diff --git a/lib/getBestPractices.js b/lib/getBestPractices.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c190981
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/getBestPractices.js
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+import fs from 'fs/promises'
+import path from 'path'
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
+import * as cheerio from 'cheerio'
+import TurndownService from 'turndown'
+
+const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
+const bestPracticesPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'best-practices.md')
+const etagPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'best-practices.etag')
+
+async function downloadBestPractices() {
+  try {
+    await fs.mkdir(path.dirname(bestPracticesPath), { recursive: true })
+    // Ensure the file exists before proceeding, creating it if necessary.
+    try {
+      await fs.access(bestPracticesPath)
+    } catch {
+      await fs.writeFile(bestPracticesPath, '')
+    }
+
+    const urls = {
+      best: 'https://cap.cloud.sap/docs/about/best-practices',
+      bad: 'https://cap.cloud.sap/docs/about/bad-practices'
+    }
+
+    let storedEtags = { best: null, bad: null }
+    try {
+      const etagContent = await fs.readFile(etagPath, 'utf-8')
+      const [bestEtag, badEtag] = etagContent.split('\n')
+      storedEtags = { best: bestEtag, bad: badEtag }
+    } catch {
+      // No stored ETag found
+    }
+
+    const fetchOptions = (etag) => (etag ? { headers: { 'If-None-Match': etag } } : {})
+
+    const [bestPracticeResponse, badPracticeResponse] = await Promise.all([
+      fetch(urls.best, fetchOptions(storedEtags.best)),
+      fetch(urls.bad, fetchOptions(storedEtags.bad))
+    ])
+
+    if (bestPracticeResponse.status === 304 && badPracticeResponse.status === 304) {
+      // Content is unchanged for both
+      return
+    }
+
+    const turndownService = new TurndownService()
+
+    const processResponse = async (response) => {
+      if (response.status === 304) return { content: null, etag: response.headers.get('etag') }
+      if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Failed to download from ${response.url}: ${response.status}`)
+      const html = await response.text()
+      const $ = cheerio.load(html)
+      
+      // Remove unwanted sections
+      $('aside, nav, footer').remove()
+      
+      // Only select headers and paragraphs
+      const filteredElements = $('h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p')
+      const filteredHtml = $('<div>').append(filteredElements).html()
+      
+      return {
+        content: turndownService.turndown(filteredHtml || ''),
+        etag: response.headers.get('etag')
+      }
+    }
+
+    const [bestResult, badResult] = await Promise.all([
+      processResponse(bestPracticeResponse),
+      processResponse(badPracticeResponse)
+    ])
+
+    let bestPracticesMd = bestResult.content
+    if (!bestPracticesMd) {
+      const cachedContent = await fs.readFile(bestPracticesPath, 'utf-8')
+      bestPracticesMd = cachedContent.split('# Things to Avoid')[0]
+    }
+
+    let badPracticesMd = badResult.content
+    if (!badPracticesMd) {
+      const cachedContent = await fs.readFile(bestPracticesPath, 'utf-8')
+      const sections = cachedContent.split('# Things to Avoid')
+      badPracticesMd = sections.length > 1 ? sections[1] : ''
+    }
+
+    const combinedMarkdown = `# Best Practices\n\n${bestPracticesMd}\n\n# Things to Avoid\n\n${badPracticesMd}`
+    await fs.writeFile(bestPracticesPath, combinedMarkdown)
+
+    const newBestEtag = bestResult.etag || storedEtags.best
+    const newBadEtag = badResult.etag || storedEtags.bad
+    if (newBestEtag && newBadEtag) {
+      await fs.writeFile(etagPath, `${newBestEtag}\n${newBadEtag}`)
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error downloading best practices:', error)
+    try {
+      await fs.access(bestPracticesPath)
+    } catch (e) {
+      throw new Error('Failed to fetch best practices and no cached version is available.')
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export default async function getBestPractices({ filePath } = {}) {
+  // Always download and read the official best practices first.
+  await downloadBestPractices()
+  const officialContent = await fs.readFile(bestPracticesPath, 'utf-8')
+
+  // If no custom file path is provided, just return the official content.
+  if (!filePath) {
+    return officialContent
+  }
+
+  // If a custom file path is provided, read it and append its content.
+  try {
+    const customContent = await fs.readFile(filePath, 'utf-8')
+    // Combine the official and custom content with a clear separator.
+    return `${officialContent}\n\n---\n\n# Custom Guidelines\n\n${customContent}`
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(`Error reading custom guidelines file: ${error.message}`)
+    throw new Error(`Could not read the file at ${filePath}. Please ensure the path is correct and the file exists.`)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/tools.js b/lib/tools.js
index 6057477..cb4a125 100644
--- a/lib/tools.js
+++ b/lib/tools.js
@@ -2,8 +2,20 @@ import { z } from 'zod'
 import getModel from './getModel.js'
 import fuzzyTopN from './fuzzyTopN.js'
 import searchMarkdownDocs from './searchMarkdownDocs.js'
+import getBestPractices from './getBestPractices.js'
 
 const tools = {
+  get_best_practices: {
+    title: 'Get CDS Best Practices to examine your code',
+    description:
+      'Returns the complete official documentation on proven best practices for CDS. Optionally, a file path to a custom markdown file can be provided, and its content will be appended to the official guidelines.',
+    inputSchema: {
+      filePath: z.string().optional().describe('Optional path to a custom markdown file for project-specific guidelines.')
+    },
+    handler: async ({ filePath }) => {
+      return await getBestPractices({ filePath })
+    }
+  },
   search_model: {
     title: 'Search for CDS definitions',
     description:
diff --git a/tests/getBestPractices.test.js b/tests/getBestPractices.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f60731b
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+++ b/tests/getBestPractices.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+// Node.js test runner (test) for lib/getBestPractices.js
+import getBestPractices from '../lib/getBestPractices.js'
+import assert from 'node:assert'
+import { test, mock } from 'node:test'
+import fs from 'fs/promises'
+import path from 'path'
+
+test.describe('getBestPractices', () => {
+  test('should fetch and return best practices', async () => {
+    // Mock fetch to avoid actual network requests
+    global.fetch = mock.fn(async () => {
+      return {
+        ok: true,
+        status: 200,
+        headers: new Map([['etag', 'W/"12345"']]),
+        text: async () => `
+          <html>
+            <body>
+              <div id="some-other-content">...</div>
+              <h2 id="proven-best-practices">Proven Best Practices</h2>
+              <div>
+                <p>This is a best practice.</p>
+                <ul>
+                  <li>Use this</li>
+                  <li>Not that</li>
+                </ul>
+              </div>
+            </body>
+          </html>
+        `
+      }
+    })
+
+    // Mock fs.writeFile to prevent writing to disk
+    mock.method(fs, 'writeFile', async () => {})
+
+    const result = await getBestPractices()
+
+    assert(typeof result === 'string', 'Result should be a string')
+    assert(result.includes('This is a best practice.'), 'Result should contain best practice text')
+    assert(result.includes('*   Use this'), 'Result should contain list items')
+  })
+
+  test('should use cached version on fetch failure', async () => {
+    // Mock fetch to simulate a failure
+    global.fetch = mock.fn(async () => {
+      return {
+        ok: false,
+        status: 500
+      }
+    })
+
+    const cachedContent = '## Proven Best Practices\n\nThis is the cached content.'
+    // Mock fs.readFile to return cached content
+    mock.method(fs, 'readFile', async () => cachedContent)
+
+    const result = await getBestPractices()
+
+    assert.equal(result, cachedContent, 'Should return cached content on failure')
+  })
+})