diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e4e049
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+name: CI
+
+# Test CI for the review-policy test repo. Calls the org reusable Python-app CI
+# so this repo emits the `ci / ci` status check, the same way a real repo does —
+# letting us validate how the required-review gate coexists with another required
+# check under branch protection. `collect-only: false` skips the pytest job (this
+# repo has no requirements.txt); the lint job (ruff + conventions) is enough.
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main, dev]
+
+jobs:
+  ci:
+    uses: Sea-Haven-Industries/.github/.github/workflows/ci-python-app.yaml@main
+    with:
+      collect-only: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/required-review.yml b/.github/workflows/required-review.yml
index b8387a2..dc50752 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/required-review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/required-review.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ jobs:
   required-review:
     uses: Sea-Haven-Industries/.github/.github/workflows/callable-required-review.yaml@feat/required-review-workflow
     with:
-      all-of-teams: "luby,internal-dev"
+      # Test team (just Adam) so the real luby / internal-dev teams are not
+      # involved while validating. Switch to "luby,internal-dev" for production.
+      all-of-teams: "review-test-approvers"
     secrets:
       app_id: ${{ secrets.REVIEW_POLICY_APP_ID }}
       app_private_key: ${{ secrets.REVIEW_POLICY_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..731112f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Python
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+.venv/
+venv/
+
+# Secrets / local config
+.env
+.env.*
+
+# OS / editor
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1ad34a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+"""Boilerplate module for the review-policy test repo.
+
+This repo exists only to validate the multi-team required-review workflow and the
+branch-protection rulesets before they are applied to the real shoc repos. It is
+disposable and will be deleted once the gate is confirmed working.
+"""
+
+
+def greet(name: str) -> str:
+    """Return a friendly greeting for the given name."""
+    return f"Hello, {name}!"
+
+
+def add(a: int, b: int) -> int:
+    """Return the sum of two integers."""
+    return a + b
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print(greet("review-policy"))