Discord Admin Bot

Send and read messages in the TraderDaddy-Pro Discord using the bot token at discord.txt. Default channel is #admin-discussion; can target other channels by name once they've been discovered.

When to invoke

• "post to discord: "
• "send to #admin-discussion: "
• "what's been said in discord lately"
• "read last 20 messages from admin-discussion"
• Any request mentioning the TraderDaddy-Pro Discord, #admin-discussion, or "the bot"

Flow

Send a message

python scripts/send.py "Your message here"

Optional flags:

• --channel <name> — target a different channel by name (must be in discord_config.json)
• --channel-id <id> — target by raw ID

Read recent messages

python scripts/read.py --limit 20

Optional flags:

• --channel <name> / --channel-id <id> — same as above
• --format full — include timestamps, authors, attachments; default is compact

Discover channels (one-time, or when channel layout changes)

python scripts/discover.py

Lists every guild the bot is in and every text channel inside, and updates discord_config.json with the resolved IDs for #admin-discussion.

Hard rules

• Never print the token. Loaded silently from discord.txt or $DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN.
• Never commit discord.txt or discord_config.json. The repo root .gitignore blocks both.
• Confirm before destructive ops. No deleting messages without explicit user instruction. Sending and reading are fine without confirmation; deletion requires Michael saying "delete that".
• Respect Discord rate limits. The client retries once on 429 with the Retry-After value; if a second 429 hits, fail loud rather than spam.
• No automated cross-posting. This skill is for direct user-driven sends, not webhook-style notifications. For algo entry/exit alerts, use the existing core/discord_notify.py webhook setup in the mur repo.

Token loading order

1. $DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN env var (highest priority)
2. discord.txt in the skill folder (the install step copies it here from the alpha-skills repo)
3. discord.txt in the current working directory
4. discord.txt walking up from CWD until a parent contains it

Setup (already done if installed via the build)

1. Discord developer portal → Bot → enable MESSAGE CONTENT INTENT (required to read message bodies, not just metadata).
2. Bot must be invited to the TraderDaddy-Pro guild with View Channels + Send Messages + Read Message History permissions on #admin-discussion.
3. discord_config.json populated by discover.py.

If sending or reading fails with 401 → token is wrong. With 403 → permissions missing. With 404 → channel ID stale, re-run discover.py.

See api_reference.md for the underlying endpoints and rate-limit handling.