diff --git a/scopes.asd b/scopes.asd
index e115c71..74c6f63 100644
--- a/scopes.asd
+++ b/scopes.asd
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
   :homepage "https://www.cyberconcepts.org"
   :description ""
   :depends-on (:str)
-  :components ((:file "forge/forge"))
+  :components ((:file "forge/forge")
+			   (:file "test/test-forge"))
 
   :long-description "scopes: generic data processingg facilities")
   ;;#.(uiop:read-file-string
diff --git a/test/test-forge.lisp b/test/test-forge.lisp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..886aa76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test-forge.lisp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+;;; cl-scopes/test/test-forge
+
+;;;; testing facility for scopes/forge
+
+(defpackage :scopes/test-forge
+  (:use :common-lisp :scopes/forge)
+  (:export #:run))
+
+(in-package :scopes/test-forge)
+
+(defun run ()
+  (scf:hello))