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AI chat moderation in Roblox — by meaning, not a word list

Cortex, an AI moderation tool for Roblox, replaces word-list chat filters with a model that reads message meaning, catching obfuscated toxicity while avoiding false positives. The tool bills on output tokens only, with cached repeated messages, and costs a fraction of a Robux. It is available as a free open beta with an open-source kit on GitHub.

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Word-list chat filters break the moment someone types a s s a s s i n

with spaces, or a slur spelled with a 0

, or a perfectly innocent word that happens to contain a banned substring. You end up in an endless arms race patching your blocklist.

An AI model reads the meaning of a message, so it catches obfuscated toxicity and stops false-flagging harmless phrases.

local Cortex = require(game.ServerStorage.Cortex)
local ai = Cortex.new("YOUR_KEY")

local verdict = ai:ask(
    "You moderate a kids' game chat. Reply with exactly one word: SAFE or BLOCK.",
    message
)
if verdict == "BLOCK" then
    -- don't send it
end

The reply is one word, so it's cheap: with Cortex you're billed on output tokens only, and repeated messages are served from cache for free — so moderating your whole chat costs a fraction of a Robux. You pay in Robux, no credit card, and the key stays server-side.

BLOCK

verdicts so you can tune the prompt.Free open beta and open-source kit: https://github.com/cortex-rbx/roblox-ai-kit · demo: https://cortex-rbx.github.io

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