Discord Setup

This guide walks through creating a Discord bot and inviting it to your server.

1. Create an application

1. Go to the Discord Developer Portal
2. Click New Application
3. Give it a name (e.g. "Laserbeak") and click Create

2. Create a bot user

1. In your application, go to the Bot tab
2. Click Add Bot (if not already created)
3. Under Token, click Copy — this is your discord.token

caution

Never commit your bot token to version control. Use environment variables or a config file that is gitignored.

3. Enable intents

Under Privileged Gateway Intents, enable:

• Message Content Intent — required for reading text commands
• Server Members Intent — optional, for member-related features

4. Set up OAuth2 and invite

1. Go to the OAuth2 tab
2. Under Scopes, select:
   • bot
   • applications.commands
3. Under Bot Permissions, select:
   • Send Messages
   • Read Message History
   • Connect (voice)
   • Speak (voice)
   • Use Voice Activity
4. Copy the generated URL and open it in your browser
5. Select your server and click Authorize

5. Get channel and guild IDs

To get Discord IDs, enable Developer Mode in Discord settings (User Settings → Advanced → Developer Mode). Then right-click on any server, channel, or user to copy their ID.

You'll need:

ID	Config key	How to get it
Guild (server) ID	discord.guildid	Right-click server name → Copy Server ID
Voice channel ID	discord.voicechannelid	Right-click voice channel → Copy Channel ID
Text channel ID	discord.textchannelid	Right-click text channel → Copy Channel ID