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@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ TradingAgents is a multi-agent trading framework that mirrors the dynamics of re
 
 > TradingAgents framework is designed for research purposes. Trading performance may vary based on many factors, including the chosen backbone language models, model temperature, trading periods, the quality of data, and other non-deterministic factors. [It is not intended as financial, investment, or trading advice.](https://tauric.ai/disclaimer/)
 
-Our framework decomposes complex trading tasks into specialized roles. This ensures the system achieves a robust, scalable approach to market analysis and decision-making.
+Our framework decomposes complex trading tasks into specialized roles.
 
 ### Analyst Team
 - Fundamentals Analyst: Evaluates company financials and performance metrics, identifying intrinsic values and potential red flags.
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Our framework decomposes complex trading tasks into specialized roles. This ensu
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 ### Trader Agent
-- Composes reports from the analysts and researchers to make informed trading decisions. It determines the timing and magnitude of trades based on comprehensive market insights.
+- Composes reports from the analysts and researchers to make informed trading decisions, determining the timing and magnitude of trades.
 
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   <img src="assets/trader.png" width="70%" style="display: inline-block; margin: 0 2%;">
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 - China A-shares: Shanghai `.SS`, Shenzhen `.SZ` (e.g. `600519.SS` for Kweichow Moutai)
 - Crypto: `BTC-USD`, `ETH-USD`
 
-Yahoo Finance may be rate-limited or blocked from some mainland-China networks. For China-native data sources, community forks such as [tradingagent_a](https://github.com/michaelyuancb/tradingagent_a) (AKShare-based) target that environment specifically.
-
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@@ -289,9 +287,7 @@ Backtest results are not guaranteed to match any published figure. Returns depen
 
 ## Contributing
 
-We welcome contributions from the community! Whether it's fixing a bug, improving documentation, or suggesting a new feature, your input helps make this project better. If you are interested in this line of research, please consider joining our open-source financial AI research community [Tauric Research](https://tauric.ai/).
-
-Past contributions, including code, design feedback, and bug reports, are credited per release in [`CHANGELOG.md`](CHANGELOG.md).
+Contributions are welcome: bug fixes, documentation, and feature ideas; past contributions are credited per release in [`CHANGELOG.md`](CHANGELOG.md).
 
 ## Citation
 
diff --git a/tradingagents/llm_clients/TODO.md b/tradingagents/llm_clients/TODO.md
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-# LLM Clients - Consistency Improvements
-
-## Issues to Fix
-
-### 1. `validate_model()` is never called
-- Add validation call in `get_llm()` with warning (not error) for unknown models
-
-### 2. ~~Inconsistent parameter handling~~ (Fixed)
-- GoogleClient now accepts unified `api_key` and maps it to `google_api_key`
-
-### 3. ~~`base_url` accepted but ignored~~ (Fixed)
-- All clients now pass `base_url` to their respective LLM constructors
-
-### 4. ~~Update validators.py with models from CLI~~ (Fixed)
-- Synced in v0.2.2