Discord MCP servers: which one to use

Discord has no official server. Use GuildControl for read-only access with reviewed writes, pasympa or cappyeo to manage a server, or saseq for a Docker setup.

Servers: 58; active
Hosted: 9; nothing to install
Local: 32; runs on your machine

Discord does not publish an MCP server, so every option here is community made. Almost all of them run as your own Discord bot, so you create a bot in the Discord developer portal and give it only the permissions you want an AI to have. Most can send messages, edit channels and manage roles, which makes the bot's permissions your real safety limit. Avoid selfbot servers that run as your personal account, because their own README says that breaks Discord's rules.

Good for

Community managers who want Claude to set up channels, roles and onboarding from a prompt
Moderators who want help reading a busy server and checking permissions
Developers building Discord bots who want an assistant to call the Discord API
Teams who want an assistant to read a server without being able to change it

Which Discord MCP server to use

Pick GuildControl if you want read-only presets and approval before any change. Pick cappyeo to manage or build a server with allowlists, and pasympa or saseq for a simpler setup.

Server	Runs	Sign-in	Safety option	Tools	GitHub stars
saseq	Local	Bot token	–	–	579
cappyeo	Local	Bot token	Allowlists	222	189
MCP-Discord (barryyip0625)	Local	Bot token	–	–	108
pasympa	Local	Bot token	–	95+	29
GuildControlThis page	Local	Bot token	Read-only presets	–	1

All Discord MCP servers

58 active · official first, then by GitHub stars

Show all 58

Questions

Is there an official Discord MCP server?

No. Discord does not publish one, so every server here is made by the community.

How do these servers connect to Discord?

Most run as your own Discord bot. You create a bot in the Discord developer portal and give its token to the server. saseq, cappyeo, MCP-Discord, pasympa and GuildControl all work this way.

Which one is safest?

GuildControl. Its README describes a read-only setup preset, an exact scope for servers and channels, and approval before any write. cappyeo also limits access with guild and tool-category allowlists.

Can the AI delete channels or ban members?

Yes, with servers that cover moderation and roles, such as cappyeo and pasympa, if the bot has those permissions. Do not give the bot Administrator. GuildControl's README says the same.

Which one has the most tools?

cappyeo lists 222 typed tools. pasympa lists 95 or more. Check what you need, because more tools means more that the AI can change.

Is it safe to use a selfbot server?

No. The discord.py-self-mcp README itself warns that automating a user account is against Discord's terms. It acts as your personal account and can read your DMs, so use a bot-based server instead.

Does it work with Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor?

pasympa names Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code Copilot. cappyeo names Claude, Codex, Cursor and several others. saseq says it suits MCP apps such as Claude and ChatGPT.

Are they free?

Yes. All are open source: saseq, MCP-Discord and pasympa use the MIT license, cappyeo uses Apache-2.0, and GuildControl uses AGPL-3.0.

What do I need before I install one?

A Discord bot token from the developer portal and the bot added to your server. MCP-Discord's README also asks you to turn on the Message Content and Server Members intents.