diff --git a/.github/workflows/lints.yml b/.github/workflows/lints.yml
index 7215344be..d1168a067 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lints.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lints.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: make
-          args: fmt-check-selected-packages
+          args: fmt
 
       - name: Run clippy
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
@@ -71,5 +71,5 @@ jobs:
           TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
         with:
           command: make
-          args: clippy-check-selected-packages
+          args: clippy
 
diff --git a/Makefile.toml b/Makefile.toml
index 60864bade..405844b1c 100644
--- a/Makefile.toml
+++ b/Makefile.toml
@@ -2,27 +2,50 @@
 CARGO_MAKE_EXTEND_WORKSPACE_MAKEFILE = true
 CORE = { script = ["grep ^cpu\\scores /proc/cpuinfo | uniq |  awk '{print $4}'"] }
 RAYON_NUM_THREADS = "${CORE}"
+CUR_TARGET = { script = [
+        '''
+        if [ -z "${TARGET}" ]; then
+            TARGET=$(rustc -vV | grep "host" | awk '{print $2}')
+            echo "${TARGET}"
+        else
+            echo "${TARGET}"
+        fi
+        '''
+]}
+TASK_RUN = { script = [
+        '''
+        #!/bin/bash
+        exclude_projects=" singer-pro ceno_rt " # NOTE:keep leading and end with one space
+
+        if echo "$exclude_projects" | grep -q -E "( )${CARGO_MAKE_CRATE_NAME}( )"; then
+            echo "false"
+        else
+            echo "true"
+        fi
+        '''
+]}
 
 [tasks.tests]
+condition = { env_true = ["TASK_RUN"] }
 command = "cargo"
-args = ["test", "--lib", "--release", "--target", "${TARGET}", "--workspace", "--exclude", "singer-pro", "--exclude", "ceno_rt"]
+args = ["test", "--lib", "--release", "--target", "${CUR_TARGET}", "-p", "${CARGO_MAKE_CRATE_NAME}"]
 
-[tasks.fmt-check]
+[tasks.fmt-all-check]
 command = "cargo"
 args = ["fmt", "--all", "--", "--check"]
 
-[tasks.fmt]
+[tasks.fmt-all]
 command = "cargo"
 args = ["fmt", "--all"]
 
-[tasks.clippy]
+[tasks.clippy-all]
 command = "cargo"
 args = ["clippy", "--all-features", "--all-targets", "--", "-D", "warnings"]
 
-[tasks.fmt-check-selected-packages]
+[tasks.fmt]
 command = "cargo"
 args = ["fmt", "-p", "ceno_zkvm", "--", "--check"]
 
-[tasks.clippy-check-selected-packages]
+[tasks.clippy]
 command = "cargo"
-args = ["clippy", "-p", "ceno_zkvm", "--target", "${TARGET}", "--", "-D", "warnings"]
+args = ["clippy", "-p", "ceno_zkvm", "-p", "mpcs", "-p", "ceno_emul", "-p", "ceno_rt", "--target", "${CUR_TARGET}", "--", "-D", "warnings"]
diff --git a/ceno_emul/src/rv32im.rs b/ceno_emul/src/rv32im.rs
index 86c7c71cb..42a97a27d 100644
--- a/ceno_emul/src/rv32im.rs
+++ b/ceno_emul/src/rv32im.rs
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ impl DecodedInstruction {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 #[test]
+#[allow(clippy::identity_op)]
 fn test_decode_imm() {
     for (i, expected) in [
         // Example of I-type: ADDI.
diff --git a/ceno_emul/tests/test_vm_trace.rs b/ceno_emul/tests/test_vm_trace.rs
index 86cb7420b..06fb4203a 100644
--- a/ceno_emul/tests/test_vm_trace.rs
+++ b/ceno_emul/tests/test_vm_trace.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#![allow(clippy::unusual_byte_groupings)]
 use anyhow::Result;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
diff --git a/ceno_rt/src/io.rs b/ceno_rt/src/io.rs
index 61636e233..3b0e0205b 100644
--- a/ceno_rt/src/io.rs
+++ b/ceno_rt/src/io.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ impl IOWriter {
         }
     }
 
+    // TODO docs on why design mut_from_ref
+    // or justify this convention by citing from other place
+    #[allow(clippy::mut_from_ref)]
     pub fn alloc<T>(&self, count: usize) -> &mut [T] {
         let byte_len = count * size_of::<T>();
         let word_len = byte_len.div_ceil(WORD_SIZE);
diff --git a/ceno_rt/src/lib.rs b/ceno_rt/src/lib.rs
index a79ebefb8..03bb27a91 100644
--- a/ceno_rt/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ceno_rt/src/lib.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ mod panic_handler {
     }
 }
 
+#[allow(asm_sub_register)]
 pub fn halt(exit_code: u32) -> ! {
     unsafe {
         asm!(
diff --git a/mpcs/src/sum_check.rs b/mpcs/src/sum_check.rs
index 60cca3b23..4cd20cccd 100644
--- a/mpcs/src/sum_check.rs
+++ b/mpcs/src/sum_check.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ impl<'a, E: ExtensionField> VirtualPolynomial<'a, E> {
     }
 }
 
+pub type SumCheckProverOutput<E, SC> = (
+    Vec<E>,
+    Vec<E>,
+    SumcheckProof<E, <SC as SumCheck<E>>::RoundMessage>,
+);
+
 pub trait SumCheck<E: ExtensionField>: Clone + Debug
 where
     E::BaseField: Serialize + DeserializeOwned,
@@ -57,7 +63,7 @@ where
         virtual_poly: VirtualPolynomial<E>,
         sum: E,
         transcript: &mut Transcript<E>,
-    ) -> Result<(Vec<E>, Vec<E>, SumcheckProof<E, Self::RoundMessage>), Error>;
+    ) -> Result<SumCheckProverOutput<E, Self>, Error>;
 
     fn verify(
         vp: &Self::VerifierParam,