NeoModeration 1.4.0 — Coverage

NeoModeration 1.4.0 — Coverage

NeoModeration 1.4.0 makes it useful every day, not just for cloud moderation.
Everything new runs locally first — no API key required — so spam, strikes,
and extra surfaces cost nothing and never wait on the network. Scope comes from
docs/research/2026-07-11-1.4.0-coverage-research.md.

New

• Local anti-spam (moderation.spam.*): message rate, duplicate/near-
  duplicate messages, excessive caps (player names exempt), character floods,
  and command-rate limiting. Runs before any cloud call. On by default with
  conservative limits; each check disables individually by setting it to 0.
• Censor action (moderation.chat.censorLocalDetections): replace locally-
  matched words/links with **** and let the rest of the message through,
  instead of blocking the whole line. Cloud detections still block by default.
• Progressive strikes (moderation.strikes.*): every detection adds a
  strike that decays over time; reaching a configured rung runs an extra action
  (default: kick at 4). Strike counts show in staff alerts.
• More surfaces (moderation.surfaces.*): signs, books, anvil renames, and
  configured commands (/msg, /tell, …) now run the local rules through the
  same pipeline as chat. Each surface is independently off / monitor /
  censor / block, and all default to off so upgrades change nothing.
  These are synchronous events, so they use local rules only — the cloud is
  never in the critical path there.
• Local case history (moderation.cases.*): a SQLite log of every detection
  (player, surface, reason, action, mode, time). Browse it with
  /nmod cases [player] and /nmod case <id>. Content previews are off by
  default (metadata only) to keep the log privacy-clean.
• Unified detection pipeline: chat, map-art, and every new surface flow
  through one handler, so monitor mode, strikes, staff alerts, and case logging
  behave identically everywhere. Staff alerts now show the surface and strike.
• Richer /nmod status and /nmod doctor report anti-spam, strikes,
  surfaces, and case-history state; new bStats charts (mode, cloud, censor).

Compatibility

• Existing 1.3.x configs upgrade with no behavior change: new surfaces
  default off, and missing keys keep prior behavior. Anti-spam and strikes turn
  on with conservative defaults — set moderation.spam.enabled /
  moderation.strikes.enabled to false to keep chat exactly as it was.
• The SQLite driver ships with Spigot/Paper; if it is ever missing, case history
  disables itself with one warning and moderation continues.
• English and Spanish locales updated; custom locale files gain the new keys on
  first load.

Verified

• 74 automated tests pass, including censor mapping, spam checks, strike decay,
  and SQLite case storage.
• Paper 1.18.2, 1.19.4, 1.20.6, and 1.21.11 pass the full live matrix.
• Smoke-tested on a live Paper server: spam trip, sign flag, censor, strike
  escalation, /nmod cases, /nmod doctor.

SHA-256 checksums are attached to the GitHub release.