Update configuration and README for improved setup and security; disable default API and emoji sync, and enhance Discord permission checks in API routes.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

dashboard/lib/utils.ts

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+/**
+ * ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
+ * ║                                                                  ║
+ * ║   ░█▀▀░█▀█░█▀▄░█▀▀░█░█   ░█▀▄░█▀▀░█░█░█▀▀                     ║
+ * ║   ░█░░░█░█░█░█░█▀▀░▄▀▄   ░█░█░█▀▀░▀▄▀░▀▀█                     ║
+ * ║   ░▀▀▀░▀▀▀░▀▀░░▀▀▀░▀░▀   ░▀▀░░▀▀▀░░▀░░▀▀▀                     ║
+ * ║                                                                  ║
+ * ║           © 2026 CodeX Devs — All Rights Reserved               ║
+ * ║                                                                  ║
+ * ║   discord  ──  https://discord.gg/codexdev                      ║
+ * ║   youtube  ──  https://youtube.com/@CodeXDevs                   ║
+ * ║   github   ──  https://github.com/RayExo                        ║
+ * ║                                                                  ║
+ * ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
+ */
+
+import { type ClassValue, clsx } from "clsx"
+import { twMerge } from "tailwind-merge"
+
+export function cn(...inputs: ClassValue[]) {
+  return twMerge(clsx(inputs))
+}
+
+export function isAdmin(userId?: string | null) {
+  if (!userId) return false;
+  const adminIds = [
+    ...(process.env.ADMIN_IDS || "").split(","),
+    ...(process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ADMIN_IDS || "").split(","),
+  ]
+    .map((id) => id.trim())
+    .filter(Boolean);
+  return adminIds.includes(userId);
+}