Publish to Discord

Publish formatted content to Discord channels using MCP.

When to Use

Use this skill when you need to:

• Post news digests to Discord channels
• Send breaking news alerts
• Notify teams of important updates
• Share formatted content with Discord communities

Instructions

Step 1: Prepare Content

Format the content for Discord:

• Split long content into chunks (max 2000 characters per message)
• Preserve markdown formatting at split points
• Add part indicators for multi-part messages

Splitting rules:

• Split at line boundaries when possible
• Keep headers with their content
• Add **[Part X/Y]** prefix for multi-part messages

Step 2: Create Thread for Digests

For long digests, use discord/create_thread:

• channel_id: Target channel ID
• name: "AI News Digest - {date}"
• auto_archive_duration: 1440 (24 hours)

This keeps the main channel clean.

Step 3: Send Messages

Use discord/send_message for each content chunk:

• channel_id: Thread ID (if created) or channel ID
• content: Message content (max 2000 chars)

Rate limiting:

• Discord allows 5 messages per 2 seconds per channel
• Add small delay between messages if needed

Step 4: Send Breaking News as Embed

For breaking news, use discord/send_embed for visual impact:

• channel_id: Target channel
• title: Article title with 🚨 prefix
• description: Article summary
• url: Link to source
• color: 0xff0000 (red for breaking)
• fields: [{name: "Source", value: source}, {name: "Importance", value: "X/10"}]
• footer: Breaking reason

Example embed call:

discord/send_embed:
  channel_id: "123456789"
  title: "🚨 GPT-5 Released"
  description: "OpenAI has released GPT-5 with major advances..."
  url: "https://openai.com/blog/gpt-5"
  color: 16711680
  fields:
    - name: "Source"
      value: "OpenAI Blog"
      inline: true
    - name: "Importance"
      value: "10/10"
      inline: true
  footer: "Breaking: Major model release from leading AI company"

Step 5: Include Mentions for Alerts

For critical breaking news:

• Add @here to notify online members
• Add @everyone only for truly critical alerts (use sparingly)

Step 6: Return Results

Return success status including:

• Number of messages sent
• Thread ID (if created)
• Any errors encountered

Tool Usage Guidance

discord/send_message

• Basic text messages
• Max 2000 characters
• Supports Discord markdown

discord/send_embed

• Rich formatted messages
• Better for breaking news
• Supports colors, fields, footers

discord/create_thread

• Create threads for long content
• Keeps main channel clean
• Auto-archives after specified time

Discord Message Limits

Breaking News Embed Colors

Discord Markdown

Supported formatting:

• Bold: **text**
• Italic: *text*
• Underline: __text__
• Strikethrough: ~~text~~
• Code: `code`
• Code block: ```code block```
• Links: [text](url)

Mentions

• User: <@user_id>
• Role: <@&role_id>
• Channel: <#channel_id>
• Everyone: @everyone
• Here: @here

Error Handling

• If send fails, retry with exponential backoff
• If rate limited, wait specified time and retry
• Log failures but continue with remaining messages
• Return partial success if some messages sent

Success Criteria

• Messages delivered to correct channel/thread
• Long content properly split
• Formatting preserved
• Breaking alerts visually distinct
• No message truncation or loss
• Rate limits respected