diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-train-model.yml b/.github/workflows/test-train-model.yml
index 36a7fc4..b67be94 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-train-model.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-train-model.yml
@@ -18,31 +18,31 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-python@v1
       with:
         python-version: 3.10.15
-    # - name: Install dependencies
-    #   run: |
-    #     python -m pip install -U pip
-    #     pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install -U pip
+        pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
     - name: Code Formatting Tests
       working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
       run: |
         make lint
-  type-testing:
-    name: Type Tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
-    - name: Set up Python 3.10
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v1
-      with:
-        python-version: 3.10.15
-    # - name: Install dependencies
-    #   run: |
-    #     python -m pip install -U pip
-    #     pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
-    - name: Type Checking
-      working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
-      run: |
-        make types
+  # type-testing:
+  #   name: Type Tests
+  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  #   steps:
+  #   - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+  #   - name: Set up Python 3.10
+  #     uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+  #     with:
+  #       python-version: 3.10.15
+  #   - name: Install dependencies
+  #     run: |
+  #       python -m pip install -U pip
+  #       pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+  #   - name: Type Checking
+  #     working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
+  #     run: |
+  #       make types
   training-testing:
     name: Training and Testing
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5c572f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+help:
+	@echo "make"
+	@echo "    clean"
+	@echo "        Remove Python/build artifacts."
+	@echo "    formatter"
+	@echo "        Apply black formatting to code."
+	@echo "    lint"
+	@echo "        Lint code with flake8, and check if black formatter should be applied."
+	@echo "    types"
+	@echo "        Check for type errors using pytype."
+	@echo "    validate"
+	@echo "        Runs the rasa data validate to verify data."
+	@echo "    test"
+	@echo "        Runs the rasa test suite checking for issues."
+	@echo "    crossval"
+	@echo "        Runs the rasa cross validation tests and creates results.md"
+	@echo "    shell"
+	@echo "        Runs the rasa train and rasa shell for testing"
+
+
+clean:
+	find . -name '*.pyc' -exec rm -f {} +
+	find . -name '*.pyo' -exec rm -f {} +
+	find . -name '*~' -exec rm -f  {} +
+	rm -rf build/
+	rm -rf .pytype/
+	rm -rf dist/
+	rm -rf docs/_build
+
+formatter:
+	black actions --line-length 79
+
+lint:
+	flake8 actions
+	black --check actions
+
+types:
+	pytype --keep-going actions
+
+validate:
+	rasa train
+	rasa data validate --debug
+
+test:
+	rasa train
+	rasa test --fail-on-prediction-errors
+
+crossval:
+	rasa test nlu -f 5 --cross-validation
+	python format_results.py
+
+shell:
+	rasa train --debug
+	rasa shell --debug
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diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e75dd7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+-r requirements.txt
+
+# lint/format/types
+black==24.10.0
+flake8==7.1.1
+pytype==2024.10.11
+# pre-commit
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diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9882709
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+rasa-pro~=3.10.11
+rasa-sdk~=3.10.1  # if you change this, make sure to change the Dockerfile to match
+# -r actions/requirements-actions.txt