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@@ -8,30 +8,37 @@ Chat with AI to build React apps instantly. An example app made by the [Firecraw
 
 ## Setup
 
-1. **Clone & Install**
+First, ensure you have [pnpm](https://pnpm.io/installation) installed. If you don't have it, you can install it with npm:
 ```bash
-git clone https://github.com/mendableai/open-lovable.git
-cd open-lovable
-npm install
+npm install -g pnpm
 ```
 
+Then, follow these steps:
+
+1. **Clone & Install**
+    ```bash
+    git clone https://github.com/mendableai/open-lovable.git
+    cd open-lovable
+    pnpm install
+    ```
+
 2. **Add `.env.local`**
-```env
-# Required
-E2B_API_KEY=your_e2b_api_key  # Get from https://e2b.dev (Sandboxes)
-FIRECRAWL_API_KEY=your_firecrawl_api_key  # Get from https://firecrawl.dev (Web scraping)
-
-# Optional (need at least one AI provider)
-ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_anthropic_api_key  # Get from https://console.anthropic.com
-OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key  # Get from https://platform.openai.com (GPT-5)
-GEMINI_API_KEY=your_gemini_api_key  # Get from https://aistudio.google.com/app/apikey
-GROQ_API_KEY=your_groq_api_key  # Get from https://console.groq.com (Fast inference - Kimi K2 recommended)
-```
+    ```env
+    # Required
+    E2B_API_KEY=your_e2b_api_key  # Get from https://e2b.dev (Sandboxes)
+    FIRECRAWL_API_KEY=your_firecrawl_api_key  # Get from https://firecrawl.dev (Web scraping)
+
+    # Optional (need at least one AI provider)
+    ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_anthropic_api_key  # Get from https://console.anthropic.com
+    OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key  # Get from https://platform.openai.com (GPT-5)
+    GEMINI_API_KEY=your_gemini_api_key  # Get from https://aistudio.google.com/app/apikey
+    GROQ_API_KEY=your_groq_api_key  # Get from https://console.groq.com (Fast inference - Kimi K2 recommended)
+    ```
 
 3. **Run**
-```bash
-npm run dev
-```
+    ```bash
+    pnpm run dev
+    ```
 
 Open [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000)