diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e57bd10..7e2aad9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ A web-based dashboard for tmux sessions. Access and manage all your tmux session
 ## Running
 
 ```bash
-# Install dependencies
-pip install -r requirements.txt
+# Install dependencies (runtime + dev)
+pip install -e ".[dev]"
 
 # Start coordinator (from this directory)
 python -m uvicorn coordinator.main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8099
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1e594bd..6df9c34 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-fastapi>=0.115.0
-uvicorn[standard]>=0.30.0
-httpx>=0.27.0
-pytest>=8.0.0
-pytest-asyncio>=0.23.0
-aiofiles>=23.0
-beautifulsoup4>=4.12
-websockets>=11.0
+# Dependencies are now managed in pyproject.toml.
+# Install runtime + dev dependencies with:
+#
+#   pip install -e ".[dev]"
+#
+# This file is kept for historical reference only and is no longer authoritative.