diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa64597d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name: Build Desktop Apps
+
+on:
+  push:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.12
+          cache: "pip"
+
+      - run: pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+      - name: Build Core
+        run: hatch build
+        working-directory: ./core
+
+      - name: Test Core
+        run: hatch test
+        working-directory: ./core
+
+      - name: Build Studio
+        run: hatch build
+        working-directory: ./studio
+
+      - name: Test Studio
+        run: hatch test
+        working-directory: ./studio
diff --git a/core/tests/test_example.py b/core/tests/test_example.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0740a97c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/tests/test_example.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import unittest
+
+
+class TestExample(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_a(self):
+        self.assertEqual(42, 42)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 11c61f0b..58dca412 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ tomli==2.0.1
 tomlkit==0.13.0
 watchfiles==0.22.0
 websockets==12.0
+hatch==1.12.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/studio/tests/test_studio_example.py b/studio/tests/test_studio_example.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0740a97c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/studio/tests/test_studio_example.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import unittest
+
+
+class TestExample(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_a(self):
+        self.assertEqual(42, 42)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()