diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2fab4eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[flake8]
+max-line-length = 80
+extend-ignore = E203, W503
+
+exclude =
+    .git,
+    __pycache__,
+    env,
+    venv,
+    .venv,
+    build,
+    dist,
+    migrations
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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f1febde..8cce65e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ test:
 format:
 	black .
 
+lint:
+	flake8 .
+
 # ==== Docker Workflow ====
 .PHONY: docker-build docker-run docker-run-clean dev-docker docker-stop
 
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 3ff8311..74a66ed 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 pytest~=8.4.1
 pytest-mock
 black
+flake8
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