From 24bd07615a6374eadda79c37ad0d5a8d0c6668cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Willem Jiang <willem.jiang@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:29:25 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] docs: Update Quick Start instructions in README (#881)

Fixes the issue #880
---
 README.md | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e8bb4dd0..e78e4439 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,13 +37,17 @@ Learn more and see **real demos** on our official website.
 
 ### Configuration
 
-1. **Copy the example config**:
+1. Clone the git repo of DeerFlow
+   ```bash
+   git clone https://github.com/bytedance/deer-flow.git && cd deer-flow
+   ```
+3. **Copy the example config**:
    ```bash
    cp config.example.yaml config.yaml
    cp .env.example .env
    ```
 
-2. **Edit `config.yaml`** and set your API keys in `.env` and preferred sandbox mode.
+4. **Edit `config.yaml`** and set your API keys in `.env` and preferred sandbox mode.
 
 #### Sandbox Configuration