If you set `channels.discord.allowBots=true`, use strict mention and allowlist rules to avoid loop behavior.

Prefer `channels.discord.allowBots="mentions"` to only accept bot messages that mention the bot.

```json5

{

channels: {

discord: {

accounts: {

mantis: {

// Mantis listens to other bots only when they mention her.

allowBots: "mentions",

},

molty: {

// Molty listens to all bot-authored Discord messages.

allowBots: true,

mentionAliases: {

// Lets Molty write "@Mantis" and send a real Discord mention.

Mantis: "MANTIS_DISCORD_USER_ID",

},

},

},

},

},

}

```

</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Voice STT drops with DecryptionFailed(...)">

const hints = discordPlugin.agentPrompt?.messageToolHints?.({} as never) ?? [];

expect(hints).toContain(

"- Discord mentions: use canonical outbound syntax: users `<@USER_ID>`, channels `<#CHANNEL_ID>`, and roles `<@&ROLE_ID>`. Do not use the legacy `<@!USER_ID>` nickname form.",

"- Discord mentions: use canonical outbound syntax: users `<@USER_ID>`, channels `<#CHANNEL_ID>`, and roles `<@&ROLE_ID>`. Plain `@name` text only pings when a configured `mentionAliases` entry rewrites it; do not use the legacy `<@!USER_ID>` nickname form.",

);

});

},

agentPrompt: {

messageToolHints: () => [

"- Discord mentions: use canonical outbound syntax: users `<@USER_ID>`, channels `<#CHANNEL_ID>`, and roles `<@&ROLE_ID>`. Do not use the legacy `<@!USER_ID>` nickname form.",

"- Discord mentions: use canonical outbound syntax: users `<@USER_ID>`, channels `<#CHANNEL_ID>`, and roles `<@&ROLE_ID>`. Plain `@name` text only pings when a configured `mentionAliases` entry rewrites it; do not use the legacy `<@!USER_ID>` nickname form.",

"- Discord components: set `components` when sending messages to include buttons, selects, or v2 containers.",

"- Forms: add `components.modal` (title, fields). OpenClaw adds a trigger button and routes submissions as new messages.",

],