Direct Access to Discord's Application Programming Interface (MCP Server)

This specialized MCP instance furnishes complete, low-level connectivity to the Discord API via a unified, versatile interface. It natively handles both conventional RESTful request patterns and command execution modeled after native slash directives.

Deployment Procedures

Automatic Setup via Smithery

Install the Discord Direct API component for your Claude Desktop environment automatically using Smithery:

bash npx -y @smithery/cli install @hanweg/mcp-discord-raw --client claude

Manual Provisioning Steps

1. Bot Credential Acquisition:
2. Initiate a new application within the Discord Developer Portal.
3. Generate a dedicated bot instance and securely retrieve its authentication token.
4. Ensure the following privileged gateway intents are toggled ON:
   • MESSAGE CONTENT INTENT
   • PRESENCE INTENT
   • SERVER MEMBERS INTENT

5. Utilize the OAuth2 URL Generator to construct the requisite invitation link to onboard the bot onto your target server.

6. Source Retrieval and Dependency Installation: bash

Obtain the source repository

git clone https://github.com/hanweg/mcp-discord-raw.git cd mcp-discord-raw

Environment preparation

uv venv .venv\Scripts\activate

Python 3.13+ Users: Install audioop auxiliary library: uv pip install audioop-lts

Install package in editable mode

uv pip install -e .

Integration Configuration

Incorporate the following block into your claude_desktop_config.json file:

"discord-raw": {
  "command": "uv",
  "args": [
    "--directory", 
    "PATH/TO/mcp-discord-raw",
    "run",
    "discord-raw-mcp"
  ],
  "env": {
    "DISCORD_TOKEN": "YOUR-BOT-TOKEN"
  }
}

Operational Syntax

Standard REST Communication Pattern

{ "method": "POST", "endpoint": "guilds/123456789/roles", "payload": { "name": "Bot Master", "permissions": "8", "color": 3447003, "mentionable": true } }

Command-Style Invocation (Simulated Slash)

{ "method": "POST", "endpoint": "/role create name:Bot_Master color:blue permissions:8 mentionable:true guild_id:123456789" }

Illustrative Scenarios

1. Role Fabrication:

{ "method": "POST", "endpoint": "/role create name:Moderator color:red permissions:moderate_members guild_id:123456789" }

1. Message Dispatch:

{ "method": "POST", "endpoint": "channels/123456789/messages", "payload": { "content": "Greetings transmitted via the direct API interface!" } }

1. Server Metadata Retrieval:

{ "method": "GET", "endpoint": "guilds/123456789" }

Expert Usage Guidelines:

Pre-load relevant server, channel, and user identifiers into your project context memory. Furthermore, prime the model with instructions similar to this for optimal tool engagement:

"The operational interface for Discord interaction is named discord_api, accepting three primary arguments: 1. method: The required HTTP verb ("GET", "POST", "PUT", "PATCH", "DELETE"). 2. endpoint: The precise Discord resource path (e.g., "guilds/{guild.id}/roles"). 3. payload: An optional JSON object containing request body data.

Crucial operational illustrations: 1. Role Provisioning:

discord_api method: POST endpoint: guilds/{server_id}/roles payload: { "name": "Role Name", "color": 3447003, // Denoted in base-10 format "mentionable": true }

1. Structuring Channels within Categories:

// Category Creation discord_api method: POST endpoint: guilds/{server_id}/channels payload: { "name": "Category Name", "type": 4 // Designates a category container } // Text Channel placement under a parent discord_api method: POST endpoint: guilds/{server_id}/channels payload: { "name": "channel-name", "type": 0, // Text channel designation "parent_id": "category_id", "topic": "A description for the channel" }

1. Hierarchy Modification (Moving Channels):

discord_api method: PATCH endpoint: channels/{channel_id} payload: { "parent_id": "category_id" }

1. Sending Outbound Messages:

discord_api method: POST endpoint: channels/{channel_id}/messages payload: { "content": "Message content with embedded Unicode characters \ud83d\ude04" }

1. Role Assignment to Members:

discord_api method: PUT endpoint: guilds/{server_id}/members/{user_id}/roles/{role_id} payload: {}

This tool encompasses the entire Discord API specification; consult the official documentation for endpoint specifics. Response objects return vital identifiers that facilitate chaining requests.

Optimization Notes: - Archive identifiers returned from creation requests for subsequent dependent operations. - Regarding emoji representation: Prefer Discord's native shortcode format (e.g., :champagne_glass:) over direct Unicode characters, as the latter may sometimes cause instability in the client environment. - Channel Type mapping: 0=Text, 2=Voice, 4=Category, 13=Stage. - Role color values must be supplied in their decimal representation, not hexadecimal. - Most resource modification operations mandate the use of the PATCH verb. - Transmitting an empty request body requires {} rather than null.

Licensing

This project adheres to the MIT License terms.

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