Discord-Bot

A bot for monitoring and supporting the Jellify Discord server

Features

• Written in TypeScript, runs on Bun
• Loads environment variables from .env (see .env.example)
• Modular slash command system (add commands in src/commands)
• /ping — Replies with Pong!
• /gd-history — Fetches a random Grateful Dead show from today's date on archive.org

Setup

1. Install dependencies:

   bun install

2. Copy .env.example to .env and fill in your Discord credentials:
   • DISCORD_TOKEN (your bot token)
   • DISCORD_CLIENT_ID (your bot's client ID)
   • DISCORD_GUILD_ID (optional, for guild-specific commands)
3. Start the bot:

   bun start

Adding Commands

• Add new files to src/commands and export them via src/commands/index.ts.
• Use the SlashCommand type for strong typing and autocompletion.

Dependencies

• discord.js
• internetarchive-sdk-js
• bun

How /gd-history Works

• The /gd-history command fetches a random Grateful Dead show that happened on today's month and day, across all years of the band's history (1965–1995).
• It uses the Internet Archive API to search for shows by date, looping through each year and collecting all matching shows.
• The result is formatted with a clean date and a direct link to the archive.org page for the show.

Special Thanks

• To the Grateful Dead, their crew, and the audience members that archived these shows for us all to enjoy, even years later. ✨
• To the Internet Archive — without their incredible preservation work, this functionality (and so much more) would not exist!