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+name: ci-governance
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    name: ci / lint
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11'
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install -r requirements.txt
+      - name: Compile check
+        run: python -m compileall -q .
+
+  tests:
+    name: ci / tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11'
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install -r requirements.txt
+      - name: Run minimal tests
+        run: |
+          pytest -q test_ndcg_standalone.py test_evaluation.py
+