Building Discord Bots with Make.com and Claude

The Power of Community Automation

Discord is where communities live, but managing one is hard work. Let's build a bot that can answer frequently asked questions using Claude 3, orchestrated by Make.com (formerly Integromat).

Why Make.com?

Unlike Zapier's linear flows, Make allows for complex branching logic and visual data mapping, which is perfect for chat bots that might need to handle different types of commands.

The Workflow

1. Discord Watcher: Set up a module to watch for new messages in a specific channel (e.g., #support).
2. Filter: Ignore messages from bots (including itself) to prevent infinite loops.
3. Router: Check if the message starts with "!" or "?" to distinguish commands from casual chat.
4. Anthropic API: Send the user's question to Claude.
   • Prompt Context: "You are a helpful moderator for the NeoAI community. Keep answers below 200 words."
5. Discord Reply: Post the answer back to the channel, tagging the user.

Advanced Tip: Memory

To make the bot truly smart, use a Data Store in Make to keep track of the last few messages. This gives Claude "short-term memory" to handle follow-up questions contextually.