diff --git a/.clang-format b/.clang-format
index f6b8fdf..b4d7ff9 100644
--- a/.clang-format
+++ b/.clang-format
@@ -1,2 +1,9 @@
 ---
 BasedOnStyle: LLVM
+
+# Include sorting
+SortIncludes: true
+
+# Spacing
+MaxEmptyLinesToKeep: 2
+SeparateDefinitionBlocks: Always
diff --git a/.codespellignore b/.codespellignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c714049
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.codespellignore
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Words that codespell should ignore
+# Add common false positives here
+inout
+uart
+dout
+din
+Tage
+alle
+Aktion
diff --git a/.markdownlint.json b/.markdownlint.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c64c8c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.markdownlint.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+  "default": true,
+  "MD013": {
+    "line_length": 300,
+    "tables": true,
+    "code_blocks": true
+  },
+  "MD033": false,
+  "MD012": {
+    "maximum": 2
+  },
+  "MD026": {
+    "punctuation": ".,;:!"
+  },
+  "MD024": {
+    "siblings_only": false
+  },
+  "MD029": {
+    "style": "ordered"
+  },
+  "MD046": {
+    "style": "fenced"
+  },
+  "MD049": {
+    "style": "underscore"
+  },
+  "MD050": {
+    "style": "asterisk"
+  },
+  "MD052": false,
+  "MD053": false
+}
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b413fa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://json.schemastore.org/pre-commit-config.json
+
+# Global exclude pattern for build artifacts and dependencies
+exclude: |
+  (?x)^(
+    build/|
+    managed_components/|
+    .*\.bin|
+    .*\.elf|
+    .*\.hex|
+    .*\.o|
+    flake.lock|
+    dependencies.lock|
+    assets/case/
+  )
+
+repos:
+  # General file checks
+  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
+    rev: v6.0.0
+    hooks:
+      # Line ending checks
+      - id: end-of-file-fixer
+      - id: fix-byte-order-marker
+      - id: mixed-line-ending
+        args: [--fix=lf]
+
+      # Whitespace & formatting
+      - id: trailing-whitespace
+
+      # File format checks
+      - id: check-added-large-files
+        args: [--maxkb=1000]
+      - id: check-ast
+      - id: check-case-conflict
+      - id: check-docstring-first
+      - id: check-json
+      - id: check-merge-conflict
+      - id: detect-private-key
+      - id: debug-statements
+
+  - repo: https://github.com/asottile/pyupgrade
+    rev: v3.21.2
+    hooks:
+      - id: pyupgrade
+        args: [--py38-plus]
+
+  # Spell checking
+  - repo: https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell
+    rev: v2.4.2
+    hooks:
+      - id: codespell
+        args: [--ignore-words=.codespellignore]
+
+  # YAML linting
+  - repo: https://github.com/adrienverge/yamllint
+    rev: v1.37.1
+    hooks:
+      - id: yamllint
+        args:
+          [
+            --strict,
+            -d,
+            "{extends: default, rules: {line-length: {max: 120}, document-start: disable}}",
+          ]
+
+  # Markdown linting
+  - repo: https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2
+    rev: v0.17.1
+    hooks:
+      - id: markdownlint-cli2
+
+  # Python formatting
+  - repo: https://github.com/psf/black
+    rev: 26.1.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: black
+        language_version: python3
+        args: [--quiet]
+
+  # JavaScript/JSON/CSS/HTML/YAML formatting and C/C++ formatting
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
+      - id: prettier
+        name: prettier
+        entry: prettier
+        language: system
+        types_or: [javascript, jsx, json, css, scss, html, yaml]
+        exclude: \.md$
+        args: [--write, --ignore-unknown]
+      - id: clang-format
+        name: clang-format
+        entry: clang-format
+        language: system
+        types_or: [c, c++]
+        args: [-i]
+      - id: nixfmt
+        name: nixfmt
+        entry: nixfmt
+        language: system
+        types: [nix]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cfe1b81..00955ed 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -70,14 +70,14 @@ You have to short-circuit `R0` on the RS485 boards to enable the termination res
 ### Required tools
 
 - `ESP-IDF` (includes `idf.py`)
-- `Python 3`
 - `invoke` (for project tasks)
-- Optional but recommended formatters:
-  - `clang-format`
-  - `black`
-  - `prettier`
-  - `svgo`
-  - `nixfmt`
+
+- Optional but recommended for development:
+  - `pre-commit` (for code quality hooks)
+  - `clang-format` (C/C++)
+  - `prettier` (JavaScript/CSS/HTML/YAML)
+  - `svgo` (SVG optimization)
+  - `nixfmt` (Nix formatting)
 
 ### Environment setup
 
@@ -101,6 +101,20 @@ invoke reset
 invoke config
 ```
 
+### Pre-commit hooks
+
+This project uses [pre-commit](https://pre-commit.com/) to automatically check code quality, formatting, and common mistakes before committing.
+
+**Setup:**
+
+```bash
+# Install pre-commit hooks
+pre-commit install
+
+# Optionally, run all hooks on all files
+pre-commit run --all-files
+```
+
 ---
 
 ## 📦 Case
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 0791d12..4b7ff81 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
           pkgs.python3
           pkgs.python3Packages.invoke
 
-          # Formatting tools
+          pkgs.pre-commit
           pkgs.clang-tools
-          pkgs.nodePackages.prettier
-          pkgs.nodePackages.svgo
-          pkgs.black
+          pkgs.svgo
+          pkgs.prettier
+
           pkgs.nixfmt
         ];
       };
diff --git a/tasks.py b/tasks.py
index d782c10..536824a 100644
--- a/tasks.py
+++ b/tasks.py
@@ -46,7 +46,14 @@ def clean(c):
 @task
 def config(c):
     """Open menuconfig to edit project settings"""
-    c.run("idf.py menuconfig --color-scheme=monochrome", pty=True)
+    is_windows = os.name == "nt"
+    if is_windows:
+        # Windows doesn't provide a POSIX pty, not sure how to open menuconfig interactive
+        print(
+            "Please run 'idf.py menuconfig' directly in the terminal to edit project settings. This option is not supported in the invoke task on Windows."
+        )
+    else:
+        c.run("idf.py menuconfig --color-scheme=monochrome", pty=True)
 
 
 @task
@@ -76,66 +83,18 @@ def reset(c):
 
 @task
 def format(c):
-    """Format all source files with clang-format, black, prettier, nixfmt, and svgo"""
-    missing_tools = []
-
-    print("Formatting C files...")
-    result = c.run(
-        "find main components -name '*.c' -o -name '*.h' | xargs clang-format -i",
+    """Format all source files using pre-commit hooks and optimize SVGs"""
+    print("\nOptimizing SVG files...")
+    c.run(
+        "find . -name '*.svg' -not -path './build/*' -not -path './managed_components/*' | xargs -r svgo --quiet --final-newline",
         warn=True,
-        hide=False,
     )
-    if result.exited == 127 or (not result.ok and result.exited != 0):
-        # Check if tool exists
-        check = c.run("command -v clang-format", warn=True, hide=True)
-        if not check.ok:
-            missing_tools.append("clang-format")
-
-    print("Formatting Python files...")
-    result = c.run("black tasks.py", warn=True, hide=False)
-    if result.exited == 127 or (not result.ok and result.exited != 0):
-        check = c.run("command -v black", warn=True, hide=True)
-        if not check.ok:
-            missing_tools.append("black")
-
-    print("Formatting Nix files...")
-    result = c.run("nixfmt flake.nix", warn=True, hide=False)
-    if result.exited == 127 or (not result.ok and result.exited != 0):
-        check = c.run("command -v nixfmt", warn=True, hide=True)
-        if not check.ok:
-            missing_tools.append("nixfmt")
-
-    print("Formatting SVG files...")
-    result = c.run(
-        "find . -name '*.svg' -not -path './build/*' -not -path './managed_components/*' | xargs -r svgo",
-        warn=True,
-        hide=False,
-    )
-    if result.exited == 127 or (not result.ok and result.exited != 0):
-        check = c.run("command -v svgo", warn=True, hide=True)
-        if not check.ok:
-            missing_tools.append("svgo")
-
-    print("Formatting other files...")
-    result = c.run(
-        "prettier --write '**/*.{js,json,yaml,yml,md,html,css}'", warn=True, hide=False
-    )
-    if result.exited == 127 or (not result.ok and result.exited != 0):
-        check = c.run("command -v prettier", warn=True, hide=True)
-        if not check.ok:
-            missing_tools.append("prettier")
-
-    if missing_tools:
-        print("\n" + "=" * 60)
-        print(f"❌  ERROR: Missing formatting tools: {', '.join(missing_tools)}")
-        print("=" * 60)
-        print("Please install them or reload the nix-shell.")
-        print("=" * 60 + "\n")
-        sys.exit(1)
+    is_windows = os.name == "nt"
+    if is_windows:
+        # Windows doesn't provide a POSIX pty
+        c.run("pre-commit run --all-files")
     else:
-        print("\n" + "=" * 60)
-        print("✅  All files formatted successfully!")
-        print("=" * 60 + "\n")
+        c.run("pre-commit run --all-files", pty=True)
 
 
 @task