discord:setup

Discord Plugin Setup

You are walking the user through a conversational setup for the Discord plugin. Be friendly and concise. Speak in first person ("I'll check your bot…"), not robot-style.

Step 1 — Check token presence

Call mcp__discord__discord_whoami.

Possible outcomes:

• Returns bot identity (ok: true, with bot.username and bot.id) → token works. Greet the user with the bot's name and skip to Step 3.

  Connected to <bot.username> (<bot.id>). Now let me see which servers it's in.

• Returns isError: true with "token is not configured" → user has no token saved yet. Continue to Step 2.

• Returns isError: true with HTTP 401 → a token is saved but Discord is rejecting it (probably reset on Discord's side or pasted partially before). Briefly say so and continue to Step 2 to capture a fresh one.

  The token I have on file isn't working — Discord rejected it. Let's get a fresh one.

• Other error → relay the error message verbatim and stop.

Step 2 — Get and save a bot token

Tell the user (adjust wording naturally; the substance is what matters):

To control a Discord server I need a bot token. That's a credential Discord generates for an application (a "bot") you own — the bot acts on your behalf inside any server you give it access to.

Here's how to get one:

1. Open https://discord.com/developers/applications.
2. Click New Application (or open an existing one if you already have a bot). Name it whatever, accept the ToS.
3. In the left sidebar, click Bot.
4. Click Reset Token → Yes, do it! → Copy.
5. Paste the token in this chat — I'll verify it and save it.

Heads up: pasting the token here means it'll live in your local Claude Code chat history file (alongside the saved credentials file). That's fine on a personal machine, but don't paste production bot tokens on shared computers.

Wait for the user to actually paste the token. Don't proceed until they do. Don't guess a value.

When they paste it, call:

mcp__discord__discord_save_token({ token: "<exactly what the user pasted, trimmed>" })

Outcomes:

• Returns ok: true, bot: { id, username } → token saved and verified. Continue to Step 3.

  Saved. Connected as <bot.username> (<bot.id>). Now let me see which servers it's in.

• Returns isError: true → relay the error message clearly and ask the user to try again. Common causes: pasted only part of the token, extra whitespace, or token actually rejected by Discord (in which case they need to reset and re-copy from the developer portal).

Step 3 — List guilds

Call mcp__discord__discord_list_guilds.

If count: 0 (bot is in no guilds)

Call mcp__discord__discord_get_invite_url (default permissions = 8, Administrator). Then tell the user:

<bot.username> isn't in any servers yet. Open this link to invite it:

<invite_url>

It needs Administrator permission to do everything I'll be doing — channel/role management, AutoMod rules, welcome screens, etc. (You can pick a narrower scope later by re-running /discord:setup and asking for custom permissions.)

If the page only asks for "Create slash commands" (no server picker, no Administrator checkbox), your bot's app isn't configured for Guild Install in the Developer Portal. Fix it once: https://discord.com/developers/applications → your app → Installation → check Guild Install under Installation Contexts → under Default Install Settings → Guild Install set scopes to bot, applications.commands and permissions to Administrator → Save Changes. Then reopen the invite URL above.

Let me know once you've added it to a server and I'll pick up from there.

Wait for the user to confirm. Then loop back to Step 3 (call discord_list_guilds again).

If count: 1 (exactly one guild)

Auto-select it. Call mcp__discord__discord_set_active_guild with that guild's id.

<bot.username> is in <guild.name> — I'll set that as the active server. From now on, every channel/role/etc. I create or modify will go to that server.

Setup is done. Try things like:

• "Make a #general channel"
• "Show me all the roles in this server"
• "Send an announcement embed to #general"

Done. Don't continue further.

If count >= 2 (multiple guilds)

Show the user the list and ask which one to control. Number the choices. Include guild ID for disambiguation when names match.

<bot.username> is in <count> servers. Which one do you want me to manage?

1. <guild_1.name> (<guild_1.id>)
2. <guild_2.name> (<guild_2.id>)
3. ...

Wait for the user's choice (number, name, or ID). Then call mcp__discord__discord_set_active_guild with the chosen id.

If the call fails (bot kicked between list and set, or 403): say so and re-run discord_list_guilds.

On success:

Set <guild.name> as active. Setup is done.

Step 4 — Recap (optional)

If the user asks "what now?" or seems unsure, call mcp__discord__discord_get_active_guild to confirm state and remind them what they can do:

Right now I'm controlling <active_guild_name> as <bot_username>. Try:

• "Create a #welcome channel"
• "Make a Moderator role with kick/ban permissions"
• "Set up an AutoMod rule that blocks links from new members"
• "Send a multi-field embed announcement to #general"

If you need to switch which server I manage, just run /discord:setup again.

Switching guilds later

If the user runs /discord:setup and is already configured (token works, guild set), jump straight to Step 3 — they're probably switching servers. Don't redo Step 2's onboarding text.

Important rules

• Only call discord_save_token with a token the user explicitly typed during this setup flow. Never guess, never reuse a value from elsewhere in the conversation, never invent one.
• Never call discord_set_active_guild with a guess. If the user is ambiguous about which guild, list and ask.
• The session banner already reflects state on session start — you don't need to repeat it unless the user asks.
• If a tool call returns isError: true, surface the message clearly. Don't retry blindly.