diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 169b53edc..44979fd6b 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ install_requires =
     numpy
     vl-convert-python
     pytest
-    xarray
     matplotlib
     statsmodels
     netCDF4 
@@ -44,7 +43,8 @@ tests =
     types-requests
     nbval
     xmldiff
-    
+    askem_model_representations@git+https://github.com/DARPA-ASKEM/Model-Representations@ModelInventory_v0.2
+
 [flake8]
 max-line-length = 120
 exclude = docs, build, dist, .ipynb_checkpoints, .env
diff --git a/tests/test_model_representations.py b/tests/test_model_representations.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..982e7bf9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_model_representations.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import pytest
+import requests
+from askem_model_representations import model_inventory
+
+
+def is_satisfactory(inventory):
+    """All true/false statements in the invetory need to be true for it to be used.
+    This removes teh counts
+    """
+    inventory = inventory.copy()
+    inventory.pop("source", None)
+    inventory.pop("observables found", None)
+    return all(inventory.values())
+
+
+def simplify_inventory(inventory):
+    inventory = inventory.copy()
+    to_remove = ["source", "observables found"] + [k for k, v in inventory.items() if v]
+    for k in to_remove:
+        inventory.pop(k, None)
+    return inventory
+
+
+repo_root = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DARPA-ASKEM/Model-Representations/main"
+model_files = [
+    f"{repo_root}/petrinet/examples/flux_typed.json",
+    f"{repo_root}/petrinet/examples/flux_typed_aug.json",
+    f"{repo_root}/petrinet/examples/ont_pop_vax.json",
+    f"{repo_root}/petrinet/examples/sir_flux_span.json",
+    f"{repo_root}/regnet/examples/lotka_volterra.json",
+    f"{repo_root}/stockflow/examples/sir.json",
+    # f"{repo_root}/petrinet/examples/halfar.json",
+    # f"{repo_root}/petrinet/examples/sir.json",
+    # f"{repo_root}/petrinet/examples/sir_typed.json",
+    # f"{repo_root}/petrinet/examples/sir_typed_aug.json",
+    (
+        "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DARPA-ASKEM/simulation-integration"
+        "/main/data/models/SEIRHD_NPI_Type1_petrinet.json"
+    ),
+]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("model_file", model_files)
+def test_representations(model_file):
+    try:
+        model = requests.get(model_file).json()
+    except BaseException:
+        assert False, "Could not load model"
+    inventory = model_inventory.check_amr(model, summary=True)
+
+    keys_to_check = [
+        "parameter distribution exists",
+        "parameter dist/value set",
+        "rate laws present",
+        "rate law vars defined",
+        "initial values present",
+    ]
+
+    for key in keys_to_check:
+        assert inventory[key], f"'{key}' check failed in {inventory}"