AFK
Off by default
Members set an away message; anyone who mentions them sees it, and they get a summary of mentions when they’re back.
Set it up
Open the dashboard and pick your server. Sign in with Discord if you haven’t.
Find AFK in the sidebar (or press ⌘K and type its name) and turn it on.
Go through the settings below. Simple mode shows the essentials; switch to Advanced for the rest.
Try it in Discord:
/afk. Staff can restrict or turn off each command in Commands.
Settings
What you’ll find on the AFK page of the dashboard. Settings marked Advanced only show in Advanced mode.
Status
- AFK nickname
- On/offAdd a prefix to AFK members' nicknames. Kovu skips members whose highest role is above its own.
- Nickname prefixAdvanced
- Text
- Default messageAdvanced
- TextShown when a member goes AFK without a message.
- Grace period (seconds)Advanced
- NumberTalking right after going AFK doesn't clear the status.
- Ignored channels
- ChannelsTalking here never clears an AFK status. Pick a category to include its channels.
Coming back
- Welcome back message
- On/offSay “Welcome back” in the channel when a member's status clears.
- Missed mentions summary
- ChoiceSend returning members links to the messages that mentioned them, and messages left for them.
Member optionsAdvanced
What members can turn on for themselves with /afk settings.
- Profile banners
- On/offMembers can show their Discord profile banner on their AFK notice.
- Leave a message
- On/offMembers can let others leave them a message while they're away.
- Notify when back
- On/offMembers can let others ask for a DM when they're back.
Commands
/afk
EveryoneSet or manage AFK statuses
/afk set [message]/afk settings [banner] [messages] [notify]/afk clear [user] [all]/afk clearall/afk reset <user>/afk list/afk ignore [channel]/afk ignored?afk [message] | settings | clear [member|all] | clearall | reset <member> | list | ignore [channel] | ignoredOptions
- set message (optional)
- Shown when someone mentions you
- settings banner (optional)
- Show your profile banner
- settings messages (optional)
- Let others leave you a message
- settings notify (optional)
- Let others ask to be notified when you're back
- clear user (optional)
- Member to clear (moderators)
- clear all (optional)
- Clear everyone (managers)
- reset user
- Member
- ignore channel (optional)
- Channel or category (default: this channel)
Related modules
Ready to try AFK?
Open the dashboard