> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.coveapp.cc/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Moderation
> Act on members of your Discord server, with a case recorded behind every decision.
Moderation in Cove is built around cases. Every action leaves one — who did it,
to whom, why, and when — so "why is this person banned" still has an answer six
months later.
## Actions
| Action | What happens |
| ------- | -------------------------------------- |
| Note | Recorded only; nothing happens to them |
| Warning | Recorded, and the member is told |
| Timeout | 1 hour, 6 hours, 1 day or 1 week |
| Kick | Out of the server; they can return |
| Ban | Out, and kept out |
| Unban | Lets somebody back in |
Every case takes a reason, up to 400 characters. It is the part somebody reads
later, so it is worth writing properly.
## Where a case came from
The **Cases** page lists every case in the workspace, numbered per workspace —
case 14 is the fourteenth here, not the fourteenth across Cove.
| Source | Meaning |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| Moderator | A person did it |
| Auto-moderation | Cove acted on a rule |
| Staff protection | The [staff watch](/moderation/staff-watch) acted |
## Reverting
A case can be reverted — a ban lifted, a timeout cleared — and it keeps its
history rather than disappearing.
Reverting is its own permission, separate from moderating, on purpose: the
point of a revert is that somebody *other* than the person who acted can
correct a mistake, and that doesn't work if only moderators can do it.
Cove can only act on members Discord lets it act on. It cannot moderate the
server owner, or anybody whose highest role sits above the bot's own — move
the Cove role up if you want it to cover your team.
## Permissions
| Permission | What it allows |
| -------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| Moderate members | Open cases and read the history |
| Revert cases | Undo a case, including somebody else's |
| Change moderation settings | The switches, log channel and staff watch |