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 - All pip dependencies are installed in the environment (except packages related to locally running AI, due to their large size).
 - **When you’ve finished and tested your task, create a fresh `pr/<desc>` branch from your work branch, push *that* to the remote, and open a pull request on Gitea using the `tea` CLI. Never push your work branch or `master` directly.**
 - The `tea` cli will likely require the argument `--repo slipstream/discordbot`
+- The base branch for your pull request should be `master`
 - If you hit hard-to-fix errors while pushing or during the PR, leave them for the user to handle after you’ve made reasonable attempts (e.g., resolving merge conflicts or fetching missing remote work).
 - There are no nested `AGENTS.md` files; this is the only one in the project.
 - You have a Python script `tavilytool.py` in the project root that you can use to search the web.