diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+++ b/Makefile
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+div = $(shell printf '=%.0s' {1..120})
+
+setup-dev:
+	@echo "Setting up development environment..."
+	@echo "Installing dev dependencies..."
+	@~/.chat/mamba/envs/devchat-commands/bin/pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+	@echo "Done!"
+
+check:
+	@echo ${div}
+	~/.chat/mamba/envs/devchat-commands/bin/python -m ruff check .
+	~/.chat/mamba/envs/devchat-commands/bin/python -m ruff format . --check
+	@echo "Done!"
+
+fix:
+	@echo ${div}
+	~/.chat/mamba/envs/devchat-commands/bin/python -m ruff format .
+	@echo ${div}
+	~/.chat/mamba/envs/devchat-commands/bin/python -m ruff check . --fix
+	@echo "Done!"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
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+++ b/pyproject.toml
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+[tool.ruff]
+line-length = 100
+
+[tool.ruff.lint]
+extend-select = ["E501"] # explicitly adding the rules
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
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+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
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+ruff~=0.1.7