notes

• webhook libs for interactions
• receiving/responding to interactions

setup

1. create app
2. general info -> copy application ID (client ID) and public key
3. set webhook (inbound) url <base url>/interactions
4. bot -> enable bot -> copy token
5. enable developer settings on discord client (settings > advanced > toggle dev mode)
6. create test server and copy ID
7. create verify channel and copy its ID
8. create .env file in project root

.env

PORT=8008
# enable developer settings on discord and right click to get IDs

# right click server name (top left)
DISCORD_GUILD_ID=''
# right click channel name
DISCORD_VERIFY_CHANNEL_ID=''

# from discord dev app pages

# general info
DISCORD_BOT_CLIENT_ID=''
DISCORD_BOT_CLIENT_PUBLIC_KEY=''
# bot
DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN=''

run

1. npm install
2. npm start
3. click link in logs to invite to test server
4. run /nfd start and /nfd verify
5. tinker and finalize

other

register-commands.ts can be run separately (only needs to be run once unless the command defs change, think of it like a migration script for the state of the slash command). it can be done without libs if you want to put the request body together manually docs