diff --git a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yaml b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yaml
index fb9f5b77d..3962ba589 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yaml
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Conformance
         id: conformance
         if: ${{ success() && !cancelled() }}
+        # keep going register errors in the intermediate target but executes them all
+        # Nicer to have pcc complete for the dev and have all the relevan conformance issues
         run: |
-          make pcc
+          make --keep-going pcc
       - name: PyTest
         id: pytest
         if: ${{ steps.conformance.outcome == 'success' && !cancelled() }}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1746eb6a9..02e5a8349 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -23,13 +23,17 @@ pylint:
 conformance: python_format
 .PHONY: conformance
 
-pcc: check_python_format pylint
+pcc: check_python_format pylint mypy
 .PHONY: pcc
 
 pytest:
 	poetry run pytest --cov=hdk -vv --cov-report=xml tests/
 .PHONY: pytest
 
+mypy:
+	poetry run mypy -p hdk
+.PHONY: mypy
+
 docs:
 	cd docs && poetry run make html
 .PHONY: docs
diff --git a/hdk/utils/misc.py b/hdk/utils/misc.py
index 98d67b1b8..197ea760c 100644
--- a/hdk/utils/misc.py
+++ b/hdk/utils/misc.py
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 """Misc. utils for hdk"""
+from typing import Iterator
 
 
-def get_unique_id():
+def get_unique_id() -> int:
     """Function to get a unique ID"""
 
     if not hasattr(get_unique_id, "generator"):
 
-        def generator():
+        def generator() -> Iterator[int]:
             current_id = 0
             while True:
                 yield current_id
                 current_id += 1
 
-        get_unique_id.generator = generator()
+        setattr(get_unique_id, "generator", generator())
 
-    return next(get_unique_id.generator)
+    return next(getattr(get_unique_id, "generator"))
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 69e4d6c93..9858db152 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -328,6 +328,24 @@ code_style = ["pre-commit (==2.6)"]
 rtd = ["myst-parser (==0.14.0a3)", "sphinx-book-theme (>=0.1.0,<0.2.0)"]
 testing = ["coverage", "pytest (>=3.6,<4)", "pytest-cov", "pytest-regressions"]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "mypy"
+version = "0.910"
+description = "Optional static typing for Python"
+category = "dev"
+optional = false
+python-versions = ">=3.5"
+
+[package.dependencies]
+mypy-extensions = ">=0.4.3,<0.5.0"
+toml = "*"
+typed-ast = {version = ">=1.4.0,<1.5.0", markers = "python_version < \"3.8\""}
+typing-extensions = ">=3.7.4"
+
+[package.extras]
+dmypy = ["psutil (>=4.0)"]
+python2 = ["typed-ast (>=1.4.0,<1.5.0)"]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "mypy-extensions"
 version = "0.4.3"
@@ -695,7 +713,7 @@ testing = ["pytest (>=4.6)", "pytest-checkdocs (>=2.4)", "pytest-flake8", "pytes
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "1.1"
 python-versions = ">=3.6.2,<3.10"
-content-hash = "4ebc7aa86f99c8bd6424a20fe54a17991f7084444693669731855a53e091d355"
+content-hash = "bc169b8367e097e585c48c7036341a65eec0c2f5cecc8fb873fe505e311791e2"
 
 [metadata.files]
 alabaster = [
@@ -916,6 +934,31 @@ mdit-py-plugins = [
     {file = "mdit-py-plugins-0.2.8.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:5991cef645502e80a5388ec4fc20885d2313d4871e8b8e320ca2de14ac0c015f"},
     {file = "mdit_py_plugins-0.2.8-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:1833bf738e038e35d89cb3a07eb0d227ed647ce7dd357579b65343740c6d249c"},
 ]
+mypy = [
+    {file = "mypy-0.910-cp35-cp35m-macosx_10_9_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:a155d80ea6cee511a3694b108c4494a39f42de11ee4e61e72bc424c490e46457"},
+    {file = "mypy-0.910-cp35-cp35m-manylinux1_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:b94e4b785e304a04ea0828759172a15add27088520dc7e49ceade7834275bedb"},
+    {file = "mypy-0.910-cp35-cp35m-manylinux2010_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:088cd9c7904b4ad80bec811053272986611b84221835e079be5bcad029e79dd9"},
+    {file = "mypy-0.910-cp35-cp35m-win_amd64.whl", hash = "sha256:adaeee09bfde366d2c13fe6093a7df5df83c9a2ba98638c7d76b010694db760e"},
+    {file = "mypy-0.910-cp36-cp36m-macosx_10_9_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:ecd2c3fe726758037234c93df7e98deb257fd15c24c9180dacf1ef829da5f921"},
+    {file = "mypy-0.910-cp36-cp36m-manylinux1_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:d9dd839eb0dc1bbe866a288ba3c1afc33a202015d2ad83b31e875b5905a079b6"},
+    {file = "mypy-0.910-cp36-cp36m-manylinux2010_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:3e382b29f8e0ccf19a2df2b29a167591245df90c0b5a2542249873b5c1d78212"},
+    {file = "mypy-0.910-cp36-cp36m-win_amd64.whl", hash = "sha256:53fd2eb27a8ee2892614370896956af2ff61254c275aaee4c230ae771cadd885"},
+    {file = "mypy-0.910-cp37-cp37m-macosx_10_9_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:b6fb13123aeef4a3abbcfd7e71773ff3ff1526a7d3dc538f3929a49b42be03f0"},
+    {file = "mypy-0.910-cp37-cp37m-manylinux1_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:e4dab234478e3bd3ce83bac4193b2ecd9cf94e720ddd95ce69840273bf44f6de"},
+    {file = "mypy-0.910-cp37-cp37m-manylinux2010_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:7df1ead20c81371ccd6091fa3e2878559b5c4d4caadaf1a484cf88d93ca06703"},
+    {file = "mypy-0.910-cp37-cp37m-win_amd64.whl", hash = "sha256:0aadfb2d3935988ec3815952e44058a3100499f5be5b28c34ac9d79f002a4a9a"},
+    {file = "mypy-0.910-cp38-cp38-macosx_10_9_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:ec4e0cd079db280b6bdabdc807047ff3e199f334050db5cbb91ba3e959a67504"},
+    {file = "mypy-0.910-cp38-cp38-manylinux1_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:119bed3832d961f3a880787bf621634ba042cb8dc850a7429f643508eeac97b9"},
+    {file = "mypy-0.910-cp38-cp38-manylinux2010_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:866c41f28cee548475f146aa4d39a51cf3b6a84246969f3759cb3e9c742fc072"},
+    {file = "mypy-0.910-cp38-cp38-win_amd64.whl", hash = "sha256:ceb6e0a6e27fb364fb3853389607cf7eb3a126ad335790fa1e14ed02fba50811"},
+    {file = "mypy-0.910-cp39-cp39-macosx_10_9_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:1a85e280d4d217150ce8cb1a6dddffd14e753a4e0c3cf90baabb32cefa41b59e"},
+    {file = "mypy-0.910-cp39-cp39-macosx_11_0_arm64.whl", hash = "sha256:42c266ced41b65ed40a282c575705325fa7991af370036d3f134518336636f5b"},
+    {file = "mypy-0.910-cp39-cp39-manylinux1_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:3c4b8ca36877fc75339253721f69603a9c7fdb5d4d5a95a1a1b899d8b86a4de2"},
+    {file = "mypy-0.910-cp39-cp39-manylinux2010_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:c0df2d30ed496a08de5daed2a9ea807d07c21ae0ab23acf541ab88c24b26ab97"},
+    {file = "mypy-0.910-cp39-cp39-win_amd64.whl", hash = "sha256:c6c2602dffb74867498f86e6129fd52a2770c48b7cd3ece77ada4fa38f94eba8"},
+    {file = "mypy-0.910-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:ef565033fa5a958e62796867b1df10c40263ea9ded87164d67572834e57a174d"},
+    {file = "mypy-0.910.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:704098302473cb31a218f1775a873b376b30b4c18229421e9e9dc8916fd16150"},
+]
 mypy-extensions = [
     {file = "mypy_extensions-0.4.3-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:090fedd75945a69ae91ce1303b5824f428daf5a028d2f6ab8a299250a846f15d"},
     {file = "mypy_extensions-0.4.3.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:2d82818f5bb3e369420cb3c4060a7970edba416647068eb4c5343488a6c604a8"},
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 24139ba94..7c0edfffd 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ pylint = "^2.9.3"
 pytest = "^6.2.4"
 pytest-cov = "^2.12.1"
 diff-cover = "^6.2.0"
+mypy = "^0.910"
 
 [build-system]
 requires = ["poetry-core>=1.0.0"]