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 # Audiobookshelf Development Project
 
+**CRITICAL INSTRUCTION FOR ALL AI AGENTS**: For *every* new feature, script, or development task, you **MUST ALWAYS** create an artifact specification file in `artifacts/YYYY-MM-DD/` to document your work. Never start feature development without an artifact specification. See the "Artifact Specifications" section below for details.
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 ## Overview
 
 This is a **local development deployment** of [Audiobookshelf](https://audiobookshelf.org/) - a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. The project is cloned from the original repository and configured for personal enhancements and development.