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+import { json } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+import type { RequestHandler } from './$types';
+import { getVerseForDate } from '$lib/server/daily-verse';
+import { CRON_SECRET, DISCORD_DAILY_WEBHOOK } from '$env/dynamic/private';
+
+export const POST: RequestHandler = async ({ request }) => {
+	const authHeader = request.headers.get('Authorization');
+	if (!authHeader || authHeader !== `Bearer ${CRON_SECRET}`) {
+		return json({ error: 'Unauthorized' }, { status: 401 });
+	}
+
+	const dateStr = new Date().toLocaleDateString('en-CA', { timeZone: 'America/New_York' });
+
+	const verse = await getVerseForDate(dateStr);
+
+	const fullDate = new Date(dateStr + 'T00:00:00Z').toLocaleDateString('en-US', {
+		year: 'numeric',
+		month: 'long',
+		day: 'numeric',
+		timeZone: 'UTC',
+	});
+
+	const message = `Today's BIBDLE Verse (${fullDate}): "${verse.verseText}" — ${verse.reference}`;
+
+	const discordResponse = await fetch(DISCORD_DAILY_WEBHOOK, {
+		method: 'POST',
+		headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+		body: JSON.stringify({ content: message }),
+	});
+
+	if (!discordResponse.ok) {
+		return json({ error: 'Failed to post to Discord' }, { status: 500 });
+	}
+
+	return json({ ok: true });
+};