diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74ea0b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: Bepo CI
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      TRANSFORMERS_OFFLINE: "1"
+      HF_HUB_OFFLINE: "1"
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.11"
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install -r requirements.txt
+          pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: python -m pytest tests/ -v
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 982bd9b..205fc2c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -252,11 +252,16 @@ Returns API version information and a list of available endpoints.
 ## Running Tests
 
 ```bash
-pip install pytest httpx
+pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
 python -m pytest tests/ -v
 ```
 
-Tests use a temporary in-memory database and never attempt to download the CLIP model.
+Tests disable CLIP/model downloads and run against temporary SQLite DB/filesystem paths (not your local `memories.db` or `images/`).
+
+## CI
+
+GitHub Actions runs `python -m pytest tests/ -v` on every pull request and on pushes to `main`.
+CI sets `TRANSFORMERS_OFFLINE=1` and `HF_HUB_OFFLINE=1` defensively so tests never rely on model downloads.
 
 ## Database Schema
 
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5769ad4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+pytest
+httpx
diff --git a/tests/test_api.py b/tests/test_api.py
index f58ce9f..2c70d2e 100644
--- a/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_api.py
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ def isolated_db(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     Point DB_PATH / IMAGES_DIR at temp paths and ensure CLIP is disabled
     so tests never attempt a model download.
     """
-    # Suppress CLIP – must be patched before init_db/lifespan runs
+    # Force offline mode and suppress CLIP before init_db/lifespan runs
+    monkeypatch.setenv("TRANSFORMERS_OFFLINE", "1")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("HF_HUB_OFFLINE", "1")
     monkeypatch.setattr(app_module, "USE_CLIP", False)
     monkeypatch.setattr(app_module, "model", None)
     monkeypatch.setattr(app_module, "processor", None)