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# 👋 Introduction

**KynosStaff** is a lightweight, GUI-driven staff management plugin for Paper and Spigot servers running Minecraft 1.21+.

It provides your moderation team with a centralized panel to manage their session tools and handle players — without needing to memorize commands or install heavy all-in-one admin suites.

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### ✨ Key Features

* **Staff Panel GUI** — a hub that shows all online staff and gives instant access to every tool from one place
* **Auto-management menu** — toggle fly, godmode, vanish, night vision, troll stick, and random TP directly from the GUI
* **Player list** — paginated list of all online players with one-click moderation access
* **Player management menu** — teleport, freeze, inspect inventory, open ender chest, kick, kill, or temp-mute with preset durations
* **Global chat mute** — lock the entire server chat with a single click; staff with the bypass permission can still type
* **Standalone commands** — every tool is also available as a standalone command for speed
* **Fully config-driven** — all messages live in `lang.yml`, all GUI layouts in `settings.yml`; nothing is hardcoded
* **Auto-updater** — checks GitHub Releases on startup and warns you when a new version is available

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### 📦 Dependencies

| Dependency                                                                 | Required | Notes                                                |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| [KynosLib](https://github.com/KynosDeveloping/KynosLib/releases/tag/1.0.1) | ✅ Yes    | Core library, must be installed alongside KynosStaff |

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### 🖥️ Compatibility

|                       |                |
| --------------------- | -------------- |
| **Server software**   | Paper / Spigot |
| **Minecraft version** | 1.21+          |
| **Java version**      | 21+            |
| **API version**       | 1.21           |

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### 🔗 Links

* [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/KynosDeveloping/KynosStaff/releases/tag/1.0.0)
* [SpigotMC Resource Page](https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/staff-the-new-and-most-update-plugin-1-21-x.135979/)
* [KynosLib](https://github.com/KynosDeveloping/KynosLib/releases/tag/1.0.1)


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