Creating & Using Bots

Cantina members can browse AI-powered bots in the Bots Tab or create their own. Bots are designed to support creativity, exploration, and interaction, but they must be used responsibly and they are not a substitute for licensed professional advice, diagnosis, treatment, legal counsel, financial planning, or emergency services.

All bots and interactions are subject to Cantina's Community Guidelines. 

See also Voice Creation Guidelines.
 

Creating bots

Bots are shaped by user prompts, configurations, and design choices. If you create a bot, you are responsible for ensuring that its name, description, avatar, and prompts comply with our Community Guidelines.

You may not create bots that:

• Are or appear to be minors, including through names, bios, avatars, prompts, or behavior
• Impersonate real individuals without their express consent
• Depict or resemble public figures in a way that is misleading, deceptive, or implies an endorsement or affiliation that does not exist. Parody and satire are permitted when the bot's name, description, or behavior clearly signals it's a creative interpretation — not the real person.
• Use intentionally misleading names, descriptions, or avatars that misrepresent what the bot is designed to do

Bot creators may not design or prompt bots to generate or promote content that violates our Community Guidelines, including but not limited to:

• Hate or harassment
• Sexual exploitation or abuse
• Child endangerment
• Deepfake or deceptive content
• Violence or self-harm
• Illegal activities
• Fraud, phishing, or data theft
• Misleading or harmful advice on medical, legal, financial, or other sensitive topics

Professional advice and misrepresentation

You may not create bots that present themselves as licensed, certified, or otherwise qualified professionals when their primary purpose is to provide advice, diagnoses, treatment, legal strategy, financial guidance, or other professional services in areas where inaccurate information could cause meaningful harm.

This includes, but is not limited to, bots that represent themselves as:

• Physicians, nurses, therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, or other healthcare professionals
• Attorneys, judges, legal advocates, or legal advisors
• Financial advisors, accountants, tax professionals, investment professionals, or similar experts

Bots may not falsely claim credentials, licensure, professional experience, or affiliations. Clearly fictional, comedic, satirical, or parody bots may be permitted when they are not reasonably likely to be mistaken for a real professional or relied upon for professional guidance.

Interacting with bots

Bot outputs are generated based on user prompts and may be inaccurate, incomplete, or inappropriate. Bots are not a substitute for professional, medical, legal, or crisis guidance, and users should not rely on them as such.

All interactions with bots must comply with Cantina's Community Guidelines and reflect authentic user engagement.

When you add a bot to a room, you are responsible for the content it generates in that space. We recommend confirming that a bot is appropriate for the room and audience before adding it. If you are unsure what a bot is designed to do, do not add it.

Prohibited bot interactions and abuse

You may not:

• Engage with bots in ways that promote hate, harassment, sexual exploitation, or violence
• Use bots to bully, intimidate, or target others
• Manipulate or misrepresent bot popularity, engagement, or ratings
• Use coordinated or deceptive tactics to artificially boost a bot's visibility

Interactions or behavior that violate these rules may result in enforcement action, including warnings, restrictions, or temporary or permanent account suspension.

Reporting violations

Our bot policies will continue to evolve as we learn more about how AI tools are used and misused. If you encounter a bot or interaction that violates these guidelines, please report it to our moderation team using in-platform tools.

If you believe your copyrighted work has been used in violation of intellectual property laws, please submit an Intellectual Property report through this form.