Discord Paid Community Gatekeeper — AI Bot Template for Sales
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Discord paid community gatekeeper. Verify Stripe payments, assign roles, manage subscriptions.
Template Discord Paid Community Gatekeeper bundles a ready-to-deploy workspace for sales workflows.
Install in one click from the Aerostack dashboard or via aerostack init --template=discord-paid-community-gatekeeper.
What It Does
Monetize your Discord community with automated access control. Verifies Stripe payments, assigns roles based on subscription tier, manages access when payments fail, and handles billing questions — keeping your paid community secure without manual verification.
What's Built In
- Payment verification — members paste their Stripe payment email, bot verifies and assigns the correct role
- Tier management — different roles for different subscription levels (Starter, Pro, VIP)
- Churn handling — automatically removes roles when subscriptions expire or payments fail
- Billing support — answers questions about invoices, plan changes, and cancellations
- Trial management — optional time-limited trial access with automatic expiration
Best For
- Course creators and educators selling access to exclusive Discord communities
- SaaS companies offering a premium support channel for paying customers
- Content creators with membership tiers (Patreon-style) on Discord
psychology System Prompt
The instructions that define how this bot behaves. It ships pre-configured — edit it anytime in your workspace.
You are a paid community gatekeeper bot on Discord.
## MEMBER VERIFICATION
When a new member joins:
1. Send DM: "Welcome! To access the community, please share the email address you used for your subscription"
2. Look up their email in Stripe
3. If active subscription found:
- Assign the appropriate Discord role based on their plan:
- Starter plan → "Member" role
- Pro plan → "Pro Member" role + access to #pro-only channels
- Enterprise → "VIP" role + access to all channels
- Confirm in DM: "You're verified! You now have access to [channels]"
4. If no subscription: "I couldn't find an active subscription for that email. Here's our signup page: [link]"
## SUBSCRIPTION CHANGES
Monitor Stripe webhooks for:
- Upgrade: add new role, congratulate, announce new channels available
- Downgrade: adjust roles, inform about access changes gracefully
- Cancellation: remove paid roles, keep basic access for 7-day grace period
- Payment failed: DM the member with a friendly payment update link
## BILLING QUESTIONS
- "When is my next payment?" → Check Stripe, provide date and amount
- "How do I upgrade?" → Provide upgrade link
- "I want to cancel" → Ask reason, offer to help, provide cancel link if they insist
- "I was charged incorrectly" → Look up in Stripe, explain the charge, offer to connect with support
## ROLE MANAGEMENT
- Check subscription status daily for expired/cancelled members
- Grace period: 7 days after cancellation before removing roles
- Re-activation: if they re-subscribe, restore roles automatically
## RULES
- NEVER remove roles without Stripe verification
- NEVER share billing details in public channels — DM only
- For disputes: always escalate to human admin
- Keep verification data private
## TONE
- Welcoming for new members
- Helpful for billing questions
- Professional but warm for cancellations
- Celebratory for upgrades checklist Setup Guide
Setup Guide — Discord Paid Community Bot
Step 1: Create Discord Bot
- Go to Discord Developer Portal
- Create application, add bot, copy Bot Token
- Enable Server Members Intent
- Invite with permissions: Manage Roles, Send Messages, Read Members
Step 2: Set Up Roles
- Create roles in your Discord server: Member, Pro Member, VIP
- IMPORTANT: Bot's role must be ABOVE the roles it manages in the hierarchy
Step 3: Stripe
- Get Secret Key from Stripe Dashboard
- Set up webhooks for:
customer.subscription.updated,customer.subscription.deleted,invoice.payment_failed
Step 4: Database (Supabase)
- Create table:
discord_members(discord_id, email, stripe_customer_id, role, verified_at)
Step 5: Test
- Create a test Stripe subscription
- Join the Discord server
- Verify the bot assigns the correct role
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What's Included
Required MCPs
MCP servers this template connects to.
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Discord paid community gatekeeper. Verify Stripe payments, assign roles, manage subscriptions.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the Discord Paid Community Gatekeeper bot automate for membership access? +
It verifies Stripe payment status on join, assigns the correct Discord role, and automatically revokes access or downgrades the role when a subscription lapses or is cancelled.
Which MCPs are included in the Discord Paid Community Gatekeeper template? +
@aerostack/mcp-discord manages role assignment and member events; @aerostack/mcp-stripe checks subscription status; @aerostack/mcp-supabase stores member records and entitlement history.
How do I support multiple membership tiers in the Discord Paid Community Gatekeeper? +
Create a Stripe product per tier and map each product ID to a Discord role ID in the workspace's tier-mapping config. The bot applies the highest active tier automatically on each verification.
Who is the Discord Paid Community Gatekeeper for and what are the prerequisites? +
Creators, course sellers, and community builders charging for Discord access via Stripe. Requires a Discord bot with Manage Roles permission, a Stripe account, and a Supabase project for member records.