If you want to use PluralKit on a Discord server, you must first *add* it to the server in question. For this, you'll need the *Manage Server* permission on there.
Once you go through the wizard, the bot account will automatically join the server you've chosen. Please ensure the bot has the *Read Messages*, *Send Messages*, *Manage Messages*, *Attach Files* and *Manage Webhooks* permission in the channels you want it to work in.
## System management
In order to do most things with the PluralKit bot, you'll need to have a system registered with it. A *system* is a collection of *system members* that may be used by one or more *Discord accounts*.
### Creating a system
If you do not already have a system registered, use the following command to create one:
pk;system new
Optionally, you can attach a *system name*, which will be displayed in various information cards, like so:
pk;system new My System Name
### Viewing information about a system
To view information about your own system, simply type:
pk;system
To view information about *a different* system, there are a number of ways to do so. You can either look up a system by @mention, by account ID, or by system ID. For example:
pk;system @Craig#5432
pk;system 466378653216014359
pk;system abcde
### System description
If you'd like to add a small blurb to your system information card, you can add a *system description*. To do so, use the `pk;system description` command, as follows:
pk;system description This is my system description. Hello. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.
There's a 1000 character length limit on your system description - which is quite a lot!
If you'd like to remove your system description, just type `pk;system description` without any further parameters.
### System avatars
If you'd like your system to have an associated "system avatar", displayed on your system information card, you can add a system avatar. To do so, use the `pk;system avatar` command. You can either supply it with an direct URL to an image, or attach an image directly. For example.
pk;system avatar http://placebeard.it/512.jpg
pk;system avatar [with attached image]
To clear your avatar, simply type `pk;system avatar` with no attachment or link.
### System tags
Your system tag is a little snippet of text that'll be added to the end of all proxied messages.
For example, if you want to proxy a member named `James`, and your system tag is `| The Boys`, the final name displayed
will be `James | The Boys`. This is useful for identifying your system in-chat, and some servers may require you use
a system tag. Note that emojis *are* supported! To set one, use the `pk;system tag` command, like so:
pk;system tag | The Boys
pk;system tag (Test System)
pk;system tag 🛰️
If you want to remove your system tag, just type `pk;system tag` with no extra parameters.
**NB:** When proxying, the *total webhook username* must be 32 characters or below. As such, if you have a long system name, your tag might be enough
to bump it over that limit. PluralKit will warn you if you have a member name/tag combination that will bring the combined username above the limit.
You can either make the member name or the system tag shorter to solve this.
If you'd like to set a system tag (as above), but only for a specific server, you can set the *system server tag*. This will override the global system tag, but only in the server you set it in. For example:
```
pk;system servertag 🛰️
```
The server tag applies to the same server you run the command in, so this command doesn't function in DMs.
To remove an existing server-specific system tag, use the command `pk;system servertag -clear`.
::: tip
It is possible to disable the system tag for a specific server. Use the command `pk;system servertag -disable`.
To re-enable it, use the command `pk;system servertag -enable`.
### Adding or removing Discord accounts to the system
If you have multiple Discord accounts you want to use the same system on, you don't need to create multiple systems.
Instead, you can *link* the same system to multiple accounts.
Let's assume the account you want to link to is called @Craig#5432. You'd link it to your *current* system by running this command from an account that already has access to the system:
pk;link @Craig#5432
PluralKit will require you to confirm the link by clicking on a reaction *from the other account*.
If you now want to unlink that account, use the following command:
pk;unlink @Craig#5432
You may not remove the only account linked to a system, as that would leave the system inaccessible. Both the `pk;link` and `pk;unlink` commands work with account IDs instead of @mentions, too.
### Setting a system time zone
PluralKit defaults to showing dates and times in [UTC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time).
If you'd like, you can set a *system time zone*, and as such every date and time displayed in PluralKit
(on behalf of your system) will be in the system time zone. To do so, use the `pk;system timezone` command, like so:
pk;system timezone Europe/Copenhagen
pk;system timezone America/New_York
pk;system timezone DE
pk;system timezone 🇬🇧
You can specify time zones in various ways. In regions with large amounts of time zones (eg. the Americas, Europe, etc),
specifying an exact time zone code is the best way. To get your local time zone code, visit [this site](https://xske.github.io/tz).
You can see the full list [here, on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones) (see the column *TZ database name*).
You can also search by country code, either by giving the two-character [*ISO-3166-1 alpha-2* country code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2#Officially_assigned_code_elements) (eg. `GB` or `DE`), or just by a country flag emoji.
To clear a time zone, type `pk;system timezone` without any parameters.
### Deleting a system
If you want to delete your own system, simply use the command:
pk;system delete
You will need to verify by typing the system's ID when the bot prompts you to - to prevent accidental deletions.
## Member management
In order to do most things related to PluralKit, you need to work with *system members*.
Most member commands follow the format of `pk;member MemberName verb Parameter`. Note that if a member's name has multiple words, you'll need to enclose it in "double quotes" throughout the commands below.
### Creating a member
You can't do much with PluralKit without having registered members with your system, but doing so is quite simple - just use the `pk;member new` command followed by the member's name, like so:
pk;member new John
pk;member new Craig Smith
As the one exception to the rule above, if the name consists of multiple words you must *not* enclose it in double quotes.
To view information about a member, there are a couple ways to do it. Either you can address a member by their name (if they're in your own system), by their 5-character *member ID*, or by their *display name*, like so:
Member IDs are the only way to address a member in another system, and you can find it in various places - for example the system's member list, or on a message info card gotten by reacting to messages with a question mark.
### Listing system members
To list all the members in a system, use the `pk;system list` command. This will show a paginated list of all member names in the system. You can either run it on your own system, or another - like so:
pk;system list
pk;system @Craig#5432 list
pk;system qazws list
If you want a more detailed list, with fields such as pronouns and description, add the word `full` to the end of the command, like so:
pk;system list full
pk;system @Craig#5432 list full
pk;system qazws list full
### Member renaming
If you want to change the name of a member, you can use the `pk;member rename` command, like so:
you may want to display a different name. For example, you may want to include a member's pronouns inside the proxied name,
indicate a subsystem, include emojis or symbols that don't play nice with the command syntax, or just in general show a different name from the member's "canonical" name.
In such cases you can set the member's *display name*. Which will, well, display that name instead. You can set
a display name using the `pk;member displayname` command, like so:
pk;member John displayname Jonathan
pk;member Robert displayname Bob (he/him)
To remove a display name, just use the same command with no last parameter, eg:
pk;member John displayname
This will remove the display name, and thus the member will be proxied with their canonical name.
In the same way as a system can have a description, so can a member. You can set a description using the `pk;member description` command, like so:
pk;member John description John is a very cool person, and you should give him hugs.
As with system descriptions, the member description has a 1000 character length limit.
To clear a member description, use the command with no additional parameters (eg. `pk;member John description`).
### Member color
A system member can have an associated color value.
This color is *not* displayed as a name color on proxied messages due to a Discord limitation,
but it's shown in member cards, and it can be used in third-party apps, too.
To set a member color, use the `pk;member color` command with [a hexadecimal color code](https://htmlcolorcodes.com/), like so:
pk;member John color #ff0000
pk;member John color #87ceeb
To clear a member color, use the command with no color code argument (eg. `pk;member John color`).
### Member avatar
If you want your member to have an associated avatar to display on the member information card and on proxied messages, you can set the member avatar. To do so, use the `pk;member avatar` command. You can either supply it with an direct URL to an image, or attach an image directly. For example.
pk;member John avatar http://placebeard.it/512.jpg
You can also set an avatar for a specific server. This will "override" the normal avatar, and will be used when proxying messages and looking up member cards in that server. To do so, use the `pk;member serveravatar` command, in the same way as the normal avatar command above:
pk;member John serveravatar
pk;member John serveravatar http://placebeard.it/512.jpg
pk;member "Craig Johnson" serveravatar (with an attached image)
If you want to list a member's preferred pronouns, you can use the pronouns field on a member profile. This is a free text field, so you can put whatever you'd like in there (with a 100 character limit), like so:
To remove a member's pronouns, use the command with no pronoun argument (eg. `pk;member John pronouns`).
### Member birthdate
If you want to list a member's birthdate on their information card, you can set their birthdate through PluralKit using the `pk;member birthdate` command. Please use [ISO-8601 format](https://xkcd.com/1179/) (`YYYY-MM-DD`) for best results, like so:
pk;member John birthdate 1996-07-24
pk;member "Craig Johnson" birthdate 2004-02-28
You can also set a birthdate without a year, either in `MM-DD` format or `Month Day` format, like so:
pk;member John birthdate 07-24
pk;member "Craig Johnson" birthdate Feb 28
To clear a birthdate, use the command with no birthday argument (eg. `pk;member John birthdate`).
### Deleting members
If you want to delete a member, use the `pk;member delete` command, like so:
pk;member John delete
You'll need to confirm the deletion by replying with the member's ID when the bot asks you to - this is to avoid accidental deletion.
## Proxying
Proxying is probably the most important part of PluralKit. This allows you to essentially speak "as" the member,
with the proper name and avatar displayed on the message. To do so, you must at least [have created a member](#creating-a-system).
### Setting up proxy tags
You'll need to register a set of *proxy tags*, which are prefixes and/or suffixes you "enclose" the real message in, as a signal to PluralKit to indicate
which member to proxy as. Common proxy tags include `[square brackets]`, `{curly braces}` or `A:letter prefixes`.
To set a proxy tag, use the `pk;member proxy` command on the member in question. You'll need to provide a "proxy example", containing the word `text`.
For example, if you want square brackets, the proxy example must be `[text]`. If you want a letter prefix, make it something like `A:text`. For example:
pk;member John proxy [text]
pk;member "Craig Johnson" proxy {text}
pk;member John proxy J:text
You can have any proxy tags you want, including one containing emojis.
You can now type a message enclosed in your proxy tags, and it'll be deleted by PluralKit and reposted with the appropriate member name and avatar (if set).
**NB:** If you want `<angle brackets>` as proxy tags, there is currently a bug where custom server emojis will (wrongly)
be interpreted as proxying with that member (see [issue #37](https://github.com/xSke/PluralKit/issues/37)). The current workaround is to use different proxy tags.
If you'd like to proxy a member in multiple ways (for example, a name or a nickname, uppercase and lowercase variants, etc), you can add multiple tag pairs.
When proxying, you may then use any of the tags to proxy for that specific member.
To add a proxy tag to a member, use the `pk;member proxy add` command:
pk;member John proxy add {text}
pk;member Craig proxy add C:text
To remove a proxy tag from a member, use the `pk;member proxy remove` command:
or you can use the `pk;message` command followed by [the message's ID](https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/206346498-Where-can-I-find-my-User-Server-Message-ID-).
you can react to the message with the :bell: or :exclamation: emoji (or even :ping_pong:), and PluralKit will ping the relevant member and account in the same
The bot's *autoproxy* feature allows you to have messages be proxied without directly including the proxy tags. Autoproxy can be set up in various ways. There are three autoproxy modes currently implemented:
To see your system's current autoproxy settings, simply use the command:
This autoproxy mode will proxy messages as the current *first* fronter of the system. If you register a switch with `Alice` and `Bob`, messages without proxy tags will be autoproxied as `Alice`.
To enable front-mode autoproxying for a given server, use the following command:
pk;autoproxy front
#### Latch mode
This autoproxy mode will essentially "continue" previous proxy tags. If you proxy a message with `Alice`'s proxy tags, messages posted afterwards will be proxied as Alice. Proxying again with someone else's proxy tags, say, `Bob`, will cause messages *from then on* to be proxied as Bob.
In other words, it means proxy tags become "sticky". This will carry over across all channels in the same server.
To enable latch-mode autoproxying for a given server, use the following command:
This autoproxy mode will autoproxy for a specific selected member, irrelevant of past proxies or fronters.
To enable member-mode autoproxying for a given server, use the following command, where `<member>` is a member name (in "quotes" if multiple words) or 5-letter ID:
### Disabling front/latch autoproxy on a per-member basis
If a system uses front or latch mode autoproxy, but one member prefers to send messages through the account (and not proxy), you can disable the front and latch modes for that specific member.
pk;member <name> autoproxy off
To re-enable front / latch modes for that member, use the following command:
pk;member <name> autoproxy on
This will *not* disable member mode autoproxy. If you do not wish to autoproxy, please turn off autoproxy instead of setting autoproxy to a specific member.
It is possible to fully disable autoproxy for a certain account linked to your system. For example, you might want to do this if a specific member's name is shown on the account.
To disable autoproxy for the current account, use the following command:
pk;autoproxy account disable
To re-enable autoproxy for the current account, use the following command:
PluralKit allows you to log member switches through the bot.
Essentially, this means you can mark one or more members as *the current fronter(s)* for the duration until the next switch.
You can then view the list of switches and fronters over time, and get statistics over which members have fronted for how long.
### Logging switches
To log a switch, use the `pk;switch` command with one or more members. For example:
pk;switch John
pk;switch "Craig Johnson" John
Note that the order of members are preserved (this is useful for indicating who's "more" at front, if applicable).
If you want to specify a member with multiple words in their name, remember to encase the name in "double quotes".
### Switching out
If you want to log a switch with *no* members, you can log a switch-out as follows:
pk;switch out
### Moving switches
If you want to log a switch that happened further back in time, you can log a switch and then *move* it back in time, using the `pk;switch move` command.
You can either specify a time either in relative terms (X days/hours/minutes/seconds ago) or in absolute terms (this date, at this time).
Absolute times will be interpreted in the [system time zone](#setting-a-system-time-zone). For example:
pk;switch move 1h
pk;switch move 4d12h
pk;switch move 2 PM
pk;switch move May 8th 4:30 PM
Note that you can't move a switch *before* the *previous switch*, to avoid breaking consistency. Here's a rough ASCII-art illustration of this:
YOU CAN NOT YOU CAN
MOVE HERE MOVE HERE CURRENT SWITCH
v v START NOW
[===========================] | v v
[=== PREVIOUS SWITCH ===]| |
\________________________[=== CURRENT SWITCH ===]
----- TIME AXIS ---->
### Delete switches
If you'd like to delete the most recent switch, use the `pk;switch delete` command. You'll need to confirm
To see the current fronter in a system, use the `pk;system fronter` command. You can use this on your current system, or on other systems. For example:
pk;system fronter
pk;system @Craig#5432 fronter
pk;system qazws fronter
### Querying front history
To look at the front history of a system (currently limited to the last 10 switches). use the `pk;system fronthistory` command, for example:
pk;system fronthistory
pk;system @Craig#5432 fronthistory
pk;system qazws fronthistory
### Querying front percentage
To look at the per-member breakdown of the front over a given time period, use the `pk;system frontpercent` command. If you don't provide a time period, it'll default to 30 days. For example:
pk;system frontpercent
pk;system @Craig#5432 frontpercent 7d
pk;system qazws frontpercent 100d12h
Note that in cases of switches with multiple members, each involved member will have the full length of the switch counted towards it. This means that the percentages may add up to over 100%.
<br> It is possible to disable this with the `-flat` flag; percentages will then add up to 100%.
::: tip
If you use the `switch-out` function, the time when no-one was fronting will show up in front history as "no fronter". To disable this, use the `-fronters-only`, or `-fo` flag:
There are various reasons you may not want information about your system or your members to be public. As such, there are a few controls to manage which information is publicly accessible or not.
### System privacy
At the moment, there are four aspects of system privacy that can be configured.
- System description
- Current fronter
- Front history
- Member list
Each of these can be set to **public** or **private**. When set to **public**, anyone who queries your system (by account or system ID, or through the API), will seethis information. When set to **private**, the information will only be shown when *you yourself* query the information. The cards will still be displayed in the channel the commands are run in, so it's still your responsibility not to pull up information in servers where you don't want it displayed.
To update your system privacy settings, use the following commands:
where `<subject>` is either `description`, `fronter`, `fronthistory` or `list`, corresponding to the options above, and `<level>` is either `public` or `private`. `<subject>` can also be `all` in order to change all subjects at once.
When the **member list** is **private**, other users will not be able to view the full member list of your system, but they can still query individual members given their 5-letter ID. If **current fronter** is private, but **front history** isn't, someone can still see the current fronter by looking at the history (this combination doesn't make much sense).
As with system privacy, each can be set to **public** or **private**. The same rules apply for how they are shown, too. When set to **public**, anyone who queries your system (by account or system ID, or through the API), will see this information. When set to **private**, the information will only be shown when *you yourself* query the information. The cards will still be displayed in the channel the commands are run in, so it's still your responsibility not to pull up information in servers where you don't want it displayed.
- When the **name** is set to private, it will be replaced by the member's **display name**, but only if they have one! If the member has no display name, **name privacy will not do anything**. PluralKit still needs some way to refer to a member by name :)
- When **visibility** is set to private, the member will not show up in member lists unless `-all` is used in the command (and you are part of the system).
where `<member>` is the name or the id of a member in your system, `<subject>` is either `name`, `description`, `avatar`, `birthday`, `pronouns`, `metadata`, or `visiblity` corresponding to the options above, and `<level>` is either `public` or `private`. `<subject>` can also be `all` in order to change all subjects at once.
`metadata` will affect the message count, the date created, the last fronted, and the last message information.
Note that while Tupperbox supports features such as per-member system tags, PluralKit does not. PluralKit also does not currently support importing or exporting member groups.
To export all the data associated with your system, run the `pk;export` command. This will send you a JSON file containing your system, member, and switch information.
