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+---
+id: fb33558f-0419-433d-afcf-8e6edef12957
+type: insight
+title: "Insight: Voice channel cleanup auto-unpublishes scorecards — intended behavior"
+tags: [major-domo, scorebug, voice-cleanup, scorecard-tracker, discord, insight]
+importance: 0.55
+confidence: 0.8
+created: "2026-02-20T20:30:21.058893+00:00"
+updated: "2026-02-20T20:30:21.058893+00:00"
+---
+
+# Voice Channel Cleanup Auto-Unpublishes Scorecards
+
+## Project
+major-domo / discord-app-v2
+
+## File
+`commands/voice/cleanup_service.py` — `VoiceChannelCleanupService`
+
+## Behavior
+`VoiceChannelCleanupService` automatically calls `scorecard_tracker.unpublish_scorecard()` when a voice channel is:
+- Empty for 5+ minutes
+- Manually deleted
+- Found stale on startup
+
+This removes the scorecard from `data/scorecards.json`.
+
+## Downstream Effect
+When the live scorebug tracker runs, it sees no published scorecards and hides `#live-sba-scores`. This is **intentional** — game tracking in SBA is tied to voice channel lifecycle.
+
+## Why This Matters
+During testing or debugging, if no voice channel exists, the scorebug tracker will appear to silently do nothing (or hide channels) even if games are active. The channel/scorecard must be published first. This caused confusion when testing the scorebug system in isolation.