diff --git a/libs/model/src/bot/CreateBotContest.command.ts b/libs/model/src/bot/CreateBotContest.command.ts
index 31876375faa..c7eae3eb872 100644
--- a/libs/model/src/bot/CreateBotContest.command.ts
+++ b/libs/model/src/bot/CreateBotContest.command.ts
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ export function CreateBotContest(): Command<typeof schemas.CreateBotContest> {
             ticker: tokenMetadata.ticker,
             decimals: tokenMetadata.decimals,
             contest_address: contestAddress,
+            farcaster_author_cast_hash: payload.castHash,
           },
           { transaction },
         );
diff --git a/libs/model/src/contest/Contests.projection.ts b/libs/model/src/contest/Contests.projection.ts
index b8104e95593..ff8b6250c15 100644
--- a/libs/model/src/contest/Contests.projection.ts
+++ b/libs/model/src/contest/Contests.projection.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,16 @@ import {
 } from '@hicommonwealth/evm-protocols';
 import { config } from '@hicommonwealth/model';
 import { events } from '@hicommonwealth/schemas';
-import { buildContestLeaderboardUrl, getBaseUrl } from '@hicommonwealth/shared';
+import {
+  buildContestLeaderboardUrl,
+  buildFarcasterContestFrameUrl,
+  getBaseUrl,
+} from '@hicommonwealth/shared';
 import { QueryTypes } from 'sequelize';
 import { models } from '../database';
 import { mustExist } from '../middleware/guards';
 import { EvmEventSourceAttributes } from '../models';
+import { DEFAULT_CONTEST_BOT_PARAMS } from '../services/openai/parseBotCommand';
 import { getWeightedNumTokens } from '../services/stakeHelper';
 import {
   decodeThreadContentUrl,
@@ -258,6 +263,31 @@ export function Contests(): Projection<typeof inputs> {
           true,
           payload.block_number,
         );
+
+        // if bot-created farcaster contest, notify author
+        const contestManager = await models.ContestManager.findOne({
+          where: {
+            contest_address: payload.contest_address,
+          },
+        });
+        mustExist('Contest Manager', contestManager);
+
+        if (contestManager.farcaster_author_cast_hash) {
+          await publishCast(
+            contestManager.farcaster_author_cast_hash,
+            ({ username }) => {
+              const {
+                payoutStructure: [winner1, winner2, winner3],
+                voterShare,
+              } = DEFAULT_CONTEST_BOT_PARAMS;
+              return `Hey @${username}, your contest has been created. The prize distribution is ${winner1}% to winner, ${winner2}% to second place, ${winner3}% to third , and ${voterShare}% going to voters. The contest will run for 7 days. Anyone who replies to a cast containing the frame enters the contest.`;
+            },
+            {
+              // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+              embed: `${getBaseUrl(config.APP_ENV, config.CONTESTS.FARCASTER_NGROK_DOMAIN!)}${buildFarcasterContestFrameUrl(payload.contest_address)}`,
+            },
+          );
+        }
       },
 
       // This happens for each recurring contest _after_ the initial contest
diff --git a/libs/model/src/models/contest_manager.ts b/libs/model/src/models/contest_manager.ts
index edf3e70adf8..00d138a9ede 100644
--- a/libs/model/src/models/contest_manager.ts
+++ b/libs/model/src/models/contest_manager.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ export default (
       topic_id: { type: Sequelize.INTEGER, allowNull: true },
       is_farcaster_contest: { type: Sequelize.BOOLEAN, allowNull: false },
       vote_weight_multiplier: { type: Sequelize.FLOAT, allowNull: true },
+      farcaster_author_cast_hash: { type: Sequelize.STRING, allowNull: true },
     },
     {
       tableName: 'ContestManagers',
diff --git a/libs/model/src/policies/FarcasterWorker.policy.ts b/libs/model/src/policies/FarcasterWorker.policy.ts
index 1e64f421d6a..a1ce9e81720 100644
--- a/libs/model/src/policies/FarcasterWorker.policy.ts
+++ b/libs/model/src/policies/FarcasterWorker.policy.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,12 @@
 import { command, logger, Policy } from '@hicommonwealth/core';
 import { events } from '@hicommonwealth/schemas';
-import {
-  buildFarcasterContestFrameUrl,
-  getBaseUrl,
-} from '@hicommonwealth/shared';
 import { NeynarAPIClient } from '@neynar/nodejs-sdk';
 import { Op } from 'sequelize';
 import { config, models } from '..';
 import { CreateBotContest } from '../bot/CreateBotContest.command';
 import { systemActor } from '../middleware';
 import { mustExist } from '../middleware/guards';
-import { DEFAULT_CONTEST_BOT_PARAMS } from '../services/openai/parseBotCommand';
-import {
-  buildFarcasterContentUrl,
-  buildFarcasterWebhookName,
-  publishCast,
-} from '../utils';
+import { buildFarcasterContentUrl, buildFarcasterWebhookName } from '../utils';
 import {
   createOnchainContestContent,
   createOnchainContestVote,
@@ -210,29 +201,13 @@ export function FarcasterWorker(): Policy<typeof inputs> {
         });
       },
       FarcasterContestBotMentioned: async ({ payload }) => {
-        const contestAddress = await command(CreateBotContest(), {
+        await command(CreateBotContest(), {
           actor: systemActor({}),
           payload: {
             castHash: payload.hash!,
             prompt: payload.text,
           },
         });
-        if (contestAddress) {
-          await publishCast(
-            payload.hash,
-            ({ username }) => {
-              const {
-                payoutStructure: [winner1, winner2, winner3],
-                voterShare,
-              } = DEFAULT_CONTEST_BOT_PARAMS;
-              return `Hey @${username}, your contest has been created. The prize distribution is ${winner1}% to winner, ${winner2}% to second place, ${winner3}% to third , and ${voterShare}% going to voters. The contest will run for 7 days. Anyone who replies to a cast containing the frame enters the contest.`;
-            },
-            {
-              // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
-              embed: `${getBaseUrl(config.APP_ENV, config.CONTESTS.FARCASTER_NGROK_DOMAIN!)}${buildFarcasterContestFrameUrl(contestAddress)}`,
-            },
-          );
-        }
       },
     },
   };
diff --git a/libs/schemas/src/entities/contest-manager.schemas.ts b/libs/schemas/src/entities/contest-manager.schemas.ts
index 6c20eec9195..788cfe261e9 100644
--- a/libs/schemas/src/entities/contest-manager.schemas.ts
+++ b/libs/schemas/src/entities/contest-manager.schemas.ts
@@ -67,5 +67,11 @@ export const ContestManager = z
       .gt(0)
       .nullish()
       .describe('Vote weight multiplier'),
+    farcaster_author_cast_hash: z
+      .string()
+      .optional()
+      .describe(
+        "For bot-created contests, the hash of the farcaster author's cast that created the contest",
+      ),
   })
   .describe('On-Chain Contest Manager');
diff --git a/packages/commonwealth/server/migrations/20250214193451-bot-contest-farcaster-author-cast-hash.js b/packages/commonwealth/server/migrations/20250214193451-bot-contest-farcaster-author-cast-hash.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ba7b0c13b04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/commonwealth/server/migrations/20250214193451-bot-contest-farcaster-author-cast-hash.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+'use strict';
+
+/** @type {import('sequelize-cli').Migration} */
+module.exports = {
+  async up(queryInterface, Sequelize) {
+    await queryInterface.addColumn(
+      'ContestManagers',
+      'farcaster_author_cast_hash',
+      {
+        type: Sequelize.STRING,
+        allowNull: true,
+      },
+    );
+  },
+
+  async down(queryInterface, Sequelize) {
+    await queryInterface.removeColumn(
+      'ContestManagers',
+      'farcaster_author_cast_hash',
+    );
+  },
+};