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docs: 📝 remove unnecessary step from readme instructions
nstringham Sep 12, 2022
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refactor: 🔒️ request permission only for the intents we use
nstringham Sep 12, 2022
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docs: 📝 add documentation for enabing message content permission
nstringham Sep 12, 2022
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Expand Up @@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ Notice the **TOKEN** section of the page, as we will use that in the next step.

### 4. Bot Permissions

In the Bot page, Scroll down and find **Bot Permissions**
In the Bot page, Scroll down and find **Privileged Gateway Intents**

Click the Administrator Box, so it looks as shown:
<img src="imgs/botPerms.webp" alt="Bot Permissions" width="100%"/>
Enable the "MESSAGE CONTENT INTENT" and click "Save Changes"
<img src="imgs/messagePermission.webp" width="100%"/>

### 4. Config File
### 5. Config File

Now go to your IDE or Text Editor, and make a copy of `config template.yaml`. Save the copy as `config.yaml`. This will be the bots config file, and is important to running on discord.

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When you are done getting all of these filled in, your config should be ready to use.

### 5. Create an Invite Link
### 6. Create an Invite Link

Back in the Developer Portal, go to **OAuth2 > URL Generator** and check the `[ ] bot` checkbox. This will show a second set of options called **Bot Permissions**

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The result should look like this below:
<img src="imgs/OAuthChecked.webp" alt="Completed OAuth2" width="100%"/>

### 6. Join the Testing Server and Add the bot.
### 7. Join the Testing Server and Add the bot.

First, join the **[Compsci Bot Testing Server](https://discord.gg/M48HYYYCyT)** if you havent already.

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<img src="imgs/inactive.webp" alt="inactive bot" width="50%"/>

### 7. Running your bot
### 8. Running your bot

You are almost done! Now for the coding part.

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with open("config.yaml") as file:
config = yaml.load(file, Loader=yaml.FullLoader)

intents = nextcord.Intents.default().all()
intents = nextcord.Intents(message_content=True)

bot = Bot(command_prefix=config["bot_prefix"], intents=intents)

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