diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99ceb2f807
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+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: Force Failure
+        run: (exit 1)
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2092f54e78..be8e851055 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ out
 .env
 learn-cicd-starter
 notely
+.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c2bec0368b..338d0a8781 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ Run the server:
 go build -o notely && ./notely
 ```
 
-*This starts the server in non-database mode.* It will serve a simple webpage at `http://localhost:8080`.
+_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!
+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!
+
+BK's version of Boot.dev's Notely app.