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yelwinoo-steve/jarvis-discord-bot

Analysis updated 2026-07-16 · repo last pushed 2024-01-13

3DartAudience · vibe coderComplexity · 3/5DormantSetup · moderate

TLDR

JARVIS is a Discord chatbot that replies with AI-generated answers when you mention it in your server. A Dart-based bot sends messages to an Express backend powered by LLaMA 2 70B.

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    What it does
      Discord chatbot
      AI replies
      Mention to talk
    Tech stack
      Dart
      Express
      LLaMA 2 70B
      Vercel
    Use cases
      Gaming server assistant
      Study group helper
      Community QandA
    Audience
      Discord community owners
      Non-technical users
    Setup
      Manual install
      Own bot credentials
      Local machine for now

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Add an AI assistant to a Discord server so members can ask questions in chat.

USE CASE 2

Let a gaming community get quick answers from an AI bot without leaving Discord.

USE CASE 3

Give a study group a conversational AI helper for explanations right in the channel.

What is it built with?

DartExpressLLaMA 2 70BVercel

How does it compare?

yelwinoo-steve/jarvis-discord-botimranduratbegovic/coban1.0matheusanbs/bytebapo
Stars331
LanguageDartDartDart
Last pushed2024-01-13
MaintenanceDormant
Setup difficultymoderatehardmoderate
Complexity3/54/53/5
Audiencevibe coderdeveloperdeveloper

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires your own Discord bot credentials and a separate Express backend deployed to Vercel or similar hosting.

No license information is provided in the explanation, so the terms of use are unknown.

In plain English

JARVIS is a personal AI assistant that lives inside Discord. You add it to your Discord server, and then you can chat with it like you would with any other member, just mention it by name and ask it a question or give it a prompt. Behind the scenes, the bot has two parts. The Discord-facing side is written in Dart, which is a programming language originally designed for building apps quickly. When you send the bot a message, it passes your text along to a separate backend service. That backend is built with Express (a JavaScript web framework) and powered by Meta's LLaMA 2 70B language model, which is a large AI model that generates human-like responses. The backend is hosted on Vercel, a platform for running web services. The Dart bot and the backend work together so that when you mention the bot in Discord, it gets back an AI-generated reply and posts it in the channel. This would appeal to someone running a Discord community who wants to add an AI assistant without building one from scratch. For example, if you manage a gaming server or a study group, members could ask the bot quick questions, get explanations, or just have a conversational AI available right in the chat. The README doesn't go into detail on more advanced features like memory across conversations or customization of the AI's personality, so it seems fairly straightforward in scope. One thing worth noting is that the project is clearly a personal, early-stage effort. The author mentions the bot currently runs on a local machine, meaning it is only online when the author's computer is running it. They note plans to host it in the cloud eventually. So if you want to use it yourself, the most reliable path is to follow the manual installation guide and run your own instance with your own Discord bot credentials.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
I want to add the JARVIS Discord bot to my server. Walk me through the manual installation steps, including how to get my own Discord bot credentials and connect the Dart bot to the Express backend.
Prompt 2
Help me set up the Express backend for the JARVIS Discord bot on Vercel using LLaMA 2 70B, including what environment variables or API keys I need to configure.
Prompt 3
I cloned the JARVIS Discord bot repo. Show me how to run the Dart bot locally and test it in my Discord server by mentioning it and sending a prompt.
Prompt 4
I want to customize the JARVIS Discord bot so it has a specific personality when replying in my server. Based on the repo structure, where should I look and what should I change?

Frequently asked questions

What is jarvis-discord-bot?

JARVIS is a Discord chatbot that replies with AI-generated answers when you mention it in your server. A Dart-based bot sends messages to an Express backend powered by LLaMA 2 70B.

What language is jarvis-discord-bot written in?

Mainly Dart. The stack also includes Dart, Express, LLaMA 2 70B.

Is jarvis-discord-bot actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2024-01-13).

What license does jarvis-discord-bot use?

No license information is provided in the explanation, so the terms of use are unknown.

How hard is jarvis-discord-bot to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is jarvis-discord-bot for?

Mainly vibe coder.

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