> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://percy.klappstuhl.me/docs/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Automatic Moderation: Spam, Raids, and Mention Limits > Configure Percy's built-in spam detection, raid protection, and mention-spam auto-bans to keep your server protected around the clock. Percy's AutoMod system watches your server around the clock and takes action before a human moderator even has to notice. It covers three distinct threat categories: **message spam** (repeated content or rapid-fire posting), **raid protection** (accounts joining and spamming in quick succession), and **mention-spam auto-bans** (members pinging an excessive number of users in a short window). You configure all of this through the `/moderation` command group, and Percy gives you per-entity exemptions so legitimate bots, trusted channels, and staff roles are never accidentally caught in the net. ## Viewing Your Current Configuration ``` /moderation ``` Running `/moderation` with no sub-command displays a summary of every AutoMod feature for your server: which features are active, which channel alerts are bound to, the current mention threshold, and the full list of ignored entities. ## Command Reference ``` /moderation auditlog #mod-log ``` Enables Percy's text-based audit log and routes event notifications to the specified channel. Percy creates a private webhook in that channel, so it must have permission to **create webhooks** there. The audit log records events such as member joins, bans, kicks, and message deletions. To adjust which events are logged, use: ``` /moderation auditlog alter ``` To disable the audit log entirely, run: ``` /moderation disable auditlog ``` ``` /moderation alerts #mod-alerts ``` Enables alert logging and routes automatic action notifications to the specified text channel. Percy creates a private webhook in that channel, so it must have permission to **create webhooks** there. To disable alerts, run: ``` /moderation disable alerts ``` ``` /moderation raid ``` Toggles raid protection on or off. When enabled, Percy monitors for accounts that join and spam messages in rapid succession and automatically bans them. You can also pass an explicit `true` or `false` to set the state directly: ``` /moderation raid true /moderation raid false ``` Raid protection fires when Percy detects one of the following patterns: * A single user sends **10+ messages within 12 seconds** * The same message content appears **5+ times within 15 seconds** across any channel * **30+ messages from new accounts** arrive in a channel within 35 seconds ``` /moderation mentions 5 ``` Enables automatic banning for members who @-mention more than `` users in a short window. The threshold must be **greater than 3**. Percy counts only non-bot user mentions — role mentions are excluded. Percy monitors two separate windows: * **Single message:** more than `` mentions in one message triggers an immediate ban. * **Cumulative:** `` mentions spread across multiple messages within 15 seconds also triggers a ban. When a ban fires, Percy sends an alert to your configured alert channel. ``` /moderation ignore #bot-commands /moderation ignore @BotRole /moderation ignore @SomeMember ``` Adds a channel, role, or member to the AutoMod ignore list. Percy skips all automatic spam and raid checks for messages sent in ignored channels, by members with an ignored role, or by a specifically ignored member. You can pass multiple entities in one command separated by spaces. ``` /moderation unignore #bot-commands ``` Removes a previously ignored channel, role, or member from the ignore list. Percy will resume checking their messages against AutoMod rules immediately. ``` /moderation ignored ``` Displays a paginated list of every channel, role, and member currently in the AutoMod ignore list. ``` /moderation disable alerts /moderation disable auditlog /moderation disable raid /moderation disable mentions /moderation disable sentinel ``` Disables a specific AutoMod feature. Supported values are `alerts`, `auditlog`, `raid`, `mentions`, and `sentinel`. Disabling a feature does not delete its configuration — you can re-enable it at any time. ## How the Ignore List Works Any entity — a **text channel**, a **role**, or a **member** — can be added to the ignore list. When Percy checks an incoming message: 1. It looks up the **channel** the message was sent in. 2. It checks the **author's user ID**. 3. It checks every **role the author holds**. If any of those three match an entry in the ignore list, Percy skips all AutoMod checks for that message entirely. This makes it straightforward to exempt `#bot-spam` channels, verified staff roles, or trusted bot accounts from automated action. Members with the **Manage Guild**, **Manage Messages**, or **Administrator** permission automatically bypass all AutoMod checks regardless of the ignore list. You do not need to add your moderator role manually. ## Frequently Asked Questions If your bot is added to the ignore list, or if your bot channel is ignored, Percy will not act on those messages. Additionally, Percy never applies AutoMod to its own messages or to the server owner. If raid protection is enabled and an alert channel is configured, Percy posts a notification with the flagged members. Moderators can mass-ban all detected raiders directly from that alert message using the **Ban All Raiders** button. Yes. Percy's AutoMod and Discord's native AutoMod operate independently. Running both gives you layered protection but be mindful that the same user could be actioned by both systems simultaneously.