auto-thread

Automatically creates Discord threads from new messages in configured channels, using OpenAI to generate descriptive thread titles.

How It Works

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File	Type	Description
`main.ts`	script	Entry point / orchestrator (currently empty, to be built out)
`discord.ts`	script	Discord REST API wrapper — currently hand-rolled, migrating to `@discordjs/rest` + `discord-api-types`
`test-autothread.ts`	script	Manual test: fetches last message from `#test`, generates a title via OpenAI, and creates a thread
`validate-discord-key.ts`	script	Validates bot token, lists guilds/channels/permissions, and optionally runs a write test

REST-only — no gateway/websocket connection. The bot polls for new messages on a schedule rather than listening to real-time events. This fits Val Town's serverless model perfectly.
@discordjs/rest + discord-api-types — replacing the hand-rolled discord.ts with the official discord.js REST library for built-in rate limiting, retries, and full TypeScript types.
OpenAI for thread titles — uses gpt-4o-mini to generate short, descriptive thread names from message content.

Key	Description
`DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN`	Discord bot token with permissions: `VIEW_CHANNEL`, `READ_MESSAGE_HISTORY`, `SEND_MESSAGES`, `CREATE_PUBLIC_THREADS`

The Discord bot needs these permission flags:

VIEW_CHANNEL (1 << 10)
SEND_MESSAGES (1 << 11)
READ_MESSAGE_HISTORY (1 << 16)
MANAGE_THREADS (1 << 34)
CREATE_PUBLIC_THREADS (1 << 35)
SEND_MESSAGES_IN_THREADS (1 << 38)

Migrate discord.ts to use @discordjs/rest + discord-api-types (Option B: embrace library patterns with Routes.*)
Update test-autothread.ts and validate-discord-key.ts to use new API
Build out main.ts as an interval-triggered orchestrator
Track last-processed message ID (via SQLite or blob) to avoid duplicate threads
Make target channels configurable