diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
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+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
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+# see:
+# https://docs.github.com/en/github/creating-cloning-and-archiving-repositories/creating-a-repository-on-github/about-code-owners
+* @openziti/sig-core
+
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
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+version: 2
+updates:
+- package-ecosystem: gomod
+  directory: "/"
+  schedule:
+    interval: daily
+  open-pull-requests-limit: 10
diff --git a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
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+name: golangci-lint
+on:
+  pull_request:
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  # Optional: allow read access to pull request. Use with `only-new-issues` option.
+  # pull-requests: read
+
+jobs:
+  golangci:
+    name: lint
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.19
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: golangci-lint
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
+        with:
+          # Optional: version of golangci-lint to use in form of v1.2 or v1.2.3 or `latest` to use the latest version
+          version: v1.49
+
+          # Optional: working directory, useful for monorepos
+          # working-directory: somedir
+
+          # Optional: golangci-lint command line arguments.
+          #args: --build-tags some-tag
+
+          # Optional: show only new issues if it's a pull request. The default value is `false`.
+          # only-new-issues: true
+
+          # Optional: if set to true then the all caching functionality will be complete disabled,
+          #           takes precedence over all other caching options.
+          # skip-cache: true
+
+          # Optional: if set to true then the action don't cache or restore ~/go/pkg.
+          # skip-pkg-cache: true
+
+          # Optional: if set to true then the action don't cache or restore ~/.cache/go-build.
+          # skip-build-cache: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
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+name: build
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - release-*
+  pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+concurrency: main
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Git Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Install Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.19.x'
+
+      - name: Install Ziti CI
+        uses: netfoundry/ziti-ci@v1
+
+      - name: Build and Test
+        run: go test ./...