diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45c99b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+name: checks
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, reopened, synchronize]
+
+jobs:
+  clippy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: "Check & Clippy"
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Cache cargo registry
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ~/.cargo/registry
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-registry-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+
+      - name: Cache cargo build
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: target
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-build-target-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+
+      - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          toolchain: "1.78.0" # MSRV
+          override: true
+          components: clippy
+
+      - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1.0.3
+        with:
+          command: check
+
+      - uses: actions-rs/clippy-check@v1
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          args: --all-features --no-deps -- -D warnings
+          name: "Clippy Results"
+
+  fmt:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: "Formatting"
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          profile: minimal
+          components: rustfmt
+          toolchain: stable
+          override: true
+
+      - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1.0.3
+        with:
+          command: fmt
+          args: --all -- --check
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index c2c6c3b..395f5f8 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#![allow(clippy::new_without_default)]
+
 use pyo3::prelude::*;
 pub mod replica;
 use replica::*;
diff --git a/src/replica.rs b/src/replica.rs
index bd047d1..59c5fa8 100644
--- a/src/replica.rs
+++ b/src/replica.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ impl Replica {
         let task = self
             .0
             .create_task(Uuid::parse_str(&uuid)?, &mut ops)
-            .map(|t| Task(t))?;
+            .map(Task)?;
         Ok((task, ops.iter().map(|op| Operation(op.clone())).collect()))
     }
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ impl Replica {
     }
 
     pub fn working_set(&mut self) -> anyhow::Result<WorkingSet> {
-        Ok(self.0.working_set().map(|ws| WorkingSet(ws))?)
+        Ok(self.0.working_set().map(WorkingSet)?)
     }
 
     pub fn dependency_map(&mut self, force: bool) -> anyhow::Result<DependencyMap> {
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ impl Replica {
                 // TODO: better error handling here
                 Rc::into_inner(rc).unwrap()
             })
-            .map(|dm| DependencyMap(dm))?;
+            .map(DependencyMap)?;
 
         Ok(s)
     }
@@ -98,14 +98,14 @@ impl Replica {
         Ok(self
             .0
             .get_task(Uuid::parse_str(&uuid).unwrap())
-            .map(|opt| opt.map(|t| Task(t)))?)
+            .map(|opt| opt.map(Task))?)
     }
 
     pub fn get_task_data(&mut self, uuid: String) -> anyhow::Result<Option<TaskData>> {
         Ok(self
             .0
             .get_task_data(Uuid::parse_str(&uuid)?)
-            .map(|opt| opt.map(|td| TaskData(td)))?)
+            .map(|opt| opt.map(TaskData))?)
     }
 
     pub fn sync(&self, _avoid_snapshots: bool) {
diff --git a/src/task/data.rs b/src/task/data.rs
index 5ea401e..b8e2381 100644
--- a/src/task/data.rs
+++ b/src/task/data.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ impl TaskData {
         let mut ops: Vec<TCOperation> = vec![TCOperation::Create { uuid: u }];
 
         let td = TaskData(TCTaskData::create(u, &mut ops));
-        (td, Operation(ops.get(0).expect("").clone()))
+        (td, Operation(ops.first().expect("").clone()))
     }
 
     pub fn get_uuid(&self) -> String {
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ impl TaskData {
         let mut ops: Vec<TCOperation> = Vec::new();
 
         self.0.update(property, value, &mut ops);
-        ops.get(0).map(|op| Operation(op.clone())).expect("")
+        ops.first().map(|op| Operation(op.clone())).expect("")
     }
 
     pub fn delete(&mut self) -> Operation {
         let mut ops: Vec<TCOperation> = Vec::new();
         self.0.delete(&mut ops);
 
-        ops.get(0).map(|op| Operation(op.clone())).expect("")
+        ops.first().map(|op| Operation(op.clone())).expect("")
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/task/mod.rs b/src/task/mod.rs
index f28e9ec..b677279 100644
--- a/src/task/mod.rs
+++ b/src/task/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#![allow(clippy::module_inception)]
 mod annotation;
 mod data;
 mod status;
diff --git a/src/task/status.rs b/src/task/status.rs
index 77dae47..cec2479 100644
--- a/src/task/status.rs
+++ b/src/task/status.rs
@@ -14,24 +14,24 @@ pub enum Status {
 
 impl From<TCStatus> for Status {
     fn from(status: TCStatus) -> Self {
-        return match status {
+        match status {
             TCStatus::Pending => Status::Pending,
             TCStatus::Completed => Status::Completed,
             TCStatus::Deleted => Status::Deleted,
             TCStatus::Recurring => Status::Recurring,
             _ => Status::Unknown,
-        };
+        }
     }
 }
 
 impl From<Status> for TCStatus {
     fn from(status: Status) -> Self {
-        return match status {
+        match status {
             Status::Pending => TCStatus::Pending,
             Status::Completed => TCStatus::Completed,
             Status::Deleted => TCStatus::Deleted,
             Status::Recurring => TCStatus::Recurring,
             Status::Unknown => TCStatus::Unknown("unknown status".to_string()),
-        };
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/task/task.rs b/src/task/task.rs
index 5ecb83e..2865ff3 100644
--- a/src/task/task.rs
+++ b/src/task/task.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ unsafe impl Send for Task {}
 
 #[pymethods]
 impl Task {
+    #[allow(clippy::wrong_self_convention)]
     pub fn into_task_data(&self) -> TaskData {
         TaskData(self.0.clone().into_task_data())
     }
@@ -103,18 +104,14 @@ impl Task {
     /// Returns:
     ///     list[str]: list of tags
     pub fn get_tags(&self) -> Vec<Tag> {
-        self.0.get_tags().into_iter().map(|v| Tag(v)).collect()
+        self.0.get_tags().map(Tag).collect()
     }
     /// Get task annotations
     ///
     /// Returns:
     ///     list[Annotation]: list of task annotations
     pub fn get_annotations(&self) -> Vec<Annotation> {
-        self.0
-            .get_annotations()
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(|annotation| Annotation(annotation))
-            .collect()
+        self.0.get_annotations().map(Annotation).collect()
     }
 
     /// Get a task UDA
@@ -163,7 +160,6 @@ impl Task {
     pub fn get_dependencies(&self) -> Vec<String> {
         self.0
             .get_dependencies()
-            .into_iter()
             .map(|uuid| uuid.to_string())
             .collect()
     }