AI Assistant
AI-powered helpers for your server: ask questions and catch up on conversations without leaving Discord.
Setup
Install the AI Assistant addon from the Addon Manager. On the hosted ArkenBot no extra setup is needed — AI is already configured.
Self-hosting? AI features require a Groq API key set as
GROQ_API_KEYin your.env. Without it, the commands reply that AI is unavailable. See Installation.
Commands
/ask
Ask the assistant a question and get a concise answer.
| Option | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
question | Yes | What you'd like to ask |
private | No | Show the answer only to you (ephemeral). Default: off |
/summarize
Summarise the recent conversation in the current channel — a one-line overview plus the key points, so anyone can catch up quickly.
| Option | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
count | No | How many recent messages to summarise (default 30, max 100) |
private | No | Show the summary only to you (ephemeral). Default: off |
Good to know
- Cooldown — each user can run an AI command once every few seconds, to keep things responsive and costs bounded.
- Accuracy — answers and summaries are AI-generated and may be wrong. Treat them as a helpful starting point, not authoritative.
- Privacy — when you run one of these commands, the relevant text (your question, or the recent messages being summarised) is sent to Groq to generate the response. Nothing is sent unless a command is used. See the Privacy Policy.
Related AI features
AI powers two more features documented elsewhere:
- Ticket triage — the
/triagecommand in the Ticket System that summarises a ticket and suggests a reply for staff. - AI Moderation — opt-in Auto-Mod that flags harassment, hate, threats, and scams that keyword filters miss.