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+name: HEC Kerngen Tools Tests
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - 'p-isa_tools/kerngen/**'
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - 'p-isa_tools/kerngen/**'
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: p-isa_tools/kerngen
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.10'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          pip install -r requirements.txt
+          pip install pytest
+
+      - name: Check for changes in p-isa_tools/kerngen
+        id: changes
+        uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            module:
+              - '**'
+
+      - name: Run unit tests
+        if: steps.changes.outputs.module == 'true'
+        run: pytest tests