diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..81390f0ca12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: cd
+on: 
+  push: 
+    branches: [main]
+  
+jobs:
+  deploy:
+    name: Deploy
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Go 
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: "1.25.1"
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: ./scripts/buildprod.sh
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1fd88003222
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+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: "1.25.1"
+
+      - name: run tests
+        run: go test -cover ./...
+      
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c2bec0368b7..9b7eff34668 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+[![ci](https://github.com/itselcid/learn-cicd-starter/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/itselcid/learn-cicd-starter/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
+
 # learn-cicd-starter (Notely)
 
+elcid's version of Boot.dev's Notely app .
 This repo contains the starter code for the "Notely" application for the "Learn CICD" course on [Boot.dev](https://boot.dev).
 
 ## Local Development
@@ -18,6 +21,6 @@ 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!
diff --git a/internal/auth/auth_test.go b/internal/auth/auth_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..67a6a130652
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/auth/auth_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package auth
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestGetAPIKey(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name          string
+		headers       http.Header
+		expectedKey   string
+		expectedError error
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Valid API Key",
+			headers: http.Header{
+				"Authorization": []string{"ApiKey test-api-key-123"},
+			},
+			expectedKey:   "test-api-key-123",
+			expectedError: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "No Authorization Header",
+			headers:       http.Header{},
+			expectedKey:   "",
+			expectedError: ErrNoAuthHeaderIncluded,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Malformed Authorization Header - Missing ApiKey prefix",
+			headers: http.Header{
+				"Authorization": []string{"Bearer test-token"},
+			},
+			expectedKey:   "",
+			expectedError: nil, // Will check error message instead
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Malformed Authorization Header - No space",
+			headers: http.Header{
+				"Authorization": []string{"ApiKeytest-api-key"},
+			},
+			expectedKey:   "",
+			expectedError: nil, // Will check error message instead
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			key, err := GetAPIKey(tt.headers)
+
+			if key != tt.expectedKey {
+				t.Errorf("Expected key %q, got %q", tt.expectedKey, key)
+			}
+
+			if tt.expectedError != nil {
+				if err != tt.expectedError {
+					t.Errorf("Expected error %v, got %v", tt.expectedError, err)
+				}
+			} else if tt.name != "Valid API Key" {
+				// For malformed header tests, just check that an error occurred
+				if err == nil {
+					t.Errorf("Expected an error for malformed header, got nil")
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}