diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/pre-commit.yml b/.gitea/workflows/pre-commit.yml
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+---
+name: pre-commit
+on:
+  - push
+  - pull_request
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      - uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.1
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
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+---
+repos:
+  - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
+    rev: v0.6.1
+    hooks:
+      - id: ruff
+        args:
+          - --output-format=full
+        exclude: ^source/tools/webservices/
+      - id: ruff-format
+        args:
+          - --check
+          - --target-version
+          - py311
+        exclude: ^source/tools/webservices/
diff --git a/ruff.toml b/ruff.toml
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+line-length = 99
+
+[lint.isort]
+lines-after-imports = 2
+
+[lint.pycodestyle]
+max-doc-length = 72
+
+[lint.pydocstyle]
+convention = "pep257"