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@@ -176,7 +176,19 @@ You can also cognify your files and query using cognee UI.
 
 <img src="assets/cognee-new-ui.webp" width="100%" alt="Cognee UI 2"></a>
 
-Try cognee UI by runnning ``` cognee-cli -ui ``` command on your terminal.
+### Installation for UI
+
+To use the cognee UI with full functionality, you need to install cognee with API dependencies:
+
+```bash
+pip install 'cognee[api]'
+```
+
+The UI requires backend server functionality (uvicorn and other API dependencies) which are not included in the default cognee installation to keep it lightweight.
+
+### Running the UI
+
+Try cognee UI by running ``` cognee-cli -ui ``` command on your terminal.
 
 ## Understand our architecture