From f68f6b00f047d9412113d7c2627bd7f6e96f2d62 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: yurenh <blackhao0426@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:33:06 -0500
Subject: env bootstrap (optional venv) + self-check in the ladder runner

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01GkgLsACEF6CCP7EUfA5fZe
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 README.md | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e0a2446..f7f803d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ pip install -e .            # or: pip install -e .[dev] && pytest tests/
 
 ## Run (one click, on the H200 node)
 ```
-./scripts/run_ladder.sh                       # all sizes x arms, sequential, resume-safe
+./scripts/run_ladder.sh                       # env check+install -> data prep -> all sizes x arms (resume-safe)
+VENV=1 ./scripts/run_ladder.sh                # fresh node: bootstrap ./.venv first
 SIZES="s60" ARMS="bp zbp_n16" TOKENS=3e8 ./scripts/run_ladder.sh    # any subset / budget
 DRY=1 ./scripts/run_ladder.sh                 # print the plan
 ```
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