- Migrated dependency management to `uv` for faster, reproducible builds and added `uv.lock`.
- Updated `Dockerfile`: replaced pip with `uv`, added `uv` installation, and refined dependency installation for development and production.
- Enhanced `pyproject.toml`: reorganized dependencies, added support for `uv`.
- Updated docs and Makefile with `uv` usage instructions for streamlined setup and testing.
