DiscordChatExporter/docs/recurring-scrape-merge-readiness.md

Recurring scrape — merge readiness

Branch status (2026-05-29)

Gate	Status
Offline smokes (run-all-smokes.sh)	19/19 pass
Live proof (run-operator-proof.sh --sync-gui --target eod_discord)	Passed on maintainer host
Monthly cron (setup-cron.sh)	Installed (00 04 1 * *); dry-run preflight OK for all enabled targets
Upstream CI (fork PR)	action_required until Tyrrrz approves workflow runs

Merge-ready for upstream review. Further feature work should use a new branch; avoid additional /lfg passes unless scope changes.

Fork branch feat/recurring-cli-scrape adds append-only, Docker-based incremental exports with optional monthly cron. Intended for personal archive trees under a configurable archive_root (for example ~/Documents/*).

GUI zip users: docs/gui-zip-recurring-scrape-bridge.md.

What ships

• Config: config/scrape-targets.json — per-server output_dir, optional channel_ids, enabled flags
• Core: scripts/run-discord-scrape.sh — incremental --after, merge-by-id, fail-closed path safety
• Host: scripts/run-discord-scrape-host.sh, scripts/run-documents-scrape.sh, scripts/bootstrap-recurring-scrape.sh
• Auth: scrape.env, scripts/setup-scrape-auth.sh, scripts/sync-token-from-gui.sh
• Cron: scripts/setup-cron.sh (--interval monthly default)
• Integrity: scripts/audit-archive-json.sh, scripts/salvage-truncated-export.sh, scripts/prove-incremental-append.sh
• CI: .github/workflows/main.yml job recurring-scrape-smoke runs ./scripts/run-all-smokes.sh

Validate before merge

./scripts/run-all-smokes.sh
./scripts/run-all-smokes.sh --include-container   # optional; needs Docker/Podman

Operator quick path

./scripts/operator-handoff.sh      # disk + verify + archive dry-run
./scripts/verify-operator-ready.sh
cp scrape.env.example scrape.env   # or ./scripts/sync-token-from-gui.sh --force
./scripts/bootstrap-recurring-scrape.sh
./scripts/run-documents-scrape.sh
./scripts/setup-cron.sh --dry-run

Optional Discord probe for one target:

./scripts/verify-operator-ready.sh --preflight KotOR_discord_msgs

Single-target live proof (handoff → scrape → grow-only check):

./scripts/run-operator-proof.sh --sync-gui --target eod_discord
./scripts/run-operator-proof.sh --dry-run   # handoff only

Full validation with log (GUI token sync + scrape + audit):

./scripts/run-operator-validation.sh --sync-gui
./scripts/run-operator-validation.sh --sync-gui --target eod_discord
./scripts/run-operator-validation.sh --sync-gui --per-target --continue-on-error
./scripts/run-operator-validation.sh --dry-run

Detail: .docs/Recurring-Scrape-Setup.md · operator checklist · troubleshooting

Disk space

Incremental merges need temporary space (often 2× the largest channel JSON). Before scraping:

df -h ~/Documents /home/brunner56/Downloads/DiscordChatExporter
./scripts/verify-operator-ready.sh   # fails below 1 GiB free by default

Override threshold: DCE_MIN_FREE_MB=2048 ./scripts/verify-operator-ready.sh
Skip check (smokes only): DCE_MIN_FREE_MB=0
Also enforced by run-documents-scrape.sh, run-discord-scrape-host.sh (cron), and run-operator-validation.sh.

Podman hosts: install podman-compose (dnf install podman-compose) when docker compose cannot reach the socket; scripts auto-prefer podman-compose when present.

Host validation (2026-05-29 / 2026-05-30)

Single-target proof (eod_discord)

./scripts/run-operator-proof.sh --sync-gui --target eod_discord

Result: passed — preflight OK, incremental scrape completed, append-safe proof OK for all 6 channels. Log: logs/operator-proof-20260529T213341Z.log.

Full per-target validation (--per-target --continue-on-error)

DCE_MIN_FREE_MB=0 ./scripts/run-operator-validation.sh --sync-gui --per-target --continue-on-error \
  --log-file logs/full-validation-latest.log

2026-05-30 run (log logs/full-validation-latest.log, started 01:35:29Z):

Target	Scrape	Audit	Notes
ror_orig_discord	pass	pass
ror_new_discord	pass	pass
openkotor_discord_msgs	pass	pass
KotOR_Speedrun_Discord	pass	pass	7 channels skipped (forbidden)
KotOR_discord_msgs	in progress / long-running	—	27 channels; allow time on first full scrape
holocron_toolset_discord	pending	—
expanded_kotor_discord	pending	—
eod_discord	pending	—
DS_Discord_msgs	pending	—

Re-check completion: grep 'Per-target summary\\|Operator validation finished' logs/full-validation-latest.log

Disk: ~25 GiB free on /home at 2026-05-30; still allow headroom for KotOR yes_general-scale merges.

CI note (fork PRs)

Upstream workflows may show action_required for cross-repo PRs from th3w1zard1/DiscordChatExporter until a maintainer approves workflow runs. Local run-all-smokes.sh is the authoritative offline gate.