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mod-multibot-bridge

AzerothCore server-side companion for MultiBot Chatless

mod-multibot-bridge connects the MultiBot Chatless WoW 3.3.5a addon to AzerothCore and mod-playerbots through structured addon messages.


Core Protocol Architecture
Linux build Windows build macOS build

Companion Addon Required

This repository contains the server module.

The visible UI is provided by:

Without the addon, this module has nothing to display. Without this module, the addon cannot use its structured bridge-first features.


What the Bridge Does

The Bridge replaces many automatic command/reply chat workflows with structured requests and responses.

MultiBot UI
  -> MBOT addon message
  -> mod-multibot-bridge
  -> AzerothCore / validated Playerbots integration
  -> structured result
  -> MultiBot UI refresh

It is an adaptation layer, not a generic remote command console.

The module does not expose an arbitrary Playerbots command executor.


Main Supported Areas

Area Purpose
Handshake & capability negotiation Detect Bridge availability and negotiate supported feature families.
Roster & presence Provide bridge-visible bots, account-alt presence and structured roster data.
Bot lifecycle Structured connect, disconnect and lifecycle state for authorized bot relationships.
Target resolution Resolve an authorized bot name to the canonical lifecycle target used by social rosters.
Bot state Framed strategy/state reads used by the addon UI.
Strategy mutations Structured strategy changes for migrated controls.
Inventory Standard and exact physical inventory snapshots.
Item actions Move, equip, unequip, use, destroy, Trade, vendor sale and related structured results.
Bank / Guild Bank Structured views/actions including exact physical deposits.
Talents Premade specialization and custom talent application with server-side validation.
Professions Recipe listing/crafting and exact item-target recipes.
Enchanting Dedicated Enchanting Trade Service using the native Trade workflow.
Quests Structured quest data and bot quest abandon.
Loot Loot-profile control and persistent exact always-loot item rules.
Group tools Formation, Roll and other migrated group controls.
SelfBot Dedicated SelfBot state, strategy and selected action endpoints.
Character information Stats, PvP stats, skills, reputations, currencies/emblems, spellbook and related data.
Outfits Structured outfit listing and actions.

Alt Roster & Bot Lifecycle

The lifecycle milestone merged on 30 August 2026 adds the capabilities:

ALT_ROSTER_V1
BOT_LIFECYCLE_V1
BOT_TARGET_RESOLVE_V1

These services support the companion addon's My Bots, Group, Guild, Friends and Favorites rosters.

The Bridge:

  • exposes account-alt online/offline presence;
  • resolves authorized bot targets by canonical character identity;
  • handles structured bot connect/disconnect/state;
  • keeps in-flight asynchronous connects reserved after the short reporting timeout until completion is observed or the longer retention deadline expires;
  • prevents a simple offline group-membership relationship from granting lifecycle control by itself.

The final authorization relationship is limited to the audited control relationships used by the project, including same-account, same-guild, AddClass and linked/trusted-account cases.


Security Model

All addon input is treated as untrusted.

Bridge write paths are expected to validate, as applicable:

  • requester/session/world state;
  • bot identity and the requester's right to control it;
  • numeric ranges and exact field formats;
  • map/session/runtime state;
  • exact item identity and physical source where required;
  • request frequency;
  • replayed request tokens;
  • endpoint-specific limits and result postconditions.

Important design rules:

  • no generic arbitrary Playerbots command executor;
  • no authorization based only on client-side UI checks;
  • no assumption that addon-provided item, bot or state data is still current;
  • structured success should reflect authoritative server state.

mod-playerbots remains an external dependency and is not modified by this module's MultiBot project workflow.


Capability Negotiation

The Bridge currently advertises a growing set of dedicated capabilities, including:

STATE_FRAMING_V1
STRATEGY_MUTATION_V1
OUTFIT_V1
INVENTORY_V1
INVENTORY_EXACT_V1
ITEM_MOVE_V1
ITEM_TRADE_V1
ITEM_DEPOSIT_EXACT_V1
ITEM_EQUIP_V1
ITEM_UNEQUIP_V1
ITEM_DESTROY_V1
ITEM_USE_V1
ITEM_SELL_SINGLE_V1
VENDOR_BUYBACK_V1
INVENTORY_BULK_SELL_V1
INVENTORY_OPEN_V1
LOOT_RULE_ITEM_V1
QUEST_ABANDON_V1
TALENT_APPLY_V1
TALENT_SPEC_APPLY_V1
CRAFT_RECIPE_TARGET_V1
GROUP_ROLL_V1
ENCHANT_TRADE_V1
SELF_BOT_V1
SELF_STRATEGY_V1
SELF_ACTION_V1
ALT_ROSTER_V1
BOT_LIFECYCLE_V1
BOT_TARGET_RESOLVE_V1

The exact packet schemas are implementation details shared with the addon and may evolve with negotiated capability versions.


Requirements

  • AzerothCore WotLK.
  • mod-playerbots installed and working.
  • A normal AzerothCore module build environment.
  • The companion MultiBot-Chatless addon for the client UI.

Installation

Clone the module into the AzerothCore modules directory:

cd /path/to/azerothcore/modules
git clone https://github.com/Wishmaster117/mod-multibot-bridge.git mod-multibot-bridge

Then run the normal AzerothCore CMake/build workflow for your environment.

The module provides:

conf/MultiBotBridge.conf.dist

Make sure the module configuration is available to the worldserver installation you actually run.


Current Status

The Bridge is the primary adaptation layer for the MultiBot Chatless project and now covers the major UI refresh families plus a substantial set of validated write actions.

The project is intentionally described as bridge-first / mostly chatless until all remaining automatic legacy chat paths have been audited and either migrated, intentionally retained or removed.

The next normal project item is a targeted read-only audit of the exact Playerbots selectors behind collective:

follow
attack
stay

before any dedicated structured group-order design is proposed.

Deferred work is tracked in the addon roadmap:


Credits

This module is part of the MultiBot Chatless project and depends on AzerothCore and mod-playerbots.

Historical Jellypowered bridge contributions were audited and selectively adapted rather than merged blindly. Attribution and the relevant commit references are preserved in the addon roadmap.


Troubleshooting

The module does not load

Confirm that:

  • the module is under the AzerothCore modules directory;
  • CMake detected it;
  • the server was rebuilt;
  • the module configuration is installed where the running worldserver expects it.

The addon reports Bridge unavailable

Confirm the client is using the matching MultiBot Chatless addon and that the worldserver loaded mod-multibot-bridge.

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