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# Bypass Settings

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**Channel bypass is available on all tiers.** **Category bypass is Premium only** — on the free tier you can exempt up to 3 individual channels instead. [Compare plans →](/daxeon-knowledge-hub/plans-and-pricing/plans-and-pricing.md)
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Daxeon allows you to bypass filtering for specific **channels** and **categories**, giving you control over where its protections are enforced.

This is especially useful for:

* Staff-only channels
* Bot logs or system channels
* Internal support or testing areas

Bypasses apply across all chat filters, including link blocking, invite filtering, ADA Handles, wallet addresses, and more.

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## How to Manage Bypass Settings

### Ignore a channel

To exclude a specific channel from all Daxeon filters:

```
/chat_filters exempt_channel add [channel]
```

Example:

```
/chat_filters exempt_channel add channel: #staff-chat
```

Once exempted, messages in that channel will no longer be scanned or removed by chat filters. Daxeon confirms with a **Channel Exempted** embed, visible only to you.

Threads and forum posts inherit the exemption from the channel they were created in, so you do not need to exempt them individually. This is what makes the exemption usable for thread-based ticket systems, where each ticket is a new thread.

To remove the exemption:

```
/chat_filters exempt_channel remove [channel]
```

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**Free tier limit:** up to 3 exempt channels. Adding a fourth returns an **Exempt Channel Limit Reached** message; your existing exemptions keep working. Premium is unlimited. [Free tier details →](/daxeon-knowledge-hub/plans-and-pricing/plans-and-pricing/free-tier-limits.md)
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### Ignore a Category

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**Premium only.** Category bypass is not available on the free tier. If your server is on the free tier, exempt the individual channels instead. Categories you configured on a paid plan stop taking effect if your subscription lapses, and `/chat_filters exempt_category view` marks them as inactive. [Compare plans →](/daxeon-knowledge-hub/plans-and-pricing/plans-and-pricing.md)
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To bypass filtering in every channel under a specific category:

```
/chat_filters exempt_category add [category]
```

Once a category is ignored, Daxeon will not filter any of the channels it contains, including any threads and forum posts inside them.

To remove the exemption:

```
/chat_filters exempt_category remove [category]
```

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Use this sparingly. Entire category-level ignores should be limited to trusted internal sections.
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### View your current bypasses

To review which channels or categories are currently exempt from filtering:

```
/chat_filters exempt_channel view
/chat_filters exempt_category view
```

These appear in a private embed, visible only to you.

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On the free tier, `/chat_filters exempt_category view` labels any configured categories as **Inactive**. They are stored but not enforced, so filters still run in those channels.
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### Best Practices

* Ignore only private or trusted channels such as `#staff-chat`, `#mod-notes`, or bot logs
* Avoid ignoring public channels or discussion areas where scams may occur
* Use category ignores with caution — they apply to **all** channels within
* Audit your ignored areas regularly using `/chat_filters exempt_channel view` and `/chat_filters exempt_category view`

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Only users with the Admin role or Discord’s Administrator permission can manage bypass settings.
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Next up: Apply your chat filters to everyone, staff included, with [Strict Mode](/daxeon-knowledge-hub/bot-guide/chat-filters/strict-mode.md).