diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend-QA.yml b/.github/workflows/backend-QA.yml
index 98a754a4e..1e60baba3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend-QA.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend-QA.yml
@@ -26,16 +26,16 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: backend
         run: |
           pip install -U pip
-          pip install -e .[lint,scripts,test,check,api]
+          pip install -e .[qa,scripts,test,api]
 
-      - name: Check black formatting
+      - name: Check Linting
         working-directory: backend
-        run: inv lint-black
+        run: inv check-lint
 
-      - name: Check ruff
+      - name: Check Formatting
         working-directory: backend
-        run: inv lint-ruff
+        run: inv check-format
 
-      - name: Check pyright
+      - name: Check Type
         working-directory: backend
-        run: inv check-pyright
+        run: inv check-type
diff --git a/.github/workflows/healthcheck-QA.yml b/.github/workflows/healthcheck-QA.yml
index 0c88af892..3e3ccc06b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/healthcheck-QA.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/healthcheck-QA.yml
@@ -26,16 +26,16 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: healthcheck
         run: |
           pip install -U pip
-          pip install -e .[lint,scripts,test,check]
+          pip install -e .[qa,scripts,test]
 
-      - name: Check black formatting
+      - name: Check Linting
         working-directory: healthcheck
-        run: inv lint-black
+        run: inv check-lint
 
-      - name: Check ruff
+      - name: Check Formatting
         working-directory: healthcheck
-        run: inv lint-ruff
+        run: inv check-format
 
-      - name: Check pyright
+      - name: Check Type
         working-directory: healthcheck
-        run: inv check-pyright
+        run: inv check-type
diff --git a/.github/workflows/monitor-QA.yml b/.github/workflows/monitor-QA.yml
index b8414769d..93483e1c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/monitor-QA.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/monitor-QA.yml
@@ -26,16 +26,16 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: monitor/parent
         run: |
           pip install -U pip
-          pip install black ruff pyright
+          pip install ruff pyright
 
-      - name: Check black formatting
+      - name: Check Formatting
         working-directory: monitor/parent
-        run: black --check --diff .
+        run: ruff format  --check .
 
-      - name: Check ruff
+      - name: Check Linting
         working-directory: monitor/parent
         run: ruff check .
 
-      - name: Check pyright
+      - name: Check Type
         working-directory: monitor/parent
         run: pyright
diff --git a/.github/workflows/recipesauto-QA.yml b/.github/workflows/recipesauto-QA.yml
index ee9f07e9a..b7eb3b0eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/recipesauto-QA.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/recipesauto-QA.yml
@@ -26,16 +26,16 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: recipesauto
         run: |
           pip install -U pip
-          pip install -e .[lint,scripts,test,check]
+          pip install -e .[qa,scripts,test]
 
-      - name: Check black formatting
+      - name: Check Linting
         working-directory: recipesauto
-        run: inv lint-black
+        run: inv check-lint
 
-      - name: Check ruff
+      - name: Check Formatting
         working-directory: recipesauto
-        run: inv lint-ruff
+        run: inv check-format
 
-      - name: Check pyright
+      - name: Check Type
         working-directory: recipesauto
-        run: inv check-pyright
+        run: inv check-type
diff --git a/.github/workflows/watcher-QA.yml b/.github/workflows/watcher-QA.yml
index ce82843b7..48dae3cd1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/watcher-QA.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/watcher-QA.yml
@@ -27,16 +27,16 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           pip install -U pip
           pip install -r requirements.txt
-          pip install black ruff pyright
+          pip install ruff pyright
 
-      - name: Check black formatting
+      - name: Check Formatting
         working-directory: watcher
-        run: black --check --diff .
+        run: ruff format --check .
 
-      - name: Check ruff
+      - name: Check Linting
         working-directory: watcher
         run: ruff check .
 
-      - name: Check pyright
+      - name: Check Type
         working-directory: watcher
         run: pyright
diff --git a/.github/workflows/worker-QA.yml b/.github/workflows/worker-QA.yml
index 0c3957aae..41d9dd464 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/worker-QA.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/worker-QA.yml
@@ -26,16 +26,16 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: worker
         run: |
           pip install -U pip
-          pip install -e .[lint,scripts,test,check,task]
+          pip install -e .[qa,scripts,test,task]
 
-      - name: Check black formatting
+      - name: Check Linting
         working-directory: worker
-        run: inv lint-black
+        run: inv check-lint
 
-      - name: Check ruff
+      - name: Check Formatting
         working-directory: worker
-        run: inv lint-ruff
+        run: inv check-format
 
-      - name: Check pyright
+      - name: Check Type
         working-directory: worker
-        run: inv check-pyright
+        run: inv check-type
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 46f7dcffa..596f24e78 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -9,13 +9,8 @@ repos:
       - id: end-of-file-fixer
       - id: mixed-line-ending
 
-  - repo: https://github.com/psf/black
-    rev: "25.1.0"
-    hooks:
-      - id: black
-
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.11.10
+    rev: v0.15.12
     hooks:
       - id: ruff-check
       - id: ruff-format
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 9f2e6967f..80519303a 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Before contributing, make sure you mention you'll be working on it in the associ
 We have a very limited number of contributors so rules are quite limited:
 
 - Submit your changes over a Pull Request
-- Make sure all your python code is black formatted.
+- Make sure all your python code is formatted with ruff.
 - Make sure Codefactor reports no issue.
 - API code (backend) must be tested. Make sure your PR doesn't decrease code coverage.
 
diff --git a/backend/V1_TO_V2_MIGRATION.md b/backend/V1_TO_V2_MIGRATION.md
index 65afa9832..a4ef48da6 100644
--- a/backend/V1_TO_V2_MIGRATION.md
+++ b/backend/V1_TO_V2_MIGRATION.md
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ Zimfarm Backend v2 represents a significant modernization of the codebase, migra
 
 **v2 New Features:**
 
-- Black code formatter
 - Ruff linter
 - Pyright type checker
 - Pre-commit hooks
diff --git a/backend/pyproject.toml b/backend/pyproject.toml
index ecf785732..af6c1beaa 100644
--- a/backend/pyproject.toml
+++ b/backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 or later (GPLv3+)",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "alembic == 1.15.2",
+    "alembic == 1.18.4",
     "pydantic[email] == 2.11.4",
     "pydantic-extra-types == 2.10.6",
     "SQLAlchemy == 2.0.41",
@@ -44,12 +44,9 @@ api = [
 scripts = [
     "invoke == 2.2.0",
 ]
-lint = [
-    "black == 25.1.0",
-    "ruff == 0.11.10",
-]
-check = [
-    "pyright == 1.1.400",
+qa = [
+    "ruff==0.15.12",
+    "pyright==1.1.409",
     "types-humanfriendly == 10.0.0"
 ]
 test = [
@@ -65,9 +62,8 @@ dev = [
     "ipykernel == 6.29.5",
     "zimfarm_backend[api]",
     "zimfarm_backend[scripts]",
-    "zimfarm_backend[lint]",
+    "zimfarm_backend[qa]",
     "zimfarm_backend[test]",
-    "zimfarm_backend[check]",
 ]
 
 [project.urls]
@@ -103,29 +99,19 @@ report-cov = "inv report-cov"
 coverage = "inv coverage --args '{args}'"
 html = "inv coverage --html --args '{args}'"
 
-[tool.hatch.envs.lint]
-template = "lint"
+[tool.hatch.envs.qa]
+template = "qa"
 skip-install = false
-features = ["scripts", "lint"]
-
-[tool.hatch.envs.lint.scripts]
-black = "inv lint-black --args '{args}'"
-ruff = "inv lint-ruff --args '{args}'"
-all = "inv lintall --args '{args}'"
-fix-black = "inv fix-black --args '{args}'"
-fix-ruff = "inv fix-ruff --args '{args}'"
-fixall = "inv fixall --args '{args}'"
-
-[tool.hatch.envs.check]
-features = ["scripts", "test", "check"]
-
-[tool.hatch.envs.check.scripts]
-pyright = "inv check-pyright --args '{args}'"
-all = "inv checkall --args '{args}'"
-
-[tool.black]
-line-length = 88
-target-version = ['py313']
+features = ["scripts", "qa", "test"]
+
+[tool.hatch.envs.qa.scripts]
+check-lint = "inv check-lint --args '{args}'"
+check-format = "inv check-format --args '{args}'"
+check-type = "inv check-type --args '{args}'"
+check-all = "inv check-all --args '{args}'"
+fix-format = "inv fix-format --args '{args}'"
+fix-lint = "inv fix-lint --args '{args}'"
+fix-all = "inv fix-all --args '{args}'"
 
 [tool.ruff]
 line-length = 88
diff --git a/backend/src/zimfarm_backend/alembic.ini b/backend/src/zimfarm_backend/alembic.ini
index 7f0f9a68d..083b797a1 100644
--- a/backend/src/zimfarm_backend/alembic.ini
+++ b/backend/src/zimfarm_backend/alembic.ini
@@ -68,14 +68,10 @@ sqlalchemy.url = driver://user:pass@localhost/dbname
 # on newly generated revision scripts.  See the documentation for further
 # detail and examples
 
-# format using "black" - use the console_scripts runner, against the "black" entrypoint
-hooks = black isort
-black.type = console_scripts
-black.entrypoint = black
-black.options = REVISION_SCRIPT_FILENAME
-isort.type = console_scripts
-isort.entrypoint = isort
-isort.options = --profile black REVISION_SCRIPT_FILENAME
+hooks = ruff
+ruff.type = module
+ruff.module = ruff
+ruff.options = format REVISION_SCRIPT_FILENAME
 
 # Logging configuration
 [loggers]
diff --git a/backend/src/zimfarm_backend/api/routes/models.py b/backend/src/zimfarm_backend/api/routes/models.py
index 2e28fdf3d..8d5e45687 100644
--- a/backend/src/zimfarm_backend/api/routes/models.py
+++ b/backend/src/zimfarm_backend/api/routes/models.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import Generic, TypeVar
+from typing import TypeVar
 
 from zimfarm_backend.common.schemas import BaseModel
 from zimfarm_backend.common.schemas.models import Paginator
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
 T = TypeVar("T")
 
 
-class ListResponse(BaseModel, Generic[T]):
+class ListResponse[T](BaseModel):
     meta: Paginator
     items: list[T]
diff --git a/backend/src/zimfarm_backend/common/schemas/offliners/builder.py b/backend/src/zimfarm_backend/common/schemas/offliners/builder.py
index 79f3db488..f402fe55b 100644
--- a/backend/src/zimfarm_backend/common/schemas/offliners/builder.py
+++ b/backend/src/zimfarm_backend/common/schemas/offliners/builder.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# ruff: noqa: UP007
+# ruff: noqa: UP045
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from enum import Enum, StrEnum
 from itertools import chain
diff --git a/backend/src/zimfarm_backend/db/requested_task.py b/backend/src/zimfarm_backend/db/requested_task.py
index 7f52bd2aa..68c8d3329 100644
--- a/backend/src/zimfarm_backend/db/requested_task.py
+++ b/backend/src/zimfarm_backend/db/requested_task.py
@@ -584,8 +584,10 @@ def filter_req_task_with_no_recipe_duration(task: RequestedTask):
         [
             create_requested_task_with_duration(session, task=task, worker=worker)
             for task in filter(
-                lambda task: filter_req_task_for_ip_issues(task)
-                and filter_req_task_with_no_recipe_duration(task),
+                lambda task: (
+                    filter_req_task_for_ip_issues(task)
+                    and filter_req_task_with_no_recipe_duration(task)
+                ),
                 session.scalars(query),
             )
         ],
diff --git a/backend/tasks.py b/backend/tasks.py
index 87cd55296..91def6a3e 100644
--- a/backend/tasks.py
+++ b/backend/tasks.py
@@ -42,69 +42,65 @@ def coverage(ctx: Context, args: str = "", *, html: bool = False):
     report_cov(ctx, html=html)
 
 
-@task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "black additional arguments"})
-def lint_black(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
+def _lint(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
     args = args or "."  # needed for hatch script
-    ctx.run("black --version", pty=use_pty)
-    ctx.run(f"black --check --diff {args}", pty=use_pty)
+    ctx.run("ruff --version", pty=use_pty)
+    ctx.run(f"ruff check {args}", pty=use_pty)
 
 
 @task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "ruff additional arguments"})
-def lint_ruff(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
+def check_lint(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
+    """check linting with ruff"""
     args = args or "."  # needed for hatch script
-    ctx.run("ruff --version", pty=use_pty)
-    ctx.run(f"ruff check {args}", pty=use_pty)
+    _lint(ctx, args)
 
 
-@task(
-    optional=["args"],
-    help={
-        "args": "linting tools (black, ruff) additional arguments, typically a path",
-    },
-)
-def lintall(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
-    """Check linting"""
+@task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "ruff additional arguments"})
+def fix_lint(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
+    """fix linting issues with ruff"""
     args = args or "."  # needed for hatch script
-    lint_black(ctx, args)
-    lint_ruff(ctx, args)
+    _lint(ctx, f"--fix {args}")
 
 
 @task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "check tools (pyright) additional arguments"})
-def check_pyright(ctx: Context, args: str = ""):
+def check_type(ctx: Context, args: str = ""):
     """check static types with pyright"""
     ctx.run("pyright --version")
     ctx.run(f"pyright {args}", pty=use_pty)
 
 
-@task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "check tools (pyright) additional arguments"})
-def checkall(ctx: Context, args: str = ""):
-    """check static types"""
-    check_pyright(ctx, args)
+def _format(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
+    args = args or "."  # needed for hatch script
+    ctx.run("ruff --version", pty=use_pty)
+    ctx.run(f"ruff format {args}", pty=use_pty)
 
 
-@task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "black additional arguments"})
-def fix_black(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
-    """fix black formatting"""
+@task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "ruff additional arguments"})
+def check_format(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
+    """check formatting with ruff"""
     args = args or "."  # needed for hatch script
-    ctx.run(f"black {args}", pty=use_pty)
+    _format(ctx, f"--check {args}")
 
 
 @task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "ruff additional arguments"})
-def fix_ruff(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
-    """fix all ruff rules"""
+def fix_format(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
+    """fix formatting with ruff"""
     args = args or "."  # needed for hatch script
-    ctx.run(f"ruff check --fix {args}", pty=use_pty)
+    _format(ctx, args)
 
 
-@task(
-    optional=["args"],
-    help={
-        "args": "linting tools (black, ruff) additional arguments, typically a path",
-    },
-)
-def fixall(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
+@task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "additional arguments"})
+def check_all(ctx: Context, args: str = ""):
+    """check linting, formatting and static types"""
+    args = args or "."  # needed for hatch script
+    check_lint(ctx, args)
+    check_format(ctx, args)
+    check_type(ctx, args)
+
+
+@task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "additional arguments"})
+def fix_all(ctx: Context, args: str = ""):
     """Fix everything automatically"""
     args = args or "."  # needed for hatch script
-    fix_black(ctx, args)
-    fix_ruff(ctx, args)
-    lintall(ctx, args)
+    fix_lint(ctx, args)
+    fix_format(ctx, args)
diff --git a/backend/tests/db/test_account.py b/backend/tests/db/test_account.py
index ff01bde0f..d2197fe39 100644
--- a/backend/tests/db/test_account.py
+++ b/backend/tests/db/test_account.py
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ def test_update_account_partial(dbsession: OrmSession, account: Account):
 
 
 def test_update_account_no_display_name(dbsession: OrmSession, account: Account):
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Account must have a display name."):
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=r"Account must have a display name."):
         update_account(
             dbsession,
             account_id=account.id,
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_offliners_utils.py b/backend/tests/test_offliners_utils.py
index cfa102726..4ba6cae0a 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_offliners_utils.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_offliners_utils.py
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ def test_command_for_is_publisher_unset(
     ],
 )
 def test_command_for_std_output(
+    *,
     mwoffliner_definition: OfflinerDefinitionSchema,
     mwoffliner: OfflinerSchema,
     recipe_config: RecipeConfigSchema,
@@ -268,6 +269,7 @@ def test_command_for_std_output_unset(
     ],
 )
 def test_command_for_std_stats(
+    *,
     mwoffliner_definition: OfflinerDefinitionSchema,
     mwoffliner: OfflinerSchema,
     recipe_config: RecipeConfigSchema,
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_token_decoder.py b/backend/tests/test_token_decoder.py
index 8592b28e4..d6b2d61d1 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_token_decoder.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_token_decoder.py
@@ -831,6 +831,6 @@ def test_ssh_token_decoder_no_session(
 
     decoder = SshTokenDecoder()
     with pytest.raises(
-        ValueError, match="OrmSession is required to decode SSH bearer tokens."
+        ValueError, match=r"OrmSession is required to decode SSH bearer tokens."
     ):
         decoder.decode(token)
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_validators.py b/backend/tests/test_validators.py
index 87d93e3c1..e119e21da 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_validators.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_validators.py
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ def test_parse_bool(value: Any, *, expected: bool):
     ],
 )
 def test_relaxed_boolean_model(
-    value: str | int | bool, expected: RaisesContext[Exception]
+    *, value: str | int | bool, expected: RaisesContext[Exception]
 ):
     with expected:
         SkipableBoolModel.model_validate({"value": value})
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ def test_relaxed_boolean_model(
     ],
 )
 def test_relaxed_boolean_skip_validation(
-    value: str | int | bool, expected: RaisesContext[Exception]
+    *, value: str | int | bool, expected: RaisesContext[Exception]
 ):
     with expected:
         SkipableBoolModel.model_validate(
diff --git a/healthcheck/pyproject.toml b/healthcheck/pyproject.toml
index 344263484..5361db59f 100644
--- a/healthcheck/pyproject.toml
+++ b/healthcheck/pyproject.toml
@@ -31,12 +31,9 @@ dynamic = ["version"]
 scripts = [
     "invoke == 2.2.0",
 ]
-lint = [
-    "black == 25.1.0",
-    "ruff == 0.11.10",
-]
-check = [
-    "pyright == 1.1.400",
+qa = [
+    "ruff==0.15.12",
+    "pyright==1.1.409",
     "types-humanfriendly == 10.0.0"
 ]
 test = [
@@ -51,9 +48,8 @@ dev = [
     "pre-commit == 4.2.0",
     "ipykernel == 6.29.5",
     "healthcheck[scripts]",
-    "healthcheck[lint]",
+    "healthcheck[qa]",
     "healthcheck[test]",
-    "healthcheck[check]",
 ]
 
 [project.urls]
@@ -84,29 +80,19 @@ report-cov = "inv report-cov"
 coverage = "inv coverage --args '{args}'"
 html = "inv coverage --html --args '{args}'"
 
-[tool.hatch.envs.lint]
-template = "lint"
+[tool.hatch.envs.qa]
+template = "qa"
 skip-install = false
-features = ["scripts", "lint"]
-
-[tool.hatch.envs.lint.scripts]
-black = "inv lint-black --args '{args}'"
-ruff = "inv lint-ruff --args '{args}'"
-all = "inv lintall --args '{args}'"
-fix-black = "inv fix-black --args '{args}'"
-fix-ruff = "inv fix-ruff --args '{args}'"
-fixall = "inv fixall --args '{args}'"
-
-[tool.hatch.envs.check]
-features = ["scripts", "test", "check"]
-
-[tool.hatch.envs.check.scripts]
-pyright = "inv check-pyright --args '{args}'"
-all = "inv checkall --args '{args}'"
-
-[tool.black]
-line-length = 88
-target-version = ['py313']
+features = ["scripts", "qa", "test"]
+
+[tool.hatch.envs.qa.scripts]
+check-lint = "inv check-lint --args '{args}'"
+check-format = "inv check-format --args '{args}'"
+check-type = "inv check-type --args '{args}'"
+check-all = "inv check-all --args '{args}'"
+fix-format = "inv fix-format --args '{args}'"
+fix-lint = "inv fix-lint --args '{args}'"
+fix-all = "inv fix-all --args '{args}'"
 
 [tool.ruff]
 line-length = 88
diff --git a/healthcheck/src/healthcheck/status/__init__.py b/healthcheck/src/healthcheck/status/__init__.py
index b8d404262..9da7be4d4 100644
--- a/healthcheck/src/healthcheck/status/__init__.py
+++ b/healthcheck/src/healthcheck/status/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 from http import HTTPStatus
-from typing import Generic, TypeVar
+from typing import TypeVar
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 T = TypeVar("T")
 
 
-class Result(BaseModel, Generic[T]):
+class Result[T](BaseModel):
     status_code: HTTPStatus
     success: bool
     data: T | None = None
diff --git a/healthcheck/tasks.py b/healthcheck/tasks.py
index 87cd55296..91def6a3e 100644
--- a/healthcheck/tasks.py
+++ b/healthcheck/tasks.py
@@ -42,69 +42,65 @@ def coverage(ctx: Context, args: str = "", *, html: bool = False):
     report_cov(ctx, html=html)
 
 
-@task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "black additional arguments"})
-def lint_black(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
+def _lint(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
     args = args or "."  # needed for hatch script
-    ctx.run("black --version", pty=use_pty)
-    ctx.run(f"black --check --diff {args}", pty=use_pty)
+    ctx.run("ruff --version", pty=use_pty)
+    ctx.run(f"ruff check {args}", pty=use_pty)
 
 
 @task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "ruff additional arguments"})
-def lint_ruff(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
+def check_lint(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
+    """check linting with ruff"""
     args = args or "."  # needed for hatch script
-    ctx.run("ruff --version", pty=use_pty)
-    ctx.run(f"ruff check {args}", pty=use_pty)
+    _lint(ctx, args)
 
 
-@task(
-    optional=["args"],
-    help={
-        "args": "linting tools (black, ruff) additional arguments, typically a path",
-    },
-)
-def lintall(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
-    """Check linting"""
+@task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "ruff additional arguments"})
+def fix_lint(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
+    """fix linting issues with ruff"""
     args = args or "."  # needed for hatch script
-    lint_black(ctx, args)
-    lint_ruff(ctx, args)
+    _lint(ctx, f"--fix {args}")
 
 
 @task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "check tools (pyright) additional arguments"})
-def check_pyright(ctx: Context, args: str = ""):
+def check_type(ctx: Context, args: str = ""):
     """check static types with pyright"""
     ctx.run("pyright --version")
     ctx.run(f"pyright {args}", pty=use_pty)
 
 
-@task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "check tools (pyright) additional arguments"})
-def checkall(ctx: Context, args: str = ""):
-    """check static types"""
-    check_pyright(ctx, args)
+def _format(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
+    args = args or "."  # needed for hatch script
+    ctx.run("ruff --version", pty=use_pty)
+    ctx.run(f"ruff format {args}", pty=use_pty)
 
 
-@task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "black additional arguments"})
-def fix_black(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
-    """fix black formatting"""
+@task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "ruff additional arguments"})
+def check_format(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
+    """check formatting with ruff"""
     args = args or "."  # needed for hatch script
-    ctx.run(f"black {args}", pty=use_pty)
+    _format(ctx, f"--check {args}")
 
 
 @task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "ruff additional arguments"})
-def fix_ruff(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
-    """fix all ruff rules"""
+def fix_format(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
+    """fix formatting with ruff"""
     args = args or "."  # needed for hatch script
-    ctx.run(f"ruff check --fix {args}", pty=use_pty)
+    _format(ctx, args)
 
 
-@task(
-    optional=["args"],
-    help={
-        "args": "linting tools (black, ruff) additional arguments, typically a path",
-    },
-)
-def fixall(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
+@task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "additional arguments"})
+def check_all(ctx: Context, args: str = ""):
+    """check linting, formatting and static types"""
+    args = args or "."  # needed for hatch script
+    check_lint(ctx, args)
+    check_format(ctx, args)
+    check_type(ctx, args)
+
+
+@task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "additional arguments"})
+def fix_all(ctx: Context, args: str = ""):
     """Fix everything automatically"""
     args = args or "."  # needed for hatch script
-    fix_black(ctx, args)
-    fix_ruff(ctx, args)
-    lintall(ctx, args)
+    fix_lint(ctx, args)
+    fix_format(ctx, args)
diff --git a/recipesauto/pyproject.toml b/recipesauto/pyproject.toml
index 1ee57a5c5..7a8b75e4a 100644
--- a/recipesauto/pyproject.toml
+++ b/recipesauto/pyproject.toml
@@ -25,16 +25,17 @@ additional-keywords = ["zimfarm"]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 scripts = ["invoke==2.2.0"]
-lint = ["black==24.8.0", "ruff==0.6.4"]
-check = ["pyright==1.1.380"]
+qa = [
+    "ruff==0.15.12",
+    "pyright==1.1.409",
+]
 test = ["pytest==8.3.3", "coverage==7.6.1"]
 dev = [
   "pre-commit==3.8.0",
   "debugpy==1.8.5",
   "recipesauto[scripts]",
-  "recipesauto[lint]",
   "recipesauto[test]",
-  "recipesauto[check]",
+  "recipesauto[qa]",
   "humanfriendly==10.0"
 ]
 
@@ -63,31 +64,19 @@ report-cov = "inv report-cov"
 coverage = "inv coverage --args '{args}'"
 html = "inv coverage --html --args '{args}'"
 
-[tool.hatch.envs.lint]
-template = "lint"
-python = "py312"
+[tool.hatch.envs.qa]
+template = "qa"
 skip-install = false
-features = ["scripts", "lint"]
-
-[tool.hatch.envs.lint.scripts]
-black = "inv lint-black --args '{args}'"
-ruff = "inv lint-ruff --args '{args}'"
-all = "inv lintall --args '{args}'"
-fix-black = "inv fix-black --args '{args}'"
-fix-ruff = "inv fix-ruff --args '{args}'"
-fixall = "inv fixall --args '{args}'"
-
-[tool.hatch.envs.check]
-features = ["scripts", "check"]
-
-[tool.hatch.envs.check.scripts]
-pyright = "inv check-pyright --args '{args}'"
-all = "inv checkall --args '{args}'"
-
-[tool.black]
-line-length = 88
-target-version = ['py312']
-exclude = "(src/recipesauto/templates/.*|.hatch/.*)"
+features = ["scripts", "qa", "test"]
+
+[tool.hatch.envs.qa.scripts]
+check-lint = "inv check-lint --args '{args}'"
+check-format = "inv check-format --args '{args}'"
+check-type = "inv check-type --args '{args}'"
+check-all = "inv check-all --args '{args}'"
+fix-format = "inv fix-format --args '{args}'"
+fix-lint = "inv fix-lint --args '{args}'"
+fix-all = "inv fix-all --args '{args}'"
 
 [tool.ruff]
 target-version = "py312"
diff --git a/recipesauto/src/recipesauto/__main__.py b/recipesauto/src/recipesauto/__main__.py
index befbaf6e4..3119dabc5 100644
--- a/recipesauto/src/recipesauto/__main__.py
+++ b/recipesauto/src/recipesauto/__main__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# ruff: noqa: PLC0415
 import sys
 
 from recipesauto.constants import logger
diff --git a/recipesauto/src/recipesauto/processor.py b/recipesauto/src/recipesauto/processor.py
index 20f694209..33680d59e 100644
--- a/recipesauto/src/recipesauto/processor.py
+++ b/recipesauto/src/recipesauto/processor.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# ruff: noqa: PLC0415
+
 import copy
 from http import HTTPStatus
 from typing import Any
diff --git a/recipesauto/tasks.py b/recipesauto/tasks.py
index 87cd55296..91def6a3e 100644
--- a/recipesauto/tasks.py
+++ b/recipesauto/tasks.py
@@ -42,69 +42,65 @@ def coverage(ctx: Context, args: str = "", *, html: bool = False):
     report_cov(ctx, html=html)
 
 
-@task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "black additional arguments"})
-def lint_black(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
+def _lint(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
     args = args or "."  # needed for hatch script
-    ctx.run("black --version", pty=use_pty)
-    ctx.run(f"black --check --diff {args}", pty=use_pty)
+    ctx.run("ruff --version", pty=use_pty)
+    ctx.run(f"ruff check {args}", pty=use_pty)
 
 
 @task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "ruff additional arguments"})
-def lint_ruff(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
+def check_lint(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
+    """check linting with ruff"""
     args = args or "."  # needed for hatch script
-    ctx.run("ruff --version", pty=use_pty)
-    ctx.run(f"ruff check {args}", pty=use_pty)
+    _lint(ctx, args)
 
 
-@task(
-    optional=["args"],
-    help={
-        "args": "linting tools (black, ruff) additional arguments, typically a path",
-    },
-)
-def lintall(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
-    """Check linting"""
+@task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "ruff additional arguments"})
+def fix_lint(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
+    """fix linting issues with ruff"""
     args = args or "."  # needed for hatch script
-    lint_black(ctx, args)
-    lint_ruff(ctx, args)
+    _lint(ctx, f"--fix {args}")
 
 
 @task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "check tools (pyright) additional arguments"})
-def check_pyright(ctx: Context, args: str = ""):
+def check_type(ctx: Context, args: str = ""):
     """check static types with pyright"""
     ctx.run("pyright --version")
     ctx.run(f"pyright {args}", pty=use_pty)
 
 
-@task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "check tools (pyright) additional arguments"})
-def checkall(ctx: Context, args: str = ""):
-    """check static types"""
-    check_pyright(ctx, args)
+def _format(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
+    args = args or "."  # needed for hatch script
+    ctx.run("ruff --version", pty=use_pty)
+    ctx.run(f"ruff format {args}", pty=use_pty)
 
 
-@task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "black additional arguments"})
-def fix_black(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
-    """fix black formatting"""
+@task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "ruff additional arguments"})
+def check_format(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
+    """check formatting with ruff"""
     args = args or "."  # needed for hatch script
-    ctx.run(f"black {args}", pty=use_pty)
+    _format(ctx, f"--check {args}")
 
 
 @task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "ruff additional arguments"})
-def fix_ruff(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
-    """fix all ruff rules"""
+def fix_format(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
+    """fix formatting with ruff"""
     args = args or "."  # needed for hatch script
-    ctx.run(f"ruff check --fix {args}", pty=use_pty)
+    _format(ctx, args)
 
 
-@task(
-    optional=["args"],
-    help={
-        "args": "linting tools (black, ruff) additional arguments, typically a path",
-    },
-)
-def fixall(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
+@task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "additional arguments"})
+def check_all(ctx: Context, args: str = ""):
+    """check linting, formatting and static types"""
+    args = args or "."  # needed for hatch script
+    check_lint(ctx, args)
+    check_format(ctx, args)
+    check_type(ctx, args)
+
+
+@task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "additional arguments"})
+def fix_all(ctx: Context, args: str = ""):
     """Fix everything automatically"""
     args = args or "."  # needed for hatch script
-    fix_black(ctx, args)
-    fix_ruff(ctx, args)
-    lintall(ctx, args)
+    fix_lint(ctx, args)
+    fix_format(ctx, args)
diff --git a/worker/pyproject.toml b/worker/pyproject.toml
index 813287552..5124ca0e6 100644
--- a/worker/pyproject.toml
+++ b/worker/pyproject.toml
@@ -31,13 +31,11 @@ dynamic = ["version"]
 scripts = [
     "invoke == 2.2.0",
 ]
-lint = [
-    "black == 25.1.0",
-    "ruff == 0.11.10",
-]
-check = [
-    "pyright == 1.1.400",
-    "types-humanfriendly == 10.0.0"
+
+qa = [
+  "ruff==0.15.12",
+  "pyright==1.1.409",
+  "types-humanfriendly == 10.0.0"
 ]
 
 test = [
@@ -55,10 +53,9 @@ dev = [
     "pre-commit == 4.2.0",
     "ipykernel == 6.29.5",
     "zimfarm_worker[scripts]",
-    "zimfarm_worker[lint]",
     "zimfarm_worker[test]",
-    "zimfarm_worker[check]",
-    "zimfarm_worker[task]"
+    "zimfarm_worker[test]",
+    "zimfarm_worker[qa]"
 ]
 
 
@@ -96,29 +93,19 @@ report-cov = "inv report-cov"
 coverage = "inv coverage --args '{args}'"
 html = "inv coverage --html --args '{args}'"
 
-[tool.hatch.envs.lint]
-template = "lint"
+[tool.hatch.envs.qa]
+template = "qa"
 skip-install = false
-features = ["scripts", "lint"]
-
-[tool.hatch.envs.lint.scripts]
-black = "inv lint-black --args '{args}'"
-ruff = "inv lint-ruff --args '{args}'"
-all = "inv lintall --args '{args}'"
-fix-black = "inv fix-black --args '{args}'"
-fix-ruff = "inv fix-ruff --args '{args}'"
-fixall = "inv fixall --args '{args}'"
-
-[tool.hatch.envs.check]
-features = ["scripts", "test", "check"]
-
-[tool.hatch.envs.check.scripts]
-pyright = "inv check-pyright --args '{args}'"
-all = "inv checkall --args '{args}'"
-
-[tool.black]
-line-length = 88
-target-version = ['py313']
+features = ["scripts", "qa", "test"]
+
+[tool.hatch.envs.qa.scripts]
+check-lint = "inv check-lint --args '{args}'"
+check-format = "inv check-format --args '{args}'"
+check-type = "inv check-type --args '{args}'"
+check-all = "inv check-all --args '{args}'"
+fix-format = "inv fix-format --args '{args}'"
+fix-lint = "inv fix-lint --args '{args}'"
+fix-all = "inv fix-all --args '{args}'"
 
 [tool.ruff]
 line-length = 88
diff --git a/worker/src/zimfarm_worker/common/docker.py b/worker/src/zimfarm_worker/common/docker.py
index 9746a815e..5f8899259 100644
--- a/worker/src/zimfarm_worker/common/docker.py
+++ b/worker/src/zimfarm_worker/common/docker.py
@@ -98,9 +98,7 @@ def pull_image(client: DockerClient, repository: str, tag: str | None = None):
 
 @retry
 def run_container(client: DockerClient, image: Image, **kwargs: Any) -> Container:
-    return client.containers.run(
-        image, **kwargs
-    )  # pyright: ignore[reportGeneralTypeIssues, reportReturnType, reportUnknownVariableType]
+    return client.containers.run(image, **kwargs)  # pyright: ignore[reportGeneralTypeIssues, reportReturnType, reportUnknownVariableType]
 
 
 @retry
@@ -121,9 +119,7 @@ def list_containers(client: DockerClient, **kwargs: Any):
 @retry
 def remove_container(client: DockerClient, **kwargs: Any):
     """container="", v=False, link=False, force=False"""
-    return client.api.remove_container(
-        **kwargs
-    )  # pyright: ignore[reportGeneralTypeIssues, reportReturnType]
+    return client.api.remove_container(**kwargs)  # pyright: ignore[reportGeneralTypeIssues, reportReturnType]
 
 
 @retry
@@ -151,9 +147,7 @@ def inspect_image(client: DockerClient, image: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
 @retry
 def stop_container(client: DockerClient, container: str, **kwargs: Any):
     """container="", timeout=None"""
-    return client.api.stop(
-        container, **kwargs
-    )  # pyright: ignore[reportGeneralTypeIssues, reportReturnType]
+    return client.api.stop(container, **kwargs)  # pyright: ignore[reportGeneralTypeIssues, reportReturnType]
 
 
 @retry
@@ -166,9 +160,7 @@ def wait_container(client: DockerClient, **kwargs: Any):
 def container_logs(client: DockerClient, **kwargs: Any):
     """container, stdout=True, stderr=True, stream=False, timestamps=False,
     tail='all', since=None, follow=None, until=None"""
-    return client.api.logs(
-        **kwargs
-    )  # pyright: ignore[reportGeneralTypeIssues, reportReturnType, reportUnknownVariableType]
+    return client.api.logs(**kwargs)  # pyright: ignore[reportGeneralTypeIssues, reportReturnType, reportUnknownVariableType]
 
 
 @retry
@@ -176,13 +168,9 @@ def get_or_pull_image(client: DockerClient, name: str):
     """attempt to get locally or pull and return. Name is repo:tag"""
     if ":" not in name:
         # consider missing :tag info as a local image for tests
-        return client.images.get(
-            name
-        )  # pyright: ignore[reportGeneralTypeIssues,reportReturnType]
+        return client.images.get(name)  # pyright: ignore[reportGeneralTypeIssues,reportReturnType]
 
-    return client.images.pull(
-        name
-    )  # pyright: ignore[reportGeneralTypeIssues,reportReturnType]
+    return client.images.pull(name)  # pyright: ignore[reportGeneralTypeIssues,reportReturnType]
 
 
 @dataclass(kw_only=True)
diff --git a/worker/src/zimfarm_worker/task/worker.py b/worker/src/zimfarm_worker/task/worker.py
index b317f9963..a7992ec61 100644
--- a/worker/src/zimfarm_worker/task/worker.py
+++ b/worker/src/zimfarm_worker/task/worker.py
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ def __init__(
         self.dns: list[str] | None = None  # list of DNS IPs or None
         self.monitor: Container | None = None  # monitor container
 
-        self.zim_files_actions_status: dict[str, dict[str, str]] = (
-            {}
-        )  # ZIM files registry
+        self.zim_files_actions_status: dict[
+            str, dict[str, str]
+        ] = {}  # ZIM files registry
         self.zim_upload_retries: defaultdict[str, int] = defaultdict(
             int
         )  # ZIM files with upload errors (registry)
@@ -1102,9 +1102,11 @@ def busy_zim_files(self) -> list[tuple[str, dict[str, str]]]:
         including DOING as those might fail and go back to PENDING"""
         return list(
             filter(
-                lambda x: x[1][ZIM_UPLOAD] in (PENDING, DOING)
-                or x[1][ZIM_CHECK] in (PENDING, DOING)
-                or x[1][CHK_UPLOAD] in (PENDING, DOING),
+                lambda x: (
+                    x[1][ZIM_UPLOAD] in (PENDING, DOING)
+                    or x[1][ZIM_CHECK] in (PENDING, DOING)
+                    or x[1][CHK_UPLOAD] in (PENDING, DOING)
+                ),
                 self.zim_files_actions_status.items(),
             )
         )
@@ -1165,12 +1167,11 @@ def check_zims(self):
             ).strip()
 
             zim_info = get_zim_info(
-                self.task_workdir
-                / zim_file  # pyright: ignore[reportUnknownArgumentType]
+                self.task_workdir / zim_file  # pyright: ignore[reportUnknownArgumentType]
             )
 
             try:
-                zimcheck_result = ujson.loads(zimcheck_log)
+                zimcheck_result = ujson.loads(zimcheck_log)  # pyright: ignore[reportUnknownMemberType, reportUnknownVariableType]
             except Exception as exc:
                 # Failed to parse JSON, send raw log
                 zimcheck_result = None
diff --git a/worker/tasks.py b/worker/tasks.py
index 87cd55296..91def6a3e 100644
--- a/worker/tasks.py
+++ b/worker/tasks.py
@@ -42,69 +42,65 @@ def coverage(ctx: Context, args: str = "", *, html: bool = False):
     report_cov(ctx, html=html)
 
 
-@task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "black additional arguments"})
-def lint_black(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
+def _lint(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
     args = args or "."  # needed for hatch script
-    ctx.run("black --version", pty=use_pty)
-    ctx.run(f"black --check --diff {args}", pty=use_pty)
+    ctx.run("ruff --version", pty=use_pty)
+    ctx.run(f"ruff check {args}", pty=use_pty)
 
 
 @task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "ruff additional arguments"})
-def lint_ruff(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
+def check_lint(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
+    """check linting with ruff"""
     args = args or "."  # needed for hatch script
-    ctx.run("ruff --version", pty=use_pty)
-    ctx.run(f"ruff check {args}", pty=use_pty)
+    _lint(ctx, args)
 
 
-@task(
-    optional=["args"],
-    help={
-        "args": "linting tools (black, ruff) additional arguments, typically a path",
-    },
-)
-def lintall(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
-    """Check linting"""
+@task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "ruff additional arguments"})
+def fix_lint(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
+    """fix linting issues with ruff"""
     args = args or "."  # needed for hatch script
-    lint_black(ctx, args)
-    lint_ruff(ctx, args)
+    _lint(ctx, f"--fix {args}")
 
 
 @task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "check tools (pyright) additional arguments"})
-def check_pyright(ctx: Context, args: str = ""):
+def check_type(ctx: Context, args: str = ""):
     """check static types with pyright"""
     ctx.run("pyright --version")
     ctx.run(f"pyright {args}", pty=use_pty)
 
 
-@task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "check tools (pyright) additional arguments"})
-def checkall(ctx: Context, args: str = ""):
-    """check static types"""
-    check_pyright(ctx, args)
+def _format(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
+    args = args or "."  # needed for hatch script
+    ctx.run("ruff --version", pty=use_pty)
+    ctx.run(f"ruff format {args}", pty=use_pty)
 
 
-@task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "black additional arguments"})
-def fix_black(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
-    """fix black formatting"""
+@task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "ruff additional arguments"})
+def check_format(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
+    """check formatting with ruff"""
     args = args or "."  # needed for hatch script
-    ctx.run(f"black {args}", pty=use_pty)
+    _format(ctx, f"--check {args}")
 
 
 @task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "ruff additional arguments"})
-def fix_ruff(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
-    """fix all ruff rules"""
+def fix_format(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
+    """fix formatting with ruff"""
     args = args or "."  # needed for hatch script
-    ctx.run(f"ruff check --fix {args}", pty=use_pty)
+    _format(ctx, args)
 
 
-@task(
-    optional=["args"],
-    help={
-        "args": "linting tools (black, ruff) additional arguments, typically a path",
-    },
-)
-def fixall(ctx: Context, args: str = "."):
+@task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "additional arguments"})
+def check_all(ctx: Context, args: str = ""):
+    """check linting, formatting and static types"""
+    args = args or "."  # needed for hatch script
+    check_lint(ctx, args)
+    check_format(ctx, args)
+    check_type(ctx, args)
+
+
+@task(optional=["args"], help={"args": "additional arguments"})
+def fix_all(ctx: Context, args: str = ""):
     """Fix everything automatically"""
     args = args or "."  # needed for hatch script
-    fix_black(ctx, args)
-    fix_ruff(ctx, args)
-    lintall(ctx, args)
+    fix_lint(ctx, args)
+    fix_format(ctx, args)