notify: force env topic

AIInteraction.py

@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ Principles:
     "action": "schedule_reminder",
     "reminder": {
       "message": "short friendly text",
-      "topic": "adhdbot-<user id>",
       "trigger": {
         "value": "ISO 8601 timestamp"
       }

Notification.py

@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ class NotificationDispatcher:
     def sendReminder(userId: str, reminder: Dict[str, Any]):
         metadata = reminder.get("metadata") or {}
         actualUser = userId or reminder.get("user") or metadata.get("user") or "user"
-        topic = reminder.get("topic") or metadata.get("topic")
+        topic = NotificationDispatcher.buildTopic(actualUser)
-        if not topic:
-            topic = ntfyTopicTemplate.format(userId=actualUser)
         url = NotificationDispatcher.buildTopicUrl(topic)
         if not url:
             return
@@ -76,6 +74,16 @@ class NotificationDispatcher:
         topicSlug = topic.lstrip("/")
         return f"{base}/{topicSlug}"
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def buildTopic(actualUser: str) -> str:
+        template = ntfyTopicTemplate or ""
+        if not template:
+            return ""
+        try:
+            return template.format(userId=actualUser)
+        except (KeyError, IndexError, ValueError):
+            return template
+
     @staticmethod
     def buildHeaders(message_text: str) -> Dict[str, str]:
         headers = {"Title": NotificationDispatcher.buildTitleHeader(message_text)}

README.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ADHDbot is a FastAPI + Discord assistant that captures ADHD-friendly notes, brea
 ## At a glance
 - Opinionated system prompt + tooling contract wired through OpenRouter (Claude Haiku 4.5 by default).
 - FastAPI surface area for chat runs, notes, and persistent action items—served by Docker or a bare Python venv.
-- Notification bridge that turns `schedule_reminder` JSON into ntfy pushes (bring your own topic + auth).
+- Notification bridge that turns `schedule_reminder` JSON into ntfy pushes (single ntfy topic defined via env vars).
 - Hourly agentic workflow that summarizes memory + actions, then nudges the user via a dedicated prompt.
 - Static React console (`web_App.tsx`) for local demos: send prompts, review transcripts, and edit action items without curl.
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ Environment variables of interest (see `.env.example`):
 - `PROMPT_CATEGORY`, `PROMPT_NAME`, `PROMPT_CONTEXT` – defaults for the `/run` endpoint.
 - `LOG_PROMPTS` (default `1`) – when truthy, every outgoing prompt is logged to stdout so you can audit the final instructions sent to the LLM.
 - `NTFY_BASE_URL` – when set (e.g., `https://ntfy.scorpi.us`), reminder payloads with `action: schedule_reminder` will be POSTed to ntfy.
-- `NTFY_TOPIC_TEMPLATE` – optional format string for topics (default `adhdbot-{userId}`); override per reminder via `reminder.metadata.topic`.
+- `NTFY_TOPIC_TEMPLATE` – format string for the ntfy topic slug (default `adhdbot-{userId}`); all reminders are forced through this template so every notification lands in the same subscribed channel.
 - `NTFY_AUTH_TOKEN` – optional bearer token if your ntfy server requires auth.
 - `AGENTIC_CATEGORY` / `AGENTIC_PROMPT_NAME` / `AGENTIC_MODE_HINT` – control which prompt handles the hourly agentic sweep (defaults: `agentic/hourly_review`, hint "Agentic review").
 - `AGENTIC_NOTES_LIMIT` – how many of the most recent notes to include in the sweep payload (default `5`).
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ When the assistant schedules a reminder it emits a single JSON block:
   "action": "schedule_reminder",
   "reminder": {
     "message": "short friendly text",
-    "topic": "adhdbot-<user id>",
     "trigger": {
       "value": "2025-11-11T02:41:42+00:00"
     }