CHATBOTS

Agent-driven Discord triage bot using an MCP knowledge tool

An agent fields each help-channel question, calls a custom MCP tool to look up grounded answers, and decides on its own whether to reply, ask a clarifying question.

CategoryChatbots
Enginepaperclip
Difficultyadvanced
Triggerevent
Steps5
Setup~25 min

How it runs

The automated pipeline, trigger to output.

  • TriggerNew help-channel message arrivesDiscordDiscord
  • ActionRetrieve grounded context via MCP toolCustom MCP server
  • LogicAgent chooses answer, clarify, or escalateOpenAI
  • OutputPost reply or clarifying question in channelDiscordDiscord
  • OutputOpen mod thread with triage summary on escalationDiscordDiscord

What it does

Runs an autonomous triage agent over your help channel. Rather than a fixed pipeline, the agent reasons about each question, calls a custom MCP knowledge tool to retrieve grounded source material, and chooses the next action: answer directly, ask the member for clarification, or escalate to a moderator. It handles multi-turn back-and-forth so members aren't dropped after one reply.

When to use it

When questions are messy, ambiguous, or multi-part and a rigid lookup-and-reply flow gives bad answers. The agent's judgment shines when it needs to ask follow-ups before it can ground an answer, or recognize when a question is truly out of scope.

How it works

  1. 1A new help-channel message triggers the agent.
  2. 2The agent calls the custom MCP knowledge tool to retrieve relevant grounded rules and FAQ context.
  3. 3The agent decides among answer, clarify, or escalate based on what it found.
  4. 4For a direct answer or clarifying question, it posts the reply back to the channel.
  5. 5For an escalation, it opens a moderator thread summarizing what it tried and why it couldn't answer.

Set it up

What you configure once, before turning it on.

  1. 1
    Connect DiscordCommunity channels + voice + bots.
  2. 2
    Connect Custom MCP serverConnect any MCP-compatible tool you own.
  3. 3
    Connect OpenAIModels, embeddings, files.
  4. 4
    Set each agent's modelWe leave models unset so you pick the tier — fast + cheap, or top-quality.
  5. 5
    Tune it to your dataEdit the prompts, filters, and field mappings so it matches how your team works.
  6. 6
    Test, then turn it onRun once against a sample, confirm the output, then enable the trigger.

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