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Connecting ClawHQ to Discord lets your agents respond to messages, run tasks, and post updates directly in your server.

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Create a Discord bot

1

Open the Discord Developer Portal

Go to discord.com/developers/applications and click New Application.Give it a name — this becomes your bot’s display name (e.g. “Mike”).
2

Create the bot

In the left sidebar, click Bot. Then click Add Bot → Yes, do it!Under Token, click Reset Token and copy the token. You’ll need this in ClawHQ.
Treat your bot token like a password. Never commit it to git or share it publicly.
3

Enable required intents

Still on the Bot page, scroll to Privileged Gateway Intents and enable:
  • Server Members Intent
  • Message Content Intent
Click Save Changes.
4

Generate an invite link

In the sidebar, click OAuth2 → URL Generator.Under Scopes, select: bot, applications.commandsUnder Bot Permissions, select:
  • Read Messages / View Channels
  • Send Messages
  • Read Message History
  • Use Slash Commands
Copy the generated URL at the bottom and open it in your browser to invite the bot to your server.
5

Add the token to ClawHQ

In the ClawHQ dashboard, go to Settings → Channels → Discord.Paste your bot token and click Save. ClawHQ will connect and confirm the bot is online.

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Talk to your agent

Once connected, mention your bot in any channel: 
@Mike what's on my task list today?
@Scout research the latest funding rounds in AI tooling
@Codex review this function: [paste code]
Agents respond in the same channel. Long tasks update with progress.

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Slash commands

ClawHQ registers /ask as a global slash command. Type /ask in any channel to open a modal for longer messages.

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DM support

Agents respond to direct messages by default. You can disable this per-agent in Team → [Agent] → Settings → DM access.

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Troubleshooting

Bot is offline or not responding
  • Check Settings → Channels → Discord — the connection status should show green
  • Verify the bot has been invited to the server with the correct permissions
  • Check docker compose logs openclaw for error details
Bot doesn’t see messages
  • Make sure Message Content Intent is enabled in the Discord Developer Portal
  • The bot needs Read Messages and Read Message History permissions in the channel
“Missing permissions” error
  • Re-invite the bot using the URL Generator with updated permissions