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One of the cool things about reddit is the number of useful bots. Is there something similar for Lemmy?

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[–] thecdc1995@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Yep! This library should help you get started.

https://github.com/SleeplessOne1917/lemmy-bot

[–] kiwifoxtrot@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Here's another repo, but in Python:

https://github.com/db0/pythorhead

It’s an open protocol so it’s very much doable.

[–] Fubarberry@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Your profile should have options to check if you're a bot account, as well as if you want to see bot accounts.

So I'm sure bot accounts are possible, I just don't know any specifics.

[–] fubo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Yes, there are existing Lemmy bots doing useful things for participants. For example, the folks on mtgzone.com have a bot that responds to specially-tagged comments and provides useful links specific to their topic.