diff --git a/cmd/command/pr/pr.go b/cmd/command/pr/pr.go
index b8dbaba1..0bb4693b 100644
--- a/cmd/command/pr/pr.go
+++ b/cmd/command/pr/pr.go
@@ -83,13 +83,30 @@ func (p *Plural) prCommands() []cli.Command {
 		{
 			Name:   "test",
 			Action: common.LatestVersion(handleTestPrAutomation),
-			Usage:  "create PR automation",
+			Usage:  "tests a PR automation CRD locally",
 			Flags: []cli.Flag{
 				cli.StringFlag{
 					Name:     "file",
 					Usage:    "the file the PR automation was placed in",
 					Required: true,
 				},
+				cli.StringFlag{
+					Name:     "context",
+					Usage:    "a yaml file containing the context for the PRA, will read from stdin if not present",
+					Required: false,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "contracts",
+			Action: handlePrContracts,
+			Usage:  "Runs a set of contract tests for your pr automations",
+			Flags: []cli.Flag{
+				cli.StringFlag{
+					Name:     "file",
+					Usage:    "the contract file to run",
+					Required: true,
+				},
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -109,7 +126,7 @@ func handlePrTemplate(c *cli.Context) error {
 }
 
 func handleTestPrAutomation(c *cli.Context) error {
-	template, err := pr.BuildCRD(c.String("file"))
+	template, err := pr.BuildCRD(c.String("file"), c.String("context"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -121,6 +138,42 @@ func handleTestPrAutomation(c *cli.Context) error {
 	return pr.Apply(template)
 }
 
+func handlePrContracts(c *cli.Context) error {
+	contracts, err := pr.BuildContracts(c.String("file"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if contracts.Spec.Templates != nil {
+		tplCopy := contracts.Spec.Templates
+		if err := utils.CopyFile(tplCopy.From, tplCopy.To); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	if contracts.Spec.Workdir != "" {
+		if err := os.Chdir(contracts.Spec.Workdir); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, contract := range contracts.Spec.Automations {
+		template, err := pr.BuildCRD(contract.File, contract.Context)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if contract.ExternalDir != "" {
+			template.Spec.Creates.ExternalDir = contract.ExternalDir
+		}
+
+		if err := pr.Apply(template); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (p *Plural) handleCreatePrAutomation(c *cli.Context) error {
 	if err := p.InitConsoleClient(consoleToken, consoleURL); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/pr/crd.go b/pkg/pr/crd.go
index d476e708..0917cde1 100644
--- a/pkg/pr/crd.go
+++ b/pkg/pr/crd.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/yaml"
 )
 
-func BuildCRD(path string) (*PrTemplate, error) {
+func BuildCRD(path, contextFile string) (*PrTemplate, error) {
 	var prAutomationOk bool
 	pr := &v1alpha1.PrAutomation{}
 	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func BuildCRD(path string) (*PrTemplate, error) {
 		Spec:       PrTemplateSpec{},
 	}
 
-	err, ctx := configuration(pr)
+	ctx, err := configuration(pr, contextFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -62,17 +62,22 @@ func BuildCRD(path string) (*PrTemplate, error) {
 	return prTemplate, nil
 }
 
-func configuration(pr *v1alpha1.PrAutomation) (error, map[string]interface{}) {
+func configuration(pr *v1alpha1.PrAutomation, contextFile string) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
 	ctx := map[string]interface{}{}
 	if len(pr.Spec.Configuration) == 0 {
-		return nil, ctx
+		return ctx, nil
+	}
+
+	if contextFile != "" {
+		err := utils.YamlFile(contextFile, &ctx)
+		return ctx, err
 	}
 
 	path := manifest.ProjectManifestPath()
 	man := manifest.ProjectManifest{}
 	if !utils.Exists(path) {
 		if err := man.Write(path); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error writing manifest: %w", err), ctx
+			return ctx, fmt.Errorf("error writing manifest: %w", err)
 		}
 		defer os.Remove(path)
 	}
@@ -117,10 +122,10 @@ func configuration(pr *v1alpha1.PrAutomation) (error, map[string]interface{}) {
 	utils.Highlight("Lets' fill out the configuration for this PR automation:\n")
 	for _, item := range items {
 		if err := bundle.Configure(ctx, item, &manifest.Context{}, ""); err != nil {
-			return err, ctx
+			return ctx, err
 		}
 	}
-	return nil, ctx
+	return ctx, nil
 }
 
 func deletes(pr *v1alpha1.PrAutomation) *DeleteSpec {
diff --git a/pkg/pr/types.go b/pkg/pr/types.go
index 733c3600..dfcb8362 100644
--- a/pkg/pr/types.go
+++ b/pkg/pr/types.go
@@ -52,6 +52,31 @@ type RegexReplacement struct {
 	Templated   bool   `json:"templated"`
 }
 
+type PrContracts struct {
+	ApiVersion string                 `json:"apiVersion"`
+	Kind       string                 `json:"kind"`
+	Metadata   map[string]interface{} `json:"metadata"`
+	Context    map[string]interface{} `json:"context"`
+	Spec       PrContractsSpec        `json:"spec"`
+}
+
+type PrContractsSpec struct {
+	Templates   *TemplateCopy        `json:"templates"`
+	Workdir     string               `json:"workdir,omitempty"`
+	Automations []AutomationContract `json:"automations"`
+}
+
+type TemplateCopy struct {
+	From string `json:"from"`
+	To   string `json:"to"`
+}
+
+type AutomationContract struct {
+	File        string `json:"file"`
+	ExternalDir string `json:"externalDir,omitempty"`
+	Context     string `json:"context"`
+}
+
 func Build(path string) (*PrTemplate, error) {
 	pr := &PrTemplate{}
 	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
@@ -65,3 +90,17 @@ func Build(path string) (*PrTemplate, error) {
 
 	return pr, nil
 }
+
+func BuildContracts(path string) (*PrContracts, error) {
+	pr := &PrContracts{}
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return pr, err
+	}
+
+	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(data, pr); err != nil {
+		return pr, err
+	}
+
+	return pr, err
+}