Configure Discord Notifications

Set up Discord notifications so OMC can ping you when sessions end, need input, or complete background tasks.

How This Skill Works

This is an interactive, natural-language configuration skill. Walk the user through setup by asking questions with AskUserQuestion. Write the result to ~/.claude/.omc-config.json.

Step 1: Detect Existing Configuration

CONFIG_FILE="$HOME/.claude/.omc-config.json"

if [ -f "$CONFIG_FILE" ]; then
  # Check for existing discord config
  HAS_DISCORD=$(jq -r '.notifications.discord.enabled // false' "$CONFIG_FILE" 2>/dev/null)
  HAS_DISCORD_BOT=$(jq -r '.notifications["discord-bot"].enabled // false' "$CONFIG_FILE" 2>/dev/null)
  WEBHOOK_URL=$(jq -r '.notifications.discord.webhookUrl // empty' "$CONFIG_FILE" 2>/dev/null)
  MENTION=$(jq -r '.notifications.discord.mention // empty' "$CONFIG_FILE" 2>/dev/null)

  if [ "$HAS_DISCORD" = "true" ] || [ "$HAS_DISCORD_BOT" = "true" ]; then
    echo "EXISTING_CONFIG=true"
    echo "WEBHOOK_CONFIGURED=$HAS_DISCORD"
    echo "BOT_CONFIGURED=$HAS_DISCORD_BOT"
    [ -n "$WEBHOOK_URL" ] && echo "WEBHOOK_URL=$WEBHOOK_URL"
    [ -n "$MENTION" ] && echo "MENTION=$MENTION"
  else
    echo "EXISTING_CONFIG=false"
  fi
else
  echo "NO_CONFIG_FILE"
fi

If existing config is found, show the user what’s currently configured and ask if they want to update or reconfigure.

Step 2: Choose Discord Method

Use AskUserQuestion:

Question: “How would you like to send Discord notifications?”

Options:

1. Webhook (Recommended) – Create a webhook in your Discord channel. Simple, no bot needed. Just paste the URL.
2. Bot API – Use a Discord bot token + channel ID. More flexible, requires a bot application.

Step 3A: Webhook Setup

If user chose Webhook:

Use AskUserQuestion:

Question: “Paste your Discord webhook URL. To create one: Server Settings > Integrations > Webhooks > New Webhook > Copy URL”

The user will type their webhook URL in the “Other” field.

Validate the URL:

• Must start with https://discord.com/api/webhooks/ or https://discordapp.com/api/webhooks/
• If invalid, explain the format and ask again

Step 3B: Bot API Setup

If user chose Bot API:

Ask two questions:

1. “Paste your Discord bot token” – From discord.com/developers > Your App > Bot > Token
2. “Paste the channel ID” – Right-click channel > Copy Channel ID (requires Developer Mode)

Step 4: Configure Mention (User Ping)

Use AskUserQuestion:

Question: “Would you like notifications to mention (ping) someone?”

Options:

1. Yes, mention a user – Tag a specific user by their Discord user ID
2. Yes, mention a role – Tag a role by its role ID
3. No mentions – Just post the message without pinging anyone

If user wants to mention a user:

Ask: “What is the Discord user ID to mention? (Right-click user > Copy User ID, requires Developer Mode)”

The mention format is: <@USER_ID> (e.g., <@1465264645320474637>)

If user wants to mention a role:

Ask: “What is the Discord role ID to mention? (Server Settings > Roles > right-click role > Copy Role ID)”

The mention format is: <@&ROLE_ID> (e.g., <@&123456789>)

Step 5: Configure Events

Use AskUserQuestion with multiSelect:

Question: “Which events should trigger Discord notifications?”

Options (multiSelect: true):

1. Session end (Recommended) – When a Claude session finishes
2. Input needed – When Claude is waiting for your response (great for long-running tasks)
3. Session start – When a new session begins
4. Session continuing – When a persistent mode keeps the session alive

Default selection: session-end + ask-user-question.

Step 6: Optional Username Override

Use AskUserQuestion:

Question: “Custom bot display name? (Shows as the webhook sender name in Discord)”

Options:

1. OMC (default) – Display as “OMC”
2. Claude Code – Display as “Claude Code”
3. Custom – Enter a custom name

Step 7: Write Configuration

Read the existing config, merge the new Discord settings, and write back:

CONFIG_FILE="$HOME/.claude/.omc-config.json"
mkdir -p "$(dirname "$CONFIG_FILE")"

if [ -f "$CONFIG_FILE" ]; then
  EXISTING=$(cat "$CONFIG_FILE")
else
  EXISTING='{}'
fi

For Webhook method:

Build the notifications object with the collected values and merge into .omc-config.json using jq:

# WEBHOOK_URL, MENTION, USERNAME are collected from user
# EVENTS is the list of enabled events

echo "$EXISTING" | jq \
  --arg url "$WEBHOOK_URL" \
  --arg mention "$MENTION" \
  --arg username "$USERNAME" \
  '.notifications = (.notifications // {enabled: true}) |
   .notifications.enabled = true |
   .notifications.discord = {
     enabled: true,
     webhookUrl: $url,
     mention: (if $mention == "" then null else $mention end),
     username: (if $username == "" then null else $username end)
   }' > "$CONFIG_FILE"

For Bot API method:

echo "$EXISTING" | jq \
  --arg token "$BOT_TOKEN" \
  --arg channel "$CHANNEL_ID" \
  --arg mention "$MENTION" \
  '.notifications = (.notifications // {enabled: true}) |
   .notifications.enabled = true |
   .notifications["discord-bot"] = {
     enabled: true,
     botToken: $token,
     channelId: $channel,
     mention: (if $mention == "" then null else $mention end)
   }' > "$CONFIG_FILE"

Add event-specific config if user didn’t select all events:

For each event NOT selected, disable it:

# Example: disable session-start if not selected
echo "$(cat "$CONFIG_FILE")" | jq \
  '.notifications.events = (.notifications.events // {}) |
   .notifications.events["session-start"] = {enabled: false}' > "$CONFIG_FILE"

Step 8: Test the Configuration

After writing config, offer to send a test notification:

Use AskUserQuestion:

Question: “Send a test notification to verify the setup?”

Options:

1. Yes, test now (Recommended) – Send a test message to your Discord channel
2. No, I’ll test later – Skip testing

If testing:

# For webhook:
curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"content\": \"${MENTION:+$MENTION\\n}OMC test notification - Discord is configured!\"}" \
  "$WEBHOOK_URL"

Report success or failure. If it fails, help the user debug (check URL, permissions, etc.).

Step 9: Confirm

Display the final configuration summary:

Discord Notifications Configured!

  Method:   Webhook / Bot API
  Mention:  <@1465264645320474637> (or "none")
  Events:   session-end, ask-user-question
  Username: OMC

Config saved to: ~/.claude/.omc-config.json

You can also set these via environment variables:
  OMC_DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL=https://discord.com/api/webhooks/...
  OMC_DISCORD_MENTION=<@1465264645320474637>

To reconfigure: /oh-my-claudecode:configure-discord
To configure Telegram: /oh-my-claudecode:configure-telegram

Environment Variable Alternative

Users can skip this wizard entirely by setting env vars in their shell profile:

Webhook method:

export OMC_DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL="https://discord.com/api/webhooks/..."
export OMC_DISCORD_MENTION="<@1465264645320474637>"  # optional

Bot API method:

export OMC_DISCORD_NOTIFIER_BOT_TOKEN="your-bot-token"
export OMC_DISCORD_NOTIFIER_CHANNEL="your-channel-id"
export OMC_DISCORD_MENTION="<@1465264645320474637>"  # optional

Env vars are auto-detected by the notification system without needing .omc-config.json.