diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b1daf7e3ce9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+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 unit tests
+        run: go test ./... -cover
+
+      - name: Install gosec
+        run: go install github.com/securego/gosec/v2/cmd/gosec@latest
+
+      - name: Run gosec
+        run: gosec ./...
+
+  style:
+    name: Style
+    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: Check formatting
+        run: test -z $(go fmt ./...)
+
+      - name: Install staticcheck
+        run: go install honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck@latest
+
+      - name: Run staticcheck
+        run: staticcheck ./...
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c2bec0368b7..902590ed3b5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+
+![CI](https://github.com/ArchAngel77/learn-cicd-starter/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)
+
 # learn-cicd-starter (Notely)
 
 This repo contains the starter code for the "Notely" application for the "Learn CICD" course on [Boot.dev](https://boot.dev).
@@ -21,3 +24,6 @@ go build -o notely && ./notely
 *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!
+
+Jordan's version of Boot.dev's Notely app
+# trigger
diff --git a/internal/auth/auth.go b/internal/auth/auth.go
index f969aacf638..834779b283d 100644
--- a/internal/auth/auth.go
+++ b/internal/auth/auth.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func GetAPIKey(headers http.Header) (string, error) {
 		return "", ErrNoAuthHeaderIncluded
 	}
 	splitAuth := strings.Split(authHeader, " ")
-	if len(splitAuth) < 2 || splitAuth[0] != "ApiKey" {
+	if len(splitAuth) < 2 || splitAuth[0] != "apiKey" {
 		return "", errors.New("malformed authorization header")
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/auth/get_api_key_test.go b/internal/auth/get_api_key_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..155a1587083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/auth/get_api_key_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package auth
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestAPIKey(t *testing.T) {
+	// 1. Define the 'table' of test cases
+	tests := []struct {
+		name          string
+		inputHeader   http.Header
+		expectedKey   string
+		expectedError string
+	}{
+		{name: "valid api key",
+			inputHeader: http.Header{
+				"Authorization": []string{"ApiKey secret-sauce"},
+			},
+			expectedKey:   "secret-sauce",
+			expectedError: "",
+		},
+	}
+
+	// 2. Iterate over the table
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			apiKey, err := GetAPIKey(tt.inputHeader)
+			if err != nil {
+				if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tt.expectedError) {
+					t.Errorf("expected error containing %s, got %v", tt.expectedError, err)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+			if apiKey != tt.expectedKey {
+				t.Errorf("expected %s, got %s", tt.expectedKey, apiKey)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/json.go b/json.go
index 1e6e7985e18..6f35f2c46b3 100644
--- a/json.go
+++ b/json.go
@@ -30,5 +30,8 @@ func respondWithJSON(w http.ResponseWriter, code int, payload interface{}) {
 		return
 	}
 	w.WriteHeader(code)
-	w.Write(dat)
+	_, err = w.Write(dat)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Critical error writing response: %s" ,err)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 19d7366c5f7..b551d341425 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi"
 	"github.com/go-chi/cors"
@@ -91,8 +93,9 @@ func main() {
 	srv := &http.Server{
 		Addr:    ":" + port,
 		Handler: router,
+		ReadHeaderTimeout: time.Second * 5,
 	}
 
-	log.Printf("Serving on port: %s\n", port)
+	log.Printf("Serving on port: %s\n", strconv.Quote(port))
 	log.Fatal(srv.ListenAndServe())
 }