diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7572f7c..7f82d6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: "3.14"
     - name: Install python tools
-      run: pipx install flake8 pyright black pyflakes pytest cfbs cfengine
+      run: sudo pipx install --global flake8 pyright black pyflakes pytest cfbs cfengine
     - name: Check the status with cfbs
       run: cfbs status
     - name: Validate with cfbs
@@ -28,9 +28,13 @@ jobs:
       run: cfbs --check pretty ./cfbs.json
     - name: Linting python code
       run: ./ci/linting.sh
-    - name: Run promise type tests
-      run: pytest promise-types/ -v
     - name: Lint policy with CFEngine CLI
       run: cfengine lint --strict no ./
     - name: Check formatting with CFEngine CLI
       run: cfengine format --check
+    - name: Install CFEngine community for tests
+      run: |
+        pipx install cf-remote
+        cf-remote install --clients localhost --edition community
+    - name: Run tests
+      run: make check
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e5e89d5..8bfd5e5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,3 +14,5 @@ node_modules/
 build/
 dist/
 .cache
+tests/deploy/cfbs.json
+tests/deploy/out
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41bbe68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+.PHONY: check
+
+check:
+#	pytest promise-types/ -v
+	bash tests/deploy/test.sh
diff --git a/cfbs.json b/cfbs.json
index 9864d8b..82d8da1 100644
--- a/cfbs.json
+++ b/cfbs.json
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
     },
     "delete-home-dotshosts": {
       "description": "Ensure that ~/.shosts files are not present, as they present a security risk.",
-      "subdirectory": "security/delete-home-dotshots",
+      "subdirectory": "security/delete-home-dotshosts",
       "steps": [
         "copy policy/main.cf services/cfbs/delete-home-dotshots/",
         "policy_files services/cfbs/delete-home-dotshots/",
@@ -497,10 +497,10 @@
       "description": "Allows you to specify a list of packages you want uninstalled on your hosts.",
       "subdirectory": "security/uninstall-packages",
       "steps": [
-        "copy uninstall-packages.cf services/cfbs/modules/uninstall-packages/uninstall-packages.cf",
+        "copy main.cf services/cfbs/modules/uninstall-packages/main.cf",
         "input uninstall-packages/input.json def.json",
         "bundles uninstall_packages:uninstall_packages",
-        "policy_files services/cfbs/modules/uninstall-packages/uninstall-packages.cf"
+        "policy_files services/cfbs/modules/uninstall-packages/main.cf"
       ],
       "input": [
         {
@@ -546,6 +546,24 @@
         "bundles windows_capability"
       ]
     },
+    "install-pipx": {
+      "description": "Optionally install pipx.",
+      "subdirectory": "software",
+      "steps": [
+        "copy install-pipx.cf services/cfbs/software/install-pipx.cf",
+        "policy_files services/cfbs/software/install-pipx.cf",
+        "bundles install_pipx"
+      ]
+    },
+    "install-ansible": {
+      "description": "Optionally install ansible.",
+      "subdirectory": "software",
+      "steps": [
+        "copy install-ansible.cf services/cfbs/software/install-ansible.cf",
+        "policy_files services/cfbs/software/install-ansible.cf",
+        "bundles install_ansible"
+      ]
+    },
     "windows-openssh-server": {
       "description": "Optionally install Windows OpenSSH Server.",
       "subdirectory": "software/windows",
diff --git a/inventory/inventory-smartctl/policy.cf b/inventory/inventory-smartctl/policy.cf
index 7aae330..6626593 100644
--- a/inventory/inventory-smartctl/policy.cf
+++ b/inventory/inventory-smartctl/policy.cf
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ bundle agent main
       "_sdir" string => "$(sys.statedir)";
       "_cache_ttl" string => "3600";
 
-      # 1 hour
+    # 1 hour
+    linux._have_smartctl::
       # Enumerate drives - extract first field from each line of smartctl --scan
       "_scan_lines"
         slist => splitstring(
@@ -52,7 +53,6 @@ bundle agent main
       "_cache[${_drives}]"
         string => "$(_sdir)/inventory_smartctl_${_id[${_drives}]}.json";
 
-    linux._have_smartctl::
       # Rolled-up status: OK or DEGRADED (SMARTCTL_MISSING when smartctl absent)
       "smartctl_status"
         string => "DEGRADED",
diff --git a/software/i b/software/i
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f386594
--- /dev/null
+++ b/software/i
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -ex
+command -v ansible && sudo apk del ansible | tee log
+sudo apk add pipx
+if command -v pipx >/dev/null; then
+  if [ -x $(command -v pipx) ]; then
+    sudo pipx uninstall --global ansible || true
+    sudo pipx uninstall --global ansible-core || true
+  fi
+fi
+command -v pipx && sudo apk del pipx | tee -a log
+OPTS="--show-evaluated-classes --show-evaluated-vars"
+sudo cf-agent  -Kvf ./install-ansible.cf -Ddata:install_ansible -Ddata:ansible_minimal_install  --bundle install_ansible | tee -a log
+#sudo cf-agent -KIf ./linux-install-ansible.cf -Ddata:install_ansible -Ddata:ansible_full_install  --bundle linux_install_ansible | tee -a log
+command -v pipx || true
+command -v ansible || true
diff --git a/software/install-ansible.cf b/software/install-ansible.cf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4348f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/software/install-ansible.cf
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# Steps here based on this guide: https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/latest/installation_guide/intro_installation.html
+#
+# host specific data supported, in the data bundle context
+#
+# ansible_installed: class, if defined, installed ansible
+# ansible_minimal_install: class, if defined, minimal install aka ansible-core
+# ansible_full_install: class, if defined, full install. This is the default if neither minimal or full classes are defined.
+bundle agent install_ansible
+{
+  methods:
+    linux.data:install_ansible::
+      "install_ansible_main";
+
+  reports:
+    windows::
+      "Use WSL to install Ansible on Windows. See https://blog.rolpdog.com/2020/03/why-no-ansible-controller-for-windows.html";
+
+    !linux::
+      "Installing Ansible on a non-Linux host is not currently supported";
+}
+
+bundle agent install_ansible_main
+{
+  classes:
+    "ansible_installed"
+      expression => returnszero("command -v ansible >/dev/null", "useshell");
+
+  vars:
+    "ansible_version"
+      string => "${data:install_ansible.version}",
+      if => isvariable("data:install_ansible.version");
+
+    "install_ansible_command"
+      string => "${base_command}==${ansible_version}",
+      if => isvariable(ansible_version);
+
+    "install_ansible_command"
+      string => "${base_command}",
+      if => not(isvariable(ansible_version));
+
+    data:ansible_minimal_install::
+      "base_command" string => "pipx install --global ansible-core";
+
+    data:ansible_full_install|!data:ansible_minimal_install::
+      "base_command" string => "pipx install --global --include-deps ansible";
+
+  methods:
+    "install_pipx_main" classes => if_ok("pipx_installed");
+
+  commands:
+    pipx_installed.!ansible_installed::
+      "${install_ansible_command}" contain => in_shell;
+
+  reports:
+    ansible_installed::
+      "ansible_installed";
+}
diff --git a/software/install-pipx.cf b/software/install-pipx.cf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b99334
--- /dev/null
+++ b/software/install-pipx.cf
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+bundle agent install_pipx
+{
+  methods:
+    linux.data:install_pipx::
+      "install_pipx_main";
+
+  reports:
+    windows::
+      "Use WSL to install software";
+
+    !linux::
+      "Installing Ansible on a non-Linux host is not currently supported";
+}
+
+bundle agent install_pipx_main
+{
+  classes:
+    "pipx_installed"
+      expression => returnszero("command -v pipx >/dev/null", "useshell");
+
+  packages:
+    "pipx" classes => if_ok("pipx_installed");
+
+  files:
+    pipx_installed::
+      "/opt/pipx/."
+        perms => mog("755", "root", "root"),
+        comment => "/opt/pipx in some cases will be 700 which prevents non-root users from running installed commands.";
+
+      "/opt/pipx/venvs"
+        perms => mog("755", "root", "root"),
+        comment => "/opt/pipx/venvs in some cases will be 700 which prevents non-root users from running installed commands.";
+
+  reports:
+}
diff --git a/tests/deploy/test.sh b/tests/deploy/test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ebbf6f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/deploy/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -ex
+
+if [ -n "$GITHUB_HEAD_REF" ]; then
+  # github case
+  BRANCH="$GITHUB_HEAD_REF"
+else
+  # local case
+  BRANCH=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+fi
+
+# workaround, if git@ url then we get Error: Cannot specify more than one version of the same module
+# so transform the remote url
+REPO=$(git remote get-url origin | \
+  sed -e 's,git@,https://,' \
+      -e 's,com:,com/,' \
+)
+
+if [ -n "$GITHUB_HEAD_REF" ]; then
+  REPO="$(echo "$REPO" | sed -e "s,cfengine,$GITHUB_TRIGGERING_ACTOR,")"
+fi
+
+thisdir="$(dirname "$0")"
+cd "$thisdir"
+[ -d .git ] && rm -rf .git
+[ -f cfbs.json ] && rm cfbs.json
+cfbs --version
+cfbs init --non-interactive
+cfbs --non-interactive add "$REPO@$BRANCH"
+cfbs build
+sudo cfbs install
+sudo cf-agent -IB 127.0.0.1
+
+sudo cf-agent -KI -Ddata:install_ansible -Ddata:ansible_minimal_install --bundle install_ansible > log
+if grep -qiP '(err|fail|notkept)' log; then
+  cat log
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# test for minimal versus full install
+ansible --version # will fail test if not available or not executable
diff --git a/tests/install-ansible.sh b/tests/install-ansible.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..933be03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/install-ansible.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -ex
+thisdir="$(dirname "$0")"
+thispath="$(realpath "$thisdir")"
+
+# todo, confirm minimal and full installs somehow by checking commands or modules or ???
+sudo cf-agent  -Kvf "$thispath"/../software/install-ansible.cf -Ddata:install_ansible -Ddata:ansible_minimal_install  --bundle install_ansible | tee "$0.log"
+grep -E '(err|fail)' "$0.log"
+
+command -v pipx
+command -v ansible