FAQ

#Does Blify Mod read every message in my server?

No. It only reads messages in:

Channels you explicitly added with /setmodchannels
Any channel where the bot is @mentioned (one-off scan)

Channels you don't list are completely ignored — the bot doesn't even fetch their messages.

#Are messages used to train AI?

No. Anthropic does not use API traffic for training, and Blify Mod has not opted in to any training program. See Privacy and data for the full breakdown.

#Can the bot moderate the server owner?

No. Discord doesn't allow bots to time out, kick, or ban server owners. This is a platform limitation — there is no setting that can change it. The bot will still flag an owner's message as a violation in the log channel; it just can't apply an action.

#Will the bot enforce Discord's ToS automatically?

Only the parts that match a rule you've configured (or the bundled defaults). The bot will not enforce Discord ToS, "common sense", or general norms unless you've explicitly listed a matching rule. The default ruleset covers the broad strokes — slurs, NSFW, doxxing, illegal content, threats, etc. — so most servers don't need to add anything.

#Can I make the bot ignore my staff?

Yes — /immunerole add role:@Mods. Immune users have their messages skipped entirely (no AI cost, no action). You can also make individual users immune with /immuneuser.

#What happens if I uninstall the bot?

When the bot leaves your server, all of that server's data — config, moderation history, Pro claims pointing at it — is deleted automatically within seconds.

#What's the difference between "delete" and "warn"?

delete — silently removes the message. No public reply.
warn — removes the message and posts a public "heads up" embed in the channel pinging the user.

Both are reversible only in the sense that they don't penalize the user beyond removing the message. Neither shows up in the log channel with a Reverse button.

#Why does the bot send users a DM?

So they know what happened and can appeal if you've configured an appeal link with /setappeallink. If a user has DMs closed, the bot silently swallows the failure — no error spam in your channels. The action still applies.

#Does the bot work in DMs / group DMs?

No. Blify Mod is server-only.

#Does it support threads / forum channels?

It scans messages in any text-based channel you set as a moderated channel, including threads of those channels. Forum channels behave the same way — set the parent forum as a moderated channel and the bot will scan posts and replies within it.

#Can I run the bot on my own infrastructure / self-host?

The source isn't open. If you have a specific compliance need that requires self-hosting, get in touch in the support server.

#Why did the bot suddenly stop moderating my server today?

Most likely you hit the daily AI budget guard. To keep the bot sustainable on the free tier, each server has a soft daily cap on AI spend. Once a server crosses its cap (measured in UTC), the bot stops running the expensive judgment step until UTC midnight — pre-filtering and trivial-content skipping still work, but nuanced calls are paused. The cap resets automatically at the start of the next UTC day.

Pro and Premium servers have substantially higher caps (5× and 10× respectively) and almost never hit them in practice. If your server is consistently bumping into the free-tier cap, that's a sign you're getting real value out of the bot — and upgrading to Pro is the intended path.

#Why does the bot use OpenAI for screening?

The screen is a fast yes/no question with the rules sitting right there in the prompt — it's a relevance match, not a reasoning task. The cheapest model available is the right tool, and OpenAI's gpt-5-nano happens to be the cheapest currently. Every tier uses it. If OpenAI is down or rate-limiting, the bot automatically falls back to Claude Haiku 4.5. The actual moderation decision (the judge step) is where tiers differ: Free uses OpenAI gpt-5-mini (with Claude Haiku 4.5 as automatic fallback), and Pro/Premium upgrade to Claude Sonnet 4.6 for sharper judgment on subtle calls.

#Does the bot have a dashboard?

Yes — blifymod.com/dashboard. Log in with Discord and you can manage settings for any server where you have Manage Server, no slash commands required.

Open a ticket in the support server. The bot owner can blacklist servers and users; abuse cases are reviewed manually. Rules that require the bot to engage in hate speech, doxxing, etc. are auto-rejected at the /setrules step.

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