Discord Mcp

io.github.qungtai/discord-mcp · v0.2.0

A community MCP server for the Discord REST API with traceable coverage

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Terminal

claude mcp add discord-mcp -e DISCORD_TOKEN=<DISCORD_TOKEN> -e DISCORD_MCP_ALLOWED_GUILDS=<DISCORD_MCP_ALLOWED_GUILDS> -e DISCORD_MCP_TOOLSETS=<DISCORD_MCP_TOOLSETS> -e DISCORD_MCP_READ_ONLY=<DISCORD_MCP_READ_ONLY> -e DISCORD_MCP_APPROVAL=<DISCORD_MCP_APPROVAL> -e DISCORD_MCP_ALLOW_DMS=<DISCORD_MCP_ALLOW_DMS> -e DISCORD_MCP_FILE_ROOTS=<DISCORD_MCP_FILE_ROOTS> -e DISCORD_MCP_DOWNLOAD_DIR=<DISCORD_MCP_DOWNLOAD_DIR> -e DISCORD_MCP_MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES=<DISCORD_MCP_MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES> -e DISCORD_MCP_MAX_UPLOAD_BYTES=<DISCORD_MCP_MAX_UPLOAD_BYTES> -e DISCORD_MCP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS=<DISCORD_MCP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS> -e DISCORD_MCP_RATE_LIMIT_WAIT_MS=<DISCORD_MCP_RATE_LIMIT_WAIT_MS> -- npx -y @qungtai/[email protected]

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "discord-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@qungtai/[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DISCORD_TOKEN": "<DISCORD_TOKEN>",
        "DISCORD_MCP_ALLOWED_GUILDS": "<DISCORD_MCP_ALLOWED_GUILDS>",
        "DISCORD_MCP_TOOLSETS": "<DISCORD_MCP_TOOLSETS>",
        "DISCORD_MCP_READ_ONLY": "<DISCORD_MCP_READ_ONLY>",
        "DISCORD_MCP_APPROVAL": "<DISCORD_MCP_APPROVAL>",
        "DISCORD_MCP_ALLOW_DMS": "<DISCORD_MCP_ALLOW_DMS>",
        "DISCORD_MCP_FILE_ROOTS": "<DISCORD_MCP_FILE_ROOTS>",
        "DISCORD_MCP_DOWNLOAD_DIR": "<DISCORD_MCP_DOWNLOAD_DIR>",
        "DISCORD_MCP_MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES": "<DISCORD_MCP_MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES>",
        "DISCORD_MCP_MAX_UPLOAD_BYTES": "<DISCORD_MCP_MAX_UPLOAD_BYTES>",
        "DISCORD_MCP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS": "<DISCORD_MCP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "DISCORD_MCP_RATE_LIMIT_WAIT_MS": "<DISCORD_MCP_RATE_LIMIT_WAIT_MS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "discord-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@qungtai/[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DISCORD_TOKEN": "<DISCORD_TOKEN>",
        "DISCORD_MCP_ALLOWED_GUILDS": "<DISCORD_MCP_ALLOWED_GUILDS>",
        "DISCORD_MCP_TOOLSETS": "<DISCORD_MCP_TOOLSETS>",
        "DISCORD_MCP_READ_ONLY": "<DISCORD_MCP_READ_ONLY>",
        "DISCORD_MCP_APPROVAL": "<DISCORD_MCP_APPROVAL>",
        "DISCORD_MCP_ALLOW_DMS": "<DISCORD_MCP_ALLOW_DMS>",
        "DISCORD_MCP_FILE_ROOTS": "<DISCORD_MCP_FILE_ROOTS>",
        "DISCORD_MCP_DOWNLOAD_DIR": "<DISCORD_MCP_DOWNLOAD_DIR>",
        "DISCORD_MCP_MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES": "<DISCORD_MCP_MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES>",
        "DISCORD_MCP_MAX_UPLOAD_BYTES": "<DISCORD_MCP_MAX_UPLOAD_BYTES>",
        "DISCORD_MCP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS": "<DISCORD_MCP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "DISCORD_MCP_RATE_LIMIT_WAIT_MS": "<DISCORD_MCP_RATE_LIMIT_WAIT_MS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "discord-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@qungtai/[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DISCORD_TOKEN": "<DISCORD_TOKEN>",
        "DISCORD_MCP_ALLOWED_GUILDS": "<DISCORD_MCP_ALLOWED_GUILDS>",
        "DISCORD_MCP_TOOLSETS": "<DISCORD_MCP_TOOLSETS>",
        "DISCORD_MCP_READ_ONLY": "<DISCORD_MCP_READ_ONLY>",
        "DISCORD_MCP_APPROVAL": "<DISCORD_MCP_APPROVAL>",
        "DISCORD_MCP_ALLOW_DMS": "<DISCORD_MCP_ALLOW_DMS>",
        "DISCORD_MCP_FILE_ROOTS": "<DISCORD_MCP_FILE_ROOTS>",
        "DISCORD_MCP_DOWNLOAD_DIR": "<DISCORD_MCP_DOWNLOAD_DIR>",
        "DISCORD_MCP_MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES": "<DISCORD_MCP_MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES>",
        "DISCORD_MCP_MAX_UPLOAD_BYTES": "<DISCORD_MCP_MAX_UPLOAD_BYTES>",
        "DISCORD_MCP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS": "<DISCORD_MCP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "DISCORD_MCP_RATE_LIMIT_WAIT_MS": "<DISCORD_MCP_RATE_LIMIT_WAIT_MS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

Name	Description
`DISCORD_TOKEN` Required, secret	Discord Bot Token
`DISCORD_MCP_ALLOWED_GUILDS` Optional	Comma-separated list of allowed guild IDs. When set, operations outside these guilds are refused.
`DISCORD_MCP_TOOLSETS` Optional	Comma-separated list of enabled toolsets. Available: core, messages, reactions, threads, channels, webhooks, guild, members, roles, moderation, events, invites.
`DISCORD_MCP_READ_ONLY` Optional	Blocks all mutating actions and allows read-only tools only (true or false). Any other value stops startup.
`DISCORD_MCP_APPROVAL` Optional	Confirmation mode for destructive operations (elicitation or none). Any other value stops startup.
`DISCORD_MCP_ALLOW_DMS` Optional	Permits direct messages and user-scoped operations alongside an active guild allowlist (true or false). Any other value stops startup.
`DISCORD_MCP_FILE_ROOTS` Optional	Optional comma-separated list of absolute directory paths accessible for uploads. When unset, empty, or parsing to no entries, file access is open by default for any absolute path, except hidden files and directories.
`DISCORD_MCP_DOWNLOAD_DIR` Optional	Absolute directory path where attachment downloads are stored. Defaults to ~/Downloads/discord-mcp and is created recursively on first download.
`DISCORD_MCP_MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES` Optional	Maximum download size in bytes for discord_download_attachment (defaults to 100 MiB).
`DISCORD_MCP_MAX_UPLOAD_BYTES` Optional	Maximum upload size in bytes (defaults to 20 MiB).
`DISCORD_MCP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS` Optional	HTTP request timeout in milliseconds for Discord REST API requests.
`DISCORD_MCP_RATE_LIMIT_WAIT_MS` Optional	Maximum wait duration in milliseconds when encountering a Discord rate limit before aborting.

Details

Package	`@qungtai/[email protected]` (NPM, stdio)
First published	5 Nov 2026
Last updated	5 Nov 2026
Registry name	`io.github.qungtai/discord-mcp`

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