diff --git a/conductor-setup.sh b/conductor-setup.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+echo "🚀 Setting up Graphiti workspace..."
+
+# Check for required tools
+if ! command -v uv &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "❌ Error: uv package manager not found. Please install uv first:"
+    echo "   curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Copy environment file if it exists in the root
+if [ -f "$CONDUCTOR_ROOT_PATH/.env" ]; then
+    echo "📋 Copying environment configuration..."
+    cp "$CONDUCTOR_ROOT_PATH/.env" .env
+elif [ -f "$CONDUCTOR_ROOT_PATH/.env.example" ]; then
+    echo "📋 Copying example environment configuration..."
+    cp "$CONDUCTOR_ROOT_PATH/.env.example" .env
+    echo "⚠️  Please configure your API keys in .env file"
+else
+    echo "⚠️  No .env file found. You may need to configure environment variables."
+fi
+
+# Install main project dependencies
+echo "📦 Installing core dependencies..."
+uv sync --extra dev
+
+# Install server dependencies
+echo "📦 Installing server dependencies..."
+cd server
+uv sync --extra dev
+cd ..
+
+# Install MCP server dependencies if available
+if [ -d "mcp_server" ]; then
+    echo "📦 Installing MCP server dependencies..."
+    cd mcp_server
+    uv sync
+    cd ..
+fi
+
+# Run initial checks to ensure everything is working
+echo "🔍 Running initial checks..."
+uv run ruff check --select I --fix
+uv run ruff format
+echo "✨ Graphiti workspace setup complete!"
+
+# Display helpful information
+echo ""
+echo "📚 Quick Start Guide:"
+echo "• Main project commands: make format, make lint, make test"
+echo "• Server commands: cd server && make format, make lint, make test"
+echo "• Run server: Click 'Run' button or use 'cd server && uv run uvicorn graph_service.main:app --reload'"
+echo "• Configure API keys in .env file (OPENAI_API_KEY required)"
+echo ""
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diff --git a/conductor.json b/conductor.json
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+{
+    "scripts": {
+        "setup": "./conductor-setup.sh",
+        "run": "cd server && uv run uvicorn graph_service.main:app --reload --port $CONDUCTOR_PORT",
+        "run-mcp": "cd mcp_server && uv run python graphiti_mcp_server.py --transport sse --use-custom-entities"
+    },
+    "runScriptMode": "nonconcurrent"
+}
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