diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_conda.yml b/.github/workflows/build_conda.yml
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+name: build_conda
+on:
+  [push]
+#  pull_request:
+#    branches:
+#      - FOOmainBAR
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: continuumio/miniconda3:latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout Files
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Run Conda to Build
+      run: |
+        conda config --append channels conda-forge
+        conda config --append channels noaa-gfdl
+        conda install conda-build conda-verify
+        git submodule update --init --recursive --remote
+        git config --global --add safe.directory fms_yaml_tools/schema/gfdl_msd_schemas
+        rm -rf fms_yaml_tools/schema/gfdl_msd_schemas/.git
+        conda build .
+        ls .
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create_test_conda_env.yml b/.github/workflows/create_test_conda_env.yml
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+name: create_test_conda_env
+
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  build-linux:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '>=3.9'
+      
+      - name: Add conda to system path
+        run: |
+          # $CONDA is an env var pointing to root of miniconda dir
+          echo $CONDA/bin >> $GITHUB_PATH
+      
+      - name: Create fms_yaml_tools environment
+        run: |
+          # create environment containing all dependencies
+          # the env cannot be explicitly activated in github CI/CD
+          conda env create -f environment.yml --name fms_yaml_tools
+
+          # add conda env's executables to github's PATH equiv.
+          echo $CONDA/envs/fms_yaml_tools/bin >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
+          # get fms_yaml_tools/schema/gfdl_msd_schemas/FMS for unittest
+          git submodule update --init --recursive --remote
+          
+          # use *conda environment's pip* to install fms_yaml_tools
+          # called w/ full path to conda's python for explicitness
+          # called as a module (-m pip) for explicitness
+          $CONDA/envs/fms_yaml_tools/bin/python -m pip install --prefix $CONDA/envs/fms_yaml_tools .      
+
+      - name: Run unittest in fms_yaml_tools environment
+        run: |
+          # try to make sure the right things are in GITHUB_PATH
+          echo $CONDA/envs/fms_yaml_tools/bin >> $GITHUB_PATH
+          python -m unittest discover -s test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_conda.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_conda.yml
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+name: publish_conda
+on:
+  push:
+	branches:
+	  - main
+jobs:
+  publish:
+	runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+	container:
+	  image: continuumio/miniconda3:latest
+	steps:
+	  - name: Checkout Files
+		uses: actions/checkout@v4
+	  - name: Run Conda to Build and Publish
+		run: |
+		  conda config --append channels conda-forge
+		  conda config --append channels noaa-gfdl
+		  conda install conda-build anaconda-client conda-verify
+		  export ANACONDA_API_TOKEN=${{ secrets.ANACONDA_TOKEN }}
+		  conda config --set anaconda_upload yes
+		  git submodule update --init --recursive --remote
+		  conda build .
diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
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+++ b/environment.yml
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+name: fms_yaml_tools
+channels:
+  - defaults
+  - conda-forge
+  - noaa-gfdl
+dependencies:
+  - python
+  - pip
+  - click
+  - pyyaml
+  - pylint
+  - jsonschema
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diff --git a/meta.yaml b/meta.yaml
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+++ b/meta.yaml
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+package:
+  name: fms_yaml_tools
+  version: 'alpha'
+#  version: '{{ environ.get("GIT_DESCRIBE_TAG", data.get("version")) }}'
+
+source:
+  path: .
+
+build:
+  script: 
+    - python3 -m pip install . -vv
+  number: 1
+  noarch: python
+
+channels:
+    - defaults
+    - conda-forge
+    - noaa-gfdl
+
+requirements:
+  host:
+    - python
+    - pip
+  run:
+    - python
+    - pip
+    - click
+    - pyyaml
+    - pylint
+    - jsonschema
+
+test:
+  source_files:
+    - fms_yaml_tools/
+  commands:
+    - python -m unittest discover -s test
+
+about:
+  home: https://github.com/NOAA-GFDL/fms_yaml_tools
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