volatile sbool conceptsAndBot_running;
sbool conceptsAndBot_thinOnStart = true;

static void conceptsAndBot() {
  conceptsAndBot(null);
}

static void conceptsAndBot(Int autoSaveInterval) {
  if (conceptsAndBot_running) ret;
  conceptsAndBot_running = true;
  
  try {
    ensureDBNotRunning(dbBotStandardName());
  } on fail {
    db_mainConcepts().dontSave = true; // SAFETY
  }
  
  db_mainConcepts().persist(autoSaveInterval);
  dbBot(false);
  
  if (conceptsAndBot_thinOnStart) pcall {
    thinAProgramsBackups(getDBProgramID(), true);
  }
}