From 6401908f65b8bd2ed18f33a38fab843ee5fea184 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mateo-berri <277851410+mateo-berri@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 20:29:16 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] docs(readme): point developer-mode setup at make bootstrap

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 README.md | 13 ++++---------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -552,17 +552,12 @@ The Terraform modules live at [`terraform/litellm/aws/`](./terraform/litellm/aws
 2. Run dependent services `docker-compose up db prometheus`
 
 #### Backend
-1. (In root) create virtual environment `python -m venv .venv`
-2. Activate virtual environment `source .venv/bin/activate`
-3. Install dependencies `uv sync --all-extras --group proxy-dev`
-4. `uv run prisma generate`
-5. `prisma generate`
-6. Start proxy backend `python litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py`
+1. (In root) provision the checkout with `make bootstrap` (installs the Python env with proxy extras, generates the Prisma client, and installs the dashboard's node_modules)
+2. Start proxy backend `uv run python litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py`
 
 #### Frontend
-1. Navigate to `ui/litellm-dashboard`
-2. Install dependencies `npm install`
-3. Run `npm run dev` to start the dashboard
+1. Navigate to `ui/litellm-dashboard` (dependencies were already installed by `make bootstrap`)
+2. Run `npm run dev` to start the dashboard
 
 ### Verify Docker Image Signatures