diff --git a/packages/server/src/scripts/digest/cron.js b/packages/server/src/scripts/digest/cron.js
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+++ b/packages/server/src/scripts/digest/cron.js
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+async function run() {
+    console.log('grants-digest-cron run() is called');
+
+    /*
+        The cron is responsible for:
+        1. Identifying all unique criteria from grants_saved_searches
+        2. Constructing a JSON object with the following for each criteria:
+            {
+                criteria: <criteria>,
+                user_ids: [<user_id>, ...],
+                email_date: <email_date>,
+            }
+        3. Publish each object created above as a new message in an SQS queue.
+    */
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+    run,
+};
diff --git a/packages/server/src/scripts/digest/getGrants.js b/packages/server/src/scripts/digest/getGrants.js
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+++ b/packages/server/src/scripts/digest/getGrants.js
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+function main() {
+    console.log('getGrants.js.main() is called');
+    /*
+        The getGrants.js script is responsible for:
+        1. Receiving messages from an SQS queue
+        2. Parse the message body into an object with the following shape:
+            {
+                criteria: <criteria>,
+                user_ids: [<user_id>, ...],
+                email_date: <email_date>,
+            }
+        3. For each object, query the grants table for grants that match the criteria
+        4. For each user in user_ids, create a JSON object with the following shape:
+            {
+                user_id: <user_id>,
+                grant_ids: [<grant_id>, ...],
+                email_date: <email_date>,
+            }
+        5. Publish each object created above as a new message in an SQS queue.
+    */
+}
+
+if (require.main === module) {
+    main().then(() => process.exit());
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/scripts/digest/sendEmail.js b/packages/server/src/scripts/digest/sendEmail.js
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+++ b/packages/server/src/scripts/digest/sendEmail.js
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+function main() {
+    console.log('sendEmail.main() is called');
+}
+
+if (require.main === module) {
+    main().then(() => process.exit());
+}