The Bloopbot field guide
A little help.
A lot you can build.
From your first chat command to a stream that runs your way. Pick a guide and make it happen.
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- Start here · 5 min readGet started with Bloopbot
Connect Twitch, give your bot a job and send your first chat reply.
- Start here · 3 min readFind your way around
Know where to build behaviour, design overlays and manage your stream.
- Build with flows · 4 min readCreate your first chat command
Make !hello reply in chat, add aliases and personalise the message.
- Build with flows · 6 min readBuild a flow on the canvas
Connect a trigger, a condition and an action, then inspect a test run.
- Build with flows · 4 min readUse templates and flow packs
Start with a ready-made flow or install a set of related automations.
- Build with flows · 4 min readPost a recurring chat message
Use a timed promo for reminders, social links or chat rules.
- Build with flows · 4 min readAdd permissions and cooldowns
Limit who can run a command and how often it can respond.
- Build with flows · 5 min readKeep a counter with variables
Store a death count, update it from a flow and reuse it in chat or OBS.
- Build with flows · 4 min readShare, import and restore flows
Move a flow between channels and recover an earlier version.
- Put it on stream · 5 min readAdd a widget to OBS
Create a hosted label, alert box, goal bar or event stack and put it on screen.
- Put it on stream · 4 min readTest alerts and check OBS delivery
Understand connected sources and use the right test for your overlay.
- Put it on stream · 5 min readConnect your own HTML widget
Connect a local overlay file or use the built-in brief to create one.
- Run your channel · 5 min readLet chat request songs
Set up your Spotify app, link your account, check the song-request flows and manage the queue.
- Run your channel · 4 min readReward viewers and recognise regulars
Set up Bloopbot loyalty points and commands for your community.
- Run your channel · 4 min readSet up moderation helpers
Combine moderation filters with deliberate, permission-checked flows.
- Run your channel · 3 min readLet someone help manage your channel
Add an editor with their own Twitch sign-in and review their access.
- Help & reference · 6 min readFix a flow or connection
Work through missing chat replies, blocked flows, silent alerts and Spotify problems.
- Help & reference · 3 min readBloopbot terms, explained
A quick reference for triggers, nodes, packs, source URLs and dry runs.
- Help & reference · 3 min readWhat Bloopbot measures on its public pages
How visits to the homepage and these guides are counted, what is never tracked, how to opt out, and how to turn analytics on for your own Bloopbot.
New around here?
Your first bloop starts here.
Connect Twitch, pick a flow and get your bot talking. We’ll walk you through it.
Start here
Build with flows
- Create your first chat command
Make !hello reply in chat, add aliases and personalise the message.
- Build a flow on the canvas
Connect a trigger, a condition and an action, then inspect a test run.
- Use templates and flow packs
Start with a ready-made flow or install a set of related automations.
- Post a recurring chat message
Use a timed promo for reminders, social links or chat rules.
- Add permissions and cooldowns
Limit who can run a command and how often it can respond.
- Keep a counter with variables
Store a death count, update it from a flow and reuse it in chat or OBS.
- Share, import and restore flows
Move a flow between channels and recover an earlier version.
Put it on stream
Run your channel
- Let chat request songs
Set up your Spotify app, link your account, check the song-request flows and manage the queue.
- Reward viewers and recognise regulars
Set up Bloopbot loyalty points and commands for your community.
- Set up moderation helpers
Combine moderation filters with deliberate, permission-checked flows.
- Let someone help manage your channel
Add an editor with their own Twitch sign-in and review their access.
Help & reference
- Fix a flow or connection
Work through missing chat replies, blocked flows, silent alerts and Spotify problems.
- Bloopbot terms, explained
A quick reference for triggers, nodes, packs, source URLs and dry runs.
- What Bloopbot measures on its public pages
How visits to the homepage and these guides are counted, what is never tracked, how to opt out, and how to turn analytics on for your own Bloopbot.