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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import json
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import urllib.request
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+
+def validate_environment():
+    """Validate required environment variables."""
+    if os.environ.get('CI') != '1':
+        print("Error: CI environment variable must be set to '1'")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    
+    if not os.environ.get('GITHUB_SHA'):
+        print("Error: GITHUB_SHA environment variable is required")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    
+    if not os.environ.get('GITHUB_REPOSITORY'):
+        print("Error: GITHUB_REPOSITORY environment variable is required")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    
+    if not os.environ.get('DISCORD_WEBHOOK_FOR_COMMITS'):
+        print("Error: DISCORD_WEBHOOK_FOR_COMMITS environment variable is required")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+def get_commit_info():
+    """Extract commit information using git commands."""
+    try:
+        # Get commit message (subject line)
+        commit_message = subprocess.check_output(
+            ['git', 'log', '-1', '--pretty=format:%s'],
+            text=True, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL
+        ).strip()
+        
+        # Get commit author
+        commit_author = subprocess.check_output(
+            ['git', 'log', '-1', '--pretty=format:%an'],
+            text=True, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL
+        ).strip()
+        
+        return commit_message, commit_author
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        print(f"Failed to get commit information: {e}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+def main():
+    # Validate we're running in the correct environment
+    validate_environment()
+    
+    # Check for test mode
+    if os.environ.get('DISCORD_TEST_MODE') == '1':
+        print("Running in test mode - will not send actual webhook")
+    
+    # Get commit information from git
+    commit_message, commit_author = get_commit_info()
+    
+    # Get remaining info from environment
+    github_sha = os.environ.get('GITHUB_SHA')
+    commit_sha = github_sha[:8]
+    commit_url = f"https://github.com/{os.environ.get('GITHUB_REPOSITORY')}/commit/{github_sha}"
+    
+    # Create timestamp
+    timestamp = datetime.now(timezone.utc).strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ')[:-3] + 'Z'
+    
+    # Create Discord webhook payload
+    payload = {
+        "embeds": [
+            {
+                "title": "New commit to main",
+                "description": f"**{commit_message}**",
+                "color": 5814783,
+                "fields": [
+                    {
+                        "name": "Author",
+                        "value": commit_author,
+                        "inline": True
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "name": "Commit",
+                        "value": f"[{commit_sha}]({commit_url})",
+                        "inline": True
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "name": "Repository",
+                        "value": os.environ.get('GITHUB_REPOSITORY'),
+                        "inline": True
+                    }
+                ],
+                "timestamp": timestamp
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+    
+    # Convert to JSON
+    json_payload = json.dumps(payload)
+    
+    # Test mode - just print the payload
+    if os.environ.get('DISCORD_TEST_MODE') == '1':
+        print("Generated Discord payload:")
+        print(json.dumps(payload, indent=2))
+        print("✓ Test mode: payload generated successfully")
+        return
+    
+    # Send to Discord webhook
+    webhook_url = os.environ.get('DISCORD_WEBHOOK_FOR_COMMITS')
+    
+    req = urllib.request.Request(
+        webhook_url,
+        data=json_payload.encode('utf-8'),
+        headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
+    )
+    
+    try:
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as response:
+            if response.status == 204:
+                print("Discord notification sent successfully")
+            else:
+                print(f"Discord webhook returned status: {response.status}")
+                sys.exit(1)
+    except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
+        print(f"Discord webhook HTTP error: {e.code} - {e.reason}")
+        try:
+            error_body = e.read().decode('utf-8')
+            print(f"Error details: {error_body}")
+            if e.code == 403 and 'error code: 1010' in error_body:
+                print("Error 1010: Webhook not found - the Discord webhook URL may be invalid or expired")
+        except:
+            pass
+        sys.exit(1)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Failed to send Discord notification: {e}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()