Check in: Unit 2 - Local setup
This unit installs the published CLI and gives your MCP client an explicit stdio server configuration. Nothing is deployed: the client starts discord-mcp as a local subprocess.
Where are you going?
Section titled “Where are you going?”You will first verify Node.js, install @discord-mcp/cli, and confirm the executable works.
Then you will generate a client-specific mcpServers entry, merge it without overwriting
other servers, and restart the client so it can discover discord-mcp’s tools.
The generated configuration can contain your bot token. Treat the entire local config file as a secret after you add a real token.
Checklist
Section titled “Checklist”- I have Node.js 22.12 or newer and can run commands in a terminal.
- I have an MCP client that can start a local stdio server.
- My bot token is available privately and is not stored in this repository.