diff --git a/.gitguardian.yaml b/.gitguardian.yaml
index 1eeec0677af..2a16ffe0c52 100644
--- a/.gitguardian.yaml
+++ b/.gitguardian.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ secret:
     - "docs/**"
     - "**/*.md"
     - "**/*.lock"
-    - "poetry.lock"
+    - "uv.lock"
     - "package-lock.json"
 
   # Ignore security incidents with the SHA256 of the occurrence (false positives)
diff --git a/scripts/health_check/health_check_client.py b/scripts/health_check/health_check_client.py
index 873727b4535..ecda12e1d95 100644
--- a/scripts/health_check/health_check_client.py
+++ b/scripts/health_check/health_check_client.py
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# /// script
+# requires-python = ">=3.9"
+# dependencies = [
+#   "httpx==0.28.1",
+#   "pyyaml==6.0.2",
+# ]
+# ///
+
 """
 LiteLLM Health Check Client
 
diff --git a/tests/basic_proxy_startup_tests/test_basic_proxy_startup.py b/tests/basic_proxy_startup_tests/test_basic_proxy_startup.py
index 218fbae71db..d2d789fb0c7 100644
--- a/tests/basic_proxy_startup_tests/test_basic_proxy_startup.py
+++ b/tests/basic_proxy_startup_tests/test_basic_proxy_startup.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ async def test_health_and_chat_completion():
             assert response.status == 200
             readiness_response = await response.json()
             # Accept both "healthy" (new format) and "connected" (legacy format)
-            # since this test runs against both source builds and pip-installed versions
+            # since this test runs against both source builds and packaged installs
             assert readiness_response["status"] in ("healthy", "connected")
 
         # Test liveness endpoint
diff --git a/tests/llm_translation/realtime/test_realtime_guardrails_openai.py b/tests/llm_translation/realtime/test_realtime_guardrails_openai.py
index e580fea02a5..1632562e3c0 100644
--- a/tests/llm_translation/realtime/test_realtime_guardrails_openai.py
+++ b/tests/llm_translation/realtime/test_realtime_guardrails_openai.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ They verify end-to-end that:
   3. A clean text message passes through and triggers a real OpenAI response.
 
 Run with:
-    poetry run pytest tests/llm_translation/realtime/test_realtime_guardrails_openai.py -v -s
+    uv run pytest tests/llm_translation/realtime/test_realtime_guardrails_openai.py -v -s
 """
 
 import asyncio
diff --git a/tests/local_testing/test_docker_no_network_on_deploy.py b/tests/local_testing/test_docker_no_network_on_deploy.py
index e8681d59699..6d2a64a059f 100644
--- a/tests/local_testing/test_docker_no_network_on_deploy.py
+++ b/tests/local_testing/test_docker_no_network_on_deploy.py
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ def test_container_build_no_network_fetch():
     This verifies that all dependencies are properly bundled and no
     runtime network calls are made during container initialization.
 
-    Note: Build itself may need network for pip install, but runtime should not.
+    Note: Build itself may need network to resolve dependencies, but runtime should not.
     """
     # This is a simplified version - full test would need to:
     # 1. Build image with --network=none (requires pre-cached deps)
diff --git a/tests/mcp_tests/test_semantic_tool_filter_e2e.py b/tests/mcp_tests/test_semantic_tool_filter_e2e.py
index 0cb7f221a22..b7d9e4a0784 100644
--- a/tests/mcp_tests/test_semantic_tool_filter_e2e.py
+++ b/tests/mcp_tests/test_semantic_tool_filter_e2e.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ except ImportError:
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 @pytest.mark.skipif(
     not SEMANTIC_ROUTER_AVAILABLE,
-    reason="semantic-router not installed. Install with: pip install 'litellm[semantic-router]'"
+    reason="semantic-router not installed. Install the `litellm[semantic-router]` extra."
 )
 @pytest.mark.skipif(
     not os.environ.get("OPENAI_API_KEY"),
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/integrations/test_prometheus_cache_metrics.py b/tests/test_litellm/integrations/test_prometheus_cache_metrics.py
index 660757673f6..ac694634fdf 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/integrations/test_prometheus_cache_metrics.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/integrations/test_prometheus_cache_metrics.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """
 Unit tests for cache Prometheus metrics.
 
-Run with: poetry run pytest tests/test_litellm/integrations/test_prometheus_cache_metrics.py -v
+Run with: uv run pytest tests/test_litellm/integrations/test_prometheus_cache_metrics.py -v
 """
 import pytest
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/db/test_rds_iam_token_expiry.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/db/test_rds_iam_token_expiry.py
index 1492acb0794..f320e7a2854 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/db/test_rds_iam_token_expiry.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/db/test_rds_iam_token_expiry.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ The fix implements:
 4. Fixed __getattr__ fallback that now waits for reconnection
 
 Run these tests:
-    poetry run pytest tests/test_litellm/proxy/db/test_rds_iam_token_expiry.py -v -s
+    uv run pytest tests/test_litellm/proxy/db/test_rds_iam_token_expiry.py -v -s
 """
 
 import asyncio