Discrawl

Supercharge Your OpenClaw Discord Agent

Local SQLite mirror for instant server-wide search

Discord to SQLite

The Problem

Discord search limitations
  • Discord's built-in search is slow and limited
  • API rate limits restrict automation
  • No support for complex queries
  • Poor context retrieval for AI agents

What is Discrawl?

Discrawl overview
  • CLI tool by Peter Steinberger (OpenClaw creator)
  • Mirrors entire Discord server into SQLite
  • FTS5 full-text search for instant queries
  • Offline access to complete server history

Key Features

Key features
  • Fast local search with no API limits
  • SQL-powered analytics and reporting
  • Full support for threads, attachments, mentions
  • Real-time sync via Discord Gateway tail
  • Incremental updates for efficiency

Benefits for OpenClaw Users

Benefits
  • Faster context retrieval for agent responses
  • Richer, more accurate answers from historical data
  • Offline access when Discord API is unavailable
  • Complex queries: trends, analytics, patterns
  • No rate limit worries

Real-World Use Case

OpenClaw Discord Analysis

OpenClaw Discord stats
  • 660,000+ messages crawled
  • ~4GB SQLite database
  • Analyze user pain points and feature requests
  • Identify common issues and patterns
  • Prioritize fixes based on real community data

Built by the creator to understand his own community better.

How It Works

Discrawl workflow
  1. Use your Discord bot token (same as OpenClaw)
  2. Crawl server history → SQLite database
  3. FTS5 indexing for instant full-text search
  4. Live Gateway tail keeps database in sync
discrawl crawl --guild-id YOUR_GUILD_ID
discrawl tail --guild-id YOUR_GUILD_ID

Setup Steps

Setup flow
  1. Install Discrawl CLI
  2. Crawl your Discord server
  3. Connect SQLite database to OpenClaw agent
  4. Run periodic syncs (or live tail)
npm install -g discrawl
discrawl crawl --guild-id 123456789
# Point OpenClaw to ./discord.db

Architecture

Architecture diagram

Real-Time

Live Discord ↔ OpenClaw

Instant responses, current state

Historical

Discrawl SQLite ↔ OpenClaw

Deep context, analytics, trends

Best of both worlds

Use Cases

Use cases
  • Answer questions about past discussions
  • Analyze community trends and sentiment
  • Extract structured data from conversations
  • Feed rich historical context to agents
  • Generate reports and insights
  • Track feature requests over time

Getting Started

Getting started
  • GitHub: github.com/steipete/discrawl
  • Requirements: Discord bot token, Message Content Intent
  • Output: SQLite database with FTS5 search
  • Integration: Point OpenClaw to the database path
# Install
npm install -g discrawl

# Crawl
discrawl crawl --guild-id YOUR_GUILD_ID

# Tail (live sync)
discrawl tail --guild-id YOUR_GUILD_ID

Summary

Summary
  • Local SQLite = faster, more powerful queries
  • No API rate limits or throttling
  • Better historical context for agents
  • Built by OpenClaw creator for OpenClaw users
  • Open source and actively maintained

github.com/steipete/discrawl