Additional requirements : Addon is free; requires ForumBot license key to function.

AI grounded in your community's own knowledge.​

ForumBot gives your XenForo forum a private 1:1 chat for registered members, trained on your community's own content. Members ask questions, explore your forum's subject matter, and get grounded answers without having to post publicly.

Our simple setup involves less than 10 addon settings, along with a straightforward onboarding process. Integrate as much or as little of your existing content as you like; in either case we should have you live in about 2 days max.

How It Works​

ForumBot is a managed service. You install the free addon, subscribe at forumbot.net, and receive a license key. That key is all you enter in AdminCP.

Setup in three steps:

1. Install the addon from this listing
2. Visit forumbot.net to order your license key, and work with us to provision your account (e.g., content ingestion and agent definition using our Xenforo-ready template).
3. Enter your license key in AdminCP, create a bot user account, and enable the features you want. Remember to set usergroup permissions for access (AI chat features are not available to guests).

The license key is the only credential your forum ever needs, unlocking your forum's AI services powered by Xpertloop.ai through Deep Intuition LLC.

Three Ways Members Interact​

These are the ways ForumBot serves your community: private knowledge uplift in chat, admin-driven content in threads, and contextual help available on every post in your forum.

Dedicated chat page
Your forum gets an onsite AI chat page. Members type questions and get answers grounded in your community's content. Guest access supported with a configurable join prompt.
@tag in threads
Staff tag your bot by name in any post. It reads the thread context, consults your KB, and replies automatically in real time.

Robot icon on posts
A small icon appears on every post. Clicking it takes the user to the 1:1 chat room, where the bot reads that post plus prior context and explains it, summarizes it, or answers questions about it (i.e., "explain this post").

Your Bot Knows Your Community​

Every ForumBot subscription includes content ingestion from your forum. You provide an export and we upload it to your bot's knowledge base. Your bot answers questions with your community's own accumulated wisdom, not just generic AI knowledge.

Data stays on your server. ForumBot sends individual queries to the AI backend for processing, but your forum content, member data, and chat logs never leave your XenForo install.

One Price; no AI Subscription Required.​

Most AI addons require a separate account with OpenAI, Anthropic, or another provider, typically $20-50+/month on top of the addon cost. ForumBot is all-in.

$40/month. Cancel anytime (no annual commitment).
The addon is free to download. The subscription is billed separately via Stripe at forumbot.net.

What's Included​

• Dedicated (1:1) chat page (guests prompted to login)
• @tag reply system (real-time, context-aware)
• Robot icon on posts (i.e., "explain this post")
• Knowledge base trained on your content
• Bot identity configuration (name, notice text)
• XF permission system integration
• Admin chat log viewer (local, your database)
• Auto-installed privacy/help page
• Managed AI backend

Built for Specialist Communities​

ForumBot works best for forums with deep, stable subject matter: reef aquariums, amateur radio, vintage cars, woodworking, medical support, niche hobbies. Forums where members ask "how do I care for X?" or "what does Y mean?"

Live proof: TONMO.com has run this AI stack since 2025, consistently accurate on a 25-year archive of cephalopod knowledge. Request credentials for a DEMO account: message @tonmo or email support@forumbot.net.

Compatibility​

• XenForo 2.3+ (self-hosted and XF Cloud)
• XenForo 2.4 support planned on release

About Deep Intuition LLC​

Deep Intuition LLC operates TONMO.com, the internet's longest-running cephalopod community (est. 2000). ForumBot was built from the same AI stack powering TONMO's Octobot assistant. Questions or feedback: message @tonmo or email support@forumbot.net.

Explain this post (robot icon):




tagging (admins only, or admins+mods -- earlier thread context sent to AI (prior 5 posts in thread)):



Admin :




Admin Chat Logs :



Télécharger V1.0.2 :

Version 1.0.3 :

• License key is now masked by default with a show/hide toggle.
• Chat log retention prune now runs daily.
• 10KB cap on user chat messages.
• Updated privacy text.
• Friendlier permission-denied message.
• Various option description and metadata improvements.

I also updated screenshots on Overview page.

Télécharger V1.0.3 :

Version 1.0.5 :

• Quality feedback on bot replies: members can now thumbs-up or thumbs-down each bot response in the chat panel. Ratings show up as a column in the AdminCP chat log viewer, making it easy to spot which kinds of questions the agent is nailing and which need tuning on the prompt side. Screenshots added to the Overview page. Screenshots added to overview.
  
  
• Hardened input handling: the chat history payload now has a size cap matching the existing user-message cap, preventing oversized requests from being forwarded upstream.

Service-side improvements:

• Smarter knowledge base citations: the agent now walks articles, then forums, then community CTAs in a deliberate order, combining citations rather than stopping at the first hit. Richer, more useful responses on forums that have both an article library and discussion threads in the KB.
  
  
• Cleaner forum routing: the agent now sees the full forum directory (useful for scenarios where forum-level links are warranted in the response).
  
  
• Markdown anchor escaping: special characters in thread titles no longer break the renderer when the agent links to them.
  
  
• Standardized KB filenames and associated templates: three optional knowledge-base files a customer can submit, each with a clear naming convention.
  • {site}-articles-kb.csv for published articles, blog posts, KB entries, documentation, or any non-forum content the agent should be able to cite.
  • {site}-forums-kb.csv for forum thread titles and post content, so the agent can draw on community discussion.
  • {site}-nav-kb.csv for the list of forum sections, so the agent can route users to the right place when warranted.

Télécharger V1.0.5 :

Version 1.0.6 :

• Suggested starter prompts: admins can configure 3-5 prompts in AdminCP > Options > ForumBot that appear as clickable chips in the empty chat state. One click sends the prompt as the first message. Closes the blank-page problem and gives admins a way to demonstrate the bot's best use cases without writing instructional copy in three places.
  
  
• Share this chat: members can now create a public read-only snapshot of a conversation, valid for 5 days. Off by default; turn on in AdminCP > Options > ForumBot > Enable chat sharing. A new "Share chat" link appears in the chat action row once a bot reply has landed; clicking it generates a public URL that auto-copies to the clipboard. Members manage their active shares (5-max with replace-oldest confirm) from a sidebar link on the chat page; admins review the full active list in AdminCP > Logs > Shared chats. Expired snapshots are pruned automatically by the existing daily cron.
  
  
• Improved chat page layout: the chat page now uses a right-sidebar layout (collapses below on mobile). Privacy policy link moved to the sidebar; "My shared chats" link appears there when a member has active shares.

Télécharger V1.0.6 :

Version 1.0.7 :

• Fixed AdminCP navigation URLs for AdminCP > Logs > AI chat logs and AdminCP > Logs > Shared chats. Prior to this fix, both nav entries resolved to the same URL, causing both to land on the Shared chats page. Pagination and post-action redirects on the AI chat log viewer were affected by the same underlying issue. v1.0.7 restores each entry to its correct destination.

Télécharger V1.0.7 :
Télécharger V1.0.9 :