Auto-close and tag Discord forum posts

Before you start

• Use an online Pro bot with Forum Automation enabled for a server you manage. Select one visible forum channel and create the tags you want to use in that forum, including a Resolved tag.
• Give the bot View Channel and Manage Threads in the selected forum. It also needs Read Message History to read starter bodies and verify inactivity; enable Message Content Intent when keywords should match starter-message bodies.
• Decide who may resolve posts: the author when author resolution is enabled, and/or members holding the configured Forum staff role. Manage Server alone does not bypass that rule.

1. Enable Forum Automation and select the forum

   Open your bot’s Modules tab, enable Forum Automation for the intended server and save. Existing bots need the normal regenerate and start flow before the new module runs. In its settings, select the forum channel and turn on Enable forum automation.

   Copy the IDs of existing forum tags with Discord Developer Mode. Set the Resolved tag ID to an existing tag in that selected forum. The command refuses to resolve a post when that tag is missing, or when it would need a sixth tag slot.

2. Resolve a forum post with /forum resolve

   Open a post in the configured forum and run /forum resolve. When author resolution is on, that post’s author may use it. A member with the configured Forum staff role may resolve any selected-forum post; Manage Server by itself is not enough.

   On success, the module adds the configured Resolved tag if needed and archives the thread. Lock resolved posts is on by default, which also locks the thread; turn that setting off only when you want resolution to archive without locking. The reply is private to the caller.

3. Add literal keyword tag rules for new posts

   In Keyword tag rules, enter one line per existing tag: TAG_ID = help | question. Rules match literal, case-insensitive substrings in a new post’s title or starter message; they are not regular expressions. They run in order and preserve tags already present.

   Create a fresh test post with help in its title or starter message, then check that the matching existing tag was added. The module does not backfill old posts and ignores later replies for tagging. It stops before adding more than five tags.

4. Archive inactive posts without resolving them

   Set Archive after inactive days to 1 through 365. Leave it at 0 to disable inactivity archiving. The module checks at startup and every 15 minutes, then verifies the latest posted message before archiving an eligible post.

   An inactivity archive only archives an unlocked, active post. It does not add the Resolved tag and does not lock the post. The inactivity clock uses the latest posted message, including bot messages, rather than reactions or message edits.