diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99e039d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+pipeline {
+    agent any
+
+    options {
+        buildDiscarder(logRotator(numToKeepStr: '20'))
+        timeout(time: 30, unit: 'MINUTES')
+    }
+
+    stages {
+        stage('Validate Workspace') {
+            steps {
+                sh 'pwd'
+                sh 'ls -la'
+            }
+        }
+
+        stage('Swarm Check') {
+            steps {
+                sh 'docker service ls --format "{{.Name}} {{.Replicas}}"'
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c545f9f..692fb0c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,9 @@
-# platform-bootstrap
+# Gitea to Jenkins Bootstrap Repo
 
+This repository is created automatically by the Swarm bootstrap automation.
+
+## What it validates
+
+- Gitea repository provisioning and token authentication
+- Jenkins Pipeline from SCM checkout with the generated Gitea token
+- Jenkins access to Docker Swarm (`docker service ls`)