Integrate OpenWebUI bot with AI service

README.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ A backend service for OpenWebUI that provides OpenWebUI-compatible API endpoints
 - Ollama API proxy
 - Chat functionality with model switching
 - Support for multiple LLM models (gemma3, llama3.3, llama3.1, mistral, deepseek)
-- Team chat integration with OpenWebUI channels
+- Team chat functionality
 
 ## Technology Stack
 
@@ -26,11 +26,13 @@ ai_service/
 ├── embeddings/       # Document processing for RAG
 │   └── document_service.py
 ├── openwebui_api.py  # OpenWebUI-compatible API endpoints
-├── openwebui_channels.py  # OpenWebUI channels integration
 ├── config.py         # Configuration settings
 ├── api.py            # FastAPI application
 └── deploy.sh         # Deployment script
+openwebui-bot/        # OpenWebUI bot integration
 run_ai_service.py     # Script to run the service
+run_openwebui_bot.py  # Script to run the OpenWebUI bot
+run_custom_bot.py     # Script to run a custom OpenWebUI bot
 deploy_ai_service.sh  # Local deployment script
 remote_deploy.sh      # Remote deployment script
 ```
@@ -91,6 +93,34 @@ To configure OpenWebUI to use this service as its backend:
 
 2. Restart OpenWebUI to apply the changes.
 
-## Team Chat Feature
+## OpenWebUI Bot Integration
 
-The service now integrates with OpenWebUI's channels feature to provide team chat functionality. See [TEAM_CHAT_GUIDE.md](TEAM_CHAT_GUIDE.md) for detailed instructions on how to use team chats.
+This project includes integration with the [Open WebUI bot](https://github.com/open-webui/bot) to provide AI responses in OpenWebUI channels. See [BOT_README.md](BOT_README.md) for detailed instructions on how to use the bot.
+
+### Bot Integration
+
+The bot is integrated with the AI service and starts automatically when the service starts (if `BOT_ENABLED=true` in the `.env` file). The bot connects to OpenWebUI via WebSocket and listens for messages in channels. When a message mentions the AI (using trigger words like `@ai`), the bot processes the message and sends a response back to the channel.
+
+### Bot API Endpoints
+
+The AI service provides the following endpoints to manage the bot:
+
+- `GET /bot/status`: Get the status of the bot (enabled and running)
+- `POST /bot/start`: Start the bot if it's not already running
+- `POST /bot/stop`: Stop the bot if it's running
+
+You can also check the bot status in the configuration endpoint:
+
+- `GET /config`: Get the current configuration, including bot status
+
+### Running the Bot Separately
+
+If you want to run the bot separately from the AI service, you can use the provided scripts:
+
+```bash
+# Run the original AI example
+./run_openwebui_bot.py
+
+# Or run our custom AI bot implementation
+./run_custom_bot.py
+```