# How to make an AI FAQ bot for your Discord server

> Write your rules and FAQ once, and let an /ask command answer members' questions from them with AI. Free to start, with no API key and no code.

Source: https://buildcord.dev/guides/discord-ai-faq-bot/
Updated: 2026-11-05
Publisher: Buildcord (https://buildcord.dev)

The same questions come up in every server: how do I get verified, when is the next event, can I post my art. An AI FAQ bot answers them from text you write. The AI helper template gives members an `/ask` command, and its **Ask AI** step answers from your rules and FAQ. It runs on a slash command, so it works on the Free plan, with 100 AI replies a month.

## Steps

1. **Write down what the bot should know.** Gather your rules, FAQ and anything members often ask, in plain sentences. Short and specific works best: dates, channel names, who to ask.
2. **Start from the AI helper template.** Open the AI helper template in Buildcord. It makes a bot with the `/ask` command and the Ask AI step already drawn.
3. **Give it your text.** Paste your rules and FAQ into the Ask AI step. This is what the bot answers from.
4. **Connect and deploy.** Paste your Discord application's token, add the bot to your server with its invite link and deploy.
5. **Ask it something.** Run `/ask` with a question from a test account. If an answer is off, add the missing fact to your text and deploy again.

## Good to know

- There's no AI key to set up. The Free plan includes 100 AI replies a month. Buildcord Boost, the $8-a-month plan, includes 2,000, then $1 for each 1,000 more.
- Keep `/ask` to one channel with a **Channel** check, or add a **Cooldown** so one member can't use up the month's replies.
- To have AI judge messages rather than answer them, see [AI auto-moderation](https://buildcord.dev/guides/discord-ai-automod/).

## Questions

### Will the bot make things up?

It's told to answer from your text. The more your text covers, the better its answers, so add facts when members ask something it gets wrong.

### Is it free?

Yes, for up to 100 AI replies a month on the Free plan. Buildcord Boost includes 2,000 a month, then $1 for each 1,000 more.

### Can it answer without a command, when someone asks in chat?

Yes, with a Message sent flow in place of the command, on Buildcord Boost. Reading every message needs a bot that stays connected, and the Message Content intent.

## Build it

Start from the [AI helper template](https://buildcord.dev/templates/ai-helper/), with every flow already drawn. Use the AI helper template: https://buildcord.dev/templates/ai-helper/