?8ball
EveryoneAsk the magic 8-ball
?8ball <question>Options
- question
- Ask the magic 8-ball a yes/no question
Also: ?eightball, ?8b
All features
Utility
Tags, reminders, highlights and a pile of info and fun commands that keep day-to-day chat moving.
What you get
- TagsSaved answers anyone can pull up by name.
- RemindersReminders by DM or in channel, with list and cancel.
- AFK and highlightsAway messages, and a DM when someone says your keyword.
- Voice toolsVoice text linking, temporary voice channels and stat counters.
- Info and funServer info, whois, avatars, polls, dice, rock-paper-scissors and more.
Modules
Each module turns on separately in the dashboard. Open one for its settings and a how-to.
- TagsSave answers you give often and pull them up with a single word.2 commands
- RemindersMembers set reminders for later, delivered by DM or in the channel.2 commands
- AFKMembers set an away message that Kovu shows when someone mentions them.1 command
- HighlightsMembers get a DM when someone says a word they care about.1 command
- Voice Text LinkingShow a text channel only to the people in a voice channel, with join and leave messages.1 command
- InfoServer, member and role details, avatars, emoji and role lists, member counts and Kovu stats.12 commands
- UtilityColour previews, random colours, distances, dice rolls and quick reaction polls.6 commands
- FunAnimal pictures, dad jokes, coin flips, the 8-ball, rock paper scissors and GitHub, iTunes, Pokémon and space lookups.13 commands
Commands
Slash commands, with the prefix form (? by default) for servers that prefer typing.
/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)
?avatar
EveryoneShow a member’s avatar (server and global)
?avatar [user] [server|global]Options
- user (optional)
- Member or user (default: you)
- type (optional)
- Which avatar to show first (default: server avatar when set)
Also: ?av, ?pfp
?banner
EveryoneShow a member’s profile banner
?banner [user]Options
- user (optional)
- Member or user (default: you)
?cat
EveryoneA random cat picture
?catAlso: ?kitty
?choose
EveryoneLet Kovu pick one option for you
?choose <option, option, …>Options
- options
- Things to choose from, separated by commas or |
Also: ?pick
?color
EveryonePreview a colour with its hex, RGB and HSL values
?color <color>Options
- color
- Hex (#1d9e75), rgb(29, 158, 117), hsl(), a number or a name like teal
Also: ?colour
?dadjoke
EveryoneA random dad joke
?dadjokeAlso: ?joke
?distance
EveryoneDistance between two places or coordinates
?distance <place> to <place>Options
- places
- Two places or coordinates, separated by "to" or |
Also: ?dist
?dog
EveryoneA random dog picture
?dog [breed]Options
- breed (optional)
- Dog breed, like husky or retriever golden (default: any)
Also: ?doggo, ?puppy
?emotes
EveryoneList the server’s custom emoji
?emotes [all|static|animated]Options
- type (optional)
- Which emoji to list (default: all)
Also: ?emojis, ?emojilist
?flip
EveryoneFlip a coin
?flip [coins]Options
- coins (optional)
- How many coins to flip (default 1, up to 20)
Also: ?coinflip, ?coin
/fun
EveryoneAnimal pictures, jokes, games and lookups
/fun cat/fun dog [breed]/fun pug/fun dadjoke/fun flip [coins]/fun github <query>/fun itunes <query>/fun pokemon <pokemon>/fun rps <choice>/fun space [view]/fun 8ball <question>/fun choose <options>?funOptions
- dog breed (optional)
- Dog breed, like husky or retriever golden (default: any)
- flip coins (optional)
- How many coins to flip (default 1, up to 20)
- github query
- A user (octocat) or a repository (owner/repo)
- itunes query
- Song, artist or album to search for
- pokemon pokemon
- Pokémon name or Pokédex number, like pikachu or 25
- rps choice
- Your move
- space view (optional)
- What to show (default: the ISS and who is in space)
- 8ball question
- Ask the magic 8-ball a yes/no question
- choose options
- Things to choose from, separated by commas or |
?github
EveryoneLook up a GitHub user or repository
?github <user|owner/repo>Options
- query
- A user (octocat) or a repository (owner/repo)
Also: ?gh
/highlight
EveryoneGet a DM when someone says a word you care about
/highlight add <phrase> [whole_word]/highlight delete <phrase>/highlight list/highlight clear/highlight block [user] [channel]/highlight unblock [user] [channel]?highlight <phrase> | delete <phrase> | list | clear | block <member|channel> | unblock <member|channel>Options
- add phrase
- Word or phrase to watch for
- add whole_word (optional)
- Only match whole words (default: yes)
- delete phrase
- Word or phrase to remove
- block user (optional)
- Member to ignore
- block channel (optional)
- Channel or category to ignore
- unblock user (optional)
- Member to stop ignoring
- unblock channel (optional)
- Channel or category to stop ignoring
Also: ?hl, ?highlights
/info
EveryoneServer, member and role details, avatars and Kovu stats
/info bot/info stats/info uptime/info server/info user [user]/info avatar [user] [type]/info banner [user]/info role <role>/info roles/info emotes [type]/info membercount/info invite <invite>?infoOptions
- user user (optional)
- Member or user (default: you)
- avatar user (optional)
- Member or user (default: you)
- avatar type (optional)
- Which avatar to show first (default: server avatar when set)
- banner user (optional)
- Member or user (default: you)
- role role
- Role to describe
- emotes type (optional)
- Which emoji to list (default: all)
- invite invite
- Invite link or code, like discord.gg/abc123
?inviteinfo
EveryoneLook up a Discord invite
?inviteinfo <invite>Options
- invite
- Invite link or code, like discord.gg/abc123
?itunes
EveryoneSearch iTunes for a song
?itunes <search>Options
- query
- Song, artist or album to search for
Also: ?song
?membercount
EveryoneMembers, humans, bots and online count
?membercountAlso: ?mc
?pokemon
EveryoneLook up a Pokémon
?pokemon <name|number>Options
- pokemon
- Pokémon name or Pokédex number, like pikachu or 25
Also: ?pokedex, ?dex
?pug
EveryoneA random pug picture
?pug?randomcolor
EveryoneGet a random colour
?randomcolorAlso: ?randomcolour, ?rcolor
?reactionpoll
EveryonePost a quick reaction poll in this channel
?reactionpoll <question> [| answer | answer…]Options
- poll
- Question, then answers separated by |
Also: ?rpoll, ?reactpoll
/remind
EveryoneSet, list and cancel reminders
/remind me <when> [message] [where] [repeat]/remind list/remind cancel <id>/remind clear/remind timezone [timezone]?remind <when> <message> | list | cancel <id> | clear | timezone [zone]Options
- me when
- When: 10m, 2h30m, tomorrow at 9am, friday 17:00, 2026-12-24 18:00
- me message (optional)
- What to remind you about
- me where (optional)
- Deliver by DM or in this channel
- me repeat (optional)
- Repeat every… (for example 1d or 1w)
- cancel id
- Reminder id (from the list)
- timezone timezone (optional)
- IANA timezone, like Europe/Berlin (or "reset")
Also: ?remindme, ?reminder
?reminders
EveryoneList your reminders
?reminders?roleinfo
EveryoneDetails about a role
?roleinfo <role>Options
- role
- Role to describe
Also: ?ri
?roles
EveryoneList the server’s roles with member counts
?rolesAlso: ?rolelist
?roll
EveryoneRoll dice
?roll [dice]Options
- dice (optional)
- Dice like 2d6+3, d20, 4d6kh3 or a number of sides (default: d6)
Also: ?dice
?rps
EveryonePlay rock paper scissors against Kovu
?rps <rock|paper|scissors>Options
- choice
- Your move: rock, paper or scissors
?serverinfo
EveryoneDetails about this server
?serverinfoAlso: ?guildinfo, ?sinfo, ?si
?space
EveryoneWhere the ISS is, who is in space, or NASA’s picture of the day
?space [iss|apod]Options
- view (optional)
- What to show (default: the ISS and who is in space)
Also: ?iss
?stats
EveryoneKovu’s servers, shards and latency
?statsAlso: ?botstats
/tag
EveryoneShow, create and manage tags
/tag get <name> [args]/tag create <name> [content] [category]/tag edit <name> [content]/tag delete <name>/tag raw <name>/tag info <name>/tag list [category]/tag search <query>/tag category <name> [category]/tag categories/tag delcat <category>?tag <name> | create <name> <content> | edit | delete | raw | info | list | searchOptions
- get name
- Tag name
- get args (optional)
- Words for $1, $2… in the tag
- create name
- Name of the new tag
- create content (optional)
- What the tag says (leave empty to write it in a form)
- create category (optional)
- Category to file it under
- edit name
- Tag to edit
- edit content (optional)
- The new content (leave empty to edit it in a form)
- delete name
- Tag to delete
- raw name
- Tag name
- info name
- Tag name
- list category (optional)
- Only this category
- search query
- What to look for
- category name
- Tag name
- category category (optional)
- Category name
- delcat category
- Category to delete
?tags
EveryoneList the tags, optionally in one category
?tags [category]Options
- category (optional)
- Only this category
?uptime
EveryoneHow long Kovu has been connected
?uptime/utility
EveryoneColours, distances, dice and quick polls
/utility color <color>/utility randomcolor/utility distance <from> <to>/utility roll [dice]/utility poll <question> [choices]?utilityOptions
- color color
- Hex (#1d9e75), rgb(29, 158, 117), hsl(), a number or a name like teal
- distance from
- A city or "lat, lon", like Paris or 48.85, 2.35
- distance to
- A city or "lat, lon", like Berlin or 52.52, 13.40
- roll dice (optional)
- Dice like 2d6+3, d20, 4d6kh3 or a number of sides (default: d6)
- poll question
- What to ask
- poll choices (optional)
- Up to 10 answers separated by | (leave empty for yes/no)
/voicelink
ManagersLink voice channels to text channels
/voicelink list/voicelink add <voice> <text>/voicelink remove <voice>/voicelink sync?voicelink [list|add|remove|sync] [voice] [text]Options
- add voice
- The voice channel
- add text
- The text channel its members get to see
- remove voice
- The voice channel
Also: ?vtl, ?voicelinks, ?voicetextlink
?whois
EveryoneDetails about a member: roles, key permissions, join position
?whois [user]Options
- user (optional)
- Member or user (default: you)
Also: ?userinfo, ?ui