diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c01006e..1bc0c1e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ A place where I put some integration scripts for the popular Slack messaging pla
 
 #Rally Bot
 
-We use this to query our Rally instance for defects, tasks and user stories. I have it configured to respond to a /rallyme slash command in Slack.
+Pushes notifications from Rally whenever a comment is added to a ticket, and queries our Rally instance for defects, tasks and user stories. I have it configured to respond to a /rallyme slash command in Slack.
 
 E.g.:
 /rallyme DE12345
diff --git a/scripts/config/rallycron.conf.php b/scripts/config/rallycron.conf.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbd2816
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/config/rallycron.conf.php
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?php
+$CRON_INTERVAL = 61; //seconds between cron runs; pad for script run time and latency
+$RALLY_PROJECT_ID = REPLACE_ME;
+$SLACK_CHANNEL_FOR_RALLY_PROJECT = 'REPLACE ME'; //do not include hash symbol
diff --git a/scripts/include/rally.php b/scripts/include/rally.php
index 9713410..bc311b3 100644
--- a/scripts/include/rally.php
+++ b/scripts/include/rally.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?
 //rally commands
-
+$RALLY_URL = 'https://rally1.rallydev.com/';
+$RALLY_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT = 'Y-m-d\TH:i:s.u\Z';
 
 function HandleItem($slackCommand, $rallyFormattedId)
 {
@@ -53,11 +54,11 @@ function HandleStory($id, $channel_name)
 	$payload = GetRequirementPayload($ref);
 
 	$result = postit($channel_name, $payload->text, $payload->attachments);
-	
+
 	if($result=='Invalid channel specified'){
 	    die("Sorry, the rallyme command can't post messages to your private chat.\n");
 	}
-	
+
 	if($result!="ok"){
 		print_r($result."\n");
 		print_r(json_encode($payload));
@@ -71,11 +72,11 @@ function postit($channel_name, $payload, $attachments){
 	global $config, $slackCommand;
 
 	return slack_incoming_hook_post_with_attachments(
-		$config['slack']['hook'], 
-		$config['rally']['botname'], 
-		$slackCommand->ChannelName, 
-		$config['rally']['boticon'], 
-		$payload, 
+		$config['slack']['hook'],
+		$config['rally']['botname'],
+		$slackCommand->ChannelName,
+		$config['rally']['boticon'],
+		$payload,
 		$attachments);
 }
 
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ function GetDefectPayload($ref)
 		array_push($fields,$firstattachment);
 
 	global $slackCommand;
-	
+
 	$userlink = BuildUserLink($slackCommand->UserName);
 	$user_message = "Ok, {$userlink}, here's the defect you requested.";
 
@@ -265,7 +266,7 @@ function GetRequirementPayload($ref)
 
 		if($blocked)
 			array_push($fields, MakeField("blocked",$blockedreason,true));
-		
+
 		array_push($fields, MakeField("description",$short_description,false));
 
 		if($firstattachment!=null)
diff --git a/scripts/include/rallycron.inc.php b/scripts/include/rallycron.inc.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f09bed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/include/rallycron.inc.php
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+<?php
+require('curl.php');
+require('slack.config.php');
+require('slack.php');
+require('rallyme.config.php');
+require('rally.php');
+
+function FetchLatestRallyComments($since)
+{
+	global $RALLY_URL, $RALLY_PROJECT_ID;
+
+	$api_url = $RALLY_URL . 'slm/webservice/v2.0/';
+	$query_url = $api_url . 'conversationpost?query=((Artifact.Project.ObjectID+%3D+' . $RALLY_PROJECT_ID . ')AND(CreationDate+>+' . $since . '))&fetch=Artifact,Text,User&order=CreationDate+asc';
+
+	$results = CallAPI($query_url);
+	$results = $results->QueryResult->Results;
+
+	$project_url = $RALLY_URL . '#/' . $RALLY_PROJECT_ID;
+
+	$items = array();
+	foreach ($results as $Result) {
+		switch ($type = $Result->Artifact->_type) {
+			case 'Defect':
+				$path = '/detail/defect/';
+				break;
+			case 'HierarchicalRequirement':
+				$type = 'User Story';
+				$path = '/detail/userstory/';
+				break;
+			default:
+				continue 2; //don't display comments attached to other artifact types
+		}
+
+		$items[] = array(
+			'type' => $type,
+			'title' => $Result->Artifact->_refObjectName,
+			'url' => $project_url . $path . basename($Result->Artifact->_ref) . '/discussion',
+			'user' => $Result->User->_refObjectName,
+			'text' => $Result->Text
+		);
+	}
+
+	return $items;
+}
+
+function SendRallyCommentNotifications($items)
+{
+	global $SLACK_CHANNEL_FOR_RALLY_PROJECT;
+	$success = TRUE;
+
+	foreach ($items as $item) {
+		$item['title'] = SanitizeText($item['title']);
+		$item['title'] = TruncateText($item['title'], 300);
+		$slug = $item['type'] . ' ' . l($item['title'], $item['url']);
+
+		$item['text'] = SanitizeText($item['text']);
+		$item['text'] = TruncateText($item['text'], 300);
+
+		//display a preview of the comment as a message attachment
+		$pretext = em('New comment added to ' . $slug);
+		$text = '';
+		$color = '#CEC7B8'; //dove gray
+		$fields = array(MakeField($item['user'], $item['text']));
+		$fallback = $item['user'] . ' commented on ' . $slug;
+
+		$message = MakeAttachment($pretext, $text, $color, $fields, $fallback);
+		$success = SendIncomingWebHookMessage($SLACK_CHANNEL_FOR_RALLY_PROJECT, '', $message) && $success;
+	}
+
+	return $success;
+}
+
+function SendIncomingWebHookMessage($channel, $payload, $attachments)
+{
+	global $config;
+
+	//allow bot to display formatted attachment text
+	$attachments->mrkdwn_in = ['pretext', 'text', 'title', 'fields'];
+
+	$reply = slack_incoming_hook_post_with_attachments(
+		$config['slack']['hook'],
+		$config['rally']['botname'],
+		$channel,
+		$config['rally']['boticon'],
+		$payload,
+		$attachments
+	);
+
+	$success = ($reply == 'ok');
+	if (!$success) {
+		trigger_error('Unable to send Incoming WebHook message: ' . $reply);
+	}
+	return $success;
+}
+
diff --git a/scripts/include/slack.php b/scripts/include/slack.php
index 38639a2..1eb0d44 100644
--- a/scripts/include/slack.php
+++ b/scripts/include/slack.php
@@ -30,10 +30,31 @@ function BuildSlashCommand($request)
 }
 
 
+//text-formatting functions
+
+function SanitizeText($text)
+{
+	$text = strtr($text, array('<br />' => '\n', '<div>' => '\n', '<p>' => '\n'));
+	return html_entity_decode(strip_tags($text), ENT_HTML401 | ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8');
+}
+
+function l($text, $url)
+{
+	return '<' . $url . '|' . $text . '>';
+}
+
+function em($text)
+{
+	return '_' . $text . '_';
+}
+
+
+//posting functions
+
 function slack_incoming_hook_post($uri, $user, $channel, $icon, $emoji, $payload){
-	
+
 	$data = array(
-		"text" => $payload, 
+		"text" => $payload,
 		"channel" => "#".$channel,
 		"username"=>$user
 		);
@@ -53,18 +74,19 @@ function slack_incoming_hook_post($uri, $user, $channel, $icon, $emoji, $payload
 	return curl_post($uri, $data_string);
 }
 
-
-
 function slack_incoming_hook_post_with_attachments($uri, $user, $channel, $icon, $payload, $attachments){
 
 	$data = array(
-		"text" => $payload, 
+		"text" => $payload,
 		"channel" => "#".$channel,
 		"username"=>$user,
 		"icon_url"=>$icon,
-		"attachments"=>array($attachments));
+		"attachments" => array($attachments),
+		'link_names' => 1 //allow bot to linkify at-mentions in attachments
+	);
 
 	$data_string = "payload=" . json_encode($data, JSON_HEX_AMP|JSON_HEX_APOS|JSON_NUMERIC_CHECK|JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
+	$data_string = strtr($data_string, array('\\\\n' => '\n')); //unescape slashes in newline characters
 	mylog('sent.txt',$data_string);
 	return curl_post($uri, $data_string);
 }
diff --git a/scripts/rallycron.php b/scripts/rallycron.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1dc9d3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/rallycron.php
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?php
+require('config/rallycron.conf.php');
+require('include/rallycron.inc.php');
+
+date_default_timezone_set('UTC');
+$since = date($RALLY_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT, time() - $CRON_INTERVAL);
+
+$items = FetchLatestRallyComments($since);
+$result = SendRallyCommentNotifications($items);