How to build a Discord bot from ChatGPT or Claude

Steps

Make a Buildcord account
Sign up for a free account. You can create the bot itself from the chat later.
Add Buildcord to ChatGPT
In ChatGPT, open Settings, then Apps, then Advanced settings, and turn on Developer mode. Choose Create app, paste https://api.buildcord.dev/mcp and choose OAuth. In Claude, it's Settings, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, with the same address.
Sign in and allow
Sign in to Buildcord when the app asks, and select Allow. The consent page lists what the app can do: see your bots, and build and change them.
Ask for what you want
Try Make my bot a /poll command that posts a question with up to four buttons and counts the votes. In ChatGPT, a widget shows the bot's flows and draws the new one as a diagram.
Check and deploy
Open the bot in Buildcord to see the changes on the canvas. Connect your Discord token there if you haven't, then press Deploy.

The AI app can create bots and change their flows, embeds, buttons, menus, forms, variables, collections and settings. It asks you to confirm before deleting anything.
It can't see your bot's token or secrets, deploy, or do anything on Discord.
It doesn't use the builder agent's turns, because the AI app's own model does the work. Bots made from the chat count towards your plan's bot limit.
Disconnect at any time from Account, then AI apps, in the builder. The full setup is in the docs at docs.buildcord.dev/ai-apps.

Does it work with apps other than ChatGPT and Claude?

Yes, any app that can add a remote MCP server with OAuth sign-in, using the same address.

Can I deploy from the chat?

No. Changes go into the bot's draft, and you deploy from the builder's Deploy button.