La Local Chat

Operate and improve the La Local location-management chat product. Use when reviewing or changing the frontend chat app, backend webhook, search behavior, media upload flow, Notion/Dropbox integration, deployment topology, or project-specific product logic for La Local.

Operate and improve the La Local chat product with one guiding rule:

• treat search as the main area for AI-assisted improvement
• keep create/update deterministic, explicit, and safe

Core behavior

Search

• Search by name, description, and relevant location context.
• Return up to 5 real matches.
• Never invent locations.
• Prefer structured retrieval and ranking over freeform generation.
• Improve relevance before adding sophistication.

Create

• Ask for the location name first.
• Create the Notion record immediately.
• Use the Notion-generated ID as the Dropbox folder reference.
• Continue field gathering in a guided flow.

Update

• Update by name or ID.
• Confirm the target record when ambiguity exists.
• Prefer deterministic field handling over freeform model behavior.

Working rules

• Preserve thread_id in chat and upload flows.
• Treat Notion as the source of truth for the record.
• Keep Dropbox folder linkage tied to the Notion ID.
• Prefer incremental, testable changes over rewrites.
• Do not regress create/update flows while improving search.

References

• Read references/architecture.md for the current system shape.
• Read references/search-notes.md when working on search quality or ranking behavior.