diff --git a/.checks/pre-push b/.checks/pre-push
index 34ff968..537d5d9 100755
--- a/.checks/pre-push
+++ b/.checks/pre-push
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-# Pre-push hook for comprehensive repository checks
+# Advanced Pre-Push Security and Quality Check Script
 
 # Fail fast on any error
 set -euo pipefail
@@ -12,12 +12,9 @@ readonly NC='\033[0m'
 
 # Paths
 readonly REPO_ROOT="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)"
-readonly CONTENT_DIR="${REPO_ROOT}/content"
-readonly ZENSICAL_CFG_PATH="${REPO_ROOT}/zensical.toml"
-readonly SITE_DIR="${REPO_ROOT}/deploy"
-readonly LOG_DIR="${REPO_ROOT}/logs"
+readonly LOG_DIR="${REPO_ROOT}/.checks/logs"
 
-# Logging and error handling
+# Logging functions
 log_error() {
     echo -e "${RED}[ERROR] $*${NC}" >&2
 }
@@ -30,54 +27,74 @@ log_warning() {
     echo -e "${YELLOW}[WARNING] $*${NC}"
 }
 
-# Cleanup function
-cleanup() {
-    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
+# Utility function to get scannable files respecting .gitignore
+get_scannable_files() {
+    # Find files that are tracked by git or not ignored
+    git ls-files --cached --modified --others --exclude-standard
 }
-trap cleanup EXIT INT TERM
 
-# Initialize log directory
+# Gitignore-aware exclusion generator
+get_gitignore_excludes() {
+    local excludes=()
+
+    # Use git ls-files to find ignored files
+    while IFS= read -r file; do
+        # Convert file paths to directories for skipping
+        dir=$(dirname "$file")
+        excludes+=("--skip-dirs=$dir" "--skip-files=$file")
+    done < <(git ls-files -o -i --exclude-standard)
+
+    printf '%s\n' "${excludes[@]}"
+}
+
+# Prepare log directory
 prepare_log_directory() {
     rm -rf "$LOG_DIR"
     mkdir -p "$LOG_DIR"
 }
 
-# Vulnerability Scanning
+# Vulnerability Scanning with Trivy
 run_trivy_scan() {
     if ! command -v trivy &>/dev/null; then
         log_warning "Trivy not installed. Skipping vulnerability scan."
         return 0
-    fi
+    }
 
-    log_info "Running Trivy scan..."
-    trivy fs . \
+    local files
+    mapfile -t files < <(get_scannable_files)
+
+    if [[ ${#files[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
+        log_warning "No files to scan with Trivy"
+        return 0
+    }
+
+    log_info "Running Trivy vulnerability scan..."
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2046
+    trivy fs "${files[@]}" \
+        $(get_gitignore_excludes) \
         --exit-code 1 \
         --severity CRITICAL,HIGH,MEDIUM,LOW,UNKNOWN \
         --no-progress \
         >"$LOG_DIR/trivy.log" 2>&1 || {
-            log_error "Trivy failed. See $LOG_DIR/trivy.log"
+            log_error "Trivy scan failed. See $LOG_DIR/trivy.log"
             return 1
         }
 }
 
-# Secrets Detection
+# Secrets Detection with Trufflehog
 run_trufflehog_scan() {
     if ! (command -v trufflehog &>/dev/null && command -v jq &>/dev/null); then
         log_warning "TruffleHog or jq not installed. Skipping secrets scan."
         return 0
-    fi
+    }
 
-    log_info "Running TruffleHog (verified only)..."
+    log_info "Running TruffleHog secrets scan..."
     local tmpf
     tmpf="$(mktemp)"
 
-    trufflehog filesystem . --json >"$tmpf" 2>"$LOG_DIR/trufflehog.log" || true
+    # Use git ls-files to respect .gitignore
+    git ls-files | xargs trufflehog filesystem \
+        --json >"$tmpf" 2>"$LOG_DIR/trufflehog.log" || true
 
     local verified
     verified="$(jq 'select(.verified==true)' "$tmpf" | wc -l | tr -d ' ')"
@@ -92,32 +109,48 @@ run_trufflehog_scan() {
     rm -f "$tmpf"
 }
 
-# Additional security and lint checks
-run_additional_checks() {
-    # Git Secrets
-    if command -v git-secrets &>/dev/null; then
-        log_info "Running git-secrets scan..."
-        git-secrets --scan >"$LOG_DIR/git-secrets.log" 2>&1 || {
-            log_error "git-secrets detected potential secrets. See $LOG_DIR/git-secrets.log"
+# Git Secrets Check
+run_git_secrets_scan() {
+    if ! command -v git-secrets &>/dev/null; then
+        log_warning "git-secrets not installed. Skipping git-secrets scan."
+        return 0
+    }
+
+    log_info "Running git-secrets scan..."
+    git-secrets --scan >"$LOG_DIR/git-secrets.log" 2>&1 || {
+        log_error "git-secrets detected potential secrets. See $LOG_DIR/git-secrets.log"
+        return 1
+    }
+}
+
+# Python Security Scan with Bandit
+run_python_security_scan() {
+    if ! command -v bandit &>/dev/null; then
+        log_warning "Bandit not installed. Skipping Python security scan."
+        return 0
+    }
+
+    local py_files
+    mapfile -t py_files < <(git ls-files '*.py')
+
+    if [[ ${#py_files[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
+        log_warning "No Python files to scan"
+        return 0
+    }
+
+    log_info "Running Bandit Python security scan..."
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2046
+    bandit -r "${py_files[@]}" \
+        -n 5 -lll \
+        -f json -o "$LOG_DIR/bandit.json" 2>"$LOG_DIR/bandit.log" || {
+            log_error "Bandit issues found. See $LOG_DIR/bandit.log"
             return 1
         }
-    fi
+}
 
-    # Python Security (Bandit)
-    if command -v bandit &>/dev/null; then
-        log_info "Running Bandit Python security scan..."
-        local py_files
-        py_files="$(find . -type f -name "*.py")"
-        if [[ -n "$py_files" ]]; then
-            # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-            bandit -r $py_files -n 5 -lll -f json -o "$LOG_DIR/bandit.json" 2>"$LOG_DIR/bandit.log" || {
-                log_error "Bandit issues found. See $LOG_DIR/bandit.log"
-                return 1
-            }
-        fi
-    fi
-
-    # Dependabot-like checks
+# Dependency Vulnerability Check
+run_dependency_checks() {
+    # npm audit
     if command -v npm &>/dev/null && [[ -f package.json ]]; then
         log_info "Running npm audit..."
         npm audit --audit-level=high >"$LOG_DIR/npm-audit.log" 2>&1 || {
@@ -126,23 +159,64 @@ run_additional_checks() {
         }
     fi
 
-    # Stylelint
-    if command -v stylelint &>/dev/null; then
-        log_info "Running Stylelint..."
-        stylelint "**/*.{css,scss}" --formatter json >"$LOG_DIR/stylelint.json" 2>"$LOG_DIR/stylelint.log" || {
-            log_error "Stylelint issues found. See $LOG_DIR/stylelint.log"
+    # pip-audit for Python dependencies
+    if command -v pip-audit &>/dev/null && [[ -f requirements.txt ]]; then
+        log_info "Running pip-audit..."
+        pip-audit -r requirements.txt >"$LOG_DIR/pip-audit.log" 2>&1 || {
+            log_error "pip-audit found issues. See $LOG_DIR/pip-audit.log"
             return 1
         }
     fi
 }
 
-# Main execution
+# Stylelint for CSS/SCSS
+run_stylelint_check() {
+    if ! command -v stylelint &>/dev/null; then
+        log_warning "Stylelint not installed. Skipping stylesheet lint."
+        return 0
+    }
+
+    local style_files
+    mapfile -t style_files < <(git ls-files '*.{css,scss,sass}')
+
+    if [[ ${#style_files[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
+        log_warning "No stylesheet files to lint"
+        return 0
+    }
+
+    log_info "Running Stylelint..."
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2046
+    stylelint "${style_files[@]}" \
+        --formatter json >"$LOG_DIR/stylelint.json" 2>"$LOG_DIR/stylelint.log" || {
+            log_error "Stylelint issues found. See $LOG_DIR/stylelint.log"
+            return 1
+        }
+}
+
+# Main execution function
 main() {
     prepare_log_directory
 
-    run_trivy_scan
-    run_trufflehog_scan
-    run_additional_checks
+    local checks=(
+        run_trivy_scan
+        run_trufflehog_scan
+        run_git_secrets_scan
+        run_python_security_scan
+        run_dependency_checks
+        run_stylelint_check
+    )
+
+    local failed=0
+    for check in "${checks[@]}"; do
+        if ! "$check"; then
+            failed=1
+        fi
+    done
+
+    if [[ $failed -eq 1 ]]; then
+        log_error "Some pre-push checks failed. Aborting push."
+        exit 1
+    fi
 
     log_info "All pre-push checks passed successfully!"
 }