AdvancedSensitiveWords vs Staff+

AdvancedSensitiveWords is a free, open-source moderation plugin for operators of Minecraft servers running Paper. It inspects content through DFA word matching and event-based checks across chat, commands, writable books, signs, anvil results, item names and lore, player names, and optionally broadcasts. Operators can replace or cancel matched content and configure responses such as commands, damage, effects, hostile behavior, or shadowbans. Version 2.x targets Paper 1.21.11 and requires Java 21; installation involves placing a released or locally built Paper artifact in the server’s plugins directory. Optional LLM chat review is off by default and uses a compatible provider and API key to assess messages missed by the other checks. Length, entropy, cooldown, concurrency, and queue safeguards apply. Requests and responses are recorded locally in an llm-history directory identified as sensitive operational data. Optional integrations include Velocity, TrChat, PacketEvents, PlaceholderAPI, Floodgate, and AuthMe. Velocity support handles notifications and proxy commands, not chat filtering. The project is licensed under GNU AGPL-3.0.

Staff+ is a free moderation and utility plugin for Minecraft networks using Paper, Purpur, Folia, or Velocity. It comes in separate Paper and Velocity JARs that can use a shared database, configuration format, and migration system. Both editions handle bans, IP bans, mutes, warnings, punishment history, and staff rollback. Configurable staff weights keep junior staff from changing punishments placed by senior staff or the console. Paper adds vanish, inventory inspection, spectator follow, flight, and gamemode shortcuts, as well as Folia-safe scheduling and asynchronous teleports. Velocity checks bans before players reach a backend and filters muted chat across connected servers. Operators can migrate punishment records from Vanilla and several named moderation tools, and store data in SQLite, MySQL, or MariaDB. The plugin supports Discord webhook logs and a Modrinth update notifier. Both editions collect anonymous bStats metrics, which operators can turn off. It is released under the MIT License.