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title: TipPageBot in your chat
description: Enable the bot, mod it, and choose which commands it answers.
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TipPageBot is the chat side of TipPage: it answers commands in your Twitch chat, posts alert announcements if you've enabled them, and lets your mods drive the queues without touching the dashboard. It never spams on its own - it only speaks when spoken to, or when you've asked it to announce something.

1. **Enable the bot**

    Go to **Chat bot** in the dashboard and flip the master toggle. The bot joins your channel straight away.

2. **Mod it**

    Run `/mod TipPageBot` in your Twitch chat. Without mod, the bot gets rate-limited and can't speak in emote-only or slow mode. The Bot status panel shows a green LED once it's a moderator.

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## Built-in commands

Everyone can use these (each one can be switched off individually on the **Default commands** tab):

| Command | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| `!tip` (also `!tips`, `!donate`) | Posts your tip page link |
| `!queue` (`!q`) | How many TTS and media items are waiting |
| `!nowplaying` (`!np`) | What's playing right now |
| `!commands` | Links the full command list on your tip page |
| `!credits` | The viewer's free-message credit balance ([sub rewards](/viewers/sub-rewards)) |
| `!followage` (`!fa`) | How long they've followed - works on `@someone` too |
| `!accountage` (`!aa`) | How old their Twitch account is |
| `!sr <YouTube link>` | Song request from chat - off by default, enable it if you dare |
| `!bot` | Bot version and uptime |

## Mod commands

Mods and you only:

| Command | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| `!tts skip / pause / resume` | Drive the TTS queue |
| `!tts replay` | Lists the last 5 messages - reply with a number to requeue one |
| `!media skip / pause / resume / replay` | Same, for media |
| `!skip` / `!pause` / `!resume` | The linked-mode versions, when [linked queue mode](/queues/controls#linked-queue-mode) is on |

## Aliases

Every built-in can be given extra triggers - click the pencil on its row and add your own (comma or space separated). The built-in triggers always keep working.

Want the bot to say things of your own? That's [custom commands](/chat-bot/custom-commands). Want it to speak from your own bot account instead of TipPageBot? That's a [custom bot](/chat-bot/custom-bot).