all of this was vibecoded. i just asked claude to fix all my bugs and he actually overhauled shit woaw. he only changed the name and position of a couple functions so if i want to write more things it should be fine. i love claude i love antrhopic i love vibecoding @claude make me a million dollars in a day make no mistake

.gitignore

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 files
 env
 config/system_prompt.txt
+__pycache__

bot.py

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import random
 import traceback
 import discord
 import websockets
-from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
+from utils import nots, now_str, tail_lines
 
 def ignore_connection_closed_ok(loop, context): #this doesn't fucking work
     exc = context.get("exception")
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@ def ignore_connection_closed_ok(loop, context): #this doesn't fucking work
 
 
 def load_system_prompt() -> str:
-    return Path("config/system_prompt.txt").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    return (CONFIG_DIR / "system_prompt.txt").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
 
-FILES_DIR    = Path("files")
+# resolve files relative to this script, not whatever dir it happens to get launched from
+SCRIPT_DIR   = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
+FILES_DIR    = SCRIPT_DIR / "files"
 LOG_DIR      = FILES_DIR / "log"
 MEDIA_DIR    = FILES_DIR / "media"
 CONFIG_DIR   = FILES_DIR / "config"
@@ -45,6 +47,10 @@ _config_lines = [l.strip() for l in (CONFIG_DIR / "tokens.txt").read_text(encodi
 TOKEN  = _config_lines[0]
 server = int(_config_lines[1])
 
+_conn_lines = [l.strip() for l in (CONFIG_DIR / "connection.txt").read_text(encoding="utf-8").splitlines() if l.strip() and not l.strip().startswith("#")]
+MAIN_URI   = _conn_lines[0]  # ws:// or wss:// address of main.py
+MAIN_TOKEN = _conn_lines[1]  # shared secret main.py checks on every payload
+
 intents = discord.Intents.default()
 intents.message_content = True
 intents.members = True
@@ -63,9 +69,6 @@ interaction_count = 0
 
 QUIET_COOLDOWN = 600  # seconds of silence before she's allowed to send a random message (10 mins)
 
-def timestamp() -> str:
-    return datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-
 def log_error(text: str):
     with ERROR_FILE.open("a", encoding="utf-8") as f:
         f.write(text + "\n")
@@ -74,27 +77,19 @@ def log_message(text: str):
     with MEMORY_FILE.open("a", encoding="utf-8") as f:
         f.write(text + "\n")
 
-def nots(line: str) -> str:
-    if line.startswith("[") and "]" in line:
-        return line.split("]", 1)[1].lstrip()
-    return line
-
 def load_shortterm() -> list[str]:
     try:
-        with MEMORY_FILE.open("r", encoding="utf-8", errors="ignore") as f:
+        return tail_lines(MEMORY_FILE, 15)  # reads bottom 15 lines without loading the whole file
-            lines = f.readlines()[-15:]  # reads bottom 15 lines
-            return [line.strip() for line in lines if line.strip()]
     except Exception as e:
-        log_error(f"[{timestamp()}] error reading shortterm: {e}")
+        log_error(f"[{now_str()}] error reading shortterm: {e}")
         return []
 
 def load_longterm() -> list[str]:
     try:
-        with MEMORY_FILE.open("r", encoding="utf-8", errors="ignore") as f:
+        lines = [nots(l) for l in tail_lines(MEMORY_FILE, 515)]
-            lines = [nots(line.strip()) for line in f if line.strip()]
+        return lines[:-15] if len(lines) > 15 else []
-            return lines[-515:-15] if len(lines) > 15 else []
     except Exception as e:
-        log_error(f"[{timestamp()}] error reading longterm: {e}")
+        log_error(f"[{now_str()}] error reading longterm: {e}")
         return []
 
 def build_payload(user_input: str, rebuild: bool = False) -> str:
@@ -108,22 +103,28 @@ def build_payload(user_input: str, rebuild: bool = False) -> str:
         "shortterm":       load_shortterm(),
         "longterm":        load_longterm(),
         "rebuild_vectors": should_rebuild,
+        "auth_token":      MAIN_TOKEN,
     })
 
+_main_ws = None  # kept open across messages instead of reconnecting every time
+
 async def call_main(payload: str) -> tuple[bool, str]:
-    uri = "ws://0.0.0.0:8765"
+    global _main_ws
     try:
-        async with websockets.connect(uri, open_timeout=None, ping_timeout=None) as websocket:
+        if _main_ws is None or _main_ws.closed:
-            await websocket.send(payload)
+            _main_ws = await websockets.connect(MAIN_URI, open_timeout=None, ping_timeout=None)
-            raw = await websocket.recv()
+        await _main_ws.send(payload)
-            data = json.loads(raw)
+        raw = await _main_ws.recv()
-            if "error" in data:
+        data = json.loads(raw)
-                return False, data["error"]
+        if "error" in data:
-            return True, data["ok"]
+            return False, data["error"]
+        return True, data["ok"]
     except websockets.exceptions.ConnectionClosedOK:
-        return False, f"[{timestamp()}] websocket closed cleanly (no reply)"
+        _main_ws = None
+        return False, f"[{now_str()}] websocket closed cleanly (no reply)"
     except Exception as e:
-        return False, f"[{timestamp()}] websocket error: {e}"
+        _main_ws = None
+        return False, f"[{now_str()}] websocket error: {e}"
 
 async def handle_error(error_msg: str, notify_channel=None, notify_user=None):
     print(error_msg)
@@ -163,6 +164,22 @@ def steal_media(text: str):
     with MEDIA_FILE.open("a", encoding="utf-8") as f:
         f.write(text + "\n")
 
+def steal_attachments(message):
+    #steal images and gifs and stuff (always do this regardless of what else fires)
+    media_urls = [
+        a.url for a in message.attachments
+        if a.content_type and a.content_type.startswith(("image/", "video/"))
+    ]
+
+    for embed in message.embeds:
+        if embed.image and embed.image.url:
+            media_urls.append(embed.image.url)
+        if embed.video and embed.video.url:
+            media_urls.append(embed.video.url)
+
+    for url in media_urls:
+        steal_media(f"[{now_str()}] saved media: {url}")
+
 def resolve_mentions(content: str, guild) -> str:  # thank you claude
     if not guild:
         return content
@@ -205,17 +222,17 @@ async def random_dm():
                     dm = await victim.create_dm()
                     await dm.send(result)
                     dm_sent = True
-                    log_message(f"[{timestamp()}]Faggot-chan sent a random dm to {victim}: {result}")
+                    log_message(f"[{now_str()}]Faggot-chan sent a random dm to {victim}: {result}")
-                    print(f"[{timestamp()}] random dm to {victim}: {result}")
+                    print(f"[{now_str()}] random dm to {victim}: {result}")
                 except Exception as e:
-                    await handle_error(f"[{timestamp()}] failed to send dm to {victim}: {e}", notify_user=victim)
+                    await handle_error(f"[{now_str()}] failed to send dm to {victim}: {e}", notify_user=victim)
 async def random_message():
     await client.wait_until_ready()
     while not client.is_closed():
         await asyncio.sleep(600) #every 10 minutes
         if time.time() - last_server_message < QUIET_COOLDOWN: #only send if server has been quiet for 10 mins
             continue
-        if random.random() < 0.0001: #0.001%
+        if random.random() < 0.0001: #0.01%
             for guild in client.guilds:
                 channel = discord.utils.get(guild.text_channels, name="general")
                 if channel:
@@ -229,8 +246,8 @@ async def random_message():
                         await handle_error(result, notify_channel=channel)
                         continue
                     await channel.send(result)
-                    log_message(f"[{timestamp()}] random message: {result}")
+                    log_message(f"[{now_str()}] random message: {result}")
-                    print(f"[{timestamp()}] random message: {result}")
+                    print(f"[{now_str()}] random message: {result}")
 
 @client.event
 async def on_ready():
@@ -240,77 +257,64 @@ async def on_ready():
 
 
 @client.event
-async def on_random(message):
+async def on_random(message) -> bool:
-    
+    # single weighted pick between sticker/emoji/media, used as a substitute for an actual
-    RNG = random.randint(1,3)
+    # llm reply — only called once on_message already decided this message gets a response.
-   
+    # returns True if it fired (caller should skip the llm call), False if it should proceed normally.
-    if message.author == client.user:
-        return
-
-
-    if not is_member_in_server(message.author):
-        return
-
-    if str(message.author.id) in block_id:
-         return
-
-    if not message.guild or message.guild.id != server:
-        return
-
-    if message.channel.name not in ["general", "announcements"]:
-         return
-
-    mentioned = client.user.mentioned_in(message)
-
-    #steal images and gifs and stuff (always do this regardless of what else fires)
-    media_urls = [
-        a.url for a in message.attachments
-        if a.content_type and a.content_type.startswith(("image/", "video/"))
-    ]
-
-    for embed in message.embeds:
-        if embed.image and embed.image.url:
-            media_urls.append(embed.image.url)
-        if embed.video and embed.video.url:
-            media_urls.append(embed.video.url)
-
-    for url in media_urls:
-        steal_media(f"[{timestamp()}] saved media: {url}")
-
-    #stickers - early exit, skip ai generation
     stickers = list(message.guild.stickers)
-    if stickers and not mentioned and random.random() < 0.15: #15% chance of sending a sticker
-        chosen = random.choice(stickers)
-        try:
-            await message.channel.send(stickers=[chosen])
-            log_message(f"[{timestamp()}] Faggot-chan sent sticker: {chosen.name}")
-            print(f"[{timestamp()}] Faggot-chan sent sticker: {chosen.name}")
-        except websockets.exceptions.ConnectionClosedOK:
-            pass 
-        except Exception as e:
-            log_error(f"[{timestamp()}] error: {e}")
-            await message.reply("someone tell <@1000000000000001> there is a problem with my ai")
-            print(f"Sticker send failed: {e}")
-        return
-
     emojis = [str(e) for e in message.guild.emojis]
-    if emojis and not mentioned and random.random() < 0.2: #20% of reacting - early exit
-        try:
-            await message.add_reaction(random.choice(emojis))
-        except websockets.exceptions.ConnectionClosedOK:
-            pass 
-        except Exception as e:
-            log_error(f"[{timestamp()}] error: {e}")
-            await message.reply("someone tell <@1000000000000001> there is a problem with my ai")
-            print(f"Emoji reaction failed: {e}")
-        return
 
-    if random.random() < 0.1 and saved_media_urls: #10% of sending a stolen image - early exit, uses live set
+    options = []
-        chosen = random.choice(list(saved_media_urls))
+    if stickers:
-        await message.channel.send(chosen)
+        options.append(("sticker", 0.10))
-        log_message(f"[{timestamp()}] Faggot-chan sent media: {chosen}")
+    if emojis:
-        print(f"[{timestamp()}] Faggot-chan sent media: {chosen}")
+        options.append(("emoji", 0.13))
-        return
+    if saved_media_urls:
+        options.append(("media", 0.07))  # ~30% combined chance of firing when all three are available
+
+    if not options:
+        return False
+
+    roll = random.random()
+    cumulative = 0.0
+    for kind, weight in options:
+        cumulative += weight
+        if roll >= cumulative:
+            continue
+
+        if kind == "sticker":
+            chosen = random.choice(stickers)
+            try:
+                await message.channel.send(stickers=[chosen])
+                log_message(f"[{now_str()}] Faggot-chan sent sticker: {chosen.name}")
+                print(f"[{now_str()}] Faggot-chan sent sticker: {chosen.name}")
+            except websockets.exceptions.ConnectionClosedOK:
+                pass
+            except Exception as e:
+                log_error(f"[{now_str()}] error: {e}")
+                await message.reply("someone tell <@1000000000000001> there is a problem with my ai")
+                print(f"Sticker send failed: {e}")
+            return True
+
+        if kind == "emoji":
+            try:
+                await message.add_reaction(random.choice(emojis))
+            except websockets.exceptions.ConnectionClosedOK:
+                pass
+            except Exception as e:
+                log_error(f"[{now_str()}] error: {e}")
+                await message.reply("someone tell <@1000000000000001> there is a problem with my ai")
+                print(f"Emoji reaction failed: {e}")
+            return True
+
+        if kind == "media":
+            chosen = random.choice(list(saved_media_urls))
+            await message.channel.send(chosen)
+            log_message(f"[{now_str()}] Faggot-chan sent media: {chosen}")
+            print(f"[{now_str()}] Faggot-chan sent media: {chosen}")
+            return True
+
+    return False
 
 
 @client.event
@@ -332,6 +336,9 @@ async def on_message(message):
     if message.guild and message.channel.name not in ["general", "announcements"]:
         return
 
+    if message.guild:
+        steal_attachments(message)
+
     content = resolve_mentions(message.content, message.guild)
 
     # always detect replies
@@ -345,21 +352,19 @@ async def on_message(message):
                 if replied_message.author == client.user:
                     replied_to_bot = True
                 replied_content = resolve_mentions(replied_message.content, message.guild)
-                log_message(f'[{timestamp()}] {message.author} replied to {replied_message.author} saying: "{replied_content}" with reply: "{content}"')
+                log_message(f'[{now_str()}] {message.author} replied to {replied_message.author} saying: "{replied_content}" with reply: "{content}"')
             else:
-                log_message(f'[{timestamp()}] {message.author} said: {content}')
+                log_message(f'[{now_str()}] {message.author} said: {content}')
         except Exception as e:
-            log_error(f"[{timestamp()}] failed to resolve reply: {e}")
+            log_error(f"[{now_str()}] failed to resolve reply: {e}")
-            log_message(f'[{timestamp()}] {message.author} said: {content}')
+            log_message(f'[{now_str()}] {message.author} said: {content}')
     else:
-        log_message(f'[{timestamp()}] {message.author} said: {content}')
+        log_message(f'[{now_str()}] {message.author} said: {content}')
 
     interaction_count += 1
     rebuild = (interaction_count % 150 == 0)
 
     if message.guild is None: #dms now should work
-        if str(message.author.id) in block_id:
-            return
         dm_sent = False
         if replied_message:
             user_input = f'{message.author} replied to {replied_message.author} saying: "{replied_content}" with reply: "{content}"'
@@ -375,11 +380,10 @@ async def on_message(message):
             return
         try:
             await message.reply(result)
-            print(f"[{timestamp()}] DM from {message.author}: {content} Bot replied in DM: {result}")
+            print(f"[{now_str()}] DM from {message.author}: {content} Bot replied in DM: {result}")
-            log_message(f"[{timestamp()}] DM from {message.author}: {content}")
+            log_message(f"[{now_str()}] Faggot-chan said in DM: {result}")
-            log_message(f"[{timestamp()}] Faggot-chan replied in DM: {result}")
         except Exception as e:
-            await handle_error(f"[{timestamp()}] failed to send DM reply: {e}", notify_user=message.author)
+            await handle_error(f"[{now_str()}] failed to send DM reply: {e}", notify_user=message.author)
         return
 
     mentioned = client.user.mentioned_in(message)
@@ -397,6 +401,9 @@ async def on_message(message):
     if not mentioned and random.random() > 0.03: #3% chance of replying if not mentiond
         return
 
+    if await on_random(message):  # ~30% chance she just sends a sticker/emoji/media instead
+        return
+
     if replied_message:
         user_input = f'{message.author} replied to {replied_message.author} saying: "{replied_content}" with reply: "{content}"'
     else:
@@ -413,16 +420,14 @@ async def on_message(message):
 
     try:
         await message.reply(result)
-        print(f"[{timestamp()}] {message.author} said: {content}\n[{timestamp()}] Faggot-chan said: {result}")
+        print(f"[{now_str()}] {message.author} said: {content}\n[{now_str()}] Faggot-chan said: {result}")
-        log_message(f"[{timestamp()}] {message.author} said: {content}\n[{timestamp()}] Faggot-chan said: {result}")
+        log_message(f"[{now_str()}] Faggot-chan said: {result}")
         if str(message.author.id) == moralfag_id:
             moralfag_counter += 1
             if moralfag_counter >= faglimit:
                 moralfag_skip = True
                 moralfag_counter = 0
     except Exception as e:
-        await handle_error(f"[{timestamp()}] failed to send reply: {e}", notify_channel=message.channel)
+        await handle_error(f"[{now_str()}] failed to send reply: {e}", notify_channel=message.channel)
-
-    await on_random(message)
 
 client.run(TOKEN)

colab_setup.py

@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#all of this is vibecoded but i read it and it's okay 
+"""
+run this in a colab cell to stand up main.py + a public wss:// tunnel to it.
+session is ephemeral — restart the notebook, get a new url, re-paste it
+into your bot.py-side config/connection.txt.
+"""
+
+import os
+import re
+import secrets
+import subprocess
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+
+SCRIPT_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
+CONFIG_DIR = SCRIPT_DIR / "config"
+
+CHATMODEL = "hf.co/Stetsoncody/Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct-abliterated-GGUF:Q4_K_M"
+EMBEDMODEL = "hf.co/CompendiumLabs/bge-base-en-v1.5-gguf"
+
+
+def run(cmd, **kwargs):
+    print(f"$ {cmd}")
+    return subprocess.run(cmd, shell=True, check=True, **kwargs)
+
+
+def install_ollama():
+    print("\n-- installing ollama --")
+    run("apt install zstd | sh") #hi david here, colab doesn't come with zstd and since this script is meant for colab only it's okay to put apt 
+    run("curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh")
+    subprocess.Popen("ollama serve", shell=True, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+    time.sleep(5)  # give the server a sec to come up before we start pulling models
+
+
+def pull_models():
+    print("\n-- pulling models (this'll take a while) --")
+    run(f"ollama pull {CHATMODEL}")
+    run(f"ollama pull {EMBEDMODEL}")
+
+
+def install_python_deps():
+    print("\n-- installing python deps --")
+    run("pip install -q ollama websockets")
+
+
+def ensure_auth_token() -> str:
+    CONFIG_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    token_file = CONFIG_DIR / "auth_token.txt"
+    if token_file.exists():
+        token = token_file.read_text(encoding="utf-8").strip()
+        print(f"\nusing existing auth token from {token_file}")
+    else:
+        token = secrets.token_urlsafe(32)
+        token_file.write_text(f"{token}\n", encoding="utf-8")
+        print(f"\ngenerated new auth token, wrote {token_file}")
+    return token
+
+
+def ensure_params_and_prompt():
+    # main.py needs both of these to exist — if this is a fresh colab instance
+    # and you haven't uploaded them yet, stop here and add them first.
+    params_file = CONFIG_DIR / "params.json"
+    prompt_file = CONFIG_DIR / "system_prompt.txt"
+    missing = [f.name for f in (params_file, prompt_file) if not f.exists()]
+    if missing:
+        raise SystemExit(
+            f"missing {', '.join(missing)} in {CONFIG_DIR} — upload them before running this"
+        )
+
+
+def start_main():
+    print("\n-- starting main.py --")
+    return subprocess.Popen(
+        f"python3 {SCRIPT_DIR / 'main.py'}",
+        shell=True,
+    )
+
+
+def start_tunnel() -> str:
+    print("\n-- installing cloudflared --")
+    run("curl -fsSL -o cloudflared.deb https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflared/releases/latest/download/cloudflared-linux-amd64.deb")
+    run("dpkg -i cloudflared.deb")
+
+    print("\n-- opening tunnel to localhost:8765 --")
+    proc = subprocess.Popen(
+        "cloudflared tunnel --url http://localhost:8765",
+        shell=True,
+        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+        stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+        text=True,
+        bufsize=1,
+    )
+
+    url = None
+    deadline = time.time() + 30
+    for line in proc.stdout:
+        print(line, end="")
+        match = re.search(r"https://[a-zA-Z0-9\-]+\.trycloudflare\.com", line)
+        if match:
+            url = match.group(0)
+            break
+        if time.time() > deadline:
+            break
+
+    if not url:
+        raise SystemExit("couldn't find the tunnel url in cloudflared's output, check the log above")
+
+    wss_url = url.replace("https://", "wss://")
+    return wss_url
+
+
+def main():
+    install_ollama()
+    pull_models()
+    install_python_deps()
+    ensure_params_and_prompt()
+    token = ensure_auth_token()
+    start_main()
+    time.sleep(3)  # let main.py bind its port before the tunnel tries to reach it
+    wss_url = start_tunnel()
+
+    print("\n" + "=" * 60) #wtf is this shit claude
+    print("paste these into setup_wizard.py on the bot.py side:")
+    print(f"  address: {wss_url}")
+    print(f"  token:   {token}")
+    print("=" * 60)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

main.py

@@ -6,19 +6,22 @@ import ollama
 import websockets
 from pathlib import Path
 from websockets.server import serve
-from datetime import datetime
+from utils import nots, now_str
 
 chatmodel = "hf.co/Stetsoncody/Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct-abliterated-GGUF:Q4_K_M"
 embedmodel = 'hf.co/CompendiumLabs/bge-base-en-v1.5-gguf'
 
+# resolve config relative to this script, not whatever dir it happens to get launched from
+SCRIPT_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
+CONFIG_DIR = SCRIPT_DIR / "config"
 
-def times() -> str:
+try:
-    return datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+    AUTH_TOKEN = (CONFIG_DIR / "auth_token.txt").read_text(encoding="utf-8").strip()
+except FileNotFoundError:
+    raise SystemExit("no config/auth_token.txt found — run setup_wizard.py first")
 
-def nots(line: str) -> str:
+# only one generation at a time, we've got one cpu running one model here
-    if line.startswith("[") and "]" in line:
+chat_semaphore = asyncio.Semaphore(1)
-        return line.split("]", 1)[1].lstrip()
-    return line
 
 
 # THANK YOU GUY FROM HUGGING FACE THAT MADE ALL THIS SO THAT I DON'T HAVE TO THINK I LOVE YOU
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ VECTOR_DB = []
 
 def add_chunk_to_database(chunk):
     embedding = ollama.embed(model=embedmodel, input=chunk)['embeddings'][0]
-    VECTOR_DB.append((chunk, embedding))
+    return embedding
 
 def cosine_similarity(a, b):
     dot_product = sum([x * y for x, y in zip(a, b)])
@@ -47,35 +50,43 @@ def retrieve(query, top_n=5):
     return similarities[:top_n]
 
 def rebuild_vector_db(longterm_lines: list[str]):
-    VECTOR_DB.clear()
+    global VECTOR_DB
+    existing = dict(VECTOR_DB)  # chunk -> embedding, so we don't re-embed stuff we already have
+    new_db = []
+    added = 0
     for i, chunk in enumerate(longterm_lines):
-        add_chunk_to_database(chunk)
+        embedding = existing.get(chunk)
-        print(f"[{times()}] Added chunk {i+1}/{len(longterm_lines)} to the database")
+        if embedding is None:
-
+            embedding = add_chunk_to_database(chunk)
-interaction_count = 0
+            added += 1
+            print(f"[{now_str()}] embedded new chunk {added} ({i+1}/{len(longterm_lines)})")
+        new_db.append((chunk, embedding))
+    VECTOR_DB = new_db
 
 
 async def ollamachat(websocket):
-    global interaction_count
     try:
         # bot sends one json payload with everything main needs
         raw = await websocket.recv()
         payload = json.loads(raw)
 
+        if payload.get("auth_token") != AUTH_TOKEN:
+            await websocket.send(json.dumps({"error": "bad auth token"}))
+            return
+
         system_prompt = payload["system_prompt"]
         user_input    = payload["user_input"]
         shortterm     = payload.get("shortterm", [])   # list of strings
         longterm      = payload.get("longterm", [])    # list of strings
 
-        interaction_count += 1
+        # rebuild vector db if bot signals it (every 150 interactions bot sends full longterm),
-
+        # or if we come up empty but longterm isn't — e.g. we just restarted and lost VECTOR_DB
-        # rebuild vector db if bot signals it (every 150 interactions bot sends full longterm)
+        if payload.get("rebuild_vectors") or (not VECTOR_DB and longterm):
-        if payload.get("rebuild_vectors"):
+            await asyncio.to_thread(rebuild_vector_db, longterm)
-            rebuild_vector_db(longterm)
+            print(f"[{now_str()}] Vector DB reconciled, {len(VECTOR_DB)} chunks")
-            print(f"[{times()}] Vector DB rebuilt with {len(longterm)} chunks")
 
         user_query = nots(user_input)
-        retrieved_knowledge = retrieve(user_query) if VECTOR_DB else []
+        retrieved_knowledge = await asyncio.to_thread(retrieve, user_query) if VECTOR_DB else []
 
         # rag chunks go in system so they don't pollute turn history
         rag_block = ""
@@ -151,24 +162,26 @@ async def ollamachat(websocket):
 
         messages.insert(0, {"role": "system", "content": system_prompt + rag_block})
 
-        params = json.loads(Path("config/params.json").read_text())
+        params = json.loads((CONFIG_DIR / "params.json").read_text())
 
-        response = ollama.chat(
+        async with chat_semaphore:
-            model=chatmodel,
+            response = await asyncio.to_thread(
-            messages=messages,
+                ollama.chat,
-            options=params,
+                model=chatmodel,
-        )
+                messages=messages,
+                options=params,
+            )
 
         # strip <think> blocks in case the model ignores think=False, thank you claude
         bot_reply = re.sub(r'<think>.*?</think>', '', response["message"]["content"], flags=re.DOTALL).strip()
 
         print(messages)
-        print(f"[{times()}] reply: {bot_reply}\n")
+        print(f"[{now_str()}] reply: {bot_reply}\n")
 
         await websocket.send(json.dumps({"ok": bot_reply}))
 
     except Exception as e:
-        error_msg = f"[{times()}] error in ollamachat: {e}"
+        error_msg = f"[{now_str()}] error in ollamachat: {e}"
         print(error_msg)
         try:
             await websocket.send(json.dumps({"error": error_msg}))
@@ -177,7 +190,7 @@ async def ollamachat(websocket):
 
 
 async def main():
-    print(f"[{times()}] hosting on ws://0.0.0.0:8765")
+    print(f"[{now_str()}] hosting on ws://0.0.0.0:8765")
     async with serve(ollamachat, "0.0.0.0", 8765, ping_interval=None, ping_timeout=None):
         await asyncio.Future()
 

setup_wizard.py

@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+setup wizard for faggot-chan. figures out which files need writing based on
+how you're deploying, and writes them. run this before bot.py / main.py.
+"""
+import secrets
+from pathlib import Path
+
+SCRIPT_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
+
+
+def ask(prompt: str, default: str = None) -> str:
+    suffix = f" [{default}]" if default else ""
+    val = input(f"{prompt}{suffix}: ").strip()
+    return val or default or ""
+
+
+def ask_yn(prompt: str) -> bool:
+    while True:
+        val = input(f"{prompt} (y/n): ").strip().lower()
+        if val in ("y", "yes"):
+            return True
+        if val in ("n", "no"):
+            return False
+        print("just y or n please")
+
+
+def write_tokens_file(config_dir: Path):
+    config_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    print("\n-- discord bot setup --")
+    token = ask("discord bot token")
+    server_id = ask("discord server (guild) id")
+    while not server_id.isdigit():
+        print("that's not a number")
+        server_id = ask("discord server (guild) id")
+    (config_dir / "tokens.txt").write_text(f"{token}\n{server_id}\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    print(f"wrote {config_dir / 'tokens.txt'}")
+
+
+def write_connection_file(config_dir: Path, default_uri: str = "ws://0.0.0.0:8765"):
+    config_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    print("\n-- connection to main.py --")
+    uri = ask("main.py address (ws:// or wss://)", default_uri)
+    print("paste the auth token main.py is using (from colab_setup.py output),")
+    token = ask("or leave blank to generate a new one")
+    if not token:
+        token = secrets.token_urlsafe(32)
+        print(f"generated token: {token}")
+    (config_dir / "connection.txt").write_text(f"{uri}\n{token}\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    print(f"wrote {config_dir / 'connection.txt'}")
+    return token
+
+
+def write_auth_token_file(config_dir: Path, token: str = None):
+    config_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    if not token:
+        print("\n-- websocket auth for main.py --")
+        print("this is the secret bot.py has to send. leave blank to generate one.")
+        token = ask("auth token")
+        if not token:
+            token = secrets.token_urlsafe(32)
+            print(f"generated token: {token}")
+    (config_dir / "auth_token.txt").write_text(f"{token}\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    print(f"wrote {config_dir / 'auth_token.txt'}")
+    print(f"\ngive this token (and this machine's public wss:// url) to whoever's setting up bot.py:\n  {token}")
+
+
+def main():
+    print("faggot-chan setup wizard\n")
+
+    colab = ask_yn("is this for a colab-hosted main.py")
+
+    if not colab:
+        # everything lives together, plain local setup
+        bot_config = SCRIPT_DIR / "files" / "config"
+        main_config = SCRIPT_DIR / "config"
+        write_tokens_file(bot_config)
+        token = write_connection_file(bot_config, default_uri="ws://0.0.0.0:8765")
+        write_auth_token_file(main_config, token=token)
+        print("\nall set. run main.py, then bot.py.")
+        return
+
+    where = ask("running this on the 'vps' (bot.py host) or 'colab' box (main.py host)", "vps")
+
+    if where.lower().startswith("colab"):
+        # this box just needs the auth token main.py will check — connection details
+        # (discord token, server id) live on whichever box runs bot.py
+        main_config = SCRIPT_DIR / "config"
+        write_auth_token_file(main_config)
+        print("\nnow run colab_setup.py to bring main.py + the tunnel up.")
+        return
+
+    # vps / bot.py host: skip discord-client setup entirely (handled separately),
+    # this preset only wires up the connection to the colab-hosted main.py
+    bot_config = SCRIPT_DIR / "files" / "config"
+    if not (bot_config / "tokens.txt").exists():
+        print("\nheads up: no files/config/tokens.txt found here — the vps preset skips")
+        print("discord token setup, so make sure that file gets added separately.")
+    write_connection_file(bot_config, default_uri="wss://your-colab-tunnel-url-here")
+    print("\nall set. run bot.py once main.py is up on the colab side.")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

utils.py

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+from pathlib import Path
+from datetime import datetime
+
+
+def now_str() -> str:
+    return datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+
+
+def nots(line: str) -> str:
+    if line.startswith("[") and "]" in line:
+        return line.split("]", 1)[1].lstrip()
+    return line
+
+
+def tail_lines(path: Path, n: int) -> list[str]:
+    # grabs the last n lines without reading the whole file into memory first,
+    # since memory.txt only ever grows and reading it fully every message doesn't scale
+    if n <= 0:
+        return []
+    avg_line_bytes = 200
+    with path.open("rb") as f:
+        f.seek(0, 2)
+        file_size = f.tell()
+        if file_size == 0:
+            return []
+        block_size = n * avg_line_bytes
+        data = b""
+        lines = []
+        while True:
+            seek_pos = max(file_size - block_size, 0)
+            f.seek(seek_pos)
+            data = f.read(file_size - seek_pos)
+            lines = data.splitlines()
+            if len(lines) > n or seek_pos == 0:
+                break
+            block_size *= 2
+    return [l.decode("utf-8", errors="ignore").strip() for l in lines[-n:] if l.strip()]