What I do
Kimaki connects Discord to OpenCode. Send a message in Discord → AI agent edits code on your machine.
Installation
bash
# Run directly (recommended) npx -y kimaki@latest # Or install globally npm install -g kimaki
Setup
bash
# Run the interactive setup wizard npx -y kimaki@latest
This will guide you through:
- •Creating a Discord bot
- •Configuring bot settings (Message Content intent)
- •Generating an invite link
- •Selecting project directories
Architecture
- •One bot per machine - Each Discord bot is tied to one computer
- •Channels = projects - Each Discord channel maps to a local project directory
- •Run on startup - Keep
kimakirunning to receive messages
Commands
Send prompts
bash
# Send to channel (creates new thread) npx -y kimaki@latest send --channel CHANNEL_ID --prompt "Your prompt" # Continue existing thread npx -y kimaki@latest send --thread THREAD_ID --prompt "Follow-up" # Continue existing session npx -y kimaki@latest send --session SESSION_ID --prompt "Prompt"
Session management
bash
# List sessions npx -y kimaki@latest session list npx -y kimaki@latest session list --project /path/to/project # Read session conversation npx -y kimaki@latest session read SESSION_ID
Files
bash
# Upload file to session npx -y kimaki@latest upload-to-discord file.md --session SESSION_ID
Projects
bash
# List projects npx -y kimaki@latest project list # Add new project npx -y kimaki@latest project add /path/to/project
Tunnel
bash
# Create tunnel for dev server npx -y kimaki@latest tunnel --port 3000 npx -y kimaki@latest tunnel --port 3000 --tunnel-id my-app
Update
bash
npx -y kimaki@latest upgrade
Options
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
-c, --channel | Discord channel ID |
-p, --prompt | Message content |
-d, --project | Project directory |
-n, --name | Thread name |
--thread | Continue existing thread |
--session | Continue existing session |
--notify-only | Create thread without starting AI |
--wait | Wait for response |
--worktree | Create git worktree |
--model | Specify model (e.g., anthropic/claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022) |
--agent | Specify agent type |
Tips
- •Use
--notify-onlyfor scheduled tasks - creates a notification thread you can reply to when ready - •Sessions accumulate history - continue via
--threador--sessionfor context - •Set up multiple bots for multiple machines - add all bots to the same Discord server
- •Run data in separate directories for multiple instances:
kimaki --data-dir ~/work-bot