From 1a4b1f61b2c7a9d286f7a12c8fdd32370fb28f54 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Panchenko <michael.panchenko@oraios-ai.de>
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:03:45 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Mentioned local installation in CONTRIBUTING.md

---
 CONTRIBUTING.md | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index a52b439c..77aa7c0e 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ You can install a virtual environment with the required as follows
     * On Windows outside of Git Bash: `.venv\Scripts\activate.bat` (in cmd/ps) or `source .venv/Scripts/activate` (in git-bash) 
 3. Install the required packages with all extras: `uv sync --extra dev`
 
+## Local Installation as Tool
+
+To install Serena as a local tool, run
+
+```shell
+uv tool install --reinstall -p 3.13 .
+```
+
 ## Poe Tasks
 
 We use poe to execute development tasks: