diff --git a/neveko-gui/src/apps/home.rs b/neveko-gui/src/apps/home.rs
index a2c8036..9328e1b 100644
--- a/neveko-gui/src/apps/home.rs
+++ b/neveko-gui/src/apps/home.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 #![deny(clippy::all)]
 #![forbid(unsafe_code)]
 
-use egui::{RichText, Color32};
 use eframe::egui;
+use egui::{
+    Color32,
+    RichText,
+};
 use image::Luma;
 use neveko_core::*;
 use qrcode::QrCode;
@@ -423,7 +426,6 @@ impl eframe::App for HomeApp {
                             .size(16.0)
                             .color(color),
                     ).on_hover_text(hover_txt);
-                
                 });
             });
             ui.horizontal(|ui| {
diff --git a/scripts/build_all_and_run.sh b/scripts/build_all_and_run.sh
index 726f896..3526d67 100755
--- a/scripts/build_all_and_run.sh
+++ b/scripts/build_all_and_run.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+
+# set the latest pre-commit script
+cp -u scripts/pre-commit.sample .git/hooks/pre-commit
+
 cd neveko-auth && cargo build
 cd ../neveko-contact && cargo build
 cd ../neveko-core && cargo build
diff --git a/scripts/check_all.sh b/scripts/check_all.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..34a97c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/check_all.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Run from the neveko root 
+cd neveko-auth && cargo check
+cd ../neveko-contact && cargo check
+cd ../neveko-core && cargo check
+cd ../neveko-gui && cargo check
+cd ../neveko-market && cargo check
+cd ../neveko-message && cargo check
+cd ../ && cargo check
+
diff --git a/scripts/pre-commit.sample b/scripts/pre-commit.sample
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..47ea91e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/pre-commit.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Run the formatter and linter before commits
+
+# If any command fails exit immediately with that code
+set -eo pipefail
+
+# Check source without compiling
+./scripts/check_all.sh
+echo "source code checks passed"
+
+# Run the formatter
+./scripts/fmtall.sh
+echo "source code formatting complete"