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

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The cron triggers every 1 minute (requires Val Town Pro — free tier minimum is 15 minutes). Inside each invocation, an inner loop polls all watched channels every 5 seconds for ~55 seconds, then exits to leave headroom before the next cron fires. This gives you near-real-time thread creation without needing a persistent server.

When a channel is first added, the bot does not retroactively thread existing messages. It records the latest message as a cursor and only threads new messages going forward.

1. Go to the Discord Developer Portal
2. Click New Application, give it a name, and click Create
3. Go to the Bot page in the sidebar
4. Click Reset Token, confirm, and copy the token
5. Save the token as the DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN environment variable in this val

1. In the Developer Portal, go to OAuth2 → URL Generator
2. Under Scopes, select bot
3. Under Bot Permissions, select:
   • View Channels
   • Read Message History
   • Send Messages
   • Create Public Threads
   • Send Messages in Threads
4. Copy the generated URL at the bottom, open it in your browser, and add the bot to your server

Edit the WATCH_CHANNELS array in main.ts with the Discord channel IDs you want to auto-thread.

To get a channel ID: enable Developer Mode in Discord (User Settings → Advanced → Developer Mode), then right-click a channel and click Copy Channel ID.

The interval should be set to 1 minute. Note that the 1-minute interval requires a Val Town Pro subscription (free tier minimum is 15 minutes). If you're on the free tier, set the interval to 15 minutes — the inner loop will still poll every 5 seconds for ~55 seconds each run, but there will be a ~14-minute gap between runs.

• npm:@discordjs/rest — Discord REST API with rate limiting and retries
• npm:discord-api-types — Full TypeScript types for the Discord API
• std/openai — Val Town's OpenAI wrapper
• std/sqlite — Val Town's project-scoped SQLite