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+# Generic hooks for the whole repository
+repos:
+  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
+    rev: v5.0.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: trailing-whitespace
+      - id: end-of-file-fixer
+      - id: check-yaml
+      - id: check-added-large-files
+
+# Backend (Python) specific hooks
+  - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
+    rev: v0.12.3
+    hooks:
+      - id: ruff-check
+        args: [ --fix ]
+        files: ^backend/
+      - id: ruff-format
+        files: ^backend/
diff --git a/backend/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/backend/.pre-commit-config.yaml
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-
-repos:
-  - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.12.3
-    hooks:
-      - id: ruff-check
-        args: [ --fix ]
-      - id: ruff-format