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Anti-raid

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Spots join raids as they start, closes the doors and opens them again once it’s over.

Set it up

  1. Open the dashboard and pick your server. Sign in with Discord if you haven’t.

  2. Find Anti-raid in the sidebar (or press ⌘K and type its name) and turn it on.

  3. Go through the settings below. Simple mode shows the essentials; switch to Advanced for the rest.

  4. Try it in Discord: /antiraid. Staff can restrict or turn off each command in Commands.

Settings

What you’ll find on the Anti-raid page of the dashboard. Settings marked Advanced only show in Advanced mode.

General

Detect raids automatically
On/offWatches every join. Moderators can still start raid mode with /antiraid.
Mode
ChoiceProtect acts on its own. Alert only is a dry run: staff hear what Kovu would have done.
Alert channel
ChannelWhere Kovu reports raids and what it did about them.

Detection

Joins that start raid mode
NumberAny accounts, old or new.
Within
DurationJoins inside this window count toward detection.
Watch for new accountsAdvanced
On/off
New means younger thanAdvanced
Duration
New accounts that start raid modeAdvanced
Number
Share of all joins (%)Advanced
NumberNew accounts must also be at least this share of the joins in the window.
Watch for look-alike namesAdvanced
On/offCatches waves like raider01, raider02, Raider_03.
Look-alike names that start raid modeAdvanced
Number
Suspicious name patternsAdvanced
ListNot case-sensitive. * matches anything, ? one character.

Response

Lock down channels
On/offLocks the lockdown channels from Moderation settings.
Raise verification level to
ChoiceDiscord’s own verification level for the server. Put back after the raid.
Pause invites
On/offNobody can join with an invite until the raid is over.
Pause DMs between membersAdvanced
On/off
Raiders
ChoiceWhat happens to members who joined as part of the raid.
Which raiders
ChoiceEveryone who joined during the raid, only new accounts, or suspicious ones (new, no avatar, look-alike or matching names).
Roles to pingAdvanced
Roles

Recovery

End raid mode after a quiet period of
Duration
End raid mode after at mostAdvanced
Duration

Commands

/antiraid

Moderators

Raid protection: status, automatic detection, and raid mode on demand

/antiraid status/antiraid on/antiraid off/antiraid lockdown [reason]/antiraid end?antiraid status | on | off | lockdown [reason] | end
Options
lockdown reason (optional)
Shown in the alert

Also: ?raidmode

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