All Might: group manager bot

Your chat is growing, spam is creeping in, newcomers break the rules, and you are the only admin? That is what group management bots are for. All Might presents itself as a modern, fast chat manager for Telegram, and its code is open for anyone to read. 💪

The bot's profile is brief: a next generation group management bot. Project news appears in a separate channel run by the authors.

What the bot is and where it comes from

All Might belongs to a family of moderation bots built by one team. The source code is written in Python and published under the AGPL-3.0 license, so anyone can study and run it.

That is a real difference: you can see how the bot works and deploy your own copy on your server. For communities that value transparency, it is a plus.

What group management bots do

The idea behind all of them is the same: take the moderation chores off your hands. A typical set includes welcoming newcomers, chat rules, warnings and bans, word filters and flood protection.

• Greetings. New members see the rules at once.
• Warnings and bans. A rule breaker is dealt with without long arguments.
• Filters. Ads and links get removed automatically.
• Notes. Frequent replies are saved and called with a command.

For the exact set of commands and settings in All Might, check the bot's help after adding it to a chat.

Connecting it to your chat

1. Find the bot by the official name from its authors' profile.
2. Add it to the group and make it an administrator.
3. Grant only the needed rights: deleting messages and banning members.
4. Open the help and set up the greeting and rules.
5. Test it with a trial member.

Running your own server: worth it?

Self-hosting gives control: chat data stays with you, and settings do not depend on someone else's hosting. But you must install dependencies, fill in a configuration file and keep the process running.

If you are not a developer, a ready bot is simpler. If you know Python and servers, your own copy lets you change behavior to fit the community.

What to weigh before adding it

A bot with admin rights sees every message in the chat. Give it only what it needs and make sure you add the official account.

The project's latest visible updates date to past years, so watch stability at first. If the bot goes quiet, check its rights and restart it in the chat.

The bot's audience is above one hundred thirty thousand people, so it has seen all kinds of chats.

Rules that keep a chat alive

No bot replaces clear rules. State them in a few points: what the chat is about, what is forbidden, how to reach admins. Pin that message and review it every few months.

Penalties should be predictable. A warning first, then a restriction, and a ban only for serious violations. That way members understand the limits and take offense less often.