diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d8ec2a7d4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+name: ci
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+
+jobs:
+  tests:
+    name: Tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: "1.23.0"
+
+      - name: Run Tests
+        run: (go test -cover ./...)
+
+      - name: Install gosec
+        run: go install github.com/securego/gosec/v2/cmd/gosec@latest
+        
+      - name: Gosec check
+        run: gosec ./...
+
+  style:
+    name: Style
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: "1.23.0"
+      
+      - name: Check for formatting issues
+        run: (test -z $(go fmt ./...))
+        
+      - name: Install staticcheck
+        run: go install honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck@latest
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c2bec0368b..1046c7c459 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # learn-cicd-starter (Notely)
 
+[![ci](https://github.com/pravinkori/learn-cicd-starter/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg?branch=addtests)](https://github.com/pravinkori/learn-cicd-starter/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
+
+
 This repo contains the starter code for the "Notely" application for the "Learn CICD" course on [Boot.dev](https://boot.dev).
 
 ## Local Development
@@ -21,3 +24,5 @@ go build -o notely && ./notely
 *This starts the server in non-database mode.* It will serve a simple webpage at `http://localhost:8080`.
 
 You do *not* need to set up a database or any interactivity on the webpage yet. Instructions for that will come later in the course!
+
+my version of Boot.dev's Notely app. one more time.
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