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Answers for running your server with Kovu

Guides for setting Kovu up, and a how-to for each of its 65 modules and 111 commands.

Press / on any help center page to search.

Guides

Type / in Discord and Kovu’s commands come up with what each one does. The command reference lists all of them, with the prefix form beside each slash command.

Browse every command

Modules

What each module does, how to set it up, every setting and its commands. Turn on only what your server needs.

Moderation

Appeals
Punished members appeal bans, mutes and warnings on kovu.gg; staff talk with them and decide from Discord or the dashboard.
Manager
Purge messages, change roles for one member or everyone, manage roles, emoji, staff roles and announcements.
Moderation
Bans, mutes, warnings and cases with a mod log, DMs, autopunish and lockdown.
Server Networks
Share bans, cases and roles with servers you trust: a ban in one server reaches every server that receives them, and synced roles follow members from the hub.
Slowmode
Slow down busy channels with a shared, per-member or Discord timer.

Automod and security

AI moderation
An AI toxicity filter for automod: Llama Guard checks messages for hate, threats and worse.
Anti-nuke
Stops a hacked admin or rogue bot from mass-deleting, banning or taking over your server.
Anti-raid
Spots join raids as they start, closes the doors and opens them again once it’s over.
Autoban
Ban or kick new members with brand-new accounts, spammy names, invite links or no avatar.
Automod
Rules that catch spam, bad words, phishing and invite links, then delete, warn, mute or ban.
Verification
New members pass a quick check on the web or in Discord before they get the server.

Action log

Action Log
Log deleted messages, member changes, moderation and server edits to a channel.

Welcome and roles

Autoroles
Give roles when members join, and let members join ranks themselves.
Booster Perks
Give every server booster a personal role they name and color themselves, with an icon at boost level 2.
Reaction Roles
Menus where members pick their own roles with reactions, buttons or a dropdown.
Role Connections
Add or remove a role automatically when members have, or lose, other roles.
Welcome & Leave
Greet new members, thank boosters, and post a message when someone leaves, is banned or gets a role.

Custom commands and automation

Auto Delete
Delete messages that match your filters, right away or after a delay.
Auto Message
Post messages and embeds on a schedule, once or on repeat.
Auto Publish
Publish new messages in announcement channels to every server that follows them.
Auto Purge
Clear channels on a schedule, up to 5,000 messages per run.
Auto Threads
Open a thread under every new message in the channels you pick.
Automations
When something happens, check a few conditions, then act: give roles, send messages or DMs, react, open threads and more, written by staff or proposed by an AI assistant.
Autoresponder
Reply to messages that match a trigger with a message, an embed or reactions.
Custom Commands
Make your own commands that reply with messages, embeds and actions.
Message Embedder
Design messages with cards, images and buttons in the dashboard, then send them, edit them in place and reuse them.
Messages
Rewrite any of Kovu’s own messages for your server, and share them as kits.
Pin Archive
Move the oldest pins to a pinboard channel when a channel runs out of pins.

Levels and engagement

Achievements
Badges members earn for messages, levels, voice time, streaks and more, with optional role rewards.
Analytics
See how active your server is: messages, members, commands and voice over time.
Birthdays
Celebrate members on their birthday with a message, a role for the day and a DM.
Economy
A server currency with daily rewards, work, games, a leaderboard and a shop.
Events
Announce your server’s scheduled events, take RSVPs with a ping role, remind members before they start and post how many came.
Giveaways
Host timed giveaways with requirements, bonus entries and up to 50 winners.
Go-live Role
Give members a role while they stream on Twitch or Kick, and say when they go live.
Invite Tracker
See which invite each member joined with and who invited the most people.
Levels
Members earn XP for chatting, level up, unlock roles and climb the leaderboard.
Polls
Native Discord polls with emoji answers, scheduling and a results summary.
Reputation
Members thank each other with rep points and climb a thanks leaderboard.
Server Digest
A daily, weekly or monthly post with your server’s joins, leaves, busiest channels, top members and new boosters.
Starboard
Members star great messages onto a hall of fame channel, with as many boards as you like.
Stat Channels
Locked voice channels that show live numbers: members, boosts, goals, Twitch or Bluesky followers, and YouTube or Kick subscribers.
Sticky Messages
Keep a message at the bottom of a channel: Kovu reposts it as members talk.
Suggestions
Members post ideas, everyone votes with buttons, and staff approve, deny or implement them.
Supporter Roles
Give your Twitch VIPs and Twitch and Kick subscribers a Discord role automatically.
Temp Voice
Join-to-create voice rooms: members get their own channel with lock, hide, limit and rename controls.

For your members

Server page
A public page for your server on kovu.gg with an invite button and leaderboard.

Support

Forms
Applications and feedback forms members fill in from Discord or the web, with staff review.
Forum Helper
Solved tags, reminders, auto-archive and answer credit for your help forums.
Modmail
Members DM Kovu to reach your staff in a private conversation, with anonymous replies, snippets and transcripts.
Tickets
Private support tickets from panels, with intake forms, staff roles, claiming and web transcripts.

Utility

AFK
Members set an away message that Kovu shows when someone mentions them.
Bump Reminder
Reminds your server to bump on Disboard and Discadia when the cooldown ends, with a role ping and bump stats.
Fun
Animal pictures, dad jokes, coin flips, the 8-ball, rock paper scissors and GitHub, Deezer, Pokémon and space lookups.
Highlights
Members get a DM when someone says a word they care about.
Info
Server, member and role details, avatars, emoji and role lists, member counts and Kovu stats.
Reminders
Members set reminders for later, delivered by DM or in the channel.
Search
Search anything from chat: Wikipedia, Urban Dictionary, anime and manga, the weather, a dictionary, YouTube and translation.
Tags
Save answers you give often and pull them up with a single word.
Utility
Color previews, random colors, distances, dice rolls and quick reaction polls.
Voice Text Linking
Show a text channel only to the people in a voice channel, with join and leave messages.

Streams and feeds

Feeds
Announce Twitch and Kick streams, YouTube videos, Reddit, Bluesky and TikTok posts, and any RSS feed or podcast.
Song Requests
Viewers request songs from Twitch or Kick chat or Discord, and Kovu adds them to your Spotify queue.

Your bot, your brand

Bot Identity
Change Kovu's name, avatar, banner and bio in your server, or run Kovu as your own bot.

Server manager

Server Manager
Manage roles, channels, permissions and server settings from the dashboard, with one-click revert.

A dashboard that stays out of your way

Bot Settings
Prefix, language, timezone, staff roles and other server-wide Kovu settings.

Analytics on Kovu

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