diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_check.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_check.yaml
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+name: GAMBLR.helpers build check
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [kdreval-helpers-setup]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [master]
+
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash -el {0}
+    env:
+      GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      R_KEEP_PKG_SOURCE: yes
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    - name: Setup Conda
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: 3.11
+
+    - name: Create conda environment
+      uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+      with:
+        activate-environment: r
+        channels: anaconda,conda-forge,defaults
+        python-version: 3.11
+        auto-activate-base: false
+        environment-file: envs/r.yaml
+
+    - name: Build package
+      run:
+        Rscript -e "devtools::install()"
+
+    - name: Check package
+      run:
+        Rscript -e "devtools::check(vignettes = FALSE, args = '--no-examples')"
+
+    - name: Upload check results
+      if: failure()
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@main
+      with:
+        name: ${{ runner.os }}-r${{ matrix.config.r }}-results
+        path: check
diff --git a/envs/r.yaml b/envs/r.yaml
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+name: r
+channels:
+  - conda-forge
+  - defaults
+dependencies:
+  - _libgcc_mutex=0.1
+  - _openmp_mutex=4.5
+  - _r-mutex=1.0.0
+  - binutils_impl_linux-64=2.38
+  - bwidget=1.9.16
+  - bzip2=1.0.8
+  - c-ares=1.19.1
+  - ca-certificates=2023.12.12
+  - cairo=1.18.0
+  - curl=8.5.0
+  - expat=2.5.0
+  - font-ttf-dejavu-sans-mono=2.37
+  - font-ttf-inconsolata=2.001
+  - font-ttf-source-code-pro=2.030
+  - font-ttf-ubuntu=0.83
+  - fontconfig=2.14.2
+  - fonts-anaconda=1
+  - fonts-conda-ecosystem=1
+  - freetype=2.12.1
+  - fribidi=1.0.10
+  - gcc_impl_linux-64=11.2.0
+  - gettext=0.21.0
+  - gfortran_impl_linux-64=11.2.0
+  - graphite2=1.3.14
+  - gxx_impl_linux-64=11.2.0
+  - harfbuzz=8.3.0
+  - icu=73.2
+  - kernel-headers_linux-64=2.6.32
+  - krb5=1.20.1
+  - ld_impl_linux-64=2.38
+  - lerc=4.0.0
+  - libblas=3.9.0
+  - libcurl=8.5.0
+  - libdeflate=1.19
+  - libedit=3.1.20230828
+  - libev=4.33
+  - libffi=3.4.4
+  - libgcc-devel_linux-64=11.2.0
+  - libgcc-ng=13.2.0
+  - libgfortran-ng=11.2.0
+  - libgfortran5=11.2.0
+  - libgit2=1.6.4
+  - libglib=2.78.4
+  - libgomp=13.2.0
+  - libiconv=1.17
+  - libjpeg-turbo=3.0.0
+  - liblapack=3.9.0
+  - libnghttp2=1.57.0
+  - libopenblas=0.3.21
+  - libpng=1.6.43
+  - libssh2=1.10.0
+  - libstdcxx-devel_linux-64=11.2.0
+  - libstdcxx-ng=13.2.0
+  - libtiff=4.6.0
+  - libuuid=2.38.1
+  - libwebp-base=1.3.2
+  - libxcb=1.15
+  - libxml2=2.10.4
+  - libzlib=1.2.13
+  - lz4-c=1.9.4
+  - make=4.2.1
+  - ncurses=6.4
+  - openssl=3.0.13
+  - pandoc=2.12
+  - pango=1.52.0
+  - pcre2=10.42
+  - pixman=0.43.2
+  - r-askpass=1.2.0
+  - r-base=4.3.3
+  - r-base64enc=0.1_3
+  - r-brew=1.0_8
+  - r-brio=1.1.3
+  - r-bslib=0.5.1
+  - r-cachem=1.0.8
+  - r-callr=3.7.3
+  - r-cli=3.6.1
+  - r-clipr=0.8.0
+  - r-commonmark=1.9.0
+  - r-cpp11=0.4.6
+  - r-crayon=1.5.2
+  - r-credentials=2.0.1
+  - r-curl=5.1.0
+  - r-desc=1.4.2
+  - r-devtools=2.4.5
+  - r-diffobj=0.3.5
+  - r-digest=0.6.33
+  - r-downlit=0.4.3
+  - r-ellipsis=0.3.2
+  - r-evaluate=0.22
+  - r-fansi=1.0.5
+  - r-fastmap=1.1.1
+  - r-fontawesome=0.5.2
+  - r-fs=1.6.3
+  - r-gert=2.0.0
+  - r-gh=1.4.0
+  - r-gitcreds=0.1.2
+  - r-glue=1.6.2
+  - r-highr=0.10
+  - r-htmltools=0.5.6.1
+  - r-htmlwidgets=1.6.2
+  - r-httpuv=1.6.11
+  - r-httr=1.4.7
+  - r-httr2=0.2.3
+  - r-ini=0.3.1
+  - r-jquerylib=0.1.4
+  - r-jsonlite=1.8.7
+  - r-knitr=1.44
+  - r-later=1.3.1
+  - r-lifecycle=1.0.3
+  - r-magrittr=2.0.3
+  - r-memoise=2.0.1
+  - r-mime=0.12
+  - r-miniui=0.1.1.1
+  - r-openssl=2.1.1
+  - r-pillar=1.9.0
+  - r-pkgbuild=1.4.2
+  - r-pkgconfig=2.0.3
+  - r-pkgdown=2.0.7
+  - r-pkgload=1.3.3
+  - r-praise=1.0.0
+  - r-prettyunits=1.2.0
+  - r-processx=3.8.2
+  - r-profvis=0.3.8
+  - r-promises=1.2.1
+  - r-ps=1.7.5
+  - r-purrr=1.0.2
+  - r-r6=2.5.1
+  - r-ragg=1.2.6
+  - r-rappdirs=0.3.3
+  - r-rcmdcheck=1.4.0
+  - r-rcpp=1.0.11
+  - r-rematch2=2.1.2
+  - r-remotes=2.4.2.1
+  - r-rlang=1.1.1
+  - r-rmarkdown=2.25
+  - r-roxygen2=7.2.3
+  - r-rprojroot=2.0.3
+  - r-rstudioapi=0.15.0
+  - r-rversions=2.1.2
+  - r-sass=0.4.7
+  - r-sessioninfo=1.2.2
+  - r-shiny=1.7.5.1
+  - r-sourcetools=0.1.7_1
+  - r-stringi=1.7.12
+  - r-stringr=1.5.0
+  - r-sys=3.4.2
+  - r-systemfonts=1.0.5
+  - r-testthat=3.2.0
+  - r-textshaping=0.3.7
+  - r-tibble=3.2.1
+  - r-tinytex=0.48
+  - r-urlchecker=1.0.1
+  - r-usethis=2.2.2
+  - r-utf8=1.2.4
+  - r-vctrs=0.6.4
+  - r-waldo=0.5.1
+  - r-whisker=0.4.1
+  - r-withr=2.5.1
+  - r-xfun=0.40
+  - r-xml2=1.3.5
+  - r-xopen=1.0.0
+  - r-xtable=1.8_4
+  - r-yaml=2.3.7
+  - r-zip=2.3.0
+  - readline=8.2
+  - sed=4.8
+  - sysroot_linux-64=2.12
+  - tk=8.6.13
+  - tktable=2.10
+  - xorg-kbproto=1.0.7
+  - xorg-libice=1.1.1
+  - xorg-libsm=1.2.4
+  - xorg-libx11=1.8.7
+  - xorg-libxext=1.3.4
+  - xorg-libxrender=0.9.11
+  - xorg-libxt=1.3.0
+  - xorg-renderproto=0.11.1
+  - xorg-xextproto=7.3.0
+  - xorg-xproto=7.0.31
+  - xz=5.4.6
+  - zlib=1.2.13
+  - zstd=1.5.5