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 ## Install
 
+Prerequisites
+- Poetry must be installed (refer to the Poetry documentation for installation instructions).
+
 * Install from source (Recommend)
 
 ```bash
 cd LightRAG
+init poetry
 pip install -e .
 ```
 * Install from PyPI