Daily Summary

Overview

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Set up PocketHook’s background polling to automatically check for new information and deliver a daily summary notification.

How It Works

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1. PocketHook polls your server periodically (configurable interval)
2. When the polling endpoint returns true, PocketHook sends a fetch message
3. The server responds with a summary and optionally triggers a Shortcut

Server Setup

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Polling Endpoint

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Create an endpoint that returns true when there’s new data. The URL is fully configurable in PocketHook Settings — you can use any path (e.g., /jobs, /check, /status):

// In your server
app.get("/jobs", () => {
  const hasNewData = checkForUpdates(); // your logic
  return new Response(hasNewData ? "true" : "false");
});

Summary Command

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Handle the fetch message in your router:

case "daily-summary":
  const summary = await generateDailySummary(); // your logic
  return toResponse(
    shortcut(summary, "ShowSummary", {
      date: new Date().toISOString(),
      items: summaryItems
    })
  );

PocketHook Configuration

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1. Go to Settings → Background Polling
2. Enable polling
3. Set Polling URL to https://your-server.com/jobs
4. Set Fetch Message to daily-summary
5. Choose your Polling Interval (e.g., 60 minutes)
6. Grant notification permission when prompted

Required iOS Shortcut

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ShowSummary

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1. Shortcut Input — receive the summary data
2. Show Notification with the summary text
3. Optionally: Add to Reminders or Create Note for reference