Write resolved constraints to [tool.uv] constraint-dependencies

CHANGES.md

@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 
 ## 5.3.3 (unreleased)
 
-<!-- Add future changes here -->
+- The uv hook now writes the fully resolved constraints (including external `-c`/`-r`
+  chains like Plone release constraints) into `[tool.uv] constraint-dependencies`, so
+  `uv sync` honors them. Source order and provenance comments are preserved; the array is
+  fully managed by mxdev. Disable via `uv-constraint-dependencies = false` in `[settings]`.
+  Inspired by Maik Derstappen's `uv-import-constraint-dependencies`. [jensens]
 
 
 ## 5.3.2 (2026-05-30)

README.md

@@ -330,6 +330,33 @@ override-dependencies = [
 
 This allows you to seamlessly use `uv sync` or `uv run` with the packages mxdev has checked out for you, without needing to use `requirements-mxdev.txt`.
 
+The fully resolved constraints — including external `-c`/`-r` chains such as Plone
+release constraints (`-c https://dist.plone.org/release/6.2.0rc1/constraints.txt`) — are
+written to `[tool.uv] constraint-dependencies`. uv itself cannot follow `-c URL` includes,
+so mxdev expands the whole chain and inlines the pins, preserving source order and the
+`# begin/end constraints from: ...` provenance comments. Packages developed from source or
+replaced via `version-overrides` are kept as `# ... -> mxdev disabled` comments (they are
+provided through `[tool.uv.sources]` / `override-dependencies` instead):
+
+```toml
+[tool.uv]
+constraint-dependencies = [
+    # managed by mxdev - do not edit
+    # begin constraints from: https://dist.plone.org/release/6.2.0rc1/constraints.txt
+    "Zope==6.0",
+    "AccessControl==7.3",
+    # end constraints from: https://dist.plone.org/release/6.2.0rc1/constraints.txt
+]
+```
+
+mxdev owns this array completely and rewrites it on every run. To turn it off, set in
+`mx.ini`:
+
+```ini
+[settings]
+uv-constraint-dependencies = false
+```
+
 To disable this feature, you can either remove the `managed = true` flag from your `pyproject.toml`, or explicitly set it to `false`:
 ```toml
 [tool.uv]
@@ -408,3 +435,7 @@ Mx (generally pronounced like mix [mɪks], or [məks] in the UK) is meant to be
 The VCS-related code is taken from `mr.developer`.
 Thanks to Florian Schulze and Contributors.
 
+The approach of importing pip constraints into `[tool.uv] constraint-dependencies` was
+inspired by Maik Derstappen's [uv-import-constraint-dependencies](https://github.com/derico-de/uv-import-constraint-dependencies).
+Thanks to Maik for the idea and his blessing to adopt it natively.
+