A side-by-side look at the GuildControl MCP and MCP Discord Bridge MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose GuildControl MCP for communication work as a local process; choose MCP Discord Bridge for communication as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN.DISCORD_TOKEN.list_guilds, list_channels, create_category.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Communication | Communication |
| Quality signal | 44/100 · Fair | 59/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | API key required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN | DISCORD_TOKEN |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 3 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 44 |
| Full listing | View GuildControl MCP | View MCP Discord Bridge |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
list_guildsList all Discord servers the bot is inlist_channelsList all channels and categories in a Discord servercreate_categoryCreate a new category in a Discord servercreate_channelCreate a text or voice channel, optionally inside a categorydelete_channelDelete a channel or category by IDmove_channelMove a channel into a different categoryrename_channelRename a channel or categoryget_channel_messagesFetch recent messages from a text channelsend_messageSend a message to a Discord text channeldelete_messageDelete a message by channel and message IDedit_messageEdit a bot message by channel and message IDsearch_messagesSearch the 100 most recent messages in a channel by keyword (Discord exposes no full-history search to bots)Paste 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": {
"guildcontrol-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"guildctl"
],
"env": {
"DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN": "YOUR_DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"iprashantraj-mcp-discord-bridge": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-discord-bridge"
],
"env": {
"DISCORD_TOKEN": "YOUR_DISCORD_TOKEN_HERE"
}
}
}
}