diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 17efdc3b..e94ecebc 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -6,35 +6,168 @@ orbs:
 
 executors:
   test_executor:
+    parameters:
+      ruby_version:
+        type: string
+      postgres_version:
+        type: string
+
     working_directory: ~/Challenge_platform
+
     docker:
-      - image: cimg/ruby:3.2.2
+      - image: cimg/ruby:<< parameters.ruby_version >>
         environment:
           RAILS_ENV: test
+      - image: cimg/postgres:<< parameters.postgres_version >>
+        environment:
+          POSTGRES_USER: postgres
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
+          POSTGRES_DB: challenge_gov_test
+
+commands:
+  prepare_database:
+    description: 'Prepare the test database'
+    steps:
+      - run: bundle exec rake db:setup
 
 jobs:
-  rspec:
-    executor:
+  checkout_code:
+    parameters:
+      ruby_version:
+        type: string
+      postgres_version:
+        type: string
+
+    executor: 
       name: test_executor
+      ruby_version: << parameters.ruby_version >>
+      postgres_version: << parameters.postgres_version >>
+
     steps:
       - checkout
-      - run: gem install bundler --version 2.4.13
-      - restore_cache:
-          keys:
-            - bundle-cache-v1-{{ checksum "Gemfile.lock" }}
-            - bundle-cache-v1-
+
       - run:
-          name: Install dependencies
-          command: bundle install --path vendor/bundle
+          name: Install Code Climate Test Reporter
+          command: |
+            curl -L https://codeclimate.com/downloads/test-reporter/test-reporter-latest-linux-amd64 > ./cc-test-reporter
+            chmod +x ./cc-test-reporter
+
       - save_cache:
-          key: bundle-cache-v1-{{ checksum "Gemfile.lock" }}
+          key: repo-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_SHA1 }}
           paths:
-            - vendor/bundle
+            - ~/Challenge_platform
+
+  rspec:
+    parameters:
+      ruby_version:
+        type: string
+      postgres_version:
+        type: string
+
+    executor: 
+      name: test_executor
+      ruby_version: << parameters.ruby_version >>
+      postgres_version: << parameters.postgres_version >>
+
+    parallelism: 1
+
+    steps:
+      - restore_cache:
+          key: repo-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_SHA1 }}
+
+      - ruby/install-deps:
+          key: gems-ruby-<< parameters.ruby_version >>-v{{ .Environment.CACHE_VERSION }}
+
+      - prepare_database
+
       - run:
           name: Run Tests
-          command: bundle exec rspec
+          command: |
+            mkdir /tmp/test-results
+            ./cc-test-reporter before-build
+
+            # Run Rspec tests
+            bundle exec rspec --format progress \
+                              --format RspecJunitFormatter \
+                              --out /tmp/test-results/rspec.xml \
+                              --format progress \
+                              $(circleci tests glob "spec/**/*_spec.rb" | circleci tests split --split-by=timings)
+
+            ./cc-test-reporter format-coverage \
+              --output coverage/codeclimate.rspec.$CIRCLE_NODE_INDEX.<< parameters.ruby_version >>.json
+
+      - persist_to_workspace:
+          root: ~/Challenge_platform/coverage
+          paths:
+          - codeclimate.rspec.*.json
+
+      # collect reports
+      - store_test_results:
+          path: /tmp/test-results
+
+      - store_artifacts:
+          path: /tmp/test-results
+          destination: test-results
+
+  report_coverage:
+    parameters:
+      ruby_version:
+        type: string
+      postgres_version:
+        type: string
+
+    executor: 
+      name: test_executor
+      ruby_version: << parameters.ruby_version >>
+      postgres_version: << parameters.postgres_version >>
+
+    steps:
+      - restore_cache:
+          key: repo-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_SHA1 }}
+
+      - attach_workspace:
+          at: ~/Challenge_platform/coverage
+
+      - run:
+          name: Report coverage to Code Climate
+          command: |
+            ./cc-test-reporter sum-coverage \
+              coverage/codeclimate.*.json \
+              --output coverage/codeclimate_full_report.json
+
+            ./cc-test-reporter upload-coverage --input coverage/codeclimate_full_report.json
 
 workflows:
+  version: 2
   build_and_test:
     jobs:
-      - rspec
+      - checkout_code:
+          name: "checkout code: Ruby << matrix.ruby_version >>"
+          matrix:
+            parameters:
+              ruby_version:
+                - 3.2.2
+              postgres_version:
+                - "16.3"
+
+      - rspec:
+          requires:
+            - checkout_code
+          name: "rspec: Ruby << matrix.ruby_version >>"
+          matrix:
+            parameters:
+              ruby_version:
+                - 3.2.2
+              postgres_version:
+                - "16.3"
+
+      - report_coverage:
+          requires:
+            - "rspec: Ruby << matrix.ruby_version >>"
+          name: "report coverage: Ruby << matrix.ruby_version >>"
+          matrix:
+            parameters:
+              ruby_version:
+                - 3.2.2
+              postgres_version:
+                - "16.3"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.codeclimate.yml b/.codeclimate.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0f3d3cfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.codeclimate.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+version: '2'
+plugins:
+  brakeman:
+    enabled: true
+  rubocop:
+    enabled: true
+    channel: rubocop-1-48-1
+exclude_patterns:
+- .nix-bundler
+- config/
+- db/
+- vendor/
+-  "**/vendor/**/*"
+- app/assets/images/
+- app/assets/stylesheets/uswds.css
+- app/assets/stylesheets/uswds_override.css
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..970aa1c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: bundler
+    directory: "/"
+    target-branch: "production"
+    schedule:
+      interval: weekly
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "rails"
+        versions: ["~> 6.0.0"]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/snyk.yml b/.github/workflows/snyk.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..45900d7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/snyk.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - dev
+      - staging
+      - production
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - dev
+      - staging
+      - production
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    - name: Set up Node.js
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+      with:
+        node-version: '20.14.0'
+
+    - name: Install Snyk
+      run: npm install -g snyk
+
+    - name: Authenticate Snyk
+      run: snyk auth ${{ secrets.SNYK_TOKEN }}
+
+    - name: Run Snyk to check for vulnerabilities
+      run: snyk test
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 74197ddc..a35c7cf9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -34,3 +34,5 @@
 
 # Ignore master key for decrypting credentials and more.
 /config/master.key
+
+/coverage/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.rspec b/.rspec
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c99d2e73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.rspec
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+--require spec_helper
diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9faa4d4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+require:
+  - rubocop-performance
+  - rubocop-rails
+  - rubocop-rake
+  - rubocop-rspec
+
+AllCops:
+  NewCops: enable
+  Exclude:
+    - 'bin/**/*'
+    - 'config/**/*'
+    - 'config.ru'
+    - 'db/**/*'
+    - 'vendor/**/*'
+    - .simplecov
+
+#### Bundler ####
+
+Bundler/OrderedGems:
+  Enabled: false
+
+#### Layout ####
+
+Layout/DotPosition:
+  EnforcedStyle: trailing
+
+Layout/ExtraSpacing:
+  AllowForAlignment: true
+
+Layout/MultilineMethodCallIndentation:
+  EnforcedStyle: indented
+
+#### Lint ####
+Lint/AmbiguousBlockAssociation:
+  Exclude:
+    # https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop/issues/4222#issuecomment-290655562
+    - 'spec/**/*'
+
+#### Metrics ####
+
+Metrics/BlockLength:
+  CountComments: false  # count full line comments?
+  Max: 25
+  AllowedMethods:
+    # By default, exclude the `#refine` method, as it tends to have larger
+    # associated blocks.
+    - refine
+  Exclude:
+    # Specs by nature tend to have lengthy, nested blocks
+    - '*.gemspec'
+    - 'spec/**/*'
+
+Metrics/ClassLength:
+  CountAsOne:
+    - array
+    - hash
+    - heredoc
+
+Metrics/MethodLength:
+  CountAsOne:
+    - array
+    - hash
+    - heredoc
+
+#### Performance ####
+
+Performance/TimesMap:
+  # Disabling. Using `Array.new` with a block is marginally more performant, but
+  # `n.times.map` is much more readable. The former can be used when n is large.
+  # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41518896/why-does-rubocop-suggest-replacing-times-map-with-array-new
+  Enabled: false
+
+#### Rails ####
+
+Rails/SkipsModelValidations:
+  # We are leaving this cop enabled as a warning.
+  # Failures can be approved as needed during code review.
+  Enabled: true
+
+#### RSpec ####
+
+# See also the list of RSpec statements that we exempt from the block
+# length cop, under Metrics/BlockLength above
+
+RSpec/DescribeClass:
+  Exclude:
+    - 'spec/lib/tasks/**/*'
+
+RSpec/DescribedClass:
+  SkipBlocks: true
+
+RSpec/ExampleLength:
+  Enabled: false
+
+RSpec/ExpectChange:
+  EnforcedStyle: block
+
+RSpec/ImplicitSubject:
+  EnforcedStyle: single_statement_only
+
+RSpec/MessageChain:
+  Enabled: false
+
+RSpec/MultipleExpectations:
+  Enabled: false
+
+RSpec/MultipleMemoizedHelpers:
+  Enabled: false
+
+RSpec/NestedGroups:
+  Enabled: false
+
+#### Style ####
+
+Style/Documentation:
+  Enabled: false
+
+Style/FrozenStringLiteralComment:
+  Exclude:
+    - 'spec/**/*'
+
+Style/StringLiterals:
+  Enabled: false
+
+Style/IfUnlessModifier:
+  Enabled: false
+
+Style/MethodCallWithArgsParentheses:
+  Description: 'Use parentheses for method calls with arguments.'
+  Enabled: true
+  AllowedMethods:
+    # Ignore Ruby keyword methods:
+    # https://rubystyle.guide/#methods-that-have-keyword-status-in-ruby
+    - require
+    - yield
+    # https://rubystyle.guide/#exceptions
+    - raise
+    # Ignore logging methods, as they are considered part of an internal DSL
+    # https://rubystyle.guide/#methods-that-are-part-of-an-internal-dsl
+    - debug
+    - info
+    - warn
+    - error
+    - fatal
+    # Ignore Rails DSL methods
+    - has_many
+    - has_one
+    - order
+    - redirect_to
+    - render
+    - reset_callbacks
+    - set_callback
+    - skip_callback
+  Exclude:
+    - 'spec/**/*'
+    - 'Gemfile'
+    - 'db/**/*'
+    - '*.gemspec'
+
+Style/MixinUsage:
+  Exclude:
+    - bin/*
+
+Style/RescueStandardError:
+  Enabled: false
+
+Style/SymbolArray:
+  MinSize: 4
diff --git a/.simplecov b/.simplecov
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f52443f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.simplecov
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+if ENV['CIRCLECI']
+  SimpleCov.at_exit do
+    result_hash = SimpleCov.result.to_hash
+
+    if result_hash.keys == ['Cucumber, RSpec']
+      if SimpleCov.result.covered_percent < 100
+        puts "=========== Lines missing coverage: ==========="
+        result_hash['Cucumber, RSpec']['coverage'].each do |file_name, file_lines|
+          file_lines.each_with_index { |val, index| puts "#{file_name}, #{index + 1}" if val == 0 }
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+SimpleCov.start 'rails' do
+  add_filter '/vendor/'
+  add_filter '/.bundler/'
+  add_filter '/.nix-bundler/'
+
+  # Exclude ActionCable base files if not customized
+  add_filter '/app/channels/application_cable/channel.rb'
+  add_filter '/app/channels/application_cable/connection.rb'
+
+  # Optionally exclude base classes if they don't have much custom logic
+  # add_filter '/app/controllers/application_controller.rb'
+  add_filter '/app/helpers/application_helper.rb'
+  add_filter '/app/jobs/application_job.rb'
+  add_filter '/app/mailers/application_mailer.rb'
+  add_filter '/app/models/application_record.rb'
+
+  merge_timeout 1800
+end
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index a72dc127..4730e8c7 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
 source "https://rubygems.org"
 
 ruby "3.2.2"
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ gem "jbuilder"
 # gem "bcrypt", "~> 3.1.7"
 
 # Windows does not include zoneinfo files, so bundle the tzinfo-data gem
-gem "tzinfo-data", platforms: %i[ windows jruby ]
+gem "tzinfo-data", platforms: %i[windows jruby]
 
 # Reduces boot times through caching; required in config/boot.rb
 gem "bootsnap", require: false
@@ -46,9 +48,11 @@ gem "bootsnap", require: false
 
 group :development, :test do
   # See https://guides.rubyonrails.org/debugging_rails_applications.html#debugging-with-the-debug-gem
-  gem "debug", platforms: %i[ mri windows ]
+  gem "debug", platforms: %i[mri windows]
 
+  gem "rubocop"
   gem "rspec-rails"
+  gem 'codeclimate-test-reporter'
 end
 
 group :development do
@@ -66,4 +70,6 @@ group :test do
   # Use system testing [https://guides.rubyonrails.org/testing.html#system-testing]
   gem "capybara"
   gem "selenium-webdriver"
+  gem 'rspec_junit_formatter'
+  gem 'simplecov'
 end
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 6e19695c..39b69259 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -75,8 +75,9 @@ GEM
       minitest (>= 5.1)
       mutex_m
       tzinfo (~> 2.0)
-    addressable (2.8.6)
-      public_suffix (>= 2.0.2, < 6.0)
+    addressable (2.8.7)
+      public_suffix (>= 2.0.2, < 7.0)
+    ast (2.4.2)
     base64 (0.2.0)
     bigdecimal (3.1.8)
     bindex (0.8.1)
@@ -92,6 +93,8 @@ GEM
       rack-test (>= 0.6.3)
       regexp_parser (>= 1.5, < 3.0)
       xpath (~> 3.2)
+    codeclimate-test-reporter (1.0.9)
+      simplecov (<= 0.13)
     concurrent-ruby (1.3.3)
     connection_pool (2.4.1)
     crass (1.0.6)
@@ -100,6 +103,7 @@ GEM
       irb (~> 1.10)
       reline (>= 0.3.8)
     diff-lcs (1.5.1)
+    docile (1.1.5)
     drb (2.2.1)
     erubi (1.13.0)
     globalid (1.2.1)
@@ -111,12 +115,15 @@ GEM
       activesupport (>= 6.0.0)
       railties (>= 6.0.0)
     io-console (0.7.2)
-    irb (1.13.1)
+    irb (1.14.0)
       rdoc (>= 4.0.0)
       reline (>= 0.4.2)
     jbuilder (2.12.0)
       actionview (>= 5.0.0)
       activesupport (>= 5.0.0)
+    json (2.7.2)
+    language_server-protocol (3.17.0.3)
+    logger (1.6.0)
     loofah (2.22.0)
       crass (~> 1.0.2)
       nokogiri (>= 1.12.0)
@@ -128,10 +135,10 @@ GEM
     marcel (1.0.4)
     matrix (0.4.2)
     mini_mime (1.1.5)
-    minitest (5.23.1)
+    minitest (5.24.1)
     msgpack (1.7.2)
     mutex_m (0.2.0)
-    net-imap (0.4.12)
+    net-imap (0.4.14)
       date
       net-protocol
     net-pop (0.1.2)
@@ -149,14 +156,18 @@ GEM
       racc (~> 1.4)
     nokogiri (1.16.6-x86_64-linux)
       racc (~> 1.4)
+    parallel (1.25.1)
+    parser (3.3.4.0)
+      ast (~> 2.4.1)
+      racc
     pg (1.5.6)
     psych (5.1.2)
       stringio
-    public_suffix (5.0.5)
+    public_suffix (6.0.0)
     puma (6.4.2)
       nio4r (~> 2.0)
     racc (1.8.0)
-    rack (3.1.3)
+    rack (3.1.7)
     rack-session (2.0.0)
       rack (>= 3.0.0)
     rack-test (2.1.0)
@@ -193,13 +204,14 @@ GEM
       rake (>= 12.2)
       thor (~> 1.0, >= 1.2.2)
       zeitwerk (~> 2.6)
+    rainbow (3.1.1)
     rake (13.2.1)
     rdoc (6.7.0)
       psych (>= 4.0.0)
     regexp_parser (2.9.2)
     reline (0.5.9)
       io-console (~> 0.5)
-    rexml (3.3.0)
+    rexml (3.3.2)
       strscan
     rspec-core (3.13.0)
       rspec-support (~> 3.13.0)
@@ -218,12 +230,34 @@ GEM
       rspec-mocks (~> 3.13)
       rspec-support (~> 3.13)
     rspec-support (3.13.1)
+    rspec_junit_formatter (0.6.0)
+      rspec-core (>= 2, < 4, != 2.12.0)
+    rubocop (1.65.0)
+      json (~> 2.3)
+      language_server-protocol (>= 3.17.0)
+      parallel (~> 1.10)
+      parser (>= 3.3.0.2)
+      rainbow (>= 2.2.2, < 4.0)
+      regexp_parser (>= 2.4, < 3.0)
+      rexml (>= 3.2.5, < 4.0)
+      rubocop-ast (>= 1.31.1, < 2.0)
+      ruby-progressbar (~> 1.7)
+      unicode-display_width (>= 2.4.0, < 3.0)
+    rubocop-ast (1.31.3)
+      parser (>= 3.3.1.0)
+    ruby-progressbar (1.13.0)
     rubyzip (2.3.2)
-    selenium-webdriver (4.21.1)
+    selenium-webdriver (4.23.0)
       base64 (~> 0.2)
+      logger (~> 1.4)
       rexml (~> 3.2, >= 3.2.5)
       rubyzip (>= 1.2.2, < 3.0)
       websocket (~> 1.0)
+    simplecov (0.13.0)
+      docile (~> 1.1.0)
+      json (>= 1.8, < 3)
+      simplecov-html (~> 0.10.0)
+    simplecov-html (0.10.2)
     sprockets (4.2.1)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
       rack (>= 2.2.4, < 4)
@@ -237,25 +271,26 @@ GEM
     strscan (3.1.0)
     thor (1.3.1)
     timeout (0.4.1)
-    turbo-rails (2.0.5)
+    turbo-rails (2.0.6)
       actionpack (>= 6.0.0)
       activejob (>= 6.0.0)
       railties (>= 6.0.0)
     tzinfo (2.0.6)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
+    unicode-display_width (2.5.0)
     web-console (4.2.1)
       actionview (>= 6.0.0)
       activemodel (>= 6.0.0)
       bindex (>= 0.4.0)
       railties (>= 6.0.0)
     webrick (1.8.1)
-    websocket (1.2.10)
+    websocket (1.2.11)
     websocket-driver (0.7.6)
       websocket-extensions (>= 0.1.0)
     websocket-extensions (0.1.5)
     xpath (3.2.0)
       nokogiri (~> 1.8)
-    zeitwerk (2.6.15)
+    zeitwerk (2.6.16)
 
 PLATFORMS
   aarch64-linux
@@ -266,6 +301,7 @@ PLATFORMS
 DEPENDENCIES
   bootsnap
   capybara
+  codeclimate-test-reporter
   debug
   importmap-rails
   jbuilder
@@ -273,7 +309,10 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   puma (>= 5.0)
   rails (~> 7.1.3, >= 7.1.3.4)
   rspec-rails
+  rspec_junit_formatter
+  rubocop
   selenium-webdriver
+  simplecov
   sprockets-rails
   stimulus-rails
   turbo-rails
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 9a5ea738..d2a78aa2 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
 # Add your own tasks in files placed in lib/tasks ending in .rake,
 # for example lib/tasks/capistrano.rake, and they will automatically be available to Rake.
 
diff --git a/app/channels/application_cable/channel.rb b/app/channels/application_cable/channel.rb
index d6726972..9aec2305 100644
--- a/app/channels/application_cable/channel.rb
+++ b/app/channels/application_cable/channel.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
 module ApplicationCable
   class Channel < ActionCable::Channel::Base
   end
diff --git a/app/channels/application_cable/connection.rb b/app/channels/application_cable/connection.rb
index 0ff5442f..8d6c2a1b 100644
--- a/app/channels/application_cable/connection.rb
+++ b/app/channels/application_cable/connection.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
 module ApplicationCable
   class Connection < ActionCable::Connection::Base
   end
diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 09705d12..7944f9f9 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
 class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
 end
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index de6be794..15b06f0f 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
 module ApplicationHelper
 end
diff --git a/app/jobs/application_job.rb b/app/jobs/application_job.rb
index d394c3d1..bef39599 100644
--- a/app/jobs/application_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/application_job.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
 class ApplicationJob < ActiveJob::Base
   # Automatically retry jobs that encountered a deadlock
   # retry_on ActiveRecord::Deadlocked
diff --git a/app/mailers/application_mailer.rb b/app/mailers/application_mailer.rb
index 3c34c814..5cc63a0c 100644
--- a/app/mailers/application_mailer.rb
+++ b/app/mailers/application_mailer.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
 class ApplicationMailer < ActionMailer::Base
   default from: "from@example.com"
   layout "mailer"
diff --git a/app/models/application_record.rb b/app/models/application_record.rb
index b63caeb8..08dc5379 100644
--- a/app/models/application_record.rb
+++ b/app/models/application_record.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
 class ApplicationRecord < ActiveRecord::Base
   primary_abstract_class
 end
diff --git a/config/brakeman.yml b/config/brakeman.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..564ec864
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/brakeman.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+:no-separate-models: true
+:skip_checks:
+- CheckMassAssignment
+- CheckModelAttributes
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/controllers/application_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/application_controller_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c78b0d5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/controllers/application_controller_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe ApplicationController do
+  it 'instantiates the controller' do
+    expect(described_class.new).to be_a(described_class)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/rails_helper.rb b/spec/rails_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a15455f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/rails_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# This file is copied to spec/ when you run 'rails generate rspec:install'
+require 'spec_helper'
+ENV['RAILS_ENV'] ||= 'test'
+require_relative '../config/environment'
+# Prevent database truncation if the environment is production
+abort("The Rails environment is running in production mode!") if Rails.env.production?
+require 'rspec/rails'
+# Add additional requires below this line. Rails is not loaded until this point!
+
+# Requires supporting ruby files with custom matchers and macros, etc, in
+# spec/support/ and its subdirectories. Files matching `spec/**/*_spec.rb` are
+# run as spec files by default. This means that files in spec/support that end
+# in _spec.rb will both be required and run as specs, causing the specs to be
+# run twice. It is recommended that you do not name files matching this glob to
+# end with _spec.rb. You can configure this pattern with the --pattern
+# option on the command line or in ~/.rspec, .rspec or `.rspec-local`.
+#
+# The following line is provided for convenience purposes. It has the downside
+# of increasing the boot-up time by auto-requiring all files in the support
+# directory. Alternatively, in the individual `*_spec.rb` files, manually
+# require only the support files necessary.
+#
+# Rails.root.glob('spec/support/**/*.rb').sort.each { |f| require f }
+
+# Checks for pending migrations and applies them before tests are run.
+# If you are not using ActiveRecord, you can remove these lines.
+begin
+  ActiveRecord::Migration.maintain_test_schema!
+rescue ActiveRecord::PendingMigrationError => e
+  abort e.to_s.strip
+end
+RSpec.configure do |config|
+  # Remove this line if you're not using ActiveRecord or ActiveRecord fixtures
+  config.fixture_paths = [
+    Rails.root.join('spec/fixtures')
+  ]
+
+  # If you're not using ActiveRecord, or you'd prefer not to run each of your
+  # examples within a transaction, remove the following line or assign false
+  # instead of true.
+  config.use_transactional_fixtures = true
+
+  # You can uncomment this line to turn off ActiveRecord support entirely.
+  # config.use_active_record = false
+
+  # RSpec Rails can automatically mix in different behaviours to your tests
+  # based on their file location, for example enabling you to call `get` and
+  # `post` in specs under `spec/controllers`.
+  #
+  # You can disable this behaviour by removing the line below, and instead
+  # explicitly tag your specs with their type, e.g.:
+  #
+  #     RSpec.describe UsersController, type: :controller do
+  #       # ...
+  #     end
+  #
+  # The different available types are documented in the features, such as in
+  # https://rspec.info/features/6-0/rspec-rails
+  config.infer_spec_type_from_file_location!
+
+  # Filter lines from Rails gems in backtraces.
+  config.filter_rails_from_backtrace!
+  # arbitrary gems may also be filtered via:
+  # config.filter_gems_from_backtrace("gem name")
+end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ef7f55e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+require 'simplecov'
+SimpleCov.command_name 'RSpec'
+
+# See https://rubydoc.info/gems/rspec-core/RSpec/Core/Configuration
+RSpec.configure do |config|
+  config.expect_with :rspec do |expectations|
+    expectations.include_chain_clauses_in_custom_matcher_descriptions = true
+  end
+
+  config.mock_with :rspec do |mocks|
+    mocks.verify_partial_doubles = true
+  end
+
+  config.shared_context_metadata_behavior = :apply_to_host_groups
+end
diff --git a/test/application_system_test_case.rb b/test/application_system_test_case.rb
index d19212ab..c05709af 100644
--- a/test/application_system_test_case.rb
+++ b/test/application_system_test_case.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
 require "test_helper"
 
 class ApplicationSystemTestCase < ActionDispatch::SystemTestCase
diff --git a/test/channels/application_cable/connection_test.rb b/test/channels/application_cable/connection_test.rb
index 6340bf9c..baa2e3fb 100644
--- a/test/channels/application_cable/connection_test.rb
+++ b/test/channels/application_cable/connection_test.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
 require "test_helper"
 
 module ApplicationCable
diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index 0c22470e..a64c49d4 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
 ENV["RAILS_ENV"] ||= "test"
 require_relative "../config/environment"
 require "rails/test_help"