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How Catcord keeps your community connected

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Mirror and translate conversations

Catcord relays Discord activity between language channels with accurate, AI-powered translations.

Scale with flexible subscriptions

Grow from a single relay group to multi-region communities with clear quota tracking.

Stay fully in control

Toggle features on demand, and keep your staff looped in with dashboard reporting.

Step-by-step setup

This checklist maps directly to Catcord’s slash commands so every step can be executed inside Discord or verified on the dashboard.

1

Invite Catcord and confirm access

Use the dashboard invite link and keep webhook and message permissions enabled so mirroring works correctly.

  • Required: Send Messages, Read Message History, Manage Webhooks.
  • Optional: Add Reactions, Manage Threads for reaction or thread mirroring.
2

Pick what your community can use

Enable translate-by-reaction if you want in-channel translations, and decide whether reminders should run in public channels or staff-only spaces.

  • Confirm the timezone used for reminders on the dashboard.
  • Share the supported language list with moderators.
3

Confirm usage monitoring

Review quotas, reminder allowances, and premium server slots in the dashboard so you can scale before limits hit.

A

Set the provider and relay options

Catcord auto-selects the translation engine: IONOS (OpenAI-compatible endpoint hosted in Germany) first, then OpenAI, with DeepL available as a hybrid fallback. Decide which relay behaviors you want active.

# Provider priority: ionos (OpenAI-compatible endpoint hosted in Germany) → openai (DeepL fallback)
/langrelay_replymode state:on
/langrelay_thread_mirroring state:on
/langrelay_reaction_mirroring state:on
B

Auto-create channels when scaling

Let Catcord provision a full language pack inside the current category and map channels in one pass.

/langrelay_group_autochannels group:LATAM languages:"ES PT-BR"
/langrelay_group_autochannels use_default_set:true

Existing channels are skipped automatically, and the summary tells you what was added.

C

Configure language relays manually

Prefer full control? Create relay groups and add channels manually with explicit language tags.

/langrelay_group_create name:EU
/langrelay_group_add group:EU channel:#general language:EN
/langrelay_group_add group:EU channel:#allgemein language:DE
D

Enable translate-by-reaction for members

Members can react with supported flag emoji to request in-channel translations.

  • Keep Read Message History enabled in every mapped channel.
  • Reaction translations count toward the same character quota as /translate.
E

Validate relay health

Confirm your provider, group status, and toggles before launch.

/langrelay_status
/langrelay_group_power group:EU state:off
/langrelay_power state:off
A

Create recurring reminders

Reminders post alongside translation relays and can run on intervals or specific schedules.

/reminder add name:TownHall channel:#events message:"Monthly Q&A" interval:4 unit:weeks
/reminder add name:DailyStandup channel:#ops message:"Daily check-in" time:09:00 weekday:Monday
/reminder add name:OfficeHours channel:#support message:"Ask us anything" times:"Mon@09:00, Wed@16:00"
/reminder add name:OneTimeNotice channel:#announcements message:"Policy update" time:18:00 once:true

Use headline to add an embed title, or group to label related reminders.

B

Edit or remove reminders

Update messages, schedules, or channels without recreating the reminder.

/reminder edit name:TownHall message:"Monthly Q&A + roadmap"
/reminder edit name:DailyStandup add_times:"Tue@09:00" remove_times:"Mon@09:00"
/reminder edit name:OfficeHours clear_times:true interval:2 unit:weeks
/reminder remove name:OneTimeNotice
C

Audit and toggle reminders

List everything in Discord or pause reminders during maintenance windows.

/reminder list
/reminder toggle enabled:false
/reminder toggle enabled:true
D

Organize reminders into groups

Group reminders to keep schedules tidy and easy to review.

/reminder group rename name:Announcements new_name:Community
/reminder group remove name:Community delete_reminders:false
E

Monitor allowance and usage

Reminder usage draws from your plan’s allowance. Use the dashboard to review remaining sends and add packages as needed.

A

Relay group essentials

/langrelay_group_create
/langrelay_group_add
/langrelay_group_remove
/langrelay_group_list
/langrelay_group_power
/langrelay_group_autochannels

Use these to build, audit, and pause relay groups by region.

B

Translation controls

/langrelay_provider
/langrelay_replymode
/langrelay_thread_mirroring
/langrelay_reaction_mirroring
/langrelay_status

Review the auto-selected provider (IONOS → OpenAI) with DeepL as fallback, enable optional mirroring behaviors, and verify status before launch.

C

Reminder automation

/reminder add
/reminder edit
/reminder remove
/reminder list
/reminder toggle
/reminder group rename

Schedule, update, and organize reminders with clear names and group labels.

Quick launch checklist

Before you announce the relay

  • Verify every mapped channel is visible to the bot role.
  • Run a test post and confirm attachments relay correctly.
  • Share the supported flag emoji list with your moderators.
  • Record the active translation provider and default priority (IONOS → OpenAI) with DeepL as fallback in staff notes.

Ongoing best practices

  • Review relay groups quarterly to keep channels aligned with your community layout.
  • Keep announcement channels read-only so mirrored posts stay clean.
  • Watch the dashboard for quota alerts and upcoming resets.
  • Save a recent /langrelay_status snapshot for fast troubleshooting.