From 546f93fe436d75b9127f0b4e4e6cb5adc90cb556 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matt Van Horn <mvanhorn@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:28:49 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Remove caching - always fetch fresh data

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 scripts/last30days.py | 21 ---------------------
 1 file changed, 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/last30days.py b/scripts/last30days.py
index 5adb89e..bc3ddc9 100644
--- a/scripts/last30days.py
+++ b/scripts/last30days.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ Usage:
     python3 last30days.py <topic> [options]
 
 Options:
-    --refresh           Bypass cache and fetch fresh data
     --mock              Use fixtures instead of real API calls
     --emit=MODE         Output mode: compact|json|md|context|path (default: compact)
     --sources=MODE      Source selection: auto|reddit|x|both (default: auto)
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ SCRIPT_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
 sys.path.insert(0, str(SCRIPT_DIR))
 
 from lib import (
-    cache,
     dates,
     dedupe,
     env,
@@ -158,7 +156,6 @@ def main():
         description="Research a topic from the last 30 days on Reddit + X"
     )
     parser.add_argument("topic", nargs="?", help="Topic to research")
-    parser.add_argument("--refresh", action="store_true", help="Bypass cache")
     parser.add_argument("--mock", action="store_true", help="Use fixtures")
     parser.add_argument(
         "--emit",
@@ -229,23 +226,9 @@ def main():
     # Get date range
     from_date, to_date = dates.get_date_range(30)
 
-    # Check cache (unless refresh or mock)
-    cache_key = cache.get_cache_key(args.topic, from_date, to_date, f"{sources}:{depth}")
-
     # Initialize progress display
     progress = ui.ProgressDisplay(args.topic, show_banner=True)
 
-    if not args.refresh and not args.mock:
-        cached, cache_age = cache.load_cache_with_age(cache_key)
-        if cached:
-            # Use cached data
-            progress.show_cached(cache_age)
-            report = schema.Report.from_dict(cached)
-            report.from_cache = True
-            report.cache_age_hours = cache_age
-            output_result(report, args.emit)
-            return
-
     # Select models
     if args.mock:
         # Use mock models
@@ -325,10 +308,6 @@ def main():
     # Write outputs
     render.write_outputs(report, raw_openai, raw_xai, raw_reddit_enriched)
 
-    # Cache the result (if not mock)
-    if not args.mock:
-        cache.save_cache(cache_key, report.to_dict())
-
     # Show completion
     progress.show_complete(len(deduped_reddit), len(deduped_x))