diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea8f3c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+name: Build & Test Pairing
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+    tags-ignore:
+      - "*.*"
+    paths:
+      - "pairing/**"
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+    paths:
+      - "pairing/**"
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: ./pairing
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
+    name: Test
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version-file: ./pairing/go.mod
+
+      - name: Cache dependencies
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ~/go/pkg/mod
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-go-
+
+      - name: Lint
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v8
+        with:
+          version: v2.1.6
+          skip-pkg-cache: true
+          skip-build-cache: true
+          working-directory: ./pairing
+          args: --config=./.golangci.yml --verbose
+
+      - name: Test
+        run: |
+          make test
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5302c46..a7ff25a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -329,4 +329,7 @@ $RECYCLE.BIN/
 # Windows shortcuts
 *.lnk
 
+# Ignore build output artifacts for the pairing module
+pairing/build/_output/
+
 # End of https://www.gitignore.io/api/vim,git,macos,linux,emacs,windows,eclipse,intellij+all,visualstudiocode
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pairing/.golangci.yml b/pairing/.golangci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..095f99d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pairing/.golangci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+version: "2"
+linters:
+  enable:
+    - asasalint
+    - asciicheck
+    - bidichk
+    - bodyclose
+    - durationcheck
+    - errchkjson
+    - errorlint
+    - exhaustive
+    - gocheckcompilerdirectives
+    - gochecksumtype
+    - gocyclo
+    - gosec
+    - gosmopolitan
+    - loggercheck
+    - makezero
+    - misspell
+    - musttag
+    - nilerr
+    - nilnesserr
+    - protogetter
+    - reassign
+    - recvcheck
+    - revive
+    - rowserrcheck
+    - spancheck
+    - sqlclosecheck
+    - testifylint
+    - unparam
+    - zerologlint
+  disable:
+    - contextcheck
+    - noctx
+  settings:
+    revive:
+      rules:
+        - name: dot-imports
+          disabled: true
+    unparam:
+      check-exported: true
+  exclusions:
+    generated: lax
+    presets:
+      - comments
+      - common-false-positives
+      - legacy
+      - std-error-handling
+    paths:
+      - third_party$
+      - builtin$
+      - examples$
+formatters:
+  enable:
+    - gofmt
+  exclusions:
+    generated: lax
+    paths:
+      - third_party$
+      - builtin$
+      - examples$
diff --git a/pairing/Makefile b/pairing/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d53244
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pairing/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# It's necessary to set this because some environments don't link sh -> bash.
+SHELL := /bin/bash
+
+include ./make/*.mk
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := help
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pairing/dummy/func.go b/pairing/dummy/func.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e0c3cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pairing/dummy/func.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package dummy
+
+func Add(a, b int) int {
+	return a + b
+}
diff --git a/pairing/dummy/func_test.go b/pairing/dummy/func_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ab9857
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pairing/dummy/func_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package dummy
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestAdd(t *testing.T) {
+	result := Add(2, 3)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, 5, result)
+}
diff --git a/pairing/go.mod b/pairing/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eeea9f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pairing/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+module github.com/codeready-toolchain/pairing
+
+go 1.22.12
+
+require github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0
+
+require (
+	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
+)
diff --git a/pairing/go.sum b/pairing/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..713a0b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pairing/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0 h1:Xv5erBjTwe/5IxqUQTdXv5kgmIvbHo3QQyRwhJsOfJA=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0/go.mod h1:r2ic/lqez/lEtzL7wO/rwa5dbSLXVDPFyf8C91i36aY=
+gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
+gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
diff --git a/pairing/main.go b/pairing/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..293dda3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pairing/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/codeready-toolchain/pairing/dummy"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	result := dummy.Add(2, 3)
+	fmt.Printf("2 + 3 = %d\n", result)
+}
diff --git a/pairing/make/build.mk b/pairing/make/build.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d49163
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pairing/make/build.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+GO_PACKAGE_ORG_NAME ?= codeready-toolchain
+GO_PACKAGE_REPO_NAME ?= pairing
+GO_PACKAGE_PATH ?= github.com/${GO_PACKAGE_ORG_NAME}/${GO_PACKAGE_REPO_NAME}
+goarch ?= amd64
+
+BIN_DIR = $(OUT_DIR)/bin
+.PHONY: build
+## Build the operator
+build: GO_COMMAND=build
+build: GO_EXTRA_FLAGS=-o $(BIN_DIR)/
+build: clean-bin run-go
+
+.PHONY: install
+## installs the binary executable
+install: GO_COMMAND=install
+install: run-go
+
+run-go:
+	$(Q)CGO_ENABLED=0 \
+		env GOOS=linux GOARCH=${goarch} go ${GO_COMMAND} ${V_FLAG} \
+		-ldflags "-X ${GO_PACKAGE_PATH}/pkg/version.Commit=${GIT_COMMIT_ID} -X ${GO_PACKAGE_PATH}/pkg/version.BuildTime=${BUILD_TIME}" \
+        ${GO_EXTRA_FLAGS} ${GO_PACKAGE_PATH}/...
+
+.PHONY: lint
+lint:
+ifeq (, $(shell which golangci-lint 2>/dev/null))
+	$(error "golangci-lint not found in PATH. Please install it using instructions on https://golangci-lint.run/usage/install/#local-installation")
+endif
+	golangci-lint ${V_FLAG} run --config=./.golangci.yml --verbose ./...
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pairing/make/clean.mk b/pairing/make/clean.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..924379c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pairing/make/clean.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+.PHONY: clean
+clean: clean-bin
+	$(Q)-rm -rf ${V_FLAG} ./vendor
+	$(Q)-rm -rf ($COV_DIR)
+	$(Q)go clean ${X_FLAG} ./...
+
+.PHONY: clean-bin
+clean-bin:
+	@rm -rf $(BIN_DIR) 2>/dev/null || true
diff --git a/pairing/make/out.mk b/pairing/make/out.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41de240
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pairing/make/out.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Create output directory for artifacts and test results. `./build/_output` is supposed to
+# be a safe place for all targets to write to while knowing that all content
+# inside of `./build/_output` is wiped once "make clean" is run.
+OUT_DIR := ./build/_output
+$(shell mkdir -p $(OUT_DIR))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pairing/make/test.mk b/pairing/make/test.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33a19c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pairing/make/test.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+.PHONY: test
+test: build
+	@echo "running the pairing unit tests..."
+	go test -v -failfast ./...
+
+
+# Output directory for coverage information
+COV_DIR = $(OUT_DIR)/coverage
+
+.PHONY: test-with-coverage
+## runs the tests with coverage
+test-with-coverage:
+	@echo "running the unit tests with coverage..."
+	@-mkdir -p $(COV_DIR)
+	@-rm $(COV_DIR)/coverage.txt
+	$(Q)go test -vet off ${V_FLAG} $(shell go list ./... | grep -v /cmd/manager) -coverprofile=$(COV_DIR)/coverage.txt -covermode=atomic ./...
+
diff --git a/pairing/make/verbose.mk b/pairing/make/verbose.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7f57d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pairing/make/verbose.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# When you run make VERBOSE=1 (the default), executed commands will be printed
+# before executed. If you run make VERBOSE=2 verbose flags are turned on and
+# quiet flags are turned off for various commands. Use V_FLAG in places where
+# you can toggle on/off verbosity using -v. Use Q_FLAG in places where you can
+# toggle on/off quiet mode using -q. Use S_FLAG where you want to toggle on/off
+# silence mode using -s...
+VERBOSE ?= 1
+Q = @
+Q_FLAG = -q
+QUIET_FLAG = --quiet
+V_FLAG =
+S_FLAG = -s
+X_FLAG =
+ifeq ($(VERBOSE),1)
+       Q =
+endif
+ifeq ($(VERBOSE),2)
+       Q =
+       Q_FLAG =
+       QUIET_FLAG =
+       S_FLAG =
+       V_FLAG = -v
+       X_FLAG = -x
+endif