> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.oauth.fyi/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Installation & Permissions

> The invite scopes, Discord permissions, and gateway intents Vouch. needs in your server.

Vouch. doesn't have a single shared invite link — "installing" it means inviting your own bot
application to your server with the right scopes and permissions. This page is the full
reference; see the [Quickstart](/vouch/quickstart) for the condensed invite walkthrough.

## Gateway intents

Vouch. requests **no privileged intents** — only `discord.Intents.default()`. You don't need to
enable the Server Members Intent or Message Content Intent for it in the Discord Developer
Portal.

This is possible because slash-command interaction payloads already carry a fully resolved
member object (including `joined_at`) wherever Vouch. needs it — for example, the
account-age/membership-age checks in the vouch integrity engine. There's no code path that
requires a standing member cache, so the Members intent is never needed.

## OAuth2 invite scopes

When generating an invite URL from the Discord Developer Portal for your application, select:

* `bot`
* `applications.commands`

## Bot permissions

Grant these permissions on the invite (or via a role assigned to the bot after inviting it):

| Permission                    | Why Vouch. needs it                                                                          |
| ----------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Send Messages                 | Baseline — posting vouch cards, listing cards, leaderboards, and command responses.          |
| Embed Links                   | Rich link previews where relevant.                                                           |
| Attach Files                  | Proof/evidence attachments on vouches, reports, and disputes.                                |
| Create Public/Private Threads | Marketplace private-thread contact workflow.                                                 |
| Manage Threads                | Managing the private threads created for marketplace contact.                                |
| Manage Channels               | Only if you'll use the ticket-channel contact workflow for marketplace listings.             |
| Manage Messages               | Editing persistent leaderboard, vouch, and listing cards in place instead of reposting them. |

<Note>
  Manage Channels and Manage Messages are the two permissions worth thinking about before you
  invite the bot: skip Manage Channels if you don't plan to use the ticket-channel contact
  workflow, but keep Manage Messages unless you're fine with persistent cards being reposted
  instead of edited.
</Note>

## Next steps

Once the bot is in your server, continue with [Configuration](/vouch/configuration) for
first-time server setup.