YTChatHub/memory-bank/activeContext.md

Active Context

Current Focus

• Maintain Memory Bank documentation and scaffold the monorepo structure for the YouTube Live chat client.
• Define onboarding flow for Innertube-based chat ingestion and configuration.

Recent Decisions

• Switch from official YouTube Data API to Innertube (youtubei.js) ingestion to avoid quota issues.
• Use Next.js for operator UI and OBS overlay, with a separate backend worker for polling and realtime events.
• Prefer Server-Sent Events for one-way overlay updates; keep WebSocket option in mind for future enhancements.

Immediate Next Steps

1. Initialize pnpm workspace with apps/client, packages/backend, and packages/shared directories. (Scaffolded.)
2. Configure baseline project files: package.json, pnpm-workspace.yaml, TS configs, linting setup. (Scaffolded.)
3. Stub backend poller using youtubei.js to verify dev scripts once dependencies are installed.

Open Questions

• How to persist or refresh Innertube context data (visitor data, API key) between sessions for reliability.
• Whether to include optional SQLite persistence from the outset or add once basic flow is working.