diff --git a/SAC_LSTM_Bot/SAC_LSTM_Bot.nimble b/SAC_LSTM_Bot/SAC_LSTM_Bot.nimble
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+# Package
+version       = "0.1.0"
+author        = "Davide Cappellini"
+description   = "SAC+LSTM-trained Tank Royale bot"
+license       = "MIT"
+srcDir        = "src"
+bin           = @["SAC_LSTM_Bot"]
+
+# Dependencies
+requires "nim >= 2.0.0"
+# tankroyale_botapi is vendored in-tree (libs/tankroyale_botapi) and wired via
+# config.nims --path; no nimble dependency so builds never touch ~/.nimble/pkgs2.
+requires "arraymancer >= 0.7.0"
diff --git a/SAC_LSTM_Bot/config.nims b/SAC_LSTM_Bot/config.nims
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+# Static-link OpenBLAS for portable deployment
+# ponytail: adjust path per machine, or use pkg-config
+switch("passL", "-L/nix/store/v07svn2y92bvzjl51aj7c9ca1cwg7rw7-openblas-0.3.32/lib -lopenblas")
+switch("threads", "on")
+# begin Nimble config (version 2)
+when withDir(thisDir(), system.fileExists("nimble.paths")):
+  include "nimble.paths"
+# end Nimble config
+# Use the repo-vendored Tank Royale bot API (libs/) instead of the nimble pkg.
+# Must come AFTER the nimble.paths include: later --path wins the import search.
+switch("path", thisDir() & "/../libs/tankroyale_botapi")
diff --git a/SAC_LSTM_Bot/src/SAC_LSTM_Bot.nim b/SAC_LSTM_Bot/src/SAC_LSTM_Bot.nim
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+## SAC_LSTM_Bot — placeholder main module.
+## SAC (Soft Actor-Critic) + LSTM Tank Royale bot.
+
+echo "SAC_LSTM_Bot scaffold"
diff --git a/SAC_LSTM_Bot/src/SAC_LSTM_Bot/.gitkeep b/SAC_LSTM_Bot/src/SAC_LSTM_Bot/.gitkeep
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diff --git a/SAC_LSTM_Bot/tests/config.nims b/SAC_LSTM_Bot/tests/config.nims
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+switch("path", "../src")
+switch("path", "../../libs")