diff --git a/.github/copilot-instructions.md b/.github/copilot-instructions.md
index 8da8759..99f1f06 100644
--- a/.github/copilot-instructions.md
+++ b/.github/copilot-instructions.md
@@ -16,10 +16,8 @@ This is a GitHub Action that is designed to help keep `CODEOWNERS` files current
 ## Repository Structure
 
 - `Makefile`: Contains commands for linting, testing, and other tasks
-- `requirements.txt`: Python dependencies for the project
-- `requirements-test.txt`: Python dependencies for testing
+- `pyproject.toml`: Python dependencies and project configuration
 - `README.md`: Project documentation and setup instructions
-- `setup.py`: Python package setup configuration
 - `test_*.py`: Python test files matching the naming convention for test discovery
 
 ## Key Guidelines
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0380a03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+# For most projects, this workflow file will not need changing; you simply need
+# to commit it to your repository.
+#
+# You may wish to alter this file to override the set of languages analyzed,
+# or to provide custom queries or build logic.
+#
+# ******** NOTE ********
+# We have attempted to detect the languages in your repository. Please check
+# the `language` matrix defined below to confirm you have the correct set of
+# supported CodeQL languages.
+#
+name: "CodeQL"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: ["main"]
+  pull_request:
+    # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
+    branches: ["main"]
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 0 * * 1"
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  analyze:
+    name: Analyze
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+      security-events: write
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        language: ["python"]
+        # CodeQL supports [ $supported-codeql-languages ]
+        # Learn more about CodeQL language support at https://aka.ms/codeql-docs/language-support
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
+      - name: Initialize CodeQL
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@820e3160e279568db735cee8ed8f8e77a6da7818 # v3.32.6
+        with:
+          languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
+          # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
+          # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file.
+          # Prefix the list here with "+" to use these queries and those in the config file.
+
+      # If the Autobuild fails above, remove it and uncomment the following three lines.
+      #   modify them (or add more) to build your code if your project, please refer to the EXAMPLE below for guidance.
+
+      # - run: |
+      #   echo "Run, Build Application using script"
+      #   ./location_of_script_within_repo/buildscript.sh
+
+      - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@820e3160e279568db735cee8ed8f8e77a6da7818 # v3.32.6
+        with:
+          category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/contributors_report.yaml b/.github/workflows/contributors_report.yaml
index 8251daf..33f5eca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/contributors_report.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/contributors_report.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ jobs:
       issues: write
 
     steps:
+      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
       - name: Get dates for last month
         shell: bash
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml b/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
index 5f7082d..6bf3e98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ jobs:
     # You can define any steps you want, and they will run before the agent starts.
     # If you do not check out your code, Copilot will do this for you.
     steps:
+      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c40f824
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Dependency Review Action
+#
+# This Action will scan dependency manifest files that change as part of a Pull Request,
+# surfacing known-vulnerable versions of the packages declared or updated in the PR.
+# Once installed, if the workflow run is marked as required,
+# PRs introducing known-vulnerable packages will be blocked from merging.
+#
+# Source repository: https://github.com/actions/dependency-review-action
+name: "Dependency Review"
+on: [pull_request]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  dependency-review:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: "Checkout Repository"
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: "Dependency Review"
+        uses: actions/dependency-review-action@2031cfc080254a8a887f58cffee85186f0e49e48 # v4.9.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-ci.yml
index 706b883..e11aaeb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-ci.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
+      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mark-ready-when-ready.yml b/.github/workflows/mark-ready-when-ready.yml
index fcafe7f..5deb181 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mark-ready-when-ready.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mark-ready-when-ready.yml
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@ on:
     types: [opened, edited, labeled, unlabeled, synchronize]
 
 permissions:
-  checks: read
-  contents: write
-  pull-requests: write
-  statuses: read
+  contents: read
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
@@ -18,10 +15,20 @@ jobs:
   mark-ready:
     name: Mark as ready after successful checks
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      checks: read
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
+      statuses: read
     if: |
       contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'Mark Ready When Ready') &&
       github.event.pull_request.draft == true
     steps:
+      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
       - name: Mark ready when ready
         uses: kenyonj/mark-ready-when-ready@33b13c51ba23786efb933701ef253352baf05bdd # main (contents:write fix)
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/python-ci.yml
index 3305f2a..72ffe55 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-ci.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ jobs:
         python-version: [3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14]
 
     steps:
+      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
index 07dc74f..c554a6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
@@ -13,17 +13,24 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
 
-permissions: read-all
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
   analysis:
     name: Merge to Main Scorecard analysis
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
+      contents: read
       security-events: write
       id-token: write
 
     steps:
+      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
       - name: "Checkout code"
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yaml b/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
index 78f16b7..d7d2b71 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ jobs:
       issues: write
       pull-requests: read
     steps:
+      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
       - uses: actions/stale@b5d41d4e1d5dceea10e7104786b73624c18a190f # v10.2.0
         with:
           stale-issue-message: "This issue is stale because it has been open 21 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 14 days."
diff --git a/.github/workflows/super-linter.yaml b/.github/workflows/super-linter.yaml
index 3281475..a38ac22 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/super-linter.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/super-linter.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ jobs:
       statuses: write
 
     steps:
+      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
       - name: Checkout Code
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96b9768
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+repos:
+  - repo: https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks
+    rev: 51ca0f89b915509f07f956144ce2c64994b80947 # v8.16.3
+    hooks:
+      - id: gitleaks
+  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
+    rev: 3e8a8703264a2f4a69428a0aa4dcb512790b2c8c # v6.0.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: end-of-file-fixer
+      - id: trailing-whitespace
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
+      - id: flake8
+        name: flake8
+        entry: uv run python -m flake8 --config=.github/linters/.flake8
+        language: system
+        types: [python]
+      - id: isort
+        name: isort
+        entry: uv run isort --settings-file=.github/linters/.isort.cfg
+        language: system
+        types: [python]
+      - id: pylint
+        name: pylint
+        entry: uv run python -m pylint --rcfile=.github/linters/.python-lint
+        language: system
+        types: [python]
+      - id: mypy
+        name: mypy
+        entry: uv run python -m mypy --config-file=.github/linters/.mypy.ini
+        language: system
+        types: [python]
+      - id: black
+        name: black
+        entry: uv run black
+        language: system
+        types: [python]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8fb2d2a..9244677 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .PHONY: test
 test:
-	uv run pytest -v --cov=. --cov-config=.coveragerc --cov-fail-under=80 --cov-report term-missing
+	uv run python -m pytest -v --cov=. --cov-config=.coveragerc --cov-fail-under=80 --cov-report term-missing
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ clean:
 .PHONY: lint
 lint:
 	# stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names
-	uv run flake8 . --config=.github/linters/.flake8 --count --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source
+	uv run python -m flake8 . --config=.github/linters/.flake8 --count --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source
 	# exit-zero treats all errors as warnings. The GitHub editor is 127 chars wide
-	uv run flake8 . --config=.github/linters/.flake8 --count --exit-zero --max-complexity=15 --max-line-length=150
+	uv run python -m flake8 . --config=.github/linters/.flake8 --count --exit-zero --max-complexity=15 --max-line-length=150
 	uv run isort --settings-file=.github/linters/.isort.cfg .
-	uv run pylint --rcfile=.github/linters/.python-lint --fail-under=9.0 *.py
-	uv run mypy --config-file=.github/linters/.mypy.ini *.py
+	uv run python -m pylint --rcfile=.github/linters/.python-lint *.py
+	uv run python -m mypy --config-file=.github/linters/.mypy.ini *.py
 	uv run black .
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index ff7e7b6..7cf6e62 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -700,11 +700,11 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pyjwt"
-version = "2.11.0"
+version = "2.12.1"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
-sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/5c/5a/b46fa56bf322901eee5b0454a34343cdbdae202cd421775a8ee4e42fd519/pyjwt-2.11.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:35f95c1f0fbe5d5ba6e43f00271c275f7a1a4db1dab27bf708073b75318ea623", size = 98019, upload-time = "2026-01-30T19:59:55.694Z" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/c2/27/a3b6e5bf6ff856d2509292e95c8f57f0df7017cf5394921fc4e4ef40308a/pyjwt-2.12.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:c74a7a2adf861c04d002db713dd85f84beb242228e671280bf709d765b03672b", size = 102564, upload-time = "2026-03-13T19:27:37.25Z" }
 wheels = [
-    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/6f/01/c26ce75ba460d5cd503da9e13b21a33804d38c2165dec7b716d06b13010c/pyjwt-2.11.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:94a6bde30eb5c8e04fee991062b534071fd1439ef58d2adc9ccb823e7bcd0469", size = 28224, upload-time = "2026-01-30T19:59:54.539Z" },
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e5/7a/8dd906bd22e79e47397a61742927f6747fe93242ef86645ee9092e610244/pyjwt-2.12.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:28ca37c070cad8ba8cd9790cd940535d40274d22f80ab87f3ac6a713e6e8454c", size = 29726, upload-time = "2026-03-13T19:27:35.677Z" },
 ]
 
 [package.optional-dependencies]