diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-check.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-check.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ca4f3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-check.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+name: CI Lint/Format/Test Check
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+jobs:
+  check-python:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.13'
+        
+    - name: Install uv
+      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v3
+      
+    - name: Run Python checks
+      run: uv run hatch run all-check
+      
+  check-ui:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      
+    - name: Set up Node.js
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      with:
+        node-version: '24'
+
+    - name: Enable Corepack
+      run: corepack enable
+
+    - name: Activate pnpm version
+      working-directory: ui
+      run: corepack prepare --activate
+
+      
+    - name: Run UI checks
+      run: pnpm run all-check
+      working-directory: ui 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d532694..766dc54 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 __pycache__
 uv.lock
 pnpm-lock.yaml
+*.db
diff --git a/.gitignore.jinja b/.gitignore.jinja
index 033df5f..4fb35f4 100644
--- a/.gitignore.jinja
+++ b/.gitignore.jinja
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 .venv
 __pycache__
+workflows.db
diff --git a/.gitignore.template b/.gitignore.template
deleted file mode 100644
index 033df5f..0000000
--- a/.gitignore.template
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-.venv
-__pycache__
diff --git a/copier.yaml b/copier.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58d93e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/copier.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+_exclude:
+  - ".git"
+  - ".github"
+  - "copier.yaml"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 092469e..8077334 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -17,8 +17,22 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 [dependency-groups]
 dev = [
     "ruff>=0.13.0",
+    "ty>=0.0.1a16",
+    "pytest>=8.4.1",
+    "hatch>=1.14.1",
 ]
 
+
+[tool.hatch.envs.default.scripts]
+"format" = "ruff format ."
+"format-check" = "ruff format --check ."
+"lint" = "ruff check --fix ."
+"lint-check" = ["ruff check ."]
+typecheck = "ty check src"
+test = "pytest"
+"all-check" = ["format-check", "lint-check", "test"]
+"all-fix" = ["format", "lint", "test"]
+
 [tool.llamadeploy.ui]
 directory = "./ui"
 
@@ -27,3 +41,4 @@ env-files = [".env"]
 
 [tool.llamadeploy.workflows]
 default = "app.workflow:workflow"
+
diff --git a/src/app/workflow.py b/src/app/workflow.py
index c76cc2f..afa13b8 100644
--- a/src/app/workflow.py
+++ b/src/app/workflow.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import asyncio
 
 from workflows import Context, Workflow, step
-from workflows.events import Event, StartEvent, StopEvent
+from workflows.events import StartEvent, StopEvent
 import logging
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
diff --git a/tests/test_placeholder.py b/tests/test_placeholder.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..201975f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_placeholder.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+def test_placeholder():
+    pass
diff --git a/ui/package.json b/ui/package.json
index bf4a4c0..4d489c6 100644
--- a/ui/package.json
+++ b/ui/package.json
@@ -5,8 +5,13 @@
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
-    "build": "tsc -b && vite build",
-    "preview": "vite preview"
+    "build": "tsc && vite build",
+    "preview": "vite preview",
+    "lint": "tsc --noEmit",
+    "format": "prettier --write src",
+    "format-check": "prettier --check src",
+    "all-check": "pnpm i && pnpm run lint && pnpm run format-check && pnpm run build",
+    "all-fix": "pnpm i && pnpm run lint && pnpm run format && pnpm run build"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "canvas-confetti": "^1.9.3",
@@ -15,14 +20,15 @@
     "react-router-dom": "^7.8.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@llamaindex/ui": "^1.0.2",
     "@tailwindcss/postcss": "^4",
     "@types/canvas-confetti": "^1.9.0",
-    "@llamaindex/ui": "^1.0.2",
     "@types/node": "^20",
     "@types/react": "^19",
     "@types/react-dom": "^19",
     "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.3.4",
     "eslint": "^9",
+    "prettier": "^3.6.2",
     "tailwindcss": "^4",
     "typescript": "^5",
     "vite": "^5.4.8"
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/Home.tsx b/ui/src/pages/Home.tsx
index 050bb71..cf8afa5 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/Home.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/pages/Home.tsx
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ function HandlerOuput({ handlerId }: { handlerId: string }) {
   const taskData = useWorkflowTask(handlerId);
 
   const result = taskData.events.find((event) =>
-    event.type.match(/PongEvent$/)
+    event.type.match(/PongEvent$/),
   ) as { type: string; data: { message: string } } | undefined;
 
   return <Output>{result ? result.data.message : "Running... "}</Output>;