diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 80ff1242dc..4312dd28ac 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 __pycache__
 *.py.bak
 venv
+uv.lock
 
 # Visual Studio Code files
 .vscode
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8a01875d93..97a891ce59 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 [project]
 name = "IfcOpenShell"
 version = "0.0.0"
+# Don't provide requires-python explicitly
+# allowing pyprojects to set their own (e.g. bonsai and general ifcopenshell version differ).
 
 [tool.black]
 line-length = 120
@@ -208,6 +210,16 @@ exclude = [
 
 [tool.poe.tasks]
 
+dev-setup.sequence = [
+    {cmd = "uv sync"},
+    {cmd = "uv pip install -e ./src/ifcopenshell-python/[advanced,dev]"},
+    {cmd = "uv pip install -e ./src/ifcedit/"},
+    {cmd = "uv pip install -e ./src/ifcquery/"},
+    {cmd = "uv pip install -e './src/ifcmcp/[mcp]'"},
+    {cmd = "uv pip install -r src/bonsai/requirements-dev.txt"},
+]
+dev-setup.help = "Install repo packages in editable mode"
+
 ruff = "ruff check"
 
 black = "black ."