Just finished building my custom Slack bot for the Stardance Challenge!

Tech Stack: Node.js, @slack/bolt, Axios, and Render for hosting.

Features: Added 6 slash commands (/jer-ping, /jer-help, /jer-catfact, /jer-roll, /jer-coinflip, /jer-joke). It uses external APIs for cat facts and jokes.

Challenges: Faced an invalid_auth error on Render due to a typo in the environment variables. Fixed it by correcting the tokens. Got a 404 error during submission because the GitHub repo was private. Made it public to fix it.

Result: The bot is now live 24/7 on Render and responds to commands instantly. GitHub repo is public and the project is submitted!