Added

• VPN detection - AntVPN WebSocket integration (wss://api.antivpn.io/connect). Configured via antivpn.yml (disabled by default). Supports WARN, KICK, and BAN actions on detection. BAN action stores a local ban record. Exponential backoff reconnect (1 s to 30 s cap). mcbans.vpn.bypass permission (default: op) lets trusted players skip the check.
• Legacy ban import - On player join the plugin queries mcbans.com/api/v2/player/{uuid} and caches any found ban as an is_legacy local record. Subsequent joins skip the network call. Controlled by the new pvpindex.legacy config section (enabled, check-on-join, include-in-bans - all default true).
• Public kicks - New pvpindex.kicks.public config flag (default false). When enabled, every /kick is posted to the PvPIndex API and shown on bans.pvpindex.com.
• KickRecord and KickRequest DTOs in pvpindex-mcbans-api - other plugins using the JitPack client can now retrieve and submit kicks.
• Config bumped to ConfigVersion: 4; upgrading servers get their old config backed up automatically.

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Added

• Customizable kick messages - kick-message section in config.yml with per-type templates (global, local, temp, failsafe). Supports {reason}, {admin}, {expires}, and {appeal_url} placeholders plus an optional appeal-url appended automatically.
• Reason presets - reason-presets section in config.yml. Use #key in any ban command to expand to a full reason string (/ban <player> #hacks). Extended form supports a default-duration for use with /tban <player> #preset. Tab-completion suggests preset keys.
• Preset startup validation - invalid or misconfigured presets (missing reason field, bad duration format) are logged as warnings on load/reload.
• Case-insensitive preset keys - #Hacks, #HACKS, and #hacks all resolve to the same preset.
• Improved tab-completion for ban commands - preset #key suggestions appear at the reason position even on empty input (no need to type # first); sorted alphabetically; filtered case-insensitively.
• /mcbans presets command - lists all configured presets with their reason text and default duration at a glance. Requires mcbans.ban.local.
• Config bumped to ConfigVersion: 3; upgrading servers get their old config backed up automatically.

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Added

• Multi-module Maven build: pvpindex-mcbans-api (JitPack-publishable HTTP client) and pvpindex-mcbans-plugin (Paper plugin fat JAR).
• jitpack.yml - JitPack CI support for pvpindex-mcbans-api.
• MySQL / MariaDB and PostgreSQL storage backends via HikariCP.
• rban command for banning offline (never-joined) players.
• PlaceholderAPI expansion.

Changed

• Project rewritten from scratch under the PvPIndex platform; original MCBans API replaced with PvPIndex REST API.
• Storage layer refactored: SQLite remains the default; MySQL and PostgreSQL added as optional backends.
• Permission backend now configurable: SuperPerms (default), Vault, or OPs.
• Background sync uses a delta endpoint (/bans/sync) instead of full re-download.
• Failsafe mode is now opt-in (failsafe: false default) rather than enabled by default.

Fixed

• String reference-equality comparisons (==) in MCBansAPI replaced with isEmpty().
• Duplicate @param in MCBansAPI.tempBan javadoc.

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