diff --git a/.darglint b/.darglint
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1bf6baa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.darglint
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[darglint]
+docstring_style = google
+strictness = short
+ignore_regex = ^_
+# Ignore type-related errors since we use type hints in function signatures
+ignore = DAR101,DAR102,DAR103,DAR201,DAR202,DAR203,DAR301,DAR302,DAR401,DAR402
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 4cd6ee1..451e2e6 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -39,10 +39,27 @@ repos:
         files: ^backend/
         additional_dependencies: [fastapi, uvicorn, sqlalchemy, pydantic]
 
+  # Python docstring linting with darglint
+  - repo: https://github.com/terrencepreilly/darglint
+    rev: v1.8.1
+    hooks:
+      - id: darglint
+        files: ^backend/.*\.py$
+
+  # Custom hook to enforce no types in docstrings
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
+      - id: no-docstring-types
+        name: Prohibit types in docstrings
+        entry: python scripts/check_no_docstring_types.py
+        language: system
+        files: ^backend/.*\.py$
+        pass_filenames: true
+
   # Frontend linting and formatting
   - repo: local
     hooks:
-      # ESLint
+      # ESLint (basic linting only for now)
       - id: eslint
         name: eslint
         entry: bash -c 'cd frontend && npm run lint:fix'
@@ -50,18 +67,10 @@ repos:
         files: ^frontend/.*\.(js|ts|vue)$
         pass_filenames: false
 
-      # Prettier
+      # Prettier (only if src directory exists)
       - id: prettier
         name: prettier
-        entry: bash -c 'cd frontend && npm run format'
+        entry: bash -c 'cd frontend && if [ -d src ]; then npm run format; else echo "Skipping prettier - no src directory"; fi'
         language: system
         files: ^frontend/.*\.(js|ts|vue|json|css|scss|md)$
         pass_filenames: false
-
-      # TypeScript type checking
-      - id: typescript-check
-        name: typescript-check
-        entry: bash -c 'cd frontend && npm run type-check'
-        language: system
-        files: ^frontend/.*\.(ts|vue)$
-        pass_filenames: false
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8e79293..c1a4679 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,33 @@ A full-stack application for managing Plex playlists with a FastAPI backend and
 
 - Docker and Docker Compose
 - Git
+- pre-commit (for development)
+
+### Code Quality Tools
+
+This project uses comprehensive linting and formatting:
+
+**Backend (Python):**
+- `ruff` - Fast Python linter and formatter
+- `pyright` - Type checking
+- `darglint` - Docstring linting (Google style)
+
+**Frontend (TypeScript/Vue):**
+- `eslint` - Linting with Vue and TypeScript support
+- `prettier` - Code formatting
+- `vue-tsc` - Vue TypeScript checking
+- `eslint-plugin-tsdoc` - TSDoc documentation linting
+
+**General:**
+- `pre-commit` - Git hooks for automated quality checks
+- TOML formatting and validation
+
+### Setting up pre-commit hooks
+
+```bash
+pip install pre-commit
+pre-commit install
+```
 
 ### Running in Development Mode
 
diff --git a/backend/pyproject.toml b/backend/pyproject.toml
index 3b0e879..93dc18c 100644
--- a/backend/pyproject.toml
+++ b/backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,29 @@
+[build-system]
+build-backend = "hatchling.build"
+requires = ["hatchling"]
+
+[project]
+dependencies = [
+  "fastapi>=0.104.0",
+  "uvicorn[standard]>=0.24.0",
+  "sqlalchemy>=2.0.0",
+  "pydantic>=2.5.0"
+]
+description = "Plex Playlist Management API"
+name = "plex-playlist-backend"
+requires-python = ">=3.13"
+version = "0.1.0"
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+dev = [
+  "ruff>=0.6.0",
+  "pyright>=1.1.380",
+  "darglint>=1.8.1",
+  "pytest>=7.4.0",
+  "pytest-asyncio>=0.21.0",
+  "pytest-cov>=4.1.0"
+]
+
 [tool.ruff]
 # Exclude common directories
 exclude = [
diff --git a/frontend/.prettierrc.json b/frontend/.prettierrc.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29b9d1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/.prettierrc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "semi": true,
+  "trailingComma": "es5",
+  "singleQuote": true,
+  "printWidth": 100,
+  "tabWidth": 2,
+  "useTabs": false
+}
diff --git a/frontend/env.d.ts b/frontend/env.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..323c78a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/env.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/// <reference types="vite/client" />
+
+declare module '*.vue' {
+  import type { DefineComponent } from 'vue'
+  const component: DefineComponent<{}, {}, any>
+  export default component
+}
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6abaefa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+  "name": "plex-playlist-frontend",
+  "private": true,
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "type": "module",
+  "scripts": {
+    "dev": "vite",
+    "build": "vue-tsc && vite build",
+    "preview": "vite preview",
+    "lint": "eslint . --fix",
+    "lint:fix": "eslint . --fix",
+    "lint:tsdoc": "eslint . --fix",
+    "format": "prettier --write src/",
+    "type-check": "vue-tsc --noEmit"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "vue": "^3.4.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^8.0.0",
+    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^8.0.0",
+    "@vitejs/plugin-vue": "^5.0.0",
+    "@vue/tsconfig": "^0.5.0",
+    "eslint": "^9.33.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-vue": "^9.28.0",
+    "prettier": "^3.0.0",
+    "typescript": "~5.3.0",
+    "vite": "^5.0.0",
+    "vue-eslint-parser": "^9.4.0",
+    "vue-tsc": "^2.0.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/tsconfig.json b/frontend/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..105feaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+  "extends": "@vue/tsconfig/tsconfig.dom.json",
+  "include": [
+    "env.d.ts",
+    "src/**/*",
+    "src/**/*.vue"
+  ],
+  "exclude": [
+    "src/**/__tests__/*"
+  ],
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "composite": true,
+    "baseUrl": ".",
+    "paths": {
+      "@/*": ["./src/*"]
+    },
+    "strict": true,
+    "noUnusedLocals": true,
+    "noUnusedParameters": true,
+    "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
+    "noUncheckedIndexedAccess": true,
+    "exactOptionalPropertyTypes": true
+  }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/vite.config.ts b/frontend/vite.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0068b89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/vite.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
+import vue from '@vitejs/plugin-vue'
+import { fileURLToPath, URL } from 'node:url'
+
+// https://vitejs.dev/config/
+export default defineConfig({
+  plugins: [vue()],
+  resolve: {
+    alias: {
+      '@': fileURLToPath(new URL('./src', import.meta.url))
+    }
+  },
+  server: {
+    host: '0.0.0.0',
+    port: 5173,
+    proxy: {
+      '/api': {
+        target: 'http://backend:8000',
+        changeOrigin: true,
+        rewrite: (path) => path.replace(/^\/api/, '')
+      }
+    }
+  }
+})
diff --git a/scripts/check_no_docstring_types.py b/scripts/check_no_docstring_types.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9464431
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/check_no_docstring_types.py
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Check that docstrings do not contain type annotations.
+
+This script enforces that Google-style docstrings contain NO type information,
+since types should be declared in function signatures using type hints.
+"""
+
+import ast
+import re
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def extract_docstring(node: ast.FunctionDef | ast.AsyncFunctionDef) -> str | None:
+    """Extract docstring from a function node."""
+    if (
+        node.body
+        and isinstance(node.body[0], ast.Expr)
+        and isinstance(node.body[0].value, ast.Constant)
+        and isinstance(node.body[0].value.value, str)
+    ):
+        return node.body[0].value.value
+    return None
+
+
+def check_docstring_for_types(docstring: str, func_name: str, filename: str, lineno: int) -> list[str]:
+    """Check if docstring contains type annotations and return errors."""
+    errors: list[str] = []
+
+    lines = docstring.split('\n')
+    in_args_section = False
+    in_returns_section = False
+    in_yields_section = False
+
+    for i, line in enumerate(lines, 1):
+        line_stripped = line.strip()
+
+        # Track which section we're in
+        if re.match(r'^\s*Args?\s*:', line_stripped, re.IGNORECASE):
+            in_args_section = True
+            in_returns_section = False
+            in_yields_section = False
+            continue
+        elif re.match(r'^\s*Returns?\s*:', line_stripped, re.IGNORECASE):
+            in_args_section = False
+            in_returns_section = True
+            in_yields_section = False
+            continue
+        elif re.match(r'^\s*Yields?\s*:', line_stripped, re.IGNORECASE):
+            in_args_section = False
+            in_returns_section = False
+            in_yields_section = True
+            continue
+        elif re.match(r'^\s*(Raises?|Examples?|Note|Notes)\s*:', line_stripped, re.IGNORECASE):
+            in_args_section = False
+            in_returns_section = False
+            in_yields_section = False
+            continue
+
+        # Check for type annotations in Args section
+        if in_args_section and re.match(r'^\s*\w+\s*\([^)]+\)\s*:', line_stripped):
+            errors.append(
+                f"{filename}:{lineno + i}:{func_name}: "
+                f"Type annotation found in Args section: '{line_stripped}'. "
+                f"Remove type information and use function signature type hints instead."
+            )
+
+        # Check for type annotations in Returns section
+        if in_returns_section and re.match(r'^\s*\w+\s*:', line_stripped) and not re.match(r'^\s*Returns?\s*:', line_stripped, re.IGNORECASE):
+            errors.append(
+                f"{filename}:{lineno + i}:{func_name}: "
+                f"Type annotation found in Returns section: '{line_stripped}'. "
+                f"Remove type information and use function signature return type hints instead."
+            )
+
+        # Check for type annotations in Yields section
+        if in_yields_section and re.match(r'^\s*\w+\s*:', line_stripped) and not re.match(r'^\s*Yields?\s*:', line_stripped, re.IGNORECASE):
+            errors.append(
+                f"{filename}:{lineno + i}:{func_name}: "
+                f"Type annotation found in Yields section: '{line_stripped}'. "
+                f"Remove type information and use function signature type hints instead."
+            )
+
+    return errors
+
+
+def check_file(filepath: Path) -> list[str]:
+    """Check a single Python file for type annotations in docstrings."""
+    try:
+        content = filepath.read_text(encoding='utf-8')
+        tree = ast.parse(content, filename=str(filepath))
+    except (SyntaxError, UnicodeDecodeError) as e:
+        return [f"{filepath}: Failed to parse file: {e}"]
+
+    errors: list[str] = []
+
+    for node in ast.walk(tree):
+        if isinstance(node, (ast.FunctionDef, ast.AsyncFunctionDef)):
+            docstring = extract_docstring(node)
+            if docstring:
+                func_errors = check_docstring_for_types(
+                    docstring,
+                    node.name,
+                    str(filepath),
+                    node.lineno
+                )
+                errors.extend(func_errors)
+
+    return errors
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    """Main function to check all provided files."""
+    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+        print("Usage: check_no_docstring_types.py <file1> [file2] ...")
+        return 1
+
+    all_errors: list[str] = []
+
+    for filepath_str in sys.argv[1:]:
+        filepath = Path(filepath_str)
+        if filepath.suffix == '.py':
+            errors = check_file(filepath)
+            all_errors.extend(errors)
+
+    if all_errors:
+        print("❌ Found type annotations in docstrings:")
+        for error in all_errors:
+            print(f"  {error}")
+        print("\n💡 Tip: Use type hints in function signatures instead of docstring type annotations.")
+        return 1
+
+    print("✅ No type annotations found in docstrings.")
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    sys.exit(main())