Update README with uv add command and clarify Hydra/W&B are optional

Co-authored-by: kaustubhharapanahalli <22560434+kaustubhharapanahalli@users.noreply.github.com>

Author: Copilot

README.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ A comprehensive Python project template designed specifically for research devel
 - **Comprehensive Linting & Type Checking**: Pre-configured with mypy, isort, pylint, black, pydocstyle, and flake8
 - **Pre-commit Hooks**: Automated code quality checks before each commit
 - **CI/CD Integration**: GitHub Actions workflow for continuous integration on PRs
-- **Experiment Tracking**: Ready-to-use configuration for Hydra and Weights & Biases (W&B)
+- **Experiment Tracking**: Ready-to-use configuration for Hydra and Weights & Biases (W&B) (optional dependencies)
 
 ## Directory Structure
 
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ powershell -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"
 
 This template is designed to support reproducible research experiments using [Hydra](https://hydra.cc/) for configuration management and [Weights & Biases (W&B)](https://wandb.ai/) for experiment tracking.
 
+> **Note**: Hydra and W&B are included as dependencies in this template for convenience, but they are **optional**. You can remove them from `pyproject.toml` if you don't need experiment tracking or configuration management features.
+
 #### Basic Experiment Execution
 
 Place your experiment scripts in the `experiments/` directory:
@@ -276,18 +278,24 @@ The GitHub Actions workflow (`.github/workflows/pr-monitor.yml`) automatically r
 
 ## Adding New Dependencies
 
-Use uv to add new dependencies:
+Use uv to add new dependencies to your project. The `uv add` command automatically installs the package and updates `pyproject.toml`:
 
 ```bash
 # Add a runtime dependency
-uv pip install package-name
-# Then add it to pyproject.toml under [project.dependencies]
+uv add package-name
 
 # Add a development dependency
-uv pip install package-name
-# Then add it to pyproject.toml under [project.optional-dependencies.dev]
+uv add --dev package-name
+
+# Add a specific version
+uv add "package-name>=1.0.0"
+
+# Add multiple packages at once
+uv add package1 package2 package3
 ```
 
+After adding dependencies, make sure to commit the updated `pyproject.toml` to keep your project configuration in sync.
+
 ## Configuration Files
 
 All linter and type-checker configurations are located in the `.dev-config/` directory: