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How to exempt staff from auto-moderation and catch hacked mod accounts

Two settings that save communities: staff exemptions so automation never fights your team, and a tripwire for hacked moderator accounts.

Set up trusted roles

Members with a trusted role are exempt from automatic moderation and raid checks.

  1. Add the roles
    Tick your staff roles on the General tab in the portal, or use /trustedrole add in Discord. /trustedrole list shows the current set.
  2. Whitelist known bots
    Use /whitelist add bot_id for automation bots that legitimately create channels or roles, like ticket tools.
  3. Save
    The exemption applies to the anti-spam and the raid checks at once.
Trusted roles checklist on the Moderation settings page
The trusted roles checklist on the General tab.

Set the moderator rate limit

A tripwire for compromised moderator accounts.

  1. Find the limit on the General tab
    The setting is called Moderator rate limit, measured in actions per 30 seconds.
  2. Pick a number that fits your team
    A human mod almost never bans ten people in half a minute, but a hacked account does exactly that. The default of 10 fits most servers.
  3. React to alerts fast
    When the limit trips, mimBo's raises an alert in your log channel so you can lock things down before more damage is done.
Tip. Set the limit higher if your mods run regular cleanup sprees, or lower on small servers where mass actions are always suspicious.