Bot Settings

The config.bot block in src/config.js controls identity, prefix, session management, locale, and public-mode policy.

bot: {
  name:         'EchoFox',
  prefix:       '.',
  adminPrefix:  '$',
  sessionName:  '@session',
  timezone:     'Asia/Kolkata',
  language:     'en',
  public:       true,
},

Field	Type	Default	Notes
name	string	'EchoFox'	Display name shown in help, menu, notifications
prefix	string	'.'	User command prefix
adminPrefix	string	'$'	Admin-only command prefix (admins gated via config.admins)
sessionName	string	'@session'	Subdirectory under auth path
timezone	IANA tz	'Asia/Kolkata'	Used for timestamp formatting in logs + replies
language	ISO 639-1	'en'	Default locale for replies (per-group overrides via groupSettings)
public	boolean	true	If false, only admins (config.admins) can run commands

Public vs private mode

In public mode (default), any user can run commands. In private mode, only JIDs listed in config.admins can. Useful for a personal bot that you don't want others using.

bot: { public: false },
admins: ['1234567890@s.whatsapp.net'],

Prefix conflicts

If prefix and adminPrefix would BOTH match a message (e.g. they're both single characters and the user types both), the admin prefix wins. Non-admins who use $ get "🔒 The $ prefix is reserved for admins."

Per-group prefix override

config.groupSettings supports per-group prefix:

groupSettings: {
  '120363012345678901@g.us': {
    prefix: '!',          // this group uses ! instead of .
    public: false,        // and is admin-only despite global public:true
  },
},