Discord CLI

discord-cli Skill

CLI tool for Discord — fetch chat history, search messages, sync channels, AI analysis.

Agent Defaults

When you need machine-readable output:

1. Prefer --yaml for structured output unless a strict JSON parser is required.
2. Use -n to keep result sets small and token-efficient.
3. Use -o <file> with export to save large datasets to a file.
4. Prefer specific queries over broad ones. Example: use discord search "keyword" -c general --yaml instead of scanning all channels.
5. Non-TTY stdout defaults to YAML automatically. Use OUTPUT=yaml|json|rich|auto to override.
6. All machine-readable output uses the envelope documented in SCHEMA.md.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10+

# Install
uv tool install kabi-discord-cli
# Or: pipx install kabi-discord-cli

# Upgrade to latest (recommended to avoid API errors)
uv tool upgrade kabi-discord-cli
# Or: pipx upgrade kabi-discord-cli

• Token configured via discord auth --save

Commands

Auth & Account

discord auth --save          # Auto-extract & save token
discord status               # Check token validity (exit 0 = valid)
discord status --yaml        # Structured auth status
discord whoami               # User profile
discord whoami --yaml        # Structured profile

Servers & Channels

discord dc guilds            # List servers
discord dc guilds --yaml     # YAML output
discord dc channels <GUILD>  # List text channels
discord dc info <GUILD>      # Server details
discord dc members <GUILD>   # List members

Fetching Messages

discord dc history <CHANNEL_ID> -n 1000   # Fetch history
discord dc sync <CHANNEL_ID>              # Incremental sync
discord dc sync-all                       # Sync all known channels
discord dc tail <CHANNEL_ID> -n 20        # Follow new messages live
discord dc search <GUILD> "keyword"       # Native Discord search

Querying Stored Messages

discord search "keyword"                  # Search local DB
discord search "keyword" -c general       # Filter by channel
discord stats                             # Per-channel stats
discord today                             # Today's messages
discord today -c general --yaml           # Filter + YAML
discord top                               # Most active senders
discord top --hours 24                    # Last 24h only
discord timeline                          # Activity chart
discord timeline --by hour               # Hourly granularity

Data

discord export <CHANNEL> -f json -o out.json   # Export
discord purge <CHANNEL> -y                     # Delete stored

Workflow: Before Using

# Always run this first to ensure token is valid
discord auth --save          # Auto-extract token from browser (if needed)
discord status               # Verify token works

Workflow: Daily Sync

# 1. First time: fetch history for channels you care about
discord dc guilds --yaml
discord dc channels <guild_id> --yaml
discord dc history <channel_id> -n 2000

# 2. Daily: incremental sync
discord dc sync-all

# 3. Read today's messages (structured output for agents)
discord today --yaml

Notes

• Uses Discord user token (not bot token) for read-only access
• Rate limits are handled automatically with retry
• Messages stored in SQLite at ~/Library/Application Support/discord-cli/messages.db

Safety Notes

• Do not ask users to share raw token values in chat logs.
• Prefer auto-extraction via discord auth --save over manual token input.
• Token is stored locally and never uploaded.