diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 880a43e..97a78fb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -26,11 +26,16 @@ config/application.yml
 # Ignore master key for decrypting credentials and more.
 /config/master.key
 
+# ignore precompiled assets
+/public/test-assets
 /public/assets
+
 /public/packs
 /public/packs-test
+
 /node_modules
 /yarn-error.log
 yarn-debug.log*
 .yarn-integrity
 
+
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index c87c2ca..36f2c3a 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@ group :test do
   gem 'selenium-webdriver'
   # Easy installation and use of chromedriver to run system tests with Chrome
   gem 'chromedriver-helper'
+  gem 'rspec-html-matchers'
+
+  gem 'vcr'
+  gem 'webmock'
+  gem 'timecop'
+
 end
 
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index d1d4402..a85aecd 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ GEM
       nokogiri (~> 1.8)
     coderay (1.1.2)
     concurrent-ruby (1.1.5)
+    crack (0.4.3)
+      safe_yaml (~> 1.0.0)
     crass (1.0.4)
     debug_inspector (0.0.3)
     derailed_benchmarks (1.3.5)
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ GEM
       guard (~> 2.1)
       guard-compat (~> 1.1)
       rspec (>= 2.99.0, < 4.0)
+    hashdiff (0.4.0)
     heapy (0.1.4)
     high_voltage (3.1.2)
     hpricot (0.8.6)
@@ -229,6 +232,9 @@ GEM
     rspec-expectations (3.8.4)
       diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
       rspec-support (~> 3.8.0)
+    rspec-html-matchers (0.9.1)
+      nokogiri (~> 1)
+      rspec (>= 3.0.0.a, < 4)
     rspec-mocks (3.8.1)
       diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
       rspec-support (~> 3.8.0)
@@ -253,6 +259,7 @@ GEM
     ruby-progressbar (1.10.1)
     ruby_dep (1.5.0)
     rubyzip (1.2.3)
+    safe_yaml (1.0.5)
     sass (3.7.4)
       sass-listen (~> 4.0.0)
     sass-listen (4.0.0)
@@ -295,17 +302,23 @@ GEM
     thor (0.19.4)
     thread_safe (0.3.6)
     tilt (2.0.9)
+    timecop (0.9.1)
     turbolinks (5.2.0)
       turbolinks-source (~> 5.2)
     turbolinks-source (5.2.0)
     tzinfo (1.2.5)
       thread_safe (~> 0.1)
     unicode-display_width (1.6.0)
+    vcr (5.0.0)
     web-console (3.7.0)
       actionview (>= 5.0)
       activemodel (>= 5.0)
       bindex (>= 0.4.0)
       railties (>= 5.0)
+    webmock (3.6.0)
+      addressable (>= 2.3.6)
+      crack (>= 0.3.2)
+      hashdiff (>= 0.4.0, < 2.0.0)
     webpacker (4.0.7)
       activesupport (>= 4.2)
       rack-proxy (>= 0.6.1)
@@ -345,6 +358,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rails-erd
   redcarpet
   redis
+  rspec-html-matchers
   rspec-rails (~> 3)
   rubocop
   ruby-prof (>= 0.17.0)
@@ -357,9 +371,12 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   stackprof
   test-prof
   therubyracer
+  timecop
   turbolinks (~> 5)
   tzinfo-data
+  vcr
   web-console (>= 3.3)
+  webmock
   webpacker
 
 RUBY VERSION
diff --git a/Guardfile b/Guardfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23074cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Guardfile
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# A sample Guardfile
+# More info at https://github.com/guard/guard#readme
+
+## Uncomment and set this to only include directories you want to watch
+# directories %w(app lib config test spec features) \
+#  .select{|d| Dir.exist?(d) ? d : UI.warning("Directory #{d} does not exist")}
+
+## Note: if you are using the `directories` clause above and you are not
+## watching the project directory ('.'), then you will want to move
+## the Guardfile to a watched dir and symlink it back, e.g.
+#
+#  $ mkdir config
+#  $ mv Guardfile config/
+#  $ ln -s config/Guardfile .
+#
+# and, you'll have to watch "config/Guardfile" instead of "Guardfile"
+
+# Note: The cmd option is now required due to the increasing number of ways
+#       rspec may be run, below are examples of the most common uses.
+#  * bundler: 'bundle exec rspec'
+#  * bundler binstubs: 'bin/rspec'
+#  * spring: 'bin/rspec' (This will use spring if running and you have
+#                          installed the spring binstubs per the docs)
+#  * zeus: 'zeus rspec' (requires the server to be started separately)
+#  * 'just' rspec: 'rspec'
+
+guard :rspec, cmd: "bundle exec rspec" do
+  require "guard/rspec/dsl"
+  dsl = Guard::RSpec::Dsl.new(self)
+
+  # Feel free to open issues for suggestions and improvements
+
+  # RSpec files
+  rspec = dsl.rspec
+  watch(rspec.spec_helper) { rspec.spec_dir }
+  watch(rspec.spec_support) { rspec.spec_dir }
+  watch(rspec.spec_files)
+
+  # Ruby files
+  ruby = dsl.ruby
+  dsl.watch_spec_files_for(ruby.lib_files)
+
+  # Rails files
+  rails = dsl.rails(view_extensions: %w(erb haml slim))
+  dsl.watch_spec_files_for(rails.app_files)
+  dsl.watch_spec_files_for(rails.views)
+
+  watch(rails.controllers) do |m|
+    [
+      rspec.spec.call("routing/#{m[1]}_routing"),
+      rspec.spec.call("controllers/#{m[1]}_controller"),
+      rspec.spec.call("acceptance/#{m[1]}")
+    ]
+  end
+
+  # Rails config changes
+  watch(rails.spec_helper)     { rspec.spec_dir }
+  watch(rails.routes)          { "#{rspec.spec_dir}/routing" }
+  watch(rails.app_controller)  { "#{rspec.spec_dir}/controllers" }
+
+  # Capybara features specs
+  watch(rails.view_dirs)     { |m| rspec.spec.call("features/#{m[1]}") }
+  watch(rails.layouts)       { |m| rspec.spec.call("features/#{m[1]}") }
+
+  # Turnip features and steps
+  watch(%r{^spec/acceptance/(.+)\.feature$})
+  watch(%r{^spec/acceptance/steps/(.+)_steps\.rb$}) do |m|
+    Dir[File.join("**/#{m[1]}.feature")][0] || "spec/acceptance"
+  end
+end
diff --git a/config/environments/test.rb b/config/environments/test.rb
index 0a38fd3..205da4d 100644
--- a/config/environments/test.rb
+++ b/config/environments/test.rb
@@ -5,21 +5,28 @@
   # test suite. You never need to work with it otherwise. Remember that
   # your test database is "scratch space" for the test suite and is wiped
   # and recreated between test runs. Don't rely on the data there!
-  config.cache_classes = true
+
+  config.cache_classes = ENV["CI"].present?
 
   # Do not eager load code on boot. This avoids loading your whole application
   # just for the purpose of running a single test. If you are using a tool that
   # preloads Rails for running tests, you may have to set it to true.
   config.eager_load = false
 
+  # we use precompiled assets to speed up multiple test runs
+  config.assets.enabled = false
+
+  # we need to use a different prefix so that we don't interfere with development environment
+  config.assets.prefix = "test-assets"
+
   # Configure public file server for tests with Cache-Control for performance.
   config.public_file_server.enabled = true
   config.public_file_server.headers = {
-    'Cache-Control' => "public, max-age=#{1.hour.to_i}"
+    "Cache-Control" => "public, max-age=#{1.hour.to_i}",
   }
 
   # Show full error reports and disable caching.
-  config.consider_all_requests_local       = true
+  config.consider_all_requests_local = true
   config.action_controller.perform_caching = false
 
   # Raise exceptions instead of rendering exception templates.
diff --git a/spec/rails_helper.rb b/spec/rails_helper.rb
index 6f1ab14..6ac6cbe 100644
--- a/spec/rails_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/rails_helper.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # This file is copied to spec/ when you run 'rails generate rspec:install'
-ENV['RAILS_ENV'] ||= 'test'
-require File.expand_path('../../config/environment', __FILE__)
+ENV["RAILS_ENV"] ||= "test"
+require File.expand_path("../../config/environment", __FILE__)
 # Prevent database truncation if the environment is production
 abort("The Rails environment is running in production mode!") if Rails.env.production?
-require 'spec_helper'
-require 'rspec/rails'
+require "spec_helper"
+require "rspec/rails"
 # Add additional requires below this line. Rails is not loaded until this point!
 
 # Requires supporting ruby files with custom matchers and macros, etc, in
@@ -20,12 +20,14 @@
 # directory. Alternatively, in the individual `*_spec.rb` files, manually
 # require only the support files necessary.
 #
-# Dir[Rails.root.join('spec/support/**/*.rb')].each { |f| require f }
+Dir[Rails.root.join("spec/support/**/*.rb")].each { |f| require f }
 
 # Checks for pending migration and applies them before tests are run.
 # If you are not using ActiveRecord, you can remove this line.
 ActiveRecord::Migration.maintain_test_schema!
 
+RSpec::Matchers.define_negated_matcher :not_have_any, :include
+
 RSpec.configure do |config|
   # Remove this line if you're not using ActiveRecord or ActiveRecord fixtures
   config.fixture_path = "#{::Rails.root}/spec/fixtures"
diff --git a/spec/requests/pages/hello_spec.rb b/spec/requests/pages/hello_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e61b33d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/requests/pages/hello_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+require "rails_helper"
+
+RSpec.describe "hello (static page)", type: :request do
+  include RSpecHtmlMatchers
+
+  describe "GET /pages/hello" do
+    it "loads and has a link to hello page" do
+      get page_path("hello")
+
+      expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
+
+      show_in_browser(response.body)
+      sleep 50
+      expect(response.body).to(
+        have_tag(:h1) do
+          with_text "Hello World"
+        end
+      )
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/requests/pages/home_spec.rb b/spec/requests/pages/home_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..679e93e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/requests/pages/home_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+require "rails_helper"
+
+RSpec.describe "home (static page)", type: :request do
+  include RSpecHtmlMatchers
+
+  describe "GET /pages/home" do
+    it "loads and has a link to hello page" do
+      get '/'
+
+      expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
+
+      expect(response.body).to(
+        have_tag(:a, with: { href: "/pages/hello" }) do
+          with_text "Hello"
+        end
+      )
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/support/precompile_assets.rb b/spec/support/precompile_assets.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45e55ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/support/precompile_assets.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+RSpec.configure do |config|
+  config.before :all do
+    unless File.exist?(Rails.root.join("public/test-assets"))
+      case self.class.metadata[:type]
+      when :feature, :view, :request
+        STDOUT.write "Precompiling assets..."
+
+        system "bundle exec rake assets:precompile > /dev/null 2>&1"
+
+        STDOUT.puts "\n Done."
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/support/show_in_browser.rb b/spec/support/show_in_browser.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d6986c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/support/show_in_browser.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+def show_in_browser(s)
+  s = s.gsub(%r{\btest-assets/}, "file://#{Rails.public_path.to_s}/test-assets/")
+  file = Tempfile.new(["rspec-results", ".html"])
+  begin
+    puts "writing contents to tempfile #{file.path}"
+
+    file.write(s)
+    `open #{file.path}`
+  ensure
+    file.close
+  end
+end
diff --git a/todos/main.todo b/todos/main.todo
index b21fad6..a8b46e0 100644
--- a/todos/main.todo
+++ b/todos/main.todo
@@ -29,8 +29,13 @@ Base:
   Specs:
     ✔ add high voltage and a home page @done(2019-06-18 10:57)
     ✔ add high voltage hello page @done(2019-06-18 10:57)
-    ☐ spec high voltage home page  @next
-    ☐ spec link to hv hello page
+    ✔ setup guard @done(2019-06-20 18:30)
+    ✔ setup show in browser from past projects @done(2019-06-20 19:04)
+    ✔ setup rspec html matchers from past projects @done(2019-06-20 19:04)
+    ✔ setup precompile assets in request specs @done(2019-06-20 19:04)
+    ✔ spec high voltage home page @done(2019-06-20 19:04)
+    ✔ spec link to hv hello page @done(2019-06-20 19:04)
+
     ☐ CI with request spec
     ☐ add devise
     ☐ devise request specs, with CI
@@ -42,7 +47,7 @@ Base:
     ☐ cypress CI
 
   Static Pages:
-    ☐ add high-voltage
+    ✔ add high-voltage @done(2019-06-20 19:04)
 
   Users:
     ☐ devise setup
@@ -52,6 +57,8 @@ Base:
     ☐ login with facebook
 
   GUI/CSS:
+    ☐ add tailwind @next
+      ☐ tailwind helloworld on home & hello pages
     ☐ choose a powerful widget platform
       ☐ must be themeable
       ☐ must be built on a standard