Discord AI Agent Integration

Overview

The Discord integration lets you deploy your Claw as a bot in your Discord server. Whether you run a developer community, an open-source project, or use Discord for internal team communication, your Claw can join channels, respond to messages, and handle slash commands, all while running securely inside a ClawCage.

This integration is currently in beta. Core messaging features are stable and ready to use, with richer Discord-specific capabilities being added over time. You connect by creating a Discord application, generating a bot token, and adding it to your ClawStaff configuration.

Discord’s channel and thread structure maps well to how Claws process conversations. Your Claw can follow threads, understand channel context, and maintain separate conversation states across different channels in your server.

What Your Claw Can Do

Monitor channels. Assign your Claw to specific channels in your server. It watches for messages and responds based on your configured triggers: mentions, keyword patterns, or all messages in a channel.

Respond to messages. When triggered, your Claw reads the recent message history for context and posts a response. Replies are contextual, taking into account what has been discussed recently in the channel.

Handle slash commands. Register Discord slash commands that let users interact with your Claw through Discord’s native command interface. Commands show up in Discord’s autocomplete and can accept typed parameters.

Participate in threads. Your Claw can follow Discord threads, responding within them to keep conversations organized. Thread context is maintained so the Claw understands the full discussion, not just the latest message.

Who Can Reach Your Claw

Discord whitelisting controls who can communicate with your Claw:

• By user. Whitelist specific Discord users. Only their messages are processed.
• By role. Whitelist Discord roles like @Staff or @Moderator. Only users with whitelisted roles can interact.
• By channel. Whitelist specific channels. The Claw only operates in #support or #dev-help and ignores other channels.

This works alongside three Claw scoping levels:

Private Claw. Only the creator interacts via DM. The Claw is a personal assistant within Discord. Example: a personal bot that you DM to manage GitHub issues or search documentation.

Team Claw. Whitelisted members share the Claw. It responds only to users with the @Staff role in the #internal channel. Community members without the role get no response.

Organization-wide Claw. Any server member can interact. The Claw serves as a community support bot or FAQ assistant. Whitelisted to server members, so users outside the server cannot interact.

How It Works

1. Create a Discord application. Go to the Discord Developer Portal and create a new application. Generate a bot token and configure the required gateway intents (message content, guild messages).

2. Add the bot to your server. Use the OAuth2 URL generator in the Developer Portal to create an invite link with the permissions your Claw needs. Invite the bot to your server.

3. Connect to ClawStaff. Paste your bot token into the Discord integration configuration in the ClawStaff dashboard. The token is encrypted immediately.

4. Configure your Claw. Select which channels the bot should monitor, define slash commands, and set trigger conditions. Configure the AI model, system prompt, and any tools your Claw should have access to.

5. Deploy to a ClawCage. Your Claw is deployed in an isolated container that connects to Discord’s Gateway API. The bot token is injected securely at runtime. The container maintains a persistent WebSocket connection to receive real-time events from Discord.

Security

• Bot tokens encrypted at rest. Your Discord bot token is encrypted before storage and only decrypted inside the ClawCage at runtime.
• Minimal permissions. ClawStaff guides you to request only the Discord permissions your Claw actually needs. You control the bot’s role and channel access through Discord’s standard permission system.
• Tenant isolation. Each Claw runs in its own isolated container. Discord messages from your server are never accessible to other tenants on the platform.
• No message retention outside the ClawCage. Messages are processed in memory within the container. ClawStaff does not store Discord message content on its own infrastructure.
• Revoke anytime. Regenerate the bot token in the Discord Developer Portal or remove the bot from your server. The Claw stops receiving events immediately.

Cross-Integration Workflows

The Discord integration pairs well with development-focused tools:

• Discord to GitHub. A community member reports a bug in your Discord server. Your Claw creates a GitHub issue with the report details, labels it appropriately, and replies in Discord with the issue link.
• GitHub to Discord. New releases, merged pull requests, or CI failures on GitHub trigger your Claw to post formatted updates in a designated Discord channel, keeping your community informed.
• Discord to Slack. Important messages from a public Discord community channel are summarized and forwarded to an internal Slack channel, bridging external community discussions with internal team awareness.
• Community support. Your Claw answers common questions in Discord by searching your documentation, knowledge base, or Notion wiki, and posts the relevant information directly in the channel.

Roadmap: Emoji reaction handling, rich embed responses, role-based access control for Claw commands, forum channel support, and voice channel integration are planned for future releases.