diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 9d1f6fed..94e856f2 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -276,6 +276,22 @@
             type = "app";
             program = ''${deployScript "switch"}'';
           };
+
+          check-nur = {
+            # `nix run '.#check-nur'`
+            # validates that my repo can be included in the Nix User Repository
+            type = "app";
+            program = builtins.toString (pkgs.writeShellScript "check-nur" ''
+              cd ${./.}/integrations/nur
+              NIX_PATH= NIXPKGS_ALLOW_UNSUPPORTED_SYSTEM=1 nix-env -f . -qa \* --meta --xml \
+                --allowed-uris https://static.rust-lang.org \
+                --option restrict-eval true \
+                --option allow-import-from-derivation true \
+                --drv-path --show-trace \
+                -I nixpkgs=$(nix-instantiate --find-file nixpkgs) \
+                -I ../../
+            '');
+          };
         };
 
       templates = {
diff --git a/integrations/nur/default.nix b/integrations/nur/default.nix
index 2320af34..a91e3d57 100644
--- a/integrations/nur/default.nix
+++ b/integrations/nur/default.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 # ^ source: <https://github.com/nix-community/nur-packages-template/blob/master/.github/workflows/build.yml#L63>
 #   N.B.: nur eval allows only PATH (inherited) and NIXPKGS_ALLOW_UNSUPPORTED_SYSTEM="1" (forced),
 #   hence the erasing of NIX_PATH above (to remove external overlays)
+# - or do: `nix run '.#check-nur'` via the toplevel flake.nix in this repo
 #
 # if it validates here but not upstream, likely to do with different `nixpkgs` inputs.
 # - CI logs: <https://github.com/nix-community/NUR/actions/workflows/update.yml>