Frequently asked questions
What is a chat revive bot?
A chat revive bot brings a dead Discord chat back to life. Revive watches the channels you pick, and when nobody has talked for a while it posts something fun to talk about and can ping a Chat Revive role.
Is Revive free?
Yes. Everything is free.
How do I set it up?
Add the bot, then run /setup easy in your main chat channel. It starts watching that channel, makes a Chat Revive role, and turns on Question of the Day. That is the whole setup.
How does it know chat is dead?
It notices when the last message in a channel was sent. After a quiet period you choose (45 minutes by default), it posts a conversation starter. It never reads what people say.
Will it spam my server?
No. It only posts when chat is quiet, waits much longer if nobody answers, stops completely after two starters in a row are ignored until a person talks again, sleeps at night in your timezone, and has a daily limit (6 per channel by default).
How do Chat Revive pings work?
Members join the Chat Revive role with /pingme or the button on any post. When chat is dead, the role is pinged at most once every 2 hours (you can change this). Anyone can also use /revive, with a cooldown.
What kinds of conversation starters are there?
Questions, would you rather, this or that, hot takes (agree or disagree), polls and finish the sentence. Votes show live results. Admins can turn kinds off and add their own with /prompts add.
What is Question of the Day?
Every day at the hour you pick, it posts a QOTD in the channel you pick and opens a thread for answers. Set it with /setup qotd.
Does it read my messages?
No. It doesn't use the Message Content permission. It only counts when messages are sent, for dead-chat detection, streaks and activity stats.
What permissions does it need?
Send messages, embed links, read message history, add reactions, create threads (for QOTD answers) and manage roles (only to give people the Chat Revive role).
How do I get help?
Use /help in your server.