🧠 Added scheduler base + Day 5b roadmap for AI-driven posting and probabilistic logic

README.md

@@ -94,10 +94,63 @@ A structured build plan for developing and deploying the AlphaBot Discord compan
 
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-### 🕒 Day 5 – Daily Message Scheduler
-- [ ] Add `scheduler.py` for once-a-day posting
-- [ ] Pick default channel (e.g. `#general`)
-- [ ] Make messages dynamic/funny with flair
+### 🕒 Day 5b – AI Scheduled Messages & Smarter Posting 🧠
+
+> Goal: Let Delta post her own AI-generated chaos on a schedule, instead of just scripted messages.
+
+#### ✅ Core Features
+
+- [ ] Replace static messages in `scheduler.py` with AI-generated ones via `get_ai_response()`
+  - Use prompt like: *“Post something sassy, attention-grabbing, or chaotic to wake up the server.”*
+  - Maintain current persona system for tone consistency
+- [ ] Add `settings.yml` option to control post mode:
+  - `mode: preset` – static messages only
+  - `mode: ai` – generate new message via LLM
+  - `mode: mixed` – random chance between the two
+- [ ] Log each scheduled post and mode used for debugging
+
+---
+
+#### ⚙️ Probabilistic Scheduler (Mode 2 – Optional)
+
+> Post when it feels "natural" – low chance at first, rising over time.
+
+- [ ] Add `probabilistic_scheduler.py` or integrate into `scheduler.py`
+- [ ] Configurable parameters:
+  - `start_chance: 0.05` (5% per hour)
+  - `increase_per_hour: 0.05`
+  - `decay_on_post: 0.02`
+- [ ] Reset chance after post, store `last_post_time`
+
+---
+
+#### 💤 Inactivity-Aware Scheduler (Mode 3 – Stretch Goal)
+
+> Posts when the **server** or a **user** has been inactive for too long.
+
+- [ ] Monitor `message.created_at` timestamps per channel or user
+- [ ] After `X minutes` of silence, apply probabilistic logic to post
+- [ ] Configurable thresholds in `settings.yml`
+
+---
+
+### 🛠 Example: settings.yml Additions
+
+```yaml
+scheduler:
+  mode: ai  # Options: preset, ai, mixed
+  interval_minutes: 60
+
+  probabilistic:
+    enabled: false
+    start_chance: 0.05
+    increase_per_hour: 0.05
+    decay_on_post: 0.02
+
+  inactivity:
+    enabled: false
+    threshold_minutes: 120
+```
 
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bot.py

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from discord.ext.commands import (
     CommandOnCooldown
 )
 import yaml
+from scheduler import start_scheduler
 
 with open("settings.yml", "r") as f:
     settings = yaml.safe_load(f)
@@ -86,5 +87,6 @@ async def roast(ctx):
 @bot.event
 async def on_ready():
     print(f"✅ Logged in as {bot.user.name}")
+    bot.loop.create_task(start_scheduler(bot))
 
 bot.run(TOKEN)

scheduler.py

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# scheduler.py
+
+import asyncio
+import random
+import yaml
+
+import discord
+
+def load_scheduler_settings():
+    with open("settings.yml", "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        config = yaml.safe_load(f)
+    return config["scheduler"]
+
+async def start_scheduler(bot):
+    settings = load_scheduler_settings()
+
+    if not settings["enabled"]:
+        print("⏰ Scheduler disabled.")
+        return
+
+    interval = settings.get("interval_minutes", 60)
+    channel_id = settings.get("channel_id")
+    messages = settings.get("messages", [])
+
+    await bot.wait_until_ready()
+
+    channel = bot.get_channel(channel_id)
+    if not channel:
+        print(f"⚠️ Scheduler Error: Channel ID {channel_id} not found.")
+        return
+
+    print(f"🕒 Delta Scheduler active — posting every {interval}min in #{channel.name}")
+
+    while not bot.is_closed():
+        msg = random.choice(messages)
+        await channel.send(msg)
+        await asyncio.sleep(interval * 60)

settings.yml

@@ -2,4 +2,14 @@ cooldowns:
   global: 15  # seconds between *any* commands from the same user
   roast: 60  # seconds
 messages:
-  cooldown: "🕒 Chill, mortal. You must wait {seconds}s before trying again. 😼"
+  cooldown: 
+    - "🕒 Chill, mortal. You must wait {seconds}s before trying again. 😼"
+scheduler:
+  enabled: true
+  interval_minutes: 0.5  # how often to post
+  channel_id: 1104824796233080914  # replace with your #general channel ID
+  messages:
+    - "Good morning, mortals."
+    - "Anyone still alive in here? 👀"
+    - "Delta demands your attention."
+    - "Time for your daily dose of chaos. 😈"