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+# Contributing
+
+## Chat routing
+
+Matrix control room messages no longer need a `!claude` or `!ai` command
+prefix. Every message is routed automatically (via the LiteLLM gateway and
+`agent/src/router.js`'s classifier) to the right handler — no prefix is
+required or recognized anymore.