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@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ better queries which in turn will produce better results.
 
 To start developing open a terminal and run:
 
+```
+env --chdir=frontend nix develop -c yarn install
+```
+
+... and then:
+
 ```
 env --chdir=frontend nix develop -c yarn dev
 ```