# discord_dm_user

Send a DM to a user (human-in-the-loop by default).

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `discord_dm_user`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp/discord-dm-user

## Facts

- Tool: `discord_dm_user`
- Server: Discord MCP Server (`bennettschwartz/discord-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/BennettSchwartz/discord-mcp
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "discord_dm_user",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why discord_dm_user is rated Medium

This tool creates/writes data (a new direct message) but does not delete, execute arbitrary operations, or move money. The human-in-the-loop safeguard reduces severity from high to medium, but misuse could enable spam, phishing, or harassment at scale if an agent sends numerous DMs without proper authorization.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name is 'discord_dm_user' and description states 'Send a DM to a user'. Sending a direct message creates new data (message records) in Discord's system and modifies user conversation state reversibly."

## Use case

AI agents use discord_dm_user to create or update resources in Discord MCP Server, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Discord MCP Server environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Discord MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "discord_dm_user": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "discord_dm_user_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Discord MCP Server (57)

- `discord_ban_user` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp/discord-ban-user.md
- `discord_bulk_delete_messages` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp/discord-bulk-delete-messages.md
- `discord_clear_all_reactions` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp/discord-clear-all-reactions.md
- `discord_delete_channel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp/discord-delete-channel.md
- `discord_delete_command` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp/discord-delete-command.md
- `discord_delete_emoji` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp/discord-delete-emoji.md
- `discord_delete_guild_sticker` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp/discord-delete-guild-sticker.md
- `discord_delete_invite` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp/discord-delete-invite.md
- `discord_delete_reaction` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp/discord-delete-reaction.md
- `discord_delete_role` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp/discord-delete-role.md
- `discord_delete_scheduled_event` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp/discord-delete-scheduled-event.md
- `discord_kick_member` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp/discord-kick-member.md
- `discord_remove_user_reaction` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp/discord-remove-user-reaction.md
- `discord_webhook_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp/discord-webhook-delete.md
- `discord_trigger_typing` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp/discord-trigger-typing.md
- `discord_fetch_messages` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp/discord-fetch-messages.md
- `discord_gateway_get_events` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp/discord-gateway-get-events.md
- `discord_gateway_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp/discord-gateway-info.md
- `discord_get_member` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp/discord-get-member.md
- `discord_get_user` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp/discord-get-user.md
- `discord_help` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp/discord-help.md
- `discord_list_bans` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp/discord-list-bans.md
- `discord_list_channels` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp/discord-list-channels.md
- `discord_list_commands` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp/discord-list-commands.md
- `discord_list_emojis` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp/discord-list-emojis.md
- `discord_list_guild_stickers` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp/discord-list-guild-stickers.md
- `discord_list_joined_private_archived_threads` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp/discord-list-joined-private-archived-threads.md
- `discord_list_pins` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp/discord-list-pins.md
- `discord_list_private_archived_threads` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp/discord-list-private-archived-threads.md
- `discord_list_public_archived_threads` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp/discord-list-public-archived-threads.md
- …and 27 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=bennettschwartz-discord-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/bennettschwartz-discord-mcp