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"How do I use BoilerSniper?"
The simplest way to use BoilerSniper is by joining the BoilerSniper Discord server, which is already designed around the BoilerSniper bot.
Here's a Quick Start Guide on how to use BoilerSniper within the main Discord server:
Prerequisite: You must be added to the whitelist to use the bot. To request for a whitelist, go to #whitelist-request and send wHiTeLiSt reQuesT!-@ @doghut EXACTLY. Failure to send this exact message (case and character sensitive) will nullify your request. Explanation: A whitelist system is in place to prevent abuse of the bot.
Go to the Scheduling Assistant (UniTime).
Go to the course and find the section of interest.
Locate the header that says CRN-SectionID.
Identify the CRN (course reference number) for the section. This is typically a 5-digit number that serves as a unique identifier for the section. In UniTime, the CRN is below the CRN-SectionID header and is to the left of the dash. For instance, if you see something below the CRN-SectionID header that looks like 13868-002, the CRN here is 13868.
Use /add [CRN you just found] [name of the section for your own reference] to begin tracking the section. You will be pinged/DMed when an opening is found.
Use /list to see tracked sections and their respective number of seat openings. Your tracked sections are ordered (1., 2., etc). This number is your index number for the section in question. For instance, when running /list, for the example tracked section 3. 🟢 Example Section (XXXXX) — X seats open, 3 is the index number for this section.
To pause tracking for a section but simultaneously keep it in your tracking list, use /pause [the index that you found from /list].
To resume tracking for a paused section, run /resume [the index that you found from /list].
To remove your tracked section from the system altogether, run /remove [the index that you found from /list].
You may run /help at any time for a concise recap of everything explained here.
Additional notes:
Each individual user is currently limited to 2 live section trackers.
You're encouraged to enable DMs for this server (top left corner → BoilerSniper dropdown → Privacy Settings → enable Direct Messages → disable Message requests) since the bot DMs alerts in conjunction with #🔔alerts (which may get flooded from time to time, and resultantly, may drown your alert, so DMs serve as a form of reinforcement).
Want BoilerSniper in your own server?
As of the 27th of July, 2026 update, tracking lists are now isolated on a per-user basis, which sort of makes this section obsolete since there's really no good reason for you to have BoilerSniper on your own server. However, if you reaaaally still want to get BoilerSniper on your server, you can:
Add BoilerSniper to your Discord server by clicking here. Ensure that BoilerSniper has the administrator permission, which is a requirement for the bot to function properly.
Send a DM to me (doghut) on Discord and request to get authorization for BoilerSniper on your own Discord server. You can easily find my account in the main public Discord server, where you can then navigate to my profile and send me a message. Explanation: Authorization is necessary as to prevent abuse of the bot.
Upon receiving authorization, you agree to not abuse the bot by, for instance, adding a bunch of alts to your own server and whitelisting all of them to evade the 2 sections max per user tracking limit. Abusing the bot in a likewise manner will result in your server's authorization being revoked. You are, however, welcome to add other users (such as friends) to the whitelist. Although there's no specific limit, I ask that you please keep the number of whitelisted users in your server to a reasonable quantity, which is crucial for the functionality of BoilerSniper. Note: By adding BoilerSniper to your server, you consent to server audits when suspicious activity is detected. For this reason, I'd highly recommend refraining from adding BoilerSniper to a server with sensitive information.
With BoilerSniper on your server, you will have access to BoilerSniper's admin commands, which can be viewed by running /adminhelp. First, type /setchat within whichever text channel you wish to have BoilerSniper send alerts in. By default, users with administrator permissions (such as yourself, presumably) can use BoilerSniper (admins are auto-whitelisted on the backend). However, regular users cannot unless they've been added to the whitelist. Use /whitelist add to add users to the whitelist, /whitelist remove to remove users from the whitelist, and /whitelist view to see who's on the whitelist. You may also view all live trackers on your server with /server list or /listall. You may administratively remove specific trackers with /server remove [the index of the tracker you'd like to remove].
Congratulations! BoilerSniper is ready to use on your Discord server.
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