diff --git a/.github/ctests.yml b/.github/ctests.yml
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+name: CMake
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+env:
+  # Customize the CMake build type here (Release, Debug, RelWithDebInfo, etc.)
+  BUILD_TYPE: Release
+
+jobs:
+  build-library:
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash -l {0}
+    env:
+      SSPICE_DEBUG: y
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+      with:
+          miniconda-version: "latest"
+          activate-environment: spiceql
+          environment-file: environment.yml
+          auto-activate-base: false
+          auto-update-conda: true
+
+    - name: Conda info
+      run: |
+          conda info
+          conda list
+
+    - name: Checkout submodules
+      uses: snickerbockers/submodules-init@v4
+
+    - name: Create Build Environment
+      # Some projects don't allow in-source building, so create separate build and install
+      # directorie; we'll use them as our working directories for subsequent commands.
+      run: |
+          cmake -E make_directory ${{github.workspace}}/build
+          cmake -E make_directory ${{github.workspace}}/install
+
+    - name: Configure CMake
+      working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/build
+      run: cmake $GITHUB_WORKSPACE -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$BUILD_TYPE -DCSpice_DIR=$CONDA/envs/spiceql/lib/cmake/cspice/ -Dfmt_DIR=$CONDA/envs/spiceql/lib/cmake/fmt/ -DSPICEQL_BUILD_DOCS=OFF -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${{github.workspace}}/install
+
+    - name: Build
+      working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/build
+      # Execute the build.  You can specify a specific target with "--target <NAME>"
+      run: |
+        cmake --build . --config $BUILD_TYPE
+
+    - name: Test
+      working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/build
+      # Execute tests defined by the CMake configuration.
+      # See https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/manual/ctest.1.html for more detail
+      run: ctest -VV -C $BUILD_TYPE
+
+    - name: Install
+      working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/build
+      # Execute the install.  You can specify a specific target with "--target <NAME>"
+      run: |
+        cmake --install . --config $BUILD_TYPE
+
+    - name: Check install
+      working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/install
+      # Check that the library installed properly
+      run: |
+          if [ "$RUNNER_OS" == "macOS" ]; then
+            test -e lib/libSpiceQL.dylib
+          elif [ "$RUNNER_OS" == "Linux" ]; then
+            test -e lib/libSpiceQL.so
+          fi
+          test -e include/SpiceQL/spiceql.h
+          rm -rf ${{github.workspace}}/build
+          python -c "import pyspiceql"
+
+    # compair all json files against the schema 
+    - name: check json files
+      working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/SpiceQL/db/schema
+      run: |
+        for file in *.json;
+            do
+            pwd
+            jsonschema --instance "$file" spiceMissionSchmea.schema.json 
+        done;
+
+  build-docs:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash -l {0}
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+      with:
+          miniconda-version: "latest"
+          activate-environment: spiceql
+          environment-file: environment.yml
+          auto-activate-base: false
+          auto-update-conda: true
+
+    - name: Conda info
+      run: |
+          conda info
+          conda list
+
+    - name: Create Build Environment
+      # Some projects don't allow in-source building, so create separate build and install
+      # directorie; we'll use them as our working directories for subsequent commands.
+      run: |
+          cmake -E make_directory ${{github.workspace}}/build
+          cmake -E make_directory ${{github.workspace}}/install
+
+    - name: Configure CMake
+      working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/build
+      run: cmake $GITHUB_WORKSPACE -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$BUILD_TYPE -DSPICEQL_BUILD_LIB=OFF -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${{github.workspace}}/install
+
+    - name: Build
+      working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/build
+      # Execute the build.
+      run: |
+        cmake --build . --config $BUILD_TYPE
+
+    - name: Check Build Docs
+      working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/build/docs/sphinx
+      # Check for the built docs
+      run: |
+          test -e index.html
+          test -e reference/api.html
+          test -e reference/tutorials.html
+
+    - name: Install Docs
+      working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/build
+      # Install the build.
+      run: |
+        cmake --install . --config $BUILD_TYPE
+
+    - name: Check Install Docs
+      working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/install
+      # Check for the built docs
+      run: |
+          test -e share/doc/SpiceQL/sphinx/index.html
+          test -e share/doc/SpiceQL/sphinx/reference/api.html
+          test -e share/doc/SpiceQL/sphinx/reference/tutorials.html
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diff --git a/.github/deploy.yml b/.github/deploy.yml
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+name: Deploy
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+env:
+  ANACONDA_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ANACONDA_TOKEN }}
+
+jobs:
+  deploy-build:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash -l {0}
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+      with:
+          miniconda-version: "latest"
+          auto-activate-base: true
+          auto-update-conda: true
+    - name: Setup conda tools
+      run: |
+          conda config --set always_yes yes
+          conda config --set anaconda_upload yes
+          conda install -c conda-forge conda-build anaconda-client conda-verify
+    - name: Build tarbll
+      run: |
+          conda build --user usgs-astrogeology --label dev -c conda-forge -c tudat-team recipe/