Create a Discord application in the Discord Developer Portal
Add a bot to the application
Copy the bot token and keep it secret
Enable the required bot intents
Invite the bot to your server with the proper permissions
Choose an LLM provider or host your own model
Get API credentials for the LLM provider
Write a bot in a language like Python or JavaScript
Install a Discord library such as discord.py or discord.js
Install an LLM SDK or use HTTP requests to call the model API
Connect the bot to Discord using the bot token
Listen for messages, slash commands, or mentions
Send user input to the LLM API
Receive the model response
Post the response back into Discord
Add rate limiting and error handling
Filter unsafe content and protect secrets
Store conversation state if you want multi-turn chats
Deploy the bot on a server, VPS, container, or cloud platform
Monitor logs, usage, and costs
Update permissions, prompts, and behavior as needed