mcp-discord-forum

MCP server for posting and managing topics in Discord forum channels.

Usage

Add to your MCP client config (e.g. ~/.kiro/settings/mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "discord-forum": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-discord-forum"],
      "env": {
        "DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN": "your-bot-token-here"
      },
      "disabled": false,
      "autoApprove": [
        "create_forum_post",
        "reply_to_forum_post",
        "list_forum_posts",
        "get_forum_post_messages",
        "list_forum_tags"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Related MCP server: Discourse MCP

Tools

Setup — Creating the Discord Bot

Create the application:

1. Go to discord.com/developers/applications

2. Click New Application, give it a name and confirm

3. In the sidebar, click Bot

4. Click Reset Token → copy the generated token (use it as DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN)

Enable intents:
5. On the same Bot page, scroll to Privileged Gateway Intents
6. Enable Message Content Intent
7. Save changes

Invite the bot to your server:
8. In the sidebar, click OAuth2 → URL Generator
9. Under Scopes, check: bot
10. Under Bot Permissions, check:
- View Channels
- Send Messages
- Send Messages in Threads
- Create Public Threads
- Read Message History
11. Copy the generated URL at the bottom, open it in the browser and select your server

Grant access to the forum channel:
12. In Discord, right-click the forum channel → Edit Channel → Permissions
13. Add the bot and make sure the permissions above are allowed

Finding Channel IDs

Enable Developer Mode in Discord (Settings → Advanced → Developer Mode), then right-click any channel and select Copy Channel ID.