diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
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+name: Project Testbot
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - '**'
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - '**'
+
+jobs:
+  test-bot:
+    name: Testing ${{ github.head_ref || github.ref_name }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: 'ghcr.io/macaulay2/testbot:latest'
+      volumes:
+        - '${{ github.workspace }}:/home/macaulay'
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout the project repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Run testbot on project branch
+        run: |
+          M2 --script tests/testbot.m2
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+.DS_Store
+.#*
+.*.swp
+*~
diff --git a/tests/example.m2 b/tests/example.m2
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+++ b/tests/example.m2
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+-- Note: to load the necessary packages from the repository, either:
+-- first call installPackage in testbot.m2:
+--  installPackage("Elimination", FileName => "/home/macaulay/Elimination.m2")
+-- or specify the path to needsPackage:
+--  needsPackage("Elimination", FileName => "/home/macaulay/Elimination.m2")
+needsPackage "Elimination"
+
+-- test code and assertions
+R = ZZ/101[a..d]
+I = monomialCurveIdeal(R, {1, 3, 4})
+assert(eliminate(I, {b}) == ideal(c^4-a*d^3))
diff --git a/tests/testbot.m2 b/tests/testbot.m2
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+-- This is the default testbot.m2 provided for this workshop.
+
+-- It contains Macaulay2 code and is automatically run every time you open
+-- a pull request or push a new commit to a project branch on the GitHub
+-- respository, unless you add the string "[skip ci]" to the commit message.
+
+-- If you have the software Docker installed and would like to run the same
+-- tests locally or run M2 inside a container, use one of these commands from
+-- the top directory of the workshop repository:
+--  docker run -v "`pwd`":"/home/macaulay" ghcr.io/macaulay2/testbot --script tests/testbot.m2
+--  docker run -v "`pwd`":"/home/macaulay" -it --entrypoint bash ghcr.io/macaulay2/testbot:latest
+
+-- Uncomment and edit the following line to add your project directories
+-- containing Macaulay2 source code files to the load path. Terminate each
+-- directory name with a "/".
+--path = join( { currentDirectory() | "src/singularities/", ... }, path )
+
+-- Uncomment and edit the following lines to preload and check your package or
+-- to run a series of examples with every push on GitHub.
+--needsPackage "LocalRings"
+--check LocalRings
+--load "tests/example.m2"
+--capture get "tests/example.m2"
+
+-- The following lines automatically run every file in the "tests" directory.
+-- If you wish, you can change testDir to any other directory.
+testDir = currentDirectory() | "tests/"
+
+testFiles = select(readDirectory testDir,
+    file -> match("\\.m2$", file) and file != "testbot.m2")
+printerr("Found ", toString(#testFiles), " test file(s) matching '", testDir, "*.m2'.")
+TEST(testFiles / (filename -> testDir | "/" | filename), FileName => true)
+
+-- workaround for https://github.com/Macaulay2/M2/issues/2835
+importFrom_Core {"PackageIsLoaded"}
+User.PackageIsLoaded = true
+
+check(User, Verbose => true)