Access and configuration
Rule management requires Manage Server (manage_guild=True). Prefix commands accept Discord’s native permission or an equivalent permission granted through Headless Fake Permissions; slash commands require native Manage Server because their internal check does not accept the virtual permission. Slash commands respond ephemerally. Configuration is isolated per server and saved in the Auto Responder store.
.ar reset confirm and /autoresponder reset confirm:true remove every rule for that server. The slash command asks for a boolean confirmation; a false value makes no changes.
.autoresponder list
.autoresponder toggle
.autoresponder reset
Matching and limits
Matching is exact by default, case-insensitive, and collapses repeated whitespace.--not_strict switches to contains matching; --strict restores exact matching. User-mention triggers can match even when additional text is present. A server can store up to 100 rules; each trigger is limited to 160 characters and each response to 1,900.
Channel and role filters
A non-empty channel list restricts a rule to those channels; a non-empty role list allows it when the author has at least one listed role. If both filters are set, both must pass. Each rule stores up to 25 channels and 25 roles. Run channel or role again to remove that channel or role from the filter..autoresponder channel
.autoresponder role
Delivery and safety
The bot ignores bot authors and empty messages. Valid commands do not trigger rules by default; the slash optionignorar_comandos or prefix flag --ignore_command_check allows them. Only one rule responds to each message. Each member/rule pair has a three-second cooldown. Discord-allowed mentions are set to none: Headless disables user, role, @everyone, and @here pings. Ensure the bot can view the channel, read history, and send messages (including in threads where applicable).
Flags and partial updates
For prefix commands,--reply keeps a direct reply, --no_reply posts in the channel, --delete attempts to remove the triggering message and sends without replying, and --self_destruct N accepts 0–60: 0 disables deletion and positive values must be 6–60 seconds. --not_strict and --strict select matching mode. Unknown flags return an error. The update command changes only the flags you include; omit the rest to preserve their current settings. Slash update also uses optional fields so omitted options stay unchanged.
.autoresponder add — 1
.ar add support, {embed}$v{title:Support}$v{description:Open a ticket} --not_strict --reply · .ar add rules, Read #rules --no_reply
/autoresponder add
.autoresponder add — 2
.autoresponder update
Text and scripts
Separate trigger and response with the first comma; the rest of the line stays in the response. Message-context variables and the embed parser are supported. A duplicate trigger does not create a second rule; edit the existing one with update.--delete needs the bot’s Manage Messages permission; if Discord rejects deletion, the response may still be sent, but without replying to the original message.
Steps
1
Create a test rule
Use a short trigger in a private test channel and a response that does not mention anyone.
2
Set matching and filters
Choose exact or partial matching and add channel/role filters only when the rule needs a narrower scope.
3
Verify the result
Use list, test exact and partial text, and confirm messages from other channels or roles do not activate the rule.
Prefix commands
Prefix commands
Group aliases:
.autoresponder, .autorespond, .respuestaauto, and .ar. Subcommands: .ar (status); .ar add <trigger>, <response> [--not_strict] [--strict] [--reply] [--no_reply] [--delete] [--keep_trigger] [--ignore_command_check] [--check_commands] [--self_destruct <0|6-60>]; .ar update <id> <trigger>, <response> [same options]; .ar remove <id|trigger>; .ar list; .ar toggle <on|off>; .ar reset <confirm>; .ar channel <id> <#channel>; .ar role <id> <@role>. channel and role toggle between restricting to that target and removing it from the filter. reset requires explicit confirmation; --self_destruct 0 disables auto-deletion, while 1–5 are invalid.Slash commands
Slash commands
The /autoresponder group exposes add, remove, update, list, toggle, reset, channel, and role. Configuration actions require Manage Server and respond ephemerally. add and update expose exact/contains matching, reply, borrar_trigger, autodestruir, and ignorar_comandos; update keeps optional fields you leave unchanged.
Avoid ambiguous rules
Avoid ambiguous rules
The original guide recommends choosing a specific phrase, deciding whether it must match the whole message or may appear inside it, and testing that unrelated text does not trigger a reply.