diff --git a/.github/workflows/mypy.yml b/.github/workflows/mypy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..502a688
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/mypy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+name: mypy
+
+on:
+  push:
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  mypy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.13"
+
+      - name: Install uv
+        run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip uv==0.9.28
+
+      - name: Install dev dependencies
+        run: |
+          uv venv .venv
+          uv pip install --python .venv/bin/python ".[dev]"
+
+      - name: Run mypy
+        run: .venv/bin/mypy hate_crack
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
similarity index 64%
rename from .github/workflows/tests.yml
rename to .github/workflows/pytest.yml
index 9080536..d2b463d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
@@ -1,33 +1,10 @@
-name: tests
+name: pytest
 
 on:
   push:
   pull_request:
 
 jobs:
-  lint:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.13"
-
-      - name: Install uv
-        run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip uv==0.9.28
-
-      - name: Install dev dependencies
-        run: |
-          uv venv .venv
-          uv pip install --python .venv/bin/python ".[dev]"
-
-      - name: Run ruff
-        run: .venv/bin/ruff check hate_crack
-
-      - name: Run mypy
-        run: .venv/bin/mypy hate_crack
-
   pytest:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ruff.yml b/.github/workflows/ruff.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6230128
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ruff.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+name: ruff
+
+on:
+  push:
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  ruff:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.13"
+
+      - name: Install uv
+        run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip uv==0.9.28
+
+      - name: Install dev dependencies
+        run: |
+          uv venv .venv
+          uv pip install --python .venv/bin/python ".[dev]"
+
+      - name: Run ruff
+        run: .venv/bin/ruff check hate_crack
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 03eb368..b0d746c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,12 +9,26 @@
 
 ## Status
 
-[![tests](https://github.com/trustedsec/hate_crack/actions/workflows/tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/trustedsec/hate_crack/actions/workflows/tests.yml)
+**Code Quality & Testing:**
 
-**CI/CD Checks:**
-- **Linting (Ruff)** - Code quality and formatting validation
-- **Type Checking (Mypy)** - Static type analysis
-- **Testing** - Python 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14
+[![ruff](https://github.com/trustedsec/hate_crack/actions/workflows/ruff.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/trustedsec/hate_crack/actions/workflows/ruff.yml)
+[![mypy](https://github.com/trustedsec/hate_crack/actions/workflows/mypy.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/trustedsec/hate_crack/actions/workflows/mypy.yml)
+[![pytest](https://github.com/trustedsec/hate_crack/actions/workflows/pytest.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/trustedsec/hate_crack/actions/workflows/pytest.yml)
+
+**What Each Badge Represents:**
+
+- **Ruff** - 🔍 Code quality and style validation
+  - ✅ **PASS**: Code follows linting rules and best practices
+  - ❌ **FAIL**: Code has style violations or quality issues
+
+- **Mypy** - 🔬 Static type checking
+  - ✅ **PASS**: No type errors detected
+  - ❌ **FAIL**: Type mismatches or missing annotations found
+
+- **Pytest** - ✔️ Testing across Python 3.9-3.14
+  - ✅ **PASS**: All tests pass on all supported Python versions
+  - ⚠️  **PARTIAL**: Tests pass on some versions but fail on others
+  - ❌ **FAIL**: Tests fail on one or more Python versions
 
 ## Installation