Update app.py

app.py

@@ -129,12 +129,16 @@ async def on_message(message):
     # Check if the message is from the bot itself to prevent a loop
     if message.author == client.user:
         return
+    
+    # Exit the function if the bot is not mentioned
+    if f'<@{client.user.id}>' not in message.content:
+        return 
+        
     print(message.content)
 
-    is_debug = "<debug>" in message.content
+    is_debug = "debug:" in message.content
     async with message.channel.typing():
-        # Respond with "pong" if the message contains "ping"
-        response, debug_info = await handle_chat(message.content.replace("<debug>", "").replace("</debug>", ""))
+        response, debug_info = await handle_chat(message.content.replace("debug:", ""))
         
         print(response)
         sent_message = await message.reply(response)