A side-by-side look at the Discord and Danushkumar V MCP Discord MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Discord for communication work as a local process; choose Danushkumar V MCP Discord for communication as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
DISCORD_TOKEN, DISCORD_GUILD_ID, ENABLE_MEMBERS_INTENT, MCP_TRANSPORT, HOST, PORT, MCP_SOCKET.DISCORD_TOKEN.discord_create_category, discord_edit_category, discord_delete_category.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | D Discord | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Communication | Communication |
| Quality signal | 41/100 · Fair | 52/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | DISCORD_TOKENDISCORD_GUILD_IDENABLE_MEMBERS_INTENTMCP_TRANSPORTHOSTPORTMCP_SOCKET | DISCORD_TOKEN |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 22 |
| Full listing | View Discord | View Danushkumar V MCP Discord |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
discord_create_categoryCreates a new category in a Discord server.discord_edit_categoryEdits an existing Discord category (name and position).discord_delete_categoryDeletes a Discord category by ID.discord_loginLogs in to Discord using the configured tokendiscord_sendSends a message to a specified Discord text channeldiscord_get_forum_channelsLists all forum channels in a specified Discord server (guild)discord_create_forum_postCreates a new post in a Discord forum channel with optional tagsdiscord_get_forum_postRetrieves details about a forum post including its messagesdiscord_reply_to_forumAdds a reply to an existing forum post or threaddiscord_create_text_channelCreates a new text channel in a Discord server with an optional topicdiscord_delete_channelDeletes a Discord channel with an optional reasondiscord_read_messagesRetrieves messages from a Discord text channel with a configurable limitPaste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"discord-3": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@willuhmjs/discord-mcp"
],
"env": {
"DISCORD_TOKEN": "YOUR_DISCORD_TOKEN_HERE",
"DISCORD_GUILD_ID": "YOUR_DISCORD_GUILD_ID_HERE",
"ENABLE_MEMBERS_INTENT": "YOUR_ENABLE_MEMBERS_INTENT_HERE",
"MCP_TRANSPORT": "YOUR_MCP_TRANSPORT_HERE",
"HOST": "YOUR_HOST_HERE",
"PORT": "YOUR_PORT_HERE",
"MCP_SOCKET": "YOUR_MCP_SOCKET_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"danushkumar-v-mcp-discord": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-discord"
],
"env": {
"DISCORD_TOKEN": "YOUR_DISCORD_TOKEN_HERE"
}
}
}
}