diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b2bbe971..b2ab9fe2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -65,4 +65,5 @@ docs/build/
 .DS_Store
 
 # AI tools
-.claude/
\ No newline at end of file
+.claude/
+error.txt
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f9ec9129
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+repos:
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
+      - id: ruff
+        name: ruff
+        entry: ruff check --force-exclude
+        language: system
+        types_or: [python, pyi]
+        require_serial: true
+  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
+    rev: v6.0.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: check-merge-conflict
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
+      - id: ggshield
+        name: ggshield
+        entry: ggshield secret scan pre-commit
+        language: system
+        stages: [pre-commit]
diff --git a/src/auth0/__init__.py b/src/auth0/__init__.py
index b3bd7c8a..c751927c 100644
--- a/src/auth0/__init__.py
+++ b/src/auth0/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # This file was auto-generated by Fern from our API Definition.
 
-from . import management
-from . import authentication
+from . import authentication, management
+
 from auth0.management.version import __version__
 
 __all__ = ["management", "authentication", "__version__"]
diff --git a/src/auth0/authentication/back_channel_login.py b/src/auth0/authentication/back_channel_login.py
index d1885f79..b6f8a80f 100644
--- a/src/auth0/authentication/back_channel_login.py
+++ b/src/auth0/authentication/back_channel_login.py
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-from typing import Any, Optional, Union, List, Dict
+import json
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union
 
 from .base import AuthenticationBase
 
-import json
-
 
 class BackChannelLogin(AuthenticationBase):
     """Back-Channel Login endpoint"""
diff --git a/src/auth0/authentication/pushed_authorization_requests.py b/src/auth0/authentication/pushed_authorization_requests.py
index 12c4fc97..0368b531 100644
--- a/src/auth0/authentication/pushed_authorization_requests.py
+++ b/src/auth0/authentication/pushed_authorization_requests.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 from .base import AuthenticationBase
 
 
-
 class PushedAuthorizationRequests(AuthenticationBase):
     """Pushed Authorization Request (PAR) endpoint"""
 
diff --git a/src/auth0/authentication/rest_async.py b/src/auth0/authentication/rest_async.py
index 28f572ba..62484a17 100644
--- a/src/auth0/authentication/rest_async.py
+++ b/src/auth0/authentication/rest_async.py
@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@
 from typing import Any
 
 import aiohttp
-
 from .exceptions import RateLimitError
-from .types import RequestData
-
 from .rest import EmptyResponse, JsonResponse, PlainResponse, Response, RestClient
+from .types import RequestData
 
 
 def _clean_params(params: dict[Any, Any] | None) -> dict[Any, Any] | None:
diff --git a/src/auth0/authentication/token_verifier.py b/src/auth0/authentication/token_verifier.py
index 4c0864ec..1742eebe 100644
--- a/src/auth0/authentication/token_verifier.py
+++ b/src/auth0/authentication/token_verifier.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 import jwt
 import requests
-
 from .exceptions import TokenValidationError
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
diff --git a/src/auth0/management/types/user_response_schema.py b/src/auth0/management/types/user_response_schema.py
index 5d1e5842..51d3d881 100644
--- a/src/auth0/management/types/user_response_schema.py
+++ b/src/auth0/management/types/user_response_schema.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # This file was auto-generated by Fern from our API Definition.
 
 import typing
+from typing import Annotated
 
 import pydantic
 from ..core.pydantic_utilities import IS_PYDANTIC_V2, UniversalBaseModel
@@ -9,6 +10,16 @@
 from .user_identity_schema import UserIdentitySchema
 from .user_metadata_schema import UserMetadataSchema
 
+StrBool = Annotated[
+    bool,
+    pydantic.BeforeValidator(
+        lambda x: bool(x) if isinstance(x, bool) else bool(x and str(x).strip())
+    ),  # Coerces input values (like "", "email_address") into a bool
+    pydantic.PlainSerializer(
+        lambda x: 1 if x else 0, return_type=int
+    ),  # Serializes bool to 0 or 1
+]
+
 
 class UserResponseSchema(UniversalBaseModel):
     user_id: typing.Optional[str] = pydantic.Field(default=None)
@@ -21,7 +32,7 @@ class UserResponseSchema(UniversalBaseModel):
     Email address of this user.
     """
 
-    email_verified: typing.Optional[bool] = pydantic.Field(default=None)
+    email_verified: typing.Optional[StrBool] = pydantic.Field(default=None)
     """
     Whether this email address is verified (true) or unverified (false).
     """
@@ -43,7 +54,9 @@ class UserResponseSchema(UniversalBaseModel):
 
     created_at: typing.Optional[UserDateSchema] = None
     updated_at: typing.Optional[UserDateSchema] = None
-    identities: typing.Optional[typing.List[UserIdentitySchema]] = pydantic.Field(default=None)
+    identities: typing.Optional[typing.List[UserIdentitySchema]] = pydantic.Field(
+        default=None
+    )
     """
     Array of user identity objects when accounts are linked.
     """
diff --git a/tests/authentication/test_back_channel_login.py b/tests/authentication/test_back_channel_login.py
index 7a675966..deca2291 100644
--- a/tests/authentication/test_back_channel_login.py
+++ b/tests/authentication/test_back_channel_login.py
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 
+import json
 import unittest
 from unittest import mock
-import json
 
 import requests
-from auth0.authentication.exceptions import Auth0Error, RateLimitError
 
 from auth0.authentication.back_channel_login import BackChannelLogin
+from auth0.authentication.exceptions import Auth0Error
+
 
 class TestBackChannelLogin(unittest.TestCase):
     @mock.patch("auth0.authentication.rest.RestClient.post")
diff --git a/tests/authentication/test_get_token.py b/tests/authentication/test_get_token.py
index 494e542f..301def1e 100644
--- a/tests/authentication/test_get_token.py
+++ b/tests/authentication/test_get_token.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import unittest
-import requests
 from fnmatch import fnmatch
 from unittest import mock
 from unittest.mock import ANY
 
+import requests
 from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import asymmetric, serialization
 
 from auth0.authentication.exceptions import RateLimitError
diff --git a/tests/authentication/test_pushed_authorization_requests.py b/tests/authentication/test_pushed_authorization_requests.py
index e062dabf..7946996d 100644
--- a/tests/authentication/test_pushed_authorization_requests.py
+++ b/tests/authentication/test_pushed_authorization_requests.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import unittest
 import json
+import unittest
 from unittest import mock
 
 from auth0.authentication.pushed_authorization_requests import PushedAuthorizationRequests
diff --git a/tests/authentication/test_token_verifier.py b/tests/authentication/test_token_verifier.py
index 783b248c..ebfba8c3 100644
--- a/tests/authentication/test_token_verifier.py
+++ b/tests/authentication/test_token_verifier.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import jwt
 
+from auth0.authentication.exceptions import TokenValidationError
 from auth0.authentication.token_verifier import (
     AsymmetricSignatureVerifier,
     JwksFetcher,
@@ -12,7 +13,6 @@
     SymmetricSignatureVerifier,
     TokenVerifier,
 )
-from auth0.authentication.exceptions import TokenValidationError
 
 RSA_PUB_KEY_1_PEM = b"""-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAuGbXWiK3dQTyCbX5xdE4\nyCuYp0AF2d15Qq1JSXT/lx8CEcXb9RbDddl8jGDv+spi5qPa8qEHiK7FwV2KpRE9\n83wGPnYsAm9BxLFb4YrLYcDFOIGULuk2FtrPS512Qea1bXASuvYXEpQNpGbnTGVs\nWXI9C+yjHztqyL2h8P6mlThPY9E9ue2fCqdgixfTFIF9Dm4SLHbphUS2iw7w1JgT\n69s7of9+I9l5lsJ9cozf1rxrXX4V1u/SotUuNB3Fp8oB4C1fLBEhSlMcUJirz1E8\nAziMCxS+VrRPDM+zfvpIJg3JljAh3PJHDiLu902v9w+Iplu1WyoB2aPfitxEhRN0\nYwIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"""
 RSA_PUB_KEY_2_PEM = b"""-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMDowDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADKQAwJgIfAI7TBUCn8e1hj/fNpb5dqMf8Jj6Ja6qN\npqyeOGYEzAIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"""
diff --git a/tests/management/test_user_response_schema.py b/tests/management/test_user_response_schema.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..570d2ce7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/management/test_user_response_schema.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+from auth0.management.types.user_response_schema import UserResponseSchema
+
+
+class TestEmailVerifiedStrBool:
+    """Tests that email_verified accepts both bool and string values."""
+
+    def test_bool_true(self):
+        user = UserResponseSchema(email_verified=True)
+        assert user.email_verified is True
+
+    def test_bool_false(self):
+        user = UserResponseSchema(email_verified=False)
+        assert user.email_verified is False
+
+    def test_none(self):
+        user = UserResponseSchema(email_verified=None)
+        assert user.email_verified is None
+
+    def test_default_none(self):
+        user = UserResponseSchema()
+        assert user.email_verified is None
+
+    def test_nonempty_string_is_true(self):
+        user = UserResponseSchema(email_verified="user@example.com")
+        assert user.email_verified is True
+
+    def test_empty_string_is_false(self):
+        user = UserResponseSchema(email_verified="")
+        assert user.email_verified is False
+
+    def test_whitespace_only_string_is_false(self):
+        user = UserResponseSchema(email_verified="   ")
+        assert user.email_verified is False
+
+    def test_serialization_true_to_int(self):
+        user = UserResponseSchema(email_verified=True)
+        data = user.dict()
+        assert data["email_verified"] == 1
+
+    def test_serialization_false_to_int(self):
+        user = UserResponseSchema(email_verified=False)
+        data = user.dict()
+        assert data["email_verified"] == 0
+
+    def test_serialization_string_true_to_int(self):
+        user = UserResponseSchema(email_verified="verified")
+        data = user.dict()
+        assert data["email_verified"] == 1
+
+    def test_serialization_empty_string_to_int(self):
+        user = UserResponseSchema(email_verified="")
+        data = user.dict()
+        assert data["email_verified"] == 0