diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
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+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=61", "setuptools_scm>=8"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "trove"
+dynamic = ["version"]
+description ="Python project for writing, note taking, and information management with hype-free AI support"
+license = "AGPL-3.0-or-later"
+requires-python = ">=3.11"
+dependencies = []
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+dev = [
+    "pytest",
+    "pytest-cov",
+    "ruff",
+]
+
+[tool.setuptools_scm]
+
+[tool.ruff]
+line-length = 88
+target-version = "py311"
+
+[tool.ruff.lint]
+select = ["E", "F", "I", "UP"]
+
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+testpaths = ["tests"]
+
+[tool.coverage.run]
+source = ["trovedb"]
diff --git a/trovedb/__init__.py b/trovedb/__init__.py
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+