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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Running as a standalone process this way is useful if you can use git-ssb and ss
 ```sh
 git clone ssb://%YAg1hicat+2GELjE2QJzDwlAWcx0ML+1sXEdsWwvdt8=.sha256 patchfoo
 cd patchfoo
-ssb-npm install --production --branch %azW4q2GOnr52FVPK7pQk06VVMRuUJdUHXKN1PzhB9d0=.sha256
+ssb-npm install --branch %azW4q2GOnr52FVPK7pQk06VVMRuUJdUHXKN1PzhB9d0=.sha256
 npm start
 ```
 
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ npm start
 
 This is the traditional way to install and run patchfoo.
 
+Using `--production` skips installing `ssb-client`, which is not needed for plugin usage. If you want to also be able to run patchfoo as a standalone process, omit the `--production` option in the commands below.
+
 ```sh
 cd ~/.ssb/node_modules
 git clone ssb://%YAg1hicat+2GELjE2QJzDwlAWcx0ML+1sXEdsWwvdt8=.sha256 patchfoo