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# Automod

> Rules that act on messages without waiting for a moderator.

## <Icon icon="gauge" size={24} /> Set it up

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the Automod tab">
    On the [dashboard](https://newt.bot/servers), pick your server and open **Automod**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set exemptions first">
    Anyone who can manage messages is skipped by default. Add roles and channels to skip.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Switch on rules">
    Pick the rules you want and what each one does. Every rule starts off.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enable automod and save" />
</Steps>

## <Icon icon="list-check" size={24} /> The rules

| Rule | Catches | Default |
| - | - | - |
| Banned words | Words on your list, as whole words | Delete |
| Discord invites | Invite links to other servers | Delete |
| Links | Any link not on your allow list | Delete |
| Mass mentions | More than 5 people or roles mentioned | Warn |
| Message flood | 6 messages within 5 seconds | Timeout |
| Repeated messages | The same message 3 times in their last 12 | Delete |
| Shouting | 70% capitals, in messages of 12+ letters | Delete |
| Emoji spam | More than 8 emoji | Delete |
| Wall of text | More than 16 lines | Delete |

Each rule can: **delete**, **delete and warn**, **delete and time out**, **delete and kick**, or **delete and ban**. Thresholds can be changed on the dashboard.

## <Icon icon="terminal" size={24} /> Commands

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Switch one rule" icon="toggle-on">
    <CodeGroup>
      ```plaintext Syntax theme={null}
      /automod rule <rule> <on> [action]
      ```

      ```plaintext Example theme={null}
      /automod rule rule:Discord invites on:True action:Delete and warn
      ```
    </CodeGroup>
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Turn automod on or off" icon="power-off">
    Your rules are kept.

    ```plaintext theme={null}
    /automod on
    /automod off
    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="See what's running" icon="eye">
    ```plaintext theme={null}
    /automod status
    ```
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## <Icon icon="user-clock" size={24} /> New account protection

Turns away accounts younger than a number of days. Raids usually use brand new accounts.

<CodeGroup>
  ```plaintext Syntax theme={null}
  /automod minage <days> [action]
  ```

  ```plaintext Example theme={null}
  /automod minage days:3 action:kick, and tell them why
  ```
</CodeGroup>

* **Kick** can DM them how old the account must be, so a real person can come back later.
* **Ban** sends nothing.
* `days:0` switches it off.
* Accounts turned away don't count as joins.

## <Icon icon="circle-info" size={24} /> Good to know

* Only one rule acts on each message.
* Kicks and bans are capped at 5 an hour by default. Past that they become timeouts. Change the cap on the dashboard.
* Timeouts last 10 minutes by default.
* Every action except a plain delete becomes a [case](/moderation/cases).
* The owner and anyone above Newt's role are never checked.
* Up to 100 banned words and 50 allowed sites, or 400 and 200 with [Premium](/help/premium).

**Permission:** Manage Server