diff --git a/.github/workflows/sil-kit-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/sil-kit-ci.yml
index 730207040..8e063f4f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sil-kit-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sil-kit-ci.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
+
   check-licenses:
     name: License checks for SIL Kit sources
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: false
+
       - name: Check if build CI should run
         id: build_check
         run: |
@@ -59,6 +61,31 @@ jobs:
           python3 ./SilKit/ci/check_formatting.py
         shell: bash
 
+  clang-tidy:
+    name: Running clang-tidy
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: true
+      - name: Run clang-tidy
+        id: clang-tidy
+        run: |
+          mkdir _o
+          export CC=clang && export CXX=clang++
+          cmake -S . -B build_tidy -GNinja -DSILKIT_BUILD_DASHBOARD=OFF -DSILKIT_BUILD_DEMOS=ON -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
+          python3 ./SilKit/ci/silkit_clang_tidy.py build_tidy/ _o/
+        shell: bash
+
+      - name: Artifact
+        id: artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: clang_tidy_reports
+          path: |
+            ./_o/*.yaml
+          retention-days: 1
+
   clang14-tsan:
     name: Thread Sanitizer Tests
     needs: [check-licenses, check-run-builds, check-formatting]
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f35ba7339..ea7296c26 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # compile commands for clangd  support
 compile_commands.json
 # ignore cmake-generated path directories
-^build*/
+build*/
 _build*/
 install*/
 _install*/
diff --git a/SilKit/ci/silkit_clang_tidy.py b/SilKit/ci/silkit_clang_tidy.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ac66f19e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SilKit/ci/silkit_clang_tidy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+#! /bin/env python3
+
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Vector Informatik GmbH
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+from multiprocessing import Pool, cpu_count
+from pathlib import Path
+
+isCI = os.getenv('CI')
+INFO_PREFIX = "::notice ::" if isCI is not None else "INFO: "
+WARN_PREFIX = "::warning ::" if isCI is not None else "WARNING: "
+ERROR_PREFIX = "::error ::" if isCI is not None else "ERROR: "
+
+
+# Convenience
+def log(fmt, *args):
+    print(fmt.format(*args))
+
+
+def info(fmt, *args):
+    log(INFO_PREFIX + fmt, *args)
+
+
+def warn(fmt, *args):
+    log(WARN_PREFIX + fmt, *args)
+
+
+def die(status, fmt, *args):
+    log(ERROR_PREFIX + fmt, *args)
+    sys.exit(status)
+
+
+def run_clang_tidy(source_file: Path, outdir: Path):
+
+    source_file_str = str(outdir / f"{source_file.name}_fixes.yaml")
+    cmd_args = ['clang-tidy', source_file, '--header-filter', '\'^.*SilKit.*\'',
+                '-p', 'build_tidy/',
+                '--export-fixes', source_file_str,
+                '--quiet']
+
+    clang_tidy = subprocess.run(cmd_args,
+                                capture_output=True, encoding='utf-8')
+
+    if clang_tidy.stdout != "" and "ThirdParty" not in clang_tidy.stdout:
+        warn(f"{source_file}:\n{clang_tidy.stdout}", flush=True)
+
+
+def main():
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+            prog="ClangTidyRunner",
+            description="Run clang tidy on select source files")
+
+    parser.add_argument(
+        'builddir', help="The build dir containing the compile_commands.json", type=Path)
+    parser.add_argument(
+        'outdir', help="The directory to store reports in", type=Path)
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    with open(args.builddir / 'compile_commands.json', 'r') as f:
+        cc = json.load(f)
+
+    source_files = []
+    for file_entry in cc:
+        # Exclude ThirdParty Stuff
+        filename = file_entry["file"]
+        if "ThirdParty" not in filename:
+
+            # Skip F|I|UTests due to gmock macro hell
+            if "Test_" in filename:
+                continue
+            source_files.append(filename)
+
+    print(f"Processing {len(source_files)} cpp files!")
+
+    global parallel_tidy
+
+    def parallel_tidy(source_file):
+        run_clang_tidy(Path(source_file), args.outdir)
+
+    num_cpus = cpu_count()
+
+    with Pool(num_cpus) as p:
+        p.map(parallel_tidy, source_files)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/SilKit/source/core/participant/Participant.hpp b/SilKit/source/core/participant/Participant.hpp
index 02b53a8ec..9b2a87c6a 100644
--- a/SilKit/source/core/participant/Participant.hpp
+++ b/SilKit/source/core/participant/Participant.hpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ namespace SilKit {
 namespace Core {
 
 template <class SilKitConnectionT>
-class Participant : public IParticipantInternal
+class Participant final : public IParticipantInternal
 {
 public:
     // ----------------------------------------
diff --git a/SilKit/source/tracing/PcapReader.hpp b/SilKit/source/tracing/PcapReader.hpp
index c74ff8b62..c55b0a701 100755
--- a/SilKit/source/tracing/PcapReader.hpp
+++ b/SilKit/source/tracing/PcapReader.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 namespace SilKit {
 namespace Tracing {
 
-class PcapReader : public SilKit::IReplayChannelReader
+class PcapReader final : public SilKit::IReplayChannelReader
 {
 public:
     // Constructors
diff --git a/SilKit/source/tracing/detail/NamedPipeLinux.hpp b/SilKit/source/tracing/detail/NamedPipeLinux.hpp
index 98124c6d1..bb073c898 100644
--- a/SilKit/source/tracing/detail/NamedPipeLinux.hpp
+++ b/SilKit/source/tracing/detail/NamedPipeLinux.hpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace SilKit {
 namespace Tracing {
 namespace Detail {
 
-class NamedPipeLinux : public NamedPipe
+class NamedPipeLinux final : public NamedPipe
 {
 public:
     // ----------------------------------------
diff --git a/ThirdParty/rapidyaml/.clang-tidy b/ThirdParty/rapidyaml/.clang-tidy
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..612bd0ee8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ThirdParty/rapidyaml/.clang-tidy
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Checks: '-*'