[MEDIUM] Monkey Patching Discord Gateway - main.py

[galpt]

🟡 Medium: Monkey Patching Discord Gateway

Problem Description

The code monkey-patches discord.gateway.DiscordWebSocket.identify to detect mobile users:

# main.py lines 65-106
# added a monkey patch so the bot can show a mobile status.
original_identify = discord.gateway.DiscordWebSocket.identify


async def patched_identify(self):
    payload = {
        "op": self.IDENTIFY,
        "d": {
            "token": self.token,
            "properties": {
                "$os": "Android",
                "$browser": "Discord Android",
                "$device": "Android",
                # ...
            },
            # ...
        }
    }
    # ...


discord.gateway.DiscordWebSocket.identify = patched_identify

Issues

1. Fragile — Breaks if Py-cord changes internal implementation
2. Discord TOS — May violate Discord's terms of service for bot impersonation
3. Not used — original_identify is stored but never used

Exact Location

• File: main.py#L65-L106

Recommended Fix

Remove the monkey-patch if not essential, or add version guards and document the dependency.

[galpt]

[STILL PRESENT] Monkey patching DiscordWebSocket.identify in main.py to show mobile status. Version-dependent and Discord TOS compliance unclear.