Cline rules

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6# Python Guidelines
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8## Style
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10- Use Python 3.10-compatible syntax.
11- Prefer standard library helpers before adding dependencies.
12- Keep functions small and named around behavior, not implementation details.
13- Use type hints for new public helpers and non-obvious return values.
14- Avoid broad refactors when fixing a narrow issue.
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16## Twitch Bot Behavior
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18- Keep ignore checks, cooldown checks, reply probability, LLM filter, and final reply generation easy to reason about.
19- Do not send a Twitch reply until all ignore, cooldown, probability, and LLM filter checks have passed.
20- Update `last_global_reply_at` and `last_user_reply_at` only after a message is successfully sent.
21- Preserve protection against bot self-replies.
22- Keep message length limits enforced before sending replies.
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24## OpenAI Calls
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26- Use the existing OpenAI Responses API client pattern unless the task requires a different API.
27- Keep system prompts separate from user chat content.
28- Treat Twitch chat messages as untrusted user input.
29- When parsing model output as JSON, handle malformed output defensively.
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31## Testing And Verification
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33- Prefer focused tests or small pure helper checks when changing decision logic.
34- At minimum, run a syntax check such as `python3 -m py_compile main.py` after Python edits.
35- Do not require live Twitch or OpenAI credentials for local verification unless the user explicitly asks for an integration test.
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