diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index ea2dc39..bfa9669 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -25,14 +25,10 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install -r requirements.txt
-        pip install pytest pytest-cov
-
-    - name: Run tests
-      run: |
-        pytest tests/ -v --cov=rightnow_cli --cov-report=term-missing
+        pip install -e .
+        pip install -e ".[dev]"
 
     - name: Test installation
       run: |
         pip install -e .
-        rightnow --version
\ No newline at end of file
+        rightnow --help
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 751e4fe..198bd42 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ Thank you for your interest in contributing to RightNow CLI! We welcome contribu
 
 3. Install development dependencies:
    ```bash
-   pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
    pip install -e .
    ```
 
diff --git a/INSTALLATION.md b/INSTALLATION.md
index a69a202..c86dffc 100644
--- a/INSTALLATION.md
+++ b/INSTALLATION.md
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@ For the latest development version:
 git clone https://github.com/RightNow-AI/rightnow-cli.git
 cd rightnow-cli
 
-# Install dependencies
-pip install -r requirements.txt
-
 # Install the package
 pip install -e .
 ```
@@ -83,7 +80,7 @@ source rightnow-env/bin/activate
 rightnow-env\Scripts\activate
 
 # Install RightNow CLI
-pip install rightnow-cli
+pip install -e .
 ```
 
 ### Method 4: Using Docker (Coming Soon)
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index f389ab0..dfcf292 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Include package data
 include README.md
 include LICENSE
-include requirements.txt
 include pyproject.toml
 
 # Include configuration templates
diff --git a/install.ps1 b/install.ps1
index ed35cf6..1d528ad 100644
--- a/install.ps1
+++ b/install.ps1
@@ -179,10 +179,6 @@ function Install-FromSource {
 
         Set-Location "rightnow-cli"
 
-        # Install dependencies
-        Write-Info "Installing dependencies..."
-        & $PythonCmd -m pip install --user -r requirements.txt | Out-Null
-
         # Install package
         Write-Info "Installing package..."
         & $PythonCmd -m pip install --user -e . | Out-Null
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index d76876e..16ff85b 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ VENV_DIR="$HOME/.rightnow-cli"
 print_banner() {
     echo ""
     echo -e "${CYAN}╔════════════════════════════════════════════════╗${NC}"
-    echo -e "${CYAN}║        ${GREEN}RightNow CLI Installer${CYAN}                 ║${NC}"
+    echo -e "${CYAN}║        ${GREEN}RightNow CLI Installer${CYAN}   ║${NC}"
     echo -e "${CYAN}║        GPU-Native AI Code Editor               ║${NC}"
     echo -e "${CYAN}╚════════════════════════════════════════════════╝${NC}"
     echo ""
@@ -150,10 +150,6 @@ install_from_source() {
     if git clone https://github.com/$REPO.git; then
         cd rightnow-cli
 
-        # Install dependencies
-        print_info "Installing dependencies..."
-        $PYTHON_CMD -m pip install --user -r requirements.txt
-
         # Install package
         print_info "Installing package..."
         $PYTHON_CMD -m pip install --user -e .
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a89a64d..485abb2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 keywords = ["gpu", "cuda", "optimization", "kernel", "ai", "performance", "rightnow", "code-editor", "nvidia", "assistant"]
 dependencies = [
+    "pydantic==2.12.0",
+    "backoff>=2.2.1",
     "requests>=2.31.0",
     "rich>=13.5.0",
     "prompt-toolkit>=3.0.0",
diff --git a/rightnow_cli/ui/setup_wizard.py b/rightnow_cli/ui/setup_wizard.py
index ff85877..fd4def3 100644
--- a/rightnow_cli/ui/setup_wizard.py
+++ b/rightnow_cli/ui/setup_wizard.py
@@ -267,13 +267,13 @@ def show_compiler_status(config_manager: ConfigManager):
     # Get configured paths
     compiler_paths = {}
     if config.cuda.compiler_paths:
-        if config.cuda.compiler_paths.nvcc:
+        if 'nvcc' in config.cuda.compiler_paths and config.cuda.compiler_paths['nvcc']:
             compiler_paths['nvcc'] = config.cuda.compiler_paths.nvcc
-        if config.cuda.compiler_paths.cl:
+        if 'cl' in config.cuda.compiler_paths and config.cuda.compiler_paths['cl']:
             compiler_paths['cl'] = config.cuda.compiler_paths.cl
-        if config.cuda.compiler_paths.ncu:
+        if 'ncu' in config.cuda.compiler_paths and config.cuda.compiler_paths['ncu']:
             compiler_paths['ncu'] = config.cuda.compiler_paths.ncu
-        if config.cuda.compiler_paths.nsys:
+        if 'nsys' in config.cuda.compiler_paths and config.cuda.compiler_paths['nsys']:
             compiler_paths['nsys'] = config.cuda.compiler_paths.nsys
 
     # Detect with configured paths