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+.PHONY: install run build lint test clean
+
+install:
+	pnpm install
+	poetry install
+
+run:
+	poetry run meshchat
+
+build:
+	pnpm run build
+
+lint:
+	pnpm run lint
+	poetry run ruff check .
+	poetry run ruff format --check .
+
+test:
+	pnpm run test
+	poetry run pytest tests/backend --cov=meshchatx/src/backend
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf node_modules build dist python-dist meshchatx/public build-dir out