diff --git a/example-ttps/introduction/dotfile-backdoor-demo.yaml b/example-ttps/introduction/dotfile-backdoor-demo.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..23ecec0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example-ttps/introduction/dotfile-backdoor-demo.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+---
+name: dotfile_backdoor
+description: |
+  This TTP demonstrates the core features of TTPForge:
+    - Various Attacker Actions Implemented as Executable YAML
+    - Simple but powerful Command-line Argument Support
+    - Last-in-First-Out Cleanup Execution
+    - Checking Conditions at Runtime to Avoid Errors
+args:
+  - name: target_file_path
+    description: The file that we should try to backdoor
+    default: ~/.zshrc
+  - name: payload_file_path
+    description: |
+      The path to which we should write the payload file.
+      The backdoor we insert into the target file will reference this
+      payload.
+    default: /tmp/ttpforge-dotfile-backdoor-demo-payload.sh
+  - name: payload_cmd
+    description: |
+      The shell command that our payload should execute
+    default: echo 'Hello from TTPForge! You have been pwned!'
+  - name: backup_file_path
+    description: |
+      The file path to which the target file should be backed up
+    default: /tmp/ttpforge-dotfile-backdoor-backup
+steps:
+  - name: verify_dotfile_exists
+    description: |
+      Uses the `checks:` feature to verify that the target file
+      actually exists before we try to write to it
+    print_str: |
+      Verifying that {{.Args.target_file_path}} exists...
+    checks:
+      - path_exists: {{.Args.target_file_path}}
+        msg: "Target file {{.Args.target_file_path}} must exist"
+  - name: create_payload_file
+    description: |
+      This step uses the `create_file:` action to drop our payload to disk
+    create_file: {{.Args.payload_file_path}}
+    contents: |
+      #!/bin/bash
+      # Created by TTPForge
+      {{.Args.payload_cmd}}
+    mode: 0755
+    cleanup: default
+  - name: backdoor_target_file
+    edit_file: {{.Args.target_file_path}}
+    backup_file: {{.Args.backup_file_path}}
+    edits:
+      - append: |
+          # ADDED BY TTPFORGE - SHOULD BE CLEANED UP AUTOMATICALLY
+          # BUT IF NOT YOU CAN DELETE THIS :)
+          {{.Args.payload_file_path}}
+    cleanup:
+      inline: |
+        cp {{.Args.backup_file_path}} {{.Args.target_file_path}}
diff --git a/pkg/blocks/step.go b/pkg/blocks/step.go
index af7421a2..80186080 100644
--- a/pkg/blocks/step.go
+++ b/pkg/blocks/step.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/facebookincubator/ttpforge/pkg/checks"
 	"github.com/facebookincubator/ttpforge/pkg/logging"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
@@ -31,8 +32,9 @@ import (
 // common to every type of step (such as Name).
 // It centralizes validation to simplify the code
 type CommonStepFields struct {
-	Name        string `yaml:"name,omitempty"`
-	Description string `yaml:"description,omitempty"`
+	Name        string         `yaml:"name,omitempty"`
+	Description string         `yaml:"description,omitempty"`
+	Checks      []checks.Check `yaml:"checks,omitempty"`
 
 	// CleanupSpec is exported so that UnmarshalYAML
 	// can see it - however, it should be considered
diff --git a/pkg/blocks/ttps.go b/pkg/blocks/ttps.go
index be02a334..224fc2da 100755
--- a/pkg/blocks/ttps.go
+++ b/pkg/blocks/ttps.go
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/facebookincubator/ttpforge/pkg/args"
+	"github.com/facebookincubator/ttpforge/pkg/checks"
 	"github.com/facebookincubator/ttpforge/pkg/logging"
+	"github.com/spf13/afero"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
@@ -283,8 +285,20 @@ func (t *TTP) RunSteps(execCtx *TTPExecutionContext) (*StepResultsRecord, int, e
 			}
 			return nil, firstStepToCleanupIdx, err
 		}
-		firstStepToCleanupIdx++
 
+		// if the user specified custom success checks, run them now
+		verificationCtx := checks.VerificationContext{
+			FileSystem: afero.NewOsFs(),
+		}
+		for checkIdx, check := range step.Checks {
+			if err := check.Verify(verificationCtx); err != nil {
+				return nil, firstStepToCleanupIdx, fmt.Errorf("success check %d of step %q failed: %w", checkIdx+1, step.Name, err)
+			}
+			logging.L().Debugf("Success check %d (%q) of step %q PASSED", checkIdx+1, check.Msg, step.Name)
+		}
+
+		// step execution successful - record results
+		firstStepToCleanupIdx++
 		execResult := &ExecutionResult{
 			ActResult: *stepResult,
 		}
diff --git a/ttpforge-repo-config.yaml b/ttpforge-repo-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..97364fac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ttpforge-repo-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+ttp_search_paths:
+  - example-ttps