fix: preserve rawPipeId for stream resolution + fix creatorInfo message overwrite + match slug against tail of episode ID

src/helpers/pipe.js

@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ const injectSourceSlugs = (data, anilistId) => {
       for (const ep of epList) {
         if (ep.id && ep.number) {
           const origId = ep.id;
+          // NOTE: Preserve the raw pipe ID so getWatchSources can resolve it later
+          ep.rawPipeId = origId;
           // NOTE: Take only the prefix before ":" for the slug
           const prefix = origId.includes(":") ? origId.split(":")[0] : origId;
           ep.id = `watch/${provName}/${anilistId}/${category}/${prefix}-${ep.number}`;
@@ -304,17 +306,16 @@ const getWatchSources = async (provider, anilistId, category, slug) => {
   const episodes = provData.episodes?.[category] || [];
   let targetId = null;
 
-  // NOTE: Resolve slug back to the original pipe episode ID
+  // NOTE: Match slug against the tail of the episode ID (e.g. "animedao-1")
   for (const ep of episodes) {
-    const origId = ep.id || "";
+    if (ep.id) {
-    const prefix = origId.includes(":") ? origId.split(":")[0] : origId;
+      const epSlug = ep.id.split("/").pop();
-    const generated = `${prefix}-${ep.number}`;
+      if (epSlug === slug && ep.rawPipeId) {
-
+        targetId = ep.rawPipeId;
-    if (generated === slug) {
-      targetId = origId;
         break;
       }
     }
+  }
 
   if (!targetId) throw new Error(`Episode slug '${slug}' not found for provider ${provider}`);
   return getSources(targetId, provider, anilistId, category);

src/middleware/creatorInfo.js

@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ const addCreatorInfo = (req, res, next) => {
     if (typeof data === "object" && data !== null && !data.creator) {
       data = {
         ...data,
-        ...creatorInfo,
+        creator: creatorInfo.creator,
+        github: creatorInfo.github,
+        telegram: creatorInfo.telegram,
         timestamp: new Date().toLocaleString("en-IN", { timeZone: "Asia/Kolkata", hour12: true }),
       };
     }