# PaSympa/discord-mcp [Health: Active]
**Category:** 💬 Communication
**Repository:** https://github.com/PaSympa/discord-mcp
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**Directory Page:** https://allmcps.com/mcp/pasympa-discord-mcp
## Description
Lightweight multi-guild Discord MCP server with 60+ tools for messages, channels, roles, forums, webhooks, and moderation.
## Tools
Capabilities this server exposes over MCP:
- **discord_list_guilds** — List all servers the bot is connected to
- **discord_get_guild_info** — Get detailed guild info (name, members, channels, roles, boosts)
- **discord_list_channels** — List all channels in a guild grouped by category
- **discord_find_channel_by_name** — Find a channel by name (partial match)
- **discord_read_messages** — Read messages, paging back through history
- **discord_send_message** — Send a plain text message
- **discord_reply_message** — Reply to a specific message
- **discord_edit_message** — Edit a message sent by the bot
- **discord_delete_message** — Delete a specific message
- **discord_add_reaction** — Add a reaction emoji to a message
- **discord_remove_reactions** — Remove reactions (all, by emoji, or by user)
- **discord_get_reactions** — List users who reacted with a specific emoji
- **discord_create_thread** — Create a thread from a message or standalone
- **discord_bulk_delete_messages** — Delete multiple messages at once (2-100)
- **discord_send_embed** — Send a rich embed with all options
- **discord_edit_embed** — Edit an embed previously sent by the bot
- **discord_send_multiple_embeds** — Send up to 10 embeds in a single message
- **discord_pin_message** — Pin or unpin a message
- **discord_get_message_attachments** — List a message's attachments with download urls
- **discord_fetch_pinned_messages** — List all pinned messages in a channel
- **discord_search_messages** — Search messages by keyword (last 100)
- **discord_search_guild_messages** — Search across every channel using Discord's search index
- **discord_crosspost_message** — Publish a message to announcement channel followers
- **discord_forward_message** — Forward a message to another channel
- **discord_create_channel** — Create a text, voice channel or category
- **discord_delete_channel** — Delete a channel
- **discord_edit_channel** — Edit name, topic, slowmode, NSFW flag
- **discord_move_channel** — Move a channel into/out of a category
- **discord_clone_channel** — Clone a channel with its permissions
- **discord_set_channel_position** — Set display position within a category
- **discord_follow_announcement_channel** — Follow an announcement channel
- **discord_lock_channel_permissions** — Sync permissions with parent category
- **discord_get_channel_permissions** — List all permission overwrites on a channel
- **discord_set_role_permission** — Allow/deny permissions for a role on a channel
- **discord_set_member_permission** — Allow/deny permissions for a member on a channel
- **discord_reset_channel_permissions** — Remove all overwrites (reset to inherited)
- **discord_copy_permissions** — Copy overwrites from one channel to another
- **discord_audit_permissions** — Full permission audit for all channels
- **discord_list_members** — List guild members with their roles
- **discord_get_member_info** — Detailed member info (roles, permissions, join date)
- **discord_search_members** — Search members by username or nickname
- **discord_set_nickname** — Set or clear a member's nickname
- **discord_kick_member** — Kick a member
- **discord_ban_member** — Ban a member (optionally delete recent messages)
- **discord_unban_member** — Unban a user
- **discord_bulk_ban** — Ban multiple users at once (raid mitigation)
- **discord_list_bans** — List all banned users
- **discord_timeout_member** — Timeout a member (0 to remove)
- **discord_prune_members** — Remove inactive members (with dry run)
- **discord_list_roles** — List all roles with permissions and member count
- **discord_create_role** — Create a new role
- **discord_edit_role** — Edit a role (name, color, permissions, hoist, mentionable)
- **discord_delete_role** — Delete a role
- **discord_add_role** — Assign a role to a member
- **discord_remove_role** — Remove a role from a member
- **discord_get_role_members** — List all members with a specific role
- **discord_set_role_position** — Change a role's position in the hierarchy
- **discord_set_role_icon** — Set a custom icon or unicode emoji on a role
- **discord_get_forum_channels** — List all forum channels in a guild
- **discord_create_forum_channel** — Create a new forum channel
- **discord_create_forum_post** — Create a post/thread in a forum
- **discord_get_forum_post** — Get a post's details and messages
- **discord_list_forum_threads** — List threads (active + archived)
- **discord_reply_to_forum** — Reply to a forum post
- **discord_delete_forum_post** — Delete a forum thread
- **discord_get_forum_tags** — Get available tags
- **discord_set_forum_tags** — Set/update tags on a forum
- **discord_update_forum_post** — Update title, archived, locked, tags
- **discord_create_webhook** — Create a webhook on a channel
- **discord_send_webhook_message** — Send via webhook (custom username/avatar, embeds)
- **discord_edit_webhook** — Edit a webhook's name, avatar, or channel
- **discord_delete_webhook** — Delete a webhook
- **discord_list_webhooks** — List webhooks for a channel or guild
- **discord_edit_webhook_message** — Edit a message sent by a webhook
- **discord_delete_webhook_message** — Delete a message sent by a webhook
- **discord_fetch_webhook_message** — Fetch a specific webhook message
- **discord_list_scheduled_events** — List all scheduled events in a guild
- **discord_get_scheduled_event** — Get detailed info about a scheduled event
- **discord_create_scheduled_event** — Create a voice, stage, or external event
- **discord_edit_scheduled_event** — Edit an existing scheduled event
## Claude Desktop Quick Installation
Install path detected from listing signals. Uses `npx` (confidence: high):
```json
"mcpServers": {
"discord-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y","@pasympa/discord-mcp"],
"env": {
"DISCORD_TOKEN": "",
"DISCORD_MESSAGE_CONTENT": "",
"DISCORD_GUILD_MEMBERS": "",
"DISCORD_MCP_TOOLSETS": "",
"DISCORD_ALLOWED_GUILDS": ""
}
}
}
```
**Requires environment variables:** `DISCORD_TOKEN`, `DISCORD_MESSAGE_CONTENT`, `DISCORD_GUILD_MEMBERS`, `DISCORD_MCP_TOOLSETS`, `DISCORD_ALLOWED_GUILDS` — the values above are empty placeholders; fill in real credentials before running (see the repository for what each one is for).
## Documentation & README
# Discord MCP Server
**A lightweight, multi-guild Discord MCP server with 95+ tools**
[](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@pasympa/discord-mcp)
[](LICENSE)
[](https://nodejs.org)
[](https://discord.js.org)
[](https://modelcontextprotocol.io)
[](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/PaSympa/discord-mcp)
Manage your entire Discord server from **Claude Desktop**, **Claude Code**, **Cursor**, **VS Code Copilot**, or any MCP-compatible client.
Messages, channels, roles, permissions, moderation, forums, webhooks, all through natural language.
---
## Why this one?
- **95+ tools**: messages, channels, roles, permissions, moderation, forums, webhooks, scheduled events, invites, DMs, embeds, and more
- **Multi-guild**: works across multiple servers, no `GUILD_ID` lock-in
- **Lightweight**: TypeScript + Node.js, ~70kB package, ~73MB Docker image (vs 400MB+ for Java alternatives)
- **Modular**: clean architecture, easy to extend with new tools
- **Two install methods**: npm or Docker, your choice
---
## Quick Start
Add this to your MCP client config and replace `YOUR_TOKEN_HERE` with your bot token:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"discord": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@pasympa/discord-mcp"],
"env": {
"DISCORD_TOKEN": "YOUR_TOKEN_HERE"
}
}
}
}
```
No install needed, `npx` handles everything.
> Don't have a bot yet? See [Creating Your Discord Bot](#creating-your-discord-bot).
---
## Configuration
Claude Desktop
Add the config above to your `claude_desktop_config.json`:
- **macOS**: `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
- **Windows**: `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json`
Restart Claude Desktop after saving.
Claude Code
```bash
claude mcp add discord -e DISCORD_TOKEN=YOUR_TOKEN_HERE -- npx -y @pasympa/discord-mcp
```
Cursor
Add the config above to `~/.cursor/mcp.json`. See [Cursor MCP docs](https://docs.cursor.com/context/model-context-protocol) for details.
VS Code / GitHub Copilot
Add to your `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "discord-token",
"description": "Discord Bot Token",
"password": true
}
],
"servers": {
"discord": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@pasympa/discord-mcp"],
"env": {
"DISCORD_TOKEN": "${input:discord-token}"
}
}
}
}
```
See [VS Code MCP docs](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/chat/mcp-servers) for details.
Docker
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"discord": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"--rm",
"-i",
"-e",
"DISCORD_TOKEN=YOUR_TOKEN_HERE",
"pasympa/discord-mcp:latest"
]
}
}
}
```
From source
```bash
git clone https://github.com/PaSympa/discord-mcp
cd discord-mcp
npm install && npm run build
```
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"discord": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/absolute/path/to/discord-mcp/dist/index.js"],
"env": {
"DISCORD_TOKEN": "YOUR_TOKEN_HERE"
}
}
}
}
```
.env file (alternative)
Instead of passing the token in the MCP config, create a `.env` file at the project root:
```
DISCORD_TOKEN=YOUR_TOKEN_HERE
```
The server loads `.env` automatically via `dotenv`.
### Environment variables
| Variable | Default | Description |
| ------------------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `DISCORD_TOKEN` | none | **Required.** Bot token. |
| `DISCORD_MESSAGE_CONTENT` | `true` | Set to `false` to stop requesting the Message Content privileged gateway intent at connect time. |
| `DISCORD_GUILD_MEMBERS` | `true` | Set to `false` to stop requesting the Server Members privileged gateway intent at connect time. |
| `DISCORD_MCP_TOOLSETS` | `all` | Comma-separated list of toolsets to expose, to keep the tool list small. Unset or `all` exposes every tool. |
| `DISCORD_ALLOWED_GUILDS` | all | Comma-separated guild IDs the server may act on. When set, tool calls targeting any other guild are rejected, whether addressed by guild ID, channel ID, thread ID, webhook, or invite code. |
Since 2.1.1 the server no longer requests the `GuildMessages` intent at all: nothing here subscribes to message events, and every message this server returns is fetched over REST, which connection intents do not gate. That intent used to make discord.js cache every message flowing through every channel, together with its author, which grew unbounded on a long-running server. Cache sweepers now bound what remains. `DISCORD_MESSAGE_CONTENT` therefore only affects whether the Message Content intent is requested at connect time; it does not change what any tool returns.
These flags only control which gateway intents the server requests when identifying. Requesting a privileged intent that is **not** enabled in the Developer Portal makes the connection fail at the first tool call (close code `4014`); set the flag to `false` to connect anyway.
Data access is governed by the **portal toggles**, not by these flags: this server reads everything over the REST API, which Discord gates on the portal setting alone. So with the portal toggles on, setting these flags to `false` loses nothing. With a portal toggle **off**, the corresponding data is restricted regardless of the flags: message bodies come back empty (`content`, `embeds`, `attachments`; except the bot's own messages, DMs, and messages that mention the bot) and member listing fails; enable the toggle in the portal to restore it.
**Toolsets** (`DISCORD_MCP_TOOLSETS`): `discovery`, `messages`, `channels`, `permissions`, `members`, `roles`, `moderation`, `screening`, `stats`, `forums`, `webhooks`, `scheduled_events`, `invites`, `dm`. Example; `DISCORD_MCP_TOOLSETS=discovery,messages,members` exposes only the discovery, message, and member tools. Note: a toolset ships its whole module, including its destructive tools (`messages` includes bulk delete; `members` includes kick/ban); use `DISCORD_ALLOWED_GUILDS` and the dry-run defaults to bound them. Only the listed toolsets' tools are advertised and callable. Unknown names make the server fail at startup instead of silently exposing everything (an empty value counts as unset and exposes all).
---
## Creating Your Discord Bot
1. Go to [discord.com/developers/applications](https://discord.com/developers/applications)
2. **New Application** > give it a name
3. **Bot** tab > **Reset Token** > copy the token
4. Enable **Privileged Gateway Intents** (this server requests both by default, but new Discord apps have the portal toggles OFF):
- Server Members Intent
- Message Content Intent
> **Important:** if the bot requests a privileged intent that is not enabled here, Discord closes the connection with code `4014` and every tool call fails. Enable both, or stop requesting the ones you don't need via the [environment variables](#environment-variables) above.
5. **OAuth2 > URL Generator**:
- Scopes: `bot`
- Permissions: `Send Messages`, `Read Message History`, `Manage Channels`, `Manage Roles`, `Kick Members`, `Ban Members`, `Moderate Members`, `View Audit Log`, `Manage Messages`, `Manage Threads`, `Add Reactions`, `Manage Guild`, `Manage Webhooks`, `Manage Events`, `Create Events`, `Create Instant Invite`, `Manage Nicknames`, `Pin Messages`, `Embed Links`, `Create Public Threads`, `Send Messages in Threads`
6. Copy the generated URL and invite the bot to your server
---
## Available Tools (99)
### Discovery & Navigation (4 tools)
| Tool | Description |
| ------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `discord_list_guilds` | List all servers the bot is connected to |
| `discord_get_guild_info` | Get detailed guild info (name, members, channels, roles, boosts) |
| `discord_list_channels` | List all channels in a guild grouped by category |
| `discord_find_channel_by_name` | Find a channel by name (partial match) |
### Messages (20 tools)
| Tool | Description |
| --------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| `discord_read_messages` | Read messages, paging back through history |
| `discord_send_message` | Send a plain text message |
| `discord_reply_message` | Reply to a specific message |
| `discord_edit_message` | Edit a message sent by the bot |
| `discord_delete_message` | Delete a specific message |
| `discord_add_reaction` | Add a reaction emoji to a message |
| `discord_remove_reactions` | Remove reactions (all, by emoji, or by user) |
| `discord_get_reactions` | List users who reacted with a specific emoji |
| `discord_create_thread` | Create a thread from a message or standalone |
| `discord_bulk_delete_messages` | Delete multiple messages at once (2-100) |
| `discord_send_embed` | Send a rich embed with all options |
| `discord_edit_embed` | Edit an embed previously sent by the bot |
| `discord_send_multiple_embeds` | Send up to 10 embeds in a single message |
| `discord_pin_message` | Pin or unpin a message |
| `discord_get_message_attachments` | List a message's attachments with download urls |
| `discord_fetch_pinned_messages` | List all pinned messages in a channel |
| `discord_search_messages` | Search messages by keyword (last 100) |
| `discord_search_guild_messages` | Search across every channel using Discord's search index |
| `discord_crosspost_message` | Publish a message to announcement channel followers |
| `discord_forward_message` | Forward a message to another channel |
### Channels (8 tools)
| Tool | Description |
| ------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| `discord_create_channel` | Create a text, voice channel or category |
| `discord_delete_channel` | Delete a channel |
| `discord_edit_channel` | Edit name, topic, slowmode, NSFW flag |
| `discord_move_channel` | Move a channel into/out of a category |
| `discord_clone_channel` | Clone a channel with its permissions |
| `discord_set_channel_position` | Set display position within a category |
| `discord_follow_announcement_channel` | Follow an announcement channel |
| `discord_lock_channel_permissions` | Sync permissions with parent category |
### Channel Permissions (6 tools)
| Tool | Description |
| ----------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| `discord_get_channel_permissions` | List all permission overwrites on a channel |
| `discord_set_role_permission` | Allow/deny permissions for a role on a channel |
| `discord_set_member_permission` | Allow/deny permissions for a member on a channel |
| `discord_reset_channel_permissions` | Remove all overwrites (reset to inherited) |
| `discord_copy_permissions` | Copy overwrites from one channel to another |
| `discord_audit_permissions` | Full permission audit for all channels |
### Members (11 tools)
| Tool | Description |
| ------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| `discord_list_members` | List guild members with their roles |
| `discord_get_member_info` | Detailed member info (roles, permissions, join date) |
| `discord_search_members` | Search members by username or nickname |
| `discord_set_nickname` | Set or clear a member's nickname |
| `discord_kick_member` | Kick a member |
| `discord_ban_member` | Ban a member (optionally delete recent messages) |
| `discord_unban_member` | Unban a user |
| `discord_bulk_ban` | Ban multiple users at once (raid mitigation) |
| `discord_list_bans` | List all banned users |
| `discord_timeout_member` | Timeout a member (0 to remove) |
| `discord_prune_members` | Remove inactive members (with dry run) |
### Roles (9 tools)
| Tool | Description |
| --------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| `discord_list_roles` | List all roles with permissions and member count |
| `discord_create_role` | Create a new role |
| `discord_edit_role` | Edit a role (name, color, permissions, hoist, mentionable) |
| `discord_delete_role` | Delete a role |
| `discord_add_role` | Assign a role to a member |
| `discord_remove_role` | Remove a role from a member |
| `discord_get_role_members` | List all members with a specific role |
| `discord_set_role_position` | Change a role's position in the hierarchy |
| `discord_set_role_icon` | Set a custom icon or unicode emoji on a role |
### Forums (10 tools)
| Tool | Description |
| ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------ |
| `discord_get_forum_channels` | List all forum channels in a guild |
| `discord_create_forum_channel` | Create a new forum channel |
| `discord_create_forum_post` | Create a post/thread in a forum |
| `discord_get_forum_post` | Get a post's details and messages |
| `discord_list_forum_threads` | List threads (active + archived) |
| `discord_reply_to_forum` | Reply to a forum post |
| `discord_delete_forum_post` | Delete a forum thread |
| `discord_get_forum_tags` | Get available tags |
| `discord_set_forum_tags` | Set/update tags on a forum |
| `discord_update_forum_post` | Update title, archived, locked, tags |
### Webhooks (8 tools)
| Tool | Description |
| -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| `discord_create_webhook` | Create a webhook on a channel |
| `discord_send_webhook_message` | Send via webhook (custom username/avatar, embeds) |
| `discord_edit_webhook` | Edit a webhook's name, avatar, or channel |
| `discord_delete_webhook` | Delete a webhook |
| `discord_list_webhooks` | List webhooks for a channel or guild |
| `discord_edit_webhook_message` | Edit a message sent by a webhook |
| `discord_delete_webhook_message` | Delete a message sent by a webhook |
| `discord_fetch_webhook_message` | Fetch a specific webhook message |
### Scheduled Events (7 tools)
| Tool | Description |
| -------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| `discord_list_scheduled_events` | List all scheduled events in a guild |
| `discord_get_scheduled_event` | Get detailed info about a scheduled event |
| `discord_create_scheduled_event` | Create a voice, stage, or external event |
| `discord_edit_scheduled_event` | Edit an existing scheduled event |
| `discord_delete_scheduled_event` | Delete a scheduled event |
| `discord_get_event_subscribers` | Get users who marked "Interested" |
| `discord_create_event_invite` | Create an invite linked to an event |
### Direct Messages (7 tools)
| Tool | Description |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| `discord_send_dm` | Send a direct message to a user by their user ID |
| `discord_send_dm_embed` | Send an embed in a DM to a user |
| `discord_read_dms` | Read message history from a DM conversation |
| `discord_reply_dm` | Reply to a specific DM message |
| `discord_edit_dm` | Edit a previously sent DM (text) |
| `discord_edit_dm_embed` | Edit a previously sent DM embed |
| `discord_delete_dm` | Delete a DM message |
### Invites (5 tools)
| Tool | Description |
| ------------------------------ | --------------------------------------- |
| `discord_list_invites` | List all active invites in a guild |
| `discord_list_channel_invites` | List invites for a specific channel |
| `discord_get_invite` | Get details about an invite by its code |
| `discord_create_invite` | Create an invite link for a channel |
| `discord_delete_invite` | Revoke an invite |
### Moderation & Screening (3 tools)
| Tool | Description |
| ------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| `discord_get_audit_log` | Fetch the guild audit log |
| `discord_get_membership_screening` | Get the membership screening form |
| `discord_update_membership_screening` | Update screening rules for new members |
### Stats (1 tool)
| Tool | Description |
| -------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| `discord_get_server_stats` | Server stats: members, channels, roles, boost level |
---
## Usage Examples
```
"List all servers the bot is in"
"Read the last 10 messages in #general"
"Send 'Hello everyone!' to the announcements channel"
"Create a forum channel called 'feedback' with tags Bug, Feature, Question"
"Show the full permission audit for the server"
"Create a webhook on #notifications and send a test message"
"Ban user 112233445566778899 and delete their messages from the last 3 days"
"Create an event called 'Game Night' for next Friday at 8pm"
"List all upcoming events in the server"
"Create a permanent invite for #general"
"List all active invites and delete expired ones"
"Send a DM to user 112233445566778899 saying 'Your build passed!'"
"Search for members named 'john'"
"List all banned users in the server"
"Show all pinned messages in #general"
"Forward that message to #announcements"
```
---
## Finding Discord IDs
Enable **Developer Mode** in Discord:
`Settings > Advanced > Developer Mode`
Then **right-click** on a server, channel, or user > **Copy ID**.
---
## Project Structure
```
discord-mcp/
├── src/
│ ├── index.ts ← Entry point (MCP server + transport)
│ ├── client.ts ← Discord client + shared helpers
│ ├── constants.ts ← Shared constants (limits, defaults)
│ ├── embeds.ts ← Shared embed schema + builder
│ └── tools/
│ ├── index.ts ← Tool registry (toolset gating, dispatch)
│ ├── define.ts ← defineTool/defineModule + shared zod fields
│ ├── types.ts ← Shared TypeScript interfaces
│ ├── discovery.ts ← Guild/channel discovery
│ ├── messages.ts ← Message CRUD, reactions, threads, embeds
│ ├── channels.ts ← Channel management
│ ├── permissions.ts ← Permission overwrites
│ ├── members.ts ← Member management
│ ├── roles.ts ← Role CRUD and assignment
│ ├── moderation.ts ← Audit log
│ ├── screening.ts ← Membership screening
│ ├── stats.ts ← Server statistics
│ ├── forums.ts ← Forum channels, posts, tags
│ ├── webhooks.ts ← Webhook management
│ ├── scheduledEvents.ts ← Scheduled events
│ ├── invites.ts ← Invite management
│ └── dm.ts ← Direct messages
├── test/ ← node:test suite (schemas, gating, allow-list)
├── scripts/ ← sync-version.js (npm version hook)
├── .github/workflows/ ← CI/CD (build check + auto release)
├── Dockerfile
├── .dockerignore
├── .env.example
├── package.json
├── tsconfig.json
├── CHANGELOG.md
├── CONTRIBUTING.md
├── SECURITY.md
└── README.md
```
### Adding a new tool
1. Create a new file in `src/tools/` (e.g. `events.ts`)
2. Declare each tool with `defineTool({ name, description, annotations, schema, handle })` and export `defineModule([...])` as the default
3. Import it and add it to `allToolsets` in `src/tools/index.ts` (the key is its `DISCORD_MCP_TOOLSETS` name)
---
## Security
- Never commit your Discord token to Git
- Use environment variables or a `.env` file (not versioned)
- Give the bot only the permissions it needs
- Restrict the server to specific servers with `DISCORD_ALLOWED_GUILDS`
- Irreversible mass actions (`bulk_ban`, `prune_members`, `bulk_delete_messages`, `delete_channel`) default to a `dry_run` preview; pass `dry_run:false` to apply
---
## Contributing
Contributions are welcome!
1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (`git checkout -b feature/my-feature`)
3. Follow the modular structure, see [Adding a new tool](#adding-a-new-tool)
4. Commit your changes and open a pull request
---
## License
MIT, see [LICENSE](https://github.com/PaSympa/discord-mcp/blob/HEAD/LICENSE) for details.