Catchmeifyoucaan Surpriseson Discord

Discord Actions

Overview

Use discord to manage messages, reactions, threads, polls, and moderation. You can disable groups via discord.actions.* (defaults to enabled, except roles/moderation). The tool uses the bot token configured for Surprisebot.

Inputs to collect

• For reactions: channelId, messageId, and an emoji.
• For fetchMessage: guildId, channelId, messageId, or a messageLink like https://discord.com/channels/<guildId>/<channelId>/<messageId>.
• For stickers/polls/sendMessage: a to target (channel:<id> or user:<id>). Optional content text.
• Polls also need a question plus 2–10 answers.
• For media: mediaUrl with file:///path for local files or https://... for remote.
• For emoji uploads: guildId, name, mediaUrl, optional roleIds (limit 256KB, PNG/JPG/GIF).
• For sticker uploads: guildId, name, description, tags, mediaUrl (limit 512KB, PNG/APNG/Lottie JSON).

Message context lines include discord message id and channel fields you can reuse directly.

Note: sendMessage uses to: "channel:<id>" format, not channelId. Other actions like react, readMessages, editMessage use channelId directly. Note: fetchMessage accepts message IDs or full links like https://discord.com/channels/<guildId>/<channelId>/<messageId>.

Actions

React to a message

{
  "action": "react",
  "channelId": "123",
  "messageId": "456",
  "emoji": "✅"
}

List reactions + users

{
  "action": "reactions",
  "channelId": "123",
  "messageId": "456",
  "limit": 100
}

Send a sticker

{
  "action": "sticker",
  "to": "channel:123",
  "stickerIds": ["9876543210"],
  "content": "Nice work!"
}

• Up to 3 sticker IDs per message.
• to can be user:<id> for DMs.

Upload a custom emoji

{
  "action": "emojiUpload",
  "guildId": "999",
  "name": "party_blob",
  "mediaUrl": "file:///tmp/party.png",
  "roleIds": ["222"]
}

• Emoji images must be PNG/JPG/GIF and <= 256KB.
• roleIds is optional; omit to make the emoji available to everyone.

Upload a sticker

{
  "action": "stickerUpload",
  "guildId": "999",
  "name": "surprisebot_wave",
  "description": "Surprisebot waving hello",
  "tags": "👋",
  "mediaUrl": "file:///tmp/wave.png"
}

• Stickers require name, description, and tags.
• Uploads must be PNG/APNG/Lottie JSON and <= 512KB.

Create a poll

{
  "action": "poll",
  "to": "channel:123",
  "question": "Lunch?",
  "answers": ["Pizza", "Sushi", "Salad"],
  "allowMultiselect": false,
  "durationHours": 24,
  "content": "Vote now"
}

• durationHours defaults to 24; max 32 days (768 hours).

Check bot permissions for a channel

{
  "action": "permissions",
  "channelId": "123"
}

Ideas to try

• React with ✅/⚠️ to mark status updates.
• Post a quick poll for release decisions or meeting times.
• Send celebratory stickers after successful deploys.
• Upload new emojis/stickers for release moments.
• Run weekly “priority check” polls in team channels.
• DM stickers as acknowledgements when a user’s request is completed.

Action gating

Use discord.actions.* to disable action groups:

• reactions (react + reactions list + emojiList)
• stickers, polls, permissions, messages, threads, pins, search
• emojiUploads, stickerUploads
• memberInfo, roleInfo, channelInfo, voiceStatus, events
• roles (role add/remove, default false)
• channels (channel/category create/edit/delete/move, default false)
• moderation (timeout/kick/ban, default false)

Read recent messages

{
  "action": "readMessages",
  "channelId": "123",
  "limit": 20
}

Fetch a single message

{
  "action": "fetchMessage",
  "guildId": "999",
  "channelId": "123",
  "messageId": "456"
}

{
  "action": "fetchMessage",
  "messageLink": "https://discord.com/channels/999/123/456"
}

Send/edit/delete a message

{
  "action": "sendMessage",
  "to": "channel:123",
  "content": "Hello from Surprisebot"
}

With media attachment:

{
  "action": "sendMessage",
  "to": "channel:123",
  "content": "Check out this audio!",
  "mediaUrl": "file:///tmp/audio.mp3"
}

• to uses format channel:<id> or user:<id> for DMs (not channelId!)
• mediaUrl supports local files (file:///path/to/file) and remote URLs (https://...)
• Optional replyTo with a message ID to reply to a specific message

{
  "action": "editMessage",
  "channelId": "123",
  "messageId": "456",
  "content": "Fixed typo"
}

{
  "action": "deleteMessage",
  "channelId": "123",
  "messageId": "456"
}

Threads

{
  "action": "threadCreate",
  "channelId": "123",
  "name": "Bug triage",
  "messageId": "456"
}

{
  "action": "threadList",
  "guildId": "999"
}

{
  "action": "threadReply",
  "channelId": "777",
  "content": "Replying in thread"
}

Pins

{
  "action": "pinMessage",
  "channelId": "123",
  "messageId": "456"
}

{
  "action": "listPins",
  "channelId": "123"
}

Search messages

{
  "action": "searchMessages",
  "guildId": "999",
  "content": "release notes",
  "channelIds": ["123", "456"],
  "limit": 10
}

Member + role info

{
  "action": "memberInfo",
  "guildId": "999",
  "userId": "111"
}

{
  "action": "roleInfo",
  "guildId": "999"
}

List available custom emojis

{
  "action": "emojiList",
  "guildId": "999"
}

Role changes (disabled by default)

{
  "action": "roleAdd",
  "guildId": "999",
  "userId": "111",
  "roleId": "222"
}

Channel info

{
  "action": "channelInfo",
  "channelId": "123"
}

{
  "action": "channelList",
  "guildId": "999"
}

Channel management (disabled by default)

Create, edit, delete, and move channels and categories. Enable via discord.actions.channels: true.

Create a text channel:

{
  "action": "channelCreate",
  "guildId": "999",
  "name": "general-chat",
  "type": 0,
  "parentId": "888",
  "topic": "General discussion"
}

• type: Discord channel type integer (0 = text, 2 = voice, 4 = category; other values supported)
• parentId: category ID to nest under (optional)
• topic, position, nsfw: optional

Create a category:

{
  "action": "categoryCreate",
  "guildId": "999",
  "name": "Projects"
}

Edit a channel:

{
  "action": "channelEdit",
  "channelId": "123",
  "name": "new-name",
  "topic": "Updated topic"
}

• Supports name, topic, position, parentId (null to remove from category), nsfw, rateLimitPerUser

Move a channel:

{
  "action": "channelMove",
  "guildId": "999",
  "channelId": "123",
  "parentId": "888",
  "position": 2
}

• parentId: target category (null to move to top level)

Delete a channel:

{
  "action": "channelDelete",
  "channelId": "123"
}

Edit/delete a category:

{
  "action": "categoryEdit",
  "categoryId": "888",
  "name": "Renamed Category"
}

{
  "action": "categoryDelete",
  "categoryId": "888"
}

Voice status

{
  "action": "voiceStatus",
  "guildId": "999",
  "userId": "111"
}

Scheduled events

{
  "action": "eventList",
  "guildId": "999"
}

Moderation (disabled by default)

{
  "action": "timeout",
  "guildId": "999",
  "userId": "111",
  "durationMinutes": 10
}

Discord Writing Style Guide

Keep it conversational! Discord is a chat platform, not documentation.

Do

• Short, punchy messages (1-3 sentences ideal)
• Multiple quick replies > one wall of text
• Use emoji for tone/emphasis 🦞
• Lowercase casual style is fine
• Break up info into digestible chunks
• Match the energy of the conversation

Don't

• No markdown tables (Discord renders them as ugly raw | text |)
• No ## Headers for casual chat (use bold or CAPS for emphasis)
• Avoid multi-paragraph essays
• Don't over-explain simple things
• Skip the "I'd be happy to help!" fluff

Formatting that works

• bold for emphasis
• code for technical terms
• Lists for multiple items

• quotes for referencing

• Wrap multiple links in <> to suppress embeds

Example transformations

❌ Bad:

I'd be happy to help with that! Here's a comprehensive overview of the versioning strategies available:

## Semantic Versioning
Semver uses MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH format where...

## Calendar Versioning
CalVer uses date-based versions like...

✅ Good:

versioning options: semver (1.2.3), calver (2026.01.04), or yolo (`latest` forever). what fits your release cadence?

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