diff --git a/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md b/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
similarity index 100%
rename from CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
rename to .github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
similarity index 100%
rename from CONTRIBUTING.md
rename to .github/CONTRIBUTING.md
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dd346ec..7f5365c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-data/database
-data/grafana
+data/
 config.toml
 
 # editors
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2f0fec7..1791a10 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ You can reach me over Discord at `@airo.pi`. Feel free to open an issue if you e
 
 ## How to contribute
 
-I would ❤️ to see your contribution! Refer to [CONTRIBUTING.md](/CONTRIBUTING.md)
+I would ❤️ to see your contribution! Refer to [CONTRIBUTING.md](.github/CONTRIBUTING.md)
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fc4e90e..927156c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ skipsdist = true
 
 [testenv]
 deps = 
-    -r requirements.txt 
+    -r requirements.txt
     -r requirements-dev.txt
 commands =
     # pytest
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 1dfeed0..3c77292 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 black
 bandit
-toml
 tox
 pyright
 isort
-pytest
-flake8
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a9a0c45..80e7e19 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -10,4 +10,3 @@ two048  # a personal library
 topggpy==2.0.0a0
 lingua-language-detector
 aiohttp
-python-dateutil
diff --git a/src/cogs/clear/__init__.py b/src/cogs/clear/__init__.py
index 36ff9aa..900a7ef 100644
--- a/src/cogs/clear/__init__.py
+++ b/src/cogs/clear/__init__.py
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@
 import asyncio
 import logging
 import time
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, AsyncGenerator, Awaitable, Callable, cast
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, AsyncGenerator, Awaitable, Callable, Self, cast
 
 import discord
 from discord import app_commands, ui
 from discord.app_commands import Transform, locale_str as __
-from typing_extensions import Self
 
 from core import ExtendedCog, Menu, MessageDisplay, ResponseType, response_constructor
 from core.checkers import MaxConcurrency
diff --git a/src/commands_exporter.py b/src/commands_exporter.py
index 8ed29c7..9582033 100644
--- a/src/commands_exporter.py
+++ b/src/commands_exporter.py
@@ -4,11 +4,10 @@
 import json
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from enum import Enum
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, TypedDict, cast, overload
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, NotRequired, TypedDict, cast, overload
 
 import discord
 from discord import app_commands
-from typing_extensions import NotRequired
 
 from core._config import define_config
 from core.extended_commands import MiscCommand, MiscCommandsType
diff --git a/src/core/checkers/max_concurrency.py b/src/core/checkers/max_concurrency.py
index ee2766e..6f195b0 100644
--- a/src/core/checkers/max_concurrency.py
+++ b/src/core/checkers/max_concurrency.py
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
 import asyncio
 import logging
 from collections import deque
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, Deque, Hashable, TypeVar, Union
-
-from typing_extensions import Self
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, Deque, Hashable, Self, TypeVar, Union
 
 from ..errors import MaxConcurrencyReached
 from ..extended_commands import misc_check as misc_check
diff --git a/src/core/extended_commands.py b/src/core/extended_commands.py
index 488fd16..6c9fdb5 100644
--- a/src/core/extended_commands.py
+++ b/src/core/extended_commands.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 from discord import ClientUser, Member, Permissions, User
 from discord.ext import commands
 from discord.utils import maybe_coroutine
-from typing_extensions import TypeVar
 
 from ._types import BotT, CogT
 from .errors import MiscCheckFailure, MiscCommandError, MiscNoPrivateMessage, UnexpectedError
diff --git a/src/core/view_menus.py b/src/core/view_menus.py
index dab6b28..c075e64 100644
--- a/src/core/view_menus.py
+++ b/src/core/view_menus.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import os
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Generic, Self
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Generic, Self, TypeVar
 
 import discord
 from discord import ui
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
deleted file mode 100644
index 1f0f8e1..0000000
--- a/tox.ini
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-[tox]
-skipsdist = true
-
-[testenv]
-deps = 
-    -r requirements.txt 
-    -r requirements-dev.txt
-commands =
-    # pytest
-    black --check src/
-    bandit -r src/ tests/ -c pyproject.toml
-    isort ./src/ --check
-    pyright src/