Counterbot (self-bot)

This project runs two Discord user accounts in one Node.js process so they alternate posting a number sequence in a channel: account 1 sends 1, 3, 5, … and account 2 sends 2, 4, 6, … That enforces:

• No skipped numbers (must be last + 1)
• No going backwards (same rule)
• No double posts from the same account (odd/even split)

Important

• Self-bots break Discord’s Terms of Service. Your accounts can be disabled permanently.
• Never share your user token. Treat it like a password.
• The common Node approach is the discord.js-selfbot-v13 family (originally aiko-chan-ai/discord.js-selfbot-v13; the README there has setup examples). An actively maintained fork is 002-sans/djs-selfbot-v13.

For allowed automation, use a bot account (OAuth2 bot token) and the official Discord API / discord.js bot flow—not a user token.

Setup

1. Install Node.js 20.18+ (required by the selfbot library).
2. Copy .env.example to .env and set your token(s) and CHANNEL_ID.
   • You may run with both DISCORD_TOKEN_ACCOUNT1 and DISCORD_TOKEN_ACCOUNT2 set (default alternating behavior).
   • Or run with a single account by enabling SELF_COUNT_MODE=True and setting SELF_COUNT_USER to DISCORD_TOKEN_ACCOUNT1 or DISCORD_TOKEN_ACCOUNT2, or set COUNTING_ACCOUNT_ONLY=1|2 to force single-account posting. See .env.example for examples.
3. npm install
4. npm start

“Two tabs”: Discord self-bots are not run in browser tabs; this script logs in both accounts from your machine. Keep one terminal/process for this project.

Environment

Variable	Meaning
DISCORD_TOKEN_ACCOUNT1	User token for the account that posts odd numbers
DISCORD_TOKEN_ACCOUNT2	User token for the account that posts even numbers
CHANNEL_ID	Target text channel ID (numeric ID or a channel link like https://discord.com/channels/<server>/<channel>)

Enable Developer Mode in Discord (Settings → App Settings → Advanced) to copy IDs from the context menu.