Discord bot research

[Brunya]

Do market research about best discord bots.
Which features should we implement in the future?
Write a prioritized list about features, best practices.

[ejayxyz]

DiscordBot Research

Node package - https://github.com/discordjs/discord.js

Best Discord bots on the market
https://top.gg/

• tickettool https://tickettool.xyz/ - ticket support
• helper.gg https://helper.gg/ - ticket support
• OS discord-ticket https://github.com/discord-tickets/bot/tree/master
• mee6 https://mee6.xyz/ - moderation
• dyno https://dyno.gg/ - moderation
• probot https://top.gg/bot/probot - moderation
• apollo https://apollo.fyi/ - scheduling bot
• octave https://octave.gg/ - simple music bot
• giveawaybot https://top.gg/bot/396464677032427530 - giveaways
• extra - dankmemer https://dankmemer.lol/ - meme bot

Best Practices

• bots should not activate on normal chat - use prefix or mention directly (commands should be excplicitly invoked)
• unique prefixes - other bots uses common single character prefixes such as ! $ / - . etc. avoid using # and @, we might use words or bot's prefix could be configurable on a server-by-server basis, so the owners can setup the prefix by their choices
• have an info and help command - provide information about the bot, list of commands
• use Discord API properly - rate-limit
• ignore own and other bot's messages - preventing infinite self-loops and security exploits. Discord API's User object shows if a user is a bot ( https://discord.com/developers/docs/resources/user#user-object - bot? property )
• whenever a bot replies/responds , ensure that it escapes mentions (@everyone and @here) - while the user may not have permission to mention, the bot might ( discord.js {"mentionEveryone": false} )
• use mentioning the bot to help users - like adding a way to find out the bot's prefix with only a mention @agorabot (or including it in the bot's presence)
• NSFW features should only work in nsfw-marked channels
• the bot should be fully usable even when there are no permissions given, just reply that need permission for specific commands

Prioritized list for a basic bot

• ? database connection (usually mongodb with mongoose | we could try redis as well)
• help and info command
• automatized role management
• ? guide for self-hosting
• moderation commands (kick, mute, ban, unmute, unban, delete messages)

[Brunya]

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