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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Check our project: formatting, linting, testing, building, etc.
+# Good to call this from .git/hooks/pre-commit
+
+set -e
+
+# work from the root of the repo
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+
+echo "Checking Python"
+ruff check
+ruff format --check
+
+echo "checking Web UI"
+cd src/web_ui
+npm run format_check
+npm run lint
+npm run check
+cd ../..
+
+echo "checking Core: build, test"
+cd core
+hatch build
+hatch test
+cd ..
+
+echo "checking Studio: build, test"
+cd studio
+hatch build
+hatch test
+cd ..