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+"""A Matrix client that uses Llama to respond to messages."""
+
+import asyncio
+import logging
+from textwrap import dedent
+
+from llama_cpp import Llama
+from nio import AsyncClient, MatrixRoom, RoomMessageText
+
+logger = logging.getLogger("nio-llm")
+
+
+class LLMClient(AsyncClient):
+    """A Matrix client that uses Llama to respond to messages."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        user: str,
+        homeserver: str,
+        device_id: str,
+    ):
+        """Create a new LLMClient instance."""
+        super().__init__(
+            user=user,
+            homeserver=homeserver,
+            device_id=device_id,
+        )
+
+        # create the Llama instance
+        self.llm = Llama(
+            model_path="../../../llama.cpp/models/sv13B/stable-vicuna-13B.ggml.q5_1.bin",
+            n_threads=12,
+        )
+
+        # add callbacks
+        self.add_event_callback(self.message_callback, RoomMessageText)  # type: ignore
+
+    async def message_callback(self, room: MatrixRoom, event: RoomMessageText):
+        """Process new messages as they come in."""
+        # ignore messages sent in other rooms
+        if room.room_id != ROOM:
+            return
+
+        if f"<{USERNAME}>" in event.body:
+            logging.debug("Received message including our identifier")
+
+            prompt = dedent(
+                f"""
+                {PREPROMPT}
+                <{event.sender}>: {event.body}
+                <{USERNAME}>:
+                """,
+            ).strip()
+
+            # enable typing indicator
+            await self.room_typing(ROOM, typing_state=True)
+
+            output = self.llm(
+                prompt,
+                max_tokens=100,
+                stop=["<{event.sender}>:", "\n"],
+                echo=True,
+            )
+
+            # retreive the response
+            output = output["choices"][0]["text"]  # type: ignore
+            output = output.removeprefix(prompt).strip()
+
+            # disable typing indicator
+            await self.room_typing(ROOM, typing_state=False)
+
+            # send the response
+            await self.room_send(
+                room_id=ROOM,
+                message_type="m.room.message",
+                content={
+                    "msgtype": "m.text",
+                    "body": output,
+                },
+            )
+
+
+async def main() -> None:
+    """Run the main program."""
+    # create the client
+    client = LLMClient(
+        homeserver=HOMESERVER,
+        device_id=DEVICE_ID,
+        user=USERNAME,
+    )
+
+    # Login to the homeserver
+    print(await client.login(PASSWORD))
+
+    # Join the room, if not already joined
+    print(await client.join(ROOM))
+
+    # Sync with the server forever
+    await client.sync_forever(timeout=30000)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    asyncio.get_event_loop().run_until_complete(main())