Bot permissions

The most common cause of "the bot doesn't do anything" is missing Discord permissions.

❓ Why this happens

The YAWBDB invite link adds the bot without requesting any permission. This is intentional — you stay in control of what the bot can do. But it means a fresh install can read almost nothing and act on nothing until you grant permissions yourself.

🚨 Symptoms

• Slash commands respond with errors, or the bot stays silent
• Automod doesn't delete messages
• Moderation actions (ban, mute, kick) fail
• Reports or tickets don't create threads
• The bot can't join a voice channel for recording

🔧 How to fix

1. Open Server Settings → Roles in Discord.
2. Find the role created for YAWBDB.
3. Grant the permissions needed by your enabled features — the full list is in Feature permissions.
4. Make sure the YAWBDB role is above the members and roles it needs to manage.
5. Check the specific channel: a channel permission override can deny what the role allows. Compare with a channel where the bot works.

🆘 Still stuck?

• Kick the bot and re-invite it, then re-grant permissions.
• Test in a brand-new channel with no overrides.
• If only one feature misbehaves while others work, it is almost always that feature's extra permission (e.g. Manage Roles for Leveling rewards) — see Feature permissions.