AutoMod Playground is a Devvit-powered moderation sandbox designed to help Reddit moderators safely test AutoMod-style rules before deploying them to live communities.
The app provides an interactive environment for experimenting with moderation logic, regex filters, keyword matching, karma restrictions, account age checks, and moderation actions without affecting real subreddit content.
- Keyword matching simulation
- Regex rule testing
- Karma-based moderation filters
- Account age restriction testing
- Moderation action previews
- Safe sandbox testing environment
- Interactive moderation workflow
Testing AutoMod configurations directly on live communities can be risky and time-consuming.
AutoMod Playground helps moderators:
- safely debug rules
- preview moderation behavior
- validate regex patterns
- understand rule matches
- experiment before deployment
This reduces moderation mistakes and improves confidence when managing subreddit automation.
- Install AutoMod Playground on your subreddit
- Open the subreddit moderation menu
- Launch the app using:
- "Open AutoMod Playground" OR
- the generated custom post
You can directly access the live playground demo here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/automod_sim_dev/comments/1tauzh9/automodsim/
After opening the post:
- Click "Open Playground"
- The moderation sandbox UI will launch
- Enter AutoMod-style rules and sample post data
- Run simulations and review moderation results
The playground safely simulates moderation behavior without affecting live subreddit activity.
Inside the playground:
- Enter AutoMod-style rules
- Input sample post data
- Run the simulation
- Review:
- matched rules
- moderation actions
- regex matches
- filter results
The app safely simulates moderation outcomes without affecting real subreddit activity.
- Keyword filters
- Basic regex patterns
- Karma thresholds
- Account age checks
- Simulated moderation actions
- Devvit
- TypeScript
- Reddit WebView
- Custom moderation simulation engine
- Added custom splash screen
- Added moderation sandbox UI
- Added regex simulation
- Added karma and account age filters
- Improved README and onboarding
- Added branding and app icon
This project is currently under active development and additional moderation tools and rule validation features may be added in future versions.