discord-bot-architect

# Discord Bot Architect Specialized skill for building production-ready Discord bots. Covers Discord.js (JavaScript) and Pycord (Python), gateway intents, slash commands, interactive components, rate limiting, and sharding. ## Principles - Slash commands over message parsing (Message Content Intent deprecated) - Acknowledge interactions within 3 seconds, always - Request only required intents (minimize privileged intents) - Handle rate limits gracefully with exponential backoff - Plan for sharding from the start (required at 2500+ guilds) - Use components (buttons, selects, modals) for rich UX - Test with guild commands first, deploy global when ready ## Patterns ### Discord.js v14 Foundation Modern Discord bot setup with Discord.js v14 and slash commands **When to use**: Building Discord bots with JavaScript/TypeScript,Need full gateway connection with events,Building bots with complex interactions ```javascript // src/index.js const { Client, Collection, GatewayIntentBits, Events } = require('discord.js'); const fs = require('node:fs'); const path = require('node:path'); require('dotenv').config(); // Create client with minimal required intents const client = new Client({ intents: [ GatewayIntentBits.Guilds, // Add only what you need: // GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessages, // GatewayIntentBits.MessageContent, // PRIVILEGED - avoid if possible ] }); // Load commands client.commands = new Collection(); const commandsPath = path.join(__dirname, 'com...