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@@ -98,6 +98,14 @@ See [`doc/architecture-ide.md`](doc/architecture-ide.md) for integrating Ollie w
 
 See [`doc/architecture.md`](doc/architecture.md) for component boundaries and [`doc/evolution.md`](doc/evolution.md) for the design history. See [`doc/usage.md`](doc/usage.md) for setup.
 
+## Dependencies
+
+Ollie does **not** require [plan9port](https://9fans.github.io/plan9port/), either explicitly or implicitly. This was previously required by the runtime and is no longer true. Ollie includes its own Go 9P protocol implementation, clients, and namespace management. `olliesrv` creates its namespace directory and removes it only when empty.
+
+plan9port provides valuable additional tools and integrations, including Acme and general-purpose 9P utilities, but those are optional. The core Ollie runtime, `ollie-9p`, `toolsrv`, and native clients do not depend on plan9port or `$PLAN9`.
+
+The standard build requires Go 1.25+ and GNU Make. The optional KDE integration additionally requires CMake, Qt, and KDE Frameworks.
+
 ## Build
 
 ```sh
@@ -120,14 +128,6 @@ to KF5; use `make kde-kf5` to force the KF5/Qt5 build.
 <img src="./doc/img/ollie.svg" alt="Ollie" width="200" height="200">
 </p>
 
-## Dependencies
-
-Ollie does **not** require [plan9port](https://9fans.github.io/plan9port/), either explicitly or implicitly. This was previously required by the runtime and is no longer true. Ollie includes its own Go 9P protocol implementation, clients, and namespace management. `olliesrv` creates its namespace directory and removes it only when empty.
-
-plan9port provides valuable additional tools and integrations, including Acme and general-purpose 9P utilities, but those are optional. The core Ollie runtime, `ollie-9p`, `toolsrv`, and native clients do not depend on plan9port or `$PLAN9`.
-
-The standard build requires Go 1.25+ and GNU Make. The optional KDE integration additionally requires CMake, Qt, and KDE Frameworks.
-
 ## Future work
 
 ### Portable toolsrv hosts