diff --git a/packages/usdk/packages/upstreet-agent/packages/react-agents/components/plugins/discord.tsx b/packages/usdk/packages/upstreet-agent/packages/react-agents/components/plugins/discord.tsx
index ba06c7629..b90368102 100644
--- a/packages/usdk/packages/upstreet-agent/packages/react-agents/components/plugins/discord.tsx
+++ b/packages/usdk/packages/upstreet-agent/packages/react-agents/components/plugins/discord.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useContext, useEffect } from 'react';
-import { useAgent, useAuthToken, useConversation } from 'react-agents';
+import { useAgent, useAuthToken, useConversation, useEnv } from 'react-agents';
 import type {
   DiscordArgs,
   DiscordProps,
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import {
 
 export const Discord: React.FC<DiscordProps> = (props: DiscordProps) => {
   const {
-    token,
     channels,
     dms,
     userWhitelist,
@@ -20,9 +19,16 @@ export const Discord: React.FC<DiscordProps> = (props: DiscordProps) => {
   const appContextValue = useContext(AppContext);
   const codecs = appContextValue.useCodecs();
   const authToken = useAuthToken();
+  const env = useEnv();
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!conversation) {
+      const token = (env as { DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN: string }).DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN;
+
+      if (!token) {
+        throw new Error('DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN is not set in env.txt');
+      }
+
       const args: DiscordArgs = {
         token,
         channels: channels ? (Array.isArray(channels) ? channels : [channels]) : [],
@@ -38,7 +44,7 @@ export const Discord: React.FC<DiscordProps> = (props: DiscordProps) => {
       };
     }
   }, [
-    token,
+    (env as { DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN: string }).DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN,
     JSON.stringify(channels),
     JSON.stringify(dms),
     JSON.stringify(userWhitelist),
diff --git a/packages/usdk/packages/upstreet-agent/packages/react-agents/types/react-agents.d.ts b/packages/usdk/packages/upstreet-agent/packages/react-agents/types/react-agents.d.ts
index fee90b32a..fbca12c67 100644
--- a/packages/usdk/packages/upstreet-agent/packages/react-agents/types/react-agents.d.ts
+++ b/packages/usdk/packages/upstreet-agent/packages/react-agents/types/react-agents.d.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ export type TtsArgs = {
 export type DiscordRoomSpec = RegExp | string;
 export type DiscordRoomSpecs = DiscordRoomSpec | DiscordRoomSpec[];
 export type DiscordProps = {
-  token: string;
   channels?: DiscordRoomSpecs;
   dms?: DiscordRoomSpecs;
   userWhitelist?: string[];
diff --git a/packages/usdk/packages/upstreet-agent/packages/react-agents/util/agent-features-renderer.tsx b/packages/usdk/packages/upstreet-agent/packages/react-agents/util/agent-features-renderer.tsx
index e78e27993..130f0cc66 100644
--- a/packages/usdk/packages/upstreet-agent/packages/react-agents/util/agent-features-renderer.tsx
+++ b/packages/usdk/packages/upstreet-agent/packages/react-agents/util/agent-features-renderer.tsx
@@ -287,11 +287,11 @@ export const featureRenderers = {
       <RateLimit maxUserMessages={maxUserMessages} maxUserMessagesTime={maxUserMessagesTime} message={message} />
     );
   },
-  discord: ({token, channels}) => {
-    if (token) {
+  discord: ({channels}) => {
+    if (channels) {
       channels = channels && channels.map((c: string) => c.trim()).filter(Boolean);
       return (
-        <Discord token={token} channels={channels} />
+        <Discord channels={channels} />
       );
     } else {
       return null;
diff --git a/packages/usdk/packages/upstreet-agent/packages/react-agents/util/agent-features-spec.mjs b/packages/usdk/packages/upstreet-agent/packages/react-agents/util/agent-features-spec.mjs
index f7bbfdf8d..1404e1d67 100644
--- a/packages/usdk/packages/upstreet-agent/packages/react-agents/util/agent-features-spec.mjs
+++ b/packages/usdk/packages/upstreet-agent/packages/react-agents/util/agent-features-spec.mjs
@@ -141,12 +141,11 @@ export const featureSpecs = [
     `,
     schema: z.union([
       z.object({
-        token: z.string(),
         channels: z.array(z.string()),
       }),
       z.null(),
     ]),
-    examples: [{ token: 'YOUR_DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN', channels: ['general', 'voice'], }],
+    examples: [{ channels: ['general', 'voice'], }],
     // imports: (discord) => {
     //   if (discord.token) {
     //     return ['Discord'];