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How to Undo a Change in Cordary: Versions and Rollback
Two ways to undo in Cordary: restore an earlier version of a draft before you apply, or roll back an applied run. Here's how each works and what they can't bring back.
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Changing a Discord server can feel risky. A wrong permission can hide a channel from everyone, and Discord itself has no undo button.
Cordary gives you two safety nets:
- Versions, for undoing changes to a draft before anything reaches your server.
- Rollback, for undoing a plan after you've applied it.
Before you apply: Versions
Every time Cordary, your connected assistant or you yourself change a draft, Cordary saves a new version. You'll find them in the Versions tab beside your chat.
See what each version did
Each version shows who made it and a short summary: things added, changed, taken out or deleted. Choose Show its changes to see the full list.
Compare two versions
Use Compare versions at the top, pick a "from" and a "with" version, and Cordary lists everything that differs between them. It's the quickest way to answer "what did that last request actually change?"
Restore an earlier version
Found the version you liked better? Open it and choose Restore version. Restoring only changes the draft. Your server is untouched until you apply.
If a version was saved before your last apply, Cordary says so. Restoring it plans those changes against your server as it is now, so you'll see a fresh set of changes to review.
Tip: Cordary keeps the latest 50 versions of each chat. That's plenty for normal use, but for a very long session it's worth starting a new chat once a big change is applied.
After you apply: Rollback
When you press Apply, Cordary records what your server looked like before each change. That's what lets it undo a run.
How to roll back
- Open the Run tab for the plan you applied.
- Find the Rollback row. It shows how long rollback stays available.
- Choose Roll back this run, then confirm.
Cordary then undoes the run's changes in reverse order: it removes what it created and puts back the settings, permissions and posts it edited.
What rollback can't bring back
Some things can't be undone, and Cordary marks them Can't be undone in the change list before you apply:
- Deleted channels and roles. Discord removes them for good, along with a deleted channel's messages. Rolling back won't restore them.
- Community. If the plan turned Community on, it stays on after a rollback.
Rollback also only covers changes Cordary made. Edits made by hand in Discord's own settings after the run aren't part of it.
When rollback isn't available
- The run is too old. Rollback is available for a limited time after a plan was last used. The Run tab shows the exact date.
- You deleted the chat. Deleting a chat also removes its plans, so its applied changes can no longer be rolled back. Cordary warns you before you delete.
- Something else is running. Cordary runs one apply or rollback at a time per server. Wait for the current one to finish.
A safe workflow
- Make big changes in a fresh chat.
- Before applying, check the change list for anything marked Can't be undone.
- Apply, then look at your server in Discord.
- Not right? Roll back straight away, while it's simple.
- Want to try again? Restore the version you liked, adjust it and apply again.
For undoing changes made outside Cordary, see our guide on how to undo changes to a Discord server.
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