diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index dbf3f95..2d0a432 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ dependencies = [
     "simple-term-menu==1.6.6",
     "click>=8.4.2",
     "atomic-agents>=2.0.0",
+    # Imported directly by hate_crack/llm.py; declared explicitly rather than
+    # relying on atomic-agents pulling them in transitively.
+    "instructor>=1.14.5",
+    "openai>=2.48.0",
+    "pydantic>=2.13.4",
 ]
 
 [project.scripts]