diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index 3671b97..b2bf433 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 ---
 name: Bug report
 about: Create a report to help us improve
-title: ''
+title: ""
 labels: bug
-assignees: ''
-
+assignees: ""
 ---
 
-
 **Description**
 A clear and concise description of what the bug is.
 
@@ -21,9 +19,10 @@ A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.
 If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem.
 
 **Environment**
- - OS:
- - Python version:
- - Python env/venv: 
+
+- OS:
+- Python version:
+- Python env/venv:
 
 **Additional context**
 Add any other context about the problem here.
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/documentation_issue.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/documentation_issue.md
index 109cbf0..ab69dee 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/documentation_issue.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/documentation_issue.md
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 ---
 name: Documentation issue
 about: Create a report to improve documenation
-title: ''
+title: ""
 labels: documentation
-assignees: ''
-
+assignees: ""
 ---
 
 **Description**
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
index 229493e..d883b8f 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 ---
 name: Feature request
 about: Suggest an idea for this project
-title: ''
+title: ""
 labels: enhancement
-assignees: ''
-
+assignees: ""
 ---
 
-
 **Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
 A clear and concise description of what the problem is. Ex. I'm always frustrated when [...]
 
diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index 99272cc..f353a3a 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 # Description
+
 <!-- Describe the purpose of this pull request -->
 
 # Changes Made
+
 <!-- Provide a brief overview of the changes implemented in this pull request -->
 
 # Related Issues
+
 <!-- If this pull request resolves any GitHub issues, reference them here -->
 
 # Additional Notes
+
 <!-- Any additional information or context about the pull request -->
diff --git a/.github/workflows/flake8.yml b/.github/workflows/flake8.yml
index 57d66ff..e6ec55b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/flake8.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/flake8.yml
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 name: flake8 ⚙️
 
-on: [ push, pull_request ]
+on: [push, pull_request]
 
 jobs:
   main:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - name: Setup Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v1
-      with:
-        python-version: 3.8
-        architecture: x64
-    - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@master
-    - name: Install flake8
-      run: pip install flake8 flake8-nb
-    - name: run flake8 ⚙️
-      run: |
-        find . -type f -name "*.py" | xargs flake8
-    - name: run flake8-notebook ⚙️
-      if: '!cancelled()'
-      run: |
-        find . -type f -name "*.ipynb" | xargs flake8-nb
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.8
+          architecture: x64
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@master
+      - name: Install flake8
+        run: pip install flake8 flake8-nb
+      - name: run flake8 ⚙️
+        run: |
+          find . -type f -name "*.py" | xargs flake8
+      - name: run flake8-notebook ⚙️
+        if: "!cancelled()"
+        run: |
+          find . -type f -name "*.ipynb" | xargs flake8-nb
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6893622
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+minimum_pre_commit_version: "2.9.0"
+ci:
+  autoupdate_schedule: monthly
+repos:
+  - repo: meta
+    hooks:
+      - id: check-useless-excludes
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
+      - id: forbid-symlinks
+        name: Forbid symlinks
+        entry: Forbid symlinks
+        language: fail
+        types: [symlink]
+  - repo: https://github.com/Lucas-C/pre-commit-hooks
+    rev: v1.5.1
+    hooks:
+      - id: forbid-crlf
+  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
+    rev: v4.4.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: check-case-conflict
+      - id: check-executables-have-shebangs
+      - id: check-merge-conflict
+      - id: check-shebang-scripts-are-executable
+      - id: destroyed-symlinks
+      - id: detect-private-key
+      - id: end-of-file-fixer
+        exclude_types: [svg]
+      - id: fix-byte-order-marker
+      - id: mixed-line-ending
+
+  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-prettier
+    rev: "v4.0.0-alpha.8"
+    hooks:
+      - id: prettier
+  - repo: https://github.com/ikamensh/flynt
+    rev: "1.0.1"
+    hooks:
+      - id: flynt
+  - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
+    # Ruff version.
+    rev: v0.5.0
+    hooks:
+      # Run the linter.
+      - id: ruff
+        types_or: [python, pyi, jupyter]
+        args: [--fix]
+      # Run the formatter.
+      - id: ruff-format
+        types_or: [python, pyi, jupyter]
+  # Remove stale jupyter notebook outputs
+  # For extra options see https://github.com/kynan/nbstripout?tab=readme-ov-file#configuration-files
+  - repo: https://github.com/kynan/nbstripout
+    rev: 0.7.1
+    hooks:
+      - id: nbstripout
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1661fa2..3c7865e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 # CGS Repository Template
+
 Template repository for all CGS GitHub repositories