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| Description | Mobile-friendly counter-vandalism patrol tool |
|---|---|
| Author | TonySt |
| Version | 0.9.0 |
| Updated | March 2, 2026 |
| Source | User:TonySt/CVPI.js |
Interceptor (CVPI) is a mobile and desktop counter-vandalism tool for rollbackers and sysops. It loads recent changes in real time and allows recent changes patrollers to quickly rollback vandalism. Interceptor runs in-browser on your phone, tablet, or computer.
Requirements
Interceptor requires rollback permissions.
Installation
Method 1
Install using the button in the infobox (if you don't see the button, go to Preferences → Gadgets → Advanced and turn on "Install scripts without having to manually edit JavaScript files").
Method 2
Add {{subst:iusc|User:TonySt/CVPI.js}} as a new line to your common.js.
Usage
Visit Wikipedia:Interceptor/run after installation to begin using the tool. You can also get to that page by clicking the Interceptor link in the same menu where you find your Wikipedia preferences.
Buttons
- Use Next and Previous to cycle through diffs, or
- on mobile, swipe right or swipe left
- on computer, press the ← or → keys
- Adjust the ORES score threshold using the + and - buttons to either side of the threshold (default is 0.15). Edits with an ORES score below this threshold are hidden. Setting this to 0 will show all edits regardless of whether they're "good" or "bad"; setting it to a high setting will show you only supposedly "bad" edits.
- Press Monitor User to add the currently viewed user to your monitored users list. Edits from these users will always appear regardless of their ORES score. The list automatically includes users that you rolled back recently.
- Press Rollback now (vandalism) to immediately roll back edits and leave the appropriate (escalating)
uw-vandalismtemplate on their user talk page
- This button changes to Revert and report to AIV if the user is already at a level 4 warning.
- Press Revert menu to open the revert menu:
- Press (auto) for a given warning type to immediately roll back and automatically issue the appropriate (escalating) user warning to the user's talk page
- To manually choose a warning level, press the numbered warning level under the appropriate warning type
- Single-issue templates allow you to either Warn & Revert or Warn Only with various user warning templates
- Other (AGF) and Other both bring up a text box to enter a reason for the rollback. After the reason is submitted, it opens the user's talk page so you can add a warning using Twinkle
- Report to AIV reports the user to AIV after you enter a reason for the report.[a]
- On narrow screens, tap "Page history" or "Prior warnings" to see the page's history or the user's talk page warnings (if they have any).
Keyboard controls
Interceptor works well on your phone, but you can also use it on the computer.
| Function | Key | |
|---|---|---|
| Navigation | Move to next recent change | → or space |
| Move to previous recent change | ← | |
| Smart-scroll down | ↓ | |
| Rollback now and auto-warn with escalating templates | Rollback and warn (vandalism) | Q |
| Rollback and report to AIV (if user is already at level 4 warning) | Q | |
| Rollback and warn (test edits) | T | |
| Rollback and warn (addition of unsourced content) | U | |
| Rollback and warn (unexplained content removal) | D |
FAQ
- Question: Why does it say it's showing me multiple diffs at once?
- Answer: Interceptor shows the sum of consecutively made edits by a single user. In other words, the diff you see isn't just their most recent edit — it's everything that would be reverted if you roll back.
- Question: Why does the number of edits in my queue sometimes go down on its own?
- Answer: Interceptor checks queued recent changes to make sure they're still the page's most recent revision, and removes them from the queue if they're not. You will almost always only see current revisions.
- Question: How does it determine what to show me first?
- Answer: The tool shows edits from users on your monitor list first, then shows you recent changes which are above your selected ORES threshold, in order of highest-to-lowest scores.
- Question: I just saw an administrator in my feed. Doesn't this thing filter them out?
- Answer: To stay lightweight, Interceptor relies solely on ORES to determine which recent changes are shown. While that's usually enough to filter out trusted users, it also means Interceptor does not know about a user's group membership, how long they've been around, or their edit count. Be cautious when reverting, as you are responsible for edits made while using Interceptor.
- Question: Why do some diffs appear blank or show an empty space?
- Answer: This means that the user who made the edit has already reverted themself.
- Question: Why do some diffs turn into a dim dark color before I decide to revert them or proceed to the next ones?
- Answer: This means that the diff you're currently looking at has already been updated by a user or has been reverted by someone else (that includes ClueBot NG too). You can click on "page history" to be sure of the change if the update doesn't reflect.
If you've found a bug or have any feedback, please reach out at the talk page :)
- ^ AIV reports are also automatically filed if the user is at a level 4 warning and you use the vandalism button or keyboard command
