diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b05ef001..b351e18a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -22,98 +22,8 @@ google-analytics-data = "^0.18.3"
 opensearch-py = "^2.4.2"
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
-setuptools = "^69.0.2"
-pyright = "^1.1.341"
-pytest = "^7.4.2"
-black = { version = "^23.12.0", python = ">=3.12" }
-ruff = { version = "^0.1.15", python = ">=3.12" }
-isort = "^5.13.2"
+ruff = "^0.2.1"
 
 [build-system]
 requires = ["poetry-core"]
 build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
-
-[[tool.poetry.packages]]
-include = "./*"
-
-[tool.setuptools.dynamic]
-version = {attr = "core.__version__"}
-readme = {file = "README.md"}
-
-[tool.ruff]
-line-length = 120
-extend-select = [
-    # E and F are enabled by default
-    'B',      # flake8-bugbear
-    'C4',     # flake8-comprehensions
-    'C90',    # mccabe
-    'I',      # isort
-    'N',      # pep8-naming
-    'Q',      # flake8-quotes
-    'S',      # flake8-bandit
-    'W',      # pycodestyle
-]
-extend-ignore = [
-    'B008', # function calls in args defaults are fine
-    'B009', # getattr with constants is fine
-    'B034', # re.split won't confuse us
-    'B904', # rising without from is fine
-    'E501', # leave line length to black
-    'N818', # leave to us exceptions naming
-    'S101', # assert is fine
-    'E712', # allow == True
-]
-flake8-quotes = { inline-quotes = 'single', multiline-quotes = 'double' }
-mccabe = { max-complexity = 13 }
-target-version = "py312"
-
-[tool.ruff.format]
-quote-style = 'single'
-
-[tool.black]
-skip-string-normalization = true
-
-[tool.ruff.isort]
-combine-as-imports = true
-lines-after-imports = 2
-known-first-party = ['resolvers', 'services', 'orm', 'tests']
-
-[tool.ruff.per-file-ignores]
-'tests/**' = ['B018', 'S110', 'S501']
-
-[tool.mypy]
-python_version = "3.12"
-warn_return_any = true
-warn_unused_configs = true
-ignore_missing_imports = true
-exclude = ["nb"]
-
-[tool.pytest.ini_options]
-asyncio_mode = 'auto'
-
-[tool.pyright]
-venvPath = "."
-venv = ".venv"
-include = ["."]
-useLibraryCodeForTypes = true
-disableLanguageServices = false
-disableOrganizeImports = false
-reportMissingImports = false
-reportMissingModuleSource = "warning"
-reportImportCycles = "warning"
-maxMemoryForLargeFile = 4096
-pythonVersion = "3.12"
-autoImportCompletions = true
-useVirtualEnv = true
-typeCheckingMode = "basic"
-disableJediCompletion = false
-disableCompletion = false
-disableSnippetCompletion = false
-disableGoToDefinition = false
-disableRenaming = false
-disableSignatureHelp = false
-diagnostics = true
-logLevel = "Information"
-pluginSearchPaths = []
-typings = {}
-mergeTypeStubPackages = false
diff --git a/resolvers/author.py b/resolvers/author.py
index 152457dd..a9a45af3 100644
--- a/resolvers/author.py
+++ b/resolvers/author.py
@@ -170,12 +170,12 @@ async def load_author_with_stats(q):
             )
             likes_count = (
                 session.query(AuthorRating)
-                .filter(and_(AuthorRating.author == author.id, AuthorRating.plus == True))
+                .filter(and_(AuthorRating.author == author.id, AuthorRating.plus.is_(True)))
                 .count()
             )
             dislikes_count = (
                 session.query(AuthorRating)
-                .filter(and_(AuthorRating.author == author.id, AuthorRating.plus != True))
+                .filter(and_(AuthorRating.author == author.id, AuthorRating.plus.is_not(True)))
                 .count()
             )
             author.stat['rating'] = likes_count - dislikes_count
diff --git a/resolvers/editor.py b/resolvers/editor.py
index a728a4b1..fb012a9e 100644
--- a/resolvers/editor.py
+++ b/resolvers/editor.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def patch_main_topic(session, main_topic, shout):
         .filter(
             and_(
                 ShoutTopic.shout == shout.id,
-                ShoutTopic.main == True,
+                ShoutTopic.main.is_(True),
             )
         )
         .first()
@@ -163,8 +163,7 @@ def patch_topics(session, shout, topics_input):
 async def update_shout(_, info, shout_id, shout_input=None, publish=False):
     user_id = info.context['user_id']
     roles = info.context['roles']
-    if not shout_input:
-        shout_input = {}
+    shout_input = shout_input or {}
     with local_session() as session:
         author = session.query(Author).filter(Author.user == user_id).first()
         current_time = int(time.time())
diff --git a/resolvers/reader.py b/resolvers/reader.py
index f3b28f6c..a189425d 100644
--- a/resolvers/reader.py
+++ b/resolvers/reader.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ async def get_shout(_, _info, slug=None, shout_id=None):
                         and_(
                             ShoutTopic.topic == Topic.id,
                             ShoutTopic.shout == shout.id,
-                            ShoutTopic.main == True,
+                            ShoutTopic.main.is_(True),
                         ),
                     )
                     .first()
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ async def load_shouts_by(_, _info, options):
                     and_(
                         ShoutTopic.topic == Topic.id,
                         ShoutTopic.shout == shout.id,
-                        ShoutTopic.main == True,
+                        ShoutTopic.main.is_(True),
                     ),
                 )
                 .first()
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ async def load_shouts_drafts(_, info):
                         and_(
                             ShoutTopic.topic == Topic.id,
                             ShoutTopic.shout == shout.id,
-                            ShoutTopic.main == True,
+                            ShoutTopic.main.is_(True),
                         ),
                     )
                     .first()
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ async def load_shouts_feed(_, info, options):
                         and_(
                             ShoutTopic.topic == Topic.id,
                             ShoutTopic.shout == shout.id,
-                            ShoutTopic.main == True,
+                            ShoutTopic.main.is_(True),
                         ),
                     )
                     .first()