diff --git a/backend/Makefile b/backend/Makefile
index 72878508..3033c70f 100644
--- a/backend/Makefile
+++ b/backend/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 init:
 	@python3 -m venv .venv && \
 		. .venv/bin/activate && \
-		pip install -r requirements.txt
+		pip install -r requirements.txt && \
+		pip install -e .
 
 init-dev: init
 	@. .venv/bin/activate && \
@@ -9,9 +10,9 @@ init-dev: init
 
 format:
 	@. .venv/bin/activate && \
-		ruff format && \
-		mypy .
+		ruff format
 
 check:
 	@. .venv/bin/activate && \
-		ruff check --fix
+		mypy . && \
+		ruff check
diff --git a/backend/__init__.py b/backend/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/backend/pyproject.toml b/backend/pyproject.toml
index 50ad191d..9e26a877 100644
--- a/backend/pyproject.toml
+++ b/backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ classifiers = [
 dependencies = { file = ["requirements.txt"] }
 optional-dependencies = { test = { file = ["requirements-test.txt"] } }
 
+[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
+where = ["./"]
+
 [tool.mypy]
 python_version = "3.12"
 warn_unused_configs = true
diff --git a/backend/src/agents/retriever_graph.py b/backend/src/agents/retriever_graph.py
index b22256d4..d90f7c77 100644
--- a/backend/src/agents/retriever_graph.py
+++ b/backend/src/agents/retriever_graph.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def __init__(
 
         self.tool_descriptions = ""
         for tool in self.tools:
-            text_desc = render_text_description([tool])  # type: ignore
+            text_desc = render_text_description([tool])
             text_desc.replace("(query: str) -> Tuple[str, list[str], list[str]]", " ")
             self.tool_descriptions += text_desc + "\n\n"
 
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ def route(self, state: AgentState) -> list[str]:
             return ["retrieve_general"]
 
         if self.inbuit_tool_calling:
-            tool_names = [tool["name"] for tool in tools if "name" in tool]  # type: ignore
+            tool_names = [tool["name"] for tool in tools if "name" in tool]   # type: ignore
             return tool_names
         else:
             return tools
@@ -204,12 +204,12 @@ def route(self, state: AgentState) -> list[str]:
     def initialize(self) -> None:
         workflow = StateGraph(AgentState)
 
-        commands = ToolNode(self.retriever_tools.retrieve_cmds)  # type: ignore
-        install = ToolNode(self.retriever_tools.retrieve_install)  # type: ignore
-        general = ToolNode(self.retriever_tools.retrieve_general)  # type: ignore
-        klayout_docs = ToolNode(self.retriever_tools.retrieve_klayout_docs)  # type: ignore
-        errinfo = ToolNode(self.retriever_tools.retrieve_errinfo)  # type: ignore
-        yosys_rtdocs = ToolNode(self.retriever_tools.retrieve_yosys_rtdocs)  # type: ignore
+        commands = ToolNode(self.retriever_tools.retrieve_cmds)
+        install = ToolNode(self.retriever_tools.retrieve_install)
+        general = ToolNode(self.retriever_tools.retrieve_general)
+        klayout_docs = ToolNode(self.retriever_tools.retrieve_klayout_docs)
+        errinfo = ToolNode(self.retriever_tools.retrieve_errinfo)
+        yosys_rtdocs = ToolNode(self.retriever_tools.retrieve_yosys_rtdocs)
 
         workflow.add_node("agent", self.agent)
         workflow.add_node("generate", self.generate)
diff --git a/backend/src/api/routers/chains.py b/backend/src/api/routers/chains.py
index fda070ad..b1bbd089 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/routers/chains.py
+++ b/backend/src/api/routers/chains.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
 elif os.getenv("LLM_MODEL") == "gemini":
     if os.getenv("GOOGLE_GEMINI") == "1_pro":
-        llm = ChatGoogleGenerativeAI(model="gemini-pro", temperature=llm_temp)  # type: ignore
+        llm = ChatGoogleGenerativeAI(model="gemini-pro", temperature=llm_temp)
     elif os.getenv("GOOGLE_GEMINI") == "1.5_flash":
         llm = ChatVertexAI(model_name="gemini-1.5-flash", temperature=llm_temp)
     elif os.getenv("GOOGLE_GEMINI") == "1.5_pro":
diff --git a/backend/src/api/routers/graphs.py b/backend/src/api/routers/graphs.py
index 93e8b13f..e7750dfd 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/routers/graphs.py
+++ b/backend/src/api/routers/graphs.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
 elif os.getenv("LLM_MODEL") == "gemini":
     if os.getenv("GOOGLE_GEMINI") == "1_pro":
-        llm = ChatGoogleGenerativeAI(model="gemini-pro", temperature=llm_temp)  # type: ignore
+        llm = ChatGoogleGenerativeAI(model="gemini-pro", temperature=llm_temp)
     elif os.getenv("GOOGLE_GEMINI") == "1.5_flash":
         llm = ChatVertexAI(model_name="gemini-1.5-flash", temperature=llm_temp)
     elif os.getenv("GOOGLE_GEMINI") == "1.5_pro":
diff --git a/backend/src/tools/format_docs.py b/backend/src/tools/format_docs.py
index a2376c41..fea704fe 100644
--- a/backend/src/tools/format_docs.py
+++ b/backend/src/tools/format_docs.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def format_docs(docs: list[Document]) -> tuple[str, list[str], list[str]]:
 
         if "url" in doc.metadata:
             doc_urls.append(doc.metadata["url"])
-    
+
     doc_output = "\n\n -------------------------- \n\n".join(doc_texts)
 
     return doc_output, doc_srcs, doc_urls
diff --git a/evaluation/Makefile b/evaluation/Makefile
index d0dd015f..f624b0ec 100644
--- a/evaluation/Makefile
+++ b/evaluation/Makefile
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ init-dev: init
 
 format:
 	@. .venv/bin/activate && \
-		ruff format && \
-		mypy .
+		ruff format
 
 check:
 	@. .venv/bin/activate && \
-		ruff check --fix
+		mypy . && \
+		ruff check
 
 clean:
 	@rm -f llm_tests_output.txt
diff --git a/frontend/Makefile b/frontend/Makefile
index 72878508..c4423b64 100644
--- a/frontend/Makefile
+++ b/frontend/Makefile
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ init-dev: init
 
 format:
 	@. .venv/bin/activate && \
-		ruff format && \
-		mypy .
+		ruff format
 
 check:
 	@. .venv/bin/activate && \
-		ruff check --fix
+		mypy . && \
+		ruff check