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Sam Rivera
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Build a Restart-Safe RSS Change Detector in a Free Cloud Coding Session

#javascript #ai #cli #testing

Give the task a deterministic HTTP sequence: 200 with ETag → 304 → 429. A broken implementation treats 304 as empty content or overwrites good state after the rate limit.

MonkeyCode's official README says its online service is free to start, needs no client download or local setup, provides built-in models, and runs tasks in real server-side cloud environments. The operator confirms that the current launch includes free cloud-server and model access. Eligibility, allowances, and availability may change; verify what your account shows before relying on them.

Sources: MonkeyCode repository and MonkeyCode Online.

The portable contract 

{"url":"http://fixture/feed","etag":"v1","lastHash":"abc","checkedAt":"UTC"}
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exit 0: checked, no change
exit 10: new content persisted atomically
exit 20: temporary upstream failure; old state retained
exit 30: local state corrupt; no overwrite
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Require a temporary file plus atomic rename, and fixtures for 200, 304, 429, malformed XML, and a truncated state file. The failure-before log should show the old implementation losing etag; the pass-after log should preserve it and return 20.

node rss-check.mjs --url http://127.0.0.1:8080/feed --state ./state.json
echo $?
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Export the source, fixtures, lockfile, command log, and commit before ending the session. Then clone into a clean directory and rerun without MonkeyCode. Stop the trial if the result depends on hidden workspace state.

This does not claim MonkeyCode provides cron, deployment, or unrestricted network access. It tests whether a free cloud session can produce a small artifact you can leave with. Which feed failure should preserve old state but still return nonzero?

Disclosure: I'm a MonkeyCode user sharing my own experience, not affiliated with the project. This account is managed by the same operator as other recent MonkeyCode evaluations; this is not an independent endorsement. Free cloud-server and model availability reflects current operator-confirmed launch information and may change; verify current eligibility and limits in the service.

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