diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b23baa72c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+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: Go Version
+        run:  go test -cover ./internal/auth
+
+      - name: Install gosec
+        run: go install github.com/securego/gosec/v2/cmd/gosec@latest
+      - name: gosec
+        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 formatting
+        run: test -z $(go fmt ./...)
+
+      - name: Install staticcheck
+        run: go install honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck@latest
+
+
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c2bec0368b..54b91547c6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+
+
+![Test Status](https://github.com/WhileWorkingdoLearn/learn-cicd-starter/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)
 # learn-cicd-starter (Notely)
 
 This repo contains the starter code for the "Notely" application for the "Learn CICD" course on [Boot.dev](https://boot.dev).
@@ -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!
+
+WhileCodingDoLearn's version of Boot.dev's Notely app.
diff --git a/internal/auth/auth_test.go b/internal/auth/auth_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..38141d9d03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/auth/auth_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package auth
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestEmpty(t *testing.T) {}
+
+func TestGetAuth(t *testing.T) {
+
+	tests := map[string]struct {
+		input string
+		want  string
+		err   string
+	}{
+		"simple":       {input: "ApiKey blablabla", want: "blablabla", err: ""},
+		"no seperator": {input: "ApiKeyblablabla", want: "", err: "malformed authorization header"},
+		"api key":      {input: "ApiKey", want: "", err: "malformed authorization header"},
+	}
+
+	for name, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			header := http.Header{}
+			header.Add("Authorization", tc.input)
+			got, err := GetAPIKey(header)
+			if err != nil {
+				if err.Error() != tc.err {
+					t.Fatalf("%s: expected: %v, got: %v, err: %v", name, tc.want, got, err)
+				}
+			}
+			if got != tc.want {
+				t.Fatalf("%s: expected: %v, got: %v, err: %v", name, tc.want, got, err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/json.go b/json.go
index 1e6e7985e1..806a35ba1d 100644
--- a/json.go
+++ b/json.go
@@ -30,5 +30,8 @@ func respondWithJSON(w http.ResponseWriter, code int, payload interface{}) {
 		return
 	}
 	w.WriteHeader(code)
-	w.Write(dat)
+	_, errWrite := w.Write(dat)
+	if errWrite != nil {
+		log.Printf("Error with writing: %s", err)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 19d7366c5f..041cba5756 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi"
 	"github.com/go-chi/cors"
@@ -89,10 +90,16 @@ func main() {
 
 	router.Mount("/v1", v1Router)
 	srv := &http.Server{
-		Addr:    ":" + port,
-		Handler: router,
+		Addr:              ":" + port,
+		Handler:           router,
+		ReadHeaderTimeout: 3 * time.Second,
 	}
 
 	log.Printf("Serving on port: %s\n", port)
 	log.Fatal(srv.ListenAndServe())
 }
+
+func unused() {
+	// this function does nothing
+	// and is called nowhere
+}