From e6c523da255e44c6f43cbdcd6b2445fd9c2a6c77 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tim Disney <tim@disnetdev.com>
Date: Fri, 08 May 2026 18:29:29 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] actually fix scheduled messaging

---
 src/scheduler.ts | 20 ++++++++++++++------
 src/util.ts | 9 ++++++---
 src/tools/schedule.ts | 2 +-
 3 file(s) changed, 21 insertion(s)(+), 10 deletion(s)(-)

diff --git a/src/scheduler.ts b/src/scheduler.ts
--- a/src/scheduler.ts
+++ b/src/scheduler.ts
@@ -131,12 +131,17 @@
     const body = output.trim() || "(empty response)";
     const parts = chunkForDiscord(header + body);
 
-    // Try the channel first.
+    // Try the channel first (force API fetch to avoid stale cache).
     let channel: any;
     try {
-      channel = await this.opts.client.channels.fetch(sched.destination);
-    } catch {
-      // channel fetch failed — will try DM fallback below
+      channel = await this.opts.client.channels.fetch(sched.destination, {
+        force: true,
+      });
+    } catch (err: any) {
+      console.error(
+        `scheduler: channel fetch failed for ${sched.name} (destination ${sched.destination}):`,
+        err?.message ?? err
+      );
     }
 
     if (channel && "send" in channel && typeof channel.send === "function") {
@@ -146,10 +151,13 @@
       return;
     }
 
-    // If we have a user ID (DM schedules), fall back to sending a DM.
+    // If we have a user ID (DM schedules, or channel fallback), send a DM.
+    // Use client.users.send() which handles DM channel creation internally.
     if (sched.user) {
       try {
-        const user = await this.opts.client.users.fetch(sched.user);
+        const user = await this.opts.client.users.fetch(sched.user, {
+          force: true,
+        });
         for (const part of parts) {
           await user.send(part);
         }
diff --git a/src/util.ts b/src/util.ts
--- a/src/util.ts
+++ b/src/util.ts
@@ -71,13 +71,16 @@
 }
 
 function formatScheduleFile(meta: ScheduleFrontmatter, prompt: string): string {
-  const userLine = meta.user ? `user: ${meta.user}\n` : "";
+  // Quote snowflake IDs so the YAML parser keeps them as strings.
+  // Discord IDs are 64-bit and can exceed Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER.
+  const userLine = meta.user ? `user: "${meta.user}"\n` : "";
+  const lr = meta.last_run ? `"${meta.last_run}"` : "null";
   return `---
 name: ${meta.name}
 cron: "${meta.cron}"
-destination: ${meta.destination}
+destination: "${meta.destination}"
 ${userLine}created: ${meta.created}
-last_run: ${meta.last_run ?? "null"}
+last_run: ${lr}
 ---
 ${prompt}
 `;
diff --git a/src/tools/schedule.ts b/src/tools/schedule.ts
--- a/src/tools/schedule.ts
+++ b/src/tools/schedule.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
       if (client) {
         let channel: any;
         try {
-          channel = await client.channels.fetch(dest);
+          channel = await client.channels.fetch(dest, { force: true });
         } catch {
           if (!defaultUserId) {
             throw new Error(

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