Is it possible to make bots for Lemmy?

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 · 21 pts · 3y

Yep! This library should help you get started.

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

panopticchaos@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 3y

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

kiwifoxtrot@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 3y

Here's another repo, but in Python:

https://github.com/db0/pythorhead

fubo@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3y

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.

Jamie@jamie.moe · 6 pts · 3y

I started building a wrapper around the official Rust API today. But it's a long way away from anything productive. Mostly just a testbed right now.

I'll post something up in a few places when I make a repo for it and ask for contributions. Want to do a fair amount of work myself before asking of anyone else.

Fubarberry@lemmy.fmhy.ml · 5 pts · 3y

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.