diff --git a/.env b/.env
index daa542a..1f45160 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # GHOSTFORGE_*_WEB_PORT variables are used to determine what
 # port the web interface is served on within the container (INTERNAL)
 # and what port this will map to on the host (HOST).
-# 
+#
 # If you're using a dockerized reverse proxy, you may want to remove
 # the port mapping entirely within docker-compose.yml.
 GHOSTFORGE_HOST_WEB_PORT=1337
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ GHOSTFORGE_ENV=prod
 # ghostforge postgresql database and to later access the data from
 # ghostforge execution.
 DATABASE_USER=ghost
-DATABASE_NAME=ghostforge
\ No newline at end of file
+DATABASE_NAME=ghostforge
diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8ef649
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[flake8]
+max-line-length = 160
+exclude = docs/*, .git, __pycache__
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d6f1b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+repos:
+- repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
+  rev: v3.2.0
+  hooks:
+  -   id: trailing-whitespace
+  -   id: end-of-file-fixer
+  -   id: check-yaml
+  -   id: check-added-large-files
+- repo: https://github.com/asottile/reorder_python_imports
+  rev: v3.9.0
+  hooks:
+  - id: reorder-python-imports
+    args: [--application-directories, '.:ghostforge', --py39-plus]
+- repo: https://github.com/psf/black
+  rev: 23.3.0
+  hooks:
+  - id: black
+    language_version: python3.11
+- repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/bandit
+  rev: 1.7.5
+  hooks:
+  - id: bandit
+    args: ["-c", "pyproject.toml"]
+    additional_dependencies: ["bandit[toml]"]
+- repo: https://github.com/pycqa/flake8
+  rev: 6.0.0
+  hooks:
+  -   id: flake8
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 47d789d..9c41fdd 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ ENV GHOSTFORGE_INTERNAL_WEB_PORT=8080
 ENV PYTHONPATH=/ghostforge/ghostforge
 
 EXPOSE ${GHOSTFORGE_INTERNAL_WEB_PORT}
-CMD [ "ghostforge_serve" ]
\ No newline at end of file
+CMD [ "ghostforge_serve" ]
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index e64aedc..b755867 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
 AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
 LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
 OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
-SOFTWARE.
\ No newline at end of file
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 89e6963..3019662 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <img src="doc/ghostforge.png" alt="ghostforge Logo">
 
 # ghostforge
-  
+
 ghostforge manages **false identity information** for privacy prudent persons.
 
 tl;dr it's a fancy DB frontend with sensible design, tailored features, and a nice UX.<br/>
@@ -52,4 +52,4 @@ This tool was written as part of my coursework for CSC 842 - Security Tool Devel
 
 ## License
 
-This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the `LICENSE` file for details.
\ No newline at end of file
+This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the `LICENSE` file for details.
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index e5dc6b0..3ab6d64 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ services:
     depends_on: [ghostforge-db]
 volumes:
   ghostforge-db-data:
-    name: ghostforge-db-data
\ No newline at end of file
+    name: ghostforge-db-data
diff --git a/ghostforge/cli.py b/ghostforge/cli.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ae3448
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=61.0"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "ghostforge"
+version = "0.0.1"
+authors = [{ name = "ghostforge", email = "git@nixon.mozmail.com" }]
+description = "A false identity information manager for privacy prudent persons"
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
+dependencies = ["tornado", "queries"]
+license = "MIT"
+
+[project.scripts]
+ghostforge_serve = "ghostforge.cli:service"
+
+[project.urls]
+"Homepage" = "https://github.com/DarrylNixon/ghostforge"
+"Bug Tracker" = "https://github.com/DarrylNixon/ghostforge/issues"
+
+[tool.bandit]
+exclude_dirs = ["/doc"]
+skips = []
+
+[tool.black]
+line-length = 120
+
+[tool.isort]
+profile = "black"
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 945c9b4..9c558e3 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-.
\ No newline at end of file
+.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index ff6e5f8..0000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-from distutils.core import setup
-from setuptools import find_packages
-from ghostforge import _PROJECT, __version__
-
-setup(
-    name=_PROJECT,
-    version=__version__,
-    packages=find_packages(),
-    license="MIT",
-    author="ghostforge",
-    description="False identity management web app",
-    long_description="A false identity information manager for privacy prudent persons",
-    keywords=["ghostforge", "persona", "red team", "tornado"],
-    install_requires=["tornado>=6.3.2", "queries>=2.1.1"],
-)