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+import db from './db';                  // assume database module
+import crypto from 'node:crypto';
+
+const ALGORA_API = 'https://algora.io/api/bounties?status=open&limit=50';
+
+interface AlgoraBounty {
+  title: string;
+  url: string;         // full URL to the bounty
+  reward_usd: number | null;
+  techStack: string[]; // languages / tags
+}
+
+// Helper: extract USD reward from Algora's response.
+// The API returns reward in various forms; we only trust explicit USD amounts.
+function parseRewardUsd(bounty: Record<string, any>): number | null {
+  const reward = bounty.reward;
+  if (!reward) return null;
+  if (typeof reward === 'number') return reward;
+  if (typeof reward === 'string') {
+    // examples: "$500", "500 USD", "500"
+    const match = reward.match(/^\$?(\d+(?:\.\d{1,2})?)\s*(?:USD)?$/i);
+    if (match) {
+      const num = parseFloat(match[1]);
+      return isNaN(num) ? null : num;
+    }
+  }
+  // structured object: { amount: 500, currency: "USD" }
+  if (typeof reward === 'object' && reward.amount !== undefined && reward.currency === 'USD') {
+    const num = parseFloat(reward.amount);
+    return isNaN(num) ? null : num;
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+async function fetchAlgoraBounties(): Promise<AlgoraBounty[]> {
+  const response = await fetch(ALGORA_API, {
+    headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json' }
+  });
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    console.error(`Algora API error: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`);
+    return [];
+  }
+  const data: any = await response.json();
+  const bounties: any[] = data?.bounties ?? data?.results ?? (Array.isArray(data) ? data : []);
+
+  return bounties.map((b: any) => {
+    // Algora returns an HTML URL; fallback to API URL if missing
+    const url = b.url || b.html_url || '';
+    const title = b.title || b.name || '';
+    const techStack: string[] = [];
+    if (b.languages && Array.isArray(b.languages)) {
+      techStack.push(...b.languages.map((l: any) => typeof l === 'string' ? l : l.name || l));
+    }
+    if (b.tags && Array.isArray(b.tags)) {
+      techStack.push(...b.tags.map((t: any) => typeof t === 'string' ? t : t.name || t));
+    }
+    return {
+      title,
+      url,
+      reward_usd: parseRewardUsd(b),
+      techStack
+    };
+  }).filter(b => b.title && b.url); // only keep entries with at least title and url
+}
+
+async function insertAlgoraBounties(bounties: AlgoraBounty[]): Promise<number> {
+  const insertSQL = `
+    INSERT INTO runtime_jobs (task_id, title, url, reward_usd, tech_stack, source)
+    VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, 'algora')
+    ON CONFLICT (task_id) DO NOTHING
+  `;
+  let inserted = 0;
+  for (const b of bounties) {
+    const taskId = crypto.createHash('sha1').update(b.url).digest('hex');
+    const techStackStr = JSON.stringify(b.techStack);
+    try {
+      await db.query(insertSQL, [
+        taskId,
+        b.title,
+        b.url,
+        b.reward_usd,
+        techStackStr
+      ]);
+      inserted++;
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error(`Algora insert error for ${b.url}:`, err);
+    }
+  }
+  return inserted;
+}
+
+export async function scoutAlgora(): Promise<void> {
+  console.log('[Algora Scout] Fetching bounties...');
+  const bounties = await fetchAlgoraBounties();
+  console.log(`[Algora Scout] Found ${bounties.length} bounties`);
+  if (bounties.length === 0) {
+    console.log('[Algora Scout] No bounties to insert.');
+    return;
+  }
+  const count = await insertAlgoraBounties(bounties);
+  console.log(`[Algora Scout] Inserted ${count} new bounties.`);
+}
+