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Send chat message
Send a message to the event/timer platform. Automations may target all platforms; timers still obey their platform and online-only rules.
action.chat · 2.8.0
Requirements and availability
Connected output chat; reply mode also needs the triggering message identity.
Picker contexts: automation, timer, command, pad.
Behavior
Resolve message; blank output does nothing. event/missing target uses origin; all means Twitch + YouTube + Kick. Reply style applies only to the originating platform with an actor message ID. Timers scope delivery to their eligible platform.
Configure in the app
Open: Do → Advanced Actions (commands only) → Add action
Steps
- Choose action category Chat Bot Commands, select Send chat message, and click Add action.
- Expand the action card. Configure the Fields below; check Editor defaults for your context and any operation-dependent fields.
- Choose resource values from real app pickers. Set output Platform separately from the trigger Where setting when the action offers it.
- Use Move action up / Move action down to position this action, then save the containing command, automation, timer or SheevPad button.
Limitations
- Picker availability does not supply missing event variables. Check prerequisites and originating provider.
- An action return value is not automatically a sequence variable. Only documented producers create template outputs.
Fields
| Field | Input / options | Defaults / limits | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
Messagemessage | textarea | Editor defaults: {"automation":"","timer":"","command":"","pad":""} Example hint: Thanks for the raid @{user}! Welcome {viewers} raiders! | Supports variables |
Send toplatform | select
| Editor defaults: {"automation":"event","timer":"all","command":"event","pad":"all"} | Literal value / selected resource |
Response stylereplyMode | select
| Declared UI default: Editor defaults: {"automation":"normal","timer":"normal","command":"normal","pad":"normal"} | Literal value / selected resource Field contexts: automation, command |
Contract details
- Declared Contexts
[ "timer", "automation" ]- Picker Contexts
[ "automation", "timer", "command", "pad" ]- Hidden From Picker
- false
- Required Variables
[]- Failure Behavior
- See the behavior for local skips/errors and context entries for sequence continuation.
- Outputs
[]
Examples
Illustrative configuration; replace fixture resources in the editor. This is not an import file.
{
"message": "Hello {user}!",
"platform": "event",
"replyMode": "normal"
}Related entries
Source and verification
Source-reviewed for 2.8.0. Connected-service validation remains subject to release UAT.
- src/features/automations.js — ACTION_REGISTRY.chat
- public/index.html — getBuilderActionEntries / createDefaultAction
Source revision: 472fb34b484eeef0b663d28cacb628a7b9f14ff1