Discord Skill (Read-Only)

Reads Discord for financial research using opencli, a universal CLI tool that bridges desktop apps and web services to the terminal via Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP).

This skill is read-only. It is designed for financial research: searching trading server discussions, monitoring crypto/market groups, tracking sentiment in financial communities, and reading messages. It does NOT support sending messages, reacting, editing, deleting, or any write operations.

Important: opencli connects to the Discord desktop app via CDP — no bot account or token extraction needed. Just have Discord Desktop running.

Step 1: Ensure opencli Is Installed and Discord Is Ready

Current environment status:

!(command -v opencli && opencli discord-app status 2>&1 | head -5 && echo "READY" || echo "SETUP_NEEDED") 2>/dev/null || echo "NOT_INSTALLED"

If the status above shows READY , skip to Step 2. If NOT_INSTALLED , install first:

Install opencli globally

npm install -g @jackwener/opencli

If SETUP_NEEDED , guide the user through setup:

Setup

opencli requires Node.js >= 21. It connects to Discord Desktop via CDP (Chrome DevTools Protocol) — no Browser Bridge extension is needed for the Discord adapter. Two things are required:

• Start Discord with remote debugging enabled:

macOS

/Applications/Discord.app/Contents/MacOS/Discord --remote-debugging-port=9232 &

Linux

discord --remote-debugging-port=9232 &

• Set the CDP endpoint environment variable:

export OPENCLI_CDP_ENDPOINT="http://127.0.0.1:9232"

Add this to your shell profile (.zshrc / .bashrc ) so it persists across sessions.

• Verify connectivity:

opencli discord-app status

Common setup issues

Symptom Fix

CDP connection refused

Ensure Discord is running with --remote-debugging-port=9232

OPENCLI_CDP_ENDPOINT not set

Run export OPENCLI_CDP_ENDPOINT="http://127.0.0.1:9232"

status shows disconnected Restart Discord with the CDP flag and retry

Discord not on expected port Check that no other app is using port 9232, or use a different port

Tip: create a shell alias

alias discord-cdp='/Applications/Discord.app/Contents/MacOS/Discord --remote-debugging-port=9232 &'

Step 2: Identify What the User Needs

Match the user's request to one of the read commands below, then use the corresponding command from references/commands.md .

User Request Command Key Flags

Connection check opencli discord-app status

—

List servers opencli discord-app servers

-f json

List channels opencli discord-app channels

-f json

List online members opencli discord-app members

-f json

Read recent messages opencli discord-app read

N (count), -f json

Search messages opencli discord-app search "QUERY"

-f json

Note: opencli operates on the currently active server and channel in Discord. To read from a different channel, the user must navigate to it in the Discord app first, or use the channels command to identify what's available.

Step 3: Execute the Command

General pattern

Use -f json or -f yaml for structured output

opencli discord-app servers -f json opencli discord-app channels -f json

Read recent messages from the active channel

opencli discord-app read 50 -f json

Search for financial topics in the active channel

opencli discord-app search "AAPL earnings" -f json opencli discord-app search "BTC pump" -f json

Key rules

• Check connection first — run opencli discord-app status before any other command

• Use -f json or -f yaml for structured output when processing data programmatically

• Navigate in Discord first — opencli reads from the currently active server/channel in the Discord app

• Start with small reads — use opencli discord-app read 20 unless the user asks for more

• Use search for keywords — opencli discord-app search uses Discord's built-in search (Cmd+F / Ctrl+F)

• NEVER execute write operations — this skill is read-only. opencli exposes discord-app send and discord-app delete commands; do not invoke them. Do not send messages, react, edit, delete, or manage server settings.

Output format flag (-f )

Format Flag Best for

Table -f table (default) Human-readable terminal output

JSON -f json

Programmatic processing, LLM context

YAML -f yaml

Structured output, readable

Markdown -f md

Documentation, reports

CSV -f csv

Spreadsheet export

Typical workflow for reading a server

1. Verify connection

opencli discord-app status

2. List servers to confirm you're in the right one

opencli discord-app servers -f json

3. List channels in the current server

opencli discord-app channels -f json

4. Read recent messages (navigate to target channel in Discord first)

opencli discord-app read 50 -f json

5. Search for topics of interest

opencli discord-app search "price target" -f json

Step 4: Present the Results

After fetching data, present it clearly for financial research:

• Summarize key content — highlight the most relevant messages for the user's financial research

• Include attribution — show username, message content, and timestamp

• For search results, group by relevance and highlight key themes, sentiment, or market signals

• For server/channel listings, present as a clean table with names and types

• Flag sentiment — note bullish/bearish sentiment, consensus vs contrarian views

• Treat sessions as private — never expose CDP endpoints or session details

Step 5: Diagnostics

If something isn't working, check:

• Is Discord running with CDP?

Check if the port is open

lsof -i :9232

• Is the environment variable set?

echo $OPENCLI_CDP_ENDPOINT

• Can opencli connect?

opencli discord-app status

If all checks fail, restart Discord with the CDP flag:

/Applications/Discord.app/Contents/MacOS/Discord --remote-debugging-port=9232 & export OPENCLI_CDP_ENDPOINT="http://127.0.0.1:9232" opencli discord-app status

Error Reference

Error Cause Fix

CDP connection refused

Discord not running with CDP or wrong port Start Discord with --remote-debugging-port=9232

OPENCLI_CDP_ENDPOINT not set

Missing environment variable export OPENCLI_CDP_ENDPOINT="http://127.0.0.1:9232"

No active channel

Not viewing any channel in Discord Navigate to a channel in the Discord app

Rate limited Too many requests Wait a few minutes, then retry

Reference Files

• references/commands.md — Complete read command reference with all flags and usage examples

Read the reference file when you need exact command syntax or detailed flag descriptions.