diff --git a/.woodpecker/ci.yml b/.woodpecker/ci.yml
index 91cfecf2..7b106d7d 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/ci.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/ci.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@ steps:
   typecheck-backend:
     image: code.cannabrands.app/creationshop/node:20
     commands:
+      - npm config set cache /npm-cache/backend --global
       - cd backend
       - npm ci --prefer-offline
       - npx tsc --noEmit
+    volumes:
+      - npm-cache:/npm-cache
     depends_on: []
     when:
       event: pull_request
@@ -17,9 +20,12 @@ steps:
   typecheck-cannaiq:
     image: code.cannabrands.app/creationshop/node:20
     commands:
+      - npm config set cache /npm-cache/cannaiq --global
       - cd cannaiq
       - npm ci --prefer-offline
       - npx tsc --noEmit
+    volumes:
+      - npm-cache:/npm-cache
     depends_on: []
     when:
       event: pull_request
diff --git a/k8s/woodpecker-agent.yaml b/k8s/woodpecker-agent.yaml
index e0987331..d9fc21bb 100644
--- a/k8s/woodpecker-agent.yaml
+++ b/k8s/woodpecker-agent.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@ kind: Namespace
 metadata:
   name: woodpecker
 ---
+# PVC for npm cache - shared across CI jobs
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  name: npm-cache
+  namespace: woodpecker
+spec:
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteMany
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 5Gi
+---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Secret
 metadata:
@@ -52,6 +65,9 @@ spec:
               value: "woodpecker"
             - name: WOODPECKER_BACKEND_K8S_VOLUME_SIZE
               value: "10G"
+            # Allow CI steps to mount the npm-cache PVC
+            - name: WOODPECKER_BACKEND_K8S_VOLUMES
+              value: "npm-cache:/npm-cache"
           resources:
             limits:
               memory: "512Mi"