diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 5b11c82db..a0d38f51c 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ INFOQUEST_API_KEY=your-infoquest-api-key
 # SLACK_BOT_TOKEN=your-slack-bot-token
 # SLACK_APP_TOKEN=your-slack-app-token
 # TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=your-telegram-bot-token
+# DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN=your-discord-bot-token
 
 # Enable LangSmith to monitor and debug your LLM calls, agent runs, and tool executions.
 # LANGSMITH_TRACING=true
diff --git a/backend/app/channels/discord.py b/backend/app/channels/discord.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d2889126
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/channels/discord.py
@@ -0,0 +1,273 @@
+"""Discord channel integration using discord.py."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import logging
+import threading
+from typing import Any
+
+from app.channels.base import Channel
+from app.channels.message_bus import InboundMessageType, MessageBus, OutboundMessage, ResolvedAttachment
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+_DISCORD_MAX_MESSAGE_LEN = 2000
+
+
+class DiscordChannel(Channel):
+    """Discord bot channel.
+
+    Configuration keys (in ``config.yaml`` under ``channels.discord``):
+        - ``bot_token``: Discord Bot token.
+        - ``allowed_guilds``: (optional) List of allowed Discord guild IDs. Empty = allow all.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, bus: MessageBus, config: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        super().__init__(name="discord", bus=bus, config=config)
+        self._bot_token = str(config.get("bot_token", "")).strip()
+        self._allowed_guilds: set[int] = set()
+        for guild_id in config.get("allowed_guilds", []):
+            try:
+                self._allowed_guilds.add(int(guild_id))
+            except (TypeError, ValueError):
+                continue
+
+        self._client = None
+        self._thread: threading.Thread | None = None
+        self._discord_loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop | None = None
+        self._main_loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop | None = None
+        self._discord_module = None
+
+    async def start(self) -> None:
+        if self._running:
+            return
+
+        try:
+            import discord
+        except ImportError:
+            logger.error("discord.py is not installed. Install it with: uv add discord.py")
+            return
+
+        if not self._bot_token:
+            logger.error("Discord channel requires bot_token")
+            return
+
+        intents = discord.Intents.default()
+        intents.messages = True
+        intents.guilds = True
+        intents.message_content = True
+
+        client = discord.Client(
+            intents=intents,
+            allowed_mentions=discord.AllowedMentions.none(),
+        )
+        self._client = client
+        self._discord_module = discord
+        self._main_loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+
+        @client.event
+        async def on_message(message) -> None:
+            await self._on_message(message)
+
+        self._running = True
+        self.bus.subscribe_outbound(self._on_outbound)
+
+        self._thread = threading.Thread(target=self._run_client, daemon=True)
+        self._thread.start()
+        logger.info("Discord channel started")
+
+    async def stop(self) -> None:
+        self._running = False
+        self.bus.unsubscribe_outbound(self._on_outbound)
+
+        if self._client and self._discord_loop and self._discord_loop.is_running():
+            close_future = asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(self._client.close(), self._discord_loop)
+            try:
+                await asyncio.wait_for(asyncio.wrap_future(close_future), timeout=10)
+            except TimeoutError:
+                logger.warning("[Discord] client close timed out after 10s")
+            except Exception:
+                logger.exception("[Discord] error while closing client")
+
+        if self._thread:
+            self._thread.join(timeout=10)
+            self._thread = None
+
+        self._client = None
+        self._discord_loop = None
+        self._discord_module = None
+        logger.info("Discord channel stopped")
+
+    async def send(self, msg: OutboundMessage) -> None:
+        target = await self._resolve_target(msg)
+        if target is None:
+            logger.error("[Discord] target not found for chat_id=%s thread_ts=%s", msg.chat_id, msg.thread_ts)
+            return
+
+        text = msg.text or ""
+        for chunk in self._split_text(text):
+            send_future = asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(target.send(chunk), self._discord_loop)
+            await asyncio.wrap_future(send_future)
+
+    async def send_file(self, msg: OutboundMessage, attachment: ResolvedAttachment) -> bool:
+        target = await self._resolve_target(msg)
+        if target is None:
+            logger.error("[Discord] target not found for file upload chat_id=%s thread_ts=%s", msg.chat_id, msg.thread_ts)
+            return False
+
+        if self._discord_module is None:
+            return False
+
+        try:
+            fp = open(str(attachment.actual_path), "rb")  # noqa: SIM115
+            file = self._discord_module.File(fp, filename=attachment.filename)
+            send_future = asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(target.send(file=file), self._discord_loop)
+            await asyncio.wrap_future(send_future)
+            logger.info("[Discord] file uploaded: %s", attachment.filename)
+            return True
+        except Exception:
+            logger.exception("[Discord] failed to upload file: %s", attachment.filename)
+            return False
+
+    async def _on_message(self, message) -> None:
+        if not self._running or not self._client:
+            return
+
+        if message.author.bot:
+            return
+
+        if self._client.user and message.author.id == self._client.user.id:
+            return
+
+        guild = message.guild
+        if self._allowed_guilds:
+            if guild is None or guild.id not in self._allowed_guilds:
+                return
+
+        text = (message.content or "").strip()
+        if not text:
+            return
+
+        if self._discord_module is None:
+            return
+
+        if isinstance(message.channel, self._discord_module.Thread):
+            chat_id = str(message.channel.parent_id or message.channel.id)
+            thread_id = str(message.channel.id)
+        else:
+            thread = await self._create_thread(message)
+            if thread is None:
+                return
+            chat_id = str(message.channel.id)
+            thread_id = str(thread.id)
+
+        msg_type = InboundMessageType.COMMAND if text.startswith("/") else InboundMessageType.CHAT
+        inbound = self._make_inbound(
+            chat_id=chat_id,
+            user_id=str(message.author.id),
+            text=text,
+            msg_type=msg_type,
+            thread_ts=thread_id,
+            metadata={
+                "guild_id": str(guild.id) if guild else None,
+                "channel_id": str(message.channel.id),
+                "message_id": str(message.id),
+            },
+        )
+        inbound.topic_id = thread_id
+
+        if self._main_loop and self._main_loop.is_running():
+            future = asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(self.bus.publish_inbound(inbound), self._main_loop)
+            future.add_done_callback(lambda f: logger.exception("[Discord] publish_inbound failed", exc_info=f.exception()) if f.exception() else None)
+
+    def _run_client(self) -> None:
+        self._discord_loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+        asyncio.set_event_loop(self._discord_loop)
+        try:
+            self._discord_loop.run_until_complete(self._client.start(self._bot_token))
+        except Exception:
+            if self._running:
+                logger.exception("Discord client error")
+        finally:
+            try:
+                if self._client and not self._client.is_closed():
+                    self._discord_loop.run_until_complete(self._client.close())
+            except Exception:
+                logger.exception("Error during Discord shutdown")
+
+    async def _create_thread(self, message):
+        try:
+            thread_name = f"deerflow-{message.author.display_name}-{message.id}"[:100]
+            return await message.create_thread(name=thread_name)
+        except Exception:
+            logger.exception("[Discord] failed to create thread for message=%s (threads may be disabled or missing permissions)", message.id)
+            try:
+                await message.channel.send("Could not create a thread for your message. Please check that threads are enabled in this channel.")
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+            return None
+
+    async def _resolve_target(self, msg: OutboundMessage):
+        if not self._client or not self._discord_loop:
+            return None
+
+        target_ids: list[str] = []
+        if msg.thread_ts:
+            target_ids.append(msg.thread_ts)
+        if msg.chat_id and msg.chat_id not in target_ids:
+            target_ids.append(msg.chat_id)
+
+        for raw_id in target_ids:
+            target = await self._get_channel_or_thread(raw_id)
+            if target is not None:
+                return target
+        return None
+
+    async def _get_channel_or_thread(self, raw_id: str):
+        if not self._client or not self._discord_loop:
+            return None
+
+        try:
+            target_id = int(raw_id)
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
+            return None
+
+        get_future = asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(self._fetch_channel(target_id), self._discord_loop)
+        try:
+            return await asyncio.wrap_future(get_future)
+        except Exception:
+            logger.exception("[Discord] failed to resolve target id=%s", raw_id)
+            return None
+
+    async def _fetch_channel(self, target_id: int):
+        if not self._client:
+            return None
+
+        channel = self._client.get_channel(target_id)
+        if channel is not None:
+            return channel
+
+        try:
+            return await self._client.fetch_channel(target_id)
+        except Exception:
+            return None
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _split_text(text: str) -> list[str]:
+        if not text:
+            return [""]
+
+        chunks: list[str] = []
+        remaining = text
+        while len(remaining) > _DISCORD_MAX_MESSAGE_LEN:
+            split_at = remaining.rfind("\n", 0, _DISCORD_MAX_MESSAGE_LEN)
+            if split_at <= 0:
+                split_at = _DISCORD_MAX_MESSAGE_LEN
+            chunks.append(remaining[:split_at])
+            remaining = remaining[split_at:].lstrip("\n")
+
+        if remaining:
+            chunks.append(remaining)
+
+        return chunks
diff --git a/backend/app/channels/manager.py b/backend/app/channels/manager.py
index 2410dcb64..286635d3f 100644
--- a/backend/app/channels/manager.py
+++ b/backend/app/channels/manager.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ STREAM_UPDATE_MIN_INTERVAL_SECONDS = 0.35
 THREAD_BUSY_MESSAGE = "This conversation is already processing another request. Please wait for it to finish and try again."
 
 CHANNEL_CAPABILITIES = {
+    "discord": {"supports_streaming": False},
     "feishu": {"supports_streaming": True},
     "slack": {"supports_streaming": False},
     "telegram": {"supports_streaming": False},
diff --git a/backend/app/channels/service.py b/backend/app/channels/service.py
index 046eab7ca..8d17f7481 100644
--- a/backend/app/channels/service.py
+++ b/backend/app/channels/service.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 # Channel name → import path for lazy loading
 _CHANNEL_REGISTRY: dict[str, str] = {
+    "discord": "app.channels.discord:DiscordChannel",
     "feishu": "app.channels.feishu:FeishuChannel",
     "slack": "app.channels.slack:SlackChannel",
     "telegram": "app.channels.telegram:TelegramChannel",
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_discord_channel.py b/backend/tests/test_discord_channel.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..204d03bfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/tests/test_discord_channel.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+"""Tests for Discord channel integration wiring."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from app.channels.discord import DiscordChannel
+from app.channels.manager import CHANNEL_CAPABILITIES
+from app.channels.message_bus import MessageBus
+from app.channels.service import _CHANNEL_REGISTRY
+
+
+def test_discord_channel_registered() -> None:
+    assert "discord" in _CHANNEL_REGISTRY
+
+
+def test_discord_channel_capabilities() -> None:
+    assert "discord" in CHANNEL_CAPABILITIES
+
+
+def test_discord_channel_init() -> None:
+    bus = MessageBus()
+    channel = DiscordChannel(bus=bus, config={"bot_token": "token"})
+
+    assert channel.name == "discord"