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 # AI assistance disclosure
 
-Per the [Dalamud Plugin AI Usage Policy](https://github.com/goatcorp/DalamudPluginsD17/),
-this fork uses AI assistance at the **Pair** level. Pair means the maintainer
-plans the architecture, decides what gets built, reviews each change and
-tests against the running game; Claude (Anthropic) helps explain Dalamud
-APIs, suggests patterns, drafts code on request, and reviews approaches.
-Neither side acts autonomously: nothing ships without the maintainer's
-review, and Claude can't run the game.
+This fork uses AI assistance per the [Dalamud Plugin AI Usage Policy](https://github.com/goatcorp/DalamudPluginsD17/)
+at the **Pair** level.
 
-The level varies by area and over time. Some commits are mostly hand-written
-with the AI used as a sounding board, others lean more on Claude for an API
-walkthrough or a code draft that the maintainer then reads, edits and
-integrates. The maintainer's commitment is to be able to explain why every
-piece of Hellion code is the way it is — not "I typed every character."
+A note up front: Hellion Chat is currently in a rebuild and adjustment
+phase, and there are no plans to submit it to the Dalamud team for review
+while it stays standalone. If the plugin stays out of the official repo I
+technically wouldn't need to disclose any of this, but I'd rather be
+upfront about how it's built.
+
+Hellion Chat is my entry point into game modding and plugin development. I
+have never written a plugin for a game before. I work alone, so I get help
+where I need it. That's not something I want to hide.
+
+## How I actually work
+
+I plan the architecture, decide what gets built, and own every design
+decision. For each change I:
+
+- Read the code Claude drafts before I integrate it
+- Test with my own tooling and in the running game
+- Read the Dalamud log output to verify behaviour
+- Run security and privacy audits on anything that touches user data
+
+One of the main reasons I use AI is consistency. I want the Hellion code to
+match the style of the upstream Chat 2 codebase and stay readable for
+anyone who opens the repo, not just for me. Claude helps me catch when I'm
+drifting from upstream conventions or writing something that only makes
+sense in my own head.
+
+The balance is shifting toward more hand-written work as I get more
+comfortable with Dalamud and plugin development in general.
+
+## What AI is used for
+
+- API explanations (Dalamud, ImGui, .NET specifics I haven't worked with before)
+- Code drafts that I read, edit, and integrate
+- Pattern suggestions and code review
+- Keeping the style aligned with the upstream Chat 2 codebase
+
+## What AI isn't used for
+
+- **Visual assets.** Logos, icons, banners, and screenshots are human-drawn
+  or taken from the running game.
+- **German translations.** Written by me as a native speaker.
 
 ## What's where
 
@@ -22,20 +53,24 @@ produced with AI assistance. Hellion-specific code lives in
 `Ui/SettingsTabs/Privacy.cs`, `Ui/FirstRunWizard.cs`, `Ui/HellionStyle.cs`,
 plus the Migrate3 recovery and plugin layout migration in `MessageStore.cs`
 and `Plugin.cs`. These were developed with Pair-level assistance as
-described above; the share of human vs. AI authorship varies file by file
-and is expected to keep shifting toward more hand-written work as the
-maintainer's plugin-dev experience grows.
+described above.
 
-## What AI is not used for
+## If AI-assisted development is a dealbreaker for you
 
-- **Visual assets.** Logos, icons, banners, screenshots are human-drawn or
-  taken from the running game.
-- **German translations.** Written by the maintainer (native speaker).
+Fair enough. There are solid alternatives that don't rely on AI in their
+development:
+
+- [Chat 2](https://github.com/Infiziert90/ChatTwo), the original upstream
+  this fork is based on
+- [XIV Instant Messenger](https://github.com/NightmareXIV/XIVInstantMessenger),
+  a different approach to chat in FFXIV
+
+Both are good projects. Use what fits you best.
 
 ## Tooling
 
-- Claude (Anthropic) via Claude Code CLI as the main pair partner.
-- Context7 / Microsoft Learn for current Dalamud and .NET documentation.
+- Claude (Anthropic) via Claude Code CLI
+- Context7 / Microsoft Learn for current Dalamud and .NET documentation
 
 ## Contact