Question 1

Is Kovu free?

Accepted Answer

Kovu is free right now. Every module and every command works in every server, and the only limits are generous anti-abuse caps, such as 500 custom commands per server. Paid tiers will come later, and nothing is priced yet. Kovu will have a generous free tier and two paid tiers, priced lower than similar bots. There are no prices or dates yet. We’ll announce both on kovu.gg before anything changes for your server.

Question 2

How is Kovu funded?

Accepted Answer

From the two paid tiers that come later, next to a generous free tier. There are no ads, and we won’t sell your data.

Question 3

What’s included right now?

Accepted Answer

Everything Kovu does: your own bot identity, every automod filter, custom welcome images, the API and the rest, in every server, with nothing locked.

Question 4

Which permissions does Kovu need?

Accepted Answer

The invite asks for the permissions the modules use, like Manage Roles for autoroles and Ban Members for moderation. Kovu can only manage roles below its own highest role, so move the Kovu role above the roles it should hand out.

Question 5

Who can change Kovu’s settings?

Accepted Answer

The server owner, anyone with Administrator or Manage Server, and members with a Kovu manager role you pick in Bot Settings.

Question 6

Can I use prefix commands instead of slash commands?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every command also works with a prefix, ? by default, and you can change the prefix or mention Kovu instead.

Question 7

I’m moving from Dyno. What should I do first?

Accepted Answer

Add Kovu, then open Modules → Moving from Dyno or MEE6 in the dashboard. It lists every Dyno module with a link to its Kovu settings, and one click, which you can undo, turns on Moderation and Automod with starter filters, close to Dyno’s defaults. Dyno no longer takes ? commands, but Kovu does, with ? as its default prefix. Dyno has no export, but Kovu can import the moderation history Dyno posted in your mod log channel. Remove Dyno when you’re happy.

Question 8

Can I bring my MEE6 levels?

Accepted Answer

Yes. On the Levels page, Import from MEE6 reads MEE6’s public leaderboard and imports members’ XP, levels and level roles after a preview. Both bots use the same level curve, so everyone keeps their level, and you can undo the import. Make the leaderboard public in MEE6’s dashboard right before you import, then switch off MEE6’s Levels plugin, because XP earned in MEE6 afterwards doesn’t come over.

Question 9

Can I copy my setup to another server?

Accepted Answer

Yes, with a template. In the dashboard, save a server as a template, then apply it to another server you manage. A template keeps roles, channels, server settings and Kovu’s module settings, never members, messages or invite links. Kovu shows a preview first, only adds what’s missing unless you ask it to update matching roles and channels, never deletes anything, and lets you undo for 14 days. Kovu can’t create servers, so create the server in Discord and add Kovu first.

Question 10

Can I share a template with someone?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Turn on a template’s share link and send it. Anyone signed in to kovu.gg with the link can see everything in the template, copy it and apply it to servers they manage. Their copy is theirs, so your later edits don’t change it and turning the link off doesn’t remove it. The link page doesn’t show who made the template, but text inside it comes along, like its name, role and channel names or a welcome message, and that text can name your server or people. Turn the link off at any time and it stops working at once.

Question 11

Can I change how Kovu’s messages look?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Welcome messages, custom commands, autoresponders, panels, the Message Embedder and every other message you write for Kovu open in the message designer. Stack text, cards with a colored bar, images beside text, galleries, separators and buttons, use variables anywhere, and see the message as Discord will show it before you save. Kovu’s own replies and logs use the same layout.

Question 12

How do I set up song requests for my stream?

Accepted Answer

Turn on Song Requests in the dashboard and follow its steps: create your own free Spotify app, paste only its Client ID and authorize Spotify. Then connect Twitch or Kick, and on Twitch make Kovu’s bot a moderator with the /mod command the page shows, so chat settings don’t hide its replies. Viewers type !sr and a song in your chat, or use /sr in Discord, and Kovu adds it to your own Spotify queue. You need Spotify Premium, Spotify has to be playing on one of your devices, and Spotify asks you to authorize again every 6 months.

Question 13

What can members do on kovu.gg?

Accepted Answer

Members sign in with Discord to see their level, balance, reminders, highlights, tickets and appeals in each server they share with Kovu, and to manage their reminders and highlight words.

Question 14

How do I hide from public leaderboards?

Accepted Answer

Sign in, open Privacy and data from your profile and turn on "Hide me from public leaderboards", or run /leaderboard hide in Discord. Your XP still counts; you just don’t appear on the XP and rep leaderboards, on the web or in Discord. It can take a minute for cached pages to update.

Question 15

Can I get a copy of my data?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Privacy and data has a Download my data button that saves everything Kovu stores about you as a JSON file.

Question 16

How do I report something to the Kovu team?

Accepted Answer

Use /report-kovu in Discord, or right-click (or long-press) a message and choose Apps → Report to Kovu. It works in any server with Kovu and in a DM with Kovu, and only the Kovu team sees your report. To tell a server’s own moderators about a member, use /report in that server instead.

Question 17

Can I delete my data?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Delete my data removes your XP, balances, reminders, highlights and settings in every server at once. Records servers keep for safety, like moderation cases and tickets, stay with those servers; ask their staff about them.

Question 18

Kovu isn’t responding to commands. What should I check?

Accepted Answer

Check that the module is turned on in the dashboard, that the command isn’t disabled or restricted in Commands, and that Kovu can see and send messages in the channel. The status page at status.kovu.gg shows whether Kovu is connected to Discord.

Question 19

Why can’t Kovu give or remove a role?

Accepted Answer

Discord only lets a bot manage roles below its own highest role. In Server Settings → Roles, drag the Kovu role above the roles it should manage.

Question 20

Why does one of my messages still look the old way?

Accepted Answer

Messages saved before the message designer keep their classic layout until you switch them to blocks, so nothing changes without you. Open the message and switch its layout to see it before and after. A message that is only text is always sent as a plain message, so its links keep their previews.

Question 21

Why does a deleted message show no text in the log?

Accepted Answer

Kovu remembers recent messages so it can show them after they’re deleted. Messages sent before Kovu joined, or while it was restarting, can’t be shown.

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