diff --git a/internal/check/registry.go b/internal/check/registry.go
index de5f99d..0f69c9a 100644
--- a/internal/check/registry.go
+++ b/internal/check/registry.go
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ func Build(stack detector.DetectedStack) []Check {
 
 	if stack.Go {
 		cs = append(cs, &BinaryCheck{Binary: "go"})
+		cs = append(cs, &GoVersionCheck{Dir: "."})
 	}
 	if stack.Node {
 		cs = append(cs, &BinaryCheck{Binary: "node"})
 		cs = append(cs, &BinaryCheck{Binary: "npm"})
+		cs = append(cs, &NodeVersionCheck{Dir: "."})
 	}
 	if stack.Python {
 		cs = append(cs, &BinaryCheck{Binary: "python3"})
diff --git a/internal/check/version.go b/internal/check/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9786201
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/check/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+package check
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// GoVersionCheck reads the required Go version from go.mod and compares
+// it against the installed version.
+type GoVersionCheck struct {
+	Dir string
+}
+
+func (c *GoVersionCheck) Name() string {
+	return "Go version"
+}
+
+func (c *GoVersionCheck) Run(_ context.Context) Result {
+	required, err := readGoModVersion(c.Dir + "/go.mod")
+	if err != nil {
+		return Result{Name: c.Name(), Status: StatusSkipped, Message: "could not read go.mod"}
+	}
+
+	out, err := exec.Command("go", "version").Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		return Result{Name: c.Name(), Status: StatusFail, Message: "could not run go version"}
+	}
+	// output: "go version go1.22.3 darwin/arm64"
+	parts := strings.Fields(string(out))
+	if len(parts) < 3 {
+		return Result{Name: c.Name(), Status: StatusFail, Message: "unexpected go version output"}
+	}
+	installed := strings.TrimPrefix(parts[2], "go")
+
+	if versionLess(installed, required) {
+		return Result{
+			Name:    c.Name(),
+			Status:  StatusFail,
+			Message: fmt.Sprintf("need Go %s, got %s", required, installed),
+			Fix:     fmt.Sprintf("upgrade Go to %s or newer", required),
+		}
+	}
+	return Result{
+		Name:    c.Name(),
+		Status:  StatusPass,
+		Message: fmt.Sprintf("Go %s installed (need %s)", installed, required),
+	}
+}
+
+// NodeVersionCheck reads the required Node version from .nvmrc or
+// engines.node in package.json and compares against the installed version.
+type NodeVersionCheck struct {
+	Dir string
+}
+
+func (c *NodeVersionCheck) Name() string {
+	return "Node version"
+}
+
+func (c *NodeVersionCheck) Run(_ context.Context) Result {
+	required, err := readNodeRequired(c.Dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return Result{Name: c.Name(), Status: StatusSkipped, Message: "no Node version requirement found"}
+	}
+
+	out, err := exec.Command("node", "--version").Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		return Result{Name: c.Name(), Status: StatusFail, Message: "could not run node --version"}
+	}
+	installed := strings.TrimPrefix(strings.TrimSpace(string(out)), "v")
+
+	if versionLess(installed, required) {
+		return Result{
+			Name:    c.Name(),
+			Status:  StatusFail,
+			Message: fmt.Sprintf("need Node %s, got %s", required, installed),
+			Fix:     fmt.Sprintf("upgrade Node to %s or newer", required),
+		}
+	}
+	return Result{
+		Name:    c.Name(),
+		Status:  StatusPass,
+		Message: fmt.Sprintf("Node %s installed (need %s)", installed, required),
+	}
+}
+
+func readGoModVersion(path string) (string, error) {
+	f, err := os.Open(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(f)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text())
+		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "go ") {
+			return strings.TrimPrefix(line, "go "), nil
+		}
+	}
+	return "", fmt.Errorf("go directive not found in go.mod")
+}
+
+func readNodeRequired(dir string) (string, error) {
+	// .nvmrc takes priority
+	if data, err := os.ReadFile(dir + "/.nvmrc"); err == nil {
+		v := strings.TrimSpace(string(data))
+		return strings.TrimPrefix(v, "v"), nil
+	}
+
+	// fall back to engines.node in package.json
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(dir + "/package.json")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	var pkg struct {
+		Engines struct {
+			Node string `json:"node"`
+		} `json:"engines"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &pkg); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if pkg.Engines.Node == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("no engines.node in package.json")
+	}
+	// strip range operators like >=, ^, ~
+	return strings.TrimLeft(pkg.Engines.Node, ">=^~"), nil
+}
+
+// versionLess returns true if a < b.
+func versionLess(a, b string) bool {
+	av := parseVersion(a)
+	bv := parseVersion(b)
+	for i := 0; i < len(bv); i++ {
+		if i >= len(av) {
+			return true
+		}
+		if av[i] < bv[i] {
+			return true
+		}
+		if av[i] > bv[i] {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func parseVersion(v string) []int {
+	var result []int
+	for _, p := range strings.Split(v, ".") {
+		n, err := strconv.Atoi(p)
+		if err != nil {
+			break
+		}
+		result = append(result, n)
+	}
+	return result
+}
diff --git a/internal/check/version_test.go b/internal/check/version_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ed702d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/check/version_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+package check
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestVersionLess(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		a, b string
+		want bool
+	}{
+		{"1.21.0", "1.22", true},
+		{"1.22.0", "1.21", false},
+		{"1.22.0", "1.22", false},
+		{"20.0.0", "18", false},
+		{"16.0.0", "18", true},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		got := versionLess(tc.a, tc.b)
+		if got != tc.want {
+			t.Errorf("versionLess(%q, %q) = %v, want %v", tc.a, tc.b, got, tc.want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGoVersionCheck_Pass(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	os.WriteFile(dir+"/go.mod", []byte("module example\n\ngo 1.1\n"), 0644)
+
+	c := &GoVersionCheck{Dir: dir}
+	result := c.Run(context.Background())
+	if result.Status != StatusPass {
+		t.Errorf("expected pass, got %v: %s", result.Status, result.Message)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGoVersionCheck_Fail(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	os.WriteFile(dir+"/go.mod", []byte("module example\n\ngo 9999.0\n"), 0644)
+
+	c := &GoVersionCheck{Dir: dir}
+	result := c.Run(context.Background())
+	if result.Status != StatusFail {
+		t.Errorf("expected fail, got %v: %s", result.Status, result.Message)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGoVersionCheck_MissingGoMod(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &GoVersionCheck{Dir: t.TempDir()}
+	result := c.Run(context.Background())
+	if result.Status != StatusSkipped {
+		t.Errorf("expected skipped, got %v", result.Status)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNodeVersionCheck_NvmrcPass(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	os.WriteFile(dir+"/.nvmrc", []byte("1\n"), 0644)
+
+	c := &NodeVersionCheck{Dir: dir}
+	result := c.Run(context.Background())
+	if result.Status != StatusPass {
+		t.Errorf("expected pass, got %v: %s", result.Status, result.Message)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNodeVersionCheck_PackageJsonPass(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	os.WriteFile(dir+"/package.json", []byte(`{"engines":{"node":">=1.0.0"}}`), 0644)
+
+	c := &NodeVersionCheck{Dir: dir}
+	result := c.Run(context.Background())
+	if result.Status != StatusPass {
+		t.Errorf("expected pass, got %v: %s", result.Status, result.Message)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNodeVersionCheck_NoRequirement(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &NodeVersionCheck{Dir: t.TempDir()}
+	result := c.Run(context.Background())
+	if result.Status != StatusSkipped {
+		t.Errorf("expected skipped, got %v", result.Status)
+	}
+}