diff --git a/coral_factory/Dockerfile b/coral_factory/Dockerfile
index 8ea076b..62fe61c 100644
--- a/coral_factory/Dockerfile
+++ b/coral_factory/Dockerfile
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ FROM python:3.12-slim
 
 # Install build-essential for g++ and other build tools
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    curl \
     build-essential \
     g++ \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
@@ -12,19 +13,20 @@ ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 \
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Install Python dependencies first (better layer caching)
-COPY requirements.txt ./requirements.txt
-RUN pip install --upgrade pip \
-    && pip install -r requirements.txt
+# Install uv and make sure it is on PATH
+RUN curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
+ENV PATH="/root/.local/bin:${PATH}"
 
 # Copy the application source
 COPY . .
 
+RUN uv sync
+
 EXPOSE 8001
 
 # Default auth token can be overridden at runtime
 ENV FACTORY_BEARER_TOKEN=bearer-token-2024
 
-CMD ["uvicorn", "app:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8080"]
+CMD ["uv", "run", "uvicorn", "app:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8080"]
 
 
diff --git a/coral_factory/requirements.txt b/coral_factory/requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index fbc684f..0000000
--- a/coral_factory/requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-fastapi
-uvicorn
-pydantic
-python-dotenv
-openai-agents
-arcadepy
-agents-arcade
-firebase-admin
-litellm
\ No newline at end of file