From 41f7901cfaf39780909c0307bcb5ce5a035a34bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Krrish Dholakia <krrishdholakia@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2025 17:15:29 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] docs(readme.md): add note, saying poetry is required

---
 README.md | 12 +++++++-----
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 64a44f5bcb..319077ba91 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -374,6 +374,12 @@ We welcome contributions to LiteLLM! Whether you're fixing bugs, adding features
 
 ## Quick Start for Contributors
 
+:::info
+
+This requires poetry to be installed.
+
+:::
+
 ```bash
 git clone https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm.git
 cd litellm
@@ -381,6 +387,7 @@ make install-dev    # Install development dependencies
 make format         # Format your code
 make lint           # Run all linting checks
 make test-unit      # Run unit tests
+make format-check   # Check formatting only
 ```
 
 For detailed contributing guidelines, see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).
@@ -396,11 +403,6 @@ Our automated checks include:
 - **Circular import detection**
 - **Import safety checks**
 
-Run all checks locally:
-```bash
-make lint           # Run all linting (matches CI)
-make format-check   # Check formatting only
-```
 
 All these checks must pass before your PR can be merged.