PalDefender

PalDefender (formerly PalGuard) is a server-side toolkit for Palworld dedicated servers. It adds administration commands and anti-cheat, and exposes a local REST API, so server owners can manage players and the world without editing save data by hand.

What it’s for

• Admin commands - give items, spawn or give Pals, grant experience, manage players, and more from in-game chat commands.
• Anti-cheat - server-side protections against common exploits.
• A local REST API - drive the same capabilities programmatically from tools running on the server host.

Where it fits

PalDefender is a server operator’s tool, not a component you ship inside a client mod. It lives on the dedicated server. If you’re building a mod, you generally won’t depend on PalDefender; if you’re running a server, it’s one of the main ways to administer it. See Dedicated server modding for the surrounding rules.

Alternatives

For a lighter, pure UE4SS-Lua admin approach some server owners use community “admin commands” mods instead. Pick based on whether you want a full toolkit with anti-cheat (PalDefender) or a minimal command set.

References

• PalDefender is developed by the Ultimeit project (github.com/Ultimeit/PalDefender); its documentation covers installation and the full command/API surface. Confirm compatibility with your server build before installing.