Steps

1. Create Discord Bot

1. Go to Discord Developer Portal → New Application
2. Bot → Add Bot → Copy the Bot Token
3. Enable Privileged Gateway Intents:
   • ✅ Message Content Intent (required)
   • ✅ Server Members Intent (recommended)

2. Generate Invite URL

OAuth2 → URL Generator:

• Scopes: bot + applications.commands
• Permissions: View Channels, Send Messages, Read Message History, Embed Links, Attach Files, Add Reactions

Copy the URL, open it, invite bot to your server.

3. Configure Clawdbot

Run:

clawdbot configure --section discord

Or add to ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json:

{
  "channels": {
    "discord": {
      "enabled": true,
      "token": "YOUR_BOT_TOKEN",
      "guilds": {
        "YOUR_GUILD_ID": {
          "requireMention": true,
          "channels": {
            "channel-name": { "allow": true }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

4. Restart Gateway

clawdbot gateway restart

Notes

• Send Charles the bot token once created and he'll add the config
• Get guild ID and channel ID by enabling Developer Mode in Discord (Settings → Advanced → Developer Mode), then right-click server/channel → Copy ID