Discord Node MCP vs Discord MCP — MCP Server Comparison | AllMCPs
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Discord Node MCP vs Discord MCP
In-depth architectural comparison of the Discord Node MCP and Discord MCP MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.
At a Glance & Executive Verdict
Discord Node MCP
Communication · Local stdio
Quality: 53/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required
Discord MCP
Communication · Local stdio
Quality: 67/100 (Great) | Auth: API Key required
Verdict Summary: Choose Discord Node MCP if you need specialized Communication tools running via a local process. Choose Discord MCP if your workspace requires Communication integration with local subprocess execution. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.
Which MCP Server Should You Choose?
Choose Discord Node MCP when:
You need dedicated capabilities in the Communication domain.
You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
You have access to required keys: DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN, TRANSPORT, PORT, HOST.
List all Discord servers (guilds) the bot has access to.
Returns server names, IDs, member counts, and owner information.
Args:
- response_format ('markdown' | 'json'): Output format (default: 'json')
Returns:
List of guilds with id, name, memberCount, icon, ownerId
discord_get_guild
Get detailed information about a specific Discord server.
Args:
- guild_id (string): Discord server/guild ID
- response_format ('markdown' | 'json'): Output format (default: 'json')
Returns:
Server details including name, member count, owner, and icon
discord_leave_guild
Leave a Discord server (guild). The bot will no longer have access to this server.
WARNING: This is a destructive action. The bot will need to be re-invited to rejoin.
Args:
- guild_id (string): Discord server/guild ID to leave
- confirm (boolean): Must be set to true to confirm leaving
Returns:
Confirmation message with server details
discord_edit_guild
Edit server settings like name, verification level, and system channel.
Args:
- guild_id (string): Discord server/guild ID
- name (string, optional): New server name
- verification_level (string, optional): 'none', 'low', 'medium', 'high', 'very_high'
- default_notifications (string, optional): 'all_messages' or 'only_mentions'
- afk_channel_id (string, optional): AFK voice channel ID
- afk_timeout (number, optional): AFK timeout in seconds
- system_channel_id (string, optional): System messages channel
- system_channel_flags (object, optional): System channel behavior
Returns:
Updated server details
Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations
Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).
Discord Node MCP is categorized under Communication and uses a local stdio subprocess. In contrast, Discord MCP belongs to Communication using local stdio subprocess. Select Discord Node MCP when you need capabilities focused on communication and Discord MCP when you require tools for communication.
List channels in a Discord server.
Args:
- guild_id (string): Discord server/guild ID
- type ('text' | 'voice' | 'category' | 'all'): Filter by channel type (default: 'all')
- response_format ('markdown' | 'json'): Output format (default: 'json')
Returns:
List of channels with id, name, type, topic, and category info
discord_get_channel
Get detailed information about a specific channel.
Args:
- channel_id (string): Discord channel ID
- response_format ('markdown' | 'json'): Output format (default: 'json')
Returns:
Channel details including name, type, topic, and category
discord_create_channel
Create a new channel or category in a Discord server.
Args:
- guild_id (string): Discord server/guild ID
- name (string): Channel name
- type ('text' | 'voice' | 'category' | 'forum'): Channel type (default: 'text')
- topic (string, optional): Channel topic (text/forum channels only)
- parent_id (string, optional): Category ID to create channel under (not for categories)
- nsfw (boolean, optional): Whether the channel is NSFW (text/forum channels only)
- bitrate (number, optional): Bitrate for voice channels (8000-384000)
- user_limit (number, optional): User limit for voice channels (0 = unlimited)
- default_reaction_emoji (string, optional): Default emoji for forum posts (emoji char or custom ID)
- default_sort_order ('latest_activity' | 'creation_date', optional): Sort order for forum posts
- default_forum_layout ('not_set' | 'list_view' | 'gallery_view', optional): Forum layout
- available_tags (array, optional): Tags for forum posts (max 20)
- name (string): Tag name (max 20 chars)
- moderated (boolean, optional): Only mods can apply this tag
- emoji_name (string, optional): Unicode emoji (e.g., '🎮')
- emoji_id (string, optional): Custom emoji ID
Returns:
The created channel's details
discord_delete_channel
Delete a channel from a Discord server. This action is permanent!
Args:
- channel_id (string): Discord channel ID to delete
Returns:
Confirmation of deletion
discord_edit_channel
Edit a channel's properties including name, topic, category, position, and more.
Args:
- channel_id (string): Discord channel ID
- name (string, optional): New channel name
- topic (string, optional): New channel topic
- parent_id (string, optional): Move to a different category (or 'none' to remove from category)
- position (number, optional): New position of the channel
- nsfw (boolean, optional): Whether the channel is NSFW
- bitrate (number, optional): Bitrate for voice channels (8000-384000)
- user_limit (number, optional): User limit for voice channels
- default_reaction_emoji (string, optional): Default emoji for forum posts (emoji char or custom ID, 'none' to remove)
- default_sort_order ('latest_activity' | 'creation_date', optional): Sort order for forum posts
- default_forum_layout ('not_set' | 'list_view' | 'gallery_view', optional): Forum layout
- available_tags (array, optional): Tags for forum posts (max 20)
WARNING: This REPLACES all existing tags! To keep existing tags, first use discord_get_channel
to get current tags with their IDs, then include them in this array with their id field.
- id (string): Tag ID - REQUIRED to preserve existing tags, omit only for new tags
- name (string): Tag name (max 20 chars)
- moderated (boolean, optional): Only mods can apply this tag
- emoji_name (string, optional): Unicode emoji (e.g., '🎮')
- emoji_id (string, optional): Custom emoji ID
Returns:
Updated channel details
discord_set_channel_permissions
Set permission overrides for a role or member on a channel.
Common permission names:
- View: ViewChannel
- Messages: SendMessages, ReadMessageHistory, ManageMessages, EmbedLinks, AttachFiles, AddReactions
- Voice: Connect, Speak, Stream, MuteMembers, DeafenMembers, MoveMembers
- Threads: CreatePublicThreads, CreatePrivateThreads, SendMessagesInThreads
- Management: ManageChannels, ManageRoles, ManageWebhooks
Args:
- channel_id (string): Discord channel ID
- target_id (string): Role or User ID to set permissions for
- target_type ('role' | 'member'): Whether target is a role or member
- allow (string[], optional): Permissions to allow (e.g., ['ViewChannel', 'SendMessages'])
- deny (string[], optional): Permissions to deny (e.g., ['SendMessages'])
Returns:
Confirmation of permission changes
discord_remove_channel_permissions
Remove all permission overrides for a role or member on a channel.
Args:
- channel_id (string): Discord channel ID
- target_id (string): Role or User ID to remove permission overrides for
Returns:
Confirmation of removal
discord_get_channel_permissions
Get all permission overrides for a channel.
Args:
- channel_id (string): Discord channel ID
- response_format ('markdown' | 'json'): Output format (default: 'json')
Returns:
List of permission overrides with allow/deny for each role/member
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discord_list_guilds
List every Discord server (guild) the bot is a member of (id, name, member count, icon). Takes no arguments. Read-only. Start here to discover the guild_id needed by most other tools.
discord_get_guild_info
Get details about one server: name, description, member/channel/role counts, boost tier, owner, and creation date. Read-only. Use discord_get_server_stats for a finer breakdown (humans vs bots, channel types).
discord_list_channels
List all channels in a server, grouped by their parent category and ordered by position. Returns a JSON object keyed by category name. Read-only. Use discord_find_channel_by_name to locate a specific channel.
discord_find_channel_by_name
Find channels whose name contains a substring (case-insensitive). Returns matching channels (id, name, type) as a JSON array. Read-only. Useful for resolving a channel_id when you only know the channel's name.
discord_read_messages
Read messages from a text channel or thread, oldest-to-newest. Page backwards by re-calling with before set to the id of the oldest message you received, which walks a channel past the 100-message per-call cap. Requires the View Channel and Read Message History permissions. Returns { messages: [...] } with id, author, content, timestamp, attachment count, pinned flag. Use discord_search_messages to filter by keyword, or discord_fetch_pinned_messages for pinned messages only.
discord_send_message
Send a plain-text message to a channel or thread. For rich content (title, color, fields, images) use discord_send_embed; to attach a reply reference to an existing message use discord_reply_message. Requires the bot to have the Send Messages permission. Returns the new message ID.
discord_reply_message
Reply to a specific message, attaching a reply reference so clients show it as a threaded reply. Use discord_send_message for a standalone message with no reference. Requires the Send Messages permission. Returns the new reply's message ID.
discord_edit_message
Edit the text content of a message previously sent by this bot. Discord forbids editing other users' messages, so this fails for non-bot messages. Use discord_edit_embed for embed messages. Works in text channels and threads. Returns the edited message ID.
discord_add_reaction
Add a single emoji reaction to a message as the bot. Requires the Add Reactions and Read Message History permissions. Use discord_remove_reactions to undo. Idempotent: re-adding the bot's existing reaction has no effect.
discord_create_thread
Create a thread, either branching from an existing message (pass message_id) or as a standalone thread in a text channel (omit message_id). Standalone creation requires a parent text channel and fails if channel_id is itself a thread. Requires the Create Public Threads permission. Returns the new thread's ID.
discord_bulk_delete_messages
Permanently delete multiple recent messages in one call. IRREVERSIBLE. SAFE BY DEFAULT: dry_run is true unless explicitly set to false, so call it first to preview, then re-call with dry_run:false to actually delete. Discord only allows bulk-deleting messages younger than 14 days; older ones are skipped. Requires the Manage Messages permission. Returns the number deleted.
discord_send_embed
Send a single rich embed (title, description, color, fields, author, footer, images, timestamp). Use discord_send_message for plain text, or discord_send_multiple_embeds to send several embeds at once. Requires the Send Messages and Embed Links permissions. Returns the new message ID.