diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 71bf2bb..23159bc 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,40 @@
 kind: pipeline
 name: coopcloud.tech/abra
 steps:
+  - name: make check
+    image: golang:1.16
+    commands:
+      - make check
+
+  - name: make static
+    image: golang:1.16
+    ignore: true  # until we decide we all want this check
+    environment:
+      STATIC_CHECK_URL: honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck
+      STATIC_CHECK_VERSION: v0.2.0
+    commands:
+      - go install $STATIC_CHECK_URL@$STATIC_CHECK_VERSION
+      - make static
+
   - name: make build
     image: golang:1.16
     commands:
       - make build
+
+  - name: notify on failure
+    image: plugins/matrix
+    settings:
+      homeserver: https://matrix.autonomic.zone
+      roomid: "IFazIpLtxiScqbHqoa:autonomic.zone"
+      userid: "@autono-bot:autonomic.zone"
+      accesstoken:
+        from_secret: autono_bot_access_token
+    depends_on:
+      - make check
+      - make build
+    when:
+      status:
+        - failure
+trigger:
+  branch:
+    - main
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d2e0bca..0f85de6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,18 +1,28 @@
+ABRA    := ./cmd/abra
 COMMIT  := $(shell git rev-list -1 HEAD)
-VERSION := $(shell cat ./version)
 GOPATH  := $(shell go env GOPATH)
+VERSION := $(shell cat ./version)
 LDFLAGS := "-X 'main.Commit=$(COMMIT)' -X 'main.Version=$(VERSION)'"
 
-all: run install build clean
+all: run install build clean format check static
 
 run:
-	go run -ldflags=$(LDFLAGS) ./cmd/abra
+	@go run -ldflags=$(LDFLAGS) $(ABRA)
 
 install:
-	go install -ldflags=$(LDFLAGS) ./cmd/abra
+	@go install -ldflags=$(LDFLAGS) $(ABRA)
 
 build:
-	go build -ldflags=$(LDFLAGS) ./cmd/abra
+	@go build -ldflags=$(LDFLAGS) $(ABRA)
 
 clean:
-	rm '$(GOPATH)/bin/abra'
+	@rm '$(GOPATH)/bin/abra'
+
+format:
+	@gofmt -s -w .
+
+check:
+	@test -z $$(gofmt -l .) || (echo "gofmt: formatting issue - run 'make format' to resolve" && exit 1)
+
+static:
+	@staticcheck $(ABRA)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index af28a59..20cc3a3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # go-abra
 
 [![Build Status](https://drone.autonomic.zone/api/badges/coop-cloud/go-abra/status.svg?ref=refs/heads/main)](https://drone.autonomic.zone/coop-cloud/go-abra)
+[![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/git.autonomic.zone/coop-cloud/go-abra)](https://goreportcard.com/report/git.autonomic.zone/coop-cloud/go-abra)
 
 WIP port of [abra](https://git.autonomic.zone/coop-cloud/abra) to Golang.