diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/settings/license.vue b/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/settings/license.vue
index 9d6079b9b2..345f38c6c8 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/settings/license.vue
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/settings/license.vue
@@ -141,14 +141,7 @@
 			:original="saved"
 			:modified="current"
 			:saving="saving"
-			:can-save="
-				hasPermission &&
-				!(
-					current.license.friendly === 'Custom' &&
-					(current.license.short === '' || current.licenseUrl === '')
-				) &&
-				effectiveLicenseCheck?.severity !== 'error'
-			"
+			:can-save="canSave"
 			@reset="reset"
 			@save="save"
 		/>
@@ -156,7 +149,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { useLinkCheck } from '@modrinth/moderation'
+import { isLinkCheckPending, useLinkCheck } from '@modrinth/moderation'
 import {
 	Checkbox,
 	Combobox,
@@ -207,7 +200,14 @@ function getInitialLicense() {
 	)
 }
 
-const { saved, current, saving, hasChanges, reset, save } = useSavable(
+const {
+	saved,
+	current,
+	saving,
+	hasChanges,
+	reset,
+	save: saveLicense,
+} = useSavable(
 	() => ({
 		license: getInitialLicense(),
 		licenseUrl: project.value.license.url ?? '',
@@ -232,14 +232,13 @@ const { saved, current, saving, hasChanges, reset, save } = useSavable(
 	},
 )
 
-const effectiveLicenseCheck = useLinkCheck(
-	computed(() => ({
-		field: 'license',
-		url: current.value.licenseUrl,
-		expectedLicense: current.value.license.short,
-		isCustom: current.value.license.friendly === 'Custom',
-	})),
-)
+const licenseContext = computed(() => ({
+	field: 'license',
+	url: current.value.licenseUrl,
+	expectedLicense: current.value.license.short,
+	isCustom: current.value.license.friendly === 'Custom',
+}))
+const effectiveLicenseCheck = useLinkCheck(licenseContext)
 
 const { confirmLeaveModal } = usePageLeaveSafety(hasChanges)
 
@@ -255,6 +254,22 @@ const hasPermission = computed(() => {
 	return (currentMember.value?.permissions ?? 0) & TeamMemberPermission.EDIT_DETAILS
 })
 
+const canSave = computed(
+	() =>
+		Boolean(hasPermission.value) &&
+		!(
+			current.value.license.friendly === 'Custom' &&
+			(current.value.license.short === '' || current.value.licenseUrl === '')
+		) &&
+		effectiveLicenseCheck.value?.severity !== 'error' &&
+		!isLinkCheckPending(licenseContext.value),
+)
+
+async function save() {
+	if (!canSave.value) return
+	await saveLicense()
+}
+
 const licenseId = computed(() => {
 	let id = ''
 
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/settings/links.vue b/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/settings/links.vue
index 1df8920c69..aa4fbdf60e 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/settings/links.vue
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/pages/[type]/[project]/settings/links.vue
@@ -69,17 +69,6 @@
 				/>
 				<LinkCheckMessage :check="discordInviteCheck" />
 			</div>
-			<div class="mt-3 flex flex-wrap justify-start gap-2">
-				<Button
-					type="colored"
-					color="brand"
-					:disabled="!hasServerChanges"
-					@click="saveServerChanges()"
-				>
-					<SaveIcon />
-					Save changes
-				</Button>
-			</div>
 		</section>
 
 		<!-- Standard Project Links -->
@@ -190,13 +179,7 @@
 					class="platform-selector !w-80"
 					@update:model-value="updateDonationLinks"
 				/>
-			</div>
-			<LinkCheckMessage :check="donationCheckState(donationLink, index)" />
-			<div class="mt-3 flex flex-wrap justify-start gap-2">
-				<Button type="colored" color="brand" :disabled="!hasChanges" @click="saveChanges()">
-					<SaveIcon />
-					Save changes
-				</Button>
+				<LinkCheckMessage :check="donationCheckState(donationLink, index)" />
 			</div>
 		</section>
 		<UnsavedChangesPopup
@@ -354,16 +337,25 @@ function donationCheckState(row, index) {
 	return getLinkCheckState(donationContext(row))
 }
 
-const donationCheckTimers = new Map()
+const donationCheckTimers = reactive(new Map())
+onScopeDispose(() => {
+	for (const timeout of donationCheckTimers.values()) clearTimeout(timeout)
+})
+
 watch(
 	donationLinks,
 	(rows) => {
+		for (const timeout of donationCheckTimers.values()) clearTimeout(timeout)
+		donationCheckTimers.clear()
+
 		rows.forEach((row, index) => {
 			if (!row.id || !row.url) return
-			clearTimeout(donationCheckTimers.get(index))
 			donationCheckTimers.set(
 				index,
-				setTimeout(() => checkLink(donationContext(row)), 500),
+				setTimeout(() => {
+					donationCheckTimers.delete(index)
+					void checkLink(donationContext(row))
+				}, 500),
 			)
 		})
 	},
@@ -411,14 +403,21 @@ function donationRowsToObject(rows) {
 
 const donationsSavedRows = computed(() => donationRowsFromLinks(project.value?.link_urls))
 
-const original = computed(() => ({
-	...saved.value,
-	...(isServerProject.value ? {} : donationRowsToObject(donationsSavedRows.value)),
-}))
-const modified = computed(() => ({
-	...current.value,
-	...(isServerProject.value ? {} : donationRowsToObject(donationLinks.value)),
-}))
+const originalDonationRows = computed(() =>
+	isServerProject.value ? {} : donationRowsToObject(donationsSavedRows.value),
+)
+const modifiedDonationRows = computed(() =>
+	isServerProject.value ? {} : donationRowsToObject(donationLinks.value),
+)
+
+const original = computed(() => ({ ...saved.value, ...originalDonationRows.value }))
+const modified = computed(() => {
+	const donations = { ...modifiedDonationRows.value }
+	for (const key of Object.keys(originalDonationRows.value)) {
+		if (!(key in donations)) donations[key] = undefined
+	}
+	return { ...current.value, ...donations }
+})
 
 const hasChanges = computed(() =>
 	Object.keys(modified.value).some((key) => modified.value[key] !== original.value[key]),
@@ -459,9 +458,11 @@ const canSave = computed(() => {
 		donationLinks.value.some((row, index) => donationCheckState(row, index)?.severity === 'error')
 	const donationsPending =
 		!isServerProject.value &&
-		donationLinks.value.some((row) => isLinkCheckPending(donationContext(row)))
+		(donationCheckTimers.size > 0 ||
+			donationLinks.value.some((row) => isLinkCheckPending(donationContext(row))))
 
 	return (
+		hasPermission.value &&
 		!fieldsInvalid &&
 		!fieldsPending &&
 		!donationsInvalid &&
@@ -473,6 +474,7 @@ const canSave = computed(() => {
 const saving = ref(false)
 
 async function save() {
+	if (!canSave.value) return
 	const data = patchData.value
 	if (Object.keys(data).length === 0) return
 
diff --git a/packages/moderation/src/data/nags/index.ts b/packages/moderation/src/data/nags/index.ts
index d285c11ffe..a66c6c0dbe 100644
--- a/packages/moderation/src/data/nags/index.ts
+++ b/packages/moderation/src/data/nags/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 export * from './core'
 export * from './description'
-export * from './link-checks'
 export * from './links'
 export * from './server-projects'
 export * from './tags'
diff --git a/packages/moderation/src/data/nags/link-checks.ts b/packages/moderation/src/data/nags/link-checks.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 9250dd9aee..0000000000
--- a/packages/moderation/src/data/nags/link-checks.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,749 +0,0 @@
-import {defineMessage, defineMessages, type MessageDescriptor} from "@modrinth/ui"
-import {computed, reactive, type Ref, watch} from "vue"
-
-export interface LinkCheckContext {
-  url: string | undefined
-  field: string
-
-  [key: string]: unknown
-}
-
-export interface LinkCheckResult {
-  severity: "valid" | "warn" | "error"
-  message?: MessageDescriptor
-  values?: Record<string, unknown>
-}
-
-const valid: LinkCheckResult = {severity: "valid"}
-
-function warn(message: MessageDescriptor, values?: Record<string, unknown>): LinkCheckResult {
-  return {severity: "warn", message, values}
-}
-
-function error(message: MessageDescriptor, values?: Record<string, unknown>): LinkCheckResult {
-  return {severity: "error", message, values}
-}
-
-type FieldMatcher = string | string[] | ((field: string, context: LinkCheckContext) => boolean)
-
-function matchesField(matcher: FieldMatcher, context: LinkCheckContext): boolean {
-  if (typeof matcher === "function") return matcher(context.field, context)
-  if (Array.isArray(matcher)) return matcher.includes(context.field)
-  return matcher === context.field
-}
-
-type LinkCheckVerify = (match: RegExpMatchArray, context: LinkCheckContext) => Promise<LinkCheckResult>
-type LinkCheckMatcher = RegExp | ((remaining: string) => number | null | Promise<number | null>)
-
-function isAsyncMatcher(when: LinkCheckMatcher): boolean {
-  return when instanceof RegExp ? false : when.constructor.name === "AsyncFunction"
-}
-
-interface LinkCheckNode {
-  when: LinkCheckMatcher
-  label?: string
-  unrecognizedSeverity?: "error" | "warn"
-  unrecognizedMessage?: MessageDescriptor
-  forMatchers?: FieldMatcher[]
-  verify?: LinkCheckVerify
-  childNodes?: LinkCheckNode[]
-  isTransparent?: boolean
-  isFallback?: boolean
-}
-
-interface LinkCheckBuilder {
-  when: LinkCheckMatcher
-  label?: string
-
-  for(fields: FieldMatcher): LinkCheckBuilder
-
-  verify(fn: LinkCheckVerify): LinkCheckBuilder
-
-  children(...shapes: LinkCheckChildShape[]): LinkCheckBuilder
-
-  severity(value: "error" | "warn"): LinkCheckBuilder
-
-  message(descriptor: MessageDescriptor): LinkCheckBuilder
-
-  transparent(): LinkCheckBuilder
-
-  fallback(): LinkCheckBuilder
-
-  warn(message: MessageDescriptor, values?: Record<string, unknown>): LinkCheckBuilder
-
-  error(message: MessageDescriptor, values?: Record<string, unknown>): LinkCheckBuilder
-}
-
-type LinkCheckChildShape =
-  | LinkCheckNode
-  | LinkCheckBuilder
-  | RegExp
-  | string
-  | ((remaining: string) => number | null | Promise<number | null>)
-
-function anchored(source: string): RegExp {
-  return new RegExp(`^${source}`, "i")
-}
-
-function blacklist(label: string, ...domains: string[]): LinkCheckBuilder {
-  const pattern = domains.map((domain) => domain.replace(/\./g, "\\.")).join("|")
-  return check(new RegExp(`^(?:${pattern})`, "i"), label)
-}
-
-function buildNode(when: LinkCheckMatcher, label?: string): LinkCheckBuilder {
-  const childNodes: LinkCheckNode[] = []
-  const forMatchers: FieldMatcher[] = []
-  const node: Record<string, unknown> = {when, label, childNodes, forMatchers}
-
-  node.for = (fields: FieldMatcher) => {
-    forMatchers.push(fields)
-    return node
-  }
-  node.verify = (fn: LinkCheckVerify) => {
-    node.verify = fn
-    return node
-  }
-  node.severity = (value: "error" | "warn") => {
-    node.unrecognizedSeverity = value
-    return node
-  }
-  node.message = (descriptor: MessageDescriptor) => {
-    node.unrecognizedMessage = descriptor
-    return node
-  }
-  node.transparent = () => {
-    node.isTransparent = true
-    return node
-  }
-  node.fallback = () => {
-    node.isFallback = true
-    return node
-  }
-  node.warn = (message: MessageDescriptor, values?: Record<string, unknown>) => {
-    node.verify = async () => warn(message, values)
-    return node
-  }
-  node.error = (message: MessageDescriptor, values?: Record<string, unknown>) => {
-    node.verify = async () => error(message, values)
-    return node
-  }
-  node.children = (...shapes: LinkCheckChildShape[]) => {
-    const parentLabel = node.label as string | undefined
-    const parentForMatchers = node.forMatchers as FieldMatcher[] | undefined
-    for (const shape of shapes) {
-      const child = normalizeChild(shape)
-      const label = child.label ? [parentLabel, child.label].filter(Boolean).join(" ") : parentLabel
-      const inheritedFor = [...(parentForMatchers ?? []), ...(child.forMatchers ?? [])]
-      childNodes.push({...child, label, forMatchers: inheritedFor})
-    }
-    return node
-  }
-
-  return node as unknown as LinkCheckBuilder
-}
-
-function check(when: RegExp | string | ((remaining: string) => number | null | Promise<number | null>), label?: string): LinkCheckBuilder {
-  const matcher = typeof when === "function" ? when : typeof when === "string" ? new RegExp(when) : when
-  return buildNode(matcher, label)
-}
-
-function fallback(label?: string): LinkCheckBuilder {
-  return buildNode(() => 0, label).fallback()
-}
-
-function normalizeChild(shape: LinkCheckChildShape): LinkCheckNode {
-  if (shape instanceof RegExp || typeof shape === "function") return {when: shape}
-  if (typeof shape === "string") return {when: new RegExp(shape)}
-  return shape as unknown as LinkCheckNode
-}
-
-function named(label: string, shapes: LinkCheckChildShape[]): LinkCheckNode[] {
-  return shapes.map((shape) => ({...normalizeChild(shape), label}))
-}
-
-interface MatchResult {
-  node: LinkCheckNode
-  match: RegExpMatchArray
-  expectedChild?: LinkCheckNode
-}
-
-async function matchNode(
-  node: LinkCheckNode,
-  remaining: string,
-  context: LinkCheckContext,
-  isRoot = false,
-): Promise<MatchResult | null> {
-  let match: RegExpMatchArray | null
-  if (node.when instanceof RegExp) {
-    match = node.when.exec(remaining)
-  } else {
-    const consumed = await node.when(remaining)
-    match =
-      consumed === null
-        ? null
-        : (Object.assign([remaining.slice(0, consumed)], {input: remaining, index: 0}) as RegExpMatchArray)
-  }
-
-  if (!match) {
-    if (!isRoot || !node.unrecognizedMessage) return null
-    return {
-      node: {
-        when: node.when,
-        label: node.label,
-        unrecognizedMessage: node.unrecognizedMessage,
-        unrecognizedSeverity: node.unrecognizedSeverity,
-      },
-      match: Object.assign([remaining], {input: remaining, index: 0}) as RegExpMatchArray,
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (node.childNodes?.length) {
-    const rest = remaining.slice(match[0].length)
-    const syncChildren = node.childNodes.filter((child) => !isAsyncMatcher(child.when) && !child.isFallback)
-    const asyncChildren = node.childNodes.filter((child) => isAsyncMatcher(child.when) && !child.isFallback)
-    const fallbackChildren = node.childNodes.filter((child) => child.isFallback)
-    let expectedChild: LinkCheckNode | undefined
-    for (const child of [...syncChildren, ...asyncChildren]) {
-      const found = await matchNode(child, rest, context)
-      if (found) return found
-      if (!expectedChild && child.forMatchers?.some((matcher) => matchesField(matcher, context))) expectedChild = child
-    }
-
-    const matchingFallback = fallbackChildren.find((child) =>
-      child.forMatchers?.some((matcher) => matchesField(matcher, context)),
-    )
-    if (matchingFallback) {
-      return {node: matchingFallback, match: Object.assign([rest], {input: rest, index: 0}) as RegExpMatchArray}
-    }
-
-    if (node.isTransparent) return null
-    return {node, match, expectedChild}
-  }
-
-  return {node, match}
-}
-
-const coreMessages = defineMessages({
-  wrongField: {
-    id: "nags.link.wrong-field",
-    defaultMessage: "{label} links aren't valid for this field.",
-  },
-  neverValid: {
-    id: "nags.link.never-valid",
-    defaultMessage: "{label} links aren't allowed here.",
-  },
-  expectedType: {
-    id: "nags.link.expected-type",
-    defaultMessage: "This isn't a valid {label} link.",
-  },
-})
-
-//TODO: we should probably just let you not provide https but backend currently requires it
-const invalidUrlMessage = defineMessage({
-  id: "nags.link.invalid-url",
-  defaultMessage: "This is not a valid URL.",
-})
-
-function validUrlPrefix(remaining: string): number | null {
-  let url: URL
-  try {
-    url = new URL(remaining)
-    const hostname = url.hostname
-
-    // https pls
-    if (url.protocol !== "https:") return null;
-
-    // ensure there's a domain and TLD
-    if (!/[^.]\.[^.]/.test(hostname)) return null;
-
-    // reserved TLDs
-    if (/(^|\.)(local|localhost|test|example|invalid|onion|arpa|home)$/i.test(hostname)) return null;
-
-    // example.com/net/org is reserved (and probably quite likely to be set by AI)
-    if (/^example\.(com|net|org)$/i.test(hostname)) return null
-
-    // No IP addresses
-    const strippedHost = hostname.replace(/^\[|]$/g, "")
-    if (/^\d{1,3}(?:\.\d{1,3}){3}$/.test(strippedHost) || strippedHost.includes(":")) return null;
-
-    return remaining.indexOf(hostname)
-  } catch {
-    return null
-  }
-}
-
-const checks = check(validUrlPrefix).message(invalidUrlMessage).transparent()
-
-const rootNode = checks as unknown as LinkCheckNode
-
-const cache = reactive(new Map<string, "pending" | LinkCheckResult>())
-
-function cacheKey(context: LinkCheckContext): string {
-  return JSON.stringify(context)
-}
-
-async function checkLink(context: LinkCheckContext) {
-  const url = context.url
-  if (!url) return
-  const key = cacheKey(context)
-  if (cache.has(key)) return
-
-  const normalizedUrl = url.replace(/^(https:\/\/)www\./i, "$1")
-
-  cache.set(key, "pending")
-
-  const found = await matchNode(rootNode, normalizedUrl, context, true)
-  if (!found) {
-    cache.delete(key)
-    return
-  }
-  const {node: matched, match, expectedChild} = found
-
-  const isLeaf = !matched.childNodes?.length
-  const applies = isLeaf && matched.forMatchers?.some((matcher) => matchesField(matcher, context))
-
-  if (!applies) {
-    const build = matched.unrecognizedSeverity === "warn" ? warn : error
-
-    if (matched.unrecognizedMessage && isLeaf) {
-      cache.set(key, build(matched.unrecognizedMessage, {label: matched.label}))
-      return
-    }
-
-    if (expectedChild) {
-      if (matched.unrecognizedMessage) {
-        cache.set(key, build(matched.unrecognizedMessage, {label: matched.label}))
-        return
-      }
-
-      cache.set(key, build(coreMessages.expectedType, {label: expectedChild.label}))
-      return
-    }
-
-    const validElsewhere = matched.forMatchers && matched.forMatchers.length > 0
-    const message = validElsewhere ? coreMessages.wrongField : coreMessages.neverValid
-    cache.set(key, build(message, {label: matched.label}))
-    return
-  }
-
-  if (!matched.verify) {
-    cache.set(key, valid)
-    return
-  }
-
-  cache.set(key, "pending")
-  matched.verify(match, context).then(
-    (result) => cache.set(key, result),
-    () => cache.delete(key),
-  )
-}
-
-function getLinkCheckState(context: LinkCheckContext): LinkCheckResult | undefined {
-  if (!context.url) return undefined
-  const state = cache.get(cacheKey(context))
-  return typeof state === "object" ? state : undefined
-}
-
-function isLinkCheckPending(context: LinkCheckContext): boolean {
-  if (!context.url) return false
-  return cache.get(cacheKey(context)) === "pending"
-}
-
-function useLinkCheck(context: Ref<LinkCheckContext>) {
-  let timeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>
-  watch(
-    context,
-    (value) => {
-      clearTimeout(timeout)
-      timeout = setTimeout(() => checkLink(value), 500)
-    },
-    {deep: true, immediate: true},
-  )
-
-  return computed(() => getLinkCheckState(context.value) ?? null)
-}
-
-async function discordInviteVerify(match: RegExpMatchArray): Promise<LinkCheckResult> {
-  const res = await fetch(`https://discord.com/api/v10/invites/${match[1]}?with_expiration=true`)
-
-  if (!res.ok)
-    return error(
-      defineMessage({
-        id: "nags.link.discord.invite.invalid",
-        defaultMessage: "This Discord invite is invalid or has expired.",
-      }),
-    )
-
-  const invite = await res.json()
-
-  if (!invite.guild)
-    return error(
-      defineMessage({
-        id: "nags.link.discord.invite.not-guild",
-        defaultMessage: "This Discord invite does not lead to a server.",
-      }),
-    )
-
-  if (invite.expires_at)
-    return warn(
-      defineMessage({
-        id: "nags.link.discord.invite.expires",
-        defaultMessage: "This Discord invite is set to expire",
-      }),
-    )
-
-  //TODO Ideally we could also check if the invite has a max uses and if its temporary but
-  // we can't without auth which we can't really do in frontend
-
-  return valid
-}
-
-checks.children(
-  ...named("Discord", [
-    check(/^discord\.gg/i).children(check(/^\/([\w-]+)/i).for("discord").verify(discordInviteVerify)),
-    check(/^(?:discord\.com|discordapp\.com)/i).children(
-      check(/^\/invite\/([\w-]+)/i).for("discord").verify(discordInviteVerify),
-      check(/^\/channels\//i).message(
-        defineMessage({
-          id: "nags.link.discord.channel",
-          defaultMessage: "This is a link to a Discord channel, not a server invite.",
-        }),
-      ),
-      check(/^\/users\//i).message(
-        defineMessage({
-          id: "nags.link.discord.user",
-          defaultMessage: "This is a link to a Discord user, not a server invite.",
-        }),
-      ),
-    ),
-  ]),
-)
-
-const gitRepoMessages = defineMessages({
-  notFound: {
-    id: "nags.link.git.not-found",
-    defaultMessage: "This repository could not be found (it may be private or deleted).",
-  },
-  empty: {
-    id: "nags.link.git.empty",
-    defaultMessage: "This repository appears to be empty.",
-  },
-  archived: {
-    id: "nags.link.git.archived",
-    defaultMessage: "This repository is archived, which disables issues.",
-  },
-  issuesDisabled: {
-    id: "nags.link.git.issues-disabled",
-    defaultMessage: "Issues are disabled on this repository.",
-  },
-  wikiDisabled: {
-    id: "nags.link.git.wiki-disabled",
-    defaultMessage: "The wiki is disabled on this repository.",
-  },
-})
-
-async function checkRepo(
-  fetchRepo: (path: string) => Promise<Record<string, boolean> | undefined>,
-  path: string,
-  evaluate: (facts: Record<string, boolean>) => LinkCheckResult,
-): Promise<LinkCheckResult> {
-  const facts = await fetchRepo(path)
-  if (!facts) return error(gitRepoMessages.notFound)
-
-  return evaluate(facts)
-}
-
-async function giteaFetchRepo(host: string, path: string): Promise<Record<string, boolean> | undefined> {
-  const res = await fetch(`https://${host}/api/v1/repos/${path}`)
-  if (!res.ok) return undefined
-  const data = await res.json()
-  return {empty: data.size === 0, archived: data.archived, issues: data.has_issues, wiki: data.has_wiki}
-}
-
-function gitHost(
-  name: string,
-  domain: string,
-  fetchRepo: (path: string) => Promise<Record<string, boolean> | undefined>,
-  options: {
-    pathPattern?: string
-    subPageSeparator?: string
-    wikiPath?: string
-  } = {},
-): LinkCheckBuilder {
-  const path = options.pathPattern ?? /[^/]+\/[^/]+/.source
-  const sep = options.subPageSeparator ?? ""
-  const wikiPath = options.wikiPath ?? "wiki"
-
-  return check(anchored(domain), name)
-    .severity("warn")
-    .children(
-      check(anchored(`/(${path})/?$`), "repo").for("source").verify(async (match) =>
-        checkRepo(fetchRepo, match[1], (facts) => (facts.empty ? error(gitRepoMessages.empty) : valid)),
-      ),
-
-      check(anchored(`/(${path})${sep}/issues`), "issues").for("issues").verify(async (match) =>
-        checkRepo(fetchRepo, match[1], (facts) => {
-          if (facts.archived) return error(gitRepoMessages.archived)
-          if (facts.issues === false) return error(gitRepoMessages.issuesDisabled)
-          return valid
-        }),
-      ),
-
-      check(anchored(`/(${path})${sep}/${wikiPath}`), "wiki").for("wiki").verify(async (match) =>
-        checkRepo(fetchRepo, match[1], (facts) => (facts.wiki === false ? error(gitRepoMessages.wikiDisabled) : valid)),
-      ),
-    )
-}
-
-
-// Repo Platforms, includes most source/issues/wiki + Github Sponsor
-checks.children(
-  gitHost("GitHub", "github\\.com", async (path) => {
-    const res = await fetch(`https://api.github.com/repos/${path}`)
-    if (!res.ok) return undefined
-    const data = await res.json()
-    return {
-      empty: data.size === 0,
-      archived: data.archived,
-      issues: data.has_issues,
-      wiki: data.has_wiki,
-    }
-  })
-    // Github sponsor is here
-    //TODO: we can't actually check if sponsors is setup with auth or cuz of cors im not really sure but regardless it doesn't works from browser
-    .children(check(/^\/sponsors\/[^/]+/i, "sponsors").for("github")),
-
-  gitHost("Codeberg", "codeberg\\.org", (path) => giteaFetchRepo("codeberg.org", path)),
-
-  gitHost(
-    "GitLab",
-    "gitlab\\.com",
-    async (path) => {
-      const res = await fetch(`https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/${encodeURIComponent(path)}`)
-      if (!res.ok) return undefined
-      //TODO unauthed gitlab doesn't give us like any info, so... yeah that sucks I guess
-      return {}
-    },
-    {
-      pathPattern: /[^/]+(?:\/[^/]+)+/.source,
-      subPageSeparator: "/-",
-      wikiPath: "wikis",
-    },
-  ),
-
-  gitHost("Bitbucket", "bitbucket\\.org", async (path) => {
-    const res = await fetch(`https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0/repositories/${path}`)
-    if (!res.ok) return undefined
-    const data = await res.json()
-    return {
-      empty: data.size === 0,
-      issues: data.has_issues,
-      wiki: data.has_wiki,
-    }
-  }),
-
-  gitHost("Gitee", "gitee\\.com", async (path) => {
-    const res = await fetch(`https://gitee.com/api/v5/repos/${path}`)
-    if (!res.ok) return undefined
-    const data = await res.json()
-    return {
-      issues: data.has_issues,
-      wiki: data.has_wiki,
-    }
-  }),
-)
-
-const giteaHostCache = new Map<string, boolean>()
-
-async function probeGiteaHost(hostname: string): Promise<boolean> {
-  if (giteaHostCache.has(hostname)) return giteaHostCache.get(hostname)!
-  try {
-    const res = await fetch(`https://${hostname}/api/v1/version`)
-    giteaHostCache.set(hostname, res.ok)
-    return res.ok
-  } catch {
-    giteaHostCache.set(hostname, false)
-    return false
-  }
-}
-
-checks.children(
-  check(async (remaining) => {
-    const hostMatch = /^[^/]+/.exec(remaining)
-    if (!hostMatch) return null
-    return (await probeGiteaHost(hostMatch[0])) ? 0 : null
-  }, "Self-hosted Gitea/Forgejo")
-    .severity("warn")
-    .children(
-      check(/^([^/]+)\/([^/]+\/[^/]+)\/?$/i, "repo")
-        .for("source")
-        .verify(async (match) =>
-          checkRepo((path) => giteaFetchRepo(match[1], path), match[2], (facts) =>
-            facts.empty ? error(gitRepoMessages.empty) : valid,
-          ),
-        ),
-
-      check(/^([^/]+)\/([^/]+\/[^/]+)\/issues/i, "issues")
-        .for("issues")
-        .verify(async (match) =>
-          checkRepo((path) => giteaFetchRepo(match[1], path), match[2], (facts) => {
-            if (facts.archived) return error(gitRepoMessages.archived)
-            if (facts.issues === false) return error(gitRepoMessages.issuesDisabled)
-            return valid
-          }),
-        ),
-
-      check(/^([^/]+)\/([^/]+\/[^/]+)\/wiki/i, "wiki")
-        .for("wiki")
-        .verify(async (match) =>
-          checkRepo((path) => giteaFetchRepo(match[1], path), match[2], (facts) =>
-            facts.wiki === false ? error(gitRepoMessages.wikiDisabled) : valid,
-          ),
-        ),
-    ),
-)
-
-// Donation
-checks.children(
-  check(/^patreon\.com/i, "Patreon")
-    .children(check(/^\/(?:user\?u=\d+|[\w.-]+)/i).for("patreon")),
-
-  check(/^(?:buymeacoffee\.com|buymeacoff\.ee)/i, "Buy Me a Coffee")
-    .children(check(/^\/([\w-]+)/i).for("bmac")),
-
-  check(/^paypal\.[a-z.]{2,}/i, "PayPal").for("paypal").children(
-    check(/^\/paypalme\/[\w.-]+/i),
-    check(/^\/donate/i),
-    check(/^\/cgi-bin\/webscr\?cmd=_donations/i),
-  ),
-  check(/^paypal\.me/i, "PayPal")
-    .children(check(/^\/([\w.-]+)/i).for("paypal")),
-
-  // Github sponsor is with the rest of github.
-
-  check(/^ko-fi\.com/i, "Ko-fi")
-    .children(check(/^\/([\w-]+)/i).for("ko-fi")),
-
-  (() => {
-    const YOUTUBE_CHANNEL = "(?:@[\\w.-]+|channel/[\\w-]+|c/[\\w-]+|user/[\\w-]+)"
-
-    return check(/^(?:youtube\.com|youtu\.be)/i, "YouTube")
-      .message(
-        defineMessage({
-          id: "nags.link.youtube.unrecognized",
-          defaultMessage: "This doesn't look like a YouTube donation link.",
-        }),
-      )
-      .for("other")
-      .children(
-        check(anchored(`/${YOUTUBE_CHANNEL}/join`)),
-        check(anchored(`/${YOUTUBE_CHANNEL}/store`)),
-      )
-  })(),
-
-)
-
-//TODO: remove this if/when we move this to the backend as we can know this if its backend
-// tho actually we will probably still need it even then if we're fine with non immediate redirects
-// we at the very least need to reword it in that case idk man
-checks.children(
-  fallback("Unrecognized redirect link")
-    .for(["discord", "github", "patreon", "ko-fi", "paypal", "bmac"])
-    .verify(async (_match, context) =>
-      warn(defineMessage({
-        id: "nags.link.unverifiable-redirect",
-        defaultMessage: "This doesn't look like a {platform} link.",
-      }), {platform: context.platformName ?? context.field}),
-    ),
-)
-
-const licenseCheckMessages = defineMessages({
-  urlMismatch: {
-    id: "nags.link.license.url-mismatch",
-    defaultMessage: "This link points to the {detected} license, but your project is set to {selected}.",
-  },
-  urlRedundant: {
-    id: "nags.link.license.url-redundant",
-    defaultMessage:
-      "You don't need to link to a generic license page for a supported license — consider linking to your repository's own license file instead, or leaving this blank.",
-  },
-})
-
-function licenseVerify(detected: string | null, context: Record<string, unknown>): LinkCheckResult {
-  const expectedLicense = context.expectedLicense as string | undefined
-  const isCustom = context.isCustom as boolean | undefined
-
-  if (detected && expectedLicense && !isCustom) {
-    return detected.toLowerCase() === expectedLicense.toLowerCase()
-      ? valid
-      : warn(licenseCheckMessages.urlMismatch, {detected, selected: expectedLicense})
-  }
-
-  return isCustom ? valid : warn(licenseCheckMessages.urlRedundant)
-}
-
-checks.children(
-  check(anchored("spdx\\.org"), "SPDX").children(
-    check(anchored("/licenses/([\\w.-]+)\\.html"))
-      .for("license")
-      .verify(async (match, ctx) => licenseVerify(match[1], ctx)),
-  ),
-  check(anchored("opensource\\.org"), "OSI").children(
-    check(anchored("/licenses?/([\\w.-]+)"))
-      .for("license")
-      .verify(async (match, ctx) => licenseVerify(match[1], ctx)),
-  ),
-  check(anchored("choosealicense\\.com"), "choosealicense.com").children(
-    check(anchored("/licenses/([\\w.-]+)"))
-      .for("license")
-      .verify(async (match, ctx) => licenseVerify(match[1], ctx)),
-  ),
-  check(anchored("(?:www\\.)?gnu\\.org"), "GNU").children(
-    check(anchored("/licenses/[\\w.-]+"))
-      .for("license")
-      .verify(async (_match, ctx) => licenseVerify(null, ctx)),
-  ),
-  check(anchored("(?:www\\.)?apache\\.org"), "Apache").children(
-    check(anchored("/licenses/[\\w.-]+"))
-      .for("license")
-      .verify(async (_match, ctx) => licenseVerify(null, ctx)),
-  ),
-  check(anchored("creativecommons\\.org"), "Creative Commons").children(
-    check(anchored("/(?:licenses/[\\w-]+|publicdomain/zero)/[\\d.]+/?"))
-      .for("license")
-      .verify(async (_match, ctx) => licenseVerify(null, ctx)),
-  ),
-)
-
-// Google Forms for issues and Docs for Wiki
-checks.children(
-  check(/^docs\.google\.com/i, "Google").children(
-    check(/^\/forms\//i, "Forms").for("issues"),
-    check(/^\/document\//i, "Documents").for("wiki"),
-  ),
-);
-
-checks.children(
-  blacklist("URL Shortener", "bit.ly", "adf.ly", "tinyurl.com", "short.io", "is.gd"),
-
-  // Social Media
-  blacklist("Twitter", "twitter.com", "x.com"),
-  blacklist("Instagram", "instagram.com"),
-  blacklist("Facebook", "facebook.com"),
-  blacklist("TikTok", "tiktok.com"),
-  blacklist("Telegram", "telegram.org", "t.me"),
-  blacklist("Bilibili", "bilibili.com"),
-  blacklist("Bluesky", "bsky.app"),
-  blacklist("Twitch", "twitch.tv"),
-  blacklist("Reddit", "reddit.com", "redd.it"),
-
-  // Minecraft
-  blacklist("Modrinth", "modrinth.com"),
-  blacklist("Minecraft", "minecraft.net"),
-  //TODO we should probably setup curseforge/planetminecraft issues for issues but im too lazy to do that rn
-  blacklist("Mod Distribution Platform", "curseforge.com", "planetminecraft.com", "9minecraft.net", "mcmod.cn"),
-
-  blacklist("AI Mod Generation Platform", "creativemode.net", "orcaclient.com", "autoforged.cn")
-)
-
-export {checkLink, getLinkCheckState, isLinkCheckPending, useLinkCheck}
diff --git a/packages/moderation/src/index.ts b/packages/moderation/src/index.ts
index 5a9611071e..2d884ff29b 100644
--- a/packages/moderation/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/moderation/src/index.ts
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ export * from './types/quick-reply'
 export * from './types/reports'
 export * from './types/settings'
 export * from './utils'
+export * from './validators/link-checks'
 export * from './validators/non-standard-text'
 export * from './validators/profanity'
diff --git a/packages/moderation/src/validators/link-checks/index.ts b/packages/moderation/src/validators/link-checks/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8bd10084ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/moderation/src/validators/link-checks/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,840 @@
+import { computed, onScopeDispose, reactive, type Ref, watch } from 'vue'
+
+interface MessageDescriptor {
+	id: string
+	defaultMessage?: string
+	description?: string
+}
+
+function defineMessage<T extends MessageDescriptor>(descriptor: T): T {
+	return descriptor
+}
+
+function defineMessages<T extends Record<string, MessageDescriptor>>(descriptors: T): T {
+	return descriptors
+}
+
+export interface LinkCheckContext {
+	url: string | undefined
+	field: string
+
+	[key: string]: unknown
+}
+
+export interface LinkCheckResult {
+	severity: 'valid' | 'warn' | 'error'
+	message?: MessageDescriptor
+	values?: Record<string, unknown>
+}
+
+const valid: LinkCheckResult = { severity: 'valid' }
+
+function warn(message: MessageDescriptor, values?: Record<string, unknown>): LinkCheckResult {
+	return { severity: 'warn', message, values }
+}
+
+function error(message: MessageDescriptor, values?: Record<string, unknown>): LinkCheckResult {
+	return { severity: 'error', message, values }
+}
+
+type FieldMatcher = string | string[] | ((field: string, context: LinkCheckContext) => boolean)
+
+function matchesField(matcher: FieldMatcher, context: LinkCheckContext): boolean {
+	if (typeof matcher === 'function') return matcher(context.field, context)
+	if (Array.isArray(matcher)) return matcher.includes(context.field)
+	return matcher === context.field
+}
+
+type LinkCheckVerify = (
+	match: RegExpMatchArray,
+	context: LinkCheckContext,
+) => Promise<LinkCheckResult>
+type LinkCheckMatcher = RegExp | ((remaining: string) => number | null | Promise<number | null>)
+
+function isAsyncMatcher(when: LinkCheckMatcher): boolean {
+	return when instanceof RegExp ? false : when.constructor.name === 'AsyncFunction'
+}
+
+interface LinkCheckNode {
+	when: LinkCheckMatcher
+	label?: string
+	unrecognizedSeverity?: 'error' | 'warn'
+	unrecognizedMessage?: MessageDescriptor
+	forMatchers?: FieldMatcher[]
+	verifyMatch?: LinkCheckVerify
+	childNodes?: LinkCheckNode[]
+	isTransparent?: boolean
+	isFallback?: boolean
+}
+
+interface LinkCheckBuilder {
+	when: LinkCheckMatcher
+	label?: string
+
+	for(fields: FieldMatcher): LinkCheckBuilder
+
+	verify(fn: LinkCheckVerify): LinkCheckBuilder
+
+	children(...shapes: LinkCheckChildShape[]): LinkCheckBuilder
+
+	severity(value: 'error' | 'warn'): LinkCheckBuilder
+
+	message(descriptor: MessageDescriptor): LinkCheckBuilder
+
+	transparent(): LinkCheckBuilder
+
+	fallback(): LinkCheckBuilder
+
+	warn(message: MessageDescriptor, values?: Record<string, unknown>): LinkCheckBuilder
+
+	error(message: MessageDescriptor, values?: Record<string, unknown>): LinkCheckBuilder
+}
+
+type LinkCheckChildShape =
+	| LinkCheckNode
+	| LinkCheckBuilder
+	| RegExp
+	| string
+	| ((remaining: string) => number | null | Promise<number | null>)
+
+function anchored(source: string): RegExp {
+	return new RegExp(`^${source}`, 'i')
+}
+
+function blacklist(label: string, ...domains: string[]): LinkCheckBuilder {
+	const pattern = domains.map((domain) => domain.replace(/\./g, '\\.')).join('|')
+	return check(new RegExp(`^(?:${pattern})`, 'i'), label)
+}
+
+function buildNode(when: LinkCheckMatcher, label?: string): LinkCheckBuilder {
+	const childNodes: LinkCheckNode[] = []
+	const forMatchers: FieldMatcher[] = []
+	const node: Record<string, unknown> = { when, label, childNodes, forMatchers }
+
+	node.for = (fields: FieldMatcher) => {
+		forMatchers.push(fields)
+		return node
+	}
+	node.verify = (fn: LinkCheckVerify) => {
+		node.verifyMatch = fn
+		return node
+	}
+	node.severity = (value: 'error' | 'warn') => {
+		node.unrecognizedSeverity = value
+		return node
+	}
+	node.message = (descriptor: MessageDescriptor) => {
+		node.unrecognizedMessage = descriptor
+		return node
+	}
+	node.transparent = () => {
+		node.isTransparent = true
+		return node
+	}
+	node.fallback = () => {
+		node.isFallback = true
+		return node
+	}
+	node.warn = (message: MessageDescriptor, values?: Record<string, unknown>) => {
+		node.verifyMatch = async () => warn(message, values)
+		return node
+	}
+	node.error = (message: MessageDescriptor, values?: Record<string, unknown>) => {
+		node.verifyMatch = async () => error(message, values)
+		return node
+	}
+	node.children = (...shapes: LinkCheckChildShape[]) => {
+		const parentLabel = node.label as string | undefined
+		const parentForMatchers = node.forMatchers as FieldMatcher[] | undefined
+		for (const shape of shapes) {
+			const child = normalizeChild(shape)
+			const label = child.label ? [parentLabel, child.label].filter(Boolean).join(' ') : parentLabel
+			const inheritedFor = [...(parentForMatchers ?? []), ...(child.forMatchers ?? [])]
+			childNodes.push({ ...child, label, forMatchers: inheritedFor })
+		}
+		return node
+	}
+
+	return node as unknown as LinkCheckBuilder
+}
+
+function check(
+	when: RegExp | string | ((remaining: string) => number | null | Promise<number | null>),
+	label?: string,
+): LinkCheckBuilder {
+	const matcher =
+		typeof when === 'function' ? when : typeof when === 'string' ? new RegExp(when) : when
+	return buildNode(matcher, label)
+}
+
+function fallback(label?: string): LinkCheckBuilder {
+	return buildNode(() => 0, label).fallback()
+}
+
+function normalizeChild(shape: LinkCheckChildShape): LinkCheckNode {
+	if (shape instanceof RegExp || typeof shape === 'function') return { when: shape }
+	if (typeof shape === 'string') return { when: new RegExp(shape) }
+	return shape as unknown as LinkCheckNode
+}
+
+function named(label: string, shapes: LinkCheckChildShape[]): LinkCheckNode[] {
+	return shapes.map((shape) => ({ ...normalizeChild(shape), label }))
+}
+
+interface MatchResult {
+	node: LinkCheckNode
+	match: RegExpMatchArray
+	expectedChild?: LinkCheckNode
+}
+
+async function matchNode(
+	node: LinkCheckNode,
+	remaining: string,
+	context: LinkCheckContext,
+	isRoot = false,
+): Promise<MatchResult | null> {
+	let match: RegExpMatchArray | null
+	if (node.when instanceof RegExp) {
+		match = node.when.exec(remaining)
+	} else {
+		const consumed = await node.when(remaining)
+		match =
+			consumed === null
+				? null
+				: (Object.assign([remaining.slice(0, consumed)], {
+						input: remaining,
+						index: 0,
+					}) as RegExpMatchArray)
+	}
+
+	if (!match) {
+		if (!isRoot || !node.unrecognizedMessage) return null
+		return {
+			node: {
+				when: node.when,
+				label: node.label,
+				unrecognizedMessage: node.unrecognizedMessage,
+				unrecognizedSeverity: node.unrecognizedSeverity,
+			},
+			match: Object.assign([remaining], { input: remaining, index: 0 }) as RegExpMatchArray,
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (node.childNodes?.length) {
+		const rest = remaining.slice(match[0].length)
+		const syncChildren = node.childNodes.filter(
+			(child) => !isAsyncMatcher(child.when) && !child.isFallback,
+		)
+		const asyncChildren = node.childNodes.filter(
+			(child) => isAsyncMatcher(child.when) && !child.isFallback,
+		)
+		const fallbackChildren = node.childNodes.filter((child) => child.isFallback)
+		let expectedChild: LinkCheckNode | undefined
+		for (const child of [...syncChildren, ...asyncChildren]) {
+			const found = await matchNode(child, rest, context)
+			if (found) return found
+			if (!expectedChild && child.forMatchers?.some((matcher) => matchesField(matcher, context)))
+				expectedChild = child
+		}
+
+		const matchingFallback = fallbackChildren.find((child) =>
+			child.forMatchers?.some((matcher) => matchesField(matcher, context)),
+		)
+		if (matchingFallback) {
+			return {
+				node: matchingFallback,
+				match: Object.assign([rest], { input: rest, index: 0 }) as RegExpMatchArray,
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (node.isTransparent) return null
+		return { node, match, expectedChild }
+	}
+
+	return { node, match }
+}
+
+const coreMessages = defineMessages({
+	wrongField: {
+		id: 'nags.link.wrong-field',
+		defaultMessage: "{label} links aren't valid for this field.",
+	},
+	neverValid: {
+		id: 'nags.link.never-valid',
+		defaultMessage: "{label} links aren't allowed here.",
+	},
+	expectedType: {
+		id: 'nags.link.expected-type',
+		defaultMessage: "This isn't a valid {label} link.",
+	},
+})
+
+//TODO: we should probably just let you not provide https but backend currently requires it
+const invalidUrlMessage = defineMessage({
+	id: 'nags.link.invalid-url',
+	defaultMessage: 'This is not a valid URL.',
+})
+
+function validUrlPrefix(remaining: string): number | null {
+	let url: URL
+	try {
+		url = new URL(remaining)
+		const hostname = url.hostname
+
+		// https pls
+		if (url.protocol !== 'https:') return null
+
+		// ensure there's a domain and TLD
+		if (!/[^.]\.[^.]/.test(hostname)) return null
+
+		// reserved TLDs
+		if (/(^|\.)(local|localhost|test|example|invalid|onion|arpa|home)$/i.test(hostname)) return null
+
+		// example.com/net/org is reserved (and probably quite likely to be set by AI)
+		if (/^example\.(com|net|org)$/i.test(hostname)) return null
+
+		// No IP addresses
+		const strippedHost = hostname.replace(/^\[|]$/g, '')
+		if (/^\d{1,3}(?:\.\d{1,3}){3}$/.test(strippedHost) || strippedHost.includes(':')) return null
+
+		const protocolPrefix = /^https:\/\//i.exec(remaining)
+		return protocolPrefix?.[0].length ?? null
+	} catch {
+		return null
+	}
+}
+
+const checks = check(validUrlPrefix).message(invalidUrlMessage).transparent()
+
+const rootNode = checks as unknown as LinkCheckNode
+
+const cache = reactive(new Map<string, 'scheduled' | 'pending' | LinkCheckResult>())
+
+function cacheKey(context: LinkCheckContext): string {
+	return JSON.stringify(context)
+}
+
+async function checkLink(context: LinkCheckContext) {
+	const url = context.url
+	if (!url) return
+	const key = cacheKey(context)
+	const cached = cache.get(key)
+	if (cached === 'pending' || typeof cached === 'object') return
+
+	const normalizedUrl = url.replace(/^(https:\/\/)www\./i, '$1')
+
+	cache.set(key, 'pending')
+
+	const found = await matchNode(rootNode, normalizedUrl, context, true)
+	if (!found) {
+		cache.delete(key)
+		return
+	}
+	const { node: matched, match, expectedChild } = found
+
+	const isLeaf = !matched.childNodes?.length
+	const applies = isLeaf && matched.forMatchers?.some((matcher) => matchesField(matcher, context))
+
+	if (!applies) {
+		const build = matched.unrecognizedSeverity === 'warn' ? warn : error
+
+		if (matched.unrecognizedMessage && isLeaf) {
+			cache.set(key, build(matched.unrecognizedMessage, { label: matched.label }))
+			return
+		}
+
+		if (expectedChild) {
+			if (matched.unrecognizedMessage) {
+				cache.set(key, build(matched.unrecognizedMessage, { label: matched.label }))
+				return
+			}
+
+			cache.set(key, build(coreMessages.expectedType, { label: expectedChild.label }))
+			return
+		}
+
+		const validElsewhere = matched.forMatchers && matched.forMatchers.length > 0
+		const message = validElsewhere ? coreMessages.wrongField : coreMessages.neverValid
+		cache.set(key, build(message, { label: matched.label }))
+		return
+	}
+
+	if (!matched.verifyMatch) {
+		cache.set(key, valid)
+		return
+	}
+
+	cache.set(key, 'pending')
+	try {
+		cache.set(key, await matched.verifyMatch(match, context))
+	} catch {
+		cache.delete(key)
+	}
+}
+
+function getLinkCheckState(context: LinkCheckContext): LinkCheckResult | undefined {
+	if (!context.url) return undefined
+	const state = cache.get(cacheKey(context))
+	return typeof state === 'object' ? state : undefined
+}
+
+function isLinkCheckPending(context: LinkCheckContext): boolean {
+	if (!context.url) return false
+	const state = cache.get(cacheKey(context))
+	return state === 'scheduled' || state === 'pending'
+}
+
+function useLinkCheck(context: Ref<LinkCheckContext>) {
+	let timeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>
+	let scheduledKey: string | undefined
+	watch(
+		context,
+		(value) => {
+			clearTimeout(timeout)
+			if (scheduledKey && cache.get(scheduledKey) === 'scheduled') cache.delete(scheduledKey)
+			scheduledKey = undefined
+
+			if (!value.url) return
+			const key = cacheKey(value)
+			if (!cache.has(key)) {
+				cache.set(key, 'scheduled')
+				scheduledKey = key
+			}
+
+			timeout = setTimeout(() => checkLink(value), 500)
+		},
+		{ deep: true, immediate: true },
+	)
+
+	onScopeDispose(() => {
+		clearTimeout(timeout)
+		if (scheduledKey && cache.get(scheduledKey) === 'scheduled') cache.delete(scheduledKey)
+	})
+
+	return computed(() => getLinkCheckState(context.value) ?? null)
+}
+
+async function discordInviteVerify(match: RegExpMatchArray): Promise<LinkCheckResult> {
+	const res = await fetch(`https://discord.com/api/v10/invites/${match[1]}?with_expiration=true`)
+
+	if (!res.ok)
+		return error(
+			defineMessage({
+				id: 'nags.link.discord.invite.invalid',
+				defaultMessage: 'This Discord invite is invalid or has expired.',
+			}),
+		)
+
+	const invite = await res.json()
+
+	if (!invite.guild)
+		return error(
+			defineMessage({
+				id: 'nags.link.discord.invite.not-guild',
+				defaultMessage: 'This Discord invite does not lead to a server.',
+			}),
+		)
+
+	if (invite.expires_at)
+		return warn(
+			defineMessage({
+				id: 'nags.link.discord.invite.expires',
+				defaultMessage: 'This Discord invite is set to expire',
+			}),
+		)
+
+	//TODO Ideally we could also check if the invite has a max uses and if its temporary but
+	// we can't without auth which we can't really do in frontend
+
+	return valid
+}
+
+checks.children(
+	...named('Discord', [
+		check(/^discord\.gg/i).children(
+			check(/^\/([\w-]+)/i)
+				.for('discord')
+				.verify(discordInviteVerify),
+		),
+		check(/^(?:discord\.com|discordapp\.com)/i).children(
+			check(/^\/invite\/([\w-]+)/i)
+				.for('discord')
+				.verify(discordInviteVerify),
+			check(/^\/channels\//i).message(
+				defineMessage({
+					id: 'nags.link.discord.channel',
+					defaultMessage: 'This is a link to a Discord channel, not a server invite.',
+				}),
+			),
+			check(/^\/users\//i).message(
+				defineMessage({
+					id: 'nags.link.discord.user',
+					defaultMessage: 'This is a link to a Discord user, not a server invite.',
+				}),
+			),
+		),
+	]),
+)
+
+const gitRepoMessages = defineMessages({
+	notFound: {
+		id: 'nags.link.git.not-found',
+		defaultMessage: 'This repository could not be found (it may be private or deleted).',
+	},
+	empty: {
+		id: 'nags.link.git.empty',
+		defaultMessage: 'This repository appears to be empty.',
+	},
+	archived: {
+		id: 'nags.link.git.archived',
+		defaultMessage: 'This repository is archived, which disables issues.',
+	},
+	issuesDisabled: {
+		id: 'nags.link.git.issues-disabled',
+		defaultMessage: 'Issues are disabled on this repository.',
+	},
+	wikiDisabled: {
+		id: 'nags.link.git.wiki-disabled',
+		defaultMessage: 'The wiki is disabled on this repository.',
+	},
+})
+
+async function checkRepo(
+	fetchRepo: (path: string) => Promise<Record<string, boolean> | undefined>,
+	path: string,
+	evaluate: (facts: Record<string, boolean>) => LinkCheckResult,
+): Promise<LinkCheckResult> {
+	const facts = await fetchRepo(path)
+	if (!facts) return error(gitRepoMessages.notFound)
+
+	return evaluate(facts)
+}
+
+async function giteaFetchRepo(
+	host: string,
+	path: string,
+): Promise<Record<string, boolean> | undefined> {
+	const res = await fetch(`https://${host}/api/v1/repos/${path}`)
+	if (!res.ok) return undefined
+	const data = await res.json()
+	return {
+		empty: data.size === 0,
+		archived: data.archived,
+		issues: data.has_issues,
+		wiki: data.has_wiki,
+	}
+}
+
+function gitHost(
+	name: string,
+	domain: string,
+	fetchRepo: (path: string) => Promise<Record<string, boolean> | undefined>,
+	options: {
+		pathPattern?: string
+		subPageSeparator?: string
+		wikiPath?: string
+	} = {},
+): LinkCheckBuilder {
+	const path = options.pathPattern ?? /[^/]+\/[^/]+/.source
+	const sep = options.subPageSeparator ?? ''
+	const wikiPath = options.wikiPath ?? 'wiki'
+
+	return check(anchored(domain), name)
+		.severity('warn')
+		.children(
+			check(anchored(`/(${path})/?$`), 'repo')
+				.for('source')
+				.verify(async (match) =>
+					checkRepo(fetchRepo, match[1], (facts) =>
+						facts.empty ? error(gitRepoMessages.empty) : valid,
+					),
+				),
+
+			check(anchored(`/(${path})${sep}/issues`), 'issues')
+				.for('issues')
+				.verify(async (match) =>
+					checkRepo(fetchRepo, match[1], (facts) => {
+						if (facts.archived) return error(gitRepoMessages.archived)
+						if (facts.issues === false) return error(gitRepoMessages.issuesDisabled)
+						return valid
+					}),
+				),
+
+			check(anchored(`/(${path})${sep}/${wikiPath}`), 'wiki')
+				.for('wiki')
+				.verify(async (match) =>
+					checkRepo(fetchRepo, match[1], (facts) =>
+						facts.wiki === false ? error(gitRepoMessages.wikiDisabled) : valid,
+					),
+				),
+		)
+}
+
+// Repo Platforms, includes most source/issues/wiki + Github Sponsor
+checks.children(
+	gitHost('GitHub', 'github\\.com', async (path) => {
+		const res = await fetch(`https://api.github.com/repos/${path}`)
+		if (!res.ok) return undefined
+		const data = await res.json()
+		return {
+			empty: data.size === 0,
+			archived: data.archived,
+			issues: data.has_issues,
+			wiki: data.has_wiki,
+		}
+	})
+		// Github sponsor is here
+		//TODO: we can't actually check if sponsors is setup with auth or cuz of cors im not really sure but regardless it doesn't works from browser
+		.children(check(/^\/sponsors\/[^/]+/i, 'sponsors').for('github')),
+
+	gitHost('Codeberg', 'codeberg\\.org', (path) => giteaFetchRepo('codeberg.org', path)),
+
+	gitHost(
+		'GitLab',
+		'gitlab\\.com',
+		async (path) => {
+			const res = await fetch(`https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/${encodeURIComponent(path)}`)
+			if (!res.ok) return undefined
+			//TODO unauthed gitlab doesn't give us like any info, so... yeah that sucks I guess
+			return {}
+		},
+		{
+			pathPattern: /[^/]+(?:\/[^/]+)+/.source,
+			subPageSeparator: '/-',
+			wikiPath: 'wikis',
+		},
+	),
+
+	gitHost('Bitbucket', 'bitbucket\\.org', async (path) => {
+		const res = await fetch(`https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0/repositories/${path}`)
+		if (!res.ok) return undefined
+		const data = await res.json()
+		return {
+			empty: data.size === 0,
+			issues: data.has_issues,
+			wiki: data.has_wiki,
+		}
+	}),
+
+	gitHost('Gitee', 'gitee\\.com', async (path) => {
+		const res = await fetch(`https://gitee.com/api/v5/repos/${path}`)
+		if (!res.ok) return undefined
+		const data = await res.json()
+		return {
+			issues: data.has_issues,
+			wiki: data.has_wiki,
+		}
+	}),
+)
+
+const giteaHostCache = new Map<string, boolean>()
+
+async function probeGiteaHost(hostname: string): Promise<boolean> {
+	if (giteaHostCache.has(hostname)) return giteaHostCache.get(hostname)!
+	try {
+		const res = await fetch(`https://${hostname}/api/v1/version`)
+		giteaHostCache.set(hostname, res.ok)
+		return res.ok
+	} catch {
+		giteaHostCache.set(hostname, false)
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
+checks.children(
+	check(async (remaining) => {
+		const hostMatch = /^[^/]+/.exec(remaining)
+		if (!hostMatch) return null
+		return (await probeGiteaHost(hostMatch[0])) ? 0 : null
+	}, 'Self-hosted Gitea/Forgejo')
+		.severity('warn')
+		.children(
+			check(/^([^/]+)\/([^/]+\/[^/]+)\/?$/i, 'repo')
+				.for('source')
+				.verify(async (match) =>
+					checkRepo(
+						(path) => giteaFetchRepo(match[1], path),
+						match[2],
+						(facts) => (facts.empty ? error(gitRepoMessages.empty) : valid),
+					),
+				),
+
+			check(/^([^/]+)\/([^/]+\/[^/]+)\/issues/i, 'issues')
+				.for('issues')
+				.verify(async (match) =>
+					checkRepo(
+						(path) => giteaFetchRepo(match[1], path),
+						match[2],
+						(facts) => {
+							if (facts.archived) return error(gitRepoMessages.archived)
+							if (facts.issues === false) return error(gitRepoMessages.issuesDisabled)
+							return valid
+						},
+					),
+				),
+
+			check(/^([^/]+)\/([^/]+\/[^/]+)\/wiki/i, 'wiki')
+				.for('wiki')
+				.verify(async (match) =>
+					checkRepo(
+						(path) => giteaFetchRepo(match[1], path),
+						match[2],
+						(facts) => (facts.wiki === false ? error(gitRepoMessages.wikiDisabled) : valid),
+					),
+				),
+		),
+)
+
+// Donation
+checks.children(
+	check(/^patreon\.com/i, 'Patreon').children(check(/^\/(?:user\?u=\d+|[\w.-]+)/i).for('patreon')),
+
+	check(/^(?:buymeacoffee\.com|buymeacoff\.ee)/i, 'Buy Me a Coffee').children(
+		check(/^\/([\w-]+)/i).for('bmac'),
+	),
+
+	check(/^paypal\.[a-z.]{2,}/i, 'PayPal')
+		.for('paypal')
+		.children(
+			check(/^\/paypalme\/[\w.-]+/i),
+			check(/^\/donate/i),
+			check(/^\/cgi-bin\/webscr\?cmd=_donations/i),
+		),
+	check(/^paypal\.me/i, 'PayPal').children(check(/^\/([\w.-]+)/i).for('paypal')),
+
+	// Github sponsor is with the rest of github.
+
+	check(/^ko-fi\.com/i, 'Ko-fi').children(check(/^\/([\w-]+)/i).for('ko-fi')),
+
+	(() => {
+		const YOUTUBE_CHANNEL = '(?:@[\\w.-]+|channel/[\\w-]+|c/[\\w-]+|user/[\\w-]+)'
+
+		return check(/^(?:youtube\.com|youtu\.be)/i, 'YouTube')
+			.message(
+				defineMessage({
+					id: 'nags.link.youtube.unrecognized',
+					defaultMessage: "This doesn't look like a YouTube donation link.",
+				}),
+			)
+			.for('other')
+			.children(
+				check(anchored(`/${YOUTUBE_CHANNEL}/join`)),
+				check(anchored(`/${YOUTUBE_CHANNEL}/store`)),
+			)
+	})(),
+)
+
+//TODO: remove this if/when we move this to the backend as we can know this if its backend
+// tho actually we will probably still need it even then if we're fine with non immediate redirects
+// we at the very least need to reword it in that case idk man
+checks.children(
+	fallback('Unrecognized redirect link')
+		.for(['discord', 'github', 'patreon', 'ko-fi', 'paypal', 'bmac'])
+		.verify(async (_match, context) =>
+			warn(
+				defineMessage({
+					id: 'nags.link.unverifiable-redirect',
+					defaultMessage: "This doesn't look like a {platform} link.",
+				}),
+				{ platform: context.platformName ?? context.field },
+			),
+		),
+)
+
+const licenseCheckMessages = defineMessages({
+	urlMismatch: {
+		id: 'nags.link.license.url-mismatch',
+		defaultMessage:
+			'This link points to the {detected} license, but your project is set to {selected}.',
+	},
+	urlRedundant: {
+		id: 'nags.link.license.url-redundant',
+		defaultMessage:
+			"You don't need to link to a generic license page for a supported license — consider linking to your repository's own license file instead, or leaving this blank.",
+	},
+})
+
+function licenseVerify(detected: string | null, context: Record<string, unknown>): LinkCheckResult {
+	const expectedLicense = context.expectedLicense as string | undefined
+	const isCustom = context.isCustom as boolean | undefined
+
+	if (detected && expectedLicense && !isCustom) {
+		return detected.toLowerCase() === expectedLicense.toLowerCase()
+			? valid
+			: warn(licenseCheckMessages.urlMismatch, { detected, selected: expectedLicense })
+	}
+
+	return isCustom ? valid : warn(licenseCheckMessages.urlRedundant)
+}
+
+checks.children(
+	check(anchored('spdx\\.org'), 'SPDX').children(
+		check(anchored('/licenses/([\\w.-]+)\\.html'))
+			.for('license')
+			.verify(async (match, ctx) => licenseVerify(match[1], ctx)),
+	),
+	check(anchored('opensource\\.org'), 'OSI').children(
+		check(anchored('/licenses?/([\\w.-]+)'))
+			.for('license')
+			.verify(async (match, ctx) => licenseVerify(match[1], ctx)),
+	),
+	check(anchored('choosealicense\\.com'), 'choosealicense.com').children(
+		check(anchored('/licenses/([\\w.-]+)'))
+			.for('license')
+			.verify(async (match, ctx) => licenseVerify(match[1], ctx)),
+	),
+	check(anchored('(?:www\\.)?gnu\\.org'), 'GNU').children(
+		check(anchored('/licenses/[\\w.-]+'))
+			.for('license')
+			.verify(async (_match, ctx) => licenseVerify(null, ctx)),
+	),
+	check(anchored('(?:www\\.)?apache\\.org'), 'Apache').children(
+		check(anchored('/licenses/[\\w.-]+'))
+			.for('license')
+			.verify(async (_match, ctx) => licenseVerify(null, ctx)),
+	),
+	check(anchored('creativecommons\\.org'), 'Creative Commons').children(
+		check(anchored('/(?:licenses/[\\w-]+|publicdomain/zero)/[\\d.]+/?'))
+			.for('license')
+			.verify(async (_match, ctx) => licenseVerify(null, ctx)),
+	),
+)
+
+// Google Forms for issues and Docs for Wiki
+checks.children(
+	check(/^docs\.google\.com/i, 'Google').children(
+		check(/^\/forms\//i, 'Forms').for('issues'),
+		check(/^\/document\//i, 'Documents').for('wiki'),
+	),
+)
+
+checks.children(
+	blacklist('URL Shortener', 'bit.ly', 'adf.ly', 'tinyurl.com', 'short.io', 'is.gd'),
+
+	// Social Media
+	blacklist('Twitter', 'twitter.com', 'x.com'),
+	blacklist('Instagram', 'instagram.com'),
+	blacklist('Facebook', 'facebook.com'),
+	blacklist('TikTok', 'tiktok.com'),
+	blacklist('Telegram', 'telegram.org', 't.me'),
+	blacklist('Bilibili', 'bilibili.com'),
+	blacklist('Bluesky', 'bsky.app'),
+	blacklist('Twitch', 'twitch.tv'),
+	blacklist('Reddit', 'reddit.com', 'redd.it'),
+
+	// Minecraft
+	blacklist('Modrinth', 'modrinth.com'),
+	blacklist('Minecraft', 'minecraft.net'),
+	//TODO we should probably setup curseforge/planetminecraft issues for issues but im too lazy to do that rn
+	blacklist(
+		'Mod Distribution Platform',
+		'curseforge.com',
+		'planetminecraft.com',
+		'9minecraft.net',
+		'mcmod.cn',
+	),
+
+	blacklist('AI Mod Generation Platform', 'creativemode.net', 'orcaclient.com', 'autoforged.cn'),
+)
+
+export { checkLink, getLinkCheckState, isLinkCheckPending, useLinkCheck }
diff --git a/packages/moderation/src/validators/link-checks/tests.ts b/packages/moderation/src/validators/link-checks/tests.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c23a45ba83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/moderation/src/validators/link-checks/tests.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict'
+import test from 'node:test'
+
+import { effectScope, ref } from 'vue'
+
+import { checkLink, getLinkCheckState, isLinkCheckPending, useLinkCheck } from './index.ts'
+
+test('rejects invalid and insecure URLs', async () => {
+	const insecure = { field: 'source', url: 'http://github.com/modrinth/code' }
+	const reserved = { field: 'source', url: 'https://example.com/project' }
+
+	await checkLink(insecure)
+	await checkLink(reserved)
+
+	assert.equal(getLinkCheckState(insecure)?.severity, 'error')
+	assert.equal(getLinkCheckState(reserved)?.severity, 'error')
+})
+
+test('matches recognized hosts case-insensitively', async () => {
+	const googleForm = { field: 'issues', url: 'https://DOCS.GOOGLE.COM/forms/d/e/example' }
+	const shortener = { field: 'source', url: 'https://BIT.LY/example' }
+
+	await checkLink(googleForm)
+	await checkLink(shortener)
+
+	assert.equal(getLinkCheckState(googleForm)?.severity, 'valid')
+	assert.equal(getLinkCheckState(shortener)?.severity, 'error')
+})
+
+test('rejects a recognized link used in the wrong field', async () => {
+	const context = { field: 'wiki', url: 'https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/example' }
+
+	await checkLink(context)
+
+	assert.equal(getLinkCheckState(context)?.severity, 'error')
+	assert.equal(getLinkCheckState(context)?.message?.id, 'nags.link.wrong-field')
+})
+
+test('compares recognized license URLs with the selected license', async () => {
+	const matching = {
+		field: 'license',
+		url: 'https://spdx.org/licenses/MIT.html',
+		expectedLicense: 'MIT',
+		isCustom: false,
+	}
+	const mismatching = {
+		field: 'license',
+		url: 'https://spdx.org/licenses/MIT.html',
+		expectedLicense: 'Apache-2.0',
+		isCustom: false,
+	}
+
+	await checkLink(matching)
+	await checkLink(mismatching)
+
+	assert.equal(getLinkCheckState(matching)?.severity, 'valid')
+	assert.equal(getLinkCheckState(mismatching)?.severity, 'warn')
+})
+
+test('marks debounced checks as pending immediately', () => {
+	const context = ref({ field: 'source', url: 'https://bit.ly/example' })
+	const scope = effectScope()
+
+	scope.run(() => useLinkCheck(context))
+
+	assert.equal(isLinkCheckPending(context.value), true)
+	scope.stop()
+	assert.equal(isLinkCheckPending(context.value), false)
+})