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@TheHolyOneZ TheHolyOneZ released this 09 Apr 06:49
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Bot Verification System

Features

Bot Security

  • Automatic detection and removal of non-whitelisted bots
  • Persistent whitelist storage in JSON file (data/whitelisted_bots.json)
  • Environment variable support for initial whitelist configuration (WHITELISTED_BOTS)
  • Owner-only command to whitelist bots: !whitelist_bot <bot_id>
  • Admin command to list all whitelisted bots: !whitelisted
  • Per-guild log channel configuration with !botlogs command
  • Rate limiting for whitelist attempts to prevent abuse

Bot Join Notifications

  • notification system when new bots join a server
  • Configurable through environment variables (MONITOR_BOT_JOINS, BOT_JOIN_LOG_CHANNEL)
  • Prioritizes private/admin channels for security notifications
  • Provides detailed bot information (name, ID, creation date)
  • Clear instructions for whitelisting legitimate bots
  • Avoids duplicate notifications for already whitelisted bots

Changes

Sass Responses System

  • Made sass responses opt-in through environment variable (SassResponse=on/off)
  • Default behavior changed to disabled (opt-in rather than opt-out)
  • Improved response handling for mentions and direct messages
  • Added variety to sass response formatting and colors

Security

  • Added validation for bot IDs using Discord's snowflake algorithm
  • Improved error handling for invalid environment variable configurations
  • Added permission checks for administrative commands
  • Enhanced logging for security events with timestamps and unique identifiers

Technical

  • Consolidated bot security features into a single BotVerificationSystem class
  • Improved channel selection algorithm for notifications
  • Added fallback mechanisms when configured channels are unavailable
  • Better error handling throughout the codebase

Configuration

Bot Verification

  • Set BOT_OWNER_ID in your environment to specify who can whitelist bots
  • Pre-configure whitelisted bots with WHITELISTED_BOTS=id1,id2,id3 in your environment
  • Use !botlogs #channel-name in each server to set up logging

Bot Join Monitoring

  • Enable/disable with MONITOR_BOT_JOINS=True/False (enabled by default)
  • Set a specific notification channel with BOT_JOIN_LOG_CHANNEL=channel_id

Sass Responses

  • Enable/disable with SassResponse=on/off (disabled by default)