# Setting up bot for chat control

This section describes how to setup your group to allow bot manage the chat.

Bot have to have the following group abilities:

* **Join Group Chat**
* **Moderate Group Chat**
* **Eject Members from this Group**

## Step-by-step Instructions

Step-by-step instructions slightly differ for different viewers:

## Firestorm

**Step 1:** [Invite bot to your group](/doc/9e56a911-3f7b-47c7-80b9-eb7ff14b3b59)  
**Step 2:** [Create a role to control chat](/doc/2bf31274-12d9-435f-8b51-206d526388de)

## Official SL viewer

**Step 1:** [Invite bot to your group](/doc/9e56a911-3f7b-47c7-80b9-eb7ff14b3b59)  
**Step 2:** [Create a role to control chat](/doc/d461c621-3b44-4a74-a5fb-f5b0f0f4f3b3)

## READ THIS! Known SL Glitch

Sometimes you do put bot to the role, but abilities do not appear (this is visible while clicking on the bot in the members list).

In this case:


1. move bot out of the role,
2. click "Save" or "Apply",
3. assign bot to the role again.

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**Documents**

- [Setting up bot for group chat control, SL viewer v2](https://www.mysmartbots.com/docs/s/main/doc/setting-up-bot-for-group-chat-control-sl-viewer-v2-3q71JLRKqx)
- [Setting up bot for group chat control, viewer v1](https://www.mysmartbots.com/docs/s/main/doc/setting-up-bot-for-group-chat-control-viewer-v1-SerrWsTLDx)