diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 32f0c43..9eb2b58 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 pyyaml
-
+pytest
diff --git a/test/run.py b/test/run.py
index cea609e..94476b4 100644
--- a/test/run.py
+++ b/test/run.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 ]
 
 LANGS = {
-     'bash':['bash','./parsers/bash/parser.sh'] 
+     'bash':['bash','./parsers/bash/parser.sh'],
      'c': ['./parsers/c/test'],
      'cpp': [ './parsers/cpp/test' ],
      'd': ['./parsers/d/main'],
diff --git a/test/test_conformance.py b/test/test_conformance.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a52484d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_conformance.py
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+import pathlib
+import shlex
+import subprocess
+
+import pytest
+
+DOCKER_NETWORK = 'hobbits'
+DOCKER_IMAGE = 'thenateway/hobbits-endpoint'   # XXX: you must trust this image
+DOCKER_HOBBITS_RELAYER = 'hobbits-relayer'
+DOCKER_HOBBITS_ENDPOINT = 'hobbits-endpoint'
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def docker_network():
+    cleanup = shlex.split(f'docker network rm {DOCKER_NETWORK}')
+    subprocess.run(cleanup, check=False)
+
+    setup = shlex.split(f'docker network create {DOCKER_NETWORK}')
+    subprocess.run(setup, check=True)
+    yield DOCKER_NETWORK
+
+    teardown = shlex.split(f'docker network rm {DOCKER_NETWORK}')
+    subprocess.run(teardown, check=True)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def docker_relayer(docker_network):
+    cleanup = shlex.split(f'docker rm -f {DOCKER_HOBBITS_RELAYER}')
+    subprocess.run(cleanup, check=False)
+
+    setup = shlex.split(
+        'docker run -d'
+        f' --network {docker_network}'
+        f' --name {DOCKER_HOBBITS_RELAYER}'
+        ' -p 10000:10000'
+        f' {DOCKER_IMAGE}'
+        ' -b tcp://0.0.0.0:10000 -t tcp://hobbits-endpoint:18000'
+    )
+    completed_proc = subprocess.run(
+        setup,
+        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+        encoding='utf-8',
+        check=True
+    )
+    container_id = completed_proc.stdout.strip()
+    yield container_id
+
+    teardown = shlex.split(f'docker rm -f {DOCKER_HOBBITS_RELAYER}')
+    subprocess.run(teardown, check=True)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def docker_endpoint(docker_network):
+    cleanup = shlex.split(f'docker rm -f {DOCKER_HOBBITS_ENDPOINT}')
+    subprocess.run(cleanup, check=False)
+
+    setup = shlex.split(
+        "docker run -d"
+        f" --hostname {DOCKER_HOBBITS_ENDPOINT}"
+        f" --network {docker_network}"
+        f" --name {DOCKER_HOBBITS_ENDPOINT}"
+        " --entrypoint netcat"
+        f" {DOCKER_IMAGE}"
+        " -l -p 18000"
+    )
+    completed_proc = subprocess.run(
+        setup,
+        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+        encoding='utf-8',
+        check=True
+    )
+    container_id = completed_proc.stdout.strip()
+    yield container_id
+
+    teardown = shlex.split(f'docker rm -f {container_id}')
+    subprocess.run(teardown, check=True)
+
+
+def test_200_status_code(docker_endpoint, docker_relayer):
+    subprocess.run(
+        shlex.split('netcat -c localhost 10000'),
+        input=(
+            "EWP 0.2 RPC 5 5\n"
+            "hellohello\n"
+        ).encode('utf-8'),
+        cwd=pathlib.Path(__file__).parent,
+    )
+
+    completed_proc = subprocess.run(
+        shlex.split(f'docker logs {DOCKER_HOBBITS_ENDPOINT}'),
+        capture_output=True,
+    )
+    endpoint_stdout = completed_proc.stdout
+    expected = (
+        "EWP 0.2 RPC 5 5\n"
+        "hellohello"
+    )
+    assert endpoint_stdout == completed_proc.stdout