Lightning

Moderation that feels fast, modern, and actually fun to use.

Lightning helps Discord communities stay safe without turning setup into a part-time job.

Why choose Lightning?

Most moderation bots make you choose between power and simplicity.

Lightning gives you both:

• Strong moderation tools for real-world server chaos
• Friendly configuration flows instead of confusing setup files
• One bot that covers the essentials, so your staff can move faster

Whether you run a small community or a large public server, Lightning is built to keep moderation clear, consistent, and scalable.

Features that staff teams love

• Flexible Mod Logs: Use multiple channels and formats for clean, useful moderation history.
• Custom AutoMod Rules: Tune spam and abuse protection to match your server's culture.
• Audit-Log-Aware Events: Keep moderation context organized and easier to review.
• Multiple Mod Log Channels: Split public transparency logs and private staff logs.
• Built for Practical Moderation: Focuses on workflows moderators actually use every day.

No premium or vote-locked features

Lightning's core moderation features are available without premium gates.

If you enjoy the bot, consider donating on Ko-Fi so I can keep the bot free!

Fully open source

Lightning is fully open source. Explore the codebase here: https://github.com/lightning-bot/Lightning

Ready to power up your server?

Invite Lightning: https://discord.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=532220480577470464

Need help or have ideas?

Join the support server: https://short.lightsage.dev/discord