Discord Project Manager

Automated Discord project collaboration for OpenClaw multi-agent teams. Create Forum Channels and threads, manage who can speak where, and control mention-only mode — all from the CLI.

Prerequisites

• OpenClaw with Discord channel configured
• Discord bot with Manage Channels permission in the target guild
• Python 3.8+

Quick Start

SKILL_DIR="/path/to/discord-project-manager"

# 1. Initialize (first time only)
python3 "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/discord-pm.py" config init
python3 "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/discord-pm.py" registry init
python3 "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/discord-pm.py" forum-channel set-default <forum_channel_id>

# 2. Create a project thread
python3 "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/discord-pm.py" thread create \
  --name "my-feature" \
  --owner agent-a \
  --participants "agent-a,agent-b"

This creates a thread in your default forum, gives agent-a free speech (owner), and sets agent-b to mention-only mode.

Commands

Configuration

discord-pm.py config init                # Auto-detect guild ID from OpenClaw config
discord-pm.py config get                 # Show current config
discord-pm.py config set-guild <id>      # Set guild ID manually
discord-pm.py config set-forum <id>      # Set default forum channel

Agent Registry

discord-pm.py registry init             # Auto-collect agent info from OpenClaw config
discord-pm.py registry list             # List all registered agents

Forum Channels

# Create a new Forum Channel (uses Discord REST API directly)
discord-pm.py forum-channel create <name> [--emoji <emoji>] [--description <text>]

# Manage forum channels
discord-pm.py forum-channel set-default <channel_id>
discord-pm.py forum-channel add <channel_id> <name>    # Register existing channel
discord-pm.py forum-channel remove <name>
discord-pm.py forum-channel list

Threads

# Create thread (uses default forum unless --forum-channel specified)
discord-pm.py thread create \
  --name <name> \
  --owner <agent> \
  --participants <agent1,agent2,...> \
  [--forum-channel <id>] \
  [--no-mention] \
  [--message <text>]

discord-pm.py thread archive <thread_id>    # Remove all permissions
discord-pm.py thread status <thread_id>     # Show permissions and participants

Permissions

discord-pm.py permissions add <thread_id> <agent1> [agent2...] [--no-mention]
discord-pm.py permissions remove <thread_id> <agent1> [agent2...]
discord-pm.py permissions mention-mode <thread_id> <on|off> <agents...|--all>

Project Registry

discord-pm.py project list [--active] [--archived] [--agent <name>]
discord-pm.py project info <thread_id>
discord-pm.py project describe <thread_id> <text>
discord-pm.py project update <thread_id> --next-action <text>

Projects are automatically registered when threads are created and updated when participants change or threads are archived. The --agent filter shows only projects where the agent is owner or participant, with role labels.

Batch operations: add and remove accept multiple agent names. A single config patch is applied for all agents, so only one gateway reload happens.

The --all flag on mention-mode scans the live OpenClaw config to find every account that currently has access to the thread, then sets mention mode for all of them — including accounts not in the agent registry (e.g. manually configured bots).

Architecture

3-Tier Project Structure

Permission Model

• Owner: requireMention: false — speaks freely, drives the conversation
• Participants: requireMention: true — only responds when @mentioned
• Non-participants: no channel access configured

This keeps threads focused: the owner leads, others contribute when asked.

How It Works

1. Thread/Forum creation — threads via openclaw message CLI, forums via Discord REST API
2. Permission management — patches OpenClaw config (channels.discord.accounts.<account>.guilds.<guild>.channels.<channel>)
3. Config reload — triggers SIGUSR1 graceful restart (2-5s). Falls back to openclaw gateway restart if needed.

Data Files

data/
├── config.json     # Skill config (guild ID, default forum)
├── agents.json     # Agent registry (account IDs, user IDs, channels)
└── projects.json   # Project registry (threads, owners, participants, nextAction)

Both auto-generated by config init and registry init. Excluded from git (user-specific data).

Security & Permissions

This skill requires access to your OpenClaw configuration:

• Reads ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json to obtain the Discord bot token and agent account mappings
• Writes channel permission entries to the same config file (with file locking and atomic writes)
• Triggers SIGUSR1 for graceful config reload (falls back to openclaw gateway restart)

The bot token is used exclusively for Discord REST API calls (forum channel creation). It is never logged, stored elsewhere, or transmitted to third parties.

Recommendations:

• Back up ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json before first use
• Ensure your Discord bot has only Manage Channels permission
• Review the source code if you have concerns about config access

Troubleshooting

Source Structure

discord-project-manager/
├── SKILL.md
├── scripts/
│   ├── discord-pm.py     # Unified CLI
│   └── cli.sh            # Bash wrapper
├── lib/
│   ├── discord_api.py    # Discord API (CLI + REST)
│   ├── config.py         # OpenClaw config operations
│   ├── skill_config.py   # Skill-local config
│   ├── registry.py       # Agent registry
│   ├── thread.py         # Thread lifecycle
│   ├── permissions.py    # Permission management
│   ├── forum.py          # Forum channel management
│   ├── projects.py       # Project registry
│   └── validators.py     # Input validation
└── data/                 # Auto-generated, git-ignored

Version: 2.2.1 Last Updated: 2026-02-27