steps_taken.md

Steps Taken

2024-01-XX - Character Skeletons and Gradio Chat Implementation

1. Created character skeletons for Magpie, Raven, and Crow following Corvus pattern
2. Created tool entrypoint stubs grouped by type (web, news, observation) with structured mock data
3. Updated MCP server to route all 9 new tools plus existing academic_search
4. Built Gradio group chat interface with sequential character responses
5. Fixed import paths: removed gradio init.py, fixed all src. imports, removed unsupported theme parameter
6. Tested and verified all characters instantiate and respond correctly
7. Migrated chat_fn to Gradio 6.x messages format with structured content blocks (per Gradio 6 migration guide)
8. Implemented full Groq integration for Magpie with tool calling (search_web, find_trending_topics, get_quick_facts)