diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
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+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
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+name: test
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: erlef/setup-beam@v1
+        with:
+          otp-version: "26.0.2"
+          gleam-version: "1.1.0"
+          rebar3-version: "3"
+          # elixir-version: "1.15.4"
+      - run: gleam deps download
+      - run: gleam test
+      - run: gleam format --check src test
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+*.beam
+*.ez
+/build
+erl_crash.dump
diff --git a/gleam.toml b/gleam.toml
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+++ b/gleam.toml
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+name = "tiny_cache"
+version = "1.0.0"
+
+# Fill out these fields if you intend to generate HTML documentation or publish
+# your project to the Hex package manager.
+#
+# description = ""
+# licences = ["Apache-2.0"]
+# repository = { type = "github", user = "username", repo = "project" }
+# links = [{ title = "Website", href = "https://gleam.run" }]
+#
+# For a full reference of all the available options, you can have a look at
+# https://gleam.run/writing-gleam/gleam-toml/.
+
+[dependencies]
+gleam_stdlib = ">= 0.34.0 and < 2.0.0"
+gleam_erlang = ">= 0.25.0 and < 1.0.0"
+gleam_otp = ">= 0.10.0 and < 1.0.0"
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+gleeunit = ">= 1.0.0 and < 2.0.0"
diff --git a/manifest.toml b/manifest.toml
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+++ b/manifest.toml
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+# This file was generated by Gleam
+# You typically do not need to edit this file
+
+packages = [
+  { name = "gleam_erlang", version = "0.25.0", build_tools = ["gleam"], requirements = ["gleam_stdlib"], otp_app = "gleam_erlang", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "054D571A7092D2A9727B3E5D183B7507DAB0DA41556EC9133606F09C15497373" },
+  { name = "gleam_otp", version = "0.10.0", build_tools = ["gleam"], requirements = ["gleam_erlang", "gleam_stdlib"], otp_app = "gleam_otp", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "0B04FE915ACECE539B317F9652CAADBBC0F000184D586AAAF2D94C100945D72B" },
+  { name = "gleam_stdlib", version = "0.37.0", build_tools = ["gleam"], requirements = [], otp_app = "gleam_stdlib", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "5398BD6C2ABA17338F676F42F404B9B7BABE1C8DC7380031ACB05BBE1BCF3742" },
+  { name = "gleeunit", version = "1.1.2", build_tools = ["gleam"], requirements = ["gleam_stdlib"], otp_app = "gleeunit", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "72CDC3D3F719478F26C4E2C5FED3E657AC81EC14A47D2D2DEBB8693CA3220C3B" },
+]
+
+[requirements]
+gleam_erlang = { version = ">= 0.25.0 and < 1.0.0"}
+gleam_otp = { version = ">= 0.10.0 and < 1.0.0"}
+gleam_stdlib = { version = ">= 0.34.0 and < 2.0.0" }
+gleeunit = { version = ">= 1.0.0 and < 2.0.0" }
diff --git a/src/lib/cache.gleam b/src/lib/cache.gleam
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+++ b/src/lib/cache.gleam
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+import gleam/dict.{type Dict}
+import gleam/erlang/process.{type Subject}
+import gleam/otp/actor
+
+// Type alias for a Gleam dict
+type TinyCacheDataStore(v) =
+  Dict(String, v)
+
+// Subject for TinyCache Messages
+pub type TinyCacheSubject(v) =
+  Subject(Message(v))
+
+/// Messages which the TinyCache actor understands
+///   Keys -> send client all keys
+///   Get -> send client value for key
+///   Set -> insert <key, value> pair
+///   Shutdown -> stop actor process normally
+pub type Message(v) {
+  Keys(reply_with: Subject(List(String)))
+  Get(reply_with: Subject(Result(v, Nil)), key: String)
+  Set(key: String, value: v)
+  Shutdown
+}
+
+/// Loop function for actor
+fn handle_message(
+  message: Message(v),
+  store: TinyCacheDataStore(v),
+) -> actor.Next(Message(v), TinyCacheDataStore(v)) {
+  case message {
+    Keys(client) -> {
+      process.send(client, dict.keys(store))
+      actor.continue(store)
+    }
+    Get(client, key) -> {
+      process.send(client, dict.get(store, key))
+      actor.continue(store)
+    }
+    Set(key, value) -> {
+      let store = dict.insert(store, key, value)
+      actor.continue(store)
+    }
+    Shutdown -> actor.Stop(process.Normal)
+  }
+}
+
+/// Start TinyCache
+pub fn new() -> Result(TinyCacheSubject(v), actor.StartError) {
+  actor.start(dict.new(), handle_message)
+}
+
+/// Retrieve all keys
+pub fn keys(tiny_cache: TinyCacheSubject(v)) -> List(String) {
+  actor.call(tiny_cache, Keys, 1000)
+}
+
+/// Get value for key
+pub fn get(tiny_cache: TinyCacheSubject(v), key: String) -> Result(v, Nil) {
+  actor.call(tiny_cache, Get(_, key), 1000)
+}
+
+/// Set <key:value> pair
+pub fn set(tiny_cache: TinyCacheSubject(v), key: String, value: v) {
+  process.send(tiny_cache, Set(key, value))
+}
diff --git a/src/tiny_cache.gleam b/src/tiny_cache.gleam
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+++ b/src/tiny_cache.gleam
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+import lib/cache
+
+const tiny_cache_server_port = 6210
+
+pub fn main() {
+  let assert _a = cache.new()
+  todo
+  // endpoints /keys, /set, and /get
+}
diff --git a/test/tiny_cache_test.gleam b/test/tiny_cache_test.gleam
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+++ b/test/tiny_cache_test.gleam
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+import gleeunit
+import gleeunit/should
+
+pub fn main() {
+  gleeunit.main()
+}
+
+// gleeunit test functions end in `_test`
+pub fn hello_world_test() {
+  1
+  |> should.equal(1)
+}