diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6105638
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+name: Tests
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ master ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ master ]
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        ruby-version: ['2.6', '2.7', '3.0']
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Set up Ruby
+      uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+      with:
+        ruby-version: ${{ matrix.ruby-version }}
+        bundler-cache: true # runs 'bundle install' and caches installed gems automatically
+    - name: Run tests
+      run: bundle exec rake
+    - name: Code Climate Coverage Action
+      uses: paambaati/codeclimate-action@v3.0.0
+      env:
+        CC_TEST_REPORTER_ID: ${{ secrets.CC_TEST_REPORTER_ID }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 143b397..f1d700f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,6 +29,48 @@ interactor needs to do its work.
 
 When an interactor does its single purpose, it affects its given context.
 
+#### Declaring required keys in the context
+
+If you want to optionally declare what data an interactor requires to
+function correctly, you can add the `ContextValidation` module to
+your interactor and declare any required items.
+
+```ruby
+include ContextValidation
+
+needs_context :user, :new_password
+```
+
+If any of the items from the `needs_context` declaration are missing, an
+error is raised.
+
+```ruby
+class UpdateUser
+  include Interactor
+  include ContextValidation
+
+  needs_context :user, :new_password
+end
+```
+
+```ruby
+result = UpdateUser.call(user: user, new_password: 'newpasswordstring')
+result.success? #=> true
+```
+
+```ruby
+result = UpdateUser.call(user: user)
+#<RuntimeError: Missing context: new_password in #<UpdateUser>>
+```
+
+Passing `nil` or `''` for the value of a required context will not raise
+an error, to allow for setting items to those values.
+
+```ruby
+result = UpdateUser.call(user: user, new_password: nil)
+result.success? #=> true
+```
+
 #### Adding to the Context
 
 As an interactor runs it can add information to the context.
diff --git a/lib/interactor.rb b/lib/interactor.rb
index 307234c..ed3f03a 100644
--- a/lib/interactor.rb
+++ b/lib/interactor.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require "interactor/context"
+require "interactor/context_validation"
 require "interactor/error"
 require "interactor/hooks"
 require "interactor/organizer"
diff --git a/lib/interactor/context_validation.rb b/lib/interactor/context_validation.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9179f5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/interactor/context_validation.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+module Interactor
+  module ContextValidation
+    def self.included(base)
+      base.extend(self)
+    end
+
+    # Override Interactor before hooks to ensure
+    # that the needs_context before hook is
+    # executed last. This will allow us to
+    # set required context keys in an interactor
+    # before hook without raising a needs_context
+    # error.
+    def before(*hooks, &block)
+      before_hooks.unshift block if block
+      hooks.each { |h| before_hooks.unshift h }
+    end
+
+    def needs_context(*args)
+      before_hooks.push -> {
+        missing_context = args - context.to_h.keys.map(&:to_sym)
+        missing_keys =  missing_context.reduce([]) do |reduced, key|
+          reduced << key
+          reduced
+        end
+
+        raise "Missing context: #{missing_keys.join(', ')} in #{self}" if missing_keys.any?
+      }
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/interactor/context_validation_spec.rb b/spec/interactor/context_validation_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54e823c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/interactor/context_validation_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+module Interactor
+  describe ContextValidation do
+    describe "when context keys are missing" do
+      subject(:interactor) do
+        module Test
+          class SomeInteractor
+            include Interactor
+            include ContextValidation
+
+            needs_context :a, :b
+
+            def call
+            end
+          end
+        end
+
+        Test::SomeInteractor
+      end
+
+      it "raises an error" do
+        expect { interactor.call({}) }.to raise_error(/Missing context: a, b/)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when missing context keys are set in a before hook" do
+      subject(:interactor) do
+        module Test
+          class InteractorWithContextInBeforeHook
+            include Interactor
+            include ContextValidation
+
+            needs_context :a, :b
+
+            before do
+              context.a = 'a'
+              context.b = 'b'
+            end
+
+            def call
+            end
+          end
+        end
+
+        Test::InteractorWithContextInBeforeHook
+      end
+
+      it "does not raise an error" do
+        expect { interactor.call({}) }.not_to raise_error
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end