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+-- Fix the trigger function to use the anon key directly
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION public.notify_moderators_on_new_submission()
+RETURNS TRIGGER
+LANGUAGE plpgsql
+SECURITY DEFINER
+SET search_path = public
+AS $$
+DECLARE
+  submitter_profile record;
+  function_url text;
+  anon_key text;
+BEGIN
+  -- Get submitter's username or display name
+  SELECT username, display_name INTO submitter_profile
+  FROM public.profiles
+  WHERE user_id = NEW.user_id;
+  
+  -- Build the function URL
+  function_url := 'https://ydvtmnrszybqnbcqbdcy.supabase.co/functions/v1/notify-moderators-submission';
+  
+  -- Use the public anon key (this is safe, it's already public in the frontend)
+  anon_key := 'eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJzdXBhYmFzZSIsInJlZiI6InlkdnRtbnJzenlicW5iY3FiZGN5Iiwicm9sZSI6ImFub24iLCJpYXQiOjE3NTgzMjYzNTYsImV4cCI6MjA3MzkwMjM1Nn0.DM3oyapd_omP5ZzIlrT0H9qBsiQBxBRgw2tYuqgXKX4';
+  
+  -- Call edge function asynchronously (doesn't block submission)
+  -- Using pg_net to make HTTP request without blocking
+  PERFORM net.http_post(
+    url := function_url,
+    headers := jsonb_build_object(
+      'Content-Type', 'application/json',
+      'Authorization', 'Bearer ' || anon_key,
+      'apikey', anon_key
+    ),
+    body := jsonb_build_object(
+      'submission_id', NEW.id,
+      'submission_type', NEW.submission_type,
+      'submitter_name', COALESCE(submitter_profile.display_name, submitter_profile.username, 'Anonymous'),
+      'action', COALESCE((NEW.content->>'action')::text, 'create')
+    )
+  );
+  
+  RETURN NEW;
+EXCEPTION
+  WHEN OTHERS THEN
+    -- Log error but don't fail the submission
+    RAISE WARNING 'Failed to notify moderators: %', SQLERRM;
+    RETURN NEW;
+END;
+$$;
+
+-- Add comment
+COMMENT ON FUNCTION public.notify_moderators_on_new_submission() IS 
+  'Automatically notifies all moderators via Novu when a new submission enters the moderation queue. Fixed to use anon key directly.';
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