diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 67de6d1..f4b7148 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,6 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.binaries.outcome != 'success'
         run: cargo install cargo-generate
       - name: Generate
-        run: cargo generate --path /home/runner/work/esp-template/esp-template/github-esp-template --allow-commands --name test --vcs none --silent -d mcu=${{ matrix.board }} -d advanced=true -d devcontainer=false -d wokwi=false -d alloc=${{ matrix.alloc }}
+        run: cargo generate --path /home/runner/work/esp-template/esp-template/github-esp-template --allow-commands --name test --vcs none --silent -d mcu=${{ matrix.board }} -d advanced=true -d devcontainer=false -d wokwi=false -d alloc=${{ matrix.alloc }} -d ci=false
       - name: cargo ${{ matrix.action.command }}
         run: cd test; cargo ${{ matrix.action.command }} ${{ matrix.action.args }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_docker.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_docker.yml
index be4b1d2..b36015e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_docker.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.binaries.outcome != 'success'
         run: cargo install cargo-generate
       - name: Generate
-        run: cargo generate --path /home/runner/work/esp-template/esp-template/github-esp-template --allow-commands --name test-${{ matrix.board }} --vcs none --silent -d mcu=${{ matrix.board }} -d advanced=true -d devcontainer=true -d wokwi=false -d alloc=false
+        run: cargo generate --path /home/runner/work/esp-template/esp-template/github-esp-template --allow-commands --name test-${{ matrix.board }} --vcs none --silent -d mcu=${{ matrix.board }} -d advanced=true -d devcontainer=true -d wokwi=false -d alloc=false -d ci=false
       - name: Update ownership
         run: |
           sudo chown 1000:1000 -R test-${{ matrix.board }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/rust_ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39d2ef9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust_ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+name: Continuous Integration
+
+on:
+  push:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "**/README.md"
+  pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+  {% raw -%}
+  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+  {%- endraw %}
+
+jobs:
+  rust-checks:
+    name: Rust Checks
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        action:
+          - command: build
+            args: --release
+          - command: fmt
+            args: --all -- --check --color always
+          - command: clippy
+            args: --all-targets --all-features --workspace -- -D warnings
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Enable caching
+        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+      - name: Setup Rust
+      {%- if arch == "riscv" %}
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          target: {{ rust_target }}
+          toolchain: nightly
+          components: rust-src
+      {%- else %}
+        uses: esp-rs/xtensa-toolchain@v1.5
+        with:
+          default: true
+          buildtargets: {{ mcu }}
+          ldproxy: false
+      {% endif -%}
+      - name: Run command
+        {%- raw %}
+        run: cargo ${{ matrix.action.command }} ${{ matrix.action.args }}
+        {%- endraw %}
diff --git a/cargo-generate.toml b/cargo-generate.toml
index a00f869..4eb6ec4 100644
--- a/cargo-generate.toml
+++ b/cargo-generate.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [template]
 cargo_generate_version = ">=0.17.4"
-ignore = [".git", ".github", "README.md"]
+ignore = [".git", ".github/dependabot.yml", ".github/workflows/ci_docker.yml", ".github/workflows/ci.yml", ".github/workflows/issue_handler.yml", "README.md"]
 
 [hooks]
 pre = ["pre-script.rhai"]
@@ -31,7 +31,12 @@ type = "bool"
 prompt = "Configure project to support Wokwi simulation with Wokwi VS Code extension?"
 default = false
 
-[conditional.'devcontainer == false']
+[conditional.'advanced'.placeholders.ci]
+type = "bool"
+prompt = "Add CI files for GitHub Action?"
+default = false
+
+[conditional.'!devcontainer']
 ignore = [
     ".devcontainer/",
     ".vscode/tasks.json",
@@ -40,7 +45,10 @@ ignore = [
     ".dockerignore",
 ]
 
-[conditional.'wokwi == false']
+[conditional.'!ci']
+ignore = [".github"]
+
+[conditional.'!wokwi']
 ignore = [".vscode/launch.json", "diagram.json", "wokwi.toml"]
 
 [conditional.'!advanced']
diff --git a/rust-toolchain.toml b/rust-toolchain.toml
index 6139fb1..f68b612 100644
--- a/rust-toolchain.toml
+++ b/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ channel = "{{ toolchain }}"
 {%- if arch == "riscv" %}
 components = ["rust-src"]
 targets = ["{{ rust_target }}"]
-{% endif %}
\ No newline at end of file
+{% endif %}