diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ef3d85b..47968f2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ runs/
 logs/
 modal_agent.py
 sandbox.py
+venv/
diff --git a/agentic_security/probe_data/test_registry.py b/agentic_security/probe_data/test_registry.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63baab1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/agentic_security/probe_data/test_registry.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import pytest
+import requests
+from agentic_security.probe_data import REGISTRY
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("dataset", REGISTRY)
+def test_registry_accessibility(dataset):
+    """
+    Validate that datasets from REGISTRY are accessible.
+    - If it's a URL, check if the response status is 200.
+    - If it's a cloud-hosted dataset, skip the test.
+    """
+    dataset_name = dataset.get("dataset_name", "Unknown Dataset")
+    dataset_url = dataset.get("url")
+
+    if not dataset_url:
+        pytest.fail(f"Dataset {dataset_name} is missing a URL.")
+
+    if dataset_url.lower() == "cloud":
+        pytest.skip(f"Skipping cloud dataset: {dataset_name}")
+
+    if isinstance(dataset_url, str) and dataset_url.startswith("http"):
+        try:
+            response = requests.head(dataset_url, timeout=5)  # HEAD request for efficiency
+            assert response.status_code == 200, f"Dataset URL is inaccessible: {dataset_url}"
+        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+            pytest.fail(f"Request failed for {dataset_name} ({dataset_url}): {e}")
+
+    else:
+        pytest.fail(f"Unexpected URL format for {dataset_name}: {dataset_url}")