diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b215481
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: ["**"]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: ["**"]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  backend:
+    name: Backend (Python)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python 3.12
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.12"
+          cache: "pip"
+          cache-dependency-path: backend/requirements.txt
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        working-directory: backend
+        run: pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+      - name: Compile backend
+        working-directory: backend
+        run: python -m py_compile main.py mavlink_adapter.py dji_adapter.py
+
+      - name: Run tests (if present)
+        working-directory: backend
+        run: |
+          if [ -f pytest.ini ] || [ -d tests ]; then
+            pip install pytest
+            pytest
+          else
+            echo "No tests found, skipping."
+          fi
+
+  frontend:
+    name: Frontend (Node)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Node 20
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: "20"
+
+      - name: Cache node_modules
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: skydash/frontend/node_modules
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('skydash/frontend/package-lock.json', 'skydash/frontend/package.json') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-node-
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        working-directory: skydash/frontend
+        run: npm install
+
+      - name: Build
+        working-directory: skydash/frontend
+        run: npm run build
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dfec2d8..443ce0f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 A real-time drone telemetry dashboard built with FastAPI and React, featuring a "High-Voltage / Dark Mode" aesthetic with glass morphism design.
 
-![SkyDash Dashboard](https://img.shields.io/badge/status-active-brightgreen) ![Python](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.12-blue) ![React](https://img.shields.io/badge/react-18.3-61dafb)
+[![CI](https://github.com/mangod12/skydash/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/mangod12/skydash/actions/workflows/ci.yml) ![SkyDash Dashboard](https://img.shields.io/badge/status-active-brightgreen) ![Python](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.12-blue) ![React](https://img.shields.io/badge/react-18.3-61dafb)
 ## 📸 Dashboard Preview
 
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