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+# ari's stream tools
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+experimenting with the twitch API to make handy streaming tools!
+
+(also featuring the world's most rushed documentation)
+
+## how to run
+
+1. `git clone` this repo and `cd` into it
+2. `npm ci` to install dependencies
+3. set the following environment variables (it will complain if you don't):
+    - `TWITCH_CLIENT_ID`: the client ID for your twitch application
+    - `TWITCH_CLIENT_SECRET`: the client secret for your twitch application
+    - `BROADCASTER_NAME`: the username of the streamer/broadcaster
+4. `npm run start` to start
+5. follow instructions in the console to hook up a bot/user account
+6. ???
+7. profit
+
+## chat
+
+- access via `GET /chat`
+- append `?system=false` to hide system messages
+- for OBS, consider overriding `body`'s CSS to `background: transparent`
+