diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1c228f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+name: ClaimVision AI CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: code
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.11"
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+      - name: Check syntax
+        run: python -m py_compile app.py
+
+      - name: Verify imports
+        run: |
+          python -c "import streamlit"
+          python -c "import cv2"
+          python -c "import pandas"
+          python -c "import numpy"
+
+      - name: CI Passed
+        run: echo "✅ ClaimVision AI basic checks passed!"
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diff --git a/code/requirements.txt b/code/requirements.txt
index 36c06bd..18ab71a 100644
--- a/code/requirements.txt
+++ b/code/requirements.txt
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ streamlit
 plotly
 joblib
 shap
+opencv-python