diff --git a/.github/scripts/check-header.py b/.github/scripts/check-header.py
new file mode 100755
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+++ b/.github/scripts/check-header.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import os, sys
+from argparse import ArgumentParser
+from difflib import unified_diff
+from json import load
+
+def dprint(msg):
+    print('[DEBUG]: %s' % str(msg))
+
+class HeaderChecker:
+    def __init__(self, header, padding=1000):
+        self.padding = padding
+        self.header = header
+
+    def normalizeHeader():
+        assert False, 'Unimplemented'
+
+    def checkJSONList(self, path_json):
+        '''
+        This is particularly useful when ingesting output from other programs, like git actions
+        '''
+        assert os.path.exists(path_json), 'No such file: ' + path_json
+
+        # Get list of files to check from JSON file
+        with open(path_json) as file_json:
+            file_checklist = load(file_json)
+            assert isinstance(file_checklist, list), 'Expected list for singular JSON List entry'
+
+        # Accrue how how files fail the check
+        n_failed = 0
+        for path_file in file_checklist:
+            assert isinstance(path_file, str), 'Unexpected JSON format for ' + path_json
+            n_failed += not self.isValidFile(path_file)
+
+        return n_failed
+
+    def isValidFile(self, path):
+        assert os.path.exists(path), 'No such file: ' + path
+
+        # Don't need entire file. Read sufficienly large chunk of file that should contain the header
+        with open(path, encoding='utf-8', errors='ignore') as file:
+            chunk = file.read(len(''.join(self.header)) + self.padding)
+            lines = [('%s\n' % l) for l in chunk.strip().splitlines()][:len(self.header)]
+            if self.header == lines:
+                return True
+            else:
+                print('File Delta: %s' % path)
+                print(*unified_diff(lines[:len(self.header)], self.header))
+                return False
+
+
+def configArgParser():
+    parser = ArgumentParser(description='FreeRTOS file header checker. We expect a consistent header across all '
+                                        'first party files. The header includes current version number, copyright, '
+                                        'and FreeRTOS license.')
+
+    parser.add_argument('files_checked',
+                        nargs   = '+',
+                        metavar = 'FILE_LIST',
+                        help    = 'Space separated list of files to check.')
+
+    parser.add_argument('-k', '--kernel',
+                        default = False,
+                        action  = 'store_true',
+                        help    = 'Compare with kernel file header. It has different versioning.')
+
+    parser.add_argument('-j', '--json',
+                        default = False,
+                        action  = 'store_true',
+                        help    = 'Treat arguments json files that store a list of files to check.')
+    return parser
+
+def main():
+    parser = configArgParser()
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    freertos_header = [
+        '/*\n',
+        ' * FreeRTOS V202011.00\n',
+        ' * Copyright (C) 2020 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.  All Rights Reserved.\n',
+        ' *\n',
+        ' * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of\n',
+        ' * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in\n',
+        ' * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to\n',
+        ' * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of\n',
+        ' * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,\n',
+        ' * subject to the following conditions:\n',
+        ' *\n',
+        ' * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all\n',
+        ' * copies or substantial portions of the Software.\n',
+        ' *\n',
+        ' * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR\n',
+        ' * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS\n',
+        ' * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR\n',
+        ' * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER\n',
+        ' * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN\n',
+        ' * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.\n',
+        ' *\n',
+        ' * https://www.FreeRTOS.org\n',
+        ' * https://github.com/FreeRTOS\n',
+        ' *\n',
+        ' * 1 tab == 4 spaces!\n',
+        ' */\n',
+    ]
+
+    kernel_header = [
+        '/*\n',
+        ' * FreeRTOS Kernel V10.4.2\n',
+        ' * Copyright (C) 2020 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.  All Rights Reserved.\n',
+        ' *\n',
+        ' * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of\n',
+        ' * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in\n',
+        ' * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to\n',
+        ' * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of\n',
+        ' * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,\n',
+        ' * subject to the following conditions:\n',
+        ' *\n',
+        ' * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all\n',
+        ' * copies or substantial portions of the Software.\n',
+        ' *\n',
+        ' * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR\n',
+        ' * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS\n',
+        ' * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR\n',
+        ' * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER\n',
+        ' * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN\n',
+        ' * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.\n',
+        ' *\n',
+        ' * https://www.FreeRTOS.org\n',
+        ' * https://github.com/FreeRTOS\n',
+        ' *\n',
+        ' */\n',
+    ]
+
+    checker = HeaderChecker(kernel_header if args.kernel else freertos_header)
+
+    print()
+    n_failed = 0
+    for path in args.files_checked:
+        if args.json:
+            n_failed += checker.checkJSONList(path)
+        else:
+            n_failed += not checker.isValidFile(path)
+
+    return n_failed
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    exit(main())
diff --git a/.github/workflows/header-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/header-checks.yml
new file mode 100644
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+name: FreeRTOS-Header-Checker
+
+on: [pull_request]          
+
+jobs:
+  header-checker:
+    name: File Header Checks
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      # Install python 3
+      - name: Tool Setup
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.8.5
+          architecture:   x64  
+        env:  
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} 
+      
+      # Get latest checks from master
+      - name: Checkout FreeRTOS Tools
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          repository: FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS 
+          ref:  master
+          path: tools
+
+      # Checkout user pull request changes
+      - name: Checkout Pull Request
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          ref:  ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+          path: inspect  
+          
+      # Collect all affected files
+      - name: Collecting changed files
+        uses: lots0logs/gh-action-get-changed-files@2.1.4
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      
+      # Run checks     
+      - name: Check File Headers
+        run: |
+          cd inspect
+          ../tools/.github/scripts/check-header.py --json ${HOME}/files.json
+          exit $?
+