I made DittoBot because I wanted to try making my own Slack bot. I started with a simple ping command and kept adding more things like weather, calculator, jokes, random choices, and other small tools.

As the code got longer, I separated each command into its own file. I also deployed the bot on Hack Club Nest, so it can stay online 24/7. I learned a lot about Slack bots, APIs, GitHub, and deploying while making it.

During development, I deployed to Nest and tried running the /dittobot-ping command, but it didn’t work. I tinkered with various settings, but nothing worked properly. It turned out that the /ping command code was missing from index.js… Once I added it back, it started working correctly.