PalScout is an AI-powered chatbot and moderation tool for Palworld dedicated servers. Players can chat with an AI directly in-game, and its answers are grounded in live game data — your actual HP, level, position, and nearby creatures — not generic chatbot responses.

Features

AI chat, grounded in real game state Ask the AI a question in chat and get an answer that references your actual HP, level, guild, and nearby creatures with real distances — not a canned response.

Web and YouTube search Automatically searches when a question needs current info (weather, news, scores, etc.), or search directly with !search and !youtube.

Full moderation system Warnings that automatically escalate to a kick, plus kick and ban commands. All admin actions are verified by Steam ID, so display names can't be spoofed to gain admin access — and admins can never be kicked, banned, or warned by another admin through the bot.

Reliable by design Automatically switches between multiple AI providers (Groq, Cerebras, Mistral, OpenRouter, or an optional local model) if one is down or rate-limited, so the bot stays online.

Optional extras

Anti-spam cooldown (toggleable)
Auto-moderation chat filter for banned words, excessive caps, and spam (toggleable, off by default)
Permanent memory — save notes for the AI with !ai remember
Discord bridge — run the same commands from Discord

Built for Palworld specifically Palworld's RCON is being phased out by the developers, so PalScout is built entirely on the newer REST API instead — which also exposes live world data (positions, health, nearby creatures) that RCON never did. That's what makes the AI's grounded answers possible in the first place.

Requirements

A running Palworld dedicated server with RESTAPIEnabled=True in PalWorldSettings.ini, launched with -enable-gamedata-api
UE4SS installed on the server, plus PalScout's own chat-logging mod (included) — required because Palworld's REST API can only send chat, not read it
At least one AI provider API key (a free Groq key is enough to get started)

Setup

Full step-by-step setup instructions are included with the download, and on the GitHub repository, where the full source code is also available.

Commands

!ai <question> — Ask the AI anything !ai remember <note> — Save a permanent note for the AI !search <query> / !youtube <query> — Search the web or YouTube !status / !players — Check world status or who's online !warn / !kick / !ban — Moderation commands (admins only) !help — Full command list

Support

Found a bug or have a feature request? Open an issue on the GitHub repository.