discord-mcp

<p align="center"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cappyeo/discord-mcp/main/.github/assets/discord-mcp-banner.jpg" alt="Discord MCP - connect Discord to the Model Context Protocol" width="1200" /> </p> <h1 align="center">Discord MCP</h1> **An open-source Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Discord.** Connect Claude, Codex, Cursor, and other MCP-compatible AI clients to your own Discord bot. Manage messages, channels, roles, moderation, and server setup through 221 typed tools. [](https://github.com/cappyeo/discord-mcp/actions/workflows/ci.yml) [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@discord-mcp/cli) [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@discord-mcp/cli) [](LICENSE) <p align="center"> <a href="https://cappyeo.github.io/discord-mcp/start/"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cappyeo/discord-mcp/main/.github/assets/readme/button-get-started.svg" alt="Get started" width="184" height="48" /></a> <a href="https://cappyeo.github.io/discord-mcp/tools/"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cappyeo/discord-mcp/main/.github/assets/readme/button-browse-tools.svg" alt="Browse tools" width="184" height="48" /></a> <a href="https://cappyeo.github.io/discord-mcp/showcase/live-gaming-server/"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cappyeo/discord-mcp/main/.github/assets/readme/button-watch-demo.svg" alt="Watch live demo" width="184" height="48" /></a> </p> <h2 align="center"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cappyeo/discord-mcp/main/.github/assets/readme/section-demo.svg" alt="Live demo" width="720" /></h2> <p align="center"> <a href="https://cappyeo.github.io/discord-mcp/showcase/live-gaming-server/"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cappyeo/discord-mcp/main/site/public/demo/live-gaming-server-build.webp" alt="Discord gaming-server onboarding and final verification, built live through discord-mcp" width="960" /> </a> </p> Watch an AI agent build a gaming community: channels, roles, onboarding, AutoMod, and final verification. [Play the 87-second video](https://cappyeo.github.io/discord-mcp/showcase/live-gaming-server/) · [Download MP4](https://cappyeo.github.io/discord-mcp/demo/live-gaming-server-build.mp4). <h2 align="center"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cappyeo/discord-mcp/main/.github/assets/readme/section-capabilities.svg" alt="What can it do?" width="720" /></h2> <p align="center"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cappyeo/discord-mcp/main/.github/assets/discord-mcp-workflow.jpg" alt="AI clients connect to Discord through Discord MCP, with typed tools, safety controls, and observability." width="1200" /> </p> | You want to… | Discord MCP provides | | --- | --- | | Run a community | Messages, threads, forums, roles, events, polls, and onboarding | | Moderate a server | Permission checks, role audits, bans, and AutoMod | | Build a server from a prompt | A blueprint to preview and approve, resumable execution, and final Discord readback | | Extend your bot | Slash commands, interactions, webhooks, and application emojis | | Improve an existing server | Preview bounded edits, inspect member access, preserve IDs, resume, and restore selected configuration changes | | Read a conversation with sources | Gather bounded channel/thread history and replies with Discord citations and explicit coverage | | Run a background workflow | Start a durable sequence, inspect progress, cancel cooperatively, and resume after reviewing checkpoints | For a complete server build, <a href="https://cappyeo.github.io/discord-mcp/start/activity-evidence/"><strong>Get a verified result</strong></a>: review the plan, approve it, then inspect Activity Evidence from the final readback. <h2 align="center"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cappyeo/discord-mcp/main/.github/assets/readme/section-quick-start.svg" alt="Quick start" width="720" /></h2> Requires **Node.js 22.12+** and [your own Discord bot](https://cappyeo.github.io/discord-mcp/start/create-discord-bot/) installed in a server you control. Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux. ```bash npm install -g @discord-mcp/cli ``` Set the bot token in your terminal: ```bash # macOS / Linux export DISCORD_TOKEN="Bot YOUR_DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN" ``` ```powershell # Windows PowerShell $env:DISCORD_TOKEN = "Bot YOUR_DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN" ``` Generate a client configuration and verify the connection (Codex example): ```bash discord-mcp setup --profile devbot --client codex discord-mcp doctor --profile devbot --online discord-mcp smoke --profile devbot ``` `setup` verifies your bot, selects a server boundary, and saves a non-secret profile. **Apply the generated configuration to your AI client**; setup does not edit it for you. Launch the client with `DISCORD_TOKEN` available in its environment. The smoke check above does not change Discord. See [client setup](https://cappyeo.github.io/discord-mcp/start/client-setup/) for Claude, Codex, Cursor, VS Code/GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, Cline, Roo Code, Continue, Zed, OpenCode, Devin Local, and other clients, plus desktop-app token setup. New to MCP? <a href="https://cappyeo.github.io/discord-mcp/start/"><strong>Get started</strong></a> with the complete tutorial. <h2 align="center"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cappyeo/discord-mcp/main/.github/assets/readme/section-safety.svg" alt="Safety and deployment" width="720" /></h2> - **Your bot, your permissions.** Guild and tool-category allowlists constrain access. Keep bot tokens out of client config files and source control. - **Preview first.** Guided `setup` defaults to `MCP_WRITE_MODE=preview`, which blocks all mutations. Direct `serve` defaults to allowing ordinary writes; `MCP_DRY_RUN` covers only confirmation-gated destructive tools. See [safety controls](https://cappyeo.github.io/discord-mcp/reference/config/safety/) before enabling writes. - **Local by default.** Run over stdio, or self-host a bearer-protected Streamable HTTP endpoint behind HTTPS. See [remote MCP setup](https://cappyeo.github.io/discord-mcp/operations/openai/). <h2 align="center"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cappyeo/discord-mcp/main/.github/assets/readme/section-docs.svg" alt="Documentation" width="720" /></h2> | Next step | Guide | | --- | --- | | Find a tool or workflow | [Tool reference](https://cappyeo.github.io/discord-mcp/tools/) · [Recipes](https://cappyeo.github.io/discord-mcp/recipes/) | | Configure and operate | [Configuration](https://cappyeo.github.io/discord-mcp/operations/configure/) · [CLI commands](https://cappyeo.github.io/discord-mcp/reference/cli/) | | Build or migrate a server | [Blueprint workflow](https://cappyeo.github.io/discord-mcp/operations/blueprints/) · [Migration guides](https://cappyeo.github.io/discord-mcp/migrate/) | | Improve an existing server | [Change plans and member access](https://cappyeo.github.io/discord-mcp/operations/server-changes/) | | Read conversations or run background work | [Cited context](https://cappyeo.github.io/discord-mcp/operations/conversation-context/) · [Durable workflows](https://cappyeo.github.io/discord-mcp/operations/workflows/) | | Build an integration | [Architecture](https://cappyeo.github.io/discord-mcp/architecture/) · [@discord-mcp/core](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@discord-mcp/core) | <details> <summary>Inspect the tool catalog without a bot token</summary> ```bash discord-mcp catalog --check discord-mcp catalog --check --json ``` Validates the real local MCP catalog with no token, no Discord or other network request, and no Discord write. This is not Activity Evidence and does not verify a live connection. Continue with [setup](https://cappyeo.github.io/discord-mcp/start/) to use your bot. See the [catalog contract](https://cappyeo.github.io/discord-mcp/start/installation/#optional-catalog-check) for JSON output. The Docker image defaults to catalog-only mode; bot operations require `serve` and your own credentials. </details> <h2 align="center"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cappyeo/discord-mcp/main/.github/assets/readme/section-community.svg" alt="Project and community" width="720" /></h2> **Pre-1.0.** Check [releases](https://github.com/cappyeo/discord-mcp/releases) and [v1.0 readiness](https://cappyeo.github.io/discord-mcp/reference/v1-readiness/) for current stability commitments. Ask questions in [Discussions](https://github.com/cappyeo/discord-mcp/discussions), share a voluntary [outcome report](https://github.com/cappyeo/discord-mcp/issues/new?template=verified-outcome.yml), or follow the [external documentation review](https://cappyeo.github.io/discord-mcp/reference/external-documentation-review/) and [submit feedback](https://github.com/cappyeo/discord-mcp/issues/new?template=documentation-review.yml). Never include a bot token, client configuration, private Discord data, or unredacted logs. Report vulnerabilities [privately](https://github.com/cappyeo/discord-mcp/security/advisories/new). To develop locally, run `pnpm install`, `pnpm build`, then `pnpm test`. See [Contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md); use [MCP Inspector](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/inspector) to inspect tool discovery. Licensed under [Apache-2.0](LICENSE). Earlier releases retain their included licenses. The [Acceptable Use Policy](ACCEPTABLE-USE.md) governs community participation and support without changing the software license.