Who is CosmoBot?

CosmoBot is a non-human bot. To interact, mention @cosmobot anywhere. Here are the current commands you can give CosmoBot:

Interactive New User Tutorial

@cosmobot start tutorial

This starts an interactive tutorial just for you, in a personal message. You will practice:

  • creating a bookmark
  • “one-boxed” linking
  • emoji
  • mentioning
  • bolding or italicizing text
  • quoting
  • liking a post
  • adding an image to your post
  • flagging a post
  • using the search

You earn a Certified badge and certificate upon completion of the tutorial.

Interactive Advanced Tutorial

@cosmobot start advanced tutorial

This starts an advanced interactive tutorial just for you, in a personal message. You will practice:

  • editing a post
  • deleting a post
  • undeleting a post
  • referencing channels and/or tags in a post
  • changing notification levels on a topic
  • adding a hidden details section in a post

You earn a Licensed badge and certificate upon completion of the tutorial.

Roll Dice

For example, you could ask CosmoBot to roll 2 dice with 6 sides, like so:

@cosmobot roll 2d6

And CosmoBot might reply:

:game_die: 3, 6

Random Quote

@cosmobot quote

CosmoBot will produce a random quote for you, such as:

:left_speech_bubble: Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are. — Marianne Williamson

Fortune

@cosmobot fortune

CosmoBot will give you a magic 8-ball-like response, such as:

:crystal_ball: You may rely on it