discord-app-setup

Setting up a Discord bot requires creating a Discord application, enabling required privileged gateway intents, securely storing the bot token, validating it against Discord REST APIs, and generating a least-privilege OAuth2 invite URL.

Privileged gateway intents are Discord application settings required to receive sensitive member-event data. You need them when connecting a bot to an assistant for Gateway-based messaging and member-event support during personal-assistant onboarding workflows.

Generating a least-privilege OAuth2 invite URL involves computing a permission integer that excludes high-risk permissions like Administrator. The bot setup process derives this secure authorize URL from your stored token after validating bot identity.

Discord bot token validation fails with 401 or 403 errors when the token is invalid or lacks permissions. The guided setup skill runs token validation against Discord REST endpoints and provides a troubleshooting reference for these common OAuth invite and intent issues.

Securely storing Discord bot credentials involves collecting the token only through the assistant's secure credential prompt. This guided setup avoids persisting token-derived metadata and uses gated scripts to check credential presence and ensure careful secret management.