diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -216,10 +216,12 @@ Replace the repo url in the CloudFormation template before you deploy.
 Yes, you can run this locally, e.g. run below command under `src` folder:
 
 ```bash
+cd src/
+pip install -r requirements.txt
 uvicorn api.app:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000
 ```
 
-The API base url should look like `http://localhost:8000/api/v1`.
+The API base url should look like `http://localhost:8000/api/v1` and the API key should be `bedrock`.
 
 ### Any performance sacrifice or latency increase by using the proxy APIs