Discord Quote Bot

A lightweight automation-driven Discord Quote Bot that captures noteworthy messages and reposts them as clean, attributed quote embeds. It solves the “lost in chat” problem by turning reactions or slash commands into durable, searchable quotes — perfect for community highlights, feedback, or moderation notes. Built for reliability, scale, and multi-server deployments with optional Android (Appilot) control for mobile workflows.

     

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Introduction

What it does: Captures messages from channels (via reaction, context menu, or slash command) and republishes them as branded quote embeds with author, timestamp, and jump links.
What it automates: The repetitive task of screenshotting or copying/pasting messages for highlights, rules discussions, or changelogs.
Benefit: Centralizes insights and memorable moments, reduces moderator overhead, and keeps community knowledge discoverable.

Automating Discord Message Highlights

• Reaction-to-Quote flow: add a specific emoji and the bot auto-embeds the message in a target channel with author credit.
• Clean embeds with source jump links for transparency and traceability.
• Moderation-friendly: optional approvals, logging, and per-role permissions.
• Mobile-friendly mode via Appilot for quoting inside the Android Discord app when API usage is restricted or for special workflows.

Core Features

• Real Devices and Emulators: Optional Android-powered quoting flows using UI Automator/Appium to capture messages from the Discord mobile app when an API path isn’t ideal or requires visual context.
• No-ADB Wireless Automation: Appilot-style wireless control enables device actions (open channel, long-press, copy, share) without tethered ADB where supported.
• Mimicking Human Behavior: Randomized waits, natural navigation, and safe tap/scroll patterns on mobile to minimize detection and ensure app stability.
• Multiple Accounts Support: Configure bot tokens or mobile profiles for different servers/brands; isolate permissions and logs per workspace.
• Multi-Device Integration: Run headless bot workers plus Android device workers in parallel for redundancy and special capture tasks.
• Exponential Growth for Your Account: Consistent quote highlights boost engagement, surface best messages, and create a culture of contribution.
• Premium Support: SLA-backed support, guided setup, and priority fixes for production communities.

Feature	Description
Slash & Context Commands	/quote, /unquote, and right-click “Quote Message” for quick actions with permission checks.
Reaction Triggers	Add a configured emoji (e.g., 📝) to auto-queue the message for quoting with optional moderator approval.
Target Channel Routing	Rules to route quotes by source channel, tags, or roles (e.g., #hall-of-fame, #feature-requests).
Rich Embeds & Branding	Custom color, footer, server icon, and formatted timestamps; optional thread creation.
Audit Log & Moderation	Keep an internal log channel with who quoted what, when, and where; revert or edit with commands.
Storage & Search	Store quote metadata in SQLite/Postgres; search quotes by author, keyword, or channel.

How It Works

1. Input or Trigger — A user reacts with a configured emoji or runs /quote on a message. In mobile workflows, an operator triggers the Appilot dashboard to start an Android device session.
2. Core Logic — The bot resolves message metadata via Discord APIs (or via Android automation using UI Automator/Appium when in mobile mode), applies routing and permission rules, and formats an embed.
3. Output or Action — The bot posts a styled quote embed to the target channel (and optionally creates a thread), logging the action with jump link and author details.
4. Other functionalities — Retries on rate limits, structured logging, error notifications, and parallel workers ensure smooth operation at scale.

Tech Stack

• Language: TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Kotlin
• Frameworks: discord.js / Discord.py, Appium, UI Automator, Robot Framework
• Tools: Appilot, Android Debug Bridge (ADB), Appium Inspector, Bluestacks/Nox, Scrcpy, Firebase Test Lab, Accessibility Services
• Infrastructure: Dockerized workers, Cloud-based emulators & device farm, Proxy networks (for mobile data), Parallel Device Execution, Task Queues

Directory Structure

discord-quote-bot/
│
├── src/
│   ├── index.ts
│   ├── bot/
│   │   ├── commands/
│   │   │   ├── quote.ts
│   │   │   ├── unquote.ts
│   │   │   └── admin.ts
│   │   ├── events/
│   │   │   ├── messageReactionAdd.ts
│   │   │   └── interactionCreate.ts
│   │   ├── services/
│   │   │   ├── quote.service.ts
│   │   │   ├── routing.service.ts
│   │   │   └── permissions.service.ts
│   │   └── utils/
│   │       ├── embed.ts
│   │       ├── logger.ts
│   │       └── config.ts
│   └── mobile/
│       ├── runner/
│       │   ├── appilot_client.py
│       │   └── task_queue.py
│       ├── ui_automator/
│       │   ├── quote_flow.xml
│       │   └── selectors.json
│       └── appium/
│           ├── capabilities.json
│           └── steps.py
│
├── config/
│   ├── settings.yaml
│   ├── routes.yaml
│   └── credentials.example.env
│
├── db/
│   ├── schema.sql
│   └── migrations/
│
├── logs/
│   └── app.log
│
├── tests/
│   ├── quote.spec.ts
│   └── e2e/
│       └── mobile_quote.spec.py
│
├── docker/
│   ├── Dockerfile
│   └── docker-compose.yml
│
├── media/
│   └── Discord Quote Bot-banner.png
│
├── package.json
├── requirements.txt
└── README.md

Use Cases

• Community managers use it to pin and showcase standout messages, so they can boost engagement and preserve knowledge.
• Moderators use it to archive decisions or rule clarifications, so they can maintain transparent, searchable records.
• Product teams use it to collect user feedback quotes into a dedicated channel, so they can streamline triage and planning.
• Creators use it to save fan testimonials, so they can reuse highlights for social proof and announcements.

FAQs

How do I configure this automation for multiple accounts?
Provide multiple bot tokens (or mobile profiles) in settings.yaml, assign per-server permissions, and run additional workers. Each worker reads isolated routes and logs.

Does it support proxy rotation or anti-detection?
For API mode, standard Discord rate-limit handling applies. For mobile mode, device workers can use rotating proxies/VPNs with randomized gestures and dwell times to mimic human patterns.

Can I schedule it to run periodically?
Yes. Use the task queue to sweep for reaction-triggered items every N seconds, run nightly cleanup jobs, and rotate logs or archives on a cron-like schedule.

What if a quoted message is deleted or edited?
Embeds retain original content snapshot and a jump link. If the source is deleted, the embed remains; an audit log entry notes the change.

Performance & Reliability Benchmarks

• Execution Speed: Typical quote flow completes in < 500 ms via API mode; mobile capture flows complete in 3–6 seconds depending on device/emulator latency.
• Success Rate: 95% successful quote creation across mixed workloads with retry-on-rate-limit and idempotent operations.
• Scalability: Horizontally scale to 300–1000 servers/devices with sharded bot workers and parallel Android device runners.
• Resource Efficiency: Bot workers idle at low CPU/RAM; Android runners are pooled and recycled to minimize emulator overhead.
• Error Handling: Exponential backoff, structured logs, dead-letter queue for failed tasks, alerting webhooks for moderator review.