asked claude to fix a bug i caused

.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+files
+env

bot.py

@@ -94,12 +94,16 @@ def load_longterm() -> list[str]:
         return []
 
 def build_payload(sys_prompt: str, user_input: str, rebuild: bool = False) -> str:
+    global vector_db_ready
+    should_rebuild = rebuild or not vector_db_ready  # always rebuild on first ever message
+    if should_rebuild:
+        vector_db_ready = True
     return json.dumps({
         "system_prompt":   sys_prompt,
         "user_input":      user_input,
         "shortterm":       load_shortterm(),
         "longterm":        load_longterm(),
-        "rebuild_vectors": rebuild,
+        "rebuild_vectors": should_rebuild,
     })
 
 async def call_main(payload: str) -> tuple[bool, str]:
@@ -130,6 +134,13 @@ async def handle_error(error_msg: str, notify_channel=None, notify_user=None):
     except Exception:
         pass
 
+async def keep_typing(channel, stop_event):
+    while not stop_event.is_set():
+        await channel.typing()
+        await asyncio.sleep(8)  # refresh every 8s before discord's 10s timeout
+
+vector_db_ready = False  # gets set to True after first rebuild so we don't keep rebuilding
+
 saved_media_urls = set()
 
 with MEDIA_FILE.open("r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
@@ -172,14 +183,16 @@ async def random_dm():
                     "It should sound like something faggot-chan would post when she's bored — chaotic, funny, and full of personality (at least 20 words)."
                     "keep in mind this is a dm so make it a bit personal"
                 )
+                stop_typing = asyncio.Event()
+                asyncio.create_task(keep_typing(victim.dm_channel or await victim.create_dm(), stop_typing))
                 ok, result = await call_main(payload)
+                stop_typing.set()
                 if not ok:
                     await handle_error(result, notify_user=victim)
                     continue
                 try: #sends the dm 
                     dm = await victim.create_dm()
-                    async with dm.typing():
-                        await dm.send(result)
+                    await dm.send(result)
                     dm_sent = True
                     log_message(f"[{timestamp()}]Faggot-chan sent a random dm to {victim}: {result}")
                     print(f"[{timestamp()}] random dm to {victim}: {result}")
@@ -206,8 +219,7 @@ async def random_message():
                     if not ok:
                         await handle_error(result, notify_channel=channel)
                         continue
-                    async with channel.typing():
-                        await channel.send(result)
+                    await channel.send(result)
                     log_message(f"[{timestamp()}] random message: {result}")
                     print(f"[{timestamp()}] random message: {result}")
 
@@ -337,13 +349,15 @@ async def on_message(message):
         else:
             user_input = f"{message.author} said in DM: {message.content}"
         payload = build_payload(system_prompt, user_input, rebuild)
+        stop_typing = asyncio.Event()
+        asyncio.create_task(keep_typing(message.channel, stop_typing))
         ok, result = await call_main(payload)
+        stop_typing.set()
         if not ok:
             await handle_error(result, notify_user=message.author)
             return
         try:
-            async with message.channel.typing():
-                await message.reply(result)
+            await message.reply(result)
             print(f"[{timestamp()}] DM from {message.author}: {message.content} Bot replied in DM: {result}")
             log_message(f"[{timestamp()}] DM from {message.author}: {message.content}")
             log_message(f"[{timestamp()}] Faggot-chan replied in DM: {result}")
@@ -369,14 +383,16 @@ async def on_message(message):
         user_input = f"{message.author} said: {message.content}"
 
     payload = build_payload(system_prompt, user_input, rebuild)
+    stop_typing = asyncio.Event()
+    asyncio.create_task(keep_typing(message.channel, stop_typing))
     ok, result = await call_main(payload)
+    stop_typing.set()
     if not ok:
         await handle_error(result, notify_channel=message.channel)
         return
 
     try:
-        async with message.channel.typing():
-            await message.reply(result)
+        await message.reply(result)
         print(f"[{timestamp()}] {message.author} said: {message.content}\n[{timestamp()}] Faggot-chan said: {result}")
         log_message(f"[{timestamp()}] {message.author} said: {message.content}\n[{timestamp()}] Faggot-chan said: {result}")
     except Exception as e:

main.py

@@ -10,11 +10,10 @@ from datetime import datetime
 embedmodel = 'hf.co/CompendiumLabs/bge-base-en-v1.5-gguf'
 
 # these are test models just ignore
-chatmodel = "hf.co/tvall43/Qwen3.5-4B-heretic-gguf:Q4_K_M"
 #chatmodel = 'hf.co/bartowski/Llama-3.2-1B-Instruct-GGUF'
 #chatmodel = 'hf.co/VibeStudio/Nidum-Llama-3.2-3B-Uncensored-GGUF'
 #chatmodel = "faggotchan"
-#chatmodel = "deepseek-r1:1.5b"
+chatmodel = "qwen3.5:4b"
 
 NUM_THREADS = 6  # hardcoded since threads.txt is gone, change if needed