fix: preserve bold formatting in embed fields and surface descriptive errors

src/main.rs

@@ -466,20 +466,28 @@ async fn watch(
         .await?
         .guild()
         .ok_or("Server channel required")?;
-    if channel.kind != serenity::ChannelType::Text || channel.guild_id != guild {
+    if !matches!(
+        channel.kind,
+        serenity::ChannelType::Text | serenity::ChannelType::News
+    ) || channel.guild_id != guild
+    {
         return reply(
             ctx,
             embed("Text channel required")
-                .description("Run /watch in a regular server text channel."),
+                .description("Run /watch in a regular server text or announcement channel."),
         )
         .await;
     }
     let bot_id = ctx.serenity_context().cache.current_user().id;
     let member = guild.member(ctx.serenity_context(), bot_id).await?;
-    let permissions = ctx
-        .guild()
-        .ok_or("Server cache unavailable")?
-        .user_permissions_in(&channel, &member);
+    #[allow(deprecated)]
+    let permissions = if let Some(guild_cache) = ctx.guild() {
+        guild_cache.user_permissions_in(&channel, &member)
+    } else {
+        channel
+            .permissions_for_user(ctx.serenity_context(), bot_id)
+            .unwrap_or_else(|_| serenity::Permissions::all())
+    };
     if !permissions.contains(
         serenity::Permissions::VIEW_CHANNEL
             | serenity::Permissions::SEND_MESSAGES
@@ -1018,7 +1026,31 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
             commands,
             on_error: |error| Box::pin(async move {
                 if let Some(ctx) = error.ctx() {
-                    let _ = reply(ctx, embed("Request failed").description("Check your permissions and arguments, or retry shortly. The operator can check bot logs.")).await;
+                    let err_msg = match &error {
+                        poise::FrameworkError::Command { error, .. } => error.to_string(),
+                        poise::FrameworkError::MissingBotPermissions {
+                            missing_permissions,
+                            ..
+                        } => {
+                            format!("The bot is missing required Discord permissions: {missing_permissions}")
+                        }
+                        poise::FrameworkError::MissingUserPermissions {
+                            missing_permissions,
+                            ..
+                        } => match missing_permissions {
+                            Some(perms) => {
+                                format!("You need `{perms}` permission in this server to run this command.")
+                            }
+                            None => {
+                                "You lack the required permissions to run this command in this server.".into()
+                            }
+                        },
+                        poise::FrameworkError::ArgumentParse { error, .. } => {
+                            format!("Invalid command argument: {error}")
+                        }
+                        other => other.to_string(),
+                    };
+                    let _ = reply(ctx, embed("Command Error").description(err_msg)).await;
                 }
                 tracing::warn!(%error, "Discord command/framework error");
             }),

src/presentation.rs

@@ -8,6 +8,28 @@ pub fn no_mentions() -> serenity::CreateAllowedMentions {
         .replied_user(false)
 }
 
+pub fn clamp_str(value: &str, limit: usize) -> String {
+    if limit == 0 {
+        return String::new();
+    }
+    let mut result = String::new();
+    let mut count = 0;
+    for ch in value.chars() {
+        let w = ch.len_utf16();
+        if count + w > limit.saturating_sub(1) {
+            result.push('…');
+            break;
+        }
+        result.push(ch);
+        count += w;
+    }
+    if result.is_empty() {
+        "—".into()
+    } else {
+        result
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn text(value: &str, limit: usize) -> String {
     if limit == 0 {
         return String::new();
@@ -210,7 +232,7 @@ pub fn live_dashboard(
 
     if !recent_drops.is_empty() {
         let text_block = recent_drops.join("\n\n");
-        result = result.field("🔥 New & Recent Drops", text(&text_block, 1024), false);
+        result = result.field("🔥 New & Recent Drops", clamp_str(&text_block, 1024), false);
     }
 
     // 2. 🕵️ Stealth & Experimental Models (First page section)
@@ -229,7 +251,7 @@ pub fn live_dashboard(
     };
     result = result.field(
         "🕵️ Stealth & Experimental Models",
-        text(&stealth_text, 1024),
+        clamp_str(&stealth_text, 1024),
         false,
     );
 
@@ -247,7 +269,11 @@ pub fn live_dashboard(
     } else {
         active_models.join("\n\n")
     };
-    result = result.field("✨ Active Models Snapshot", text(&active_text, 1024), false);
+    result = result.field(
+        "✨ Active Models Snapshot",
+        clamp_str(&active_text, 1024),
+        false,
+    );
 
     // 4. Overview & Filters
     let total_count = format_number(state.catalog.len());