diff --git a/.github/workflows/arithmetization-simple-zkc-binary-run-and-go-corset-check.yml b/.github/workflows/arithmetization-simple-zkc-binary-run-and-go-corset-check.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea93db2061
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/arithmetization-simple-zkc-binary-run-and-go-corset-check.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+name: Tracer simple zkc binary run and go-corset check
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths:
+      - 'arithmetization/**'
+      - '.github/actions/setup-arithmetization-riscv/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/arithmetization-*.yml'
+  push:
+    branches:
+     - main
+    paths:
+     - 'arithmetization/**'
+     - '.github/actions/setup-arithmetization-riscv/**'
+     - '.github/workflows/arithmetization-*.yml'
+  workflow_call:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  actions: read
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: gha-runner-scale-set-ubuntu-24-amd64-small
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          submodules: false
+
+      - name: Setup Environment
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-arithmetization-riscv
+
+      - name: Install zkc, compile risc binary for simple zkc test program and go-corset check it
+        run: make -C arithmetization zkc-compile-and-check
+        env:
+          ZKC_MAIN: src/test/examples/zkc/simple_add.zkc
+          ZKC_FILES: src/test/examples/zkc/simple_add.zkc
+          ZKC_INPUT: src/test/examples/zkc/simple_add.json
diff --git a/arithmetization/Makefile b/arithmetization/Makefile
index e931653dee..ec51967f70 100644
--- a/arithmetization/Makefile
+++ b/arithmetization/Makefile
@@ -16,12 +16,13 @@ GO_CORSET_REF_FOR_ZKC ?=
 # Used to install go-corset
 GO_CORSET_VERSION ?= v1.2.17
 
-ZKC_FILES := $(shell find $(MAKEFILE_DIR)src/main/riscv/* -name "*.zkc")
-ZKC_MAIN := $(MAKEFILE_DIR)src/main/riscv/main.zkc
-ZKC_BINDIR := $(MAKEFILE_DIR)bin
-ZKC_BINARY := riscv.bin
+ZKC_FILES ?= $(shell find $(MAKEFILE_DIR)src/main/riscv/* -name "*.zkc")
+ZKC_MAIN ?= $(MAKEFILE_DIR)src/main/riscv/main.zkc
+ZKC_BINDIR ?= $(MAKEFILE_DIR)bin
+ZKC_BINARY ?= riscv.bin
+ZKC_INPUT ?= input.json
 
-.PHONY: checkout-go-corset install-go-corset install-zkc zkc-compile check
+.PHONY: checkout-go-corset install-go-corset install-zkc zkc-compile zkc-check zkc-compile-and-check check
 
 # Fetch go-corset if missing (no-op when CI already checked it out into GO_CORSET).
 checkout-go-corset:
@@ -41,17 +42,25 @@ checkout-go-corset:
 install-zkc: checkout-go-corset
 	cd "$(GO_CORSET)" && go install ./cmd/zkc
 
-# Compile the main RISC-V ZKC program.
+# Compile zkc program in a binary file
 zkc-compile: $(ZKC_FILES)
 	mkdir -p $(ZKC_BINDIR)
 	zkc compile -o $(ZKC_BINDIR)/$(ZKC_BINARY) --wir $(ZKC_MAIN)
 
+# Check execution of the compiled zkc binary against an input JSON
+# Only works for small zkc programs for now
+zkc-check:
+	zkc exec --check $(ZKC_INPUT) $(ZKC_BINDIR)/$(ZKC_BINARY)
+
+zkc-compile-and-check: install-zkc zkc-compile zkc-check
+
 zkc-lint:
 	zkc format --check $(ZKC_FILES)
 
 zkc-lint-apply:
 	zkc format $(ZKC_FILES)
 
+# Compile the main RISC-V zkc program in a binary file
 riscv-check-compilation: install-zkc zkc-compile
 
 riscv-check-lint: install-zkc zkc-lint
diff --git a/arithmetization/src/test/examples/zkc/simple_add.json b/arithmetization/src/test/examples/zkc/simple_add.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..839b3eb2b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arithmetization/src/test/examples/zkc/simple_add.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "data": "0x0001_0002_0003" }
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diff --git a/arithmetization/src/test/examples/zkc/simple_add.zkc b/arithmetization/src/test/examples/zkc/simple_add.zkc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f201f8bf07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arithmetization/src/test/examples/zkc/simple_add.zkc
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// This main function is used for test purposes to integrate the different compilation steps in CI
+pub input data(address:u16) -> (byte:u16)
+
+// prove that two numbers add up to a third.
+fn main() {
+    var lhs:u16 = data[0]
+    var rhs:u16 = data[1]
+    var sum:u16
+    sum = lhs + rhs
+    if sum != data[2] {
+        fail
+    }
+}
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