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 ## Usage
-Clone this repository
+To run any of the elixirs with the neurl network-based indicators, you first need to install
+all required auxiliary packages by running the following code in the Julia REPL:
+```julia
+julia> using Pkg
+
+julia> Pkg.add(["BSON", "Flux", "OrdinaryDiffEq", "Trixi"])
+```
+
+Then, clone this repository
 ```shell
 git clone git@github.com:trixi-framework/TrixiSmartShockFinder.jl.git
 ```