diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 80d5f83..5d91b8a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,14 +2,23 @@
   "private": true,
   "description": "A hubot install for the Hubot community",
   "dependencies": {
+    "coffee-script": "^1.12.6",
     "hubot": "^2.19.0",
     "hubot-help": "^0.2.0",
     "hubot-redis-brain": "0.0.3",
     "hubot-rules": "^0.1.1",
     "hubot-shipit": "^0.2.0",
     "hubot-slack": "^4.3.4",
+    "mocha": "^3.4.2",
     "moment-timezone": "^0.5.13"
   },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "chai": "^4.0.2",
+    "hubot-test-helper": "^1.5.1"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "mocha --compilers coffee:coffee-script/register"
+  },
   "engines": {
     "node": "4.8.3"
   }
diff --git a/test/test.coffee b/test/test.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d770021
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+Helper = require('hubot-test-helper')
+# helper loads all scripts passed a directory
+helper = new Helper('../scripts')
+
+co     = require('co')
+expect = require('chai').expect
+
+describe 'hubot', ->
+
+  beforeEach ->
+    @room = helper.createRoom(httpd: false)
+
+  afterEach ->
+    @room.destroy()
+
+  context 'user says hi to hubot', ->
+    beforeEach ->
+      co =>
+        yield @room.user.say 'alice', '@hubot ping'
+
+    it 'should reply to user', ->
+      expect(@room.messages).to.eql [
+        ['alice', '@hubot ping']
+        ['hubot', 'PONG']
+      ]