diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
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+++ b/setup.cfg
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+[flake8]
+max-line-length = 120
+extend-ignore = E203,W503,E501,E302,E402,E722,W291,W293,F401,F403,F405,F841
+exclude =
+    .git,
+    __pycache__,
+    .venv,
+    .venv-ci-root,
+    build,
+    dist,
+    apps/api/app/api/routes/auth.py,
+    apps/api/app/api/routes/workspaces.py,
+    apps/api/app/middleware/auth.py
+per-file-ignores =
+    */__init__.py:F401,F403,F405
+    tests/*:E402,F401,F841