# Daily Digest - Failsafe Backup System

## Current Setup (Updated 2026-02-23)

**Cron Job:** Daily Digest - 7am CST  
**Job ID:** `69fb35d3-f3be-4ed2-ade0-3ab77b4369a9`  
**API Key:** `daily-digest-2026-secure-key` ✅ Fixed  
**Timeout:** 5 minutes  
**Notify on failure:** YES ✅

## Failsafe Mechanism

If the daily digest cron job fails:

1. **Auto-retry:** Up to 3 attempts with 30s delays
2. **User notification:** You will be notified of the failure
3. **Backup file:** Digest content saved to `memory/YYYY-MM-DD-digest-failed.md`
4. **Manual posting:** Can be posted manually via:
   ```bash
   curl -X POST "https://blog-backup-two.vercel.app/api/digest" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -H "x-api-key: daily-digest-2026-secure-key" \
     -d @memory/2026-02-23-digest-failed.json
   ```

## Last Successful Digest
- **Date:** 2026-02-23
- **Posted at:** 6:36 PM CST (manual fix)
- **Status:** ✅ Live on blog-backup

## Known Issues Fixed
- ✅ Wrong API key in cron job (was `cron_daily_digest_2025`, now `daily-digest-2026-secure-key`)
- ✅ Timeout extended to 5 minutes
- ✅ Notify on failure enabled
- ✅ Retry logic added

## Manual Digest Generation (Emergency)
If cron fails for multiple days:
1. Tell me "generate yesterday's digest"
2. I'll research and post manually
3. Or use the backup file saved in memory/

## Monitoring
- Check daily at 7:05 AM CST
- If no notification received = success
- If failure notification received = check backup file

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*Last updated: 2026-02-23 18:37 CST*