diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..248341e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[flake8]
+max-line-length = 100
+exclude = .venv
+ignore =
+    # disable, whitespace before ':' https://github.com/TCLResearchEurope/ctw-pre-commit-hooks/issues/3
+    E203,
+    # disable "too many leading '#' for block comment"
+    E266,
+    # disable "line break before binary operator" which clashes with black
+    W503,
+    # disable "invalid escape sequence"
+    W605,
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 43eb5b0..fd17871 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,15 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           pip install -r requirements.txt -r requirements-dev.txt -r requirements-test.txt
 
+      - name: Check format with black
+        run: black --check --extend-exclude tests .
+
+      - name: Check style with flake8
+        run: flake8 --extend-exclude tests .
+
+      - name: Check import sorting with isort
+        run: isort --check --extend-skip tests .
+
       - name: Run model tests
         run: make model-test
 
diff --git a/challenge/__init__.py b/challenge/__init__.py
index 2ff3226..6667b20 100644
--- a/challenge/__init__.py
+++ b/challenge/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 from challenge.api import app
 
-application = app
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+application = app