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new-val-notifications

Sends a daily Discord digest of new public vals from Val Town

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Daily Val Digest

Sends a daily Discord digest of new public vals from Val Town.

Features

Daily cron schedule at 09:00 EDT
Filters out spam (excluded names, untitled vals, duplicate READMEs)
Smart content - uses README preview or AI-generated summaries
Discord embeds with blue bars for each val
Duplicate prevention via SQLite hash storage

Files

main.tsx - Main cron function and Discord webhook
fetch-vals.ts - Fetches and filters new vals using Val Town SDK
ai-summarizer.ts - Generates OpenAI summaries for vals without READMEs
scratch.ts - Utility for clearing SQLite database during testing

Setup

Set DISCORD_WEBHOOK environment variable
Set OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable
Set testMode = false in main.tsx for production
Schedule with cron expression 0 13 * * *