From 0a598e6ff723752045897a4d4e9134076270e9d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Timothy Jaeryang Baek <tim@openwebui.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:09:48 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] refac

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+Before opening a PR, make sure the change has a clear linked problem, follows nearby patterns, has been manually tested, and accounts for related or downstream behavior. PRs that are ideas, prototypes, unresolved design questions, one-off patches, or changes where affected paths have not been checked will usually be closed.
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