name: discord
description: Post announcements and messages to Discord channels. Use when sharing updates, releases, or team communications.

Discord

Post messages and announcements to Discord channels via the REST API. Navigate channels by name, send formatted messages with embeds, manage reactions, threads, and more.

Setup

Run the setup script to authenticate via Discord:

node .claude/skills/discord/setup.mjs https://discord-proxy.civitai.com

This will:
1. Open your browser for Discord authentication
2. Verify you're in the team server
3. Save your personal API token to .env

Admin Only: Direct Bot Token

If you manage the bot directly and need to bypass the proxy:

1. Copy .env.example to .env in this skill directory
2. Uncomment and set DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN
3. Optionally set DISCORD_GUILD for auto-detection

cp .claude/skills/discord/.env.example .claude/skills/discord/.env

Running Commands

node .claude/skills/discord/query.mjs <command> [options]

Commands

Options

Examples

Send Messages

# Send to channel by name
node .claude/skills/discord/query.mjs send dev-general "Deployment complete!"

# Send to channel by ID
node .claude/skills/discord/query.mjs send 966054537880289330 "Build passed"

Send Announcements

# Basic announcement with auto-formatting
node .claude/skills/discord/query.mjs announce dev-alerts "New feature deployed!"

# Announcement with custom title and color
node .claude/skills/discord/query.mjs announce deployments "v5.0.1381 released" --title "Release" --color "#00C853"

Rich Embeds with Fields

# Structured release announcement
node .claude/skills/discord/query.mjs rich-embed dev-general "New release is live!" \
  --title "Release v5.0.1382" \
  --field "Version|5.0.1382|inline" \
  --field "Author|@justin|inline" \
  --field "Changes|3 files modified" \
  --footer "Civitai" \
  --color "#00C853"

Edit Messages

# Edit using message link
node .claude/skills/discord/query.mjs edit "https://discord.com/channels/955.../966.../123..." "Updated content"

# Edit using channel + message ID
node .claude/skills/discord/query.mjs edit dev-general 1234567890 "Updated content"

Delete Messages

# Delete using message link
node .claude/skills/discord/query.mjs delete "https://discord.com/channels/955.../966.../123..."

# Delete using channel + message ID
node .claude/skills/discord/query.mjs delete dev-general 1234567890

Reply to Messages

# Reply using message link
node .claude/skills/discord/query.mjs reply "https://discord.com/channels/955.../966.../123..." "Thanks for the update!"

# Reply using channel + message ID
node .claude/skills/discord/query.mjs reply dev-general 1234567890 "Got it!"

Reactions

# Add a reaction (use Unicode emoji)
node .claude/skills/discord/query.mjs react "https://discord.com/channels/..." "U+2705"
node .claude/skills/discord/query.mjs react dev-general 1234567890 "U+1F44D"

# Remove a reaction
node .claude/skills/discord/query.mjs unreact "https://discord.com/channels/..." "U+2705"

Pin/Unpin Messages

# Pin a message
node .claude/skills/discord/query.mjs pin "https://discord.com/channels/..."

# Unpin a message
node .claude/skills/discord/query.mjs unpin "https://discord.com/channels/..."

# List pinned messages
node .claude/skills/discord/query.mjs pins dev-general

Threads

# Create thread from a message
node .claude/skills/discord/query.mjs thread "https://discord.com/channels/..." --thread "Discussion"

# Create thread in channel (no parent message)
node .claude/skills/discord/query.mjs thread dev-general --thread "New Topic"

Direct Messages

# Send DM to a user by name
node .claude/skills/discord/query.mjs dm justin "Hey, can you review this PR?"

# Send DM to a user by ID
node .claude/skills/discord/query.mjs dm 303445765865603073 "Quick question about the deployment"

# Read DM history with a user
node .claude/skills/discord/query.mjs dm-messages justin

# Read last 50 DMs
node .claude/skills/discord/query.mjs dm-messages justin --limit 50

Users and Roles

# List users
node .claude/skills/discord/query.mjs users --limit 50

# Find user to get mention format
node .claude/skills/discord/query.mjs user justin
# Output: Mention: <@303445765865603073>

# List roles
node .claude/skills/discord/query.mjs roles

# Find role to get mention format
node .claude/skills/discord/query.mjs role devs
# Output: Mention: <@&955572624992382996>

Mention Users and Roles

# Mention a user in a message
node .claude/skills/discord/query.mjs send dev-general "<@303445765865603073> check this PR"

# Mention a role
node .claude/skills/discord/query.mjs announce dev-general "<@&955572624992382996> new release!" --title "Attention Devs"

Read Messages

# Get last 20 messages (default)
node .claude/skills/discord/query.mjs messages dev-general

# Get last 50 messages
node .claude/skills/discord/query.mjs messages dev-general --limit 50

Message Links

Most commands accept Discord message links directly:
- Format: https://discord.com/channels/GUILD_ID/CHANNEL_ID/MESSAGE_ID
- Right-click any message in Discord > "Copy Message Link"

Commands that accept message links: edit, delete, reply, react, unreact, pin, unpin, thread

Channel Name Matching

Channel names are matched flexibly:
- Exact match: dev-general
- Partial match: dev-gen matches dev-general
- With or without emoji prefix: team matches team
- Case insensitive: DEV-GENERAL matches dev-general

When to Use

• Deployments: Announce releases to deployments or dev-alerts
• Bug fixes: Share fixes with the team in dev-general
• Feature announcements: Post to relevant channels
• Team updates: Share progress in team or project-specific channels
• Automated notifications: Post from CI/CD or scripts
• Mentioning users: Look up user IDs with user command, then @mention them
• Mentioning roles: Look up role IDs with role command, then @mention them
• Reading context: Check recent messages with messages command
• Reactions: Acknowledge messages with emoji reactions
• Organizing discussions: Create threads for focused conversations
• Direct messages: Send private DMs to team members, read DM history

Tips

• Use announce for important updates (creates rich embed)
• Use send for quick messages or automated notifications
• Use rich-embed for structured data with multiple fields
• Channel names are cached after first lookup
• Bot must have appropriate permissions in target channel
• Use --json for scripting or piping to other tools
• Message links work across all message-targeting commands

Permissions Required

The bot needs these Discord permissions:
- View Channels - to list and find channels
- Send Messages - to post messages
- Embed Links - for rich announcements
- Read Message History - to read channel messages
- Add Reactions - to add reactions
- Manage Messages - to pin/unpin and delete messages
- Create Public Threads - to create threads
- Server Members Intent - enabled in Discord Developer Portal (for listing members)