diff --git a/.github/workflows/static_checks.yml b/.github/workflows/static_checks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41bd117
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/static_checks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+name: 📊 Static Checks
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  static-checks:
+    name: Static Checks (black format, file format)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      # Azure repositories are not reliable, we need to prevent Azure giving us packages.
+      - name: Make apt sources.list use the default Ubuntu repositories
+        run: |
+          sudo rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*
+          sudo cp -f misc/ci/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list
+          sudo apt-get update
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get install -qq dos2unix recode
+          sudo pip3 install black==20.8b1
+
+      - name: File formatting checks (file_format.sh)
+        run: |
+          bash ./misc/scripts/file_format.sh
+
+      - name: Python style checks via black (black_format.sh)
+        run: |
+          bash ./misc/scripts/black_format.sh
diff --git a/misc/ci/sources.list b/misc/ci/sources.list
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d8f94f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/ci/sources.list
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal main restricted universe multiverse
+deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse
+deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-security main restricted universe multiverse
+deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
diff --git a/misc/hooks/README.md b/misc/hooks/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b50e6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/hooks/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Git hooks for Godot Engine
+
+This folder contains Git hooks meant to be installed locally by Godot Engine
+contributors to make sure they comply with our requirements.
+
+## List of hooks
+
+- Pre-commit hook for `black`: Applies `black` to the staged Python files
+  before accepting a commit.
+
+## Installation
+
+Copy all the files from this folder into your `.git/hooks` folder, and make
+sure the hooks and helper scripts are executable.
+
+#### Linux/MacOS
+
+The hooks rely on bash scripts and tools which should be in the system `PATH`,
+so they should work out of the box on Linux/macOS.
+
+##### black
+- Python installation: make sure Python is added to the `PATH`
+- Install `black` - in any console: `pip3 install black`
diff --git a/misc/hooks/canonicalize_filename.sh b/misc/hooks/canonicalize_filename.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5eecabf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/hooks/canonicalize_filename.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Provide the canonicalize filename (physical filename with out any symlinks)
+# like the GNU version readlink with the -f option regardless of the version of
+# readlink (GNU or BSD).
+
+# This file is part of a set of unofficial pre-commit hooks available
+# at github.
+# Link:    https://github.com/githubbrowser/Pre-commit-hooks
+# Contact: David Martin, david.martin.mailbox@googlemail.com
+
+###########################################################
+# There should be no need to change anything below this line.
+
+# Canonicalize by recursively following every symlink in every component of the
+# specified filename.  This should reproduce the results of the GNU version of
+# readlink with the -f option.
+#
+# Reference: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1055671/how-can-i-get-the-behavior-of-gnus-readlink-f-on-a-mac
+canonicalize_filename () {
+    local target_file="$1"
+    local physical_directory=""
+    local result=""
+
+    # Need to restore the working directory after work.
+    local working_dir="`pwd`"
+
+    cd -- "$(dirname -- "$target_file")"
+    target_file="$(basename -- "$target_file")"
+
+    # Iterate down a (possible) chain of symlinks
+    while [ -L "$target_file" ]
+    do
+        target_file="$(readlink -- "$target_file")"
+        cd -- "$(dirname -- "$target_file")"
+        target_file="$(basename -- "$target_file")"
+    done
+
+    # Compute the canonicalized name by finding the physical path
+    # for the directory we're in and appending the target file.
+    physical_directory="`pwd -P`"
+    result="$physical_directory/$target_file"
+
+    # restore the working directory after work.
+    cd -- "$working_dir"
+
+    echo "$result"
+}
diff --git a/misc/hooks/pre-commit b/misc/hooks/pre-commit
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..bb96e51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/hooks/pre-commit
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Git pre-commit hook that runs multiple hooks specified in $HOOKS.
+# Make sure this script is executable. Bypass hooks with git commit --no-verify.
+
+# This file is part of a set of unofficial pre-commit hooks available
+# at github.
+# Link:    https://github.com/githubbrowser/Pre-commit-hooks
+# Contact: David Martin, david.martin.mailbox@googlemail.com
+
+
+###########################################################
+# CONFIGURATION:
+# pre-commit hooks to be executed. They should be in the same .git/hooks/ folder
+# as this script. Hooks should return 0 if successful and nonzero to cancel the
+# commit. They are executed in the order in which they are listed.
+HOOKS="pre-commit-black"
+###########################################################
+# There should be no need to change anything below this line.
+
+. "$(dirname -- "$0")/canonicalize_filename.sh"
+
+# exit on error
+set -e
+
+# Absolute path to this script, e.g. /home/user/bin/foo.sh
+SCRIPT="$(canonicalize_filename "$0")"
+
+# Absolute path this script is in, thus /home/user/bin
+SCRIPTPATH="$(dirname -- "$SCRIPT")"
+
+
+for hook in $HOOKS
+do
+    echo "Running hook: $hook"
+    # run hook if it exists
+    # if it returns with nonzero exit with 1 and thus abort the commit
+    if [ -f "$SCRIPTPATH/$hook" ]; then
+        "$SCRIPTPATH/$hook"
+        if [ $? != 0 ]; then
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    else
+        echo "Error: file $hook not found."
+        echo "Aborting commit. Make sure the hook is in $SCRIPTPATH and executable."
+        echo "You can disable it by removing it from the list in $SCRIPT."
+        echo "You can skip all pre-commit hooks with --no-verify (not recommended)."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+done
diff --git a/misc/hooks/pre-commit-black b/misc/hooks/pre-commit-black
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..76d9729
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/hooks/pre-commit-black
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# git pre-commit hook that runs a black stylecheck.
+# Based on pre-commit-clang-format.
+
+##################################################################
+# SETTINGS
+# Set path to black binary.
+BLACK=`which black 2>/dev/null`
+BLACK_OPTIONS="-l 120"
+
+# Remove any older patches from previous commits. Set to true or false.
+DELETE_OLD_PATCHES=false
+
+# File types to parse.
+FILE_NAMES="SConstruct SCsub"
+FILE_EXTS="py"
+
+# Use pygmentize instead of cat to parse diff with highlighting.
+# Install it with `pip install pygments` (Linux) or `easy_install Pygments` (Mac)
+PYGMENTIZE=`which pygmentize 2>/dev/null`
+if [ ! -z "$PYGMENTIZE" ]; then
+  READER="pygmentize -l diff"
+else
+  READER=cat
+fi
+
+# Path to zenity
+ZENITY=`which zenity 2>/dev/null`
+
+# Path to xmessage
+XMSG=`which xmessage 2>/dev/null`
+
+# Path to powershell (Windows only)
+PWSH=`which powershell 2>/dev/null`
+
+##################################################################
+# There should be no need to change anything below this line.
+
+. "$(dirname -- "$0")/canonicalize_filename.sh"
+
+# exit on error
+set -e
+
+# check whether the given file matches any of the set extensions
+matches_name_or_extension() {
+    local filename=$(basename "$1")
+    local extension=".${filename##*.}"
+
+    for name in $FILE_NAMES; do [[ "$name" == "$filename" ]] && return 0; done
+    for ext in $FILE_EXTS; do [[ "$ext" == "$extension" ]] && return 0; done
+
+    return 1
+}
+
+# necessary check for initial commit
+if git rev-parse --verify HEAD >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+    against=HEAD
+else
+    # Initial commit: diff against an empty tree object
+    against=4b825dc642cb6eb9a060e54bf8d69288fbee4904
+fi
+
+if [ ! -x "$BLACK" ] ; then
+    if [ ! -t 1 ] ; then
+        if [ -x "$ZENITY" ] ; then
+            $ZENITY --error --title="Error" --text="Error: black executable not found."
+            exit 1
+        elif [ -x "$XMSG" ] ; then
+            $XMSG -center -title "Error" "Error: black executable not found."
+            exit 1
+        elif [ \( \( "$OSTYPE" = "msys" \) -o \( "$OSTYPE" = "win32" \) \) -a \( -x "$PWSH" \) ]; then
+            winmessage="$(canonicalize_filename "./.git/hooks/winmessage.ps1")"
+            $PWSH -noprofile -executionpolicy bypass -file "$winmessage" -center -title "Error" --text "Error: black executable not found."
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    fi
+    printf "Error: black executable not found.\n"
+    printf "Set the correct path in $(canonicalize_filename "$0").\n"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# create a random filename to store our generated patch
+prefix="pre-commit-black"
+suffix="$(date +%s)"
+patch="/tmp/$prefix-$suffix.patch"
+
+# clean up any older black patches
+$DELETE_OLD_PATCHES && rm -f /tmp/$prefix*.patch
+
+# create one patch containing all changes to the files
+git diff-index --cached --diff-filter=ACMR --name-only $against -- | while read file;
+do
+    # ignore thirdparty files
+    if grep -q "thirdparty" <<< $file; then
+        continue;
+    fi
+
+    # ignore file if not one of the names or extensions we handle
+    if ! matches_name_or_extension "$file"; then
+        continue;
+    fi
+
+    # format our file with black, create a patch with diff and append it to our $patch
+    # The sed call is necessary to transform the patch from
+    #    --- $file timestamp
+    #    +++ $file timestamp
+    # to both lines working on the same file and having a/ and b/ prefix.
+    # Else it can not be applied with 'git apply'.
+    "$BLACK" "$BLACK_OPTIONS" --diff "$file" | \
+        sed -e "1s|--- |--- a/|" -e "2s|+++ |+++ b/|" >> "$patch"
+done
+
+# if no patch has been generated all is ok, clean up the file stub and exit
+if [ ! -s "$patch" ] ; then
+    printf "Files in this commit comply with the black formatter rules.\n"
+    rm -f "$patch"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# a patch has been created, notify the user and exit
+printf "\nThe following differences were found between the code to commit "
+printf "and the black formatter rules:\n\n"
+
+if [ -t 1 ] ; then
+    $READER "$patch"
+    printf "\n"
+    # Allows us to read user input below, assigns stdin to keyboard
+    exec < /dev/tty
+    terminal="1"
+else
+    cat "$patch"
+    printf "\n"
+    # Allows non zero zenity/powershell output
+    set +e
+    terminal="0"
+fi
+
+while true; do
+    if [ $terminal = "0" ] ; then
+        if [ -x "$ZENITY" ] ; then
+            ans=$($ZENITY --text-info --filename="$patch" --width=800 --height=600 --title="Do you want to apply that patch?" --ok-label="Apply" --cancel-label="Do not apply" --extra-button="Apply and stage")
+            if [ "$?" = "0" ] ; then
+                yn="Y"
+            else
+                if [ "$ans" = "Apply and stage" ] ; then
+                    yn="S"
+                else
+                    yn="N"
+                fi
+            fi
+        elif [ -x "$XMSG" ] ; then
+            $XMSG -file "$patch" -buttons "Apply":100,"Apply and stage":200,"Do not apply":0 -center -default "Do not apply" -geometry 800x600 -title "Do you want to apply that patch?"
+            ans=$?
+            if [ "$ans" = "100" ] ; then
+                yn="Y"
+            elif [ "$ans" = "200" ] ; then
+                yn="S"
+            else
+                yn="N"
+            fi
+        elif [ \( \( "$OSTYPE" = "msys" \) -o \( "$OSTYPE" = "win32" \) \) -a \( -x "$PWSH" \) ]; then
+            winmessage="$(canonicalize_filename "./.git/hooks/winmessage.ps1")"
+            $PWSH -noprofile -executionpolicy bypass -file "$winmessage" -file "$patch" -buttons "Apply":100,"Apply and stage":200,"Do not apply":0 -center -default "Do not apply" -geometry 800x600 -title "Do you want to apply that patch?"
+            ans=$?
+            if [ "$ans" = "100" ] ; then
+                yn="Y"
+            elif [ "$ans" = "200" ] ; then
+                yn="S"
+            else
+                yn="N"
+            fi
+        else
+            printf "Error: zenity, xmessage, or powershell executable not found.\n"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    else
+        read -p "Do you want to apply that patch (Y - Apply, N - Do not apply, S - Apply and stage files)? [Y/N/S] " yn
+    fi
+    case $yn in
+        [Yy] ) git apply $patch;
+        printf "The patch was applied. You can now stage the changes and commit again.\n\n";
+        break
+        ;;
+        [Nn] ) printf "\nYou can apply these changes with:\n  git apply $patch\n";
+        printf "(may need to be called from the root directory of your repository)\n";
+        printf "Aborting commit. Apply changes and commit again or skip checking with";
+        printf " --no-verify (not recommended).\n\n";
+        break
+        ;;
+        [Ss] ) git apply $patch;
+        git diff-index --cached --diff-filter=ACMR --name-only $against -- | while read file;
+        do git add $file;
+        done
+        printf "The patch was applied and the changed files staged. You can now commit.\n\n";
+        break
+        ;;
+        * ) echo "Please answer yes or no."
+        ;;
+    esac
+done
+exit 1 # we don't commit in any case
diff --git a/misc/hooks/winmessage.ps1 b/misc/hooks/winmessage.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3672579
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/hooks/winmessage.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+Param (
+	[string]$file = "",
+	[string]$text = "",
+	[string]$buttons = "OK:0",
+	[string]$default = "",
+	[switch]$nearmouse = $false,
+	[switch]$center = $false,
+	[string]$geometry = "",
+	[int32]$timeout = 0,
+	[string]$title = "Message"
+)
+Add-Type -assembly System.Windows.Forms
+
+$global:Result = 0
+
+$main_form = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Form
+$main_form.Text = $title
+
+$geometry_data = $geometry.Split("+")
+if ($geometry_data.Length -ge 1) {
+	$size_data = $geometry_data[0].Split("x")
+	if ($size_data.Length -eq 2) {
+		$main_form.Width = $size_data[0]
+		$main_form.Height = $size_data[1]
+	}
+}
+if ($geometry_data.Length -eq 3) {
+	$main_form.StartPosition = [System.Windows.Forms.FormStartPosition]::Manual
+	$main_form.Location = New-Object System.Drawing.Point($geometry_data[1], $geometry_data[2])
+}
+if ($nearmouse) {
+	$main_form.StartPosition = [System.Windows.Forms.FormStartPosition]::Manual
+	$main_form.Location = System.Windows.Forms.Cursor.Position
+}
+if ($center) {
+	$main_form.StartPosition = [System.Windows.Forms.FormStartPosition]::CenterScreen
+}
+
+$main_form.SuspendLayout()
+
+$button_panel = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.FlowLayoutPanel
+$button_panel.SuspendLayout()
+$button_panel.FlowDirection = [System.Windows.Forms.FlowDirection]::RightToLeft
+$button_panel.Dock = [System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle]::Bottom
+$button_panel.Autosize = $true
+
+if ($file -ne "") {
+	$text = [IO.File]::ReadAllText($file).replace("`n", "`r`n")
+}
+
+if ($text -ne "") {
+	$text_box = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
+	$text_box.Multiline = $true
+	$text_box.ReadOnly = $true
+	$text_box.Autosize = $true
+	$text_box.Text = $text
+	$text_box.Select(0,0)
+	$text_box.Dock = [System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle]::Fill
+	$main_form.Controls.Add($text_box)
+}
+
+$buttons_array = $buttons.Split(",")
+foreach ($button in $buttons_array) {
+	$button_data = $button.Split(":")
+	$button_ctl = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Button
+	if ($button_data.Length -eq 2) {
+		$button_ctl.Tag = $button_data[1]
+	} else {
+		$button_ctl.Tag = 100 + $buttons_array.IndexOf($button)
+	}
+	if ($default -eq $button_data[0]) {
+		$main_form.AcceptButton = $button_ctl
+	}
+	$button_ctl.Autosize = $true
+	$button_ctl.Text = $button_data[0]
+	$button_ctl.Add_Click(
+		{
+			Param($sender)
+			$global:Result = $sender.Tag
+			$main_form.Close()
+		}
+	)
+	$button_panel.Controls.Add($button_ctl)
+}
+$main_form.Controls.Add($button_panel)
+
+$button_panel.ResumeLayout($false)
+$main_form.ResumeLayout($false)
+
+if ($timeout -gt 0) {
+	$timer = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Timer
+	$timer.Add_Tick(
+		{
+			$global:Result = 0
+			$main_form.Close()
+		}
+	)
+	$timer.Interval = $timeout
+	$timer.Start()
+}
+$dlg_res = $main_form.ShowDialog()
+
+[Environment]::Exit($global:Result)
diff --git a/misc/scripts/black_format.sh b/misc/scripts/black_format.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f93e8cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/scripts/black_format.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# This script runs black on all Python files in the repo.
+
+set -uo pipefail
+
+# Apply black.
+echo -e "Formatting Python files..."
+PY_FILES=$(find \( -path "./.git" \
+                -o -path "./thirdparty" \
+                \) -prune \
+                -o \( -name "SConstruct" \
+                -o -name "SCsub" \
+                -o -name "*.py" \
+                \) -print)
+black -l 120 $PY_FILES
+
+git diff > patch.patch
+
+# If no patch has been generated all is OK, clean up, and exit.
+if [ ! -s patch.patch ] ; then
+    printf "Files in this commit comply with the black style rules.\n"
+    rm -f patch.patch
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# A patch has been created, notify the user, clean up, and exit.
+printf "\n*** The following differences were found between the code "
+printf "and the formatting rules:\n\n"
+cat patch.patch
+printf "\n*** Aborting, please fix your commit(s) with 'git commit --amend' or 'git rebase -i <hash>'\n"
+rm -f patch.patch
+exit 1
diff --git a/misc/scripts/file_format.sh b/misc/scripts/file_format.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9437b46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/scripts/file_format.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# This script ensures proper POSIX text file formatting and a few other things.
+# This is supplementary to black_format.sh, but should be run before it.
+
+# We need dos2unix and recode.
+if [ ! -x "$(command -v dos2unix)" -o ! -x "$(command -v recode)" ]; then
+    printf "Install 'dos2unix' and 'recode' to use this script.\n"
+fi
+
+set -uo pipefail
+IFS=$'\n\t'
+
+# Loops through all text files tracked by Git.
+git grep -zIl '' |
+while IFS= read -rd '' f; do
+    # Ensure that files are UTF-8 formatted.
+    recode UTF-8 "$f" 2> /dev/null
+    # Ensure that files have LF line endings and do not contain a BOM.
+    dos2unix "$f" 2> /dev/null
+    # Remove trailing space characters and ensures that files end
+    # with newline characters. -l option handles newlines conveniently.
+    perl -i -ple 's/\s*$//g' "$f"
+done
+
+git diff > patch.patch
+
+# If no patch has been generated all is OK, clean up, and exit.
+if [ ! -s patch.patch ] ; then
+    printf "Files in this commit comply with the formatting rules.\n"
+    rm -f patch.patch
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# A patch has been created, notify the user, clean up, and exit.
+printf "\n*** The following differences were found between the code "
+printf "and the formatting rules:\n\n"
+cat patch.patch
+printf "\n*** Aborting, please fix your commit(s) with 'git commit --amend' or 'git rebase -i <hash>'\n"
+rm -f patch.patch
+exit 1