Simply Staffchat

TeamChat is a lightweight staff communication plugin for Paper 1.21.1 servers. It adds a private team chat channel that is only visible to players with the appropriate permission — perfect for admins, moderators, and other staff roles to communicate without players seeing their messages.

-Features

/sc — Send a one-off message directly to team chat
/teamchattoggle — Toggle mode: every message you type in normal chat is automatically redirected to team chat instead of public chat. Toggle it off to go back to normal.
/teamreload — Reload the config without restarting the server
Fully configurable chat format with & color code support
Clean [TEAM] prefix to clearly distinguish staff messages from public chat
Toggle state is stored per player in memory — no database required
Console receives all team chat messages (configurable)

-Permissions

Node Description Default
teamchat.use Send team chat messages & use the toggle |OP
teamchat.see Receive and read team chat messages |OP
teamchat.reload Reload the configuration |OP
teamchat.* Grants all permissions |OP

-Requirements

Paper (or any Paper fork) 1.21.1
Java 21+
No dependencies — drop in and go
Configuration
The format string, all player-facing messages and console logging are fully customizable via config.yml.