diff --git a/xtask/src/main.rs b/xtask/src/main.rs
index 0cab1d3a4..5aafdb7c0 100644
--- a/xtask/src/main.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/main.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ use anyhow::Result;
 use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
 
 mod task_clippy;
+mod task_fmt;
 mod task_license;
+mod task_prepush;
 mod util;
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
@@ -23,14 +25,36 @@ enum Cmds {
         /// Treat warnings as errors
         #[arg(short, long)]
         strict: bool,
+
+        /// Suppress non-essential output
+        #[arg(short, long)]
+        quiet: bool,
     },
+    /// Check style according to `rustfmt`
+    Fmt,
     /// (Crudely) Check for appropriate license headers
     License,
+    /// Preform pre-push checks (clippy, license, fmt, etc)
+    Prepush,
 }
 
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
     match Args::parse().cmd {
-        Cmds::Clippy { strict } => task_clippy::cmd_clippy(strict),
-        Cmds::License => task_license::cmd_license(),
+        Cmds::Clippy { strict, quiet } => {
+            task_clippy::cmd_clippy(strict, quiet)
+        }
+        Cmds::Fmt => task_fmt::cmd_fmt(),
+        Cmds::License => {
+            task_license::cmd_license()?;
+
+            println!("License checks pass");
+            Ok(())
+        }
+        Cmds::Prepush => {
+            task_prepush::cmd_prepush()?;
+
+            println!("Pre-push checks pass");
+            Ok(())
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/xtask/src/task_clippy.rs b/xtask/src/task_clippy.rs
index 19bb6bd5d..0e467792c 100644
--- a/xtask/src/task_clippy.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/task_clippy.rs
@@ -8,13 +8,16 @@ use anyhow::{bail, Result};
 
 use crate::util::*;
 
-pub(crate) fn cmd_clippy(strict: bool) -> Result<()> {
+pub(crate) fn cmd_clippy(strict: bool, quiet: bool) -> Result<()> {
     let wroot = workspace_root()?;
 
     let run_clippy = |args: &[&str]| -> Result<bool> {
         let mut cmd = Command::new("cargo");
         cmd.arg("clippy").arg("--no-deps").args(args).current_dir(&wroot);
 
+        if quiet {
+            cmd.arg("--quiet");
+        }
         if strict {
             cmd.args(["--", "-Dwarnings"]);
         }
@@ -53,7 +56,7 @@ pub(crate) fn cmd_clippy(strict: bool) -> Result<()> {
     failed |= run_clippy(&["-p", "phd-runner"])?;
 
     if failed {
-        bail!("Clippy failures detected")
+        bail!("Clippy failure(s) detected")
     }
 
     Ok(())
diff --git a/xtask/src/task_fmt.rs b/xtask/src/task_fmt.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2094e46ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xtask/src/task_fmt.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+// License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+// file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+
+use std::process::Command;
+
+use anyhow::{bail, Result};
+
+use crate::util::*;
+
+pub(crate) fn cmd_fmt() -> Result<()> {
+    let wroot = workspace_root()?;
+
+    let mut cmd = Command::new("cargo");
+    cmd.arg("fmt").arg("--check").current_dir(&wroot);
+
+    if !cmd.spawn()?.wait()?.success() {
+        bail!("rustfmt failure(s) detected")
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/xtask/src/task_license.rs b/xtask/src/task_license.rs
index e030048a8..4385886de 100644
--- a/xtask/src/task_license.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/task_license.rs
@@ -109,6 +109,5 @@ pub(crate) fn cmd_license() -> Result<()> {
         bail!("License errors detected")
     }
 
-    println!("License checks happy!");
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/xtask/src/task_prepush.rs b/xtask/src/task_prepush.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a981e7d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xtask/src/task_prepush.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+// License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+// file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+
+use anyhow::{bail, Result};
+
+use crate::{task_clippy, task_fmt, task_license};
+
+pub(crate) fn cmd_prepush() -> Result<()> {
+    let mut errs = Vec::new();
+    if task_clippy::cmd_clippy(true, true).is_err() {
+        errs.push("clippy");
+    }
+    if task_fmt::cmd_fmt().is_err() {
+        errs.push("fmt");
+    }
+    if task_license::cmd_license().is_err() {
+        errs.push("license");
+    }
+
+    if !errs.is_empty() {
+        bail!("Pre-push error(s) in: {}", errs.join(", "))
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}