# Discord Reader

Read Discord for financial research through opencli connected to the Discord desktop...

- Repository: https://github.com/himself65/finance-skills (3487 stars)
- Category: Writing
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-10-25
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add himself65/finance-skills --skill discord-reader -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add himself65/finance-skills --skill discord-reader -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add himself65/finance-skills --skill discord-reader -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add himself65/finance-skills --skill discord-reader -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add himself65/finance-skills`

## Description

Read Discord for financial research through opencli connected to the Discord desktop app: servers, channels, members, recent messages in the active channel, and message search. Use this skill whenever the user wants to check their Discord, list servers or channels, read or search messages in trading, crypto, or market communities, or gauge what a Discord community is saying about a ticker or coin. Read-only: it cannot send, react to, edit, or delete messages.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Discord Skill (Read-Only)

If your host has not already executed the shell probes below (for example, in Codex), run the commands inside the `!` wrappers with its shell tool before choosing a setup path. Use the actual output; if shell access is unavailable, report that limitation.

Reads Discord for financial research using [opencli](https://github.com/jackwener/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.

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## 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:

```bash
# Install opencli globally
npm install -g @jackwener/opencli
```

If `SETUP_NEEDED`, guide the user through setup:

### Setup

opencli requires Node.js >= 20. It connects to Discord Desktop via CDP (Chrome DevTools Protocol), no Browser Bridge extension is needed for the Discord adapter. Two things are required:

1. **Start Discord with remote debugging enabled:**

```bash
# macOS
/Applications/Discord.app/Contents/MacOS/Discord --remote-debugging-port=9232 &

# Linux
discord --remote-debugging-port=9232 &
```

2. **Set the CDP endpoint environment variable:**

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

The rest: https://github.com/himself65/finance-skills/blob/HEAD/plugins/social-readers/skills/discord-reader/SKILL.md