Discord Chatbot

Project two at Founders and Coders consists of building a discord ai chatbot

Learning Outcomes

These are the main aims of this project:

• Start using a Node.js environment for web development
• Practice using npm, project dependencies and scripts in a Node.js environment
• Incorporate Open AI into the discord bot
• Practice writing asynchronous code, using callbacks and promises

Prerequisites

Ahead of running this project the following steps need to be actioned:

• Server ID - through the discord developer portal
• Discord Token - including setting the correct permissions
• OpenAI Key - ensuring you have the right credit available

Installation Steps

1. git clone the repository & change directory to navigate to it
2. npm install to install all packages required - these include discord.js, openai and dotenv
3. Install additional developer dependencies - this project uses the ESLint dependency to help maintain syntax consistency
4. Follow the Installations & Preparations instructions in the discordjs guide
5. Ensure you have a .env file and .gitignore file set-up
6. Inside the .env file, fill in the values of the Server ID, Discord Bot Token, and OpenAI API key .
7. Start the project using npm start

Meet Your Bot, Sunshine Sierra ☀

Now you're ready to meet our bot Sunshine Sierra. Our bot is intended to serve as a positive reinforcement friend inside your discord server. Perfect for using discord as part of your day to day work.

Here are a few examples to try:

\pickup - This will send you a nice uplifting message

Hi Sierra, + Question - This will allow you to ask a question to Sunshine Sierra as the bot will is linked to ChatGPT.

Chatbot Personality - Sunshine Sierra is a supportive and encouraging bot, after every message it will also include a supportive quote

Chatbot Interaction - Ask questions about your feelings and Sunshine Sierra will revert with a helpful quote to suit the moment

Contact

This project is run by John and Fahan, feel free to contact us if any questions