Looks good to me

Low

• [naming-convention] README.md:14 — Section header "Development Requirements" uses a noun phrase, while some other sections use gerund forms ("Building", "Testing", "Linting"). However, existing sections "Demo" and "Troubleshooting" are also noun phrases, so the naming style is already mixed in the current README. Consider "Prerequisites" for brevity, but this is purely stylistic.

Looks good to me

Review

Findings

Medium

• [technical-accuracy] README.md:27 — The instructions tell users to run systemctl disable --now podman.socket podman.service (system-level) before enabling the user service. This is potentially destructive on shared or multi-user systems: it disables the system-wide Podman socket, which may be intentionally configured and used by other services or users. The AGENTS.md troubleshooting table only recommends enabling the user service without disabling the system-wide one. Additionally, the --now flag stops both units immediately, which could cause unexpected termination of running workloads with no warning.
  Remediation: Add a warning that this disables the system-wide Podman service and should only be done on single-user development machines. Alternatively, align with AGENTS.md guidance which omits the disable step.

• [documentation-organization] README.md:14 — The new "Development Requirements" section duplicates Podman setup instructions that already exist in the Troubleshooting section (lines 65-82). This creates maintenance burden and risks the two copies diverging over time.
  Remediation: Either move the Podman setup instructions into the new section and remove from Troubleshooting (updating Troubleshooting to cross-reference), or remove from the new section and add a cross-reference to Troubleshooting section 2.1.

Low

• [clarity] README.md:31 — The phrase "then run the test/build commands below" is vague. It does not clearly specify which section or commands it refers to.
  Remediation: Replace with "then proceed to the Building or Testing sections below."

• [intent_alignment] README.md — Issue Add system requirements and prerequisites section to README #3343 claims requirements are listed in AGENTS.md lines 138-143, but AGENTS.md currently has only 75 lines. The referenced location does not exist. This is likely stale issue context and does not affect the PR's content, but is worth noting.

Review

Findings

Medium

• [logic-error] README.md:24 — The new Development Requirements section instructs users to run systemctl disable --now --user podman.socket podman.service followed by systemctl enable --user --now podman.socket podman.service. The disable command targets the user service (--user flag), which stops/disables the rootless podman service before immediately re-enabling it — effectively a restart/bounce. This is semantically different from the existing Troubleshooting section (line 73), which runs systemctl disable --now podman.socket podman.service (without --user) to disable the system (rootful) service, then enables the user service. If the intent is to migrate from rootful to rootless (matching the troubleshooting pattern), the --user flag on the disable command is incorrect. If the intent is to restart the user service, systemctl restart --user would be clearer.
  Remediation: Either (a) remove the --user flag from the disable command so it disables the system service (matching the troubleshooting section's pattern), or (b) if the intent is to restart the already-running user service, use systemctl restart --user podman.socket podman.service and clarify the prose.

Low

• [internal-consistency] README.md:97 — The diff changes "To start Podman for the user:" to "To start Podman:" in the Troubleshooting section, dropping the "for the user" qualifier. However, the command that follows (systemctl enable --user --now ...) explicitly operates on the user service. Removing "for the user" makes the heading less precise and could mislead readers into thinking this starts the system-level podman service.

Info

• [sub-agent-failure] The style-conventions sub-agent did not return findings: model unavailable (claude-sonnet-4-5@20250929 not available on vertex deployment).
• [sub-agent-failure] The intent-coherence sub-agent did not return findings: model unavailable (claude-sonnet-4-5@20250929 not available on vertex deployment).

Review

Findings

High

• [technical accuracy] README.md:27 — The new Development Requirements section instructs users to run Podman as a system service (systemctl enable --now podman.socket podman.service, without --user), and the diff also removes --user from the existing troubleshooting section. This directly contradicts the existing README troubleshooting text at line 67 which warns: "Various issues may arise from the Podman service and socket running as system services rather than user services (i.e. rootful instead of rootless)." It also contradicts AGENTS.md line 73 which says: "Use user service: systemctl enable --user --now podman.socket". The PR introduces internally contradictory instructions within the same file: the new section tells users to enable Podman as a system service, while the existing troubleshooting section (unchanged by this PR) tells users to disable the system service because it causes problems.
  Remediation: Keep --user in the systemctl commands in both the new Development Requirements section and the existing troubleshooting section. The commands should be systemctl enable --user --now podman.socket podman.service to match the rootless/user-service approach documented elsewhere in the repository. Alternatively, if the project has genuinely switched to rootful Podman, update the troubleshooting warning at line 67 and AGENTS.md line 73 as well, but that would be a larger scope change requiring justification.

Medium

• [internal consistency] README.md:22 — The new Development Requirements section says to first disable then enable Podman as a system service (systemctl disable --now ... ; systemctl enable --now ...). The disable-then-enable sequence is odd — if the intent is simply to restart the service, systemctl restart would be more appropriate. More importantly, this disable/enable pattern applied to system services contradicts the troubleshooting section's explicit instruction to disable system services and use user services instead. See also: [technical accuracy] finding at this location.
  Remediation: Clarify the intent: if restarting is the goal, use systemctl restart. If the goal is to ensure user services are running, use the --user flag.

Low

• [technical accuracy] README.md:18 — The stated Go version "Go 1.25.8+" matches go.mod and is internally consistent. No action required.

Info

• [sub-agent-failure] N/A — The style-conventions, intent-coherence, and docs-currency sub-agents did not return findings: model unavailable (claude-sonnet-4-5@20250929 not available on deployment). These are sonnet-tier dimensions; the opus-tier correctness review completed successfully.

Review

Findings

High

• [technical accuracy] README.md:27 — The systemctl disable --now --user podman.service command disables podman.service in user scope, but the existing Troubleshooting section (§2.1, lines 66–73) explains that the problem arises from Podman running as a system service (rootful). The disable step must target system scope to stop the problematic rootful services. The PR's command would only disable a user-level service unit, leaving the system-level services running.
  Remediation: Remove the --user flag from the disable command and include both socket and service, consistent with the existing troubleshooting section: systemctl disable --now podman.socket podman.service. Alternatively, reference the existing Troubleshooting §2.1 rather than duplicating the commands with different semantics.

Low

• [internal consistency] README.md:28 — The enable command (systemctl enable --user --now podman.socket) only enables the socket unit, while the existing Troubleshooting section (line 80) enables both podman.socket and podman.service. While socket-only activation is valid and matches AGENTS.md, having contradictory instructions in the same README may confuse contributors.
  Remediation: Align the new section's commands with the existing Troubleshooting section, or consolidate by referencing §2.1 instead of duplicating divergent instructions.