diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1468772
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+## Pull Request Checklist
+
+**Is this in reference to an existing issue?**
+
+#### General
+
+- [ ] Update Changelog following the conventions laid out [here](https://github.com/sensu-plugins/community/blob/master/HOW_WE_CHANGELOG.md)
+
+- [ ] Update README with any necessary configuration snippets
+
+- [ ] Binstubs are created if needed
+
+- [ ] RuboCop passes
+
+- [ ] Existing tests pass
+
+#### New Plugins
+
+- [ ] Tests
+
+- [ ] Add the plugin to the README
+
+- [ ] Does it have a complete header as outlined [here](http://sensu-plugins.io/docs/developer_guidelines.html#coding-style)
+
+#### Purpose
+
+#### Known Compatibility Issues
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdb1ebb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/.bundle/
+/.yardoc
+/Gemfile.lock
+/_yardoc/
+/coverage/
+/doc/
+/pkg/
+/spec/reports/
+/tmp/
+*.bundle
+*.so
+*.o
+*.a
+mkmf.log
+.vagrant/*
+.DS_Store
+.idea/*
+*.gem
+
+
+# test-kitchen
+.kitchen/
+.kitchen.list.yml
diff --git a/.kitchen.yml b/.kitchen.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c3ad91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.kitchen.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+driver:
+  name: docker
+  use_sudo: false
+
+provisioner:
+  name: shell
+  data_path: .
+  script: test/fixtures/bootstrap.sh
+
+verifier:
+  ruby_bindir: /usr/local/bin
+
+platforms:
+  - name: debian-8
+
+suites:
+  - name: ruby-230
+    driver:
+      image: ruby:2.3.0-slim
+  - name: ruby-241
+    driver:
+      image: ruby:2.4.1-slim
diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ba1665
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+
+MethodLength:
+  Max: 200
+
+LineLength:
+  Max: 160
+
+AbcSize:
+  Max: 100
+
+FileName:
+  Enabled: false
+
+PerceivedComplexity:
+  Enabled: false
+
+CyclomaticComplexity:
+  Enabled: false
+
+ClassLength:
+  Enabled: false
+
+IfUnlessModifier:
+  Enabled: false
+
+RegexpLiteral:
+  Enabled: false
+
+Style/Documentation:
+  Enabled: false
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..229845b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+sudo: true
+service: docker
+language: ruby
+cache:
+- bundler
+before_install:
+- sudo iptables -L DOCKER || ( echo "DOCKER iptables chain missing" ; sudo iptables
+  -N DOCKER )
+- gem install bundler -v 1.15
+install:
+- bundle install
+rvm:
+- 2.3.0
+- 2.4.1
+notifications:
+  email:
+    recipients:
+    - sensu-plugin@sensu-plugins.io
+    on_success: change
+    on_failure: always
+script:
+- gem build sensu-plugins-kafka.gemspec
+- gem install sensu-plugins-kafka-*.gem
+- bundle exec rake quick
+- bundle exec rake kitchen:ruby-`echo $TRAVIS_RUBY_VERSION | sed -e "s/\.//g"`-debian-8
+deploy:
+  provider: rubygems
+  api_key:
+    secure: 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
+  gem: sensu-plugins-kafka
+  on:
+    tags: true
+    all_branches: true
+    rvm: 2.4.1
+    repo: sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-kafka
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ce5958
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Change Log
+This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
+
+This CHANGELOG follows the format located [here](https://github.com/sensu-plugins/community/blob/master/HOW_WE_CHANGELOG.md)
+
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Added
+- Basic Skel to be used to make new plugin repo setup easier.
+- PR template
+- Rubocop config
+- basic testing setup
+- removing EOL versions of ruby
+- patching for any known CVEs
+
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-kafka/compare/d4eebcfed091899571e21c0e433cceb3e386d2c7...HEAD
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa75df1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+source 'https://rubygems.org'
+
+gemspec
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e950ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2016 Sensu Community Plugins
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5cad5a1..4454be4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,18 @@
-# sensu-plugins-kafka
-Sensu Plugins for kafka
+## Sensu-Plugins-kafka
+
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-skel.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-skel)
+[![Gem Version](https://badge.fury.io/rb/sensu-plugins-skel.svg)](http://badge.fury.io/rb/sensu-plugins-skel)
+[![Dependency Status](https://gemnasium.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-skel.svg)](https://gemnasium.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-skel)
+[![Community Slack](https://slack.sensu.io/badge.svg)](https://slack.sensu.io/badge)
+
+## Functionality
+
+## Files
+
+## Usage
+
+## Installation
+
+[Installation and Setup](http://sensu-plugins.io/docs/installation_instructions.html)
+
+## Notes
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc4cb8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'bundler/gem_tasks'
+require 'github/markup'
+require 'redcarpet'
+require 'rspec/core/rake_task'
+require 'rubocop/rake_task'
+require 'yard'
+require 'yard/rake/yardoc_task'
+require 'English'
+require 'kitchen/rake_tasks'
+
+YARD::Rake::YardocTask.new do |t|
+  OTHER_PATHS = %w[].freeze
+  t.files = ['lib/**/*.rb', 'bin/**/*.rb', OTHER_PATHS]
+  t.options = %w[--markup-provider=redcarpet --markup=markdown --main=README.md --files CHANGELOG.md]
+end
+
+RuboCop::RakeTask.new
+
+RSpec::Core::RakeTask.new(:spec) do |r|
+  r.pattern = FileList['**/**/*_spec.rb']
+end
+
+desc 'Make all plugins executable'
+task :make_bin_executable do
+  `chmod -R +x bin/*`
+end
+
+desc 'Test for binstubs'
+task :check_binstubs do
+  unless Dir.glob('bin/**/*.rb').empty?
+    bin_list = Gem::Specification.load('sensu-plugins-skel.gemspec').executables
+    bin_list.each do |b|
+      `which #{ b }`
+      unless $CHILD_STATUS.success?
+        puts "#{b} was not a binstub"
+        exit
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+Kitchen::RakeTasks.new
+desc 'Alias for kitchen:all'
+task integration: 'kitchen:all'
+
+task default: %i[spec make_bin_executable yard rubocop check_binstubs integration]
+task quick: %i[make_bin_executable yard rubocop check_binstubs]
diff --git a/lib/sensu-plugins-kafka.rb b/lib/sensu-plugins-kafka.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0eabe6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/sensu-plugins-kafka.rb
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+require 'sensu-plugins-kafka/version'
diff --git a/lib/sensu-plugins-kafka/version.rb b/lib/sensu-plugins-kafka/version.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d5fcf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/sensu-plugins-kafka/version.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+module SensuPluginsKafka
+  module Version
+    MAJOR = 0
+    MINOR = 0
+    PATCH = 1
+
+    VER_STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, PATCH].compact.join('.')
+  end
+end
diff --git a/sensu-plugins-kafka.gemspec b/sensu-plugins-kafka.gemspec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c549379
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sensu-plugins-kafka.gemspec
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+lib = File.expand_path('../lib', __FILE__)
+$LOAD_PATH.unshift(lib) unless $LOAD_PATH.include?(lib)
+
+require 'date'
+require_relative 'lib/sensu-plugins-kafka'
+
+Gem::Specification.new do |s| # rubocop:disable Metrics/BlockLength
+  s.authors                = ['Sensu-Plugins and contributors']
+  s.date                   = Date.today.to_s
+  s.description            = 'Sensu kafka plugins'
+  s.email                  = '<sensu-users@googlegroups.com>'
+  s.executables            = Dir.glob('bin/**/*.rb').map { |file| File.basename(file) }
+  s.files                  = Dir.glob('{bin,lib}/**/*') + %w[LICENSE README.md CHANGELOG.md]
+  s.homepage               = 'https://github.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-kafka'
+  s.license                = 'MIT'
+  s.metadata               = { 'maintainer'         => 'sensu-plugin',
+                               'development_status' => 'active',
+                               'production_status'  => 'unstable - testing recommended',
+                               'release_draft'      => 'false',
+                               'release_prerelease' => 'false' }
+  s.name                   = 'sensu-plugins-kafka'
+  s.platform               = Gem::Platform::RUBY
+  s.post_install_message   = 'You can use the embedded Ruby by setting EMBEDDED_RUBY=true in /etc/default/sensu'
+  s.require_paths          = ['lib']
+  s.required_ruby_version  = '>= 2.3.0'
+  s.summary                = 'Sensu plugins for kafka'
+  s.test_files             = s.files.grep(%r{^(test|spec|features)/})
+  s.version                = SensuPluginsKafka::Version::VER_STRING
+
+  s.add_runtime_dependency 'sensu-plugin', '~> 2.0'
+
+  s.add_development_dependency 'bundler',                   '~> 1.15'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'github-markup',             '~> 1.3'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'kitchen-docker',            '~> 2.6'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'kitchen-localhost',         '~> 0.3'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'pry',                       '~> 0.10'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'rake',                      '~> 12.0'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'redcarpet',                 '~> 3.2'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'rspec',                     '~> 3.4'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'rubocop',                   '~> 0.49.0'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'serverspec',                '~> 2.36.1'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'test-kitchen',              '~> 1.6'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'yard',                      '~> 0.9.11'
+end
diff --git a/test/fixtures/bootstrap.sh b/test/fixtures/bootstrap.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3125463
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/bootstrap.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Set up a super simple web server and make it accept GET and POST requests
+# for Sensu plugin testing.
+#
+
+set -e
+
+# base utilities that need to exist to start bootatraping
+apt-get update
+# apt-get install -y wget
+
+# setup the rubies
+source /etc/profile
+DATA_DIR=/tmp/kitchen/data
+RUBY_HOME=${MY_RUBY_HOME}
+
+# Start bootatraping
+
+## install some required deps for pg_gem to install
+
+
+# End of Actual bootatrap
+
+# Install gems
+cd $DATA_DIR
+SIGN_GEM=false gem build sensu-plugins-kafka.gemspec
+gem install sensu-plugins-kafka-*.gem
diff --git a/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/check-example-dns_spec.rb b/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/check-example-dns_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5860b22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/check-example-dns_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# require 'spec_helper'
+# require 'shared_spec'
+#
+# gem_path = '/usr/local/bin'
+# check_name = 'check-dns.rb'
+# check = "#{gem_path}/#{check_name}"
+# domain = 'benabrams.it'
+#
+# describe 'ruby environment' do
+#   it_behaves_like 'ruby checks', check
+# end
+#
+# describe command("#{check} --domain #{domain}") do
+#   its(:exit_status) { should eq 0 }
+#   its(:stdout) { should match(/DNS OK: Resolved benabrams.it A/) }
+# end
+#
+# describe command("#{check} --domain sensutest-a.#{domain} --result 1.1.1.1") do
+#   its(:exit_status) { should eq 0 }
+#   its(:stdout) { should match(/DNS OK: Resolved UNCHECKED sensutest-a.benabrams.it A included 1.1.1.1/) }
+# end
+#
+# describe command("#{check} --domain sensutest-a.#{domain} --result 1.1.2.2") do
+#   its(:exit_status) { should eq 0 }
+#   its(:stdout) { should match(/DNS OK: Resolved UNCHECKED sensutest-a.benabrams.it A included 1.1.2.2/) }
+# end
+#
+# describe command("#{check} --domain sensutest-a.#{domain} --result 1.1.1.1,1.1.2.2") do
+#   its(:exit_status) { should eq 0 }
+#   its(:stdout) { should match(/DNS OK: Resolved UNCHECKED sensutest-a.benabrams.it A included 1.1.1.1,1.1.2.2/) }
+# end
+#
+# describe command(check.to_s) do
+#   its(:exit_status) { should eq 3 }
+#   its(:stdout) { should match(/DNS UNKNOWN: No domain specified/) }
+# end
+#
+# describe command("#{check} --domain some.non.existent.domain.tld --timeout 1") do
+#   its(:exit_status) { should eq 2 }
+#   its(:stdout) { should match(/DNS CRITICAL: 0% of tests succeeded: Could not resolve some.non.existent.domain.tld A record/) }
+# end
+#
+# describe command("#{check} --domain sensutest-a.#{domain} --request_count 2") do
+#   its(:exit_status) { should eq 0 }
+#   its(:stdout) { should match(/DNS OK: Resolved sensutest-a.benabrams.it A/) }
+# end
+#
+# describe command("#{check} --domain sensutest-a.#{domain} --request_count 5") do
+#   its(:exit_status) { should eq 0 }
+#   its(:stdout) { should match(/DNS OK: Resolved sensutest-a.benabrams.it A/) }
+# end
diff --git a/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/shared_spec.rb b/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/shared_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..545a1e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/shared_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+shared_examples_for 'ruby checks' do |check|
+  describe command('which ruby') do
+    its(:exit_status) { should eq 0 }
+    its(:stdout) { should match(/\/usr\/local\/bin\/ruby/) }
+  end
+
+  describe command('which gem') do
+    its(:exit_status) { should eq 0 }
+    its(:stdout) { should match(/\/usr\/local\/bin\/gem/) }
+  end
+
+  describe command("which #{check}") do
+    its(:exit_status) { should eq 0 }
+    its(:stdout) { should match(Regexp.new(Regexp.escape(check))) }
+  end
+
+  describe file(check) do
+    it { should be_file }
+    it { should be_executable }
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/spec_helper.rb b/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/spec_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06657bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'serverspec'
+
+set :backend, :exec
diff --git a/test/integration/ruby-230/serverspec/default_spec.rb b/test/integration/ruby-230/serverspec/default_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2a6fe0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/ruby-230/serverspec/default_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'shared_spec'
diff --git a/test/integration/ruby-241/serverspec/default_spec.rb b/test/integration/ruby-241/serverspec/default_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2a6fe0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/ruby-241/serverspec/default_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'shared_spec'