diff --git a/server/index.ts b/server/index.ts
index c6669674..04929f7f 100644
--- a/server/index.ts
+++ b/server/index.ts
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ const handleDiscordInteractions = async (
           return res.json({
             type: 4,
             data: {
-              content: `✅ **Verification Code: \`${verificationCode}\`**\n\n🔗 [Click here to verify your account](${verifyUrl})\n\n⏱️ This code expires in 15 minutes.`,
+              content: `✅ **Verification Code: \`${verificationCode}\`**\n\n��� [Click here to verify your account](${verifyUrl})\n\n⏱️ This code expires in 15 minutes.`,
               flags: 0,
             },
           });
@@ -6191,5 +6191,11 @@ export function createServer() {
     console.warn("Admin API not initialized:", e);
   }
 
+  // Blog API routes
+  app.get("/api/blog", blogIndexHandler);
+  app.get("/api/blog/:slug", (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) => {
+    return blogSlugHandler(req, res);
+  });
+
   return app;
 }