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+name: test
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  run_tests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: set up python 3.8
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.8
+
+      - name: install dependencies
+        run: (cd services/bot && pip install -r requirements.txt)
+
+      - name: run pytest
+        run: (cd services/bot && pytest test.py)