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Get started in 2 minutes.

Six steps from zero to a fully configured community operations bot. No prior experience needed.

1

Add Cipher to your server

30 seconds

Click the invite button, select your server, and approve the permissions. Cipher needs Manage Channels, Manage Roles, Send Messages, and Embed Links to work fully.

Invite Cipher →
2

Run /setup

60 seconds

The guided wizard walks you through the essentials: autorole (role for new members), welcome channel, ticket panel, and starboard. Takes about a minute.

/setup
3

Open the dashboard

30 seconds

Run /dashboard in any channel to get an interactive in-Discord dashboard. Toggle features on/off, view server stats, and navigate between sections with a dropdown.

/dashboard
4

Enable AutoMod + File Scan

15 seconds

AutoMod is off by default. Turn it on to get spam protection, anti-raid, and file scanning. File scan quarantines suspicious attachments and scores them 0-100.

/automod toggle
5

Set up verification (optional but recommended)

30 seconds

Stops raids before they start. New members click a button before they can see the rest of your server. Bots that join in a raid can't click it.

/verification setup
6

Check your community health

10 seconds

See your server's health score (0-100) based on growth, activity, retention, and engagement. Get actionable tips to improve it.

/server info health

Total setup time

~3 minutes

After that, run /about in Discord to explore every feature interactively.

Common questions

Do I need to pay for any of this?

No. Every feature is free. No premium tier, no paywall, no credit card. You can vote on top.gg for premium perks, but all features work without voting.

Do I need to configure AI providers?

No. Cipher automatically switches between free AI services. If one is busy, it uses the next. No API keys or accounts needed from you.

Is my server data safe?

Cipher never trains AI on your data. Message content is not permanently stored. Only command metadata and error logs are retained for debugging. The bot is open source — you can audit the code yourself.

Can I self-host Cipher?

Yes. The entire bot is open source. Clone the repo, install dependencies, set your Discord token, and run ./start.sh. Full instructions are on GitHub.

What if I need help?

Join the support server. We're active daily and respond to questions, bug reports, and feature requests.

Add Cipher to your server

Or read the full feature tour first.