June 16, 2025
Started the project :D
I've been fighting with SQLModel, migrating to Piccolo (best decision), creating a system to run a command in Slack to request an API key and adding an approval/rejection system for that.
So far so good, added an endpoint to invite the user using the API key, and it works!!
Except.... it also doesn't work when using certain API keys which I now need to figure out
How many tickets have people resolved? Who's at the top of the leaderboard? Well, nobody - there's no leaderboard.
I've added a public stats API to the help bot (https://nephthys.hackclub.com/api/stats) and a daily summary that sends in our backend channel!
Nephthys is the support bot I built for Summer of Making! You might also have seen her around as Helper Heidi :) She's the next iteration of Slack support, designed to be simpler than Boatswain yet friendly and useful for everyone!
This was widely regarded as a great move by everyone.