> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.cuteco.re/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Channel Management

> Lock channels, purge messages, nuke channels, and manage pins.

## Overview

pom's channel management commands give you precise control over your server's text channels. Whether you need to lock a channel during a raid, clean up spam, completely reset a channel, or manage pinned messages, these tools cover it all.

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## Lockdown

Prevent members from sending messages in a channel. This modifies the `@everyone` role's channel permissions to deny message sending, thread creation, and thread messaging.

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash Syntax theme={null}
  ,lockdown [channel]
  ```

  ```bash Example theme={null}
  ,lockdown
  ,lockdown #general
  ```
</CodeGroup>

| Parameter | Type            | Required | Description                                          |
| --------- | --------------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| `channel` | Channel mention | No       | The channel to lock. Defaults to the current channel |

**Aliases:** `,lock`

<Info>
  You need the **Manage Channels** permission to use lockdown commands.
</Info>

### Unlock

Restore message sending permissions in a locked channel.

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash Syntax theme={null}
  ,unlock [channel]
  ```

  ```bash Example theme={null}
  ,unlock
  ,unlock #general
  ```
</CodeGroup>

**Aliases:** `,unlockdown`, `,rmlockdown`

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## Purge

Delete messages in bulk from the current channel. You can purge all recent messages or filter by a specific member.

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash Syntax theme={null}
  ,purge <amount> [member]
  ```

  ```bash Example theme={null}
  ,purge 50
  ,purge 20 @spammer
  ```
</CodeGroup>

| Parameter | Type         | Required | Description                             |
| --------- | ------------ | -------- | --------------------------------------- |
| `amount`  | Number       | Yes      | How many messages to delete (up to 100) |
| `member`  | User mention | No       | Only delete messages from this member   |

<Info>
  You need the **Manage Messages** permission to use this command. Discord only allows bulk-deletion of messages less than 14 days old.
</Info>

<Tip>
  Use `,purge 100 @bot-name` to quickly clean up bot spam, or `,botclear` for an even faster approach.
</Tip>

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## Bot Clear

Quickly clean up bot messages and the command invocations that triggered them. This is a convenience command designed specifically for tidying up after bot interactions.

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash Syntax theme={null}
  ,botclear [amount]
  ```

  ```bash Example theme={null}
  ,botclear
  ,botclear 50
  ```
</CodeGroup>

<Info>
  You need the **Manage Messages** permission to use this command.
</Info>

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## Nuke

Clone the current channel and delete the original. This effectively "resets" the channel — same name, topic, permissions, and position, but with a completely clean message history.

```bash theme={null}
,nuke
```

<Warning>
  This is **irreversible**. All messages in the channel are permanently deleted. The channel is recreated with the same settings, but the message history is gone forever.
</Warning>

<Info>
  You need the **Manage Channels** permission to use this command.
</Info>

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## Term

Similar to nuke, but the original channel is archived privately instead of deleted. The channel is recreated clean, and the old channel with its message history is moved to a private archive.

```bash theme={null}
,term
```

<Info>
  You need the **Manage Channels** permission to use this command.
</Info>

<Tip>
  Use `,term` instead of `,nuke` when you want to reset a channel but keep the old messages accessible to staff for review.
</Tip>

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## Pin & Unpin

Pin or unpin a message in the current channel. You can either reply to the message you want to pin, or provide a message ID.

### Pin

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash Syntax theme={null}
  ,pin [message_id]
  ```

  ```bash Example theme={null}
  ,pin
  ,pin 123456789012345678
  ```
</CodeGroup>

Reply to a message and type `,pin`, or pass the message ID directly. pom shows which pin slot the message occupies (e.g., "Pinned as pin #5").

### Unpin

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash Syntax theme={null}
  ,unpin [message_id]
  ```

  ```bash Example theme={null}
  ,unpin
  ,unpin 123456789012345678
  ```
</CodeGroup>

<Info>
  You need the **Manage Messages** permission for pin commands. Discord allows a maximum of **50 pins** per channel.
</Info>

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## Snipe Management

Control the snipe system, which remembers recently deleted messages.

### Clear Snipe

Clear the snipe cache for the current channel, removing all stored deleted messages.

```bash theme={null}
,clearsnipe
```

### Disable Snipe

Disable the snipe system entirely for your server. When disabled, pom will not track deleted messages.

```bash theme={null}
,disablesnipe
```

<Info>
  You need the **Manage Messages** permission for snipe management commands.
</Info>