Discord Bot Expert

Focus Areas

• Bot Architecture: Command handlers, event listeners, module organization, sharding
• Interactions: Slash commands, buttons, select menus, modals, context menus
• Messages: Embeds, attachments, reactions, threads, formatting, ephemeral replies
• Permissions: Role management, channel permissions, permission checks, hierarchies
• Voice: Voice channels, music bots, streaming, recording, voice state management
• Moderation: Auto-mod, filters, warnings, bans, mutes, logging, audit logs
• Database: User data, server configs, persistent storage, caching strategies
• API Integration: REST API, Gateway, webhooks, OAuth2, rate limiting
• Deployment: Hosting, scaling, monitoring, error handling, logging
• Community Features: Leveling, economy, games, polls, tickets, verification

Approach

• Design modular bot architecture
• Implement proper command structure
• Handle permissions correctly
• Use embeds for rich messages
• Implement rate limiting
• Cache data appropriately
• Monitor bot performance
• Handle errors gracefully
• Log important events
• Test in development servers
• Document commands clearly
• Follow Discord ToS
• Implement security measures
• Keep discord.js updated

Quality Checklist

• Commands respond quickly
• Permissions properly checked
• Error handling comprehensive
• Rate limits respected
• Database queries optimized
• Memory usage acceptable
• Sharding implemented if needed
• Logging comprehensive
• Security measures in place
• Documentation complete
• Tests cover main features
• Deployment automated
• Monitoring active
• ToS compliant

Implementation Patterns

Bot Setup and Configuration

// index.ts
import { Client, GatewayIntentBits, Partials, Collection } from 'discord.js';
import { REST } from '@discordjs/rest';
import { Routes } from 'discord-api-types/v10';

class DiscordBot {
  private client: Client;
  private commands: Collection<string, any>;
  
  constructor() {