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+# Configuration constants for the FAQ‑bot
+
+# Path to the directory containing Markdown FAQ files
+DATA_DIR = "data"
+
+# ChromaDB persistence directory
+CHROMA_DIR = "./chroma_faq"
+
+# URL of the mock MCP server (local JSON file)
+MCP_SERVER_URL = "http://localhost:8000/course_meta.json"
+
+# Number of top documents to retrieve from Chroma
+CHROMA_TOP_K = 3
+
+# Maximum number of retries for the agent (used in CLI)
+MAX_RETRIES = 3
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