Terminal-native realtime chat client for Discord.
macOS
brew install ploglabs/tap/mollyLinux (deb/rpm/arch)
# Debian/Ubuntu
curl -LO https://github.com/ploglabs/molly-terminal/releases/latest/download/molly_$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/ploglabs/molly-terminal/releases/latest | grep tag_name | cut -d'"' -f4 | sed 's/^v//')_linux_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i molly_*_linux_amd64.deb
# Arch
yay -S molly-bin
# Fedora/RHEL
sudo rpm -i molly_*_linux_amd64.rpmWindows
scoop bucket add ploglabs https://github.com/ploglabs/scoop-bucket
scoop install mollyGo
go install github.com/ploglabs/molly-terminal/cmd/molly@latestmollyFirst run opens your browser for Discord auth, then you're in the chat. No config needed.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Enter |
Send message / run command |
Ctrl+C / Ctrl+Q |
Quit |
Ctrl+B |
Toggle channels sidebar |
Ctrl+Y |
Toggle users panel |
Ctrl+L |
Jump to bottom |
Ctrl+P / Ctrl+N |
Previous / next channel |
Ctrl+W |
Delete word backwards |
Ctrl+K |
Delete to end of line |
Ctrl+U |
Clear input |
Tab |
Complete @user or #channel |
↑ / ↓ |
Scroll history |
PgUp / PgDn |
Scroll half page |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
/help |
Show available commands |
/join #channel |
Switch to a channel |
/history |
Load older messages |
/search <query> |
Search local history |
/clear |
Clear chat view |
/quit |
Exit |
Config file at ~/.config/molly/config.toml. Everything is pre-configured — only edit if needed.
[general]
username = "anon" # overridden by Discord auth
[server]
websocket_url = "wss://molly.ploglabs.com:8443/ws"
webhook_url = "https://discord.com/api/webhooks/..."
relay_url = "https://molly.ploglabs.com:8443"
[auth]
enabled = true # Discord OAuth2 login on first run
provider = "discord"
[ui]
theme = "default" # default, dracula, solarized
history_limit = 100
image_protocol = "auto" # auto, iterm2, kitty, noneOverride any field via env vars (MOLLY_USERNAME, MOLLY_THEME, etc.).
To run Molly Terminal locally, you also need to clone and set up the relay backend.
- First, set up the relay server:
git clone https://github.com/ploglabs/molly-discord-relay.git
cd molly-discord-relay
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your Discord bot token and a strong API_KEY
make build
./bin/molly-discord-relay- Then, set up the terminal client in a new terminal window:
git clone https://github.com/ploglabs/molly-terminal.git
cd molly-terminal
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env to set MOLLY_RELAY_API_KEY to match the relay's API_KEY
make build # → bin/molly
./bin/mollyRequires Go 1.21+.
To point molly at your own Discord app, webhook, or relay instead of the hosted defaults, see docs/SELF_HOSTING.md.