`cg_cleanChatbox`

jaPRO

Needs review. The inventory/provenance evidence is recorded, but some behavior, options, or attribution still lacks a direct user-facing source.

1=Remove all colors from chat msgs, 2=Only remove color at begining of message

At a glance

Field	Value
Default	`0`
Value type	`enum`
Restart	No latch flag is registered.
Manually settable	Yes
Cheat protected	No
Network scope	`client-only`: Local to the client/UI/renderer.
Category	Chat & social
Feature family	Chat box
Module	`cgame`
Renderer	All / not renderer-specific
Derivation	`documented`
Confidence	`medium`
Added	2018-09-03 in `bdcd618c6` needs review (how to compare this against your build)
In-game xdocs	No
In-game menu	No

Values

Value	Meaning	Evidence
`1`	Remove all colors from chat msgs.	docs/japro_docs.md:439
`2`	Only remove color at begining of message.	docs/japro_docs.md:439

Flags

CVAR_ARCHIVE: saved to the user configuration

Provenance

Origin: jaPRO

Ultimate-origin introduction: bdcd618c6771 in jaPRO (content authored 2018-09-03, integrated 2018-09-03)
Upstream registration evidence: codemp/cgame/cg_xcvar.h:239
Attribution method: squash-feature-group-explicit-credit
Attribution confidence: medium
Notes: The identifier’s single-prefix squash feature group explicitly credits japro.

Dated project introductions

Authored dates come from the exact registration’s first content commit, PR dates identify when work was proposed to each project, and integration dates come from each first-parent mainline. A project merging first does not override earlier upstream authorship or submission.

Project	Authored	PR opened	Integrated	Commit	Relationship
EternalJK	`2018-09-03`	—	`2018-09-03`	`bdcd618c6771`	Shared integration commit
TaystJK	`2018-09-03`	—	`2018-09-03`	`bdcd618c6771`	Shared integration commit
jaPRO	`2018-09-03`	—	`2018-09-03`	`bdcd618c6771`	Ultimate origin
Vulkan	`2018-09-03`	—	`2018-09-03`	`bdcd618c6771`	Shared integration commit

Later changes

These commits occur after the ultimate-origin introduction on TaystJK’s inherited first-parent lineage. Registration evidence is exact; behavior evidence requires a changed bound cvar reference or a changed registered command-handler hunk.

Date	Change source	Commit / subject	Evidence	Confidence
`2018-10-14`	EternalJK	`1f7372a12f75` some clientside anti spam with cg_cleanchatbox	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/cgame/cg_servercmds.c`	`medium`
`2018-10-31`	EternalJK	`46a7d656b2da` simplify cleanchatbox, add UU Media - Currently playing to filter	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/cgame/cg_draw.c`, `codemp/cgame/cg_servercmds.c`	`medium`
`2018-11-01`	EternalJK	`3aede11696e8` redo cleanchatbox again	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/cgame/cg_draw.c`, `codemp/cgame/cg_servercmds.c`	`medium`
`2018-12-12`	EternalJK	`dc180aa113b3` increase dropshadow distance to 512+misc fixes	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/cgame/cg_servercmds.c`	`medium`
`2019-02-19`	EternalJK	`180b40ba0cc1` Chatbox/cgame chatlog code cleanup.	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/cgame/cg_servercmds.c`	`medium`
`2019-07-29`	EternalJK	`7810594c683a` cg_chatSounds 2 will only beep for private and team messages	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/cgame/cg_servercmds.c`	`medium`
`2020-06-13`	EternalJK	`88ad023daf23` Fix cg_chatSounds 2 setting	Changed an exact bound cvar-variable reference. `codemp/cgame/cg_servercmds.c`	`medium`

Evidence

registration: codemp/cgame/cg_xcvar.h:243 (XCVAR_DEF)
behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_draw.c:10733
behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_draw.c:10736
behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_servercmds.c:1751
behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_draw.c:10702
behavior: codemp/cgame/cg_servercmds.c:1714
documentation: docs/japro_docs.md:439

Generated from source commit c722804317d7 on 2026-09-28. Anything merged after that is not reflected here.