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@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ See the [Python](#python) section for instructions on installing the Python vers
 
 ### Windows
 
-You can install CMake from the [installers](https://cmake.org/download/) or with `pipx install cmake` 
+You can install CMake from the [installers](https://cmake.org/download/) or with `pipx install cmake`
 (make sure that the pipx install path is in `PATH`, pipx complains if it isn't).
 
 ## Testing
@@ -52,6 +52,15 @@ Alternatively, you can install `zstandard` from PyPI, then run:
 python3.12 scripts/bootstrap/install.py
 ```
 
+### Local testing
+
+You can invoke your development version of uv with `cargo run -- <args>`. For example:
+
+```shell
+cargo run -- venv
+cargo run -- pip install requests
+```
+
 ## Running inside a docker container
 
 Source distributions can run arbitrary code on build and can make unwanted modifications to your system (["Someone's Been Messing With My Subnormals!" on Blogspot](https://moyix.blogspot.com/2022/09/someones-been-messing-with-my-subnormals.html), ["nvidia-pyindex" on PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/nvidia-pyindex/)), which can even occur when just resolving requirements. To prevent this, there's a Docker container you can run commands in: