diff --git a/.github/workflows/netsukefile-test.yml b/.github/workflows/netsukefile-test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..edb726d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/netsukefile-test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+name: Netsukefile Build Test
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+
+jobs:
+  netsukefile:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@9bb56186c3b09b4f86b1c65136769dd318469633 # v4.1.2
+      - name: Setup Rust
+        uses: leynos/shared-actions/.github/actions/setup-rust@c6559452842af6a83b83429129dccaf910e34562
+      - name: Cache Cargo
+        uses: actions/cache@5a3ec84eff668545956fd18022155c47e93e2684 # v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cargo/registry
+            ~/.cargo/git
+            target
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-
+      - name: Build Netsuke
+        run: make build
+      - name: Create Netsukefile
+        run: |
+          cat <<-'MANIFEST' > Netsukefile
+          netsuke_version: "1.0.0"
+          targets:
+            - name: generated.txt
+              recipe:
+                kind: command
+                command: "touch generated.txt"
+          MANIFEST
+      - name: Run Netsuke
+        run: ./target/debug/netsuke build generated.txt
+      - name: Assert artefact exists
+        run: scripts/assert-file-exists.sh generated.txt
diff --git a/docs/roadmap.md b/docs/roadmap.md
index 22038c39..0260dda1 100644
--- a/docs/roadmap.md
+++ b/docs/roadmap.md
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ compilation pipeline from parsing to execution.
 
 - **Success Criterion:**
 
-  - [ ] Netsuke can successfully take a Netsukefile without any Jinja syntax,
+  - [x] Netsuke can successfully take a Netsukefile without any Jinja syntax,
     compile it to a `build.ninja` file, and execute it via the ninja subprocess
-    to produce the correct build artifacts.
+    to produce the correct build artefacts. *(validated via CI workflow)*
 
 ## Phase 2: The Dynamic Engine ✨
 
diff --git a/scripts/assert-file-exists.sh b/scripts/assert-file-exists.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..82c9d2ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/assert-file-exists.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Ensures the Netsuke build produced the expected artefact.
+# Fails fast if the given file is missing.
+set -euo pipefail
+
+if [[ $# -ne 1 ]]; then
+  echo "Usage: $(basename "$0") <file>" >&2
+  exit 64   # EX_USAGE
+fi
+
+file="$1"
+
+if [[ ! -f "$file" ]]; then
+  echo "Expected build artefact '$file' to exist." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi