diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 925ad6e4d648..123925276179 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ from autogen import AssistantAgent, UserProxyAgent, config_list_from_json
 # See https://microsoft.github.io/autogen/docs/FAQ#set-your-api-endpoints
 # and OAI_CONFIG_LIST_sample
 config_list = config_list_from_json(env_or_file="OAI_CONFIG_LIST")
+# You can also set config_list directly as a list, for example, config_list = [{'model': 'gpt-4', 'api_key': '<your OpenAI API key here>'},]  
 assistant = AssistantAgent("assistant", llm_config={"config_list": config_list})
 user_proxy = UserProxyAgent("user_proxy", code_execution_config={"work_dir": "coding"})
 user_proxy.initiate_chat(assistant, message="Plot a chart of NVDA and TESLA stock price change YTD.")