diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -64,13 +64,20 @@ There are two ways to run exo:
 ### Run from Source (Mac & Linux)
 
 **Prerequisites:**
-- [uv](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv) (for Python dependency management)
+- [brew](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew) (for simple package management on MacOS)
   ```bash
-  brew install uv
+  /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
   ```
+- [uv](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv) (for Python dependency management)
 - [macmon](https://github.com/vladkens/macmon) (for hardware monitoring on Apple Silicon)
+- [node](https://github.com/nodejs/node) (for building the dashboard)
   ```bash
-  brew install macmon
+  brew install uv macmon node
+  ```
+- [rust](https://github.com/rust-lang/rustup) (to build Rust bindings, nightly for now)
+  ```bash
+  curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
+  rustup toolchain install nightly
   ```
 
 Clone the repo, build the dashboard, and run exo: