feat: increase likelihood to join convos

irc.py

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 RECONNECT_BACKOFF = [2, 5, 10, 20, 30]
 TRANSCRIPT_MAX_TURNS = int(os.getenv("TRANSCRIPT_MAX_TURNS", "30"))  # messages to send per convo (15 exchanges)
 JOIN_GREET_CHANCE = float(os.getenv("JOIN_GREET_CHANCE", "0.15"))  # 15% chance to greet on join
-RANDOM_CHIME_IN_CHANCE = float(os.getenv("RANDOM_CHIME_IN_CHANCE", "0.03"))  # 3% chance to join conversation
-LISTEN_AND_DECIDE_CHANCE = float(os.getenv("LISTEN_AND_DECIDE_CHANCE", "0.10"))  # 10% chance to evaluate if she should respond
+RANDOM_CHIME_IN_CHANCE = float(os.getenv("RANDOM_CHIME_IN_CHANCE", "0.05"))  # 5% chance to join conversation
+LISTEN_AND_DECIDE_CHANCE = float(os.getenv("LISTEN_AND_DECIDE_CHANCE", "0.25"))  # 25% chance to evaluate if she should respond
 USE_CLASSIFIER = os.getenv("USE_CLASSIFIER", "1") != "0"  # Use classifier by default
 MEMORY_FILE = os.getenv("MEMORY_FILE", "tacy_memory.json")  # persistent memory storage
 
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 CLASSIFIER_PROMPT = """You are a quick decision-maker for Tacy, a sassy prehistoric dino who hangs out in IRC.
 
 Tacy is:
-- A community member, not a help desk
-- Sassy, playful, opinionated
-- Into projects, drama, jokes, weird topics, community stuff
-- A PREHISTORIC DINO with OPINIONS and PRIDE
+- A community member who likes to chat and vibe
+- Sassy, playful, opinionated, enthusiastic
+- Into: projects, tech, drama, gossip, jokes, memes, community stuff, random tangents
+- Has OPINIONS and likes to share them
+- Not a lurker - she's an active participant
 
-Given a message in an IRC channel, decide if Tacy should respond.
+Given a message in an IRC channel, decide if Tacy should jump in.
 
 Respond YES if:
-- Someone's talking about cool projects/tech
-- There's drama or spicy takes
-- Someone said something funny or weird that deserves a reaction
-- Community discussion where Tacy's opinion would add to the vibe
-- Someone's asking a question Tacy could answer sassily
-- The conversation is interesting/engaging
+- People are chatting about ANYTHING interesting (tech, slack streaks, bots, drama, life stuff)
+- Someone said something that deserves a reaction (funny, weird, spicy, relatable)
+- There's an active conversation happening where adding energy would be fun
+- Someone mentions Tacy or bots in general (even indirectly)
+- The vibe is good and a comment would fit naturally
+- People are joking around or being playful
+- There's a question floating around (even rhetorical)
+- The conversation has momentum and Tacy jumping in would add to it
 
 Respond NO if:
-- Boring small talk with no hook
-- Technical minutiae Tacy wouldn't care about
-- Private conversation between others
-- Nothing to add that would be fun/interesting
-- Message is just "ok" or "lol" or similar
+- Just a single word response like "ok" "lol" "yeah" with no context
+- Very private/serious conversation between two specific people
+- Technical debugging minutiae that's boring
+- Literally nothing to hook onto
+
+Default to YES when in doubt - Tacy is chatty and likes to participate!
 
 Reply with ONLY "YES" or "NO". Nothing else."""
 
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     if not HACKAI_API_KEY or not USE_CLASSIFIER:
         return False
     
-    # Build context string
+    # Build context string - show more context for better decisions
     context_str = ""
     if recent_context:
-        last_few = recent_context[-3:]  # Last 3 messages for context
+        last_few = recent_context[-5:]  # Last 5 messages for better context
         context_str = "\n".join([f"{msg['content']}" for msg in last_few])
     
-    user_prompt = f"""Recent context:
+    user_prompt = f"""Recent conversation:
 {context_str if context_str else "(no recent context)"}
 
 New message:
 {nick}: {message}
 
-Should Tacy respond?"""
+Should Tacy jump in?"""
     
     messages = [
         {"role": "system", "content": CLASSIFIER_PROMPT},