diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/asking-help.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/asking-help.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0dcc0b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/asking-help.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+name: Asking for help
+about: If you need help using Mesa-Viz-Tornado, you should post in https://github.com/projectmesa/mesa/discussions
+---
+
+<!--
+    ATTENTION: Don't raise an issue here!
+    If you need help, ask in https://github.com/projectmesa/mesa/discussions
+-->
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diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..916a88f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+name: Bug report
+about: Let us know if something is broken on Mesa-Viz-Tornado
+
+---
+
+**Describe the bug**
+<!-- A clear and concise description the bug -->
+
+**Expected behavior**
+<!-- A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen -->
+
+**To Reproduce**
+<!-- Steps to reproduce the bug, or a link to a project where the bug is visible -->
+
+**Additional context**
+<!--
+    Add any other context here.
+    Any details about your specific platform:
+    * If the problem is in the browser, what browser, version, and OS?
+-->
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature-request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature-request.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66b6c1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature-request.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+name: Feature request
+about: Suggest a new feature for Mesa-Viz-Tornado
+
+---
+
+**What's the problem this feature will solve?**
+<!-- A clear and concise description of what the problem is. -->
+
+**Describe the solution you'd like**
+<!-- A clear and concise description of what you want to happen. -->
+
+**Additional context**
+<!-- Add any other context, links, etc. about the feature here. -->
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diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac27a84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  # Maintain dependencies for GitHub Actions
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      # Check for updates to GitHub Actions every week
+      interval: "weekly"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_lint.yml b/.github/workflows/build_lint.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce1a023
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_lint.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+name: build
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+    - main
+    - release**
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**.md'
+      - '**.rst'
+  pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**.md'
+      - '**.rst'
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: False
+      matrix:
+        os: [windows, ubuntu, macos]
+        python-version: ["3.11"]
+        include:
+          - os: ubuntu
+            python-version: "3.10"
+          - os: ubuntu
+            python-version: "3.9"
+          - os: ubuntu
+            python-version: "3.8"
+          # Disabled for now. See https://github.com/projectmesa/mesa/issues/1253
+          #- os: ubuntu
+          #  python-version: 'pypy-3.8'
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    - uses: actions/cache@v3
+      with:
+        path: ~/.cache/pip
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-${{ matrix.python-version }}-${{ hashFiles('Pipfile.lock') }}
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: pip install wheel && pip install .[dev]
+    # - name: Test with pytest
+    #   run: pytest --cov=mesa_viz_tornado tests/ --cov-report=xml
+    - if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu'
+      name: Codecov
+      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
+
+  lint-ruff:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Set up Python 3.10
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      with:
+        python-version: "3.10"
+    - run: pip install ruff==0.0.254
+    - name: Lint with ruff
+      # Include `--format=github` to enable automatic inline annotations.
+      # Use settings from pyproject.toml.
+      run: ruff . --format=github
+
+  lint-black:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Set up Python 3.10
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      with:
+        python-version: "3.10"
+    - run: pip install black
+    - name: Lint with black
+      run: black --check .
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2204ea3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+[tool.ruff]
+# See https://github.com/charliermarsh/ruff#rules for error code definitions.
+select = [
+    # "ANN", # annotations TODO
+    "B", # bugbear
+    "C4", # comprehensions
+    "DTZ", # naive datetime
+    "E", # style errors
+    "F", # flakes
+    "I", # import sorting
+    "ISC", # string concatenation
+    "N", # naming
+    "PGH", # pygrep-hooks
+    "PIE", # miscellaneous
+    "PLC", # pylint convention
+    "PLE", # pylint error
+    # "PLR", # pylint refactor TODO
+    "PLW", # pylint warning
+    "Q", # quotes
+    "RUF", # Ruff
+    "S", # security
+    "SIM", # simplify
+    "T10", # debugger
+    "UP", # upgrade
+    "W", # style warnings
+    "YTT", # sys.version
+]
+# Ignore list taken from https://github.com/psf/black/blob/master/.flake8
+# E203	Whitespace before ':'
+# E266	Too many leading '#' for block comment
+# E501	Line too long (82 > 79 characters)
+# W503	Line break occurred before a binary operator
+# But we don't specify them because ruff's Black already
+# checks for it.
+# See https://github.com/charliermarsh/ruff/issues/1842#issuecomment-1381210185
+extend-ignore = [
+    "E501",
+    "S101", # Use of `assert` detected
+    "B017", # `assertRaises(Exception)` should be considered evil TODO
+    "PGH004", # Use specific rule codes when using `noqa` TODO
+    "B905", # `zip()` without an explicit `strict=` parameter
+    "N802", # Function name should be lowercase
+    "N999",  # Invalid module name. We should revisit this in the future, TODO
+    "RUF012",  # Mutable class attributes should be annotated with `typing.ClassVar` TODO
+    "S310",  # Audit URL open for permitted schemes. Allowing use of `file:` or custom schemes is often unexpected.
+    "S603",  # `subprocess` call: check for execution of untrusted input
+]
+extend-exclude = ["docs", "build"]
+# Hardcode to Python 3.8.
+# Reminder to update mesa-examples if the value below is changed.
+target-version = "py38"
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diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c1e4525..c773753 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,9 +8,20 @@
 
 requires = ["tornado"]
 
+extras_require = {
+    "dev": [
+        "black",
+        "ruff==0.0.275",
+        # "coverage",
+        # "pytest >= 4.6",
+        # "pytest-cov",
+        # "sphinx",
+    ],
+}
+
 version = "0.1.1"
 
-with open("README.md", "r", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
+with open("README.md", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
     long_description = fh.read()
 
 # Ensure JS dependencies are downloaded
@@ -105,6 +116,7 @@ def ensure_js_dep_single(url, out_name=None):
     },
     include_package_data=True,
     install_requires=requires,
+    extras_require=extras_require,
     keywords="agent based modeling model ABM simulation multi-agent",
     license="Apache 2.0",
     zip_safe=False,