Discord Bot

The Patch Pulse Discord Bot notifies your server whenever a package you depend on releases a new version.

How it works

Once installed, the bot monitors packages you care about and sends a Discord message when a new version is published to the npm registry.

Discord tracking is channel-based:

every subscription targets an explicit channel
the same package can be tracked in multiple channels
filters can be set to patch, minor, or major updates

Slash commands

Use these commands in your server:

/npmtrack package:react
/npmtrack package:react channel:#frontend
/npmtrack package:react filter:minor
/npmuntrack package:react
/npmuntrack package:react channel:#frontend
/npmlist

Command responses are ephemeral, while update notifications are posted into the subscribed channel.

Install and setup

To add Patch Pulse to your server:

open grand-yak-92.convex.site/discord/install
choose the target server
approve the requested permissions

If you are self-hosting Patch Pulse rather than using the hosted bot, the Discord app setup and environment configuration live in the notifier package docs, not the public user docs site.

Slack vs Discord

Slack and Discord support the same core package tracking model, but there are a few operational differences:

Slack has a workspace default channel; Discord does not
Slack receives delayed GitHub link backfill and AI summaries; Discord currently does not
Discord commands use typed slash-command options instead of Slack’s free-text command parsing