Providers

Some MCP-local tools rely on external providers instead of calling Discord alone.

At the moment, providers are mainly used for image generation and file upload.

This section explains:

• what each provider is for
• which Discord MCP workflows can use it
• what it usually needs before the service treats it as usable

Image Generation #

• Alibaba

Upload and Reupload #

• Discord
• img.fish
• Local

Selection Overview #

For image generation, the Discord MCP chooses a provider by name through:

• image_api
• default_image_api

For uploads related to generated images, the Discord MCP tries providers in this order:

• image_uploader
• default_image_uploader
• uploader
• default_uploader

The Discord MCP uses the first provider in that sequence that is actually usable.

When a provider is selected, tools/list can reflect provider-specific details for Discord MCP-local tools such as util_generate_image.