diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ab5970
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+name: Continuous Integration
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+env: 
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+
+jobs:
+  ci-server:
+    name: Run CI for server
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Install pnpm
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
+        with:
+          version: 10
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 23
+          cache: 'pnpm'
+          cache-dependency-path: 'server/pnpm-lock.yaml'
+      - name: Setup Rust
+        # TODO: consider caching: https://github.com/marketplace/actions/rust-cache
+        run: cd server/src-backend/ && rustup update
+      - name: Run checks
+        run: cd server && pnpm install --frozen-lockfile && pnpm lint
+
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index 862b65a..f9565ea 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
     "build": "npm run build:js && npm run build:rust",
     "build:js": "tsc && vite build",
     "build:rust": "cd src-backend && cargo build --release",
-    "lint": "eslint src/"
+    "lint": "npm run lint:js && npm run lint:rust",
+    "lint:js": "eslint src/",
+    "lint:rust": "cd src-backend && cargo check"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@react-three/drei": "^9.121.4",
diff --git a/server/src/DapvizProvider.tsx b/server/src/DapvizProvider.tsx
index 928f26c..a12bf0f 100644
--- a/server/src/DapvizProvider.tsx
+++ b/server/src/DapvizProvider.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* eslint-disable react-refresh/only-export-components -- if this file gets changed, we don't care about fast refresh */
 import { createContext, ReactElement, ReactNode, useContext, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 
 // align these values with `impl TryFrom<Message> for UserRequest` block
diff --git a/server/src/components/default/theme.tsx b/server/src/components/default/theme.tsx
index 19b56ab..8f5f997 100644
--- a/server/src/components/default/theme.tsx
+++ b/server/src/components/default/theme.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* eslint-disable react-refresh/only-export-components */
 import { basedOnPreferredColorScheme, DefaultProperties, DefaultPropertiesProperties } from '@react-three/uikit'
 import { Color } from 'three'