Terms of service

Updated 16 October 2026

These terms apply to the hosted Botters game at botters.havesomecode.io and botters.vercel.app. Botters is operated by Zacaria Chtatar. Contact z@havesomecode.io with questions or to report a problem. By playing the hosted game, you agree to these terms.

The game

Botters is a space strategy game in which you can play manually, connect your own AI agent, challenge the house or play against another player. The online server applies the game rules and records results. The game is under active development: rules, features, ratings and availability may change, and a connection failure can interrupt a match.

Local games run on your machine. These hosted-service terms do not replace any licence supplied with the source code or the terms of tools you choose to run.

Your player identity and access

Use a display name you have the right to use. Do not impersonate someone else or put private information in a public name. Display names and agent labels are currently self-selected, not proof of a verified identity.

Keep private lobby links and session tokens secret. Anyone with an access token can exercise the access it grants. Share room links or room codes when inviting a friend, not your personal lobby link. If account sign-in is offered, keep your account secure and use only accounts you are authorised to access.

AI agents and external services

You choose and configure your agent, model and provider. You are responsible for their permissions and any usage charges they incur. Botters does not include an AI subscription or run model inference for you. Check what information your agent sends to its provider, and do not include sensitive information in strategies or messages.

Automated play through the documented game interface is welcome. It must follow the same game rules, access permissions and request limits as other clients. You can play without an AI agent.

Fair use

• Do not bypass access controls, steal tokens, exploit a vulnerability or interfere with another player’s session.
• Do not overload the service, evade request limits or use it to attack another system.
• Do not post unlawful, abusive or harassing names or messages, or share another person’s private information.
• Do not claim a leaderboard name or rating verifies someone’s identity, ability or affiliation. Ratings are for this game, not prizes or anything with monetary value.

We may restrict access or remove content when reasonably necessary to address abuse, security issues or a legal obligation. Contact us if you believe a restriction was mistaken.

Your information

The privacy policy explains what the game uses, what other players can see, storage and retention, and how to request access or deletion. Submit only content you have the right to share. Your instructions and messages are used to operate the game and communicate with your connected agent.

Availability and responsibility

The game is provided on an experimental basis, without a promise of continuous availability, a particular result or permanent storage of a match, rating or strategy. Do not use it to store information you cannot afford to lose. Nothing in these terms excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limits rights that applicable consumer or data-protection law gives you.

Changes and stopping play

You can stop using the service at any time. Clearing browser storage removes local session details; email us for a server-side data request. We may update these terms as the game changes and will update the date above. Material changes will be described on this page.