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Migration Guide

Switch to HoneyGate.
Keep everything that matters.

Move from MEE6, Carl-bot, Arcane, or Collab.Land in under 10 minutes. Your XP, roles, and community stay intact.

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What you get for free

The features your members actually use — included on HoneyGate’s free tier, not paywalled behind $8–$12/mo plans.

Feature HoneyGate MEE6 Carl-bot Arcane Collab.Land
XP leveling & leaderboard ✓Free ✓$12/mo ✓Pro ✓ —
Role rewards (auto-assign on level-up) ✓Free ✓$12/mo ✓Pro ✓ —
XP multipliers (per-role) ✓Free ✓$12/mo — ✓ —
Welcome messages + image cards ✓Free Image: $12/mo ✓ ✓ —
Giveaways (with alt-block) ✓Free Basic ✓ — —
Token / NFT gating (Solana) ✓Free · 2 gates — — — ✓$18–$149/mo
Self-assign / button roles ✓Free Basic ✓ — —
Moderation + automod (AI-assisted) ✓Pro $9.99 Basic ✓ — —
Permission health check on install ✓Free — — — —
Admin dashboard (web) ✓Free ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Member portal (public profile page) ✓Free — — Basic —

Why is leveling free on HoneyGate? Because it should be. MEE6 and Carl-bot moved it behind a paywall once they had scale. HoneyGate is launching with a simple promise: the basics are free, forever. The paid plan ($9.99/mo) unlocks advanced tools — quests, scheduled announcements, token gating, advanced analytics, tickets. Not the core engagement loop.

Switching from MEE6

MEE6 charges $12/mo just to use leveling. Here’s how to move without losing any history.

MEE6 → HoneyGate 5 steps

Estimated time: 5–10 minutes. Your XP history transfers via HoneyGate’s built-in import tool.

  1. Add HoneyGate to your server Click “Add to Discord” on this page. HoneyGate needs the same server-management permissions as MEE6 to assign roles.
  2. Open the HoneyGate admin panel Go to honeygate.app, log in with Discord, and select your server. The permission health check runs automatically — fix anything flagged before continuing.
  3. Import your MEE6 XP In the admin panel, go to Points & XP → Import from MEE6. HoneyGate pulls your server’s public MEE6 leaderboard and maps each member’s XP to HoneyGate’s system automatically. No spreadsheet needed.
  4. Set up your role rewards In Points & XP → Role Rewards, recreate your level-up roles. If your role names and level thresholds are already set in MEE6, match them here. Members who already have the role keep it — HoneyGate won’t strip roles it didn’t assign.
  5. Remove MEE6 Once you’ve verified a test level-up works (use the “Send a test level-up” button on the Leveling page), kick MEE6 from your server. Done.
Leveling docs

Switching from Carl-bot

Carl-bot is solid, but its leveling moved behind a paywall. HoneyGate includes leveling free — and adds starboard, quests and more on Pro.

Carl-bot → HoneyGate 4 steps

Carl-bot doesn’t have a public XP export, so members start fresh at 0 XP. Role assignments you’ve made in Carl stay on the member until you reconfigure them in HoneyGate.

  1. Add HoneyGate and open the admin panel Same first steps as MEE6 above — add the bot, log in, run the permission health check.
  2. Set up your reaction / button roles In HoneyGate, go to Modules → Self-Assign Roles and recreate your Carl-bot reaction panels as button panels. HoneyGate supports emoji buttons, dropdown selects, toggle mode, and a max-roles limit — covering Carl’s main reaction-role features.
  3. Configure leveling Start fresh or announce a “XP reset” to your community — it’s a chance to hype the new bot. Set your XP rate, cooldown, and role rewards in Points & XP → Settings.
  4. Enable Starboard In Modules → Starboard, set your emoji and threshold. HoneyGate’s starboard includes a /starboard top command that Carl-bot’s basic tier lacks.
Button roles docs

Switching from Arcane

Arcane is the XP leader, but its setup takes 26 steps. HoneyGate targets 3 minutes to first level-up, with a built-in guided setup and permission checker.

Arcane → HoneyGate 3 steps

Arcane’s XP isn’t publicly exportable, so members will start fresh. The tradeoff: HoneyGate also handles giveaways, moderation, welcome messages, and token gating — so you can remove 2–3 other bots at the same time.

  1. Add HoneyGate and run the permission check The first-run dashboard surfaces any role or channel issues before you configure anything. Fix those first — they’re usually “move the HoneyGate role higher in your role list”.
  2. Set up leveling in one screen Points & XP → Settings covers XP rate, cooldown, per-role multipliers, decay, and announcement channel. The “Send a test level-up” button fires a real level-up for your own account so you can see it work.
  3. Consolidate your other bots Audit which other bots your server runs (giveaways, moderation, welcome, starboard). HoneyGate likely covers them — enable the relevant modules and remove the single-purpose bots.
First-time setup guide

Switching from Collab.Land

Collab.Land repriced in late 2025, pushing many communities to $35–$149/mo. HoneyGate includes Solana token gating free (2 gates), with combo rules and up to 10 gates on Pro at $9.99/mo — and bundles leveling and giveaways free.

Collab.Land → HoneyGate 4 steps

Your wallet verifications don’t transfer — members will re-verify once. This takes about 30 seconds per member using HoneyGate’s /verify flow.

  1. Set up HoneyGate The free tier includes wallet verification plus 2 token and 2 NFT gates — enough for many servers. Pro ($9.99/mo) unlocks combo/trait rules and up to 10 gates each.
  2. Configure your gate In Modules → Gating, add a gate condition: paste your token mint address or collection address, set the minimum balance, and select the Discord role to grant. Supports Solana SPL tokens, NFT collections, and trait filters (Pro).
  3. Post the /verify instructions in your server Members run /verify in Discord, connect their Solana wallet with a signature (no seed phrase), and HoneyGate auto-assigns their role. A pinned post in your gated channel works well.
  4. Remove Collab.Land Once your first wave of members has re-verified and roles are assigning correctly, kick Collab.Land. HoneyGate re-checks wallet balances automatically on a schedule — roles stay in sync without you doing anything.
Token gating docs

Common questions

Will my existing roles be stripped? No. HoneyGate only manages roles it was configured to manage. Any roles assigned by another bot stay on your members until you actively reconfigure them.

Can I run HoneyGate alongside my current bot temporarily? Yes. Running both during the transition period is fine. Remove the old bot once you’re confident HoneyGate is working correctly.

What if something breaks during setup? The permission health check on the first-run dashboard catches the most common issues before they cause problems. If you’re stuck, the /docs/faq/ section covers the most common fixes, and you can reach support via the link in the admin panel.

Is HoneyGate free forever? The free tier (leveling, welcome messages, button roles, basic giveaways, moderation, member portal) has no time limit. The Pro plan ($9.99/mo or $99.90/yr) adds advanced engagement tools, token gating, and priority support. You can cancel Pro anytime — your free features stay.

Ready to make the switch?

HoneyGate is in early access. Join the waitlist and you’ll be among the first servers invited.

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