Discord MCP Server

The Discord MCP server exposes your Discord guild to Claude and other MCP-compatible AI agents. Claude can read channel history, post messages, list server members, and fetch channel information — making it possible to build Discord bots, summarise server activity, or moderate conversations with AI assistance.

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+ — required to run via npx
• Discord Bot Token — create a bot at discord.com/developers/applications
• Bot needs Message Content Intent enabled in the portal and the following permissions: Read Messages, Send Messages, View Channel
• Invite the bot to your server with the correct permission scopes

Installation & Configuration

Add this block to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "discord": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-discord"],
      "env": {
        "DISCORD_TOKEN": "Bot YOUR_BOT_TOKEN_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Config file location:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Available Tools (5)

• list_guilds
  List servers the bot is in
• list_channels
  List channels in a guild
• read_messages
  Fetch message history
• send_message
  Post a message to a channel
• get_guild_members
  List members in a server

Use Cases

• Summarise what was discussed in a channel while you were away
• Draft and post announcements or release notes to a channel
• Monitor a support channel and draft replies for human review

Tips & Gotchas

Source & Documentation