**/test_data/**"
+    - linters: [mypy]
+      paths:
+        - "**/test_data/autopep8/**"
 
 actions:
   definitions:
diff --git a/linters/mypy/plugin.yaml b/linters/mypy/plugin.yaml
index 150bd8011..28b6d4c04 100644
--- a/linters/mypy/plugin.yaml
+++ b/linters/mypy/plugin.yaml
@@ -11,14 +11,26 @@ lint:
     - name: mypy
       files: [python, python-interface]
       commands:
-        - name: lint
+        # - name: lint
+        #   # Custom parser type defined in the trunk cli to handle mypy's output.
+        #   output: mypy
+        #   run:
+        #     mypy --ignore-missing-imports --follow-imports=silent --show-error-codes
+        #     --show-column-numbers ${target}
+        #   success_codes: [0, 1]
+        #   stdin: false
+        - name: lint-ci
           # Custom parser type defined in the trunk cli to handle mypy's output.
           output: mypy
           run:
             mypy --ignore-missing-imports --follow-imports=silent --show-error-codes
-            --show-column-numbers ${target}
+            --show-column-numbers ${workspace}
           success_codes: [0, 1]
           stdin: false
+          target: ${root_or_parent_with(file_that_will_never_exist)}
+          run_when: [ci]
+      runtime: python
+      package: mypy
       tools: [mypy]
       direct_configs:
         - mypy.ini
@@ -32,3 +44,30 @@ lint:
       version_command:
         parse_regex: ${semver}
         run: mypy --version
+    # - name: mypy-all
+    #   files: [python]
+    #   commands:
+    #     - name: lint
+    #       # Custom parser type defined in the trunk cli to handle mypy's output.
+    #       output: mypy
+    #       run:
+    #         mypy --ignore-missing-imports --follow-imports=silent --show-error-codes
+    #         --show-column-numbers
+    #       success_codes: [0, 1]
+    #       stdin: false
+    #       target: ${root_or_parent_with(file_that_will_never_exist)}
+    #   runtime: python
+    #   package: mypy
+    #   run_when: [ci, cli]
+    #   direct_configs:
+    #     - mypy.ini
+    #     - .mypy.ini
+    #   affects_cache:
+    #     - pyproject.toml
+    #     - setup.cfg
+    #   is_recommended: false
+    #   issue_url_format: https://mypy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/error_code_list.html
+    #   known_good_version: 0.931
+    #   version_command:
+    #     parse_regex: ${semver}
+    #     run: mypy --version
diff --git a/linters/mypy/test_data/a.py b/linters/mypy/test_data/a.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf1683b04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linters/mypy/test_data/a.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+def double(value: str) -> str:
+    return value + value
diff --git a/linters/mypy/test_data/b.py b/linters/mypy/test_data/b.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7925a54d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linters/mypy/test_data/b.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from .a import double
+
+
+def triple(value: int) -> int:
+    return double(value) + value