diff --git a/examples/ag-ui-research/README.md b/examples/ag-ui-research/README.md
index 3925fba1..8d9f0284 100644
--- a/examples/ag-ui-research/README.md
+++ b/examples/ag-ui-research/README.md
@@ -61,12 +61,17 @@ Research assistant powered by [haiku.rag](https://ggozad.github.io/haiku.rag/),
    DB_PATH=/path/to/your/existing/haiku_rag.lancedb # If using an existing db.
    ```
 
-4. **Start the application**
+4. **Pull the base image**
+   ```bash
+   docker pull ghcr.io/ggozad/haiku.rag-slim:latest
+   ```
+
+5. **Start the application**
    ```bash
    docker compose up --build
    ```
 
-5. **Access the interface**
+6. **Access the interface**
    - Frontend: http://localhost:3000
    - Backend health: http://localhost:8000/health
 
diff --git a/examples/ag-ui-research/backend/Dockerfile b/examples/ag-ui-research/backend/Dockerfile
index e35af656..09647d52 100644
--- a/examples/ag-ui-research/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/ag-ui-research/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -7,11 +7,10 @@ COPY main.py agent.py ./
 
 # Install additional dependencies for the example
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir \
-    starlette>=0.45.2 \
-    uvicorn[standard]>=0.34.2 \
-    python-dotenv>=1.0.1
+    starlette>=0.50.0 \
+    uvicorn[standard]>=0.40.0 \
+    python-dotenv>=1.2.1
 
 EXPOSE 8000
 
-# Run with uvicorn
 CMD ["uvicorn", "main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000", "--reload"]
diff --git a/examples/ag-ui-research/backend/pyproject.toml b/examples/ag-ui-research/backend/pyproject.toml
index 1e25ee00..238a5704 100644
--- a/examples/ag-ui-research/backend/pyproject.toml
+++ b/examples/ag-ui-research/backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ description = "Haiku.rag research assistant with AG-UI protocol support"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.13"
 dependencies = [
-    "starlette>=0.45.2",
-    "uvicorn[standard]>=0.34.2",
-    "pydantic-ai-slim[ag-ui,openai]>=1.17.0",
-    "python-dotenv>=1.0.1",
-    "haiku.rag-slim[agui]>=0.20.0",
+    "starlette>=0.50.0",
+    "uvicorn[standard]>=0.40.0",
+    "pydantic-ai-slim[ag-ui,openai]>=1.39.0",
+    "python-dotenv>=1.2.1",
+    "haiku.rag-slim[agui]>=0.23.1",
 ]
 
 [dependency-groups]
-dev = ["pyright>=1.1.406", "ruff>=0.13.0"]
+dev = ["pyright>=1.1.407", "ruff>=0.14.10"]
 
 [tool.hatch.metadata]
 allow-direct-references = true