From 063398d220f0dec1f4818dc2095c0705dd005d63 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pacnpal <183241239+pacnpal@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 09:59:39 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Refactor development server startup instructions for clarity
 and conciseness

---
 .clinerules                   | 17 +++--------------
 memory-bank/systemPatterns.md | 24 ++++++------------------
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.clinerules b/.clinerules
index c8dd3507..a40799dc 100644
--- a/.clinerules
+++ b/.clinerules
@@ -1,24 +1,13 @@
 # Project Startup Rules
 
 ## Development Server
-IMPORTANT: Always follow these instructions exactly in this order when starting the development server:
+IMPORTANT: Always follow these instructions exactly when starting the development server:
 
-1. First, kill any existing process on port 8000:
 ```bash
-lsof -ti :8000 | xargs kill -9
+lsof -ti :8000 | xargs kill -9; find . -type d -name "__pycache__" -exec rm -r {} +; uv run manage.py tailwind runserver
 ```
 
-2. Then, delete all __pycache__ directories:
-```bash
-find . -type d -name "__pycache__" -exec rm -r {} +
-```
-
-3. Finally, run the Django development server with Tailwind using UV:
-```bash
-uv run manage.py tailwind runserver
-```
-
-Note: These steps must be followed in exactly this order every time you start the development server to ensure consistent behavior.
+Note: These steps must be executed in this exact order as a single command to ensure consistent behavior.
 
 ## Package Management
 IMPORTANT: When a Python package is needed, only use UV to add it:
diff --git a/memory-bank/systemPatterns.md b/memory-bank/systemPatterns.md
index 69722df2..6e023f1f 100644
--- a/memory-bank/systemPatterns.md
+++ b/memory-bank/systemPatterns.md
@@ -169,25 +169,13 @@ uv add <package>
 Do not attempt to install packages using any other method (pip, poetry, etc.).
 
 ### Development Server Management
-1. Server Startup Process
-   IMPORTANT: Always follow these steps exactly in this order when starting the development server:
+Server Startup Process
+IMPORTANT: Always execute the following command exactly as shown to start the development server:
+```bash
+lsof -ti :8000 | xargs kill -9; find . -type d -name "__pycache__" -exec rm -r {} +; uv run manage.py tailwind runserver
+```
 
-   1. First, kill any existing process on port 8000:
-      ```bash
-      lsof -ti :8000 | xargs kill -9
-      ```
-
-   2. Then, delete all __pycache__ directories:
-      ```bash
-      find . -type d -name "__pycache__" -exec rm -r {} +
-      ```
-
-   3. Finally, run the Django development server with Tailwind using UV:
-      ```bash
-      uv run manage.py tailwind runserver
-      ```
-
-   Note: These steps must be followed in exactly this order every time you start the development server to ensure consistent behavior.
+Note: These steps must be executed in this exact order as a single command to ensure consistent behavior.
 
 ### Feature Development
 1. Planning