diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c3f812701..d294615a7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ node_modules
 .vscode
 .trunk
 .env.dev
+tmp/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 29c91195d..f413a4612 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -11,13 +11,19 @@
 - [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/)
 - [Yarn](https://yarnpkg.com/)
 - [Go](https://golang.org/)
-   > Do not install through brew, use the official website
+  - Do not install through brew, use the official website
 - [Docker](https://www.docker.com/)
 - [PostgreSQL](https://www.postgresql.org/)
   - Install through brew: `brew install postgresql@15`
   - It requires you to add all the exports to path so read the end of the installation carefully!
 - [Trunk](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Trunk.io) (Recommended!)
   - Visual Studio Code extension for linting/formatting
+- [Air](https://github.com/cosmtrek/air?tab=readme-ov-file#installation)
+  - Live reload for Go apps
+- [gofumpt](https://github.com/mvdan/gofumpt)
+  - A stricter gofmt
+- [golangci-lint](https://golangci-lint.run/welcome/install/)
+  - A Go linters aggregator
 
 # Setup
 
@@ -121,45 +127,14 @@
    ```console
    go run main.go // run server
    go test ./... // run tests
-   go fmt ./... // format code
-   go vet ./... // lint code
+   gofumpt -l -w . // format code
+   golangci-lint run --fix // lint code
    ```
 
 ### SAC CLI
 
    To install use `./install.sh` and then run `sac-cli` to see all commands.
 
-   ```console
-   NAME:
-      sac-cli - CLI for SAC
-
-   USAGE:
-      sac-cli [global options] command [command options] 
-
-   COMMANDS:
-      swagger, swag  Updates the swagger documentation
-      test, t        Runs tests
-      help, h        Shows a list of commands or help for one command
-      CI:
-         format, f  Runs formatting tools
-         lint, l    Runs linting tools
-            * can use --fix to fix linting errors for frontend
-      Database Operations:
-         clean, c    Remove databases used for testing
-         migrate, m  Migrate the database, creating tables and relationships
-         reset, r    Resets the database, dropping all tables, clearing data, and re-running migrations
-            * can use --data to just reset data and not drop tables
-         insert, i   Inserts mock data into the database
-         drop, d     Drop data with a migration or drops the entire database
-            * can use --data to just drop data and not drop tables
-
-      Development:
-         be  Run the backend
-         fe  Run the frontend
-
-   GLOBAL OPTIONS:
-      --help, -h  show help
-   ```
 # Git Flow
 
 1. **Create a new branch**
@@ -179,8 +154,6 @@
 
    - We use [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/) for commit messages. (READ!)
 
-   <!-- - We especially recommend [Trunk](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Trunk.io) for linting -->
-
 3. **Push changes to GitHub**
 
    ```console
diff --git a/backend/.air.toml b/backend/.air.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8be2456af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/.air.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+root = "."
+tmp_dir = "tmp"
+
+[build]
+args_bin = []
+bin = "./tmp/main"
+cmd = "go build -o ./tmp/main main.go"
+delay = 0
+exclude_dir = ["tmp"]
+exclude_file = []
+exclude_regex = ["_test.go"]
+exclude_unchanged = false
+follow_symlink = false
+full_bin = ""
+include_dir = ["src"]
+include_ext = ["go"]
+include_file = []
+kill_delay = "0s"
+log = "build-errors.log"
+poll = false
+poll_interval = 0
+rerun = false
+rerun_delay = 500
+send_interrupt = false
+stop_on_error = false
+
+[color]
+app = ""
+build = "yellow"
+main = "magenta"
+runner = "green"
+watcher = "cyan"
+
+[log]
+main_only = false
+time = false
+
+[misc]
+clean_on_exit = true
+
+[screen]
+clear_on_rebuild = false
+keep_scroll = true
diff --git a/cli/commands/backend.go b/cli/commands/backend.go
index 38b736617..ed372ea76 100644
--- a/cli/commands/backend.go
+++ b/cli/commands/backend.go
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import (
 
 func BackendCommand() *cli.Command {
 	command := &cli.Command{
-		Name:    "backend",
-		Usage:   "Starts the backend server",
-		Aliases: []string{"be"},
+		Name:     "be",
+		Usage:    "Run the backend",
+		Category: "Development",
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
 			&cli.BoolFlag{
 				Name:    "use-dev-dot-env",
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func BackendCommand() *cli.Command {
 }
 
 func RunBackend() error {
-	cmd := exec.Command("go", "run", "main.go")
+	cmd := exec.Command("air")
 	cmd.Dir = BACKEND_SRC_DIR
 	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
 	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
diff --git a/cli/commands/lint.go b/cli/commands/lint.go
index 69a894ceb..f2eaeee9c 100644
--- a/cli/commands/lint.go
+++ b/cli/commands/lint.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func LintFrontend(target string, fix bool) error {
 func LintBackend() error {
 	fmt.Println("Linting backend")
 
-	cmd := exec.Command("go", "vet", "./...")
+	cmd := exec.Command("golangci-lint", "run", "--fix")
 	cmd.Dir = BACKEND_DIR
 
 	err := cmd.Run()