Guild Wars 2 Wiki:Bots

A bot account is a special user account which has been flagged so that its edits are hidden by default on Special:RecentChanges and Special:Watchlist (visibility can be toggled with the "Show bots" option). These accounts are used to run bot scripts, programs that automate the process of performing repetitive edits across multiple pages.

While it is possible for normal users to run automated editing scripts/programs without a bot account, this is generally discouraged due to the potential for disruption, since the edits cannot be hidden from RC; this disruption is compounded if a script malfunctions.

If a bot account is observed to be malfunctioning, it is usually possible to halt the bot by posting on its talk page.

Currently active bots

for a system-generated list of all bots, see Special:Listusers/bot

• AWB Alex (talk • contribs • logs • block log) (bot+sysop) operated by Chieftain Alex
• DakBot (talk • contribs • logs • block log) (bot) operated by Dak393
• Darqbot (talk • contribs • logs • block log) (bot) operated by Darqam
• Daysky (talk • contribs • logs • block log) (bot) operated by Medyro
• J.A.R.V.I.S. (talk • contribs • logs • block log) (bot) operated by Doodleplex
• Kote (talk • contribs • logs • block log) (bot) operated by Kvothe

Bot tasks

Requests that have been declined and accepted tasks that have been successfully completed are eventually archived at /Resolved tasks, however they should first be posted on this page for visibility.

Requests and discussion

List requests for bot tasks below. Be as specific as possible about the actions necessary to perform the task.

• Add | bound = use to all relics from Relics—Core Set 1 that are missing it. DJemba (talk) 18:02, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

1 Done, 38 pages updated. No changes required to two pages (Dwayna and Afflicted). -Chieftain Alex 15:17, 15 February 2025 (UTC)

• Update the mists API tiles with the new that_shaman tiles. Most haven't changed, but a few areas in WvW definitely have (ogrewatch, north boundary of stonemist etc) 3150 files identified for upload. -Chieftain Alex 16:03, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

1 Done. 3150 uploads and purges. -Chieftain Alex 22:32, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

• Update achievement redirects for renamed category. I've just moved the the Legacy PvP Seasons achievement category and now there are about 100 achievement redirects which need updating as well. Example update can be found here. List of broken ones is here. Thanks :) — Asuaka (talk) 18:33, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

1 Done. 110 redirects updated. Purged a few other pages afterwards to address whatlinkshere. -Chieftain Alex 22:32, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

• Add redirects for WvW keep and SMC emergency waypoints that go to the objective page (like other WvW waypoints already do). --ItVictor (talk) 23:56, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

1 Done. About 43 redirects created. I've also found the name used in our interactive map/API doesn't match the SMW names (missing A/B/C suffix) -Chieftain Alex 23:00, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

• Rename image files of Category:Gray dyes and Category:Brown dyes heavy armor dyes except (Slate Dye and file that already mark for deletion) by adding "Dye" in front of suffix. e.g. File:Abyss (heavy armor).jpg to Abyss Dye (heavy armor).jpg and apply them to their article gallery--𝙏ᴇʀʏ 12:41, 26 May 2025 (UTC)

I've selected pages using {{#dpl: | category = Dye screenshots | namespace = File | nottitlematch = %Dye% }}, and then performed a check for the category of the root page - not all dyes contain the word, Dye, e.g. the "Bloodstone " prefix dyes. There are 94 files to move. -Chieftain Alex 22:17, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

1 Done. Files moved with my regular account, dye pages edited with bot afterwards. -Chieftain Alex 22:27, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

• Check API for items with "Unique" flag missing | unique = y, and add to any missing. Example missing: Box of Cooking Supplies. Hazasoul (talk) 06:35, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

We use that parameter for trinkets. I don't think there is going to be a "unique" parameter for any other wiki templates, and what's the point of adding unique for a box of cooking supplies? -Chieftain Alex 21:55, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

(Not about editing any templates, it's already part of item infobox.) Even though it doesn't have any gameplay effect, other items are marked unique to match their in-game description. Hazasoul (talk) 06:24, 11 June 2025 (UTC)

Okay whilst you're correct that its set in the API for many items, is there any point in doing so? I've figured out the pages we could add it to, based on the api. -Chieftain Alex 16:50, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

Just for documentation, I think it should be added for completeness sake as it's present in the in-game tooltip. Hazasoul (talk) 11:00, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

• Add {{mount theme nav}} to all mount skins that have the | mount theme = parameter. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Sime (talk • contribs) at 15:40, 5 June 2025‎ (UTC).

1 Added to 288 pages. -Chieftain Alex 21:46, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

• Create redirects for achievements added with the latest quarterly patch, Absolution. -Chieftain Alex 21:53, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

1 Realised previous quarterly achievements were also missing, so 68 redirects edited. -Chieftain Alex 22:05, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

• Add "location tree" parameter to all location infoboxes on Region/Zone/City type pages. -Chieftain Alex 13:05, 5 July 2025 (UTC)

1 Added to 236 pages. -Chieftain Alex 13:19, 5 July 2025 (UTC)

• Replace WvW NPCs and Objects locations from World versus World (game mode) to World vs. World (region). --Tᴇʀʏ.3065 20:03, 5 July 2025 (UTC)

1 79 pages edited. I used the SMW property, so may have missed some (but can't find anything further to edit). -Chieftain Alex 22:07, 5 July 2025 (UTC)

• Substitute the remaining occurrences of Template:NPC location. -Chieftain Alex 14:05, 6 July 2025 (UTC)

1 103 pages subsituted. -Chieftain Alex 14:05, 6 July 2025 (UTC)

• Add wvw objective id using API:2/wvw/objectives to each wvw location, using the sector id to identify the appropriate page name. -Chieftain Alex 16:02, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

1 163 pages updated. -Chieftain Alex 16:02, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

• Add missing VoE trait ids, and VoE skill palette ids.

1 Done. -Chieftain Alex 18:14, 21 August 2025 (UTC)

• Remove "split" parameter where set as "pve wvw pvp" (i.e. no split specified correctly), all on VoE pages. -Chieftain Alex 18:23, 21 August 2025 (UTC)

1 72 pages edited. -Chieftain Alex 18:23, 21 August 2025 (UTC)

Why remove them? I was under the impression that it was for pages that have gamemode splits (based on tooltips as shown in the livestream previews) with the intention of adding the missing info later once they were ingame. --ItVictor (talk) 00:10, 22 August 2025 (UTC)

(unknown mode) at the top of the page looked very odd with no explanation. Can use the stub tag. List of affected pages is here. -Chieftain Alex 06:16, 22 August 2025 (UTC)

• Add game id to each elite spec. -Chieftain Alex 21:43, 23 August 2025 (UTC)

1 Done. 81 pages edited. -Chieftain Alex 21:43, 23 August 2025 (UTC)

• Remove unnecessary skill palette id parameter from VoE trait/profession mechanic/bundle skills. -Chieftain Alex 16:14, 24 August 2025 (UTC)

1 Done, 34 pages edited. -Chieftain Alex 16:14, 24 August 2025 (UTC)

• Fix all the redirects for the renamed essence of luck pages

1 Done. 345 pages edited by J.A.R.V.I.S. - Do_odleplex 18:39, 24 August 2025 (UTC)

• Add training panel order to VoE skills/traits, using data within API:2/professions. -Chieftain Alex 10:34, 25 August 2025 (UTC)

1 Done. 162 pages. -Chieftain Alex 11:01, 25 August 2025 (UTC)

Also added hero point cost to the skills. -Chieftain Alex 11:05, 25 August 2025 (UTC)

• Update interwikis for VoE skill/traits. -Chieftain Alex 12:44, 25 August 2025 (UTC)

1 Done. 251 pages touched - some whitespace updated from NBSP to normal whitespace on french interwikis. -Chieftain Alex 12:44, 25 August 2025 (UTC)

• Add version history table row to VoE skill/traits. -Chieftain Alex 12:44, 25 August 2025 (UTC)

1 Done. Closed AWB before I checked stats, should have been 251 again. -Chieftain Alex 13:00, 25 August 2025 (UTC)

• Add missing FR and DE interwikis to JW skills. -Chieftain Alex 14:37, 25 August 2025 (UTC)

1 Done. 107 pages touched. -Chieftain Alex 14:37, 25 August 2025 (UTC)

• Remove status=future from VoE skills. Remove status=future from VoE traits that look like they are retained, and mark others as status=Unimplemented. -Chieftain Alex 18:47, 28 October 2025 (UTC)

1 Done. 251 pages edited. -Chieftain Alex 18:50, 28 October 2025 (UTC)

• Update area pages to use map objective like the other map objectives, rather than an auto-list (hearts don't change much, makes it easier to see missing content if they're red links). -Chieftain Alex 13:46, 1 November 2025 (UTC)

1 Done. 304 pages updated. Bit of manual work due to really erratic formatting. -Chieftain Alex 13:46, 1 November 2025 (UTC)

• Add missing Category:Achievements to uncategorised achievements. -Chieftain Alex 14:29, 1 November 2025 (UTC)

1 Done. 29 pages updated. -Chieftain Alex 14:29, 1 November 2025 (UTC)

• Add description to homestead decorations. In the past, half of them had either no description or something like "crafted by scribes". This was fixed for almost all of them with VoE release. Please add the following two descriptions to the listed decoration IDs. Some of the pages may not exist (yet) but those cases will likely resolve themselves once created.
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  • "Crafted with Homesteading Mastery.
    
    Requires Guild Wars 2: Visions of Eternity." to IDs [959, 960, 962, 963, 964, 965, 966, 967, 968, 969, 970, 971, 972, 973, 974, 975, 976, 977, 978, 979, 980, 981, 982, 983, 984, 985, 986, 987, 988, 989, 990, 991, 992, 993, 994, 995, 996, 997, 998, 999, 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1041, 1042, 1043, 1045, 1046, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1053, 1054, 1055, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1062, 1063, 1064, 1065]

1 Queued up, should be completed shortly (albeit my connection is rubbish today). -Chieftain Alex 23:37, 5 November 2025 (UTC)

• Add redirects for new achievements: All the VoE achievements were added but almost no redirects were created yet. Please add them for the all valid ids between 8854 and 9086.

Reviewed, 89 redirects to create later. Found a couple of guides existed but were not linked from Achievement table row (Inquest Insight, Ruins of the Old World - perhaps could be merged into the main page..). -Chieftain Alex 07:07, 6 November 2025 (UTC)

1 Done. -Chieftain Alex 18:24, 6 November 2025 (UTC)

Found a further 47 pages I'd missed last time (achievements with the "page" parameter specified). -Chieftain Alex 16:01, 9 November 2025 (UTC)

• Automatically add pages for music tracks: There's *a lot* of them. A quick description + details which may help:

An "easy" access to items + id for a bot can be found on (CAUTION ABSOLUTELY MASSIVE JSON FILE HERE, MAY CRASH YOUR BROWSER) on ezGW2W list api. With this you can get a match all items with the name `Track \d+:.+` . Can also get name -> ids on other apis I believe.

The page contents are all almost identical except for the id(s) and interwikis. These can either be fetched through the GW2 API (3 calls) or ezGW2W item api (1 call).

It is worth noting most will (should?) have 2 ids and it's worth checking ahead of time if both are already known.

Darqam 19:07, 6 November 2025 (UTC)

1 Done. 133 pages created with bot

• Two created by hand since they were missing from the API: Track 7: Strangely Familiar, Track 24: Manikaz the Blood Phenom. Still missing interwikis and item ids.
• The following pages are missing their second id: Track 5: Memories Forgotten, Track 8: Flesh and Fever, Track 10: The Kryptis, Track 14: Malaise, Track 3: Harr Mire, Track 5: Claw and Spear, Track 9: This Mountain Before Us, Track 11: Rhythms of War, Track 15: Nightfall Vigilance, Track 18: Elegy of the Elders, Track 20: The Quiet Before, Track 26: What Remains of the Tyrants, Track 27: Left to Fester.

-Chieftain Alex 07:30, 7 November 2025 (UTC)

Track 7: Strangely Familiar is an EoD one, so was easy enough to buy that from the vendor, get its info, and fix it up. Put in some orders for SotO and JW soundtracks on the TP since want them all eventually anyway, will see what comes of it. - Tanetris (talk) 08:35, 7 November 2025 (UTC)

Recurring tasks

This section lists tasks that, for various reasons, need to be repeated at a future time.

• Image upload batches

Doodleplex has uploaded 297 armor/outfit images with J.A.R.V.I.S. at the beginning of February. Template links to Dragon's Watch Regalia Outfit were also fixed in further 20 edits. -Chieftain Alex 15:12, 15 February 2025 (UTC)

Uploaded 260 Norn male outfit images with J.A.R.V.I.S. today. Uploaded 97 images in January of back items, swords, greatswords, scepters, maces, daggers, and axes. Also noticed some outfit images were in the armor gallery category and fixed 160 of those today. - Do_odleplex 18:43, 16 February 2025 (UTC)

• Moving stowed images as the default to the alternate image

tbc