diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/build_tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10597ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+name: Run Build Tests
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - dev
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  build_tests:
+    strategy:
+      max-parallel: 2
+      matrix:
+        python-version: [3.8, 3.9, "3.10", "3.11" ]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - name: Install Build Tools
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install build wheel
+      - name: Install System Dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt install python3-dev swig libssl-dev
+      - name: Build Source Packages
+        run: |
+          python setup.py sdist
+      - name: Build Distribution Packages
+        run: |
+          python setup.py bdist_wheel
+      - name: Install skill
+        run: |
+          pip install .
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4c67be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+name: Run UnitTests
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - dev
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'version.py'
+      - 'examples/**'
+      - '.github/**'
+      - '.gitignore'
+      - 'LICENSE'
+      - 'CHANGELOG.md'
+      - 'MANIFEST.in'
+      - 'README.md'
+      - 'scripts/**'
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'version.py'
+      - 'examples/**'
+      - '.github/**'
+      - '.gitignore'
+      - 'LICENSE'
+      - 'CHANGELOG.md'
+      - 'MANIFEST.in'
+      - 'README.md'
+      - 'scripts/**'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  unit_tests:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: [3.9, "3.10" ]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Set up python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - name: Install System Dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt install python3-dev
+          python -m pip install build wheel
+      - name: Install core repo
+        run: |
+          pip install .
+      - name: Install test dependencies
+        run: |
+          pip install pytest pytest-timeout pytest-cov
+      - name: Install System Dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+      - name: Install ovos dependencies
+        run: |
+          pip install ovos-plugin-manager
+      - name: Run unittests
+        run: |
+          pytest --cov=ovos-skill-cmd --cov-report xml test
+      - name: Upload coverage
+        env:
+          CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN}}
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v2
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d011f40..6c273ac 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,14 +1,24 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## [0.2.1a1](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-cmd/tree/0.2.1a1) (2024-10-15)
+## [0.2.2a2](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-cmd/tree/0.2.2a2) (2024-11-15)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-cmd/compare/V0.1.0...0.2.1a1)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-cmd/compare/0.2.2a1...0.2.2a2)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
-- semver [\#8](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-cmd/pull/8) ([JarbasAl](https://github.com/JarbasAl))
-- catalan support [\#7](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-cmd/pull/7) ([gitlocalize-app[bot]](https://github.com/apps/gitlocalize-app))
-- accepted addition translation [\#6](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-cmd/pull/6) ([gitlocalize-app[bot]](https://github.com/apps/gitlocalize-app))
+- shell kwarg [\#13](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-cmd/pull/13) ([JarbasAl](https://github.com/JarbasAl))
+
+## [0.2.2a1](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-cmd/tree/0.2.2a1) (2024-11-02)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-cmd/compare/V0.2.1...0.2.2a1)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- da-dk/translate [\#11](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-cmd/pull/11) ([gitlocalize-app[bot]](https://github.com/apps/gitlocalize-app))
+
+## [V0.2.1](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-cmd/tree/V0.2.1) (2024-10-15)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-cmd/compare/0.2.1...V0.2.1)
 
 
 
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb05bf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+recursive-include locale *
+include *.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ddfedee..c4d34b2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,16 +1,23 @@
 # Commands Skill
 
-A Simple OVOS skill for running shell scripts and other commands. The commands will run quietly without any confirmation from OVOS.
+A simple OVOS skill for running shell scripts and other commands. The commands execute quietly without requiring confirmation from OVOS.
+
+## Features
+
+- Run shell scripts or commands by speaking human-readable phrases.
+- Configure aliases for easy-to-remember commands.
+- Optionally run commands under a specific user's privileges.
 
 ## Usage
 
-*Hey Mycroft, launch command echo TEST*
+Trigger commands using phrases like:
 
-*Hey Mycroft, run script generate report*
+- **"Hey Mycroft, launch command echo TEST"**
+- **"Hey Mycroft, run script generate report"**
 
 ## Configuration
 
-The skill can be configured to run scripts from easily pronounceable human utterances, such as "generate report" by adding the following to the skill `settings.json`
+The skill can be configured to map spoken phrases to scripts or commands in the `settings.json` file. For example:
 
 ```json
 {
@@ -20,4 +27,46 @@ The skill can be configured to run scripts from easily pronounceable human utter
 }
 ```
 
-The configuration above will launch `/home/forslund/scripts/generate_report.sh` when "run script generate report" is said by the user.
+### Example:
+- User says: **"Run script generate report"**  
+- The skill executes: `/home/forslund/scripts/generate_report.sh`
+
+### Additional Settings:
+
+- **`user`** *(optional)*: Specify a username to run commands under their privileges. Example:
+  ```json
+  {
+    "user": "ovos"
+  }
+  ```
+
+- **`shell`** *(optional)*: Determines whether commands are executed via a shell. Defaults to `true`. Example:
+  ```json
+  {
+    "shell": false
+  }
+  ```
+
+### Full Configuration Example:
+```json
+{
+  "user": "ovos",
+  "alias": {
+    "generate report": "/home/forslund/scripts/generate_report.sh",
+    "update system": "sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y",
+    "reboot device": "sudo reboot"
+  },
+  "shell": true
+}
+```
+
+## Security Notes
+
+1. **Shell Commands**: 
+   - By default, commands are executed via the shell, which allows complex operations but may expose security risks. If your commands don’t require shell features, set `shell` to `false`.
+
+2. **User Permissions**: 
+   - Commands can run under a specific user by configuring the `user` field. Ensure that the user has appropriate permissions to execute the commands.
+
+3. **Validation**:
+   - Avoid configuring dangerous commands like `rm -rf` without additional safeguards.
diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index 388a6fe..356a0a5 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -53,12 +53,13 @@ def initialize(self):
     def run(self, message):
         script = message.data.get('Script')
         script = self.alias.get(script, script)
-        args = script.split(' ')
+        shell = self.settings.get('shell', True)
+        args = script.split(' ') if shell else script
         try:
+            LOG.info(f'Running {args}')
             if self.uid and self.gid:
-                subprocess.Popen(args, preexec_fn=set_user(self.uid, self.gid))
+                subprocess.Popen(args, preexec_fn=set_user(self.uid, self.gid), shell=shell)
             else:
-                LOG.info(f'Running {args}')
-                subprocess.Popen(args)
+                subprocess.Popen(args, shell=shell)
         except Exception:
             LOG.exception('Could not run script ' + script)
diff --git a/scripts/bump_alpha.py b/scripts/bump_alpha.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 49016a7..0000000
--- a/scripts/bump_alpha.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-"""increases alpha version number"""
-import fileinput
-from os.path import join, dirname
-
-
-version_file = join(dirname(dirname(__file__)), "version.py")
-version_var_name = "VERSION_ALPHA"
-
-with open(version_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as v:
-    for line in v.readlines():
-        if line.startswith(version_var_name):
-            version = int(line.split("=")[-1])
-            new_version = int(version) + 1
-
-for line in fileinput.input(version_file, inplace=True):
-    if line.startswith(version_var_name):
-        print(f"{version_var_name} = {new_version}")
-    else:
-        print(line.rstrip('\n'))
diff --git a/scripts/bump_build.py b/scripts/bump_build.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 61099f8..0000000
--- a/scripts/bump_build.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-import fileinput
-from os.path import join, dirname
-
-
-version_file = join(dirname(dirname(__file__)), "version.py")
-version_var_name = "VERSION_BUILD"
-alpha_var_name = "VERSION_ALPHA"
-
-with open(version_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as v:
-    for line in v.readlines():
-        if line.startswith(version_var_name):
-            version = int(line.split("=")[-1])
-            new_version = int(version) + 1
-
-for line in fileinput.input(version_file, inplace=True):
-    if line.startswith(version_var_name):
-        print(f"{version_var_name} = {new_version}")
-    elif line.startswith(alpha_var_name):
-        print(f"{alpha_var_name} = 0")
-    else:
-        print(line.rstrip('\n'))
diff --git a/scripts/bump_major.py b/scripts/bump_major.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 2610fbb..0000000
--- a/scripts/bump_major.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-import fileinput
-from os.path import join, dirname
-
-
-version_file = join(dirname(dirname(__file__)), "version.py")
-version_var_name = "VERSION_MAJOR"
-minor_var_name = "VERSION_MINOR"
-build_var_name = "VERSION_BUILD"
-alpha_var_name = "VERSION_ALPHA"
-
-with open(version_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as v:
-    for line in v.readlines():
-        if line.startswith(version_var_name):
-            version = int(line.split("=")[-1])
-            new_version = int(version) + 1
-
-for line in fileinput.input(version_file, inplace=True):
-    if line.startswith(version_var_name):
-        print(f"{version_var_name} = {new_version}")
-    elif line.startswith(minor_var_name):
-        print(f"{minor_var_name} = 0")
-    elif line.startswith(build_var_name):
-        print(f"{build_var_name} = 0")
-    elif line.startswith(alpha_var_name):
-        print(f"{alpha_var_name} = 0")
-    else:
-        print(line.rstrip('\n'))
diff --git a/scripts/bump_minor.py b/scripts/bump_minor.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 86dfd9d..0000000
--- a/scripts/bump_minor.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-import fileinput
-from os.path import join, dirname
-
-
-version_file = join(dirname(dirname(__file__)), "version.py")
-version_var_name = "VERSION_MINOR"
-build_var_name = "VERSION_BUILD"
-alpha_var_name = "VERSION_ALPHA"
-
-with open(version_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as v:
-    for line in v.readlines():
-        if line.startswith(version_var_name):
-            version = int(line.split("=")[-1])
-            new_version = int(version) + 1
-
-for line in fileinput.input(version_file, inplace=True):
-    if line.startswith(version_var_name):
-        print(f"{version_var_name} = {new_version}")
-    elif line.startswith(build_var_name):
-        print(f"{build_var_name} = 0")
-    elif line.startswith(alpha_var_name):
-        print(f"{alpha_var_name} = 0")
-    else:
-        print(line.rstrip('\n'))
diff --git a/scripts/prepare_translations.py b/scripts/prepare_translations.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 01a674d..0000000
--- a/scripts/prepare_translations.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-"""this script should run every time the contents of the locale folder change
-except if PR originated from @gitlocalize-app
-TODO - on commit to dev
-"""
-
-import json
-from os.path import dirname
-import os
-
-locale = f"{dirname(dirname(__file__))}/locale"
-tx = f"{dirname(dirname(__file__))}/translations"
-
-
-for lang in os.listdir(locale):
-    intents = {}
-    dialogs = {}
-    vocs = {}
-    regexes = {}
-    for root, _, files in os.walk(f"{locale}/{lang}"):
-        b = root.split(f"/{lang}")[-1]
-
-        for f in files:
-            if b:
-                fid = f"{b}/{f}"
-            else:
-                fid = f
-            with open(f"{root}/{f}") as fi:
-                strings = [l.replace("{{", "{").replace("}}", "}")
-                           for l in fi.read().split("\n") if l.strip()
-                           and not l.startswith("#")]
-
-            if fid.endswith(".intent"):
-                intents[fid] = strings
-            elif fid.endswith(".dialog"):
-                dialogs[fid] = strings
-            elif fid.endswith(".voc"):
-                vocs[fid] = strings
-            elif fid.endswith(".rx"):
-                regexes[fid] = strings
-
-    os.makedirs(f"{tx}/{lang.lower()}", exist_ok=True)
-    if intents:
-        with open(f"{tx}/{lang.lower()}/intents.json", "w") as f:
-            json.dump(intents, f, indent=4)
-    if dialogs:
-        with open(f"{tx}/{lang.lower()}/dialogs.json", "w") as f:
-            json.dump(dialogs, f, indent=4)
-    if vocs:
-        with open(f"{tx}/{lang.lower()}/vocabs.json", "w") as f:
-            json.dump(vocs, f, indent=4)
-    if regexes:
-        with open(f"{tx}/{lang.lower()}/regexes.json", "w") as f:
-            json.dump(regexes, f, indent=4)
diff --git a/scripts/remove_alpha.py b/scripts/remove_alpha.py
deleted file mode 100644
index fca7342..0000000
--- a/scripts/remove_alpha.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-import fileinput
-from os.path import join, dirname
-
-
-version_file = join(dirname(dirname(__file__)), "version.py")
-
-alpha_var_name = "VERSION_ALPHA"
-
-for line in fileinput.input(version_file, inplace=True):
-    if line.startswith(alpha_var_name):
-        print(f"{alpha_var_name} = 0")
-    else:
-        print(line.rstrip('\n'))
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index dbebb2f..d80d3d5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 # Define package information
 SKILL_CLAZZ = "CmdSkill"  # Make sure it matches __init__.py class name
-URL = "https://github.com/OVOSHatchery/ovos-skill-cmd"
+URL = "https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-cmd"
 AUTHOR = "forslund"
 EMAIL = ""
 LICENSE = "Apache2.0"
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def get_requirements(requirements_filename: str = "requirements.txt"):
 
 # Function to find resource files
 def find_resource_files():
-    resource_base_dirs = ("locale", "ui")
+    resource_base_dirs = ("locale")
     base_dir = abspath(dirname(__file__))
     package_data = ["*.json"]
     for res in resource_base_dirs:
diff --git a/test/test_plugin.py b/test/test_plugin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bca6307
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_plugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import unittest
+from ovos_plugin_manager.skills import find_skill_plugins
+
+
+class TestPlugin(unittest.TestCase):
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(self):
+        self.skill_id = "ovos-skill-cmd.openvoiceos"
+
+    def test_find_plugin(self):
+        plugins = find_skill_plugins()
+        self.assertIn(self.skill_id, list(plugins))
+
diff --git a/test/test_skill_loading.py b/test/test_skill_loading.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d5143a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_skill_loading.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import unittest
+from os.path import dirname
+
+from ovos_plugin_manager.skills import find_skill_plugins
+from ovos_utils.messagebus import FakeBus
+from ovos_workshop.skill_launcher import PluginSkillLoader, SkillLoader
+from ovos_skill_cmd import CmdSkill
+
+
+class TestSkillLoading(unittest.TestCase):
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(self):
+        self.skill_id = "ovos-skill-cmd.openvoiceos"
+        self.path = dirname(dirname(__file__))
+
+    def test_from_class(self):
+        bus = FakeBus()
+        skill = CmdSkill()
+        skill._startup(bus, self.skill_id)
+        self.assertEqual(skill.bus, bus)
+        self.assertEqual(skill.skill_id, self.skill_id)
+
+    def test_from_plugin(self):
+        bus = FakeBus()
+        for skill_id, plug in find_skill_plugins().items():
+            if skill_id == self.skill_id:
+                skill = plug()
+                skill._startup(bus, self.skill_id)
+                self.assertEqual(skill.bus, bus)
+                self.assertEqual(skill.skill_id, self.skill_id)
+                break
+        else:
+            raise RuntimeError("plugin not found")
+
+    def test_from_loader(self):
+        bus = FakeBus()
+        loader = SkillLoader(bus, self.path)
+        loader.load()
+        self.assertEqual(loader.instance.bus, bus)
+        self.assertEqual(loader.instance.root_dir, self.path)
+
+    def test_from_plugin_loader(self):
+        bus = FakeBus()
+        loader = PluginSkillLoader(bus, self.skill_id)
+        for skill_id, plug in find_skill_plugins().items():
+            if skill_id == self.skill_id:
+                loader.load(plug)
+                break
+        else:
+            raise RuntimeError("plugin not found")
+
+        self.assertEqual(loader.skill_id, self.skill_id)
+        self.assertEqual(loader.instance.bus, bus)
+        self.assertEqual(loader.instance.skill_id, self.skill_id)
diff --git a/translations/da/vocabs.json b/translations/da/vocabs.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ca9aa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/translations/da/vocabs.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "Run.voc": [
+    "(kør|udfør|start) (kommando|script)"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index a210c75..2648883 100644
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # START_VERSION_BLOCK
 VERSION_MAJOR = 0
 VERSION_MINOR = 2
-VERSION_BUILD = 1
-VERSION_ALPHA = 0
+VERSION_BUILD = 2
+VERSION_ALPHA = 2
 # END_VERSION_BLOCK