| name | discord |
| description | Interact with Discord — send messages, embeds, react, manage threads, pins, search, and look up members. Use when the user asks to send a Discord message, react, read channels, create threads, or manage Discord content. |
| emoji | 🎮 |
Discord
Interact with Discord using the built-in MCP tools provided by the nomos-discord server. These tools call the Discord REST API directly — no curl commands or shell environment variables needed.
Available Tools
Messaging
| Tool | Description |
|---|
discord_send_message | Send a text message to a channel or thread |
discord_send_embed | Send a rich embed (title, description, color, footer) |
discord_edit_message | Edit an existing message |
discord_delete_message | Delete a message |
Reading & Search
| Tool | Description |
|---|
discord_read_channel | Read recent messages from a channel or thread |
discord_search | Search messages in a guild by content, author, or channel |
Reactions & Pins
| Tool | Description |
|---|
discord_react | Add a reaction emoji to a message |
discord_pin_message | Pin a message |
discord_unpin_message | Unpin a message |
discord_list_pins | List pinned messages in a channel |
Threads
| Tool | Description |
|---|
discord_create_thread | Create a thread from a message or as a standalone thread |
Info
| Tool | Description |
|---|
discord_list_channels | List all channels in a guild (text, voice, category, forum, etc.) |
discord_member_info | Get details about a guild member (username, nickname, roles, join date) |
Usage Examples
Send a message
Use discord_send_message with a channel ID and content text.
Send a rich embed
Use discord_send_embed for formatted announcements or status updates. Supports title, description (markdown), color (decimal integer), and footer.
Common colors: green = 5763719, red = 15548997, blue = 3447003, yellow = 16705372, purple = 10181046.
Read channel history
Use discord_read_channel with a channel or thread ID. Returns messages with timestamps, IDs, and usernames.
Create a thread
Use discord_create_thread with a channel ID and name. Optionally attach it to an existing message with message_id.
Search messages
Use discord_search with a guild ID. Filter by content text, author ID, or channel ID.
Find a channel
Use discord_list_channels with a guild ID to discover channel IDs, names, and types.
Writing Style (Discord)
- Short, conversational, low ceremony.
- Avoid Markdown tables — Discord renders them poorly.
- Mention users as
<@USER_ID>, channels as <#CHANNEL_ID>, roles as <@&ROLE_ID>.
- Use Discord markdown:
**bold**, *italic*, > quote, `code`, ```codeblock```.
- Embeds support richer formatting than plain messages.
Autonomous Discord Monitoring
Nomos can autonomously monitor Discord channels in the background using the daemon. When a user asks you to "watch my Discord", "monitor channels", or "listen for messages", take action directly — don't just show commands, run them yourself:
- Check if the daemon is running:
nomos daemon status
- If not running, start it:
nomos daemon start — it connects to Discord automatically when DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN is configured
- Check current cron jobs:
nomos cron list
- Create a custom monitoring loop for periodic checks:
nomos cron create discord-watch "*/15 * * * *" --prompt "<instructions>"
Always execute these commands yourself using Bash rather than telling the user to run them. If a command is blocked by permission hooks, show the user the exact command so they can run it. Confirm what you did after.
Tips
- Snowflake IDs: all Discord IDs are large integers as strings
- Channel types: 0=text, 2=voice, 4=category, 5=announcement, 11=public-thread, 12=private-thread, 13=stage, 15=forum
- Rate limits: 5 req/5sec per route. The tools handle errors automatically.
- Required bot permissions:
SEND_MESSAGES, READ_MESSAGE_HISTORY, ADD_REACTIONS, MANAGE_MESSAGES, MANAGE_THREADS, CREATE_PUBLIC_THREADS
- Bot invite URL:
https://discord.com/api/oauth2/authorize?client_id={CLIENT_ID}&permissions={PERMS}&scope=bot
