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+# Core runtime dependencies
+# Install with: pip install -r requirements.txt
+# Or for dev tools: pip install -e ".[dev]"
+
+fastapi>=0.100.0
+uvicorn[standard]>=0.23.0
+pydantic>=2.0.0