# AstrBot Development Instructions

AstrBot is a multi-platform LLM chatbot and development framework written in Python with a Vue.js dashboard. It supports multiple messaging platforms (QQ, Telegram, Discord, etc.) and various LLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, etc.).

Always reference these instructions first and fallback to search or bash commands only when you encounter unexpected information that does not match the info here.

## Working Effectively

### Bootstrap and Install Dependencies
- **Python 3.10+ required** - Check `.python-version` file
- Install UV package manager: `pip install uv`
- Install project dependencies: `uv sync` -- takes 6-7 minutes. NEVER CANCEL. Set timeout to 10+ minutes.
- Create required directories: `mkdir -p data/plugins data/config data/temp`

### Running the Application
- Run main application: `uv run main.py` -- starts in ~3 seconds
- Application creates WebUI on http://localhost:6185 (default credentials: `astrbot`/`astrbot`)

### Dashboard Build (Vue.js/Node.js)
- **Prerequisites**: Node.js 20+ and npm 10+ required
- Navigate to dashboard: `cd dashboard`
- Install dashboard dependencies: `npm install` -- takes 2-3 minutes. NEVER CANCEL. Set timeout to 5+ minutes.
- Build dashboard: `npm run build` -- takes 25-30 seconds. NEVER CANCEL.
- Dashboard creates optimized production build in `dashboard/dist/`

### Testing
- Do not generate test files for now.

### Code Quality and Linting
- Install ruff linter: `uv add --dev ruff`
- Check code style: `uv run ruff check .` -- takes <1 second
- Check formatting: `uv run ruff format --check .` -- takes <1 second
- Fix formatting: `uv run ruff format .`
- **ALWAYS** run `uv run ruff check .` and `uv run ruff format .` before committing changes

### Plugin Development
- Plugins load from `astrbot/builtin_stars/` (built-in) and `data/plugins/` (user-installed)
- Plugin system supports function tools and message handlers
- Key plugins: python_interpreter, web_searcher, astrbot, reminder, session_controller

### Common Issues and Workarounds
- **Dashboard download fails**: Known issue with "division by zero" error - application still works
- **Import errors in tests**: Ensure `uv run` is used to run tests in proper environment
=- **Build timeouts**: Always set appropriate timeouts (10+ minutes for uv sync, 5+ minutes for npm install)

## CI/CD Integration
- GitHub Actions workflows in `.github/workflows/`
- Docker builds supported via `Dockerfile`
- Pre-commit hooks enforce ruff formatting and linting

## Docker Support
- Primary deployment method: `docker run soulter/astrbot:latest`
- Compose file available: `compose.yml`
- Exposes ports: 6185 (WebUI), 6195 (WeChat), 6199 (QQ), etc.
- Volume mount required: `./data:/AstrBot/data`

## Multi-language Support
- Documentation in Chinese (README.md), English (README_en.md), Japanese (README_ja.md)
- UI supports internationalization
- Default language is Chinese

Remember: This is a production chatbot framework with real users. Always test thoroughly and ensure changes don't break existing functionality.
