diff --git a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..501588a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+name: Node CI
+
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    timeout-minutes: 5
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        node-version: [21.x]
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      with:
+        node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+    - name: npm install, build
+      run: |
+        npm install
+        npm run build --if-present
+        npm run lint
+      env:
+        CI: true
+    - name: Run tape tests
+      run: |
+        npm run build-tests
+        xvfb-run --server-args="-screen 0 1920x1080x24" npm run test-tape-run
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2fcd624..d6e0192 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # link
+[![tests](https://github.com/bicycle-codes/link/actions/workflows/nodejs.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/bicycle-codes/link/actions/workflows/nodejs.yml)
 [![types](https://img.shields.io/npm/types/@bicycle-codes/link?style=flat-square)](README.md)
 [![module](https://img.shields.io/badge/module-ESM%2FCJS-blue?style=flat-square)](README.md)
 [![semantic versioning](https://img.shields.io/badge/semver-2.0.0-blue?logo=semver&style=flat-square)](https://semver.org/)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6d717c0..64ec001 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "lint": "eslint \"./**/*.{ts,js}\"",
     "build-tests": "esbuild test/index.ts --target=es2020 --bundle --keep-names > test/test-bundle.js",
     "test": "npm run lint && npm run build && npm run build-tests && npm run test-tape-run",
-    "test-tape-run": "concurrently --kill-signal=SIGINT --kill-others \"npx partykit dev\" \"cat test/index.html | npx tape-run --input=html --static=test | npx tap-spec\"",
+    "test-tape-run": "concurrently --success first --kill-signal=SIGINT --kill-others \"npx partykit dev\" \"cat test/index.html | npx tape-run --input=html --static=test | npx tap-spec\"",
     "build-cjs": "esbuild src/*.ts --format=cjs --keep-names --tsconfig=tsconfig.build.json --outdir=./dist --out-extension:.js=.cjs --sourcemap=inline",
     "build-esm": "tsc --project tsconfig.build.json",
     "build": "mkdir -p ./dist && rm -rf ./dist/* && npm run build-cjs && npm run build-esm",