OpenAB

OpenAB is a lightweight, open-source Rust harness that bridges Discord to any Agent Client Protocol-compatible coding CLI over stdio JSON-RPC.

This template deploys the Claude variant (openab-claude) which uses claude-agent-acp as the agent backend.

Important Notes

• Image tag: This template uses a pinned version (0.8.0). To upgrade, change the image tag in Zeabur Dashboard → Service → Settings. Available tags: GitHub Packages.
• Persistent storage: /home/node is mounted as a persistent volume. Plugins, settings, config, and credentials survive restarts.
• Config ownership: The container runs directly as node user (uid 1000). If you encounter permission issues on the persistent volume, restart the service.

Setup

1. Get a Discord Bot Token

1. Go to https://discord.com/developers/applications and click New Application
2. Navigate to Bot tab → click Reset Token → copy the token
3. On the same page, scroll down and enable Message Content Intent under Privileged Gateway Intents
4. Go to OAuth2 → URL Generator → check scope bot → check permissions: Send Messages, Send Messages in Threads, Create Public Threads, Read Message History, Add Reactions, Manage Messages
5. Copy the generated URL and open it in your browser to invite the bot to your server

2. Get an Auth Token (choose one)

Method	How to get it
Anthropic API Key	Go to console.anthropic.com/settings/keys → Create Key → copy the sk-ant-api... key
Zeabur AI Hub Token	Go to Zeabur AI Hub → API Keys → Create → copy the token
Claude OAuth Token	Run claude setup-token in your terminal (requires Claude Pro/Max/Team/Enterprise subscription) → visit the URL it shows → authorize → paste the code back → copy the sk-ant-oat... token it outputs

3. Get Discord Channel IDs

1. Open Discord → go to User Settings (gear icon) → Advanced → enable Developer Mode
2. Right-click the channel where you want the bot to respond → Copy Channel ID
3. For multiple channels, separate IDs with commas: 123456789012345678,234567890123456789

4. Deploy

Fill in the variables and click deploy. The service connects to Discord and/or Slack automatically.

Slack Setup (Optional)

OpenAB supports Slack via Socket Mode — no public URL needed.

1. Go to https://api.slack.com/apps → Create New App → From scratch
2. Socket Mode → Enable → generate an App-Level Token with scope connections:write → copy the xapp-... token (SLACK_APP_TOKEN)
3. Event Subscriptions → Enable Events → add bot events: app_mention, message.channels, message.groups
4. OAuth & Permissions → Bot Token Scopes → add: app_mentions:read, chat:write, channels:history, groups:history, channels:read, groups:read, reactions:write, files:read, users:read
5. Install App → Install to Workspace → copy the xoxb-... token (SLACK_BOT_TOKEN)
6. In each Slack channel you want the bot in, run /invite @YourAppName

Set SLACK_BOT_TOKEN and SLACK_APP_TOKEN in the template variables before deploying. Both Discord and Slack can run simultaneously.

Usage

• @mention the bot in an allowed channel or Slack channel to start a conversation
• OpenAB creates a thread for multi-turn conversations — no @mention needed for follow-ups
• Each thread maps to a persistent Claude session (24h TTL)

GitHub Integration (Optional)

The agent can use gh (GitHub CLI) to review PRs, create issues, comment, merge, etc. Since the container is headless, authentication uses device flow:

1. Ask the bot in Discord: "log in to GitHub"
2. The bot will reply with a one-time code and a URL (e.g. https://github.com/login/device)
3. Open the URL on your phone or computer, enter the code, and authorize
4. The bot confirms login — gh is now authenticated for this session

See gh-auth-device-flow.md for technical details.

Customization

File	Description
/home/node/CLAUDE.md	Agent instructions — Claude reads this on every session
/home/node/.config/openab/config.toml	OpenAB config (sessions, reactions, STT, etc.)
/etc/claude-code/managed-settings.json	Claude Code permission mode

config.toml is created from a built-in template on first boot. After that, edit the file directly — environment variables are only used for initial setup. To reset to defaults, delete the file and restart: rm /home/node/.config/openab/config.toml

For config options, see the OpenAB documentation.

Disabling

Leave Discord Bot Token empty. The service sleeps instead of crashing.

Links

• OpenAB GitHub
• Agent Client Protocol
• Anthropic Console
• Zeabur AI Hub