Words you will see

A small dictionary of the words these guides use. If a word on another page is new to you, look here.

Action: A job for Cuebot, with a name, like "Thank new followers". It is a list of steps (sub-actions). See How actions work.

Alert: A pop-up on your stream when something happens, like a follow. Shown by the Alert box widget. See Alerts.

API: A door that lets one program talk to another. "Cuebot uses the OBS API" means Cuebot talks to OBS through it.

API key, token: A long secret code that proves a program is allowed to use something, a bit like a password. Keep them secret.

Argument: Another name for a variable of the current run, like %user%.

Bot account: An optional second account on a platform, like "MyChannelBot", that writes Cuebot's chat messages for you. See Your platforms.

Branch: One of the lists inside a step like If: the "yes" list or the "no" list. New steps can go into a branch.

Broadcaster account: Your own channel, the one you stream on. Cuebot gets events like follows and raids through it.

Browser source: A source in OBS that shows a web page. Cuebot's overlays are shown this way.

cb: The helper Python code uses, like cb.send_chat("Hi"). Every script function has its own cb method too, like cb.obs_set_scene("Gameplay"). See Python in detail.

Code step: A Run C# code or Run Python code sub-action: a small program inside an action. See Writing code (C# and Python).

CPH: The toolbox C# code uses, like CPH.SendMessage("Hi"). The same names as in Streamer.bot. See C# methods.

Command: A word viewers type in chat, usually with a ! in front, like !hello. See Chat commands.

Cooldown: A wait time before a command can be used again, so it cannot be spammed.

Cron: A short way to write a schedule, with five parts: minute, hour, day, month, weekday. 0 20 * * 5 means "every Friday at 20:00". Used by timers.

Data folder: The folder where Cuebot keeps all your settings and actions. See Your data and privacy.

Deck: A page of buttons Cuebot shows in a web browser, for your phone or tablet. Not the same as a Stream Deck. See Decks.

Engine: The thing that makes a text-to-speech voice, like Windows voices or ElevenLabs.

Encrypted: Scrambled with a secret key, so that nobody else can read it. Cuebot stores your sign-ins this way.

Export to code: Turns a whole action into one C# or Python script, so you can read or change it as code. See Export to code.

Experimental: Built and checked by Cuebot's own tests, but not yet tried with the real app or service, so it may not work. See What's experimental.

Flowchart: A drawing of an action, with boxes and lines, instead of a list.

Global variable: A value Cuebot remembers between runs, like a death counter. Written with ~ signs: ~deaths~. See Variables.

Group: Two meanings. A group of actions or commands is a folder that keeps a list tidy. A group of viewers (on Chat > Users & Groups, see Users and groups) is a named list of people, like "Regulars", that you can allow on a command.

Invite: A one-time link (or QR code) that lets a mod join your mod portal with the role you picked.

Lane: One of the lists inside a Run at the same time step. All lanes run at once, and the action carries on when every lane is done. See How actions work.

LAN: Your home network: the computers, phones and tablets connected to your router. "Allow LAN connections" lets those devices reach Cuebot.

MCP: A common way for AI apps to use another program's tools. Lets an AI app work on Cuebot. See AI apps.

Mod portal: A web page (and a tab in the phone app) where your mods help from anywhere, with only the things their role allows. See The mod portal.

Now playing: The song your music player is playing right now. See Now playing.

OSC: A simple language some apps use to send each other short messages, like VRChat and OBSBOT cameras. VMC, used by 3D VTuber apps, is built on it.

Overlay: A see-through layer on top of your stream, like a chat box or alerts. See Overlays.

Pairing: Linking the phone app to your Cuebot once, by scanning the code on Apps > Servers, Pair a phone. See The phone app.

Phone app (Cuebot Companion): Cuebot's app for Android phones and tablets. It shows your decks, a dashboard and your mods' changes. See The phone app.

Platform: A site you stream on: Twitch, YouTube, Kick or Rumble.

Points: Cuebot's own channel money that viewers earn by watching and chatting. See Points.

Queue: A waiting line for actions. A blocking queue runs one action at a time, so alerts do not overlap. See Queues.

Port: A door number. Programs on one computer use different port numbers, so their messages do not get mixed up. Example: OBS listens on port 4455. See Cuebot's servers.

Profile: One persona's whole Cuebot: its own accounts, mods, actions, overlays and viewers. Switch profiles from the top bar. See More than one persona (profiles).

REST API: Cuebot's main door for other programs: web addresses that run actions and change things, with a token. See REST API.

Relay: A small helper on your own free Cloudflare account that passes webhooks on to Cuebot. See Webhooks. The mod portal uses another relay: a shared portal service, so you do not set that one up.

Role: What a mod may do in the mod portal, like run actions or change commands. You pick one for every invite.

Run: One time an action does its job. Every run is listed on Chat > History (see History).

Script function: One of Cuebot's tools for code, with a name like speech.speak. C# and Python can both use them. In Python each one also has its own cb method, like cb.speech_speak(...). See Script functions.

Scope, permission: What you allow Cuebot to do on a platform, like "read chat" or "change the title". You pick them when you sign in.

Server: Here: a part of Cuebot that other programs can connect to, like the overlay server that OBS uses. See Apps > Servers.

Server-Sent Events: A web address that stays open and sends a message every time something happens. Cuebot's REST API has one at /events (see REST API).

Signal: A short named message one Cuebot sends to another, like go-live. See Linking two Cuebots.

Sign-in: Letting Cuebot use your account on a platform. You do it once in your browser, and Cuebot remembers it, locked (encrypted) on your computer.

Slash command: A command people type in Discord that starts with /, like /socials. See Discord bot.

Song request: A viewer asks for a song in chat, like !sr bohemian rhapsody. See Song requests.

Subathon timer: A countdown on your stream that subs, bits, tips and other events add time to. See Subathon timers.

Sub-action: One step inside an action, like "send chat message" or "switch scene". Every sub-action is listed in the sub-action reference.

Text-to-speech (TTS): The computer reading text out loud. See Text-to-speech.

Timer: Starts actions on a clock, like every 15 minutes. See Timers.

Top spenders: The viewers who spent the most money (bits, subs, tips and more) this stream, today, this week, month, year or all time. See Top spenders.

Trigger: What starts an action, like "someone followed" or "someone typed !hello". Every trigger is listed in the trigger reference.

Variable: A word with a value behind it, written in % signs, like %user%. Cuebot swaps it for the real value when the action runs. See Variables.

VTuber: A streamer who shows an animated avatar instead of their face. See VTuber apps.

Voice alias: A nickname for a voice and its settings, like "Narrator", used by text-to-speech.

Webhook: A small message one web service sends to another when something happens, like a Ko-fi tip.

WebSocket: A line between two programs that stays open, so both can send messages at any time. Streamer.bot tools use one to talk to Cuebot.

Widget: One piece of an overlay, like the chat box, a goal bar or the alert box.