orca-discord-bot 0.3.0

Discord music bot with hybrid slash and prefix commands, queue controls, Spotify playlist import, and moderation tools.

Orca Discord Bot

Orca is a Discord bot centered on music playback, queue management, and a small set of utility and moderation commands. The project is written with discord.py, uses modular cogs, supports both slash commands and prefix commands, and can be installed as a Python package.

Features

• Music playback from search terms, direct links, and playlists resolved through yt-dlp
• Spotify playlist import support
• Queue controls with Discord button views
• Hybrid commands: slash commands and backtick-prefixed text commands
• Basic moderation commands
• Simple CI on main via GitHub Actions

Project Docs

• CHANGELOG.md
• CONTRIBUTING.md
• SECURITY.md
• PRIVACY.md
• ACCEPTABLE_USE.md

Current Command Style

All bot commands are implemented as hybrid commands, so they can be used either as:

• Slash commands, for example /play
• Prefix commands, for example `play

The current text-command prefix is a backtick: `

Available Commands

Music

• /join
• /leave
• /play <search or url>
• /display
• /pause
• /resume
• /skip
• /queue [page]
• /shuffle
• /remove <index>
• /clear

Aliases currently supported in code:

• /leave also supports disconnect
• /display also supports current and playing

Utility

• /ping

Moderation

• /kick <user>
• /changerole <user> <role>

Permission-sensitive commands:

• pause and resume require Manage Server
• kick requires Kick Members
• changerole requires Manage Roles

Requirements

• Python 3.13 recommended
• FFmpeg installed and available on your PATH
• A Discord bot token
• A Discord application with the required intents enabled

Optional:

• Spotify developer credentials for Spotify playlist support

Discord Application Setup

Create a bot application in the Discord Developer Portal and enable the privileged intents the bot currently expects. The current code uses discord.Intents.all(), so at minimum you should align the application with the bot configuration before running it.

If you plan to use prefix commands in addition to slash commands, make sure message content access is enabled for the bot where required.

Installation

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/jsun-dot/Orca-Discord-Bot.git
cd Orca-Discord-Bot

2. Create and activate a virtual environment

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate

On Windows PowerShell:

py -m venv .venv
.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1

3. Install dependencies

pip install .

For development (includes pytest, ruff, and mypy):

pip install ".[dev]"

4. Install FFmpeg

Orca uses FFmpeg for voice playback. Ensure the ffmpeg executable is available from your terminal before starting the bot.

You can verify it with:

ffmpeg -version

Environment Variables

Required

DISCORD_TOKEN=your_bot_token_here

Optional Spotify Support

Spotify playlist imports require both of the following:

SPOTIPY_CLIENT_ID=your_spotify_client_id
SPOTIPY_CLIENT_SECRET=your_spotify_client_secret

Configuration Notes

• DISCORD_TOKEN is required. The bot will exit on startup if it is missing.
• .env files are auto-loaded through python-dotenv.
• Spotify credentials are only required when using Spotify playlist URLs.
• The bot writes logs to logs/log_YYYY-MM-DD.txt.

Running the Bot

orca-bot

Or with the Makefile:

make run

Available flags:

orca-bot --help       Show usage, options, env vars, and console commands
orca-bot --version    Show the installed version
orca-bot --debug      Enable debug logging (includes audio stream info)

For debug startup via Make:

make run-debug

You can also run it directly from source:

python3 -m orca_bot

The legacy repo-root entry point still works as well:

python3 main.py

On startup, the bot:

• loads all cogs from the installed orca_bot.cogs package
• syncs slash commands
• writes logs to both the console and a dated log file

Playback Notes

• play accepts plain search text and direct URLs supported by yt-dlp
• Spotify playlist support requires the app owner's Spotify account to have an active Premium subscription
• Queue and now-playing messages are interactive and include playback controls usable by any server member
• The Now Playing embed always appears at the bottom of the channel when a new song starts
• The bot must be in the same voice channel as the requesting user for music commands

Project Structure

.
|-- main.py
|-- pyproject.toml
|-- Makefile
|-- src/
|   `-- orca_bot/
|       |-- __main__.py
|       |-- bot.py
|       |-- cogs/
|       |   |-- moderation.py
|       |   |-- music.py
|       |   |-- ping.py
|       |   `-- starter.py
|       `-- utils/
|           |-- views.py
|           |-- voice_state.py
|           `-- yt_source.py
|-- tests/
|   |-- test_bot_runtime.py
|   |-- test_music_utils.py
|   |-- test_spotify_playlist.py
|   `-- test_starter.py
|-- logs/
|-- docs/
|   |-- CHANGELOG.md
|   |-- CONTRIBUTING.md
|   |-- SECURITY.md
|   |-- PRIVACY.md
|   `-- ACCEPTABLE_USE.md
`-- .github/
    |-- CODEOWNERS
    `-- workflows/
        `-- ci.yml

Development

Makefile

A Makefile is included for common development tasks. Run make help to list all available targets:

Usage: make <target>

Targets:
  install    Install the package into the venv
  dev        Install the package with dev dependencies (pytest, ruff, mypy)
  test       Run the full test suite
  lint       Run ruff linter
  format     Apply ruff formatter
  typecheck  Run mypy static type checker
  run        Start the bot
  run-debug  Start the bot with debug logging enabled
  clean      Remove __pycache__, egg-info, and dist directories

For a first-time dev setup:

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
make dev

CI

Main branch protection is now backed by a GitHub Actions workflow and CODEOWNERS.

The CI runs on every PR and push to main:

1. Compiles all Python sources (main.py and src/orca_bot)
2. Runs the full test suite (pytest)

Before opening a PR, verify locally with:

make test

Troubleshooting

Missing DISCORD_TOKEN

Set DISCORD_TOKEN in your shell environment or place it in a local .env file.

ffmpeg not found

Install FFmpeg and make sure the binary is available on your PATH.

Spotify playlist command says Spotify is not configured

Set both SPOTIPY_CLIENT_ID and SPOTIPY_CLIENT_SECRET.

Slash commands do not appear immediately

Slash command sync happens at startup. Give Discord a short time to propagate command updates after the bot connects.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE.