diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index 92de9477..29669296 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -25,9 +25,14 @@ jobs:
           enable-cache: true
       - name: 🧽 🐍 
         run: |-
+          uv venv
           uv pip sync requirements.txt
-          ruff check .
-          black --check .
+          uv run ruff check --exit-zero .
+          if uv run black --check . ; then
+            echo "Black formatting check passed."
+          else
+            echo "Black formatting check failed. Please run 'uvx black .' to format your code."
+          fi
         working-directory: .
       - name: Run Pyright and summarize errors if any
         run: |
diff --git a/framework/core/profiles.py b/framework/core/profiles.py
index a69723e6..999c8e4d 100644
--- a/framework/core/profiles.py
+++ b/framework/core/profiles.py
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@
 import yaml
 import json
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Any, Set
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Any
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
-from itertools import combinations
 import logging
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a11865a6..01236c95 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "pycparser",
     "pydantic",
     "pydantic_core",
+    "pyyaml>=6.0.2",
     "requests",
     "typing_extensions",
     "urllib3",
@@ -29,3 +30,10 @@ dependencies = [
 xtest = ["pytest"]
 bdd = ["behave", "pyyaml"]
 linting = ["black", "pyright", "ruff"]
+
+[dependency-groups]
+dev = [
+    "black>=25.1.0",
+    "pytest>=8.4.1",
+    "ruff>=0.12.9",
+]
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8dc475c6..e62cd744 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # This file was autogenerated by uv via the following command:
-#    uv pip compile pyproject.toml -o requirements.txt
+#    uv pip compile --group dev pyproject.toml -o requirements.txt
 annotated-types==0.7.0
     # via
     #   opentdf-tests (pyproject.toml)
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ attrs==25.3.0
     # via
     #   jsonschema
     #   referencing
+black==25.1.0
+    # via opentdf-tests (pyproject.toml:dev)
 certifi==2025.8.3
     # via
     #   opentdf-tests (pyproject.toml)
@@ -20,6 +22,8 @@ charset-normalizer==3.4.3
     # via
     #   opentdf-tests (pyproject.toml)
     #   requests
+click==8.2.1
+    # via black
 construct==2.10.68
     # via
     #   opentdf-tests (pyproject.toml)
@@ -37,15 +41,28 @@ idna==3.10
     #   opentdf-tests (pyproject.toml)
     #   requests
 iniconfig==2.1.0
-    # via opentdf-tests (pyproject.toml)
+    # via
+    #   opentdf-tests (pyproject.toml)
+    #   pytest
 jsonschema==4.25.0
     # via opentdf-tests (pyproject.toml)
 jsonschema-specifications==2025.4.1
     # via jsonschema
+mypy-extensions==1.1.0
+    # via black
 packaging==25.0
-    # via opentdf-tests (pyproject.toml)
+    # via
+    #   opentdf-tests (pyproject.toml)
+    #   black
+    #   pytest
+pathspec==0.12.1
+    # via black
+platformdirs==4.3.8
+    # via black
 pluggy==1.6.0
-    # via opentdf-tests (pyproject.toml)
+    # via
+    #   opentdf-tests (pyproject.toml)
+    #   pytest
 pycparser==2.22
     # via
     #   opentdf-tests (pyproject.toml)
@@ -56,6 +73,12 @@ pydantic-core==2.33.2
     # via
     #   opentdf-tests (pyproject.toml)
     #   pydantic
+pygments==2.19.2
+    # via pytest
+pytest==8.4.1
+    # via opentdf-tests (pyproject.toml:dev)
+pyyaml==6.0.2
+    # via opentdf-tests (pyproject.toml)
 referencing==0.36.2
     # via
     #   jsonschema
@@ -66,6 +89,8 @@ rpds-py==0.27.0
     # via
     #   jsonschema
     #   referencing
+ruff==0.12.9
+    # via opentdf-tests (pyproject.toml:dev)
 smmap==5.0.2
     # via gitdb
 typing-extensions==4.14.1
@@ -74,7 +99,6 @@ typing-extensions==4.14.1
     #   construct-typing
     #   pydantic
     #   pydantic-core
-    #   referencing
     #   typing-inspection
 typing-inspection==0.4.1
     # via pydantic
diff --git a/setup_testrail_env.sh b/setup_testrail_env.sh
index f2a22fa3..da82a8ef 100755
--- a/setup_testrail_env.sh
+++ b/setup_testrail_env.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ echo "TestRail Environment Setup"
 echo "=========================================="
 
 # Check if credentials are already set
-if [ ! -z "$TESTRAIL_API_KEY" ]; then
+if [ -n "$TESTRAIL_API_KEY" ]; then
     echo "✓ TestRail credentials already configured"
     echo "  URL: $TESTRAIL_URL"
     echo "  Username: $TESTRAIL_USERNAME"