diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/run-checks.yml
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+# REF: https://github.com/UQComputingSociety/uqcsbot-discord/blob/main/.github/workflows/setup-python/action.yml
+
+name: Run code checks
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request: []
+
+env: 
+  PYTHON_VERSION: '3.10'
+  POETRY_VERSION: '1.8.3'
+
+jobs:
+  tests:
+    name: Run tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+        # Local action that tries to cache as much of python & poetry as possible
+      - name: Setup environment
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/setup-python
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
+          poetry-version: ${{ env.POETRY_VERSION }}
+        
+      - name: Check with pytest
+        run: poetry run pytest
+
+  styling:
+    name: Run code styling
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+        # Local action that tries to cache as much of python & poetry as possible
+      - name: Setup environment
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/setup-python
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
+          poetry-version: ${{ env.POETRY_VERSION }}
+
+      - name: Check with black
+        run: poetry run black .
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/setup-python/action.yml b/.github/workflows/setup-python/action.yml
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+# REF: https://github.com/UQComputingSociety/uqcsbot-discord/blob/main/.github/workflows/setup-python/action.yml
+
+name: Setup environment
+description: Setup python & poetry for running tests & typechecking
+
+inputs:
+  python-version:
+    description: Version of python to use
+    required: true
+  poetry-version:
+    description: Version of poetry to use
+    required: true
+
+runs: 
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    # ------
+    # Get python
+    # ------
+    - name: Setup Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
+    
+    # ------
+    # Get poetry (hopefully from cache)
+    # ------
+    - name: Check for cached poetry binary
+      id: cached-poetry-binary
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
+      with:
+        path: ~/.local
+        # poetry depends on OS, python version, and poetry version
+        key: poetry-${{ runner.os }}-${{ inputs.python-version }}-${{ inputs.poetry-version }}
+    
+    - name: Install poetry on cache miss
+      # we don't need an `if:` here because poetry checks if it's already installed
+      uses: snok/install-poetry@v1
+      with:
+        version: ${{ inputs.poetry-version }}
+        virtualenvs-create: true
+        virtualenvs-in-project: true
+        virtualenvs-path: '**/.venv'
+        installer-parallel: true
+    
+    - name: Ensure poetry is on PATH
+      run: echo "$HOME/.poetry/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+      shell: bash
+
+    # ------
+    # Get library dependencies (hopefully from cache)
+    # ------
+    - name: Check for cached dependencies
+      id: cached-poetry-dependencies
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
+      with:
+        path: '**/.venv'
+        # poetry dependencies depend on OS, python version, poetry version, and repository lockfile
+        key: poetry-deps-${{ runner.os }}-${{ inputs.python-version }}-${{ inputs.poetry-version }}-${{ hashFiles('**/poetry.lock') }}
+
+    - name: Install dependencies on cache miss
+      if: steps.cached-poetry-dependencies.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      run: poetry install --no-interaction --no-root
+      shell: bash
+
+    # ------
+    # Finalise install
+    # ------
+    - name: Install main project
+      run: poetry install --no-interaction
+      shell: bash