Why manage friends?
A bot can only join the party of someone on its friends list - including you. You can manage that list entirely with chat commands, and automate parts of it in the category settings.
Friends commands
| Command | Aliases | What it does |
|---|---|---|
add-friend <user> | add | Sends a friend request |
accept-friend <user> | accept | Accepts an incoming request |
decline-friend <user> | decline | Declines a request |
remove-friend <user> | remove | Removes a friend |
block-user <user> | block | Blocks a user |
unblock-user <user> | unblock | Unblocks a user |
friend-count | fc | Shows friends, pending and blocked counts |
Bulk variants work too: accept-all-friends, decline-all-friends, remove-all-friends and unblock-all-users.
Party invites
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
invite [user] | Invites a friend (or you, if none is given) to the bot's party |
join [user] | The bot joins your party or sends a join request |
promote [user] | Makes a party member the leader |
user-info [user] | Shows details about a user |
Automating it
In the category settings, Accept Friend Requests and Accept Invites let the bot accept friend requests and party invites automatically, so it can join you without extra steps.
Note: Keep only one bot in a party for bot lobbies - a large friends list is fine, but extra bots in the party are not. See How to get into a Fortnite bot lobby.