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Note: This feature is in beta for a small % of servers. Server Admins will be notified a few days before Clyde is available to their server via a banner at the top of their channel list. Admins can also check to see if they have it available by going to Server Settings > Integrations. Clyde will be available by default to members in eligible servers unless Admins disable Clyde from Server Settings > Integrations. Server members will be notified when they have Clyde available to interact with via a banner at the top of their channel list.
What is Clyde?
Clyde is Discord’s AI chat integration for your server, which uses OpenAI technology, and is ready to hang out with you and your friends. Clyde is an experimental feature and currently free to try out as soon as it is available in your server. With Clyde, you can:
1. Discover new things (knowledge, tips, and jokes)
2. Play interactive games (trivia)
3. Get recommendations (movies, books, local restaurants)
4. Express yourself (GIFs, memes, and emojis)
To ensure that you are chatting with the official Discord Clyde chatbot, make sure that the username and @ mentions refer to “Clyde” with a capital “C” (as in the screenshot below).
How to set up Clyde
Server Admins will see a channel notice informing them that Clyde is coming to their server. Once they receive this notice, Admins may choose to disable Clyde from their server before or after Clyde arrives for server members to use from Server Settings > Integrations.
Server Members will see a channel notice informing them that Clyde is enabled in their server. Once they receive this notice, Members can immediately begin Chatting with Clyde.
Chatting with Clyde
Members can begin chatting with Clyde in any text channel in servers where Clyde is enabled. To get started, all you need to do is mention @Clyde somewhere in your message or reply to an existing Clyde message. When you first chat with Clyde, you will see an ephemeral message with details about Clyde and how to use it.
Discord is committed to protecting the privacy and data of our users. Clyde accesses the information needed to power the feature, such as messages where users interact with it, user profiles, and server information to help it better understand the context, generate more relevant responses, and facilitate a free-flowing conversation. Like with other Discord features, we store and use information as described in our Privacy Policy. While Clyde currently uses OpenAI technology, OpenAI may only use and store your data to help us provide and support Clyde. OpenAI may not use your data to train its general models.
You can chat with Clyde by sending it questions or other prompts, and Clyde will generate a response using knowledge it has of the server, its members, and recent chat history.
You can ask Clyde things like, “Recommend a playlist that’s good for late nights” or “Send a GIF to get everyone pumped up.”
Users chatting with Clyde in a server’s text channel & thread
Clyde is currently able to chat in two places:
1. In text channels or user-created threads, Clyde can read and reply to messages that mention @Clyde or “reply” to Clyde to keep the conversation flowing. For context to help it generate a more relevant response, Clyde can also read recent messages sent in the text channel or user-created thread prior to the message that invoked it.
Before Clyde replies for a second time, it will start a thread for users who have the Create Public Threads permission in that server.
For users without the “Create Public Threads” permission, Clyde will continue to reply in the channel where it was invoked.
2. In any thread that Clyde starts for a user, Clyde can read all messages in that thread and reply to those it determines are directed at it. This allows you and your friends to hang out and have a longer conversation with Clyde without needing to invoke Clyde by name over and over again!
Considerations
Clyde is currently in a beta test. Clyde is available for free at this time, but this is subject to change.
Even with safeguards in place, Clyde is experimental and might respond with content or other information that could be considered biased, misleading, harmful, or inaccurate. To help, Clyde will respect AutoMod rules set up by Admins for their servers. If Clyde believes a response would violate a rule set for AutoMod in a server, Clyde will instead respond to the user’s prompt with a general message indicating it cannot reply to that prompt.
As with all AI, be mindful of what you share with Clyde and how you use it. Don’t tell Clyde information that you don’t have the right to share, or rely on Clyde for advice, Discord tech support, or safety issues. Clyde cannot be used to report abuse or take action against other users. As with other Discord features, remember to follow our Community Guidelines and Terms of Service when interacting with Clyde (including with respect to the messages you send and the responses generated by Clyde). Your interactions with Clyde must also comply with OpenAI’s usage policies.
Reporting Issues with Clyde
If you have issues with Clyde or believe others are using Clyde inappropriately, just navigate to the message you want to report. To report a message, right-click the message and press the ellipsis to trigger the *More* drop-down menu. Then, select *Report Message* to submit a report.
FAQ
Q: If I have concerns regarding Clyde, who do I reach out to?
e.g., I think Clyde said something inappropriate. How do I report it?
A: If you have technical issues with Clyde, you can provide feedback or report bugs here. If you have other issues with Clyde or believe folks are using Clyde inappropriately, you can report this with In-App Reporting - right-click the message and press the ellipsis to trigger the *More* drop-down menu. Then, select *Report Message* to submit a report.
Q: What does Clyde/OpenAI know about me?
A: Discord is committed to protecting the privacy and data of our users. Clyde accesses the information needed to power the feature, such as messages where users interact with it, user profiles, and server information to help it better understand the context, generate more relevant responses, and facilitate a free-flowing conversation. Like with other Discord features, we store and use information as described in our Privacy Policy. While Clyde currently uses OpenAI technology, OpenAI may only use and store your data to help us provide and support Clyde. OpenAI may not use your data to train its general models.
Q: Can I send direct messages to Clyde?
A: At this time, Clyde is only available in servers that are part of a limited beta experiment. If you’ve confirmed that your server has Clyde available, you can begin communicating with it using @Clyde in any of your server’s text channels and threads. Clyde in Direct Messages & Group Direct Messages are not supported at this time.
Q: How do I add Clyde to my server?
A: Unlike bots, Clyde is not available for Admins to add to servers—in fact, we’re building it into Discord! For now, we have selected a small, random sample of servers to test Clyde out and make improvements.
Q: Why is Discord using OpenAI technology for Clyde?
A: We are experimenting with Clyde using OpenAI technology today, however this may change or expand to include or use other AI models in the future.
Q: Why is Clyde giving me strange responses?
A: Clyde is experimental and not perfect so you might come across information that could be considered biased, misleading, harmful or inaccurate, even with safeguards in place. Clyde may also not have information, or be able, to respond to every prompt. Clyde’s answers are generated based on the user’s prompt to it and the data sources fueling the OpenAI technology. Accordingly, Clyde may also have limited or outdated knowledge of the world and events, and it also has limited context when it comes to the specifics of your server.
When using Clyde, users are required to follow our Community Guidelines and Terms of Service as well as OpenAI’s usage policies and are responsible if they exploit Clyde to generate disallowed content.
Q: How can I moderate Clyde?
Messages from Clyde can be moderated as if they were from any member. Server Admins can delete and report messages from Clyde. Additionally, Admins can utilize Discord’s AutoMod to auto-enforce server safety.
A: When using Clyde, users are required to follow our Community Guidelines and Terms of Service as well as OpenAI’s usage policies and are responsible if they exploit Clyde to generate disallowed content.