Discord API MCP Server
Send messages, manage servers, and integrate Discord bots into your AI agent workflows.
Quick Answer
- 1. The Discord API MCP server lets Claude, Cursor, and VS Code interact with the Discord API API through natural language.
- 2. Setup: Add the config to
claude_desktop_config.json, set your Bot Token variables, and restart. - 3. 3 operations available including Get channel messages, Send message, Get guild.
- 4. Quality score: 58/99 — fair source quality and documentation coverage.
Overview
Category: Communication
Auth: Bot Token
Endpoints: 3
Transport: STDIO
Command: npx -y @discord/mcp-server
Spec: v10.0
Setup time: ~2 min (auth required)
Environment Variables
DISCORD_BOT_TOKENExample: your_bot_token
One-Click Install
Copy the snippet for your MCP client and paste it in — zero editing required.
Claude Desktop
Add to claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"discord": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@discord/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN": "your_bot_token"
}
}
}
}Cursor
Settings → MCP Servers → Add
{
"mcpServers": {
"discord": {
"url": "https://mcpbridge.org/config/discord.json"
}
}
}Saves as .cursor/mcp.json in the download. Move it to your project root.
VS Code
Use with MCP extension
{
"mcpServers": {
"discord": {
"url": "https://mcpbridge.org/config/discord.json"
}
}
}MCP Server Configuration
Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json or Cursor MCP settings.
{
"mcpServers": {
"discord": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y","@discord/mcp-server"],
"env": {
"DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN": "your_bot_token"
}
}
}
}What You Can Build
With the Discord API MCP server, your AI assistant can:
- Access 3 API operations through natural language
- Read, create, and modify communication resources without writing HTTP requests
- Chain multiple operations in a single conversation for complex workflows
- Combine with other MCP servers for cross-tool automation
Endpoints
/channels/{channel_id}/messagesGet channel messages
/channels/{channel_id}/messagesSend message
/guilds/{guild_id}Get guild
Authentication
This API requires Bot Token authentication.
Set the required environment variables in your MCP client before using this server. Refer to the Discord API API documentation to obtain credentials.
Required environment variables:
DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN
Spec Version
Version: 10.0
Spec version published with the OpenAPI document. Config auto-updates when the spec changes.
Page last updated: June 13, 2026
Quality Score
- +Community source (+22)
- +Has documentation (+12)
- +Auth type defined (+8)
- +OpenAPI spec available (+8)
- +3 endpoints (+8)
Build with Discord API
Get everything you need in one bundle: MCP config, cursor rules, and framework integration for Discord API.
View Discord Bot Stack→Read the Guide
Step-by-step walkthrough for setting up and using the Discord API MCP server.
Discord APIMCP Setup Guide →This listing is verified by the API owner.
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