Install Discord MCP for Claude Desktop
Claude Desktop reads mcpServers from claude_desktop_config.json. Restart the app after saving.
- Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS, %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows, or ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on Linux.
- Paste the JSON config below.
- Replace placeholder secrets, then restart the client if it does not reload on its own.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"hypark5540-discord-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@hypark5540/discord-mcp@0.1.1"
],
"env": {
"DISCORD_TOKEN": "YOUR_DISCORD_TOKEN",
"DISCORD_ENABLE_WRITES": "false",
"DISCORD_ENABLE_DELETES": "false",
"DISCORD_ALLOW_UNRESTRICTED_WRITES": "false",
"DISCORD_ALLOWED_GUILD_IDS": "",
"DISCORD_ALLOWED_CHANNEL_IDS": "",
"DISCORD_MAX_RESPONSE_CHARS": "50000"
}
}
}
}