diff --git a/.github/actions/install-dotslash/action.yml b/.github/actions/install-dotslash/action.yml
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+name: Install DotSlash
+description: Install DotSlash on the current system
+inputs:
+  version:
+    description: "version of dotslash"
+    required: false
+    default: "0.4.1"
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Install DotSlash
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        mkdir -p $RUNNER_TEMP/dotslash
+        echo "$RUNNER_TEMP/dotslash" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
+        if [[ "$RUNNER_OS" == "Windows" ]]; then
+          C:\\msys64\\usr\\bin\\wget.exe https://github.com/facebook/dotslash/releases/download/v0.4.1/dotslash-windows.v0.4.1.tar.gz
+          tar xf dotslash-windows.v0.4.1.tar.gz
+          mv dotslash.exe $RUNNER_TEMP/dotslash
+        else
+          if [[ "$RUNNER_OS" == "macOS" ]]; then
+            wget https://github.com/facebook/dotslash/releases/download/v0.4.1/dotslash-macos.v0.4.1.tar.gz
+            tar xf dotslash-macos.v0.4.1.tar.gz
+          elif [[ "$RUNNER_OS" == "Linux" ]]; then
+            wget https://github.com/facebook/dotslash/releases/download/v0.4.1/dotslash-ubuntu-22.04.x86_64.v0.4.1.tar.gz
+            tar xf dotslash-ubuntu-22.04.x86_64.v0.4.1.tar.gz
+          fi
+          mv dotslash $RUNNER_TEMP/dotslash
+        fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-dotslash.yml b/.github/workflows/check-dotslash.yml
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+name: check dotslash files
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+
+permissions: read-all
+
+jobs:
+  nix:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            abi: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+          - os: windows-latest
+            abi: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
+          - os: macos-latest
+            abi: aarch64-apple-darwin
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    timeout-minutes: 15 # NOTE (aseipp): keep in-sync with the build.yml timeout limit
+
+    name: check dotslash files
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332
+      - name: Install DotSlash
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-dotslash
+      - shell: bash
+        run: |
+          for x in $(ls tools/bin); do
+            if [ "$x" = "README.md" ]; then
+              continue;
+            fi
+            if ! dotslash "tools/bin/$x" --help; then
+              echo "error: $x failed to run on ${{ matrix.abi }}"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+          done