diff --git a/.github/workflows/api-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/api-tests.yml
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+name: API Tests
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - dev
+      - test-api
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  api-tests:
+    runs-on: self-hosted
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        with:
+          version: "0.5.8"
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        run: uv python install 3.13
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        env:
+          PROOF_API_TOKEN_DEV: ${{ secrets.PROOF_API_TOKEN_DEV }}
+        run: uv run pytest tests/proof-api/ --verbose
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+# Python-generated files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[oc]
+build/
+dist/
+wheels/
+*.egg-info
+uv.lock
+.pytest_cache
+
+# Virtual environments
+.venv
+.env
diff --git a/.python-version b/.python-version
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+++ b/.python-version
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+3.13
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
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+++ b/pyproject.toml
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+[project]
+name = "wdl-unit-tests"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Add your description here"
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.13"
+dependencies = [
+    "httpx>=0.28.1",
+    "pytest>=8.3.4",
+]
diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
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+++ b/pytest.ini
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+[pytest]
+python_files = test-*.py
+testpaths = tests
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
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diff --git a/tests/proof-api/test-api-basics.py b/tests/proof-api/test-api-basics.py
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+++ b/tests/proof-api/test-api-basics.py
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+import os
+
+import httpx
+
+BASE_URL = "https://proof-api-dev.fredhutch.org"
+# test user token
+TOKEN = os.getenv("PROOF_API_TOKEN_DEV")
+headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {TOKEN}"}
+info_keys = ["branch", "commit_sha", "short_commit_sha", "commit_message", "tag"]
+status_keys = [
+    "canJobStart",
+    "jobStatus",
+    "cromwellUrl",
+    "jobStartTime",
+    "jobEndTime",
+    "jobInfo",
+]
+
+
+def test_info():
+    res = httpx.get(f"{BASE_URL}/info")
+    assert isinstance(res, httpx.Response)
+    assert list(res.json().keys()) == info_keys
+
+
+def test_status():
+    res = httpx.get(f"{BASE_URL}/cromwell-server", headers=headers, timeout=10)
+    assert isinstance(res, httpx.Response)
+    assert list(res.json().keys()) == status_keys