diff --git a/dev/sync-uv b/dev/sync-uv
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# rely on `uv` in path
+if ! command -v uv &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "Installing uv ..."
+    pip install uv
+fi
+
+# check uv.lock in sync with pyproject.toml
+uv lock --project api