Luci · Only today failed; yesterday OK. Not recurring. Audio
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Only today failed; yesterday OK. Not recurring. Audio synth succeeded, died at Telegram `sendAudio` 403. Read delivery section.
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Root cause clear: line 1189 `return 0 if sent else 2`. Text-only fallback ran + succeeded, but script still returns 2 → watchdog flags failed. Fallback is intended graceful path; exit should be 0 when fallback delivers.
But also need the *why* of the 403. Check notify_send return + whether 403 is bot-side (broader Telegram 403 seen this morning, obs 8419/8473).
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`work` → Forum group `-1003838721412` topic 20472. Both sendAudio + text fallback target same chat. Morning obs say text via Forum topic succeeds; sendAudio got 403 (media-specific). Two things to pin: (a) scheduler exit→status mapping, (b) is 403 persistent or transient.
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Confirmed mapping: exit 0=completed, exit 75=warning (self-skip, no fail streak), else=failed. So degraded-but-delivered should exit 75, not 2.
Now test whether 403 is persistent (bot lost media rights in Work topic = real config blocker) or transient. Live test sendAudio to Work topic with tiny file.
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Today's CEO mp3 (3.6M) + txt + json all on disk → content fully delivered to MC briefings. Only Telegram audio upload failed. Test if 403 still happening:
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403 persistent. Get the actual Telegram error description (403 body explains *why*):
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`"Forbidden: bot was kicked from the supergroup chat"`. Bot removed from Forum supergroup `-1003838721412` → ALL topic sends fail (audio AND text). Check if DM path still works (different chat) + confirm text path also dead:
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Root cause found — two layers:
1. **Infra (real cause):** Telegram bot **kicked from the Forum supergroup** `-1003838721412`. ALL topic sends 403 (audio + text). DM to Elmar still works. This silently breaks every Forum-topic notification (work/mc/home/life-manager/research/trading/scraper), not just this brief. Re-adding bot = group-admin action = Elmar. Escalate.
2. **Code (in scope, fixable now):** briefing script returns `exit=2` (→ watchdog `failed`) even though MP3+transcript landed on MC briefings page; and its text fallback targets the same dead Forum topic, so nothing reached Elmar. Fix: cascade text fallback to DM, and use exit 75 (scheduler `warning`) when degraded-but-delivered, exit 2 only when all channels dead.
Invoke dev-loop (mandatory before edit).
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Tier 1. Implement: cascade text fallback to DM, exit-code semantics (0=audio sent, 75=degraded-but-delivered, 2=all dead). Extract delivery into testable helper.
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Now add the `deliver_brief` helper above `main()`:
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Now smoke-test the new helper: syntax/import check + exercise all three exit-code branches via monkeypatching (no audio regen):
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All branches pass. Today's brief never reached Elmar (Forum dead). Deliver it now via fixed path (DM) using today's real mp3:
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Brief now delivered to Elmar's DM, exit 75 (warning, not failed). Fix works live during the outage. Commit + push.
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Committed + pushed. Now escalate the keystone infra blocker — bot kicked from Forum supergroup silently breaks ALL topic notifications (work/mc/home/life-manager/research/trading/scraper), not just this brief. Re-adding bot = group-admin action = Elmar. Alert via DM (works):
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Open a tracking ticket for the broad outage (distinct from this brief fix):
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Done. Summary:
**Root cause:** Telegram bot kicked from Forum supergroup `-1003838721412` → every topic send 403s (audio+text). Old script returned `exit=2` → watchdog `failed`, even though MP3+transcript were already on the MC briefings page, and its text fallback hit the same dead topic so nothing reached Elmar.
**Fix (MC-4580, committed + pushed on `slot1/mc-MC-4580`):**
- Extracted `deliver_brief()`: cascade audio→topic-text→**DM**.
- Exit codes: `0` audio delivered · `75` (scheduler `warning`) degraded but text reached Elmar · `2` only when all channels dead.
- Smoke-tested all 4 branches; live re-sent today's brief to Elmar's DM (exit 75).
**Escalated (owner action):** re-add bot to Forum group + grant Send-Media. Affects ALL topic tasks, not just this brief. DM'd Elmar + opened **MC-4581** (assigned Elmar) to track. DM channel confirmed working.
{"mc_signal":"DONE","ticket":"MC-4580","nonce":"MC_TICKET_TURN:4580:1780373053413:bab1dac4","payload":"ceo-audio-briefing: DM cascade fallback + warning(75) exit on degraded delivery; root cause = bot kicked from Forum group (escalated MC-4581). Committed+pushed, today's brief re-sent to DM."}