discord

name	discord
description	Use when you need to control Discord from Otto via the discord tool: send messages, react, post or upload stickers, upload emojis, run polls, manage threads/pins/search, create/edit/delete channels and categories, fetch permissions or member/role/channel info, set bot presence/activity, or handle moderation actions in Discord DMs or channels.
metadata	{"otto":{"emoji":"🎮","requires":{"config":["channels.discord"]}}}

Discord Actions

Overview

Use discord to manage messages, reactions, threads, polls, and moderation. You can disable groups via discord.actions.* (defaults to enabled, except roles/moderation). The tool uses the bot token configured for Otto.

Inputs to collect

• For reactions: channelId, messageId, and an emoji.
• For fetchMessage: guildId, channelId, messageId, or a messageLink like https://discord.com/channels/<guildId>/<channelId>/<messageId>.
• For stickers/polls/sendMessage: a to target (channel:<id> or user:<id>). Optional content text.
• Polls also need a question plus 2–10 answers.
• For media: mediaUrl with file:///path for local files or https://... for remote.
• For emoji uploads: guildId, name, mediaUrl, optional roleIds (limit 256KB, PNG/JPG/GIF).
• For sticker uploads: guildId, name, description, tags, mediaUrl (limit 512KB, PNG/APNG/Lottie JSON).

Message context lines include discord message id and channel fields you can reuse directly.

Note: sendMessage uses to: "channel:<id>" format, not channelId. Other actions like react, readMessages, editMessage use channelId directly. Note: fetchMessage accepts message IDs or full links like https://discord.com/channels/<guildId>/<channelId>/<messageId>.

Actions

React to a message

{
  "action": "react",
  "channelId": "123",
  "messageId": "456",
  "emoji": "✅"
}

List reactions + users

{
  "action": "reactions",
  "channelId": "123",
  "messageId": "456",
  "limit": 100
}

Send a sticker

{
  "action": "sticker",
  "to": "channel:123",
  "stickerIds": ["9876543210"],
  "content": "Nice work!"
}

• Up to 3 sticker IDs per message.
• to can be user:<id> for DMs.

Upload a custom emoji

{
  "action": "emojiUpload",
  "guildId": "999",
  "name": "party_blob",
  "mediaUrl": "file:///tmp/party.png",
  "roleIds": ["222"]
}

• Emoji images must be PNG/JPG/GIF and <= 256KB.
• roleIds is optional; omit to make the emoji available to everyone.

Upload a sticker

{
  "action": "stickerUpload",
  "guildId": "999",
  "name": "otto_wave",
  "description": "Otto waving hello",
  "tags": "👋",
  "mediaUrl": "file:///tmp/wave.png"
}

• Stickers require name, description, and tags.
• Uploads must be PNG/APNG/Lottie JSON and <= 512KB.

Create a poll

{
  "action": "poll",
  "to": "channel:123",
  "question": "Lunch?",
  "answers": ["Pizza", "Sushi", "Salad"],
  "allowMultiselect": false,
  "durationHours": 24,
  "content": "Vote now"
}

• durationHours defaults to 24; max 32 days (768 hours).

Check bot permissions for a channel

{
  "action": "permissions",
  "channelId": "123"
}

Ideas to try

• React with ✅/⚠️ to mark status updates.
• Post a quick poll for release decisions or meeting times.
• Send celebratory stickers after successful deploys.
• Upload new emojis/stickers for release moments.
• Run weekly “priority check” polls in team channels.
• DM stickers as acknowledgements when a user’s request is completed.

Action gating

Use discord.actions.* to disable action groups:

• reactions (react + reactions list + emojiList)
• stickers, polls, permissions, messages, threads, pins, search
• emojiUploads, stickerUploads
• memberInfo, roleInfo, channelInfo, voiceStatus, events
• roles (role add/remove, default false)
• channels (channel/category create/edit/delete/move, default false)
• moderation (timeout/kick/ban, default false)
• presence (bot status/activity, default false)

Read recent messages

{
  "action": "readMessages",
  "channelId": "123",
  "limit": 20
}

Fetch a single message

{
  "action": "fetchMessage",
  "guildId": "999",
  "channelId": "123",
  "messageId": "456"
}

{
  "action": "fetchMessage",
  "messageLink": "https://discord.com/channels/999/123/456"
}

Send/edit/delete a message

{
  "action": "sendMessage",
  "to": "channel:123",
  "content": "Hello from Otto"
}

With media attachment:

{
  "action": "sendMessage",
  "to": "channel:123",
  "content": "Check out this audio!",
  "mediaUrl": "file:///tmp/audio.mp3"
}

• to uses format channel:<id> or user:<id> for DMs (not channelId!)
• mediaUrl supports local files (file:///path/to/file) and remote URLs (https://...)
• Optional replyTo with a message ID to reply to a specific message

{
  "action": "editMessage",
  "channelId": "123",
  "messageId": "456",
  "content": "Fixed typo"
}

{
  "action": "deleteMessage",
  "channelId": "123",
  "messageId": "456"
}

Threads

{
  "action": "threadCreate",
  "channelId": "123",
  "name": "Bug triage",
  "messageId": "456"
}

{
  "action": "threadList",
  "guildId": "999"
}

{
  "action": "threadReply",
  "channelId": "777",
  "content": "Replying in thread"
}

Pins

{
  "action": "pinMessage",
  "channelId": "123",
  "messageId": "456"
}

{
  "action": "listPins",
  "channelId": "123"
}

Search messages

{
  "action": "searchMessages",
  "guildId": "999",
  "content": "release notes",
  "channelIds": ["123", "456"],
  "limit": 10
}

Member + role info

{
  "action": "memberInfo",
  "guildId": "999",
  "userId": "111"
}

{
  "action": "roleInfo",
  "guildId": "999"
}

List available custom emojis

{
  "action": "emojiList",
  "guildId": "999"
}

Role changes (disabled by default)

{
  "action": "roleAdd",
  "guildId": "999",
  "userId": "111",
  "roleId": "222"
}

Channel info

{
  "action": "channelInfo",
  "channelId": "123"
}

{
  "action": "channelList",
  "guildId": "999"
}

Channel management (disabled by default)

Create, edit, delete, and move channels and categories. Enable via discord.actions.channels: true.

Create a text channel:

{
  "action": "channelCreate",
  "guildId": "999",
  "name": "general-chat",
  "type": 0,
  "parentId": "888",
  "topic": "General discussion"
}

• type: Discord channel type integer (0 = text, 2 = voice, 4 = category; other values supported)
• parentId: category ID to nest under (optional)
• topic, position, nsfw: optional

Create a category:

{
  "action": "categoryCreate",
  "guildId": "999",
  "name": "Projects"
}

Edit a channel:

{
  "action": "channelEdit",
  "channelId": "123",
  "name": "new-name",
  "topic": "Updated topic"
}

• Supports name, topic, position, parentId (null to remove from category), nsfw, rateLimitPerUser

Move a channel:

{
  "action": "channelMove",
  "guildId": "999",
  "channelId": "123",
  "parentId": "888",
  "position": 2
}

• parentId: target category (null to move to top level)

Delete a channel:

{
  "action": "channelDelete",
  "channelId": "123"
}

Edit/delete a category:

{
  "action": "categoryEdit",
  "categoryId": "888",
  "name": "Renamed Category"
}

{
  "action": "categoryDelete",
  "categoryId": "888"
}

Voice status

{
  "action": "voiceStatus",
  "guildId": "999",
  "userId": "111"
}

Scheduled events

{
  "action": "eventList",
  "guildId": "999"
}

Moderation (disabled by default)

{
  "action": "timeout",
  "guildId": "999",
  "userId": "111",
  "durationMinutes": 10
}

Bot presence/activity (disabled by default)

Set the bot's online status and activity. Enable via discord.actions.presence: true.

Discord bots can only set name, state, type, and url on an activity. Other Activity fields (details, emoji, assets) are accepted by the gateway but silently ignored by Discord for bots.

How fields render by activity type:

• playing, streaming, listening, watching, competing: activityName is shown in the sidebar under the bot's name (e.g. "with fire" for type "playing" and name "with fire"). activityState is shown in the profile flyout.
• custom: activityName is ignored. Only activityState is displayed as the status text in the sidebar.
• streaming: activityUrl may be displayed or embedded by the client.

Set playing status:

{
  "action": "setPresence",
  "activityType": "playing",
  "activityName": "with fire"
}

Result in sidebar: "with fire". Flyout shows: "Playing: with fire"

With state (shown in flyout):

{
  "action": "setPresence",
  "activityType": "playing",
  "activityName": "My Game",
  "activityState": "In the lobby"
}

Result in sidebar: "My Game". Flyout shows: "Playing: My Game (newline) In the lobby".

Set streaming (optional URL, may not render for bots):

{
  "action": "setPresence",
  "activityType": "streaming",
  "activityName": "Live coding",
  "activityUrl": "https://twitch.tv/example"
}

Set listening/watching:

{
  "action": "setPresence",
  "activityType": "listening",
  "activityName": "Spotify"
}

{
  "action": "setPresence",
  "activityType": "watching",
  "activityName": "the logs"
}

Set a custom status (text in sidebar):

{
  "action": "setPresence",
  "activityType": "custom",
  "activityState": "Vibing"
}

Result in sidebar: "Vibing". Note: activityName is ignored for custom type.

Set bot status only (no activity/clear status):

{
  "action": "setPresence",
  "status": "dnd"
}

Parameters:

• activityType: playing, streaming, listening, watching, competing, custom
• activityName: text shown in the sidebar for non-custom types (ignored for custom)
• activityUrl: Twitch or YouTube URL for streaming type (optional; may not render for bots)
• activityState: for custom this is the status text; for other types it shows in the profile flyout
• status: online (default), dnd, idle, invisible

Discord Writing Style Guide

Keep it conversational! Discord is a chat platform, not documentation.

Do

• Short, punchy messages (1-3 sentences ideal)
• Multiple quick replies > one wall of text
• Use emoji for tone/emphasis 🦞
• Lowercase casual style is fine
• Break up info into digestible chunks
• Match the energy of the conversation

Don't

• No markdown tables (Discord renders them as ugly raw | text |)
• No ## Headers for casual chat (use bold or CAPS for emphasis)
• Avoid multi-paragraph essays
• Don't over-explain simple things
• Skip the "I'd be happy to help!" fluff

Formatting that works

• bold for emphasis
• code for technical terms
• Lists for multiple items

• quotes for referencing

• Wrap multiple links in <> to suppress embeds

Example transformations

❌ Bad:

I'd be happy to help with that! Here's a comprehensive overview of the versioning strategies available:

## Semantic Versioning
Semver uses MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH format where...

## Calendar Versioning
CalVer uses date-based versions like...

✅ Good:

versioning options: semver (1.2.3), calver (2026.01.04), or yolo (`latest` forever). what fits your release cadence?