diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 870e48d..ed43065 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ This document describes how to contribute to Batarang
 
 ## Running the tests
 
+1. Install from Source
+2. `webdriver-manager update`
+3. Run test (using default profile) `npm test`
+4. Run test with another profile `gulp profile2`
+
 ## Packaging a release
 
 I (@btford) will do this periodically, but I'm adding these instructions here
@@ -33,4 +38,6 @@ The `panel` directory contains...
 
 ## Testing Batarang manually
 
+Run `gulp profile1` in the source code root directory to use the default chrome profile. Edit `profiles/another.profile.js` to point to your own chrome data directory then run `gulp profile2`
+
 
diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index a454038..07470db 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ var gulp = require('gulp');
 var source = require('vinyl-source-stream');
 var browserify = require('browserify');
 var zip = require('gulp-zip');
+var protractor = require("gulp-protractor").protractor;
+var webdriver_standalone = require("gulp-protractor").webdriver_standalone;
+var webdriver_update = require("gulp-protractor").webdriver_update;
 
 var main = require('./package.json').main;
 // TODO: make sure manifest version === package.json version === bower.json version
@@ -39,4 +42,24 @@ gulp.task('zip', ['package'], function () {
       .pipe(gulp.dest('.'));
 });
 
+// protractor and selenium
+gulp.task('webdriver_update', webdriver_update);
+gulp.task('webdriver_standalone', webdriver_standalone);
+gulp.task('profile1', ['webdriver_update'], function() {
+  return gulp.src(["./tests/*.js"])
+    .pipe(protractor({
+        configFile: "profiles/protractor.config.js",
+        args: ['--baseUrl', 'http://127.0.0.1:8000']
+    })) 
+    .on('error', function(e) { throw e; })
+});
+gulp.task('profile2', ['webdriver_update'], function() {
+  return gulp.src(["./tests/*.js"])
+    .pipe(protractor({
+        configFile: "profiles/another.config.js",
+        args: ['--baseUrl', 'http://127.0.0.1:8000']
+    })) 
+    .on('error', function(e) { throw e; })
+});
+
 gulp.task('default', ['browserify']);
diff --git a/ignore.travis.yml b/ignore.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..376f2bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ignore.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+language: node_js
+node_js:
+  - "0.10"
+before_install:
+  - npm config set ca ""
+#before_script:
+#  - npm run-script noop
+after_success:
+  - npm run-script coverage
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d57dd44..01dd2d9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@
   "main": "hint.js",
   "devDependencies": {
     "angular-mocks": "^1.3.6",
+    "gulp-protractor": "0.0.12",
     "gulp-zip": "^2.0.2",
     "karma-bro": "^0.6.0",
     "karma-chrome-launcher": "^0.1.4",
+    "karma-jasmine": "^0.1.5",
     "karma-sauce-launcher": "^0.2.9",
-    "karma-jasmine": "^0.1.5"
+    "protractor": "^1.5.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "angular": "^1.3.6",
@@ -19,8 +21,9 @@
     "vinyl-source-stream": "^0.1.1"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
-    "build": "gulp"
+    "test": "gulp profile1",
+    "build": "gulp",
+    "coverage": "echo Coverage report not implemented && exit 0"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/profiles/another.config.js b/profiles/another.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77dddd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profiles/another.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// An example configuration file.
+// https://raw.github.com/angular/protractor/master/example/conf.js
+exports.config = {
+  // The address of a running selenium server.
+  // if you get a permissions error, you can try this (warning: unsecure)
+  // chmod -R nobody:<group> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/protractor/selenium
+  seleniumServerJar: '../node_modules/protractor/selenium/selenium-server-standalone-2.44.0.jar', // Make use you check the version in the folder
+  //seleniumAddress: 'http://localhost:4444/wd/hub',
+  // Capabilities to be passed to the webdriver instance.
+  capabilities: {
+    browserName: 'chrome',
+    chromeOptions: {
+      args: [
+          '--user-data-dir=/home/jason/.config/chromium'
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+
+  // Options to be passed to Jasmine-node.
+  jasmineNodeOpts: {
+    showColors: true,
+    defaultTimeoutInterval: 30000
+  },
+};
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diff --git a/profiles/protractor.config.js b/profiles/protractor.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13cfff8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profiles/protractor.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// An example configuration file.
+// https://raw.github.com/angular/protractor/master/example/conf.js
+exports.config = {
+  // The address of a running selenium server.
+  // if you get a permissions error, you can try this (warning: unsecure)
+  // chmod -R nobody:<group> /usr/local/lib/node_modules/protractor/selenium
+  seleniumServerJar: '../node_modules/protractor/selenium/selenium-server-standalone-2.44.0.jar', // Make use you check the version in the folder
+  //seleniumAddress: 'http://localhost:4444/wd/hub',
+  // Capabilities to be passed to the webdriver instance.
+  capabilities: {
+    'browserName': 'chrome'
+  },
+
+  // Options to be passed to Jasmine-node.
+  jasmineNodeOpts: {
+    showColors: true,
+    defaultTimeoutInterval: 30000
+  },
+};
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diff --git a/tests/main.js b/tests/main.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fd0234
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/main.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+// example test
+describe('angularjs homepage', function() {
+  it('should greet the named user', function() {
+    browser.get('http://www.angularjs.org');
+
+    element(by.model('yourName')).sendKeys('Julie');
+
+    var greeting = element(by.binding('yourName'));
+
+    expect(greeting.getText()).toEqual('Hello Julie!');
+  });
+
+  describe('todo list', function() {
+    var todoList;
+
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      browser.get('http://www.angularjs.org');
+
+      todoList = element.all(by.repeater('todo in todos'));
+    });
+
+    it('should list todos', function() {
+      expect(todoList.count()).toEqual(2);
+      expect(todoList.get(1).getText()).toEqual('build an angular app');
+    });
+
+    it('should add a todo', function() {
+      var addTodo = element(by.model('todoText'));
+      var addButton = element(by.css('[value="add"]'));
+
+      addTodo.sendKeys('write a protractor test');
+      addButton.click();
+
+      expect(todoList.count()).toEqual(3);
+      expect(todoList.get(2).getText()).toEqual('write a protractor test');
+    });
+  });
+});
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