> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.quark.bot/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Auto-mod

> Ready-made protections against spam, scams and raids

Auto-mod is a set of ready-made protections. Switch one on and Quark acts the moment it sees a match. Every protection is free on every plan.

Auto-mod is on the dashboard under **Moderation → Auto-mod**, and in Discord with `/setup` → **Auto-mod**. A server that has never saved Auto-mod runs none of it: press **Turn on recommended** to start with the protections marked **Most used**.

## Protections

| Group | Protection | What it catches |
| - | - | - |
| Messages | Scam links | Links to fake Nitro, fake Steam and other account-stealing sites |
| | Same message in many channels | One message posted in several channels at once, as compromised accounts do |
| | Invite links | Invites to other Discord servers |
| | Message floods | Too many messages too quickly |
| | Repeated messages | The same message sent over and over |
| | Mass mentions | Too many people or roles mentioned in one message |
| | Blocked words | Swear words and slurs from Quark's list, and any words you add, disguised spellings included |
| | Walls of text and emoji | Very long messages, or messages that are mostly emoji |
| | Shouting and odd characters | Messages mostly in capitals, or full of invisible or combining characters |
| Images and files | Known scam images | Images on Quark's list of known scams, like fake giveaways and QR-code logins |
| | Your blocked images and files | Anything your moderators blocked with **Apps → Block image or file** |
| | Program files | Files that run a program when opened, like `.exe`, `.scr` and `.bat` |
| Joins | Join raids | Many members joining in a short time |
| | Brand-new accounts | Accounts made shortly before they join |
| | Blocked words in a name | Swear words and slurs in the name of someone joining or changing their nickname |
| Server safety | Mass deletes | Someone deleting many channels or roles in a short time |

Press **Edit** on a protection to choose **What Quark does**: tell moderators, delete the message (or every copy), warn, time out, slow down or lock the main chat, give a Quarantine role, or reset a nickname, depending on the protection. A step that can't run yet says why, for example "Choose a channel first".

## Shared settings

* **Tell moderators in**: the channel for Auto-mod's alerts.
* **Never act on**: roles Auto-mod leaves alone.
* **Quarantine role**: used by Brand-new accounts and Blocked words in a name.
* **Repeat offenders**: someone caught several times in an hour is timed out, kicked or banned and warned.

Message and media protections can also skip chosen channels.

## Fine-tuning

Each protection is made of [automation](https://docs.quark.bot/dashboard/automations.md) rules. They are listed on the Automations page under **From Auto-mod**, locked. Press **Copy to edit** to make your own copy: it starts switched off, so nothing runs twice, and it counts towards your plan's automations.

The panel beside the protections shows the last 7 days of catches. People who can view logs also see the most recent catches, with a link to Cases.


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