Discord Connect Wizard

One-machine Discord bot onboarding wizard for OpenClaw. Use when setting up Discord for the first time (create bot, enable intents, invite to a guild, auto-write OpenClaw config, restart gateway, and complete DM pairing). Designed for local Mac/Windows/Linux hosts with a localhost web UI + optional browser automation guidance.

Discord Connect Wizard (OpenClaw)

Run a localhost setup wizard that minimizes manual Discord steps.

Non-negotiable manual steps (Discord security):

• Complete Discord login / CAPTCHA / 2FA if prompted
• Copy the Bot Token once
• Click OAuth authorize once
• If DM pairing is needed: enable DMs in server privacy settings (Discord-side)

Wizard does:

• Creates a NEW OpenClaw channels.discord.accounts.<accountId> entry (never overwrites existing bots)
• Discovers guild/user IDs
• Writes config via openclaw config set ... --json
• Restarts gateway and approves pairing for that account

Quick start

Conversation mode (recommended)

Use browser automation + chat prompts. No localhost UI required.

Hard requirement: agent opens and drives the Developer Portal via browser tool (do not ask user to open pages or click around). Resilience rule: if the browser tool times out / disconnects, the agent must self-recover (restart gateway/browser as needed) and retry. Only ask the user to click if recovery is impossible. UX rule: whenever the user must act (login/CAPTCHA/MFA/OAuth authorize), send a screenshot + ONE instruction line. If you need a deterministic step list, run:

bash

node scripts/conversation-checklist.mjs

Then follow references/conversation-mode.md.

Localhost UI mode (optional)

bash

cd <skill_dir>
node scripts/wizard.mjs
# open http://127.0.0.1:8787

Workflow

1) Create bot + enable intents (guided)

User steps you will see on screen:

• Welcome to the Developer Portal popup → click Log In (or Create Account)
• Complete any required login / CAPTCHA / 2FA (agent cannot bypass Discord security)

Then (agent-guided):

• Create app → Bot → enable Message Content Intent (required)
• Copy Bot Token (paste into wizard)

2) Invite bot to your server (guided)

Wizard generates an invite URL with scopes:

• bot
• applications.commands

and baseline permissions:

• View Channels, Send Messages, Read Message History, Embed Links, Attach Files (+ Add Reactions optional)

You still need to select the server and click Authorize.

3) Auto-discover IDs (automatic)

• Server ID: fetched from bot guild list after invite (if multiple, pick by name in wizard)
• Your User ID: fetched from your first DM to the bot (“hi”) (no Developer Mode copy/paste)

4) Write OpenClaw config + restart (automatic)

Wizard writes:

• channels.discord.enabled=true
• channels.discord.token=...
• channels.discord.groupPolicy="allowlist"
• channels.discord.guilds.<guildId>.requireMention=false
• channels.discord.guilds.<guildId>.users=["<yourUserId>"]

Then runs openclaw gateway restart.

5) Pairing (semi-automatic)

• You DM the bot once
• Wizard extracts the pairing code and runs openclaw pairing approve discord <CODE>

Browser automation (optional)

If an OpenClaw agent with the browser tool is available, use it to:

• open Developer Portal pages
• scroll to the right sections (Intents, Token, OAuth URL generator)
• capture screenshots of the exact UI that requires user involvement (login/CAPTCHA/2FA, OAuth Authorize)

Do not attempt to bypass CAPTCHA/2FA; pause for manual completion.

Files

• scripts/wizard.mjs: localhost wizard server + OpenClaw config writer
• references/openclaw-discord-baseline.md: official baseline config + troubleshooting pointers