diff --git a/.changeset/vast-bags-switch.md b/.changeset/vast-bags-switch.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67d10df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/vast-bags-switch.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@tanstack/intent': patch
+---
+
+Fix intent stale so monorepo package paths resolve to the targeted workspace package instead of scanning the whole workspace.
diff --git a/packages/intent/src/cli-support.ts b/packages/intent/src/cli-support.ts
index 84db99e..8bb0e3b 100644
--- a/packages/intent/src/cli-support.ts
+++ b/packages/intent/src/cli-support.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { existsSync, readFileSync } from 'node:fs'
-import { dirname, join, relative } from 'node:path'
+import { dirname, join, relative, resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
 import { fail } from './cli-error.js'
+import { resolveProjectContext } from './core/project-context.js'
 import type { ScanResult, StalenessReport } from './types.js'
 
 export function printWarnings(warnings: Array<string>): void {
@@ -47,10 +48,28 @@ export async function resolveStaleTargets(
   targetDir?: string,
 ): Promise<{ reports: Array<StalenessReport> }> {
   const resolvedRoot = targetDir
-    ? join(process.cwd(), targetDir)
+    ? resolve(process.cwd(), targetDir)
     : process.cwd()
+  const context = resolveProjectContext({
+    cwd: process.cwd(),
+    targetPath: targetDir,
+  })
   const { checkStaleness } = await import('./staleness.js')
 
+  if (
+    context.packageRoot &&
+    (context.targetSkillsDir !== null || resolvedRoot !== context.workspaceRoot)
+  ) {
+    return {
+      reports: [
+        await checkStaleness(
+          context.packageRoot,
+          readPackageName(context.packageRoot),
+        ),
+      ],
+    }
+  }
+
   if (existsSync(join(resolvedRoot, 'skills'))) {
     return {
       reports: [
diff --git a/packages/intent/tests/cli.test.ts b/packages/intent/tests/cli.test.ts
index 1f2e2e8..28217d0 100644
--- a/packages/intent/tests/cli.test.ts
+++ b/packages/intent/tests/cli.test.ts
@@ -229,6 +229,43 @@ describe('cli commands', () => {
     expect(output).toContain('Template variables applied:')
   })
 
+  it('copies github workflow templates to the workspace root', async () => {
+    const root = mkdtempSync(join(realTmpdir, 'intent-cli-setup-gha-mono-'))
+    tempDirs.push(root)
+
+    writeJson(join(root, 'package.json'), {
+      private: true,
+      workspaces: ['packages/*'],
+    })
+    writeJson(join(root, 'packages', 'router', 'package.json'), {
+      name: '@tanstack/router',
+      version: '1.0.0',
+      intent: { version: 1, repo: 'TanStack/router', docs: 'docs/' },
+    })
+    writeSkillMd(join(root, 'packages', 'router', 'skills', 'routing'), {
+      name: 'routing',
+      description: 'Routing skill',
+    })
+
+    process.chdir(join(root, 'packages', 'router'))
+
+    const exitCode = await main(['setup-github-actions'])
+    const rootWorkflowsDir = join(root, '.github', 'workflows')
+    const packageWorkflowsDir = join(
+      root,
+      'packages',
+      'router',
+      '.github',
+      'workflows',
+    )
+    const output = logSpy.mock.calls.flat().join('\n')
+
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0)
+    expect(existsSync(rootWorkflowsDir)).toBe(true)
+    expect(existsSync(packageWorkflowsDir)).toBe(false)
+    expect(output).toContain('Mode:     monorepo')
+  })
+
   it('lists installed intent packages as json', async () => {
     const root = mkdtempSync(join(realTmpdir, 'intent-cli-list-'))
     tempDirs.push(root)
@@ -484,6 +521,174 @@ describe('cli commands', () => {
 
     fetchSpy.mockRestore()
   })
+
+  it('checks only the targeted workspace package for staleness', async () => {
+    const root = mkdtempSync(join(realTmpdir, 'intent-cli-stale-target-'))
+    tempDirs.push(root)
+
+    writeJson(join(root, 'package.json'), {
+      private: true,
+      workspaces: ['packages/*'],
+    })
+    writeJson(join(root, 'packages', 'router', 'package.json'), {
+      name: '@tanstack/router',
+    })
+    writeJson(join(root, 'packages', 'query', 'package.json'), {
+      name: '@tanstack/query',
+    })
+    writeSkillMd(join(root, 'packages', 'router', 'skills', 'routing'), {
+      name: 'routing',
+      description: 'Routing skill',
+      library_version: '1.0.0',
+    })
+    writeSkillMd(join(root, 'packages', 'query', 'skills', 'cache'), {
+      name: 'cache',
+      description: 'Caching skill',
+      library_version: '1.0.0',
+    })
+
+    const fetchSpy = vi.spyOn(globalThis, 'fetch').mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      json: async () => ({ version: '1.0.0' }),
+    } as Response)
+
+    process.chdir(root)
+
+    const exitCode = await main(['stale', 'packages/router/skills', '--json'])
+    const output = logSpy.mock.calls.at(-1)?.[0]
+    const reports = JSON.parse(String(output)) as Array<{ library: string }>
+
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0)
+    expect(reports).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(reports[0]!.library).toBe('@tanstack/router')
+    expect(fetchSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+
+    fetchSpy.mockRestore()
+  })
+
+  it('checks only the targeted workspace package when path omits /skills suffix', async () => {
+    const root = mkdtempSync(
+      join(realTmpdir, 'intent-cli-stale-target-nosuffix-'),
+    )
+    tempDirs.push(root)
+
+    writeJson(join(root, 'package.json'), {
+      private: true,
+      workspaces: ['packages/*'],
+    })
+    writeJson(join(root, 'packages', 'router', 'package.json'), {
+      name: '@tanstack/router',
+    })
+    writeJson(join(root, 'packages', 'query', 'package.json'), {
+      name: '@tanstack/query',
+    })
+    writeSkillMd(join(root, 'packages', 'router', 'skills', 'routing'), {
+      name: 'routing',
+      description: 'Routing skill',
+      library_version: '1.0.0',
+    })
+    writeSkillMd(join(root, 'packages', 'query', 'skills', 'cache'), {
+      name: 'cache',
+      description: 'Caching skill',
+      library_version: '1.0.0',
+    })
+
+    const fetchSpy = vi.spyOn(globalThis, 'fetch').mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      json: async () => ({ version: '1.0.0' }),
+    } as Response)
+
+    process.chdir(root)
+
+    const exitCode = await main(['stale', 'packages/router', '--json'])
+    const output = logSpy.mock.calls.at(-1)?.[0]
+    const reports = JSON.parse(String(output)) as Array<{ library: string }>
+
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0)
+    expect(reports).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(reports[0]!.library).toBe('@tanstack/router')
+    expect(fetchSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+
+    fetchSpy.mockRestore()
+  })
+
+  it('checks the current workspace package for staleness from package cwd', async () => {
+    const root = mkdtempSync(join(realTmpdir, 'intent-cli-stale-package-cwd-'))
+    tempDirs.push(root)
+
+    writeJson(join(root, 'package.json'), {
+      private: true,
+      workspaces: ['packages/*'],
+    })
+    writeJson(join(root, 'packages', 'router', 'package.json'), {
+      name: '@tanstack/router',
+    })
+    writeJson(join(root, 'packages', 'query', 'package.json'), {
+      name: '@tanstack/query',
+    })
+    writeSkillMd(join(root, 'packages', 'router', 'skills', 'routing'), {
+      name: 'routing',
+      description: 'Routing skill',
+      library_version: '1.0.0',
+    })
+    writeSkillMd(join(root, 'packages', 'query', 'skills', 'cache'), {
+      name: 'cache',
+      description: 'Caching skill',
+      library_version: '1.0.0',
+    })
+
+    const fetchSpy = vi.spyOn(globalThis, 'fetch').mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      json: async () => ({ version: '1.0.0' }),
+    } as Response)
+
+    process.chdir(join(root, 'packages', 'router'))
+
+    const exitCode = await main(['stale', '--json'])
+    const output = logSpy.mock.calls.at(-1)?.[0]
+    const reports = JSON.parse(String(output)) as Array<{ library: string }>
+
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0)
+    expect(reports).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(reports[0]!.library).toBe('@tanstack/router')
+    expect(fetchSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+
+    fetchSpy.mockRestore()
+  })
+
+  it('handles absolute targetDir path correctly', async () => {
+    const root = mkdtempSync(join(realTmpdir, 'intent-cli-stale-abs-'))
+    tempDirs.push(root)
+
+    writeJson(join(root, 'package.json'), {
+      name: '@tanstack/router',
+      version: '1.0.0',
+    })
+    writeSkillMd(join(root, 'skills', 'routing'), {
+      name: 'routing',
+      description: 'Routing skill',
+      library_version: '1.0.0',
+    })
+
+    const fetchSpy = vi.spyOn(globalThis, 'fetch').mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      json: async () => ({ version: '1.0.0' }),
+    } as Response)
+
+    const elsewhere = mkdtempSync(join(realTmpdir, 'intent-cli-stale-abs-cwd-'))
+    tempDirs.push(elsewhere)
+    process.chdir(elsewhere)
+
+    const exitCode = await main(['stale', root, '--json'])
+    const output = logSpy.mock.calls.at(-1)?.[0]
+    const reports = JSON.parse(String(output)) as Array<{ library: string }>
+
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(0)
+    expect(reports).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(reports[0]!.library).toBe('@tanstack/router')
+
+    fetchSpy.mockRestore()
+  })
 })
 
 describe('package metadata', () => {