From 50ab9b38ac8b0ba69f116be0d313b1df8572a33d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mike Johnston <mike@nervesocket.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:36:36 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix: add error logging for Mastodon fetch failure

---
 src/app/api/research/route.ts | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/app/api/research/route.ts b/src/app/api/research/route.ts
index faed28e..756523f 100644
--- a/src/app/api/research/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/research/route.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ export async function POST(req: NextRequest) {
   let postsPerHour = 0
   try {
     postsPerHour = await getPostsPerHour(tag)
-  } catch {
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error('[research] Mastodon fetch failed:', err)
     return NextResponse.json(
       { error: 'Could not reach Mastodon. Try again later.' },
       { status: 502 },