diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index efaf8336..c97841e3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -20,40 +20,31 @@ build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 
 # ------ - ------
 
+[tool.ruff.lint]
+# https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/settings/#lint_ignore
+ignore = []
+
+# https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/settings/#lint_per-file-ignores
+"piker/ui/qt.py" = [
+  "E402",
+  'F401',  # unused imports (without __all__ or blah as blah)
+  # "F841", # unused variable rules
+]
+# ignore-init-module-imports = false
+
+# ------ - ------
+
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "piker"
 version = "0.1.0.alpha0.dev0"
 description = "trading gear for hackers"
-authors = ["Tyler Goodlet <jgbt@protonmail.com>"]
+authors = ["Tyler Goodlet <goodboy_foss@protonmail.com>"]
 license = "AGPLv3"
 readme = "README.rst"
 
-# TODO: add meta-data from setup.py
-# keywords=[
-#     "async",
-#     "trading",
-#     "finance",
-#     "quant",
-#     "charting",
-# ],
-# classifiers=[
-#     'Development Status :: 3 - Alpha',
-#     'License :: OSI Approved :: ',
-#     'Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux',
-#     "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython",
-#     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
-#     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
-#     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
-#     'Intended Audience :: Financial and Insurance Industry',
-#     'Intended Audience :: Science/Research',
-#     'Intended Audience :: Developers',
-#     'Intended Audience :: Education',
-# ],
-
 # ------ - ------
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
-asks = "^3.0.0"
 async-generator = "^1.10"
 attrs = "^23.1.0"
 bidict = "^0.22.1"
@@ -63,41 +54,40 @@ cython = "^3.0.0"
 greenback = "^1.1.1"
 ib-insync = "^0.9.86"
 msgspec = "^0.18.0"
-numba = "^0.57.1"
-numpy = "1.24"
-pendulum = "^2.1.2"
+numba = "^0.59.0"
+numpy = "^1.25"
 polars = "^0.18.13"
 pygments = "^2.16.1"
-python = "^3.10"
+python = ">=3.11, <3.13"
 rich = "^13.5.2"
 # setuptools = "^68.0.0"
 tomli = "^2.0.1"
 tomli-w = "^1.0.0"
-trio = "^0.22.2"
 trio-util = "^0.7.0"
 trio-websocket = "^0.10.3"
 typer = "^0.9.0"
+rapidfuzz = "^3.5.2"
+pdbp = "^1.5.0"
+trio = "^0.24"
+pendulum = "^3.0.0"
+httpx = "^0.27.0"
 
+[tool.poetry.dependencies.tractor]
+develop = true
+git = 'https://github.com/goodboy/tractor.git'
+branch = 'asyncio_debugger_support'
+# path = "../tractor"
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies.asyncvnc]
 git = 'https://github.com/pikers/asyncvnc.git'
 branch = 'main'
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies.tomlkit]
+develop = true
 git = 'https://github.com/pikers/tomlkit.git'
 branch = 'piker_pin'
-develop = true
 # path = "../tomlkit/"
 
-[tool.poetry.dependencies.tractor]
-git = 'https://github.com/goodboy/tractor.git'
-branch = 'asyncio_debugger_support'
-# branch = 'piker_pin'
-develop = true
-# path = '../tractor/'
-
-# ------ - ------
-
 [tool.poetry.group.uis]
 optional = true
 [tool.poetry.group.uis.dependencies]
@@ -106,11 +96,10 @@ optional = true
 # rapidfuzz = {extras = ["speedup"], version = "^0.18.0"}
 rapidfuzz = "^3.2.0"
 qdarkstyle = ">=3.0.2"
-pyqt5 = "^5.15.9"
 pyqtgraph = { git = 'https://github.com/pikers/pyqtgraph.git' }
-pyqt6 = "^6.5.2"
 
 # ------ - ------
+pyqt6 = "^6.7.0"
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev]
 optional = true
@@ -118,6 +107,8 @@ optional = true
 # testing / CI
 pytest = "^6.0.0"
 elasticsearch = "^8.9.0"
+xonsh = "^0.14.2"
+prompt-toolkit = "3.0.40"
 
 # console ehancements and eventually remote debugging
 # extras/helpers.
@@ -126,8 +117,6 @@ elasticsearch = "^8.9.0"
 # - xonsh + xxh
 # - rsyscall + pdbp
 # - actor runtime control console like BEAM/OTP
-xonsh = "^0.14.0"  # XXX: explicit env install for shell use w nix
-prompt-toolkit = "^3.0.39"
 
 # ------ - ------
 
@@ -140,3 +129,26 @@ prompt-toolkit = "^3.0.39"
 piker = 'piker.cli:cli'
 pikerd = 'piker.cli:pikerd'
 ledger = 'piker.accounting.cli:ledger'
+
+
+[project]
+keywords=[
+  "async",
+  "trading",
+  "finance",
+  "quant",
+  "charting",
+]
+classifiers=[
+  'Development Status :: 3 - Alpha',
+  "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Affero General Public License v3 or later (AGPLv3+)",
+  'Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux',
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+  'Intended Audience :: Financial and Insurance Industry',
+  'Intended Audience :: Science/Research',
+  'Intended Audience :: Developers',
+  'Intended Audience :: Education',
+]