From 4070b347e45dfebe75f853b9899c3e0a91b5f29e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emmanuel Lobo <76094069+UnschooledGamer@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2026 12:31:52 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 01/17] chore: message type detection in release notes script

---
 utils/scripts/generate-release-notes.js | 15 ++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/utils/scripts/generate-release-notes.js b/utils/scripts/generate-release-notes.js
index cb0c7a4a8..c2927f625 100644
--- a/utils/scripts/generate-release-notes.js
+++ b/utils/scripts/generate-release-notes.js
@@ -118,11 +118,16 @@ function categorizeCommits(commits, { mergeOnly, importantOnly }) {
 		if (mergeOnly && !isMerge) continue;
 
 		const type =
-			Object.keys(sections).find(
-				(k) =>
-					msg.toLowerCase().startsWith(`${k}:`) ||
-					msg.toLowerCase().startsWith(`${k} `),
-			) || "other";
+			Object.keys(sections).find((k) => {
+				const lowerMsg = msg.toLowerCase();
+				return (
+					lowerMsg.startsWith(`${k}:`) ||
+					lowerMsg.startsWith(`${k} `) ||
+					lowerMsg.startsWith(`${k}(`) ||
+					lowerMsg.startsWith(`${k}: `) ||
+					lowerMsg.startsWith(`${k}(`) // handles e.g. 'feat(plugin-api): ...'
+				);
+			}) || "other";
 
 		if (
 			importantOnly &&

From f37982c8c34381ce9d69ea9bb7a09e16c0731bf1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emmanuel Lobo <76094069+UnschooledGamer@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2026 12:34:57 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 02/17] Remove redundant check for message prefix

---
 utils/scripts/generate-release-notes.js | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/utils/scripts/generate-release-notes.js b/utils/scripts/generate-release-notes.js
index c2927f625..8dcb6e61c 100644
--- a/utils/scripts/generate-release-notes.js
+++ b/utils/scripts/generate-release-notes.js
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ function categorizeCommits(commits, { mergeOnly, importantOnly }) {
 				return (
 					lowerMsg.startsWith(`${k}:`) ||
 					lowerMsg.startsWith(`${k} `) ||
-					lowerMsg.startsWith(`${k}(`) ||
 					lowerMsg.startsWith(`${k}: `) ||
 					lowerMsg.startsWith(`${k}(`) // handles e.g. 'feat(plugin-api): ...'
 				);

From 6304f5a6c49b57df17c24dff52e8df4774cd3c2d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emmanuel Lobo <76094069+UnschooledGamer@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 12:32:30 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 03/17] update: community-release-notifier with Telegram
 support

Updated community release notifier workflow to include Telegram notifications and improved variable handling.
---
 .../workflows/community-release-notifier.yml  | 115 +++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 86 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml b/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
index cc91e9ae0..e8c05ec7d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
@@ -1,44 +1,101 @@
 name: community-release-notifier
+
 on:
   release:
     types: [ released ]
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
-       tag_name:
-          required: true
-          description: "Release tag_name"
-          type: 'string' 
-       url: 
-          required: true
-          description: "release URL"
-          type: 'string'
-       body: 
-          required: true
-          description: "Release Body"
-          type: 'string'
-          default: ''
+      tag_name:
+        required: true
+        description: "Release tag_name"
+        type: 'string'
+      url:
+        required: true
+        description: "release URL"
+        type: 'string'
+      body:
+        required: true
+        description: "Release Body"
+        type: 'string'
+        default: ''
     secrets:
       DISCORD_WEBHOOK_RELEASE_NOTES:
         description: 'Discord Webhook for Notifying Releases to Discord'
         required: true
+      TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN:
+        description: 'Telegram Bot Token'
+        required: true
+      TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID:
+        description: 'Telegram Chat ID (group/channel/supergroup)'
+        required: true
+      TELEGRAM_MESSAGE_THREAD_ID:
+        description: 'Optional: Topic / message_thread_id for Telegram forum/topic'
+        required: false
 
 jobs:
-  discord-release:
+  notify:
     if: github.repository_owner == 'Acode-Foundation'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - name: Get Release Content
-      id: get-release-content
-      uses: 2428392/gh-truncate-string-action@b3ff790d21cf42af3ca7579146eedb93c8fb0757 # v1.4.1
-      with:
-        maxLength: 2000
-        stringToTruncate: |
-          📢 Acode [${{ github.event.release.tag_name || inputs.tag_name }}](<${{ github.event.release.url || inputs.url }}>) was just Released 🎉!
-          
-          ${{ github.event.release.body || inputs.body }}
-
-    - name: Discord Webhook Action (Publishing)
-      uses: tsickert/discord-webhook@c840d45a03a323fbc3f7507ac7769dbd91bfb164 # v5.3.0
-      with:
-        webhook-url: ${{ secrets.DISCORD_WEBHOOK_RELEASE_NOTES }}
-        content: ${{ steps.get-release-content.outputs.string }}
+      - name: Prepare release variables
+        id: vars
+        run: |
+          TAG="${{ github.event.release.tag_name || inputs.tag_name }}"
+          URL="${{ github.event.release.url || inputs.url }}"
+          # Escape problematic characters for MarkdownV2 (very conservative escaping)
+          # We escape: _ * [ ] ( ) ~ ` > # + - = | { } . ! \
+          BODY_SAFE=$(printf '%s' "${{ github.event.release.body || inputs.body }}" | \
+            sed 's/[_*[\]()~`>#+-=|{}.!\\]/\\&/g')
+
+          if [[ "$TAG" == *"-nightly"* ]]; then
+            SUFFIX=" (Nightly Release)"
+          else
+            SUFFIX=""
+          fi
+
+          # Announcement line — also escape for safety
+          ANNOUNCE_SAFE="📢 Acode \[$TAG\]($URL) was just Released 🎉$SUFFIX!"
+
+          echo "announce=$ANNOUNCE_SAFE" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "body_safe=$BODY_SAFE" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      # ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+      # Truncate for Discord
+      # ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+      - name: Truncate message for Discord
+        id: truncate-discord
+        uses: 2428392/gh-truncate-string-action@b3ff790d21cf42af3ca7579146eedb93c8fb0757  # v1.4.1
+        with:
+          maxLength: 2000
+          stringToTruncate: |
+            ${{ steps.vars.outputs.announce }}
+
+            ${{ steps.vars.outputs.body_safe }}
+
+      # ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+      # Discord notification
+      # ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+      - name: Discord Webhook (Publishing)
+        uses: tsickert/discord-webhook@c840d45a03a323fbc3f7507ac7769dbd91bfb164  # v5.3.0
+        with:
+          webhook-url: ${{ secrets.DISCORD_WEBHOOK_RELEASE_NOTES }}
+          content: ${{ steps.truncate-discord.outputs.string }}
+        continue-on-error: true
+
+      # ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+      # Telegram notification — MarkdownV2 + no link preview
+      # ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+      - name: Send to Telegram
+        uses: appleboy/telegram-action@v1.0.0   # or newer tag if available
+        with:
+          to: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN }}
+          message: |
+            ${{ steps.vars.outputs.announce }}
+
+            ${{ steps.vars.outputs.body_safe }}
+          parse_mode:       MarkdownV2
+          disable_web_page_preview: true
+          # Only needed for topic-enabled supergroups/channels
+          message_thread_id: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_MESSAGE_THREAD_ID }}
+        continue-on-error: true

From 7b5553fe0c9cffdfda1f9a06be07de8ae5b40d4e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emmanuel Lobo <76094069+UnschooledGamer@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 12:35:33 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 04/17] Merge pull request #12 from
 UnschooledGamer/UnschooledGamer-patch-1-1

Add Telegram bot secrets to nightly-build.yml
---
 .github/workflows/nightly-build.yml | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml
index 87eb5e749..7e9d0423c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml
@@ -283,3 +283,6 @@
          body: ${{ needs.build.outputs.RELEASE_NOTES }}
       secrets:
         DISCORD_WEBHOOK_RELEASE_NOTES: ${{ secrets.DISCORD_WEBHOOK_RELEASE_NOTES }}
+        TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN }}
+        TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID }}
+        TELEGRAM_MESSAGE_THREAD_ID: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_MESSAGE_THREAD_ID }}

From 800135d43eb81e494270de7667cb575cabdcaef5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emmanuel Lobo <76094069+UnschooledGamer@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 12:37:44 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 05/17] Update Telegram action in workflow file

---
 .github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml b/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
index e8c05ec7d..5015336bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
       # Telegram notification — MarkdownV2 + no link preview
       # ────────────────────────────────────────────────
       - name: Send to Telegram
-        uses: appleboy/telegram-action@v1.0.0   # or newer tag if available
+        uses: Salmansha08/telegram-github-action@17c9ce6b4210d2659dca29d34028b02fa29d70ad  # or newer tag if available
         with:
           to: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID }}
           token: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN }}

From 5837e13ea81170ce93f2ab7ed29651f4a235b2ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emmanuel Lobo <76094069+UnschooledGamer@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 12:52:46 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 06/17] Refactor release variables for safety and clarity

---
 .github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml | 14 ++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml b/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
index 5015336bd..1ea5ee3f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
@@ -39,13 +39,19 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Prepare release variables
         id: vars
+        env:
+          INPUT_TAG: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name || inputs.tag_name }}
+          INPUT_URL: ${{ github.event.release.url || inputs.url }}
+          INPUT_BODY: ${{ github.event.release.body || inputs.body }}
         run: |
-          TAG="${{ github.event.release.tag_name || inputs.tag_name }}"
-          URL="${{ github.event.release.url || inputs.url }}"
+          TAG="$INPUT_TAG"
+          URL="$INPUT_URL"
           # Escape problematic characters for MarkdownV2 (very conservative escaping)
           # We escape: _ * [ ] ( ) ~ ` > # + - = | { } . ! \
-          BODY_SAFE=$(printf '%s' "${{ github.event.release.body || inputs.body }}" | \
+          BODY_SAFE=$(printf '%s' "$INPUT_BODY" | \
             sed 's/[_*[\]()~`>#+-=|{}.!\\]/\\&/g')
+          TAG_SAFE=$(printf '%s' "$TAG" | sed 's/[_*[\]()~`>#+=|{}.!\\-]/\\&/g')
+          URL_SAFE=$(printf '%s' "$URL" | sed 's/[_*[\]()~`>#+=|{}.!\\-]/\\&/g')
 
           if [[ "$TAG" == *"-nightly"* ]]; then
             SUFFIX=" (Nightly Release)"
@@ -54,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
           # Announcement line — also escape for safety
-          ANNOUNCE_SAFE="📢 Acode \[$TAG\]($URL) was just Released 🎉$SUFFIX!"
+          ANNOUNCE_SAFE="📢 Acode \[$TAG_SAFE\]($URL_SAFE) was just Released 🎉$SUFFIX!"
 
           echo "announce=$ANNOUNCE_SAFE" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "body_safe=$BODY_SAFE" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

From c5828d625556e232ca069088227eb6c3a6110386 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emmanuel Lobo <76094069+UnschooledGamer@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 13:05:38 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 07/17] Update .github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml

Co-authored-by: greptile-apps[bot] <165735046+greptile-apps[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml b/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
index 1ea5ee3f2..4a8778997 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           # Escape problematic characters for MarkdownV2 (very conservative escaping)
           # We escape: _ * [ ] ( ) ~ ` > # + - = | { } . ! \
           BODY_SAFE=$(printf '%s' "$INPUT_BODY" | \
-            sed 's/[_*[\]()~`>#+-=|{}.!\\]/\\&/g')
+            sed 's/[_*[\]()~`>#+=|{}.!\\-]/\\&/g')
           TAG_SAFE=$(printf '%s' "$TAG" | sed 's/[_*[\]()~`>#+=|{}.!\\-]/\\&/g')
           URL_SAFE=$(printf '%s' "$URL" | sed 's/[_*[\]()~`>#+=|{}.!\\-]/\\&/g')
 

From 72e1f2f3ce5fab99983411f1100834557ecef878 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emmanuel Lobo <76094069+UnschooledGamer@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 13:06:35 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 08/17] Update .github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml

Co-authored-by: greptile-apps[bot] <165735046+greptile-apps[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml b/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
index 4a8778997..948d3ae9f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
@@ -54,13 +54,14 @@ jobs:
           URL_SAFE=$(printf '%s' "$URL" | sed 's/[_*[\]()~`>#+=|{}.!\\-]/\\&/g')
 
           if [[ "$TAG" == *"-nightly"* ]]; then
-            SUFFIX=" (Nightly Release)"
+          if [[ "$TAG" == *"-nightly"* ]]; then
+            SUFFIX=" \\(Nightly Release\\)"
           else
             SUFFIX=""
           fi
 
           # Announcement line — also escape for safety
-          ANNOUNCE_SAFE="📢 Acode \[$TAG_SAFE\]($URL_SAFE) was just Released 🎉$SUFFIX!"
+          ANNOUNCE_SAFE="📢 Acode \[$TAG_SAFE\]($URL_SAFE) was just Released 🎉${SUFFIX}\\!"
 
           echo "announce=$ANNOUNCE_SAFE" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "body_safe=$BODY_SAFE" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

From 9051f44a79f119b48099d13807b6bd9ac2cd590d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emmanuel Lobo <76094069+UnschooledGamer@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 13:21:33 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 09/17] chore: enhance community release notifier with
 delimiter

---
 .github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml b/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
index 948d3ae9f..378539d8a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           TAG="$INPUT_TAG"
           URL="$INPUT_URL"
+          
+          # Generate a random delimiter (hex string, safe and collision-resistant)
+          DELIMITER=$(openssl rand -hex 16 || head -c 16 /dev/urandom | xxd -p -c 16)
+          
           # Escape problematic characters for MarkdownV2 (very conservative escaping)
           # We escape: _ * [ ] ( ) ~ ` > # + - = | { } . ! \
           BODY_SAFE=$(printf '%s' "$INPUT_BODY" | \
@@ -64,7 +68,11 @@ jobs:
           ANNOUNCE_SAFE="📢 Acode \[$TAG_SAFE\]($URL_SAFE) was just Released 🎉${SUFFIX}\\!"
 
           echo "announce=$ANNOUNCE_SAFE" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "body_safe=$BODY_SAFE" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          {
+            echo "body_safe<<$DELIMITER"
+            printf '%s\n' "$BODY_SAFE"
+            echo "$DELIMITER"
+          } >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       # ────────────────────────────────────────────────
       # Truncate for Discord

From 3c783f644ac681dda22ed159639136b46756ec75 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emmanuel Lobo <76094069+UnschooledGamer@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 13:28:31 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 10/17] Update .github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml

Co-authored-by: greptile-apps[bot] <165735046+greptile-apps[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml b/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
index 378539d8a..45b9f1897 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ jobs:
           TAG_SAFE=$(printf '%s' "$TAG" | sed 's/[_*[\]()~`>#+=|{}.!\\-]/\\&/g')
           URL_SAFE=$(printf '%s' "$URL" | sed 's/[_*[\]()~`>#+=|{}.!\\-]/\\&/g')
 
-          if [[ "$TAG" == *"-nightly"* ]]; then
           if [[ "$TAG" == *"-nightly"* ]]; then
             SUFFIX=" \\(Nightly Release\\)"
           else

From 4c397d5c1e1cd13107d55c097b2ff10a44e916e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emmanuel Lobo <76094069+UnschooledGamer@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 13:29:32 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 11/17] Update .github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml

Co-authored-by: greptile-apps[bot] <165735046+greptile-apps[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml b/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
index 45b9f1897..bbcf02172 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
           # Announcement line — also escape for safety
-          ANNOUNCE_SAFE="📢 Acode \[$TAG_SAFE\]($URL_SAFE) was just Released 🎉${SUFFIX}\\!"
+          ANNOUNCE_SAFE="📢 Acode [$TAG_SAFE]($URL) was just Released 🎉${SUFFIX}\\!"
 
           echo "announce=$ANNOUNCE_SAFE" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           {

From 67cb0a251f967d45c0e917e7437d0c7e976d1c7a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emmanuel Lobo <76094069+UnschooledGamer@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 13:35:38 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 12/17] Update .github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml

Co-authored-by: greptile-apps[bot] <165735046+greptile-apps[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml b/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
index bbcf02172..a68c6ef42 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ jobs:
           BODY_SAFE=$(printf '%s' "$INPUT_BODY" | \
             sed 's/[_*[\]()~`>#+=|{}.!\\-]/\\&/g')
           TAG_SAFE=$(printf '%s' "$TAG" | sed 's/[_*[\]()~`>#+=|{}.!\\-]/\\&/g')
-          URL_SAFE=$(printf '%s' "$URL" | sed 's/[_*[\]()~`>#+=|{}.!\\-]/\\&/g')
 
           if [[ "$TAG" == *"-nightly"* ]]; then
             SUFFIX=" \\(Nightly Release\\)"

From 4fc3f057f95f11cc79cf67796266f3341e18086b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emmanuel Lobo <76094069+UnschooledGamer@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 14:53:51 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 13/17] Update community-release-notifier.yml
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Mobile edits 😶🙏🙃
---
 .github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml | 15 +++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml b/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
index a68c6ef42..5590956f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
@@ -58,8 +58,10 @@ jobs:
 
           if [[ "$TAG" == *"-nightly"* ]]; then
             SUFFIX=" \\(Nightly Release\\)"
+            SUFFIXPLAIN=" (Nightly Release)"
           else
             SUFFIX=""
+            SUFFIXPLAIN=""
           fi
 
           # Announcement line — also escape for safety
@@ -72,6 +74,15 @@ jobs:
             echo "$DELIMITER"
           } >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
+          # Plain (MD) Announcement for Discord
+          ANNOUNCE_PLAIN="📢 Acode [$TAG]($URL) was just Released 🎉${SUFFIX_PLAIN}!"
+          echo "announce_plain=$ANNOUNCE_PLAIN" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          {
+            echo "body_plain<<$DELIMITER"
+            printf '%s\n' "$INPUT_BODY"
+            echo "$DELIMITER"
+          } >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
       # ────────────────────────────────────────────────
       # Truncate for Discord
       # ────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -81,9 +92,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           maxLength: 2000
           stringToTruncate: |
-            ${{ steps.vars.outputs.announce }}
+            ${{ steps.vars.outputs.announce_plain }}
 
-            ${{ steps.vars.outputs.body_safe }}
+            ${{ steps.vars.outputs.body_plain }}
 
       # ────────────────────────────────────────────────
       # Discord notification

From 60e7bab3fc8b7e69ae3b0d180ac15e2ce60961f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emmanuel Lobo <76094069+UnschooledGamer@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 14:58:41 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 14/17] Update community-release-notifier.yml
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Another mobile edits 😶
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 .github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml b/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
index 5590956f6..e7e379981 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           webhook-url: ${{ secrets.DISCORD_WEBHOOK_RELEASE_NOTES }}
           content: ${{ steps.truncate-discord.outputs.string }}
-        continue-on-error: true
 
       # ────────────────────────────────────────────────
       # Telegram notification — MarkdownV2 + no link preview
@@ -122,4 +121,3 @@ jobs:
           disable_web_page_preview: true
           # Only needed for topic-enabled supergroups/channels
           message_thread_id: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_MESSAGE_THREAD_ID }}
-        continue-on-error: true

From c57a86648d263b4c84b5fa15927f310bbf00f208 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emmanuel Lobo <76094069+UnschooledGamer@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 15:03:52 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 15/17] Update .github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml

Co-authored-by: greptile-apps[bot] <165735046+greptile-apps[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml b/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
index e7e379981..c578ce229 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
           } >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
           # Plain (MD) Announcement for Discord
-          ANNOUNCE_PLAIN="📢 Acode [$TAG]($URL) was just Released 🎉${SUFFIX_PLAIN}!"
+          ANNOUNCE_PLAIN="📢 Acode [$TAG]($URL) was just Released 🎉${SUFFIXPLAIN}!"
           echo "announce_plain=$ANNOUNCE_PLAIN" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           {
             echo "body_plain<<$DELIMITER"

From 6710bc582a1f865c82d9a1591e67f965e806c6fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emmanuel Lobo <76094069+UnschooledGamer@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 15:05:44 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 16/17] Update community-release-notifier.yml

---
 .github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml b/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
index c578ce229..8e84a813c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
@@ -120,4 +120,4 @@ jobs:
           parse_mode:       MarkdownV2
           disable_web_page_preview: true
           # Only needed for topic-enabled supergroups/channels
-          message_thread_id: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_MESSAGE_THREAD_ID }}
+          message_thread_id: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_MESSAGE_THREAD_ID || "" }}

From 5d852f24e8a050fefb4e0ea810600d73db9a2ad0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emmanuel Lobo <76094069+UnschooledGamer@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 15:24:18 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 17/17] chore: fix telegram creds requirements

---
 .github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml b/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
index 8e84a813c..53c8f832a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/community-release-notifier.yml
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ on:
         description: 'Telegram Chat ID (group/channel/supergroup)'
         required: true
       TELEGRAM_MESSAGE_THREAD_ID:
-        description: 'Optional: Topic / message_thread_id for Telegram forum/topic'
-        required: false
+        description: 'Topic / message_thread_id for Telegram forum/topic'
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
   notify:
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ jobs:
       # Telegram notification — MarkdownV2 + no link preview
       # ────────────────────────────────────────────────
       - name: Send to Telegram
+        if: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN != "" && secrets.TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID != "" && secrets.TELEGRAM_MESSAGE_THREAD_ID != "" }}
         uses: Salmansha08/telegram-github-action@17c9ce6b4210d2659dca29d34028b02fa29d70ad  # or newer tag if available
         with:
           to: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID }}
@@ -120,4 +121,5 @@ jobs:
           parse_mode:       MarkdownV2
           disable_web_page_preview: true
           # Only needed for topic-enabled supergroups/channels
-          message_thread_id: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_MESSAGE_THREAD_ID || "" }}
+          message_thread_id: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_MESSAGE_THREAD_ID }}
+        continue-on-error: true