diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eba74f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+venv/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/chores.md b/assets/chores.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d11ac89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/chores.md
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+Heya! It's about time for your weekly chores again!
+
+- [ ] Check for server updates
+	- [ ] Frink
+	- [ ] Marge
+	- [ ] Chalmers
+	- [ ] Selma
+	- [ ] Homer
+	- [ ] Lard Lad
+	- [ ] Pencil
+	- [ ] Chimpman
+	- [ ] Hannah
+	- [ ] Nelson
+	- [ ] Punch
+    - [ ] Grimey
+    - [ ] Edna
+    - [ ] Lance
+    - [ ] Ducky
+    - [ ] Barney
+- [ ] Check for new versions of projects
+	- [ ] Invidious (Chimpman)
+	- [ ] Nitter (Chimpman)
+	- [ ] Uptime Kuma (Marge)
+	- [ ] redlib (Chimpman)
+	- [ ] Synapse (Selma)
+	- [ ] Element (Frink)
+	- [ ] Minio (Homer)
+	- [ ] Gothub (Frink)
+	- [ ] Mautrix-Telegram (Lard Lad)
+	- [ ] Mautrix-WhatsApp (Lard Lad)
+	- [ ] Mautrix-Slack (Lard Lad)
+	- [ ] Mautrix-Discord (Lard Lad)
+	- [ ] Mautrix-Signal (Lard Lad)
+    - [ ] Mautrix-Meta (Facebook, Lard Lad)
+	- [ ] GPTbot (Lard Lad)
+	- [ ] CryptPad (Pencil)
+	- [ ] Structables (Frink)
+	- [ ] Matrix.to (Frink)
+	- [ ] AllTube (Frink)
+	  - [ ] yt-dlp
+	- [ ] NocoDB (Hannah)
+	- [ ] Penpot (Hannah)
+	- [ ] Overleaf (Hannah)
+	- [ ] YOURLS (Pencil)
+	- [ ] Mastodon (skrt.social/cuddly.space) (Nelson)
+    - [ ] Forgejo (Edna)
+    - [ ] LibreY (Pencil)
+    - [ ] Rallly (Chimpman)
+    - [ ] Piped (Chimpman)
+    - [ ] Shields (Chimpman)
+    - [ ] Planka (Chimpman)
+- [ ] Check if everything is working
+	- [ ] Invidious (Chimpman)
+	- [ ] Nitter (Chimpman)
+	- [ ] Uptime Kuma (Marge)
+		- [ ] check if any new services need to be added
+	- [ ] redlib (Chimpman)
+	- [ ] Synapse (Selma)
+	- [ ] Element (Frink)
+	- [ ] Minio (Homer)
+	- [ ] Gothub (Frink)
+	- [ ] Zammad (Marge)
+	- [ ] Postgres (Chalmers)
+    - [ ] Postgres (Grimey)
+	- [ ] MariaDB (Chalmers)
+	- [ ] Mautrix-Telegram (Lard Lad)
+	- [ ] Mautrix-WhatsApp (Lard Lad)
+	- [ ] Mautrix-Slack (Lard Lad)
+	- [ ] Mautrix-Discord (Lard Lad)
+	- [ ] Mautrix-Signal (Lard Lad)
+    - [ ] Mautrix-Meta (Facebook, Lard Lad)
+	- [ ] GPTbot (Lard Lad)
+	- [ ] CryptPad (Pencil)
+	- [ ] Structables (Frink)
+	- [ ] Matrix.to (Frink)
+	- [ ] AllTube (Frink)
+	- [ ] NocoDB (Hannah)
+	- [ ] Penpot (Hannah)
+	- [ ] Overleaf (Hannah)
+	- [ ] YOURLS (Pencil)
+	- [ ] Mastodon (skrt.social/cuddly.space) (Nelson)
+    - [ ] Forgejo (Edna)
+    - [ ] Virtualmin (Lance)
+    - [ ] Webmin (Ducky)
+    - [ ] LibreY (Pencil)
+    - [ ] Rallly (Chimpman)
+    - [ ] Piped (Chimpman)
+    - [ ] Shields (Chimpman)
+    - [ ] Planka (Chimpman)
+- [ ] Update chore list template (if required)
+
+Have a nice day!
+
+Your CoffeeBot
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diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ruff
+black
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diff --git a/scripts/chores.py b/scripts/chores.py
index 5efc0ed..82d9295 100644
--- a/scripts/chores.py
+++ b/scripts/chores.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import pathlib
 import json
-import argparse
 import os
 import urllib.request
 import logging
@@ -20,13 +19,12 @@ ASSIGNEES = os.environ.get("CHORES_ASSIGNEES").split()
 REPO_OWNER = os.environ.get("CHORES_REPO_OWNER") or "PrivateCoffee"
 REPO_NAME = os.environ.get("CHORES_REPO_NAME") or "chores"
 EXPIRY_DAYS = int(os.environ.get("CHORES_EXPIRY_DAYS") or 2)
-CHORES = (
-    os.environ.get("CHORES_TEXT")
-    or "Looks like you forgot to set the CHORES_TEXT environment variable."
-)
 
+CHORES = (pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent / "assets" / "chores.md").read_text()
 
-due_date = (datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(days=EXPIRY_DAYS)).isoformat().split(".")[0] + "Z"
+due_date = (datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(days=EXPIRY_DAYS)).isoformat().split(".")[
+    0
+] + "Z"
 
 payload = {
     "title": "Weekly Chores",