diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index fd16ba2..cf4b7c4 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -8,3 +8,18 @@ repos:
     -   id: end-of-file-fixer
     -   id: check-yaml
     -   id: check-added-large-files
+    -   id: check-xml
+    -   id: check-json
+    -   id: check-toml
+    -   id: check-added-large-files
+    -   id: check-case-conflict
+    -   id: pretty-format-json
+        args:
+          - "--autofix"
+          - "--no-sort-keys"
+    -   id: check-symlinks
+    -   id: sort-simple-yaml
+-   repo: https://github.com/Lucas-C/pre-commit-hooks
+    rev: v1.5.4
+    hooks:
+    -   id: remove-crlf
diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b538f0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Generic script to setup the repository for local development
+
+echo "Installing pre-commit"
+pip install pre-commit
+pre-commit install
+
+echo "Installing commit-msg"
+
+HOOK_LOCATION=".git/hooks/commit-msg"
+VERB_LOCATION=".git/hooks/verbs.txt"
+
+cat << 'EOF' > "$HOOK_LOCATION"
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Git hook to check for semantic commit messages in the form mentioned here
+
+export VERB=$(cut -d ' ' -f1 < "$1")
+(grep "$VERB" .git/hooks/verbs.txt > /dev/null) || (echo "Missing a verb"; exit 1)
+EOF
+
+chmod +x $HOOK_LOCATION
+
+cat << 'EOF' > "$VERB_LOCATION"
+Add
+Update
+Fix
+Refactor
+Remove
+Implement
+Enhance
+Optimize
+Revise
+Adjust
+Modify
+Rewrite
+Improve
+Correct
+Debug
+Delete
+Replace
+Create
+Design
+Develop
+Build
+Configure
+Resolve
+Patch
+Extend
+Reduce
+Increase
+Simplify
+Merge
+Split
+Release
+Deploy
+Test
+Validate
+Format
+Organize
+Reorganize
+Rename
+Repackage
+Refine
+Rework
+Expand
+Collapse
+Integrate
+Extract
+Introduce
+Finalize
+Prepare
+Generate
+Convert
+Upload
+Download
+Sync
+Encrypt
+Decrypt
+Authenticate
+Authorize
+Invalidate
+Sanitize
+Analyze
+Inspect
+Probe
+Examine
+Index
+Compress
+Decompress
+Archive
+Restore
+Save
+Load
+Export
+Import
+Visualize
+Illustrate
+Diagram
+Plot
+Map
+Scan
+Seek
+Find
+Discover
+Track
+Monitor
+Observe
+Watch
+Alert
+Notify
+Log
+Record
+Report
+Summarize
+Detail
+Document
+Annotate
+Comment
+Explain
+Clarify
+Define
+Enumerate
+Stabilize
+EOF