NotificationBot wins Rep. Brendan Boyle’s 2025 Congressional App Challenge in Pennsylvania’s Second District

When asked what inspired the creation of NotificationBot, Andrew Kuang said, “I built NotificationBot because over the past few years, I’ve watched Discord administrators and server staff spend way too much time manually managing routine communication. Announcements would often be typed out from scratch, copying information from multiple websites, and this left plenty of room for spelling mistakes, delays, or inconsistent formatting. It wasn’t efficient, and it definitely wasn’t enjoyable work.

“The same issue existed with welcoming new members. Most servers still rely on either generic default greetings made by Discord themselves or staff manually messaging new members, which is inconsistent and easy to forget during busy times. A welcoming system should feel personal and on-brand for each community, but not require hours of configuration or constant maintenance.

“So I decided to build a fast and reliable Discord integration that handles these tasks automatically. NotificationBot pulls the right information directly from the source and sends clean, accurate notifications without the manual copy-paste process. The welcoming system allows server owners to create custom first impressions that reflect their community’s personality—all managed through a clear, easy-to-use dashboard.

“My goal is to eliminate repetitive administrative work, so server teams can focus on what actually matters: growing their communities, engaging with members, and building better experiences—instead of repetitive tasks.”