Rules are an add-on on a phrase or follow automation. They decide whether something the bot found gets posted.
The six rule kinds
Each rule is a fact about the account, a direction — at least or at most — and a number.
The six kinds
| Rule | At least | At most |
|---|---|---|
| Followers | has at least N followers | has at most N followers |
| Following | follows at least N accounts | follows at most N accounts |
| Follower/following ratio | has at least N× more followers than following | has at most N× more followers than following |
| Posts | has at least N posts | has at most N posts |
| Account age | account is at least N days old | account is at most N days old |
| Contract address | has a contract address or chart link | has no contract address or chart link |
Limit
At most 8 rules per automation, and one rule per kind and direction. A minimum above its own maximum is rejected, and a contract-address rule can't both require and forbid one.
Unknown facts fail
Unknown fails
A rule the bot cannot check fails.
- Account age fails when the account's join date is unknown.
- Contract address fails, in either direction, when the contract-address search hasn't finished yet.
How many rules may fail
There is no AND/OR between rules. Every rule must hold unless you allow some to fail: the line Send if it violates under the rule list sets how many rules may be broken and the item still sends.
| Dropdown value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| none of the rules | Every rule must hold (the default). |
| N of the <total> rules | Up to N may fail. |
| all of the rules | Rules never block sending. |
The contract-address rule's wait
A contract-address rule on a follow tracker makes the announce wait up to 8 seconds for the account's contract-address search before deciding whether to send.
Note
On a phrase automation the rule is judged immediately, from the matching post and the author's bio.
Skips, and adding a rule
An item that fails its rules is skipped and never retried. The skip is counted in the automation's status, with which rules it broke. Nothing is posted to the group.
Add a rule to a phrase or follow automation
- Open the automation's editor and scroll to Rules.
- Click Add rule.
- Pick the kind and direction from the dropdown, e.g. "Has at least … followers".
- Enter the number (a Contract address rule has none).
- Repeat, up to 8 rules total.
- Set "Send if it violates" to how many rules may fail and the item still sends — "none of the rules" by default.
- Save.