diff --git a/.github/workflows/cypress-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/cypress-workflow.yml
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+name: Cypress integration tests workflow
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - "*"
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - "*"
+env:
+  OPENSEARCH_DASHBOARDS_VERSION: '2.4'
+  OPENSEARCH_VERSION: '2.4.0-SNAPSHOT'
+jobs:
+  tests:
+    name: Run Cypress E2E tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      # prevents extra Cypress installation progress messages
+      CI: 1
+      # avoid warnings like "tput: No value for $TERM and no -T specified"
+      TERM: xterm
+    steps:
+      - name: Set up JDK
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        with:
+          # TODO: Parse this from security analytics plugin
+          java-version: 11
+      - name: Checkout index management
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          path: security-analytics
+          repository: opensearch-project/security-analytics
+          ref: '2.4'
+      - name: Run opensearch with plugin
+        run: |
+          cd security-analytics
+          ./gradlew run -Dopensearch.version=${{ env.OPENSEARCH_VERSION }} &
+          sleep 300
+        # timeout 300 bash -c 'while [[ "$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w ''%{http_code}'' localhost:9200)" != "200" ]]; do sleep 5; done'
+      - name: Checkout Security Analytics Dashboards plugin
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          path: security-analytics-dashboards-plugin
+      - name: Checkout OpenSearch-Dashboards
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          repository: opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards
+          path: OpenSearch-Dashboards
+          ref: ${{ env.OPENSEARCH_DASHBOARDS_VERSION }}
+      - name: Get node and yarn versions
+        id: versions
+        run: |
+          echo "::set-output name=node_version::$(node -p "(require('./OpenSearch-Dashboards/package.json').engines.node).match(/[.0-9]+/)[0]")"
+          echo "::set-output name=yarn_version::$(node -p "(require('./OpenSearch-Dashboards/package.json').engines.yarn).match(/[.0-9]+/)[0]")"
+      - name: Setup node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ steps.versions.outputs.node_version }}
+          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+      - name: Install correct yarn version for OpenSearch-Dashboards
+        run: |
+          npm uninstall -g yarn
+          echo "Installing yarn ${{ steps.versions_step.outputs.yarn_version }}"
+          npm i -g yarn@${{ steps.versions.outputs.yarn_version }}
+      - name: Bootstrap plugin/OpenSearch-Dashboards
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p OpenSearch-Dashboards/plugins
+          mv security-analytics-dashboards-plugin OpenSearch-Dashboards/plugins
+          cd OpenSearch-Dashboards/plugins/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin
+          yarn osd bootstrap
+      - name: Run OpenSearch-Dashboards server
+        run: |
+          cd OpenSearch-Dashboards
+          yarn start --no-base-path --no-watch &
+          sleep 300
+        # timeout 300 bash -c 'while [[ "$(curl -s localhost:5601/api/status | jq -r '.status.overall.state')" != "green" ]]; do sleep 5; done'
+      # for now just chrome, use matrix to do all browsers later
+      - name: Cypress tests
+        uses: cypress-io/github-action@v2
+        with:
+          working-directory: OpenSearch-Dashboards/plugins/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin
+          command: yarn run cypress run
+          wait-on: 'http://localhost:5601'
+          browser: chrome
+      # Screenshots are only captured on failure, will change this once we do visual regression tests
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+        if: failure()
+        with:
+          name: cypress-screenshots
+          path: OpenSearch-Dashboards/plugins/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin/cypress/screenshots
+      # Test run video was always captured, so this action uses "always()" condition
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+        if: always()
+        with:
+          name: cypress-videos
+          path: OpenSearch-Dashboards/plugins/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin/cypress/videos
diff --git a/cypress/plugins/index.ts b/cypress/plugins/index.ts
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+++ b/cypress/plugins/index.ts
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+/*
+ * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+/// <reference types="cypress" />
+// ***********************************************************
+// This example plugins/index.js can be used to load plugins
+//
+// You can change the location of this file or turn off loading
+// the plugins file with the 'pluginsFile' configuration option.
+//
+// You can read more here:
+// https://on.cypress.io/plugins-guide
+// ***********************************************************
+
+// This function is called when a project is opened or re-opened (e.g. due to
+// the project's config changing)
+
+// TODO: yarn osd bootstrap fails when trying to add below package as a dependency..
+// const wp = require("@cypress/webpack-preprocessor");
+//
+/**
+ * @type {Cypress.PluginConfig}
+ */
+module.exports = (on) => {
+  //   const options = {
+  //     webpackOptions: {
+  //       resolve: {
+  //         extensions: [".ts", ".tsx", ".js", ".jsx", ".json"],
+  //       },
+  //       module: {
+  //         rules: [
+  //           {
+  //             test: /\.tsx?$/,
+  //             loader: "ts-loader",
+  //             options: { transpileOnly: true },
+  //           },
+  //         ],
+  //       },
+  //     },
+  //   };
+  //
+  //   on("file:preprocessor", wp(options));
+};
diff --git a/cypress/support/commands.js b/cypress/support/commands.js
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+/*
+ * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+const { ADMIN_AUTH, INDICES, NODE_API, PLUGIN_NAME } = require('./constants');
+
+// ***********************************************
+// This example commands.js shows you how to
+// create various custom commands and overwrite
+// existing commands.
+//
+// For more comprehensive examples of custom
+// commands please read more here:
+// https://on.cypress.io/custom-commands
+// ***********************************************
+//
+//
+// -- This is a parent command --
+// Cypress.Commands.add("login", (email, password) => { ... })
+//
+//
+// -- This is a child command --
+// Cypress.Commands.add("drag", { prevSubject: 'element'}, (subject, options) => { ... })
+//
+//
+// -- This is a dual command --
+// Cypress.Commands.add("dismiss", { prevSubject: 'optional'}, (subject, options) => { ... })
+//
+//
+// -- This will overwrite an existing command --
+// Cypress.Commands.overwrite("visit", (originalFn, url, options) => { ... })
+
+Cypress.Commands.overwrite('visit', (originalFn, url, options) => {
+  // Add the basic auth header when security enabled in the Opensearch cluster
+  // https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/1288
+  if (Cypress.env('security_enabled')) {
+    const ADMIN_AUTH = {
+      username: Cypress.env('username'),
+      password: Cypress.env('password'),
+    };
+    if (options) {
+      options.auth = ADMIN_AUTH;
+    } else {
+      options = { auth: ADMIN_AUTH };
+    }
+    // Add query parameters - select the default OSD tenant
+    options.qs = { security_tenant: 'private' };
+    return originalFn(url, options);
+  } else {
+    return originalFn(url, options);
+  }
+});
+
+// Be able to add default options to cy.request(), https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/726
+Cypress.Commands.overwrite('request', (originalFn, ...args) => {
+  let defaults = {};
+  // Add the basic authentication header when security enabled in the Opensearch cluster
+  const ADMIN_AUTH = {
+    username: Cypress.env('username'),
+    password: Cypress.env('password'),
+  };
+  if (Cypress.env('security_enabled')) {
+    defaults.auth = ADMIN_AUTH;
+  }
+
+  let options = {};
+  if (typeof args[0] === 'object' && args[0] !== null) {
+    options = Object.assign({}, args[0]);
+  } else if (args.length === 1) {
+    [options.url] = args;
+  } else if (args.length === 2) {
+    [options.method, options.url] = args;
+  } else if (args.length === 3) {
+    [options.method, options.url, options.body] = args;
+  }
+
+  return originalFn(Object.assign({}, defaults, options));
+});
+
+Cypress.Commands.add('deleteAllIndices', () => {
+  cy.request('DELETE', `${Cypress.env('opensearch')}/index*,sample*,opensearch_dashboards*,test*`);
+});
+
+Cypress.Commands.add('createDetector', (detectorJSON) => {
+  cy.request('POST', `${Cypress.env('opensearch')}${NODE_API.DETECTORS_BASE}`, detectorJSON);
+});
+
+Cypress.Commands.add('updateDetector', (detectorId, detectorJSON) => {
+  cy.request(
+    'PUT',
+    `${Cypress.env('opensearch')}/${NODE_API.DETECTORS_BASE}/${detectorId}`,
+    detectorJSON
+  );
+});
+
+Cypress.Commands.add('createRule', (ruleJSON) => {
+  cy.request('POST', `${Cypress.env('opensearch')}${NODE_API.RULES_BASE}`, ruleJSON);
+});
+
+Cypress.Commands.add('updateRule', (ruleId, ruleJSON) => {
+  cy.request('PUT', `${Cypress.env('opensearch')}/${NODE_API.RULES_BASE}/${ruleId}`, ruleJSON);
+});
+
+Cypress.Commands.add('createIndex', (index, settings = {}) => {
+  cy.request('PUT', `${Cypress.env('opensearch')}/${index}`, settings);
+});
+
+Cypress.Commands.add('createIndexTemplate', (name, template) => {
+  cy.request(
+    'PUT',
+    `${Cypress.env('opensearch')}${NODE_API.INDEX_TEMPLATE_BASE}/${name}`,
+    template
+  );
+});
diff --git a/cypress/support/constants.js b/cypress/support/constants.js
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+/*
+ * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import { API } from '../../server/utils/constants';
+
+export const TWENTY_SECONDS = 20000;
+
+export const INDICES = {
+  DETECTORS_INDEX: '.opensearch-detectors-config',
+  PRE_PACKAGED_RULES_INDEX: '.opensearch-pre-packaged-rules-config',
+  CUSTOM_RULES_INDEX: '.opensearch-custom-rules-config',
+};
+
+export const PLUGIN_NAME = 'opensearch_index_management_dashboards';
+
+export const NODE_API = {
+  ...API,
+  INDEX_TEMPLATE_BASE: '/_index_template',
+};
diff --git a/cypress/support/index.d.ts b/cypress/support/index.d.ts
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+/*
+ * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+/// <reference types="cypress" />
+
+declare namespace Cypress {
+  interface Chainable<Subject> {
+    /**
+     * Deletes all indices in cluster
+     * @example
+     * cy.deleteAllIndices()
+     */
+    deleteAllIndices(): Chainable<any>;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a detector
+     * @example
+     * cy.createPolicy({ "detector_type": ... })
+     */
+    createDetector(detectorJSON: object): Chainable<any>;
+
+    /**
+     * Updates settings for index
+     * @example
+     * cy.updateIndexSettings("some_index", settings)
+     */
+    updateDetector(detectorId: string, detectorJSON: object): Chainable<any>;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates index with policy
+     * @example
+     * cy.createIndex("some_index", "some_policy")
+     */
+    createIndex(index: string, settings?: object): Chainable<any>;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates an index template.
+     * @example
+     * cy.createIndexTemplate("some_index_template", { "index_patterns": "abc", "properties": { ... } })
+     */
+    createIndexTemplate(name: string, template: object): Chainable<any>;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/cypress/support/index.js b/cypress/support/index.js
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+//
+// This is a great place to put global configuration and
+// behavior that modifies Cypress.
+//
+// You can change the location of this file or turn off
+// automatically serving support files with the
+// 'supportFile' configuration option.
+//
+// You can read more here:
+// https://on.cypress.io/configuration
+// ***********************************************************
+
+// Import commands.js using ES2015 syntax:
+import './commands';
+
+// Alternatively you can use CommonJS syntax:
+// require('./commands')
+
+const resizeObserverLoopErrRe = /^[^(ResizeObserver loop limit exceeded)]/;
+Cypress.on('uncaught:exception', (err) => {
+  /* returning false here prevents Cypress from failing the test */
+  if (resizeObserverLoopErrRe.test(err.message)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+});
+
+// Switch the base URL of Opensearch when security enabled in the cluster
+// Not doing this for Dashboards because it can still use http when security enabled
+if (Cypress.env('security_enabled')) {
+  Cypress.env('opensearch', `https://${Cypress.env('opensearch_url')}`);
+} else {
+  Cypress.env('opensearch', `http://${Cypress.env('opensearch_url')}`);
+}