diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ae2c063..40c8146 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ dist
 .docusaurus
 build
 coverage
+.tsbuildinfo
 packages/*/dist
 apps/*/dist
 apps/docs/.docusaurus
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4047441..6ad52ec 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -105,6 +105,13 @@ pnpm start
 
 ---
 
+## Build Caching
+- Incremental builds are enabled by default
+- First build is slower; subsequent builds reuse cached data
+- Clean builds: `pnpm build:clean`
+
+---
+
 ## Type Checking & Linting
 
 - Type check all packages and apps: `pnpm typecheck`
diff --git a/apps/access-api/tsconfig.json b/apps/access-api/tsconfig.json
index 85b7beb..8954789 100644
--- a/apps/access-api/tsconfig.json
+++ b/apps/access-api/tsconfig.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "compilerOptions": {
     "rootDir": ".",
     "outDir": "dist",
-    "composite": false,
+    "composite": true,
     "baseUrl": ".",
     "paths": {
       "@/*": ["./src/*"]
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/tsconfig.json b/apps/dashboard/tsconfig.json
index 3522473..fbbe2c7 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/tsconfig.json
+++ b/apps/dashboard/tsconfig.json
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@
   },
   "include": ["next-env.d.ts", "**/*.ts", "**/*.tsx", ".next/types/**/*.ts"],
   "exclude": ["node_modules"]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 33c4e9f..b60fb8e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
   ],
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "pnpm --filter @guildpass/dashboard dev",
-    "build": "pnpm --filter @guildpass/dashboard build",
+    "build": "tsc -b",
+    "build:clean": "rm -rf dist .tsbuildinfo && tsc -b",
     "start": "pnpm --filter @guildpass/dashboard start",
     "typecheck": "pnpm -r typecheck",
     "lint": "pnpm -r lint",
diff --git a/packages/contracts/tsconfig.json b/packages/contracts/tsconfig.json
index 8c9a77e..0496317 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/contracts/tsconfig.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "compilerOptions": {
     "rootDir": "src",
     "outDir": "dist",
-    "composite": false
+    "composite": true
   },
   "include": ["src"]
 }
diff --git a/packages/env/tsconfig.json b/packages/env/tsconfig.json
index 8127e26..ab87bf5 100644
--- a/packages/env/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/env/tsconfig.json
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
     "sourceMap": true
   },
   "include": ["src"]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/integration-client/tsconfig.json b/packages/integration-client/tsconfig.json
index e25757b..8a14f41 100644
--- a/packages/integration-client/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/integration-client/tsconfig.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "ignoreDeprecations": "5.0",
     "rootDir": "src",
     "outDir": "dist",
-    "composite": false
+    "composite": true
   },
   "include": ["src"]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/webhook-utils/tsconfig.json b/packages/webhook-utils/tsconfig.json
index 8c9a77e..0496317 100644
--- a/packages/webhook-utils/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/webhook-utils/tsconfig.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "compilerOptions": {
     "rootDir": "src",
     "outDir": "dist",
-    "composite": false
+    "composite": true
   },
   "include": ["src"]
 }
diff --git a/tsconfig.base.json b/tsconfig.base.json
index 9d0cf60..08d80dd 100644
--- a/tsconfig.base.json
+++ b/tsconfig.base.json
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
     "declaration": true,
     "sourceMap": true,
     "outDir": "dist",
-    "baseUrl": "."
+    "baseUrl": ".",
+    "incremental": true,
+    "tsBuildInfoFile": "./dist/.tsbuildinfo",
+    "composite": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5af2c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "files": [],
+  "references": [
+    { "path": "./apps/access-api" },
+    { "path": "./apps/dashboard" },
+    { "path": "./apps/discord-bot" },
+    { "path": "./packages/contracts" },
+    { "path": "./packages/env" },
+    { "path": "./packages/integration-client" },
+    { "path": "./packages/webhook-utils" }
+  ]
+}