diff --git a/scripts/ci-run.sh b/scripts/ci-run.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+#### BEGIN SETUP #####
+set -euo pipefail
+this=$(realpath -- "$0"); readonly this
+cd "$(dirname "$this")"
+shellcheck --external-sources "$this"
+# shellcheck source=lib.sh
+source 'lib.sh'
+#### END SETUP ####
+
+# TODO: send model to ctest_model tests using env variable
+# GG_TEST_CTEST_MODEL_MODELFILE=<snip>
+
+is_valid_test_target() {
+    case "$1" in
+        cmake | ctest_main | model_3b | model_7b | test_cpu | test_cuda | test_metal | ctest_model)
+            return 0;;
+        *)
+            return 1;;
+    esac
+}
+
+declare -a test_targets
+if (( $# > 0 )); then
+    test_targets=("$@")
+elif _isset GG_TEST_TARGETS; then
+    read -r -a test_targets <<< "$GG_TEST_TARGETS"
+else
+    cat >&2 <<'EOF'
+You must specify the test targets either as commandline arguments or using the
+GG_TEST_TARGETS environment variable. Test targets will be run sequentially
+in-order.
+
+Some test targets depend on other test targets, as described below.
+
+cli usage:
+	ci-run.sh test_targets...
+
+ci usage:
+	GG_TEST_TARGETS='test_targets...' ci-run.sh
+
+example:
+	# This is a typical run for a low-spec host without a dedicated GPU.
+	ci-run.sh cmake ctest_main model_3b test_cpu ctest_model
+
+test targets:
+	cmake		: run cmake to produce debug and release builds
+	ctest_main	: run main ctest tests for debug and release
+				(requires: cmake)
+	model_3b	: download and quantize openllama_3b_v2
+	model_7b	: download and quantize openllama_7b_v2
+	test_cpu	: test CPU inference, perplexity tests, etc.
+				(requires: model_3b or model_7b)
+	test_cuda	: test CUDA ...
+				(requires: model_3b or model_7b)
+	test_metal	: test Metal ...
+	ctest_model	: run ctest tests that require the openllama model
+				(requires: model_3b or model_7b)
+EOF
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+for target in "${test_targets[@]}"; do
+    if is_valid_test_target "$target"; then
+        _log_info "Received test target: $target"
+    else
+        _log_fatal "Invalid test target: $target"
+    fi
+done