diff --git a/cron_commits.sh b/cron_commits.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+
+most_recent=''
+
+while true
+do
+    commits=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/$1/commits)
+    sha=$(echo "$commits" | jq -r '.[0].sha')
+
+    if [ -z "$most_recent" ]
+    then
+        most_recent="$sha"
+        echo "first run of loop, commit is $sha"
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    if [ "$most_recent" == "$sha" ]
+    then
+        echo "most recent commit is the same, sleeping"
+        # sec - min - hr
+        sleep $((1 * 60 * 60 * $2))
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    echo "found new commit $sha"
+    ./generate.sh
+done