What is Craig?

*Craig is a bot that records audio in voice channels and makes them available for download afterwards.*

<aside> 💡 There are two Craig bots: @craig and @giarc

Giarc is a second instance of Craig, meant to be a backup. It will record in the same channel, but you are supposed to be able to use Giarc independently of Craig.

To do so, use @Giarc as the command prefix instead of :craig:

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How to Record

• Join the voice channel you would like to record
• While in that voice channel, you should be able to summon Craig in any text channel you're working in.
• type in **@craig**join (or @Giarc) This will invite the Craig bot into the voice channel you are in and will immediately begin recording.

<aside> 💡 If Craig isn't working there, try going to the #🤖bot-commands channel [under Housekeeping] to use the command.

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• When you begin recording, the Craig bot will direct message you with links to access your audio recording.
• When you are done recording, summon Craig again, and add leave

You can also explicitly specify a channel name. For instance, to record the “General” channel, type **@craig**join General

<aside> 💡 Don't start Craig until the event is about to start. If there is silence, Craig will stop recording after 5 minutes.

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<aside> 💡 If everyone leaves the voice channel while Craig is still recording, he will stop recording. You don't need to use the leave command in that case.

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Tips on using Giarc (the backup of Craig)

• As mentioned, you can use Giarc independently of Craig. To do so, use @Giarc as the command prefix instead of @craig
• Giarc does not reply to public commands, so that you don't get spammed by both Craig and Giarc.