diff --git a/.checks/pre-push b/.checks/pre-push
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..73c6e3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.checks/pre-push
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# PRE-PUSH
+# Check the repo for dependency, language, vulnerability, and build issues
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Setting log colours
+RED='\033[0;31m'; GREEN='\033[0;32m'; YELLOW='\033[1;33m'; NC='\033[0m'
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}Running pre-push checks...${NC}"
+
+# Start time tracking
+START_TIME=$(date +%s)
+
+# Setting paths
+REPO_ROOT="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)"
+CONTENT_DIR="$REPO_ROOT/content"
+ZENSICAL_CFG_PATH="$REPO_ROOT/zensical.toml"
+SITE_DIR="$REPO_ROOT/deploy"
+LOG_DIR="$REPO_ROOT/.checks/logs"
+mkdir -p "$LOG_DIR"
+
+# Cleanup old logs
+rm -f "$LOG_DIR/*"
+
+# Cleanup function
+cleanup() {
+    trap - EXIT INT TERM
+    if [[ -n "${SERVER_PID:-}" ]] && ps -p "$SERVER_PID" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        kill "$SERVER_PID" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+        for _ in {1..30}; do ps -p "$SERVER_PID" >/dev/null 2>&1 || break; sleep 0.1; done
+    fi
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT INT TERM
+
+# Function to run commands and log output
+run_command() {
+    local cmd="$1"
+    local logfile="$2"
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Running ${cmd}...${NC}"
+    $cmd >"$logfile" 2>&1 || { echo -e "${RED}${cmd} failed. See $logfile${NC}"; exit 1; }
+}
+
+# Running independent checks in parallel
+{
+    # Trivy check for vulnerabilities
+    if command -v trivy &>/dev/null; then
+        run_command "trivy fs . --exit-code 1 --severity CRITICAL,HIGH,MEDIUM,LOW,UNKNOWN --no-progress --scanners vuln" "$LOG_DIR/trivy.log"
+    else
+        echo -e "${YELLOW}Trivy not installed. Skipping vulnerability scan.${NC}"
+    fi
+} &
+
+{
+    # Trufflehog check for passwords and secrets
+    if command -v trufflehog &>/dev/null && command -v jq &>/dev/null; then
+        TMPF="$(mktemp)"
+        trufflehog filesystem . --json >"$TMPF" 2>"$LOG_DIR/trufflehog.log" || true
+        if jq -e 'select(.verified==true)' "$TMPF" | grep -q .; then
+            cp "$TMPF" "$LOG_DIR/trufflehog-findings.json"
+            echo -e "${RED}Verified secrets found. See $LOG_DIR/trufflehog-findings.json${NC}"
+            rm -f "$TMPF"; exit 1
+        fi
+        rm -f "$TMPF"
+    else
+        echo -e "${YELLOW}TruffleHog or jq not installed. Skipping secrets scan.${NC}"
+    fi
+} &
+
+{
+    # Dependabot dependency vulnerability check
+    if command -v npm &>/dev/null && [[ -f package.json ]]; then
+        run_command "npm audit --audit-level=high" "$LOG_DIR/npm-audit.log"
+    elif command -v pip &>/dev/null && [[ -f requirements.txt ]]; then
+        run_command "pip list --outdated" "$LOG_DIR/pip-outdated.log"
+        if grep -q "upgradable" "$LOG_DIR/pip-outdated.log"; then
+            echo -e "${YELLOW}Outdated Python dependencies found. See $LOG_DIR/pip-outdated.log${NC}"
+        fi
+    else
+        echo -e "${YELLOW}No dependency management files found. Skipping dependency checks.${NC}"
+    fi
+} &
+
+# Wait for all background jobs to finish
+wait
+
+# # Build the site using Zensical to check for build errors
+# if ! command -v zensical >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+#     echo -e "${RED}Zensical not installed; cannot build docs.${NC}"; exit 1
+# fi
+# run_command "zensical build --clean" "$LOG_DIR/zensical-build.log"
+
+# End time tracking and calculate duration
+END_TIME=$(date +%s)
+DURATION=$((END_TIME - START_TIME))
+echo -e "${GREEN}Push checks completed in $DURATION seconds.${NC}"
diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c45df50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Check if .venv exists
+if [[ -d ".venv" ]]; then
+     # Activate the virtual environment
+     export VIRTUAL_ENV="$PWD/.venv"
+     export PATH="$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin:$PATH"
+
+     # Verify we're using the right Python
+     if [[ -x "$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin/python3.14" ]]; then
+          export PYTHONPATH="$PWD/src:$PYTHONPATH"
+          echo "Activated virtual environment: $VIRTUAL_ENV"
+     else
+          echo "Warning: Virtual environment Python not found"
+     fi
+
+else
+     echo "Warning: No .venv directory found"
+fi
+
+# Run pip to update packages inside the venv
+echo "Running pip update..."
+"$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin/python3.14" -m pip install --upgrade pip
+"$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin/python3.14" -m pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade $(pip list --format=freeze | grep -v '^\-e' | cut -d = -f 1 | tr '\n' ' ')
+
+# Update requirements.txt with pinned versions only if installs succeeded
+if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+  "$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin/python3.14" -m pip freeze > requirements.txt
+  echo "Packages updated successfully"
+else
+  echo "pip install failed; requirements.txt not updated"
+fi
+
+echo "Environment configured with direnv"
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index af9cde1..5b8aa7e 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-<!-- markdownlint-disable MD013 -->
-
 # Reviews API
 
 ![FastAPI](https://img.shields.io/badge/FastAPI-009688?style=flat&logo=FastAPI&logoColor=white) ![Scalar](https://img.shields.io/badge/Scalar-1A1A1A?style=flat&logo=Scalar&logoColor=white)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8a5e498..5d6285f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
-fastapi==0.115.0
-uvicorn==0.30.0
-scalar-fastapi==1.8.1
+annotated-doc==0.0.4
+annotated-types==0.7.0
+anyio==4.13.0
+click==8.3.2
+fastapi==0.135.3
+h11==0.16.0
+idna==3.11
+pydantic==2.12.5
+pydantic_core==2.41.5
+scalar_fastapi==1.8.1
+starlette==1.0.0
+typing-inspection==0.4.2
+typing_extensions==4.15.0
+uvicorn==0.44.0