diff --git a/.ci/run b/.ci/run
index 7fa3c69..7fc809f 100755
--- a/.ci/run
+++ b/.ci/run
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ if ! command -v sudo; then
     }
 fi
 
+# --parallel-live to show outputs while it's running
+tox_cmd='run-parallel --parallel-live'
 if [ -n "${CI-}" ]; then
     # install OS specific stuff here
     case "$OSTYPE" in
@@ -21,7 +23,8 @@ if [ -n "${CI-}" ]; then
         ;;
     cygwin* | msys* | win*)
         # windows
-        :
+        # ugh. parallel stuff seems super flaky under windows, some random failures, "file used by other process" and crap like that
+        tox_cmd='run'
         ;;
     *)
         # must be linux?
@@ -40,5 +43,9 @@ if ! command -v python3 &> /dev/null; then
     PY_BIN="python"
 fi
 
-"$PY_BIN" -m pip install --user tox
-"$PY_BIN" -m tox --parallel --parallel-live "$@"
+
+# TODO hmm for some reason installing uv with pip and then running
+# "$PY_BIN" -m uv tool fails with missing setuptools error??
+# just uvx directly works, but it's not present in PATH...
+"$PY_BIN" -m pip install --user pipx
+"$PY_BIN" -m pipx run uv tool run --with=tox-uv tox $tox_cmd "$@"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 2724186..0d8b716 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         platform: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]  # todo enable windows-latest later -- need to fix a couple of tests first
-        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+        python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
         # vvv just an example of excluding stuff from matrix
         # exclude: [{platform: macos-latest, python-version: '3.6'}]
 
@@ -56,8 +56,15 @@ jobs:
     - if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest'  # no need to compute coverage for other platforms
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
-        name: .coverage.mypy_${{ matrix.platform }}_${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        path: .coverage.mypy/
+        include-hidden-files: true
+        name: .coverage.mypy-core_${{ matrix.platform }}_${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        path: .coverage.mypy-core/
+    - if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest'  # no need to compute coverage for other platforms
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        include-hidden-files: true
+        name: .coverage.mypy-misc_${{ matrix.platform }}_${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        path: .coverage.mypy-misc/
 
 
   pypi:
@@ -70,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: '3.8'
+        python-version: '3.10'
 
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
diff --git a/mypy.ini b/mypy.ini
index 5a21a85..9ab1c91 100644
--- a/mypy.ini
+++ b/mypy.ini
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 [mypy]
-namespace_packages = True
 pretty = True
 show_error_context = True
-show_error_codes = True
 show_column_numbers = True
 show_error_end = True
+warn_redundant_casts = True
 warn_unused_ignores = True
 check_untyped_defs = True
-enable_error_code = possibly-undefined
 strict_equality = True
+enable_error_code = possibly-undefined
 
 # an example of suppressing
 # [mypy-my.config.repos.pdfannots.pdfannots]
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c38ea50..16c00e9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "appdirs"     , # to keep state files
     "atomicwrites", # to safely append data to a file
 ]
+requires-python = ">= 3.9"
 
 ## these need to be set if you're planning to upload to pypi
 description = "Converts data into org-mode"
diff --git a/ruff.toml b/ruff.toml
index 35bda57..632f356 100644
--- a/ruff.toml
+++ b/ruff.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-target-version = "py38"  # NOTE: inferred from pyproject.toml if present
+target-version = "py39"  # NOTE: inferred from pyproject.toml if present
 
 lint.extend-select = [
     "F",    # flakes rules -- default, but extend just in case
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ lint.extend-select = [
     "C4",   # flake8-comprehensions -- unnecessary list/map/dict calls
     "COM",  # trailing commas
     "EXE",  # various checks wrt executable files
-    # "I",    # sort imports
+    "I",    # sort imports
     "ICN",  # various import conventions
     "FBT",  # detect use of boolean arguments
     "FURB", # various rules
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ lint.extend-select = [
     "PTH",  # pathlib migration
     "ARG",  # unused argument checks
     "A",    # builtin shadowing
+    "G",    # logging stuff
     # "EM",  # TODO hmm could be helpful to prevent duplicate err msg in traceback.. but kinda annoying
 
     # "ALL", # uncomment this to check for new rules!
@@ -63,10 +64,9 @@ lint.ignore = [
     "E402",  # Module level import not at top of file
 
 ### maybe consider these soon
-# sometimes it's useful to give a variable a name even if we don't use it as a documentation
-# on the other hand, often is a sign of error
+    # sometimes it's useful to give a variable a name even if we don't use it as a documentation
+    # on the other hand, often is a sign of error
     "F841",  # Local variable `count` is assigned to but never used
-    "F401",  # imported but unused
 ###
 
     "RUF100",  # unused noqa -- handle later
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ lint.ignore = [
 
     "TID252",  # Prefer absolute imports over relative imports from parent modules
 
+    "UP038",  # suggests using | (union) in isisntance checks.. but it results in slower code
+
     ## too annoying
     "T20",     # just complains about prints and pprints
     "Q",       # flake quotes, too annoying
diff --git a/src/orger/__init__.py b/src/orger/__init__.py
index 7912219..a320275 100644
--- a/src/orger/__init__.py
+++ b/src/orger/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
-from .org_view import Mirror, OrgWithKey, Queue, StaticView
+from .org_view import Mirror, OrgWithKey, Queue
+
+__all__ = [
+    'Mirror',
+    'OrgWithKey',
+    'Queue',
+]
+
 
 if not TYPE_CHECKING:
     # TODO deprecate properly?
     InteractiveView = Queue
+    StaticView = Mirror
diff --git a/src/orger/atomic_append.py b/src/orger/atomic_append.py
index 5f774f8..aaa76f7 100644
--- a/src/orger/atomic_append.py
+++ b/src/orger/atomic_append.py
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import logging
 from os.path import lexists
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Union
 
-PathIsh = Union[str, Path]
 
 def atomic_append_raw(
-        path: PathIsh,
-        data: str,
+    path: Path | str,
+    data: str,
 ) -> None:
     path = Path(path)
     # https://stackoverflow.com/a/13232181
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ def assert_not_edited(path: Path) -> None:
     emacs = '.#' + path.name
     for x in [vim, emacs]:
         lf = path.parent / x
-        if lexists(lf): # lexist is necessary because emacs uses symlink for lock file
+        if lexists(lf):  # lexist is necessary because emacs uses symlink for lock file
             raise RuntimeError(f'File is being edited: {lf}')
 
 
 def atomic_append_check(
-        path: PathIsh,
-        data: str,
+    path: Path | str,
+    data: str,
 ) -> None:
     """
     This is editor (emacs/vim)-aware and checks for existence of swap file first.
@@ -56,8 +56,9 @@ def test_atomic_append_check(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     of.touch()
 
     from contextlib import contextmanager
-    from subprocess import PIPE, Popen, check_call
+    from subprocess import PIPE, Popen
     from time import sleep
+
     @contextmanager
     def tmp_popen(*args, **kwargs):
         with Popen(*args, **kwargs) as p:
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ def tmp_popen(*args, **kwargs):
     atomic_append_check(of, 'data2')
     assert of.read_text() == 'data1data2'
 
-    with tmp_popen(['vi', '-c', 'startinsert', str(of)], stdin=PIPE, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE) as p: # enter insert mode
+    with tmp_popen(['vi', '-c', 'startinsert', str(of)], stdin=PIPE, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE) as p:  # enter insert mode
         for _attempt in range(10):
             # ugh, needs long pause for some reason
             sleep(1)
diff --git a/src/orger/common.py b/src/orger/common.py
index 281340e..a0f07c2 100644
--- a/src/orger/common.py
+++ b/src/orger/common.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ class settings:
 
 
 _timezones = set()  # type: ignore
+
+
 def dt_heading(dt: datetime | None, heading: str) -> str:
     """
     Helper to inline datetime in heading
@@ -27,7 +29,9 @@ def dt_heading(dt: datetime | None, heading: str) -> str:
     tz = dt.tzinfo
     # todo come up with a better way of reporting this..
     if tz not in _timezones and len(_timezones) > 0:
-        warnings.warn(f"Seems that a mixture of timezones is used. Org-mode doesn't support timezones, so this might end up confusing: {_timezones} {tz} {heading}")
+        warnings.warn(
+            f"Seems that a mixture of timezones is used. Org-mode doesn't support timezones, so this might end up confusing: {_timezones} {tz} {heading}"
+        )
     _timezones.add(tz)
 
     return timestamp_with_style(dt=dt, style=settings.DEFAULT_TIMESTAMP_STYLE) + ' ' + heading
@@ -57,9 +61,10 @@ def todo(dt: datetime, **kwargs):
 
 def orger_user_dir() -> Path:
     import appdirs  # type: ignore[import-untyped]
+
     return Path(appdirs.user_config_dir('orger'))
 
 
 if not TYPE_CHECKING:
     # legacy imports for bwd compatibility
-    from .logging_helper import LazyLogger, setup_logger
+    from .logging_helper import LazyLogger, setup_logger  # noqa: F401
diff --git a/src/orger/inorganic.py b/src/orger/inorganic.py
index 288fb1d..597f1ca 100644
--- a/src/orger/inorganic.py
+++ b/src/orger/inorganic.py
@@ -1,21 +1,16 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import logging
 import os
 import re
 import textwrap
 import warnings
-from collections import OrderedDict
+from collections.abc import Mapping, Sequence
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import date, datetime
 from enum import Enum
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import (
-    TYPE_CHECKING,
-    Any,
     Callable,
-    Mapping,
-    Sequence,
     TypeVar,
     Union,
 )
diff --git a/src/orger/modules/auto.py b/src/orger/modules/auto.py
index 8cafe4f..c1d0ad7 100755
--- a/src/orger/modules/auto.py
+++ b/src/orger/modules/auto.py
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from orger import Mirror
-from orger.inorganic import node, link, Quoted
-from orger.common import dt_heading, error
-
+import string
+from collections.abc import Iterator
 from datetime import datetime
-from typing import Iterator, Any
 from pprint import pformat
-import string
+from typing import Any
 
 from more_itertools import bucket
-
 from my.core.types import asdict
 
+from orger import Mirror
+from orger.common import dt_heading, error
+from orger.inorganic import Quoted, node
+
 
 def pp_item(i, **kwargs) -> str:
     # annoying, pprint doesn't have dataclass support till 3.10 https://bugs.python.org/issue43080
diff --git a/src/orger/modules/github.py b/src/orger/modules/github.py
index b800602..2920fdc 100755
--- a/src/orger/modules/github.py
+++ b/src/orger/modules/github.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-from orger import Mirror
-from orger.inorganic import node, link
+import my.github.all as github
+
+from orger import Mirror, pandoc
 from orger.common import dt_heading, error
-from orger import pandoc
+from orger.inorganic import link, node
 
-import my.github.all as github
 # todo use later: import my.github.ghexport as gh. also careful about using events() -- need to sort?
 # I guess makes sense to generally expose get_ methods?
 
diff --git a/src/orger/modules/hyp2org.py b/src/orger/modules/hyp2org.py
index fe0638d..16bb905 100755
--- a/src/orger/modules/hyp2org.py
+++ b/src/orger/modules/hyp2org.py
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
 so I can un/reschedule them if they don't require immediate attention.
 """
 
+from my.hypothesis import Highlight, highlights
+
 from orger import Queue
-from orger.inorganic import node, link
 from orger.common import todo
-
-from my.hypothesis import highlights, Highlight
+from orger.inorganic import link
 
 
 def is_todo(e: Highlight) -> bool:
diff --git a/src/orger/modules/hypothesis.py b/src/orger/modules/hypothesis.py
index 3ea1512..f82a268 100755
--- a/src/orger/modules/hypothesis.py
+++ b/src/orger/modules/hypothesis.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+import my.hypothesis as hypothesis
+
 from orger import Mirror
-from orger.inorganic import node, link
 from orger.common import dt_heading, error
-
-import my.hypothesis as hypothesis
+from orger.inorganic import link, node
 
 
 class HypView(Mirror):
diff --git a/src/orger/modules/instapaper.py b/src/orger/modules/instapaper.py
index d44ce6a..ab0c000 100755
--- a/src/orger/modules/instapaper.py
+++ b/src/orger/modules/instapaper.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+from my.instapaper import pages
+
 from orger import Mirror
-from orger.inorganic import node, link, Quoted
 from orger.common import dt_heading
-
-from my.instapaper import pages
+from orger.inorganic import Quoted, link, node
 
 
 class Instapaper(Mirror):
diff --git a/src/orger/modules/ip2org.py b/src/orger/modules/ip2org.py
index 62209ee..63b5a2b 100755
--- a/src/orger/modules/ip2org.py
+++ b/src/orger/modules/ip2org.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+from my.instapaper import is_todo, pages
+
 from orger import Queue
-from orger.inorganic import node, link
 from orger.common import todo
-
-from my.instapaper import pages, is_todo
+from orger.inorganic import link
 
 
 class IpTodos(Queue):
diff --git a/src/orger/modules/kobo.py b/src/orger/modules/kobo.py
index 0f96339..a2550b5 100755
--- a/src/orger/modules/kobo.py
+++ b/src/orger/modules/kobo.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+from my.kobo import Highlight, get_books_with_highlights
+
 from orger import Mirror
-from orger.inorganic import node, link, OrgNode
 from orger.common import dt_heading
-
-from my.kobo import get_books_with_highlights, Highlight
+from orger.inorganic import OrgNode, node
 
 
 class KoboView(Mirror):
diff --git a/src/orger/modules/kobo2org.py b/src/orger/modules/kobo2org.py
index 307232c..375d448 100755
--- a/src/orger/modules/kobo2org.py
+++ b/src/orger/modules/kobo2org.py
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+from my.kobo import get_todos
+
 from orger import Queue
-from orger.inorganic import node, link
 from orger.common import todo
 
-from my.books.kobo import get_todos, Highlight
-
 
 class KoboTodos(Queue):
     def get_items(self) -> Queue.Results:
diff --git a/src/orger/modules/krill.py b/src/orger/modules/krill.py
index 88d65c6..91372b9 100755
--- a/src/orger/modules/krill.py
+++ b/src/orger/modules/krill.py
@@ -7,12 +7,11 @@
 
 The name stands for K[oboD]rill.
 """
+from my.kobo import Highlight, get_highlights
+
 from orger import Queue
-from orger.inorganic import node, link
 from orger.common import todo
 
-from my.books.kobo import get_highlights, Highlight
-
 
 def is_drill(i: Highlight) -> bool:
     if i.kind == 'bookmark':
diff --git a/src/orger/modules/materialistic.py b/src/orger/modules/materialistic.py
index eb4c11f..5280c0c 100755
--- a/src/orger/modules/materialistic.py
+++ b/src/orger/modules/materialistic.py
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@
 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.github.hidroh.materialistic
 """
 
+from my.hackernews.materialistic import saves
+
 from orger import Queue
-from orger.inorganic import node, link
 from orger.common import dt_heading
+from orger.inorganic import link, node
 
-from my.materialistic import saves
 
 class Materialistic(Queue):
     def get_items(self):
diff --git a/src/orger/modules/movies.py b/src/orger/modules/movies.py
index 57908c5..bc14442 100755
--- a/src/orger/modules/movies.py
+++ b/src/orger/modules/movies.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+from my.media.movies import get_movies
+
 from orger import StaticView
-from orger.inorganic import node, link
 from orger.common import dt_heading
+from orger.inorganic import node
 
 
-from my.media.movies import get_movies
-
 class Movies(StaticView):
     def get_items(self):
         movies = get_movies()
diff --git a/src/orger/modules/pdfs.py b/src/orger/modules/pdfs.py
index c2781d5..90c8cd5 100755
--- a/src/orger/modules/pdfs.py
+++ b/src/orger/modules/pdfs.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+from datetime import datetime
+
 from orger import Mirror
-from orger.inorganic import node, link, docview_link, literal
 from orger.common import dt_heading, error
-
-from datetime import datetime
+from orger.inorganic import docview_link, literal, node
 
 
 class PdfView(Mirror):
diff --git a/src/orger/modules/pinboard.py b/src/orger/modules/pinboard.py
index b83fbe2..6ed90ff 100755
--- a/src/orger/modules/pinboard.py
+++ b/src/orger/modules/pinboard.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import my.pinboard as pinboard
+
 from orger import Mirror
 from orger.common import dt_heading, error
-from orger.inorganic import node, link
-
-import my.pinboard as pinboard
+from orger.inorganic import link, node
 
 
 class PinboardView(Mirror):
diff --git a/src/orger/modules/pocket.py b/src/orger/modules/pocket.py
index 5ccc34b..d87acae 100755
--- a/src/orger/modules/pocket.py
+++ b/src/orger/modules/pocket.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-from orger import Mirror
-from orger.inorganic import node, link
-from orger.common import dt_heading
-
 # TODO add tags?
 from my.pocket import articles
 
+from orger import Mirror
+from orger.common import dt_heading
+from orger.inorganic import link, node
+
 
 class PocketMirror(Mirror):
     def get_items(self) -> Mirror.Results:
diff --git a/src/orger/modules/pocket_demo.py b/src/orger/modules/pocket_demo.py
index e1ff73f..dbf36e9 100755
--- a/src/orger/modules/pocket_demo.py
+++ b/src/orger/modules/pocket_demo.py
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@
 """
 
 
+from collections.abc import Sequence
 from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import NamedTuple, Sequence, Any
+from typing import Any, NamedTuple
+
 
 class Highlight(NamedTuple):
     """
@@ -75,11 +77,12 @@ def get_articles(json_path: Path) -> Sequence[Article]:
 Ok, now we can get to implementing the adapter.
 """
 from orger import Mirror
+
 """
 Mirror means it's meant to be read-only view onto data (as opposed to Queue).
 """
-from orger.inorganic import node, link
 from orger.common import dt_heading
+from orger.inorganic import link, node
 
 
 class Pocket(Mirror):
diff --git a/src/orger/modules/polar.py b/src/orger/modules/polar.py
index 4f686bc..ec32934 100755
--- a/src/orger/modules/polar.py
+++ b/src/orger/modules/polar.py
@@ -15,10 +15,9 @@
 """
 
 
-from orger import Mirror
-from orger.inorganic import node, link, docview_link, OrgNode, literal
+from orger import Mirror, pandoc
 from orger.common import dt_heading, error
-from orger import pandoc
+from orger.inorganic import OrgNode, docview_link, literal, node
 
 
 class PolarView(Mirror):
diff --git a/src/orger/modules/reddit2org.py b/src/orger/modules/reddit2org.py
index 2a0aa4d..8ac289f 100755
--- a/src/orger/modules/reddit2org.py
+++ b/src/orger/modules/reddit2org.py
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 """
 Better interface for reading saved reddit posts/comments
 """
+from my.reddit.all import saved
+
 from orger import Queue
-from orger.inorganic import node, link, Quoted
 from orger.common import dt_heading
-
-from my.reddit import saved
+from orger.inorganic import Quoted, link, node
 
 
 class RedditView(Queue):
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def is_dead_url(self, url: str) -> bool:
         # TODO this is probably easier to control via env variables, more malleable
         if not self.cmdline_args.mark_dead:
             return False
-        from kython.knetwork import is_alive # type: ignore
+        from kython.knetwork import is_alive  # type: ignore
         return is_alive(url)
         # todo should somehow track handle DELETED comments...
         # sometimes it's also [removed]
diff --git a/src/orger/modules/reddit_all.py b/src/orger/modules/reddit_all.py
index 3e6abf2..0dc9b5d 100755
--- a/src/orger/modules/reddit_all.py
+++ b/src/orger/modules/reddit_all.py
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@
 """
 Read-only reddit mirror of comments, submissions and upvoted posts; everything except saved
 """
+from my.reddit.all import comments, submissions, upvoted
+
 from orger import Mirror
-from orger.inorganic import node, link, Quoted
 from orger.common import dt_heading
-
-
-from my.reddit import upvoted, submissions, comments
+from orger.inorganic import Quoted, link, node
 
 
 class RedditAllView(Mirror):
diff --git a/src/orger/modules/roamresearch.py b/src/orger/modules/roamresearch.py
index f0b1c93..10be7f0 100755
--- a/src/orger/modules/roamresearch.py
+++ b/src/orger/modules/roamresearch.py
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+from collections.abc import Iterable
 from itertools import chain
-from typing import Iterable
-
-from orger import Mirror
-from orger.inorganic import node, link, OrgNode
-from orger.common import dt_heading
-from orger import pandoc
 
 import my.roamresearch as roamresearch
 
+from orger import Mirror, pandoc
+from orger.common import dt_heading
+from orger.inorganic import OrgNode, link
+
 
 # todo ^^ ^^ things are highlight?
 def roam_text_to_org(text: str) -> str:
diff --git a/src/orger/modules/rss.py b/src/orger/modules/rss.py
index 96adeb0..26983f3 100755
--- a/src/orger/modules/rss.py
+++ b/src/orger/modules/rss.py
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-from orger import StaticView
-from orger.inorganic import node, link
-from orger.common import dt_heading
-
 import my.rss.all as rss
 
+from orger import StaticView
+from orger.inorganic import link, node
+
 
 class RssSubscriptions(StaticView):
     def get_items(self):
diff --git a/src/orger/modules/rtm2org.py b/src/orger/modules/rtm2org.py
index 166682b..bd56990 100755
--- a/src/orger/modules/rtm2org.py
+++ b/src/orger/modules/rtm2org.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+from my.rtm import active_tasks
+
 from orger import StaticView
-from orger.inorganic import node, link
 from orger.common import dt_heading
-
-from my.rtm import active_tasks
+from orger.inorganic import node
 
 
 class RtmView(StaticView):
diff --git a/src/orger/modules/stackexchange.py b/src/orger/modules/stackexchange.py
index 89ff971..60738b2 100755
--- a/src/orger/modules/stackexchange.py
+++ b/src/orger/modules/stackexchange.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+import my.stackexchange.stexport as se
+
 from orger import Mirror
-from orger.inorganic import node, link, Quoted
 from orger.common import dt_heading
-
-import my.stackexchange.stexport as se
+from orger.inorganic import Quoted, link, node
 
 
 class Stackexchange(Mirror):
diff --git a/src/orger/modules/tinder.py b/src/orger/modules/tinder.py
index 949c5a7..f191b08 100755
--- a/src/orger/modules/tinder.py
+++ b/src/orger/modules/tinder.py
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-from orger import Mirror
-from orger.inorganic import node
-from orger.common import dt_heading, error
 
-
-import my.config
 # todo later, use .all?
 import my.tinder.android as tinder
 
+from orger import Mirror
+from orger.common import dt_heading, error
+from orger.inorganic import node
+
+
 class TinderView(Mirror):
     def get_items(self) -> Mirror.Results:
         res = None
diff --git a/src/orger/modules/twitter.py b/src/orger/modules/twitter.py
index 8401c26..883e554 100755
--- a/src/orger/modules/twitter.py
+++ b/src/orger/modules/twitter.py
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-from orger import Mirror
-from orger.inorganic import node, link, timestamp, OrgNode
-from orger.common import dt_heading, error
-
 import datetime
-from typing import Iterable, Any
+from collections.abc import Iterable
 
 # shit... this is annoying, need to 'nudge' the config so it picks up all.py override?
-import my.config
 import my.twitter.all as twi
-
 from my.core import Res
 
+from orger import Mirror
+from orger.common import dt_heading, error
+from orger.inorganic import OrgNode, link, node, timestamp
+
 today = datetime.datetime.now()
 
 Tweet = twi.Tweet
diff --git a/src/orger/modules/twitter_likes.py b/src/orger/modules/twitter_likes.py
index 4c367f8..4aa2e6f 100755
--- a/src/orger/modules/twitter_likes.py
+++ b/src/orger/modules/twitter_likes.py
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-from orger import Mirror
-from orger.inorganic import node, link
-from orger.common import dt_heading, error
-
-import my.config
 import my.twitter.all as twi
 
+from orger import Mirror
+from orger.common import error
+from orger.inorganic import link, node
+
 
 class TwitterLikesView(Mirror):
     def get_items(self) -> Mirror.Results:
diff --git a/src/orger/modules/vkfavs.py b/src/orger/modules/vkfavs.py
index bf3533d..4ee4e9c 100755
--- a/src/orger/modules/vkfavs.py
+++ b/src/orger/modules/vkfavs.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+from my.vk.favorites import Favorite, favorites
+
 from orger import Mirror
-from orger.inorganic import node, link, Quoted
 from orger.common import dt_heading, error
+from orger.inorganic import Quoted, link, node
 
-from my.vk.favorites import favorites, Favorite
 
 class VkFavs(Mirror):
     def get_items(self) -> Mirror.Results:
diff --git a/src/orger/modules/zotero.py b/src/orger/modules/zotero.py
index 61404d7..9aa65e8 100755
--- a/src/orger/modules/zotero.py
+++ b/src/orger/modules/zotero.py
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from orger import Mirror
-from orger.inorganic import node, link, docview_link, literal
-from orger.common import dt_heading, error
-
 from textwrap import indent, wrap
 
 from more_itertools import bucket
 
+from orger import Mirror
+from orger.common import dt_heading, error
+from orger.inorganic import docview_link, literal, node
+
 
 class config:
     MAX_LINE_WIDTH: int = 120
diff --git a/src/orger/modules/zulip.py b/src/orger/modules/zulip.py
index 5d83900..b30b9a5 100755
--- a/src/orger/modules/zulip.py
+++ b/src/orger/modules/zulip.py
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
-from orger import Mirror
-from orger.inorganic import node, link, Quoted
-from orger.common import dt_heading, error
-from orger import pandoc
-
 from more_itertools import bucket
-
 from my.zulip.organization import messages
 
+from orger import Mirror, pandoc
+from orger.common import dt_heading, error
+from orger.inorganic import link, node
+
 
 class Zulip(Mirror):
     def get_items(self) -> Mirror.Results:
diff --git a/src/orger/org_view.py b/src/orger/org_view.py
index f9c32f9..db3aa71 100644
--- a/src/orger/org_view.py
+++ b/src/orger/org_view.py
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@
 import sys
 from argparse import ArgumentParser, Namespace
 from collections import Counter
+from collections.abc import Iterable
 from pathlib import Path
 from subprocess import check_call
-from typing import Any, Callable, Iterable, Tuple, Union
+from typing import Any, Callable, Union
 
 from .atomic_append import assert_not_edited, atomic_append_check
 from .common import orger_user_dir
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@
 # think of some generic thing to test that?
 
 Key = str
-OrgWithKey = Tuple[Key, OrgNode]
+OrgWithKey = tuple[Key, OrgNode]
 
 
 _style_map: dict[str, TimestampStyle] = {
diff --git a/src/orger/pandoc.py b/src/orger/pandoc.py
index aa6cc02..6fc64a5 100644
--- a/src/orger/pandoc.py
+++ b/src/orger/pandoc.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 """
 Helper for converting stuff to pandoc
 """
+
 import logging
 import shutil
 from functools import lru_cache
 from subprocess import PIPE, run
-from typing import Optional
 
 from .common import settings
 
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ def should_use_pandoc() -> bool:
         return True
 
     import warnings
+
     warnings.warn("Install 'pandoc' to convert HTML to org-mode. See https://pandoc.org/installing.html")
     return False
 
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ def to_org(data: str, *, from_: str, logger=logging) -> str:
         )
     except Exception as e:
         logger.exception(e)
-        return data # fallback
+        return data  # fallback
     res = r.stdout.decode('utf8')
     return res
 
diff --git a/src/orger/state.py b/src/orger/state.py
index fa5ffec..357befb 100644
--- a/src/orger/state.py
+++ b/src/orger/state.py
@@ -2,16 +2,12 @@
 
 import json
 import logging
-import os
-import sys
-import warnings
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Union
+from typing import Any, Callable
 
 from atomicwrites import atomic_write  # type: ignore[import-untyped]
 
-PathIsh = Union[str, Path]
-State = Dict[str, Any]
+State = dict[str, Any]
 
 
 # TODO hmm. state should be ordered ideally? so it's easy to add/remove items?
@@ -19,7 +15,7 @@
 class JsonState:
     def __init__(
         self,
-        path: PathIsh,
+        path: Path | str,
         *,
         dry_run: bool = False,
         default: State | None = None,
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index ce9dd52..7d4ce0f 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -17,20 +17,23 @@ passenv =
     PYTHONPYCACHEPREFIX
     MYPY_CACHE_DIR
     RUFF_CACHE_DIR
+usedevelop = true  # for some reason tox seems to ignore "-e ." in deps section??
+setenv =
+    HPI_MODULE_INSTALL_USE_UV=true
+uv_seed = true  # seems necessary so uv creates separate venvs per tox env?
 
 
 [testenv:ruff]
+deps =
+    -e .[testing]
 commands =
-    {envpython} -m pip install --use-pep517 -e .[testing]
     {envpython} -m ruff check src/
 
 
-# note: --use-pep517 here is necessary for tox --parallel flag to work properly
-# otherwise it seems that it tries to modify .eggs dir in parallel and it fails
 [testenv:tests]
+deps =
+    -e .[testing]
 commands =
-    {envpython} -m pip install --use-pep517 -e .[testing]
-    # posargs allow test filtering, e.g. tox ... -- -k test_name
     {envpython} -m pytest \
         --pyargs {[testenv]package_name} \
         --ignore-glob='src/orger/modules/*' \
@@ -38,32 +41,35 @@ commands =
 
 
 [testenv:mypy-core]
+deps =
+    -e .[testing,optional]
 commands =
-    {envpython} -m pip install --use-pep517 -e .[testing,optional]
     {envpython} -m mypy --install-types --non-interactive \
+        # note: modules are tested separately, below
         -p {[testenv]package_name}       \
         --exclude 'orger.modules'        \
         # txt report is a bit more convenient to view on CI
-        --txt-report  .coverage.mypy     \
-        --html-report .coverage.mypy     \
+        --txt-report  .coverage.mypy-core  \
+        --html-report .coverage.mypy-core  \
         {posargs}
 
 
-
 [testenv:mypy-misc]
+deps =
+    -e .[testing,optional]
+    HPI
+    uv  # for hpi module install
 commands =
-    {envpython} -m pip install --use-pep517 -e .[testing,optional]
-    {envpython} -m pip install HPI
     {envpython} -m my.core module install \
-        my.pocket      \
-        my.reddit      \
-        my.instapaper  \
-        my.pinboard    \
+        my.pocket         \
+        my.reddit.rexport \
+        my.instapaper     \
+        my.pinboard       \
         my.kobo
 
     {envpython} -m mypy --install-types --non-interactive \
         -p {[testenv]package_name}.modules \
         # txt report is a bit more convenient to view on CI
-        --txt-report  .coverage.mypy     \
-        --html-report .coverage.mypy     \
+        --txt-report  .coverage.mypy-misc \
+        --html-report .coverage.mypy-misc \
         {posargs}