Discord
Message your Chief of Staff from one Discord direct message, using your own Discord application bot.
Set up Discord
Do the five steps in order. Each one ends with a green box that tells you it worked.
Step 1
Create a Discord application bot
In SettingsMessaging apps, the Discord card has a Private Discord app setup section, and Open Discord app settings takes you to the Discord Developer Portal. On Discord's side:
- Create a new application.
- Copy its Application ID from the General Information page.
- On the Bot page, reset and copy the bot token. Treat it like a password.
- Install the bot somewhere you control, such as your own server or your own account, so you can open a direct message with it.
Murage listens only for direct messages. It reads only DMs from the owner you set, and ignores server (guild) messages.
You're done when: you have the Application ID and the bot token.
Step 2
Save the bot token in Murage
- In the Discord card, under 1. Save credentials securely, paste the token into Bot token.
- Choose Save credentials.
The token is stored encrypted on your computer and never shown again. You'll see "Credentials saved. Pairing has not started."
You're done when: you see Credentials saved. Pairing has not started.
Step 3
Choose your application and owner
Under 2. Choose your application and owner, fill in:
- Application ID: from the Developer Portal.
- Owner user ID: your own Discord user ID. To copy it, turn on Developer Mode in Discord's settings, then right-click your name and copy your user ID.
Choose Save application details. Only this owner can pair and send messages to your Chief.
You're done when: you chose Save application details.
Step 4
Pair with your Chief
- Under 3. Pair with Chief, choose Pair with Chief.
- Murage shows a command:
/pairfollowed by a long code. Choose Copy pairing command. - In Discord, open a direct message with your bot, as the owner above, and send it.
The status reads Waiting for your Discord message, then Connected to Chief.
You're done when: the status reads Connected to Chief and your Chief answers in the DM.
Step 5
Link the account to yourself
The first reply asks you to link this account before chatting.
- Open Team map and choose Manage memory.
- Under People and verified accounts, find the "Discord account" row.
- Choose This is my account.
Then send your message again.
You're done when: you chose This is my account and your resent message gets an answer.
What works
- Text: message your Chief in the DM and it answers there.
- Voice: ask your Chief for a voice note and it sends one here. Your Chief reads text messages, not voice messages or files. Voice needs Flux Router credits or your own voice keys.
- Pictures and files: share these in Murage. The Discord DM is for talking to your Chief.
A reply comes back to Discord only for a message you sent from Discord. Work you start in Murage, and routines, report in the app.
Approvals
In a direct message with your Chief, an approval request arrives with Discord buttons: Approve once and Deny. Computer-control requests show Deny only and are approved in the desktop app. Typing "approve", "yes" or /approve never approves anything, and you'll get:
Review approvals in Murage. Discord messages cannot approve actions.
You can also answer requests in the app, the Inbox, the menu bar or Telegram.
If your Chief's default is Full access or No limits, your own direct messages run at that level, without cards. The switch is Also skip approvals for my messages from Telegram, Slack and Discord in Bot settingsPermissions. It's on unless you turn it off.
Limits
- One of each. One Discord bot, one direct message, one owner, your Chief only.
- Long replies. Long replies show as a preview. Discord messages hold 2,000 characters, so a longer reply ends with "… Full response in Murage." Read the rest in the app.
- Three tasks at a time. Up to three unfinished tasks from Discord at a time.
- Messages while stopped. Messages sent while Murage is stopped may not be recovered.
Change or remove it
Choose Revoke connection to stop. Your saved credentials stay. You need to revoke before changing the token, application or owner.
Troubleshooting
Find the message you see, then do what the right column says.
You see
Save your Discord credentialsDo this
The bot token isn't saved yet.
You see
Pairing code expiredDo this
Choose Revoke connection, then Pair with Chief again.
You see
Pairing could not start. Check that a Chief is selected...Do this
Check the token and both IDs are saved, and revoke any half-finished connection first.
You see
Discord rejected the Gateway session. Check the bot token and application settings, then revoke and pair again.Do this
The token is wrong or was reset. Revoke, save the current token, and pair again.
You see
The credentials do not match the saved app identity.Do this
The token belongs to a different application than the Application ID. Revoke, fix it, and pair again.
You see
Your Chief changed. Revoke this connection, then pair with the current Chief.Do this
Do exactly that.
You see
Automatic reconnect attempts stopped.Do this
Check your internet and the bot's access, then choose Retry connection.
You see
Secure storage is unavailable in this window.Do this
Save credentials from the Murage desktop app, not a browser.
You see
A reply delivery is uncertain. Check Discord before sending the message again.Do this
Look in Discord before repeating the request.
You see
You can't open a DM with the botDo this
Discord only lets you DM a bot you share a server with or have installed to your account. Install it first (step 1).
Related: Channels overview, Channels guide, Phone and chat, Voice notes.