diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1cfa1cf..228ae02 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,8 +37,27 @@ networking, identity, and data.
 
 Python 3.12 or newer is required. Development and release verification use CPython 3.14,
 while CI keeps every declared minor from 3.12 through 3.14 compatible.
-PyPI trusted publishing is not enabled yet, so use the public source checkout for the
-current API rather than an unresolved package-index name:
+PyPI trusted publishing is not enabled yet, so install the exact wheel from the public
+v0.53.0 release. Standard `pip` and `uv` install the same distribution.
+
+With `pip`, create an isolated environment and import the underscore-named Python package:
+
+```bash
+python -m venv .venv
+.venv/bin/python -m pip install "tesserix-adk @ https://github.com/tesserix/agent-development-kit/releases/download/v0.53.0/tesserix_adk-0.53.0-py3-none-any.whl"
+.venv/bin/python -c "import tesserix_adk; print(tesserix_adk.__version__)"
+```
+
+With `uv`, add the same immutable wheel to an application project and commit the generated
+lockfile:
+
+```bash
+uv add "tesserix-adk @ https://github.com/tesserix/agent-development-kit/releases/download/v0.53.0/tesserix_adk-0.53.0-py3-none-any.whl"
+uv run python -c "import tesserix_adk; print(tesserix_adk.__version__)"
+```
+
+The distribution name is `tesserix-adk`; Python code imports `tesserix_adk`. To contribute
+to the kit itself, use the source checkout:
 
 ```bash
 git clone https://github.com/tesserix/agent-development-kit.git
diff --git a/docs/getting-started.md b/docs/getting-started.md
index 78f0a18..95e6c88 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started.md
@@ -1,26 +1,42 @@
 # Getting started
 
 This path proves a complete agent/tool run locally, then replaces the fake model with a
-real provider. It needs Python 3.12 or newer and [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/). The
-repository uses CPython 3.14 by default and tests the full declared 3.12–3.14 range.
+real provider. It needs Python 3.12 or newer and either standard `pip` or
+[uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/). The repository uses `uv` and CPython 3.14 for its own
+development while testing the full declared 3.12–3.14 range.
 
 ## 1. Install
 
-PyPI trusted publishing is not enabled yet. Use the public source checkout to learn and
-test the current API; use an exact tagged artifact for an application dependency as
-described in [Keep agents current safely](keeping-current.md).
+PyPI trusted publishing is not enabled yet. Install the exact tagged v0.53.0 wheel from
+the public GitHub Release rather than asking an index for a project that is not there.
+The distribution name uses a hyphen; the Python import uses an underscore.
+
+With `pip`:
 
 ```bash
-git clone https://github.com/tesserix/agent-development-kit.git
-cd agent-development-kit
-uv sync --frozen
+python -m venv .venv
+.venv/bin/python -m pip install "tesserix-adk @ https://github.com/tesserix/agent-development-kit/releases/download/v0.53.0/tesserix_adk-0.53.0-py3-none-any.whl"
+.venv/bin/python -c "import tesserix_adk; print(tesserix_adk.__version__)"
+```
+
+With `uv`, from an application project:
+
+```bash
+uv add "tesserix-adk @ https://github.com/tesserix/agent-development-kit/releases/download/v0.53.0/tesserix_adk-0.53.0-py3-none-any.whl"
+uv run python -c "import tesserix_adk; print(tesserix_adk.__version__)"
 ```
 
-Optional integrations are extras and do not enter the base environment:
+Optional integrations use the same extras with either installer. For example,
+`tesserix-adk[a2a,google-adk,mcp]` installs the official A2A, Google Agent Development
+Kit bridge, and MCP dependencies. The release workflow clean-installs every individual
+extra and `all` with `pip` before publishing succeeds.
+
+Use the public source checkout only when contributing to this repository:
 
 ```bash
-uv sync --frozen --extra a2a
-uv sync --frozen --extra mcp --extra postgres --extra redis --extra temporal
+git clone https://github.com/tesserix/agent-development-kit.git
+cd agent-development-kit
+uv sync --frozen
 ```
 
 ## 2. Prove the offline path
diff --git a/docs/keeping-current.md b/docs/keeping-current.md
index f6dd44f..91d7789 100644
--- a/docs/keeping-current.md
+++ b/docs/keeping-current.md
@@ -21,25 +21,42 @@ the package is not yet present on PyPI.
 
 ## Pin the artifact an agent actually runs
 
-Until PyPI publication is enabled, add the wheel from a specific public GitHub Release.
-This example names the latest stable release at the time this guide was reviewed; replace
-both occurrences when a newer stable release is approved:
+Until PyPI publication is enabled, install the wheel from a specific public GitHub
+Release. This example names the latest stable release at the time this guide was reviewed;
+replace both occurrences when a newer stable release is approved.
+
+For a `uv`-managed application:
 
 ```bash
-uv add "tesserix-adk @ https://github.com/tesserix/agent-development-kit/releases/download/v0.51.0/tesserix_adk-0.51.0-py3-none-any.whl"
+uv add "tesserix-adk @ https://github.com/tesserix/agent-development-kit/releases/download/v0.53.0/tesserix_adk-0.53.0-py3-none-any.whl"
 git add pyproject.toml uv.lock
 ```
 
+For a standard virtual environment managed with `pip`:
+
+```bash
+python -m pip install "tesserix-adk @ https://github.com/tesserix/agent-development-kit/releases/download/v0.53.0/tesserix_adk-0.53.0-py3-none-any.whl"
+python -c "import tesserix_adk; print(tesserix_adk.__version__)"
+```
+
+Record that exact direct reference in the application's dependency declaration and commit
+the environment's hash-pinned requirements. `pip` installs packages; it does not make an
+unlocked environment reproducible by itself. Extras use normal PEP 508 syntax, for example
+`tesserix-adk[a2a,mcp] @ https://.../tesserix_adk-0.53.0-py3-none-any.whl`.
+
 After PyPI trusted publishing is enabled, use a pre-1.0 compatibility window that accepts
 patch fixes without silently accepting the next potentially breaking minor release:
 
 ```bash
-uv add "tesserix-adk~=0.51.0"
+uv add "tesserix-adk~=0.53.0"
+python -m pip install "tesserix-adk~=0.53.0"
 ```
 
-In both cases, commit `uv.lock`. CI and production then install with `uv sync --frozen`.
-The dependency declaration states what may be considered; the lock records the exact
-version and hashes that were tested.
+In the `uv` case, commit `uv.lock` and install with `uv sync --frozen`. In the `pip` case,
+commit the consuming project's resolved, hash-pinned requirements and install with
+`python -m pip install --require-hashes -r requirements.txt`. The dependency declaration
+states what may be considered; the lock records the exact version and hashes that were
+tested.
 
 ## Automate the proposal, not the decision
 
diff --git a/tests/test_documentation.py b/tests/test_documentation.py
index cb0dc4b..3d48287 100644
--- a/tests/test_documentation.py
+++ b/tests/test_documentation.py
@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@ def test_framework_interop_names_each_supported_boundary() -> None:
     assert all(f"`{name}`" in text for name in expected)
 
 
+def test_readme_offers_pip_and_uv_install_paths() -> None:
+    text = (ROOT / "README.md").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    assert "python -m pip install" in text
+    assert "uv add" in text
+    assert "import tesserix_adk" in text
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "page", NAMING_SURFACES, ids=lambda path: path.relative_to(ROOT).as_posix()
 )