def clean_markdown_code(text: str) -> str:
    """Removes markdown code blocks from LLM output."""
    lines = text.split("\n")
    if not lines:
        return text
        
    # Remove starting ```python or similar
    if lines[0].strip().startswith("```"):
        lines = lines[1:]
    
    # Remove ending ```
    if lines and lines[-1].strip() == "```":
        lines = lines[:-1]
        
    return "\n".join(lines).strip()