Integration Guide
Discord
Add your AI to Discord servers
Prerequisites
- A Discord account
- A Discord server where you have admin permissions
- A deployed Flowly server
- Pro or Business plan
Step 1: Create a Discord Application
- Go to the Discord Developer Portal
- Click New Application
- Give your application a name (e.g., "Flowly AI")
- Click Create
Step 2: Create a Bot
- In your application, go to the Bot section
- Click Add Bot
- Under Privileged Gateway Intents, enable:
- Message Content Intent (required!)
- Click Reset Token to get your bot token
- Copy the token (you'll need this for Flowly)
Critical: Enable Message Content Intent
Without this enabled, your bot won't be able to read messages. This is the most common setup issue!
Step 3: Invite Bot to Your Server
- Go to OAuth2 → URL Generator
- Under Scopes, select
bot - Under Bot Permissions, select:
- Read Messages/View Channels
- Send Messages
- Read Message History
- Copy the generated URL and open it in your browser
- Select your server and authorize the bot
Step 4: Connect in Flowly
- Go to your Flowly dashboard
- Navigate to your server's Connections tab
- Click Connect Discord
- Paste your bot token
- Click Connect
Step 5: Start Using
Your bot is now online in your Discord server! Mention the bot or DM it to start chatting.
Example commands:
@FlowlyAI What can you help me with?@FlowlyAI Summarize the last 10 messages in this channel